Ingraham and Rider knock off Siena 78-76 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Tariq Ingraham scored the game-winning layup with one second left and racked up 19 total points to lead Rider past Siena 78-76 on Tuesday in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament.
The eighth-seeded Broncs will take on top-seeded Quinnipiac on Wednesday. Rider has won four straight following a three-game losing streak.
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New York Times
19-05-2025
- New York Times
Giro d'Italia week one: How the white roads of Tuscany exploded the race for the pink jersey
And they said this year's Giro d'Italia's route was backloaded. There has been action enough in the Grand Tour's first week to fill three, with general classification (GC) expectations shattered, enduring class on display, and even a surprise new wearer of the pink jersey. The climb into Siena on stage nine might have been steep, but this route is about to go even more uphill. What has the race taught us so far? Jacob Whitehead analyses a breathtaking week of action. You lived under a grotto for the past weeks ? Fear not, we've got you covered! 🔻 Here's the @continentaltire Ultimo Kilometro of stages 1-9 #GirodItalia — Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 19, 2025 Time gaps! Time gaps galore! The favorite tag has been passed around like a communal bidon during the race's opening week. Pre-race beau Primož Roglič looked strong on the stage two time-trial, missing out on victory by less than a second, and wearing the maglia rosa (pink jersey) on two separate occasions. Advertisement But the Slovenian's positioning had appeared suspect on a couple of stages — and when he was beaten up to Tagliacozzo by UAE Team-Emirates' Juan Ayuso on stage seven, the Spaniard took over as favourite. Roglič then deliberately ceded his pink jersey after stage eight, not wanting his team to do the excess work required to defend it so early in the Giro. But will the former winner ever wear it again? Stage nine of the Giro was always going to come with risk. Following much of the popular Strade Bianche race — a sojourn through the gravelly, white roads of the Tuscan countryside — there were chances of punctures, crashes, and simply being distanced on climbs. It turned into so much more. First, Roglič and stage contender Tom Pidcock crashed and suffered punctures with 50km remaining, leaving the pair out of contention for the win — and facing a desperate battle to even regain contact with the peloton. 💥 ROGLIC AND PIDCOCK GO DOWN! 🇦🇺 Lucas Hamilton slides from the lead of the peloton, and brings down with him the two riders, who both make it back on the road, but they trail behind @INEOSGrenadiers and @TeamEmiratesUAE #GirodItalia — Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 18, 2025 Then an attack from Isaac del Toro, a 21-year-old Mexican climber initially brought to the Giro as a super-domestique (a luxury helper), but whose Grand Tour-winning talent was well-known. After his performances, that potential looks like it is being paid forward. Though Del Toro was beaten in the sprint by Wout van Aert, he took just over a minute on the rest of the peloton — and now wears the pink jersey by one minute and 13 seconds. Del Toro is the first Mexican to lead a Grand Tour. This development raises intriguing questions about UAE's plans. Del Toro has been strong across the board, and is a good time trialist — he has a chance of holding this lead throughout the race. But Ayuso entered the race as his team's leader and has the larger track record — but, potentially hinting at drama to come, Ayuso's teamwork has been previously questioned. It adds another subplot to an already-fascinating race. American Brandon McNulty (eighth) and Englishman Adam Yates (ninth) round out four UAE riders in the top 10. It's undoubted strength-in-depth, but in cycling — where teams generally support one key leader — that isn't necessarily a good thing. Elsewhere, Italian Antonio Tiberi has ridden tactically to sit third, and could bring the home nation their first Giro podium since 2021. Advertisement Another former winner, Egan Bernal, looks in his best form since a life-threatening crash in 2022. He initially went with Del Toro in the stage nine break, before UAE rode hard to bring him back — the first strategic decision from Ayuso that will be questioned, given that chase diminished Del Toro's overall lead. Bernal has historically been at his best in the high mountains — his true form will be seen in the final week. Roglič lost over two minutes on stage nine, but he is not out of this race, though the lack of time-trialling kilometres does not work in his favour. He will claw some time back during Tuesday's 28km circuit, but will likely remain in arrears when the race enters the Alps and Dolomites. Roglič has a history of riding conservatively — will he have to break a career habit and launch early on one stage in his bid for pink? The plateau finish of stage 15 may be a good opportunity. 💥 La Fuga is Fuga-ing. #Giroditalia — Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 18, 2025 No team has won more UCI points than Lidl-Trek this season — the United States-registered team had a consistent and competitive spring, with 11 podiums, punctuated by Mattias Skjelmose's win at Amstel Gold last month. A pantheon of riders would have noted the opportunities provided by an open first six stages — but one man, Danish sprinter Mads Pedersen, took three of them, spending five days in the maglia rosa. For much of the spring, Pedersen toiled to match the sport's two freakish talents — Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel — but showed signs of some career-best form. Freed of that competition, the former world champion has taken his chances. Outstanding at long, gritty, uphill efforts, Pedersen has the ability to survive climbs that his rivals cannot. His team has controlled the stages he won — riding hard enough to make them reduced bunch sprints, where Pedersen has been comfortably the fastest man remaining. Advertisement His best performance arguably came in a stage he didn't win, the second stage time-trial, when he finished just 11 seconds behind winner Josh Tarling, to almost save pink. He would win it back a day later. But what has stood out is the support around Pedersen. The engine of Czech youngster Mathias Vacek has been exceptional — almost single-handedly gifting Pedersen the win on stage five by bridging several gaps before performing a perfect leadout. The 22-year-old was also fifth on the stage two time-trial in Tirana, did well to stay with the GC contenders up to Tagliacozzo, and contended for the win on stage nine. Giulio Ciccone, second in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, is going for GC in his home race — but has still devoted himself to Pedersen's cause in the early stages, before finishing among the leaders in Tagliacozzo. He sits fifth in GC after another good performance on stage nine. A quick recap for those who have not been keeping tabs. The relegation system devised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI, the world governing body) runs over a three year period — we are two and a half years through the latest cycle, meaning struggling teams' priorities are already shifting towards points accumulation. All UCI races have a points value, and are handed out according to stage results, the general classification and a few other factors. After three years, the top 18 teams receive a WorldTour licence for the next season, guaranteeing them places in the season's biggest races. Squads who finish outside are relegated to ProTeam status. Two current ProTeams — Lotto-Dstny (11th) and Israel-Premier Tech (14th) look likely to be promoted, meaning two WorldTour teams will drop out. The battle for 17th and 18th is being fought between four teams, with Cofidis and Astana currently on the right side of the drop zone, and Picnic PostNL and Uno-X Mobility (ProTour) in 19th and 20th. Advertisement At the start of this season, Astana looked doomed, but the Kazakh team's impressively strong form through the spring knocked Dutch squad Picnic PostNL into the relegation zone. Picnic PostNL is enduring a terrible season — but then came stage four. It was the first pure sprint stage of the tour and Picnic PostNL's fast man, Casper van Uden, had featured in no pundits' breakdown of the favourites. The 23-year-old was an afterthought compared to Olav Kooij, Kaden Groves, and Pedersen — but in a chaotic finale in Lecce, the Dutch rider found himself perfectly positioned by his lead-out train. 🔻 A very fast final kilometer in Lecce, and a battle between the fastest legs of the Netherlands 🔻Un chilometro finale tiratissimo a Lecce, e poi la battaglia tra le gambe più veloci d'Olanda! ⏪ The @continentaltire Ultimo Kilometro ⤵️#GirodItalia — Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 13, 2025 Wearing an unfashionable but marginally faster time-trial helmet, Van Uden held off Kooij with a long-range sprint to take a surprise win — and secure a hugely important point tally for Picnic PostNL. The gap between it and Astana is now paper-thin. 'What does that win mean to you?' Van Uden was asked after his first win at WorldTour level. '180 points!' the sprinter replied. Still, Astana has displayed the ability to be a force in this race. They will earn points for Diego Ulissi's performance in taking pink on stage eight — the first Italian to wear the maglia rosa in four years. What is a foreign start to a Grand Tour supposed to display? Competitive stages? Easy transfer to the race proper? The growth of the sport? Glorious countryside? The Giro's trip to Albania achieved all of these. After recent excursions that have felt lacking for various reasons — sub-optimal stage design (Hungary, 2022), distance from Italy (Jerusalem, 2018), and a needless trip to one of cycling's existing heartlands (Netherlands, 2016) — Albania was a vast improvement. Advertisement All three stages were competitive, with Albania's rolling terrain leaving it uncertain whether stages would be won in bunch sprints, reduced sprints, or even by puncheurs in breakaways. The design of stage three in particular — a loop around the coast south of Valona — was a beauty. Tirana's stage two time-trial was slightly lacking in pure aesthetics, but delivered a close finale — Welsh rider Tarling winning by less than a second from Roglič — and delivering gaps between GC contenders. And though there had been fears about road conditions before the race, the first issues only arose with the race back in Italy — an awkward bottleneck on stage four in Lecce. Albania more than justified its inclusion — and made a case for the Tour of Albania being upgraded from UCI Europe Tour level over the coming seasons. The opening stages of the Grand Tours invariably bring the depressing reality of crashes. This year, two figures set to play key roles in the GC suffered scary injuries. Spanish climber Mikel Landa, targeting overall victory for Soudal Quick-Step, ran wide on a fast descent into Tirana on the first stage, falling over a retaining wall and landing heavily on his back. Unable to rise to his feet himself, he was later diagnosed with a stable fracture of his T11 vertebra. Quickstep says this will 'require Mikel to remain in a stable lying position for an extended period.' A two-time former podium finisher at the Giro, Landa is a cult figure in his native Basque Country, as much for the battling nature of his failures as his occasional successes. This crash is just the latest piece of bad luck — at 35 years old, this could have been his final big chance at a Grand Tour GC. Elsewhere, Roglič's key mountain lieutenant was set to be Australia's Jai Hindley, a Giro winner in 2022 now turned super-domestique. But Hindley's legs were never tested — during slippery roads on a rainy stage six, a mass pileup left the Australian worst off. The 29-year-old suffered a concussion and his own fractured vertebra, though less serious than Landa's injury. Three other riders were also forced to abandon. 💥 Massive crash in the peloton, with many riders involved, including @RichardCarapazM, Jai Hindley, @PaulMagnier1 and others. The race is neutralized for the moment, we'll provide updates as soon as we can. #GirodItalia — Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 15, 2025 The race was neutralised, with no time gaps awarded to allow all GC riders to finish safely. For Red Bull BORA Hansgrohe, however, the damage was already done. With fellow climbing domestique Dani Martínez seemingly struggling for form, Hindley's absence is a major blow to Roglič, particularly if he wants to control mountain stages in the final weeks, setting up for his own attacks. Other riders to have picked up injuries include FDJ's GC hopeful David Gaudu — the Frenchman gashed his hand so badly on stage seven that the tendon was visible, though is remaining in the race — and Ayuso, who required stitches on his knee after crashing on the gravel of stage nine. Talking of crashes, Luke Plapp is no stranger to them. The Australian champion suffered his own terrifying fall at the Paris Olympic time-trial last summer — in medal contention at the intermediate timecheck, he slid out and collided heavily with a barrier. Plapp's discomfort was visible — lying prone in a puddle, before being rushed into emergency abdominal surgery. Advertisement Back to full fitness by the Giro, Plapp then suffered another crash on a stage two time-trial he was targeting, falling mid-corner after a misjudgement. But the beauty of a Grand Tour is that it presents 21 opportunities for riders to steal the show, change their careers, and even achieve redemption. Stage eight was an opportunity for the breakaway, sandwiched between two days set to preoccupy the GC contenders, and Plapp read the race conditions perfectly. The 24-year-old came close to his first Grand Tour stage win at the Giro last year, and once again vaulted himself into contention after soloing away from the breakaway with 40km to go. Though pursued by superior climbers, Plapp used time-trialling ability to maintain his gap in the valleys, eventually winning by a minute to realise his talent on the big stage. Van Aert, meanwhile, is a rider in a very different position, an all-rounder whose palmares is amongst the most impressive in the peloton. But after an injury affected 2024, the Belgian icon had not yet reached top form again in 2025 — despite competing at the sharp end of several classics, he could not convert any of them into his customary win. The first stages of the Giro looked custom-designed for Van Aert to take pink — an uphill sprint followed by a time-trial — but he was outsprinted by Pedersen on stage one before being well off the pace against the clock 24 hours later. In fairness, Van Aert had said he was suffering from illness entering the race — but there were tactical missteps as well. The most dramatic of these came on stage six when he burst out alone — either in a far too early leadout for Kooij, or a misguided attack himself — handing the win to Kaden Groves. Tappa 9: Gubbio – Siena — Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 19, 2025 But Van Aert's win at Strade Bianche showed the 30-year-old at his brilliant best. He read the race perfectly to go with the decisive attack, sticking with superior climbers for far longer than he should, before having the raw speed to overhaul them in the sprint. This was his 50th professional win. And, as the Giro d'Italia's X account posted before the rest day, 'I think this is ciclismo.' It certainly has been.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Mexico hails 'historic' Del Toro as he spends rest day in Giro pink
Isaac Del Toro Romero from Uae Team Emirates celebrates in the white jersey on the podium of the 9th stage of the 108th Giro d'Italia cycling race of 181kms from Gubbio to Siena. Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa Isaac del Toro deservedly had his feet up on Monday after making history by becoming the first Mexican in the 116-year history of the Giro d'Italia to wear the pink jersey. "A historic day for Mexican cycling," wrote the Mexican sports newspaper Record after Del Toro's achievement in Siena. Advertisement The 21-year-old, who finished behind superstar Wout van Aert on the challenging ninth stage on Sunday before Monday's rest day, could hardly believe he was leading the world's second greatest cycling race. "As a child, everyone wanted to wear this jersey, and now I have it. This is incredible for me," said Del Toro, who is only competing in his second Grand Tour. Del Toro is not yet talking about a Giro triumph. "Let's see how things go in the third week," he added. However, for former winner Egan Bernal, an overall victory for the Mexican would no longer be a surprise. Advertisement "He is very intelligent, moves well. For me, he is one of the best here," the Colombian said. At the age of 15, Del Toro left his homeland to pursue his professional dream in Europe. In 2023, at just 19, he won the Tour de l'Avenir, which is essentially the Tour de France for young professionals – just as current Tour champion Tadej Pogačar from Slovenia did before him. His aggressive riding style also resembles that of the world champion. Del Toro already rides for the UAE Team, the same outfit as the Slovenian star. The team intend to develop him carefully and have signed him to a long-term contract until 2029. At the Giro, Del Toro was initially only meant to support team-mates Juan Ayuso and Adam Yates. Now, he has already gained more than a minute on his two colleagues and holds a 2:25-minute lead over Slovenian favourite Primož Roglič.
Washington Post
18-05-2025
- Washington Post
Del Toro becomes first Mexican to lead Giro d'Italia, Van Aert wins dusty stage
SIENA, Italy — Isaac del Toro became the first Mexican cyclist to take the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia but the 21-year-old was beaten on the line by Wout van Aert in a tough and dusty ninth stage on Sunday that shook up the general classification. Van Aert edged out Del Toro in a sprint at the end of the 181-kilometer (112-mile) route from Gubbio to Siena, that included a mini Strade Bianche on the white, gravel roads of Tuscany.
