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28-05-2025
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Who is leading the Giro d'Italia? Maglia rosa and general classification standings
The Giro d'Italia general classification standings shuffled again on stage eight as Primoz Roglic conceded the leader's pink jersey to Italian veteran Diego Ulissi. Ulissi was part of a nearly 20-strong breakaway group that escaped on a frantic, relentless hilly stage in the Apennines, won by Jayco AlUla's Luke Plapp. Advertisement Ulissi took third on the stage but the bonus seconds, and a nearly four-minute lead on the peloton, were enough to see him pull on pink and end a four-year drought for a home wearer of the iconic jersey. The race remains a battle between Roglic and his major rival Juan Ayuso, who won stage seven, and the Spaniard nicked another second battle from the 2023 champion with a late sprint to the line in Castelraimondo. Stage eight results 1) Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla), in 4:44:20 2) Wilco Kelderman (Visma-Lease a Bike), +38' 3) Diego Ulissi (XDS-Astana), +38' 4) Igor Arrieta (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), +1'22' 5) Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team), +1'35' Advertisement 6) Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team), +1'48' 7) Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS-Astana), +1'48' 8) Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost), +2'59' 9) Romain Bardet (Picnic PostNL), +3'02' 10) Alessio Martinelli (VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizane), +4'37' (AP) General classification 1) Diego Ulissi (XDS-Astana), in 29:21:23 2) Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS-Astana), +12' 3) Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), +17' 4) Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +20' 5) Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +26' 6) Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) +44' 7) Max Poole (Team Picnic PostNL)+47' 8) Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) +50' Advertisement 9) Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +51' 10) Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) +56' Points classification 1) Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) 153pts 2) Alessandro Tonelli (Polti VisitMalta) 59 3) Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) 55 4) Casper van Uden (Picnic PostNL) 50 5) Orluis Aular (Movistar) 42 King of the mountains (KOM) classification 1) Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS Astana) 98pts 2) Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 50 3) Paul Double (Jayco AlUla) 36 4) Manuele Tarozzi (VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizane), 32 5) Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 24 Young riders' classification 1) Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) in 29:21:43 2) Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +6' 3) Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) +24' 4) Max Poole (Team Picnic PostNL)+26' 5) Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +40'
The Independent
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Giro d'Italia 2025 LIVE: Stage 11 updates, route and results as race returns to mountains
The 2025 Giro d'Italia heads back into the hills with a tough outing in the Apennines, which could yet see a further shakeup of the general classification. It's officially classed as a 'hilly' rather than mountainous stage, but the 186km run from Viareggio to Castelnovo ne' Monti features 3,850m of elevation and gain and a behemoth of a climb in the category one Alpe San Pellegrino, which last featured in the Giro 25 years ago. The stage comes after an intriguing battle on stage 10's time-trial, in which Daan Hoole took a maiden Grand Tour stage victory, denying Josh Tarling a double against the clock after winning stage two's shorter contre-la-montre in Albania. The GC contenders struggled in wet conditions later on but Primoz Roglic, having slipped to 10th on Sunday, made up more than a minute of his time deficit to reignite his bid for a second maglia rosa after victory in 2023. Good morning Hello and welcome to live coverage of stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia! With all the time-trialling out the way after stage 10, today the race heads back into the mountains (technically it's hilly, but there's an Alpe on the parcours today, so that feels a bit of an understatement). We'll have all the build-up and action right here. Flo Clifford21 May 2025 09:30
The Independent
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Giro d'Italia Stage 11 preview: Chance for escapees or GC contenders to stamp authority on hilly stage
The 2025 Giro d'Italia heads back into the hills with a tough outing in the Apennines, which could yet see a further shakeup of the general classification. It's officially classed as a 'hilly' rather than mountainous stage, but the 186km run from Viareggio to Castelnovo ne' Monto features 3,850m of elevation and gain and a behemoth of a climb in the category one Alpe San Pellegrino, which last featured in the Giro 25 years ago. Like many of the major climbs in this year's race it comes halfway through the stage, with its slopes averaging 8.8% for 13.7km but ramping up to a hideous 19% on its upper reaches. It's the first major climb of the day after a lumpy first 80km and we could see a replay of stage eight, with a frantic early battle to get into the breakway before an escape group eventually settles down on a climb. From the Alpe there's a long, descent and a bumpy final 60km, with a couple of category two ascents at Toano and Pietra di Bismantova, the latter in the final 5km, which could tee up a dramatic finish. The Red Bull sprint comes at the top of another peaklet, at Villa Minozzo, 24km from the finish, so any attacker on the Toano climb could stay away to nab some crucial bonus seconds. The last 5km features plenty of sharp corners, including one just before an 8% ramp shortly before 2km to go. After that the riders tackle a short, sharp descent before a gradually rising 4% final kilometre with a right-hander 250m before the finish. An uphill sprint makes it prime Tom Pidcock territory, but expect a fierce battle to get up the road in this one and potential splits in the general classification too. If reigning champion Tadej Pogacar was here he'd be attacking on the biting upper slopes of the Alpe and doing a 90km solo to the finish - but we can probably rule out any of the GC hopefuls doing that. Route map and profile Start time Stage 11 starts at 12.05pm local time (11.05am BST) and it set to finish at 5.30pm local time (4.30pm BST). Prediction Today looks like a good day for a breakaway, but who has the legs at this point in the race, and who is far enough down on GC to be let go? Max Poole did well to shave a minute off his time deficit on Tuesday's time trial and now sits four minutes down, but is likely to still be targeting GC. Could Romain Bardet be let off the leash again today? Luke Plapp had a less stellar outing in the time trial but took a brilliant victory on stage eight and may fancy another on similar uphill terrain. The likes of Nicolas Prodhomme, Andrea Vendrame, and Wout Poels may all fancy it, while UAE have so much strength in depth they could test Roglic by sending a satellite up the road in search of glory.
The Independent
17-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Giro d'Italia 2025 LIVE: Stage 8 updates, route and results on ideal day for breakaway
The 2025 Giro d'Italia continues with another hilly day in the Apennines, but after yesterday's shakeup of the general classification standings, today should provide a chance for an enterprising breakaway to secure a long-awaited win. Stage eight sets the tone for the majority of this Giro's mountain stages, with its toughest climb slap bang in the middle of the day. There's 3,800m of vertical gain in total - more than stage seven, but more spread out, with several uncategorised rises as well as four categorised climbs. Juan Ayuso took the honours on stage seven, from Castel di Sangro to the first summit finish of this year's race at Tagliacozzo, finishing four seconds ahead of his premier rival Primoz Roglic. But it wasn't enough to stop the Slovenian from moving into the race lead, taking over from Mads Pedersen, with the battle lines drawn for this year's maglia rosa in Rome.
The Independent
16-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Giro d'Italia 2025 LIVE: Stage 7 updates, route and results as GC battle gets underway
The general classification battle for the 2025 Giro d'Italia hots up today, with a tough day in the Apennines for the climbers to make their mark. Stage seven is a 168km run from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo, featuring a category three climb right out of the gate, two category twos in the middle of the day, and a fearsome category one to conclude - including a first summit finish in this year's race. There's also plenty of uncategorised climbing too in the 3,500m of elevation gain packed into the stage, so this is likely to mark the end of Mads Pedersen 's time in the leader's pink jersey. It's a perfect stage for a breakaway but could go two ways: either the general classification hopefuls keep their powder dry ahead of upcoming, more mountainous tests, or they look to make a difference on what is the first of only two summit finishes in this Giro.
