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Irish Independent
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Nicolas Prodhomme solos to Giro stage 19 win in mountains as Isaac del Toro extends overall lead
On their penultimate day in the mountains, the riders faced a brutal 166 km ride from Biella to Champoluc with five classified climbs and a total elevation gain of nearly 5,000 metres. Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale's Prodhomme broke free on the fourth climb to take the lead and eventually the victory to become the first Frenchman to win a Giro stage this year. As the general classification battle raged behind him, the 28-year-old emerged through a cloud of pink smoke on the home stretch, holding his helmet in disbelief as he crossed the line. Richard Carapaz, who was second in the general classification, attacked with 6.8 kilometres left but Del Toro responded by staying glued to his wheel as they left third-placed Simon Yates behind. But Del Toro then beat his closest rival in the sprint to the finish to take second place and remain the firm favourite for the title with two stages left after his other rivals lost 24 seconds or more.
Reuters
30-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Prodhomme solos to Giro stage 19 win in mountains, Del Toro extends overall lead
May 30 (Reuters) - Nicolas Prodhomme claimed the first Grand Tour stage victory of his career when he rode solo to victory on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, while pink jersey holder Isaac Del Toro came second to extend his overall lead. On their penultimate day in the mountains, the riders faced a brutal 166 km ride from Biella to Champoluc with five classified climbs and a total elevation gain of nearly 5,000 metres. Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale's Prodhomme broke free on the fourth climb to take the lead and eventually the victory to become the first Frenchman to win a Giro stage this year. As the general classification battle raged behind him, the 28-year-old emerged through a cloud of pink smoke on the home stretch, holding his helmet in disbelief as he crossed the line. Richard Carapaz, who was second in the general classification, attacked with 6.8 kilometres left but Del Toro responded by staying glued to his wheel as they left third-placed Simon Yates behind. But Del Toro then beat his closest rival in the sprint to the finish to take second place and remain the firm favourite for the title with two stages left after his other rivals lost 24 seconds or more.
RTÉ News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Mads Pedersen fends off Wout van Aert to claim fourth stage win at Giro d'Italia
Mads Pedersen claimed his fourth stage victory of the Giro d'Italia after holding off Wout van Aert on an uphill sprint finish in Vicenza, with Isaac Del Toro finishing third to strengthen his grip on the Maglia Rosa leader's jersey. Friday's 13th stage ran over 180km from Rovigo, taking in four category-four climbs. A nine-rider breakaway built a lead of around two minutes, but was eventually pulled back in by the peloton heading towards the final 50km before Lorenzo Germani and Christian Scaroni started another attack. Although Romain Bardet and Mathias Vacek also went for a counter heading into the final climb, there never looked enough distance to the chasing pack, who closed up during the final 500m. Danish rider Pedersen then powered through the last sprint battle for the line ahead of Belgian Van Aert (Team Visma), with Del Toro also making another podium. Ireland's Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) finished 16.08 minutes down, crossing the line 145th, while Daniel Rafferty came home 89th. In the general classification standings, Mexican del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) now holds a 38-second lead over Spanish team-mate Juan Ayuso. Italian Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) is one minute and 18 seconds back, with Britain's Simon Yates (Team Visma) fourth and former winner Primoz Roglic (Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe) sitting in fifth. In the points standings, Bennett is 38th.
RTÉ News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Caden Groves prevails on day of chaos as Giro reaches Naples
Kaden Groves won a chaotic stage six of the Giro d'Italia in Naples after a huge crash earlier in the day led organisers to neutralise the general classification fight. Australian Groves beat Milan Fretin and Paul Magnier in a much-reduced sprint as Olav Kooij was caught out on the barriers on the waterfront in Naples, almost 10 minutes before race leader Mads Pedersen and many of the main favourites crossed the line. Moments before Groves powered to his first win of the season, a protester stepped out in front of the fast-moving peloton holding a banner, almost causing another huge incident and disrupting the lead-out trains. Sam Bennett finished 11th as the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale sprinter's wait for a Grand Tour stage win goes on, despite being in the mix approaching the closing stages. Darren Rafferty of EF Education EasyPost finished safely in the peloton. Organisers decided there would be no time gaps taken at the finish in the wake of a huge crash that ripped through the peloton with a little over 70 kilometres left of the 227km stage from Potenza – the longest of the Giro – that was contested in treacherous damp conditions. Adam Yates and Richard Carapaz were among those bloodied and bruised but Jai Hindley, the 2022 Giro winner and the main domestique for overall favourite Primoz Roglic, was forced to abandon, the main victim of a crash which forced the race to temporarily stop. When it did resume, the decision to neutralise the classifications and leave only the stage victory up for grabs led the main favourites to ease up and wait for bigger challenges to come, with Friday's stage seven from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo the first real mountain test. Pedersen, who began Thursday's stage hoping for a fourth victory of the week and a repeat of his 2023 win in Naples, will carry the pink jersey into Friday, 17 seconds up on Roglic, but will fully expect to lose it given the terrain to be taken on.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Casper van Uden wins hectic sprint finish on Giro d'Italia stage four as Mads Pedersen retains lead
Dutch sprinter Casper van Uden claimed his first Grand Tour victory on his debut at a three-week race as he won stage four of the Giro d'Italia. The first chance for the pure sprinters after a time trial and two punchy days in neighbouring Albania, this was always going to be a fast finale and it was the 23-year-old who came out on top in a chaotic finish in Lecce. His Picnic PostNL squad came from nowhere inside the final kilometre as the peloton jostled for position, with van Uden launching a long-range sprint from 500m out and holding off the day's favourite, Olav Kooij, and Maikel Zijlaard for the win. Van Uden said afterwards, 'I didn't do it alone, we did it with the whole team, all the boys, all the staff back at HQ. They did super good. I didn't have to take any wind until a bit more than 200 [metres] to go, and I know I have a good long sprint. I just went for it and hoped for the best. 'I know I just need to follow the boys. I'm really really happy to give them something back. 'I don't think it's a surprise [win], I know the boys and everyone really believe in me, sometimes I have to find that belief in myself a little bit. This helps.' The peloton had the first of three rest days on Monday and resumed with a flat 189km run from Alberobello to Lecce, with a chaotic and nervy finale on a technical city centre circuit. Lidl-Trek's Mads Pedersen kept hold of the leader's pink jersey, finishing fourth on the stage, despite having to chase back on after getting caught out in a crash on the narrow, twisting route in Lecce. His squad suffered a blow in the closing kilometres as lead-out man Soren Kragh Andersen crashed with 22km to go and appeared to be hurt, ultimately finishing 10 minutes behind the bunch. Race favourite Primoz Roglic nicked two bonus seconds at the Red Bull kilometre sprint to cut Pedersen's lead over him to seven seconds. 1) Casper van Uden (Picnic PostNL), in 4:02:21 2) Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) 3) Maikel Zijlaard (Tudor Pro Cycling) 4) Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) 5) Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 6) Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) 7) Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) 8) Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) 9) Matteo Moschetti (Q36.5) 10) Enrico Zanoncello (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizane), all at same time 1) Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), in 11:44:31 2) Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) +7' 3) Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) +14' 4) Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +21' 5) Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +22' 6) Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +25' 7) Max Poole (Team Picnic PostNL)+33' 8) Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) +34' 9) Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) +36' 10) Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) +40'
