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Independent Singapore
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
Casper van Uden wins Giro d'Italia stage four in Lecce, leading an all-Dutch podium
Casper van Uden successfully gained his first-ever Grand Tour stage win with a sprint finish on stage four of the Giro d'Italia, alongside leading an all-Dutch podium. The Picnic PostNL rider went beyond fellow Dutchmen Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Maikel Zijlaard (Tudor) in a fierce race to win the competition. In a social media post, van Uden shared the achievement to the public and captioned it as 'WE did it!🍾 Massive shout out to the boys for their hard work and all the other people involved. You never win alone 🫶 #giroditalia' Netizens celebrated Casper's win with praise and admiration, calling him a 'golden boy' and saying the achievement was well deserved. One commented, 'Golden boy delivers! 🔥🥇' Highlights of the race This marked the event's return to Italy after three opening stages in Albania. The riders needed to go through a 189-kilometre route from Alberobello to Lecce, which was ideal for sprinters. Spain's Francisco Muñoz (Team Polti VisitMalta) broke away from the pack early on. At about 125km to go, there was an unfortunate crash in the main group of riders, which involved Mads Pedersen, Tom Pidcock, and Nickolas Zukowsky. Zukowsky, who was racing his first Giro d'Italia, had to exit the race with a suspected broken collarbone. In the final stretch, teams worked together to get their sprinters into position. With this, Casper van Uden made his move at just the right moment and sprinted to the finish, winning his first stage since June 2024. ' I didn't do it alone – we did it with the whole team. All the boys here and all the staff here, and in HQ as well. They did super work. I didn't have to do anything until 200m to go. I had a good sprint and went for it. We've done a really good job all season with the leadouts,' the athlete said of his victory. He added, 'I knew I had to just follow Bram [Welten] and the boys – they did a super good job and I'm really happy to give them something back. I'm not surprised, and I know all the boys have a lot of belief in me.' Van Uden's win is a big boost of confidence for his team, Picnic-PostNL, as they fight to stay in the World Tour. The Dutch team is at risk of being relegated, so the stage victory is very important at this crucial time. Moreover, Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) leads, having seven seconds ahead of Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) in the overall standings. Mathias Vacek, Pedersen's teammate, is in third place, 14 seconds behind.
The Guardian
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Tom Cruise at Cannes and Panama protests: photos of the day
The peloton rolls out of Alberobello as cyclists compete in the Giro d'Italia race Photograph: Zac Williams/ Tom Cruise and Hannah Waddingham, who appear in Mission: Impossible – the Final Reckoning, at Cannes Film festival Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images Election campaign posters being dumped at a sorting facility after the country's midterm elections on Monday Photograph: Rolex dela Peña/EPA Crowds of people celebrate the decision by the US president, Donald Trump, to lift sanctions on the country Photograph: Amadeusz Mikolaj Swierk/Anadolu/Getty Images A police officer tries to arrest an Extinction Rebellion activist protesting outside the offices of the insurance company AXA, which the group blames for financing fossil fuels and investing in the TotalEnergies group Photograph: Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP/Getty Images Sudanese families who fled the civil war in their country wait at a bus station to return home after the army took control of the country Photograph: Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu/Getty Images The new pope, Leo XIV, attends the Jubilee of Eastern Churches in the Paul VI hall Photograph: Matteo Pernaselci/Reuters A black-winged stilt on Kavak Delta, a natural wetland for migratory birds Photograph: Alper Tuydes/Anadolu/Getty Images Gilbert & George at their exhibition Death Hope Life Fear, at the Gilbert & George Centre Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA A rainstorm at Khlong Toei Market Photograph: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty Images A textile factory producing chemical fibre nets and ropes Photograph: AFP/Getty Images The Seattle Mariners centre fielder Julio Rodriguez douses his teammate JP Crawford with water after a baseball game against the New York Yankees Photograph: Stephen Brashear/AP A model is prepared backstage before the Karla Špetić show at Australian fashion week Photograph:Maria Molefe, 72, dances while competing in the Sukuma Mbokodo support group's elderly beauty contest Photograph: Phill Magakoe/AFP/Getty Images Father Isaiah uses a crane to receive supplies at the Simonopetra Monastery, which is built on a steep rock that is more than 1,000ft high Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP People gather to watch a procession carrying Buddha relics as part of the Vesak celebrations Photograph: Luong Thai Linh/EPA Demonstrators clash with riot police for a third week of protests against government policies that include social security reform Photograph: Bienvenido Velasco/EPA Relatives mourn for children and adults killed by an Israeli attack on a building belonging to the Najjar family Photograph: Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu/Getty Images A Palestinian man sits at the Indonesian hospital among the bodies of people killed by Israeli strikes on Jabaliya Photograph: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images
ABC News
13-05-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Kaden Groves bumped up a place as Max Kanter yellow carded in Giro d'Italia stage four
Australian cyclist Kaden Groves's long wait for a win goes on after he was squeezed out on the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia. The Australian sprinter has not topped the podium for 250 days, last doing so at the Vuelta a España in September. A flat 189-kilometre stage from Alberobello to Lecce offered the prospect of breaking that drought but his Alpecin-Deceuninck team struggled to find the optimum position in a tricky finish and Groves came home in sixth. But he was later bumped up to fifth place after German rider Max Kanter was controversially relegated to 103rd. The XDS Astana sprinter was penalised for bumping with race leader Mads Pedersen in the bustle for prime position leading into the bunch sprint, although many saw it as a harsh punishment. In addition to being docked 98 places, he was fined 500 Swiss francs ($920), lost 13 points in the race for the sprinter's mauve jersey and handed a yellow card. Another one, and he is out of the race. Picnic-PostNL rider Bram Welten was also carded for sitting up and decelerating into the chasing pack after leading out for eventual winner, Casper van Uden. Van Uden led a Dutch 1-2-3, with the grand tour debutant surprising the peloton by holding off compatriots Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Maikel Zijlaard (Tudoe Pro) in a tense finish. Pink jersey wearer Mads Pedersen was fourth, a disappointment for the Dane who had already won two stages, but also a relief after being close to two crashes. One involved most of his Lidl-Trek team and the other took out his final lead-out man, Soren Kragh Andersen, who appeared to have badly injured his left wrist. Pedersen's general classification lead over pre-race favourite Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was cut to seven seconds after the Slovenian picked up an intermediate sprint bonus. Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) is seven seconds further adrift. Australia's best GC hope, Michael Storer (Tudor Pro), is ninth, 36 seconds behind Pedersen. Groves should have another chance in the fifth stage, a 151km ride from Ceglie Messapica to Matera with a rising finish. AAP
CNA
13-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Van Uden takes shock sprint win in fourth stage of Giro d'Italia
Casper van Uden of Team Picnic-PostNL sprang a surprise on stage four of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday to claim the first Grand Tour victory of his career. The 23-year-old Dutchman dug deep to hold off compatriots Olav Kooij (Visma Lease a Bike) and Maikel Zijlaard (Tudor Pro Cycling) in a tense sprint finish, with the stage also marking the first-ever all-Dutch podium at the Giro. "I didn't do it alone – we did it with the whole team. All the boys here and all the staff here and in HQ as well. They did super work," said Van Uden, whose last win came at the ZLM Tour in June last year. "I didn't have to do anything until 200m to go. I have a good sprint and went for it. We've done a really good job all season with the leadouts. "I knew I had to just follow Bram (Welten) and the boys – they did a super good job and I'm really happy to give them something back. I'm not surprised and I know all the boys have a lot of belief in me." Van Uden's victory also provides a massive boost to Picnic-PostNL's hopes of remaining in the WorldTour, with the Dutch team facing the prospect of relegation. The stage, a flat 189-km ride from Alberobello to Lecce and the first stage this year to be held in Italy, began with a gutsy attack by Francisco Munoz of Polti VisitMalta. Munoz sped away from the peloton in the first few kilometres and persevered on his own for over 130km, but the Spaniard was reeled in with 56km to go and a bunch sprint became all but inevitable. Lidl-Trek's Mads Pedersen, who reclaimed the pink jersey with a sprint win in stage three on Sunday, had a challenging finish as he was slowed down by a crash which also took out teammate Kragh Andersen - one of his leadout riders. However, the Dane steadily worked his way to the front with the help of his team and was able to clinch a fourth-placed finish to comfortably retain the leader's jersey. "It was a hectic final, especially when the rest of the day was quite easy, but the final was really something special," Pedersen said. "Wide roads and narrow roads and so on. So a stressful day in the end, but all in all it was okay, we made it. And damage control on the points, so that's good." Second-placed Primoz Roglic (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) did manage to shrink the gap to seven seconds after earning a two-second bonus, while Pedersen's teammate Mathias Vacek is a further seven seconds behind in third.
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The Independent
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Giro d'Italia LIVE: Stage 4 updates, standings and route with Tom Pidcock involved in crash
After three days in neighbouring Albania the Giro d'Italia has crossed the Adriatic Sea for the first stage on home soil. The peloton had the first of three rest days on Monday so will be raring to go at the start line in Alberobello, which kicks off an almost entirely flat 189km to Lecce. It's the first real chance for the pure sprinters in the bunch after two hilly, punchy stages in Albania and Saturday's time trial. Lidl-Trek's Mads Pedersen looks to be the one to beat, with two sprint victories already, and the Dane will be itching to secure a hat-trick and - most importantly - a first win in the race leaders' pink jersey. But his rival Wout van Aert may have something to say about that, as will his teammate Olav Kooij and another young starlet in 21-year-old French sprinter Paul Magnier. Pidcock involved in crash Tom Pidcock, Luke Plapp and Italian sprinter Matteo Moschetti were all involved in that crash too, but all look okay. Lidl-Trek sports director Kim Andersen has just pointed out Moschetti as a major contender for today's sprint, chatting to TNT Sports, so he might be relieved to see the home favourite expending some energy to chase back onto the bunch after needing a bike change. Flo Clifford13 May 2025 13:47 Zukowsky abandons (121km to go) Bad news for Nickolas Zukowsky, who abandons the race after that crash. That looked like a right collarbone injury to the Canadian; easily done, putting your hands down to brace for impact. Such a shame. Flo Clifford13 May 2025 13:40 Crash in the bunch! (125km to go) There's a crash in the peloton that takes down a large number of riders, toppling into one another in a domino effect, including several of the pink jersey Mads Pedersen's Lidl-Trek team and Romain Bardet, the French veteran. Pedersen himself doesn't go down, just braking quickly to avoid it, and most of the fallers are quickly back up and on the move. That looked to be a simple slip in concentration in the bunch, a touch of wheels at low speed, resulting in a house of cards toppling over. Nickolas Zukowsky, Tom Pidcock's Q36.5 teammate, is sat on the pavement clutching his collarbone and that really doesn't look good. Everyone else seems okay. Flo Clifford13 May 2025 13:38 First day in Italy While the peloton continues to roll along, three and a half minutes down on our lone leader, here's a look at their gorgeously scenic surroundings today: Flo Clifford13 May 2025 13:33 Jensen Plowright wins intermediate sprint (147km to go) The sprinters are doing a dry run of the sprint proper at the end of today's stage. Lidl-Trek practice their leadout for the maglia rosa of Mads Pedersen but it's Alpecin-Deceuninck's Jensen Plowright who takes eight points, with Olav Kooij, Pedersen, and Corbin Strong hoovering up five, three, and one respectively. Looked like Pedersen wasn't going flat-out there, but you'd expect Kooij to get the better of Alpecin's second-string sprinter. And where was Kaden Groves? Flo Clifford13 May 2025 13:08 Intermediate sprint approaching (150km to go) Little bit more drama now as the intermediate sprint approaches, at Polignano a Mare. Lidl-Trek are onto the front of the bunch now, aiming to protect Mads Pedersen's healthy lead in the maglia ciclamino (points) classification. Munoz will take the maximum 12 points as he's still nearly four and a half minutes out front, and he soaks in the applause of a healthy crowd gathered along the roadside. This may not be the most thrilling stage but you wouldn't know it from the enthusiasm of these locals. Flo Clifford13 May 2025 13:02 KOM standings 1. Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS Astana) – 29 points 2. Sylvain Moniquet (Cofidis) – 20 points 3. Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) – 12 points 4. Alessandro Tonelli (Polti VisitMalta) – 11 points 5. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) – 9 points It'll be another day in blue for Fortunato tomorrow, with no more climbs on the menu today. Flo Clifford13 May 2025 12:57 Munoz takes KOM points (170km to go) It's a very short climb, only 0.9km at 6.1%, and with Munoz's advantage up to nearly five minutes now he takes the maximum points. There's a bit of glancing around behind as the peloton approach the top, and Sylvain Moniquet launches a move to nab the remaining points. The Belgian is absolutely flying and takes two, eating into Lorenzo Fortunato's KOM lead, with the Astana XDS rider taking the remaining point. Flo Clifford13 May 2025 12:38 Approaching the climb (174km to go) Just under a kilometre to go until the day's only climb, a category four bump at Putignano. Munoz is still alone out front and has an advantage of 3:20 over the bunch. Flo Clifford13 May 2025 12:29 One rider up the road (186km to go) One lone attacker goes from the flag drop, Franciso Munoz of Polti VisitMalta, but no-one's keen to go with him on a day when a breakaway feels pretty futile. Lorenzo Fortunato, wearing the king of the mountains jersey, looks like he might be interested in nabbing the maximum three points on the day's sole climb at Putignano... but he drops off too. Flo Clifford13 May 2025 12:15
