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Straits Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Asgreen solos to Giro stage 14 win, Del Toro strengthens grip on pink jersey
Denmark's Kasper Asgreen (EF Education-EasyPost) took advantage of a crash in the chasing peloton and went alone to win stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, with Mexican Isaac del Toro extending his overall lead. Asgreen was part of an early breakaway trio but, after several riders were brought down in a crash which broke up the peloton, the Dane went for broke in the final kilometres and held off the chasing group. Australian Kaden Groves (Alpecin–Deceuninck) outsprinted Dutchman Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) to take second place on the 195-km stage from Treviso to Nova Gorica in Slovenia. Del Toro ((UAE Team Emirates) managed to avoid trouble and was with the chasing group which followed Asgreen over the line to increase his lead at the head of the general classification. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
NBC Sports
15-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Massive crash neutralizes Giro d'Italia Stage 6. Kaden Groves sprints to victory, Mads Pedersen stays in pink
NAPLES, Italy — Australian cyclist Kaden Groves sprinted to victory in a chaotic sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia that had be neutralized following a massive crash. When 2022 winner Jai Hindley slid on the wet roads, riders toppled in domino style with about 43 miles left on the 141-mile route from Potenza to Naples. Hindley was taken to hospital with reported concussion and other riders also had to abandon the three-week race. With all of the ambulances in use, the stage was neutralized for safety reasons while it was discussed how best to continue. Two breakaway riders and the peloton were brought to a halt. The race resumed with about 60 kilometers remaining and the decision that only the stage win would count and no points, time gaps or bonuses would be awarded. That option allowed Naples to get its stage finish and the sprinters could vie for a prestigious win but the overall contenders could remain as safe as possible. Overall leader Mads Pedersen, who won three of the opening five stages, preserved his 17-second advantage over pre-race favorite Primoz Roglic, and Mathias Vacek was another seven seconds back. Groves beat Milan Fretin in a much-reduced bunch sprint to the finish line after the longest stage of this Giro, with Paul Magnier third. It was Groves' first win of the year after a knee injury sidelined the Alpecin–Deceuninck rider for several races. 'The team always believes in me,' he said. 'With the injury I missed a lot of racing and I was arriving here without a win, so the first one for the year is a big relief. 'Once it started raining, I felt quite a bit better, actually. I'm quite good in the colder weather conditions. I had confidence in my team also, I believe in them, and they always do a super job.' Friday's Stage 7 sees the first summit finish in the hardest leg so far. There are four classified climbs on the 168-kilometer route from Castel di Sangro, including the top category ascent to the finish in Tagliacozzo. The Giro ends in Rome on June 1.
The Advertiser
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
See Naples and fly! Gympie's Groves gusts to Giro glory
On a drama-packed day of joy and calamity for the Australian challenge at the Giro d'Italia, Kaden Groves has sprinted to glory in Naples but only after former winner Jai Hindley had been forced to abandon the race following a mass crash. Queenslander Groves, the speed king from Gympie, powered to an emphatic win on stage six -- his ninth victory in Grand Tours -- on Thursday after the sprint denouement featured a protester running towards the massed bunch, who thankfully managed to avoid another disaster. That was exactly what the race didn't need after a sickening crash earlier on a wet road caused when 2022 winner Hindley, one of only two Australians ever to win a Grand Tour, came down heavily in the peloton, with a domino effect of riders tumbling behind him. The 29-year-old Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe ace, a key lieutenant in the mountains for race favourite and 2023 champion Primoz Roglic, ended up sitting dazed and in pain at roadside before being taken to hospital in an ambulance suffering from concussion. Moderate rain had left roads in treacherous condition with 72km left of the 227km trek from Potenza, when the incident also forced New Zealander Dion Smith and German Juri Hollmann to abandon. The race was neutralised for about 25 minutes before resuming with 60km to go. The drama ramped up over the final kilometre when the banner-wielding protester stepped out recklessly just as the sprint trains were powering into top gear. After Aussie compatriot and Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate Jensen Plowright had made a dramatic break for the line only to be hauled in by Wout van Aert, who quickly faded himself, Groves attacked to win comfortably from Milan Fretin. It was his first win since last year's Vuelta and the 26-year-old, who's had knee injury woes this season, admitted: "It's a big relief. "The team always believed in me and it's not been a great start of the season. With the injury, I've missed a lot of racing, so getting the first win for the year is a big relief. "It's super nice to win here in Napoli. It's an iconic city, for sure, and as a sprinter in the Giro, many stages arrive here and it's always a dream to win it." It was Groves' second Giro win after a victory in 2023, to go with his seven Vuelta triumphs, the consummate ride once again demonstrating how he's become a daredevil specialist in the wet. "Once it started raining, I felt quite a bit better actually. I'm quite good in the colder, wetter conditions," he smiled. Mads Pedersen retained the race lead and the pink jersey after he had also been caught up in the earlier crash. Organisers decided only the stage win would count and that no points, time gaps or bonuses would be awarded. So the GC remained unchanged with the big contenders happy to wait for Friday's first major summit finish in the seventh stage from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo, where Pedersen's lead is expected to disappear with Roglic just 17 seconds behind. On a drama-packed day of joy and calamity for the Australian challenge at the Giro d'Italia, Kaden Groves has sprinted to glory in Naples but only after former winner Jai Hindley had been forced to abandon the race following a mass crash. Queenslander Groves, the speed king from Gympie, powered to an emphatic win on stage six -- his ninth victory in Grand Tours -- on Thursday after the sprint denouement featured a protester running towards the massed bunch, who thankfully managed to avoid another disaster. That was exactly what the race didn't need after a sickening crash earlier on a wet road caused when 2022 winner Hindley, one of only two Australians ever to win a Grand Tour, came down heavily in the peloton, with a domino effect of riders tumbling behind him. The 29-year-old Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe ace, a key lieutenant in the mountains for race favourite and 2023 champion Primoz Roglic, ended up sitting dazed and in pain at roadside before being taken to hospital in an ambulance suffering from concussion. Moderate rain had left roads in treacherous condition with 72km left of the 227km trek from Potenza, when the incident also forced New Zealander Dion Smith and German Juri Hollmann to abandon. The race was neutralised for about 25 minutes before resuming with 60km to go. The drama ramped up over the final kilometre when the banner-wielding protester stepped out recklessly just as the sprint trains were powering into top gear. After Aussie compatriot and Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate Jensen Plowright had made a dramatic break for the line only to be hauled in by Wout van Aert, who quickly faded himself, Groves attacked to win comfortably from Milan Fretin. It was his first win since last year's Vuelta and the 26-year-old, who's had knee injury woes this season, admitted: "It's a big relief. "The team always believed in me and it's not been a great start of the season. With the injury, I've missed a lot of racing, so getting the first win for the year is a big relief. "It's super nice to win here in Napoli. It's an iconic city, for sure, and as a sprinter in the Giro, many stages arrive here and it's always a dream to win it." It was Groves' second Giro win after a victory in 2023, to go with his seven Vuelta triumphs, the consummate ride once again demonstrating how he's become a daredevil specialist in the wet. "Once it started raining, I felt quite a bit better actually. I'm quite good in the colder, wetter conditions," he smiled. Mads Pedersen retained the race lead and the pink jersey after he had also been caught up in the earlier crash. Organisers decided only the stage win would count and that no points, time gaps or bonuses would be awarded. So the GC remained unchanged with the big contenders happy to wait for Friday's first major summit finish in the seventh stage from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo, where Pedersen's lead is expected to disappear with Roglic just 17 seconds behind. On a drama-packed day of joy and calamity for the Australian challenge at the Giro d'Italia, Kaden Groves has sprinted to glory in Naples but only after former winner Jai Hindley had been forced to abandon the race following a mass crash. Queenslander Groves, the speed king from Gympie, powered to an emphatic win on stage six -- his ninth victory in Grand Tours -- on Thursday after the sprint denouement featured a protester running towards the massed bunch, who thankfully managed to avoid another disaster. That was exactly what the race didn't need after a sickening crash earlier on a wet road caused when 2022 winner Hindley, one of only two Australians ever to win a Grand Tour, came down heavily in the peloton, with a domino effect of riders tumbling behind him. The 29-year-old Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe ace, a key lieutenant in the mountains for race favourite and 2023 champion Primoz Roglic, ended up sitting dazed and in pain at roadside before being taken to hospital in an ambulance suffering from concussion. Moderate rain had left roads in treacherous condition with 72km left of the 227km trek from Potenza, when the incident also forced New Zealander Dion Smith and German Juri Hollmann to abandon. The race was neutralised for about 25 minutes before resuming with 60km to go. The drama ramped up over the final kilometre when the banner-wielding protester stepped out recklessly just as the sprint trains were powering into top gear. After Aussie compatriot and Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate Jensen Plowright had made a dramatic break for the line only to be hauled in by Wout van Aert, who quickly faded himself, Groves attacked to win comfortably from Milan Fretin. It was his first win since last year's Vuelta and the 26-year-old, who's had knee injury woes this season, admitted: "It's a big relief. "The team always believed in me and it's not been a great start of the season. With the injury, I've missed a lot of racing, so getting the first win for the year is a big relief. "It's super nice to win here in Napoli. It's an iconic city, for sure, and as a sprinter in the Giro, many stages arrive here and it's always a dream to win it." It was Groves' second Giro win after a victory in 2023, to go with his seven Vuelta triumphs, the consummate ride once again demonstrating how he's become a daredevil specialist in the wet. "Once it started raining, I felt quite a bit better actually. I'm quite good in the colder, wetter conditions," he smiled. Mads Pedersen retained the race lead and the pink jersey after he had also been caught up in the earlier crash. Organisers decided only the stage win would count and that no points, time gaps or bonuses would be awarded. So the GC remained unchanged with the big contenders happy to wait for Friday's first major summit finish in the seventh stage from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo, where Pedersen's lead is expected to disappear with Roglic just 17 seconds behind. On a drama-packed day of joy and calamity for the Australian challenge at the Giro d'Italia, Kaden Groves has sprinted to glory in Naples but only after former winner Jai Hindley had been forced to abandon the race following a mass crash. Queenslander Groves, the speed king from Gympie, powered to an emphatic win on stage six -- his ninth victory in Grand Tours -- on Thursday after the sprint denouement featured a protester running towards the massed bunch, who thankfully managed to avoid another disaster. That was exactly what the race didn't need after a sickening crash earlier on a wet road caused when 2022 winner Hindley, one of only two Australians ever to win a Grand Tour, came down heavily in the peloton, with a domino effect of riders tumbling behind him. The 29-year-old Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe ace, a key lieutenant in the mountains for race favourite and 2023 champion Primoz Roglic, ended up sitting dazed and in pain at roadside before being taken to hospital in an ambulance suffering from concussion. Moderate rain had left roads in treacherous condition with 72km left of the 227km trek from Potenza, when the incident also forced New Zealander Dion Smith and German Juri Hollmann to abandon. The race was neutralised for about 25 minutes before resuming with 60km to go. The drama ramped up over the final kilometre when the banner-wielding protester stepped out recklessly just as the sprint trains were powering into top gear. After Aussie compatriot and Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate Jensen Plowright had made a dramatic break for the line only to be hauled in by Wout van Aert, who quickly faded himself, Groves attacked to win comfortably from Milan Fretin. It was his first win since last year's Vuelta and the 26-year-old, who's had knee injury woes this season, admitted: "It's a big relief. "The team always believed in me and it's not been a great start of the season. With the injury, I've missed a lot of racing, so getting the first win for the year is a big relief. "It's super nice to win here in Napoli. It's an iconic city, for sure, and as a sprinter in the Giro, many stages arrive here and it's always a dream to win it." It was Groves' second Giro win after a victory in 2023, to go with his seven Vuelta triumphs, the consummate ride once again demonstrating how he's become a daredevil specialist in the wet. "Once it started raining, I felt quite a bit better actually. I'm quite good in the colder, wetter conditions," he smiled. Mads Pedersen retained the race lead and the pink jersey after he had also been caught up in the earlier crash. Organisers decided only the stage win would count and that no points, time gaps or bonuses would be awarded. So the GC remained unchanged with the big contenders happy to wait for Friday's first major summit finish in the seventh stage from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo, where Pedersen's lead is expected to disappear with Roglic just 17 seconds behind.
15-05-2025
- Sport
Massive crash neutralizes Giro stage 6. Groves sprints to victory, Pedersen stays in pink
NAPLES, Italy -- Australian cyclist Kaden Groves sprinted to victory in a chaotic sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia that had be neutralized following a massive crash on Thursday. When 2022 winner Jai Hindley slid on the wet roads, riders toppled in domino style with about 70 kilometers (43 miles) left on the 227-kilometer (141-mile) route from Potenza to Naples. Hindley was taken to hospital with reported concussion and other riders also had to abandon the three-week race. With all of the ambulances in use, the stage was neutralized for safety reasons while it was discussed how best to continue. Two breakaway riders and the peloton were brought to a halt. The race resumed with about 60 kilometers remaining and the decision that only the stage win would count and no points, time gaps or bonuses would be awarded. That option allowed Naples to get its stage finish and the sprinters could vie for a prestigious win but the overall contenders could remain as safe as possible. Overall leader Mads Pedersen, who won three of the opening five stages, preserved his 17-second advantage over pre-race favorite Primoz Roglic, and Mathias Vacek was another seven seconds back. Groves beat Milan Fretin in a much-reduced bunch sprint to the finish line after the longest stage of this Giro, with Paul Magnier third. It was Groves' first win of the year after a knee injury sidelined the Alpecin–Deceuninck rider for several races. 'The team always believes in me,' he said. 'With the injury I missed a lot of racing and I was arriving here without a win, so the first one for the year is a big relief. 'Once it started raining, I felt quite a bit better, actually. I'm quite good in the colder weather conditions. I had confidence in my team also, I believe in them, and they always do a super job.' Friday's seventh stage sees the first summit finish in the hardest leg so far. There are four classified climbs on the 168-kilometer route from Castel di Sangro, including the top category ascent to the finish in Tagliacozzo.
Reuters
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Groves triumphs as Giro stage six neutralised after crash
NAPLES, May 15 (Reuters) - Kaden Groves of Alpecin–Deceuninck won the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish on Thursday after the stage was neutralised following a huge crash in wet conditions on the 227 km ride from Potenza to Naples. The longest stage of this year's Giro had only a winner to celebrate as the crash which occurred with about 70 km to go led to organisers making the decision not to award points, time gaps or bonuses. Groves crossed the finish line a few seconds shy of five hours on the road, ahead of Cofidis rider Milan Fretin. Paul Magnier of Soudal-QuickStep, who had also crashed earlier in the stage, finished third. Mads Pedersen, who has won three stages, retained the race lead and the pink jersey.
