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ABC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Juan Ayuso pounces to win Giro d'Italia stage seven, Primož Roglič takes pink jersey
Spain's Juan Ayuso has won stage seven of the Giro d'Italia, with Slovenian Primož Roglič moving into the overall lead. The first mountain stage of the race — a 168-kilometre ride from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo — came down to Ayuso having the legs to get away from his rivals in the final 400 metres. Ayuso's UAE Team-Emirates colleague Isaac del Toro was second, with Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) third, denying Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) a place on the podium. But Roglič did enough to take the leader's pink jersey from Mads Pedersen, with the Dane losing touch on the final climb. Ayuso's efforts put him second overall, 4 seconds behind Roglič, with Del Toro 5 seconds further back in third. Australia's Michael Storer (Tudor Pro) finished the stage in 10th position, 8 seconds adrift of Ayuso, to move up three places into sixth spot in the general classification. "It's my fourth Grand Tour … but I never managed to pull it (victory) off," Ayuso said. "So to finally do it today in my first Giro d'Italia is something super special that I will always remember." The stage was seen as the first real test for the general classification. Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) had been expected to relinquish his hold on the pink jersey, with the race having favoured the sprinters in the earlier stages. There was no easing into the stage, with the riders climbing from the start, and tackling another two classified climbs before the steep ascent to the finish. "I knew that I could do only one attack and not mess around with two or three on this final which was very explosive," Ayuso said. "When I saw my distance, I went full gas. It was important today to not only get the win but also try and recover the time I lost in the time trial." Reuters
The Guardian
16-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Giro d'Italia: Ayuso pounces for first Grand Tour stage as Roglic takes pink
Primoz Roglic pulled on the pink jersey after stage seven of the Giro d'Italia but Juan Ayuso underlined his credentials as his main challenger by snatching victory in Tagliacozzo. Ayuso (UAE-Team Emirates) had the power to break clear from a select group of favourites in the final few hundred metres of the 12km climb to the finish. His teammate, Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro, came second. The 2021 Giro winner, Egan Bernal (Ineos), took a hugely encouraging third place after an attacking ride three years on from a career-threatening crash. Roglic was initially missing when Ayuso made his move but recovered to cross the line fourth on the stage, enough to take pink by four seconds from the Spaniard at the end of the first major general classification test – with Mads Pedersen surrendering the lead as expected. The 22-year-old Briton Max Poole (Picnic-PostNL) was ninth on the stage to move up to fifth overall, 30 seconds down, while Simon Yates sits ninth at 39 seconds. His brother Adam, carrying injuries from a crash on Thursday, lost a handful of seconds but remains within a minute of pink, while Tom Pidcock lost ground near the finish and is now 70 seconds from Roglic overall. Another British rider, Paul Double, was part of a seven-strong breakaway on the 168km stage from Castel di Sangro. Double was the virtual leader on the road for much of the day as the group built a lead of more than three minutes, but they were reeled in before the steepest part of the final climb.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ayuso wins Giro stage as Roglic claims pink jersey
Juan Ayuso won the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday as Primoz Roglic moved top of the overall Team Emirates-XRG rider Ayuso powered away from the group of general classification contenders over the top of the final climb to win his first Grand Tour stage by four seconds. The 22-year-old Spaniard's team-mate Isaac del Toro of Mexico was four seconds behind him in second, with Colombian Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) denying Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe's Roglic the final place on the 2023 Giro champion Roglic took over the overall leader's pink jersey from Mads Pedersen, with the Danish classics rider losing touch as expected on the final Britain's Max Poole of Picnic PostNL was ninth on Friday, with the 22-year-old moving up to fifth 168km stage from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo was the first mountain stage of the 2025 edition and saw the contenders for the general classification come to the fore.
Associated Press
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Ayuso bursts to stage win as Roglič takes overall lead at Giro d'Italia
TAGLIACOZZO, Italy (AP) — Primož Roglič took the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia and Juan Ayuso impressed with his victory in the first summit finish on Friday. The Spaniard earned his first ever Grand Tour stage victory with a burst of energy 400 meters before the end of the seventh stage, ahead of his UAE Team Emirates teammate Isaac Del Toro and Egan Bernal. Roglič, the pre-race favorite and 2023 champion, crossed next — the peloton all four seconds back. It was good enough for Roglič to take the pink jersey. Ayuso improved to second overall, trailing Roglič by four seconds. Del Toro was third, nine seconds off the lead. Friday's stage was the hardest so far with four classified climbs on the 168-kilometer (104 mile) route from Castel di Sangro, including the top category ascent to the finish in Tagliacozzo. 'This win is a big step in my career,' Ayuso said. 'This is my fourth Grand Tour, I've been close to winning at the Vuelta. To do it today at my first Giro d'Italia is special.' Ayuso calculated his late push. 'I knew that I could do only one attack and not mess around with two or three on this final which was very explosive,' he said. 'Others started attacking before. When I saw my distance I went full gas. It was important to not only get the win but also try and recover the time I lost in the time trial.' Femur broken The big crash in Thursday's stage took its toll on teams. Jai Hindley, the 2022 champion, was concussed. Before Friday's stage, the Israel-Premier Tech team reported that Czech cyclist Jan Hirt broke his right femur in the crash. Incredibly, Hirt finished the stage and then went to the hospital. Juri Hollmann of Alpecin Deceuninck sustained a 'double fracture of the right forearm and a complicated fracture of the right hip,' his team said. The German was being flown to Belgium for surgery. Michel Ries of the Arkea-B&B Hotels team also didn't start Friday's stage. Saturday's stage is a 197-kilometer (122-mile) route from Giulianova, a coastal town on the Adriatic Sea, to Castelraimondo. The Giro ends in Rome on June 1. ___ AP sports:
Reuters
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Ayuso pounces to win Giro stage seven, Roglic takes pink jersey
May 16 (Reuters) - Spain's Juan Ayuso made his move on the climb to the finish to win stage seven of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, his first Grand Tour stage success, with Primoz Roglic moving into the overall lead. The first mountain stage of the race, a 168km ride from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo, came down to Ayuso having the legs to get away from his rivals in the final 400 metres, with his UAE Team-Emirates colleague Isaac del Toro coming second. Colombian Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) was third, denying Roglic (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) a place on the podium, but the Slovenian did take the pink leader's jersey from Mads Pedersen, with the Dane losing touch on the final climb.
