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RTÉ News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Carlos Verona solos to stage 15 win at Giro d'Italia as Isaac del Toro tightens grip on pink jersey
Carlos Verona soloed to victory on stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia as Primoz Roglic lost more time on the pink jersey held by Isaac del Toro. A day after Lidl-Trek lost their leader Giulio Ciccone following a heavy crash, Verona delivered an outstanding response as he claimed his first career Grand Tour stage win - and only his second professional victory - at the age of 32. The Spaniard attacked out of a seven-strong breakaway at the foot of the Dori climb around 45km from the finish of the 219km stage from Fiume Veneto, building a slim advantage by the summit and holding off his challenges over a rolling finale. But behind it was another bad day for pre-race favourite Roglic who was unable to follow the moves of his general classification rivals. Egan Bernal had made the first significant move with an attack on the mighty Monte Grappa midway through the stage, and it was notable that Roglic had no response as Del Toro and others covered the attack. The main leaders came back together on the descent but it had been a preview of what was to come as further attacks followed on the Dori, as Roglic was again distanced, losing 90 seconds by the end of the stage. Del Toro remains one minute 20 seconds ahead of Simon Yates, with the Mexican's UAE Team Emirates team-mate Juan Ayuso a further six seconds back in third. But Roglic fell five places to 10th, his deficit to pink just shy of four minutes going into Monday's rest day and the final week of racing. Irish duo Darren Rafferty (EF Education - EasyPost) and Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) finished 97th and 166th on stage 15, with the latter currently 42nd in the points standings.
The 42
24-05-2025
- Climate
- The 42
Asgreen wins and Del Toro pads Giro lead as rain brings down rivals
KASPER ASGREEN GRABBED a stage victory and Isaac Del Toro increased his overall lead on Saturday after several leading rivals were slowed by a crash as rain ruined Primoz Roglic's parade on the Giro's day out in Slovenia. A largely flat 195km run from Treviso in Italy to Nova Gorica was set up for another mass finish, but the rain-slicked roads provoked a mass pile-up that split the peloton and toppled the hopes of several favourites including local hero Roglic. Mexican Del Toro, who had been looking over his shoulder at UAE team-mate Juan Ayuso, increased his lead to a more 1min 20sec as Simon Yates jumped to second overall. Ireland's Sam Bennett finished back in 122nd, just over eight minutes off Asgreen's pace. The Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale rider has slipped back to 148th in the general classification. Asgreen was one of the fallers but bounced up and set off on the right side of the split with less than 20km to go after riders piled up on a cobbled corner entering the final loop round Nova Gorica for the first time. 'That's not how you want to take time off the others. But that doesn't change anything for me,' he said at the finish. Giulio Ciccone, who started the day in seventh overall, hurt his knee and took a long time to get moving again. By the end he had lost 15 minutes. Antonio Tiberi, in third overall before the crash, was slow to remount and, with three waiting team-mates, time-trialled desperately after the pack to finish two minutes behind Algreen. The Dane was part of breakaway that was nursing a 28-second lead until the crash split the peloton and ended the chase. Advertisement Of the leaders in the overall standings Mexican del Toro, Englishman Yates, Canadian Derek Gee and Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz were in the leading group. As the group passed the same spot on the next circuit, Del Toro lost control of his back wheel and only stayed upright after an alarming slide round the corner. Asgreen, the lone survivor of the original breakaway, finished 16 seconds ahead of his closest pursuers. 'It's frustrating to have to completely destroy yourself like that to win a race, but when it works, it's absolutely worth it, so I'm incredibly happy,' he said at the finish. Kaden Groves edged fellow sprinter Olav Kooij in a battle for podium places and points with Del Toro and Yates rolling over in their slipstreams. Roglic, who started the day in fifth, and Ayuso, who had been second, were 1min 4sec behind Asgreen. Ayuso dropped to third, 1min 26sec behind his team-mate. Roglic stayed fifth but trails by 2min 23sec. Tiberi lost two minutes and Ciccone finished 15 minutes down. Asgreen's EF Education team-mate Carapaz jumped to fourth overall. 'The rain makes it harder for the bunch,' said Asgreen. 'The final circuit was quite technical, and with wet roads it was even harder.' On Sunday, the race heads into the Alps for a 219km stage from Fiume Veneto that includes the first-category climb up Monte Grappa, but after falling on Saturday several leading contenders have an unexpected mountain to climb in the standings. – © AFP 2025
France 24
24-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Asgreen wins and Del Toro pads Giro lead as rain brings down rivals
A largely flat 195km run from Treviso in Italy to Nova Gorica was set up for another mass finish, but the rain-slicked roads provoked a mass pileup that split the peloton and toppled the hopes of several favourites including local hero Roglic. Mexican Del Toro, who had been looking over his shoulder at UAE team-mate Juan Ayuso, increased his lead to a more 1min 20sec as Simon Yates jumped to second overall. Agreen was one of the fallers but bounced up and set off on the right side of the split with less than 20km to go after riders piled up on a cobbled corner entering the final loop round Nova Gorica for the first time. "That's not how you want to take time off the others. But that doesn't change anything for me," he said at the finish. Giulio Ciccone, who started the day in seventh overall, hurt his knee and took a long time to get moving again. By the end he had lost 15 minutes. Antonio Tiberi, in third overall before the crash, was slow to remount and, with three waiting team-mates, time-trialed desperately after the pack to finish two minutes behind Algreen. The Dane was part of breakaway that was nursing a 28-second lead until the crash split the peloton and ended the chase. Of the leaders in the overall standings Mexican del Toro, Englishman Yates, Canadian Derek Gee and Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz were in the leading group. As the group passed the same spot on the next circuit, Del Toro lost control of his back wheel and only stayed upright after an alarming slide round the corner. Asgreen, the loan survivor of the original breakaway, finished 16 seconds ahead of his closest pursuers. "It's frustrating to have to completely destroy yourself like that to win a race, but when it works, it's absolutely worth it, so I'm incredibly happy," he said at the finish. Kaden Groves edged fellow sprinter Olav Kooij in a battle for podium places and points with Del Toro and Yates rolling over in their slipstreams. Roglic, who started the day in fifth, and Ayuso, who had been second, were 1min 4sec behind Asgreen. Ayuso dropped to third, 1min 26sec behind his team-mate. Roglic stayed fifth but trails by 2min 23sec. Tiberi lost two minutes and Ciccone finished 15 minutes down. Agreen's EF Education team-mate Carapaz jumped to fourth overall. "The rain makes it harder for the bunch," said Asgreen. "The final circuit was quite technical, and with wet roads it was even harder." On Sunday, the race heads into the Alps for a 219km stage from Fiume Veneto that includes the first-category climb up Monte Grappa, but after falling on Saturday several leading contenders have an unexpected mountain to climb in the standings.
Straits Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Carapaz solos to Giro stage 11 win, Del Toro stays in pink
Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 10 - Lucca to Pisa - Italy - May 20, 2025 UAE Team Emirates's Isaac Del Toro during the time trial REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 10 - Lucca to Pisa - Italy - May 20, 2025 UAE Team Emirates's Isaac Del Toro during the time trial REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 10 - Lucca to Pisa - Italy - May 20, 2025 EF Education - EasyPost's Richard Carapaz during the time trial REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini Richard Carapaz won stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday with a solo ride in the last nine kilometres and leader Isaac Del Toro came second in a sprint to the line, 10 seconds behind the former Olympic champion. Carapaz, winner of the 2019 Giro, timed his attack to perfection for his fourth career stage win in the race while Del Toro retained the pink jersey, adding six seconds to his lead. The stage was a challenging 186km ride from Viareggio to Castelnovo ne' Monti which had the most punishing sector on the Giro this year -- the 13.7km Alpe San Pellegrino climb. EF Education-EasyPost's Carapaz, who turns 32 next week, had a disappointing time trial on Tuesday when he finished nearly three minutes behind winner Dutchman Daan Hoole, but he made it count on the unforgiving mountain stage. "This stage being a quite difficult one and many people suffering since the first climb, I had good legs and I caught the opportunity to attack at the indicated moment," Carapaz said. "I wasn't disappointed yesterday. I know time-trialing isn't my forte. I saved everything I could. It's something special and emotional to win this stage because it comes after a lot of work and I wanted to please my family, my friends." Although a breakaway group led by nearly a minute with 15km to go, Carapaz left the peloton behind and attacked to reel them in, overtaking them with nine km left. The Ecuadorean powered to the finish with a lead of 18 seconds in the final kilometre while Del Toro led the chasers, beating Lidl–Trek's Giulio Ciccone who completed the podium. Del Toro's UAE Team Emirates team mate Juan Ayuso is second in the general classification, 31 seconds behind with Antonio Tiberi of Bahrain Victorious is more than a minute back. XDS-Astana's Lorenzo Fortunato continued to dominate on the mountains to retain the blue jersey, when he claimed maximum points in two of the three categorised climbs on stage 11 and built a lead of 102 points. But the day belonged to Carapaz, who moved up from ninth to sixth in the general classification, to sit a minute and 56 seconds behind Del Toro. "I'll try till the end to win the Giro," Carapaz added. "I won't stop fighting until we arrive in Rome." Thursday's stage 12 is a flat 172km ride from Modena to Viadana. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Cycling-Carapaz solos to Giro stage 11 win, Del Toro stays in pink
Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 10 - Lucca to Pisa - Italy - May 20, 2025 EF Education - EasyPost's Richard Carapaz during the time trial REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini (Reuters) -Richard Carapaz won stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday with a solo ride in the last nine kilometres and leader Isaac Del Toro came second in a sprint to the line, finishing 10 seconds behind the former Olympic champion. The stage was a challenging 186km ride from Viareggio to Castelnovo ne' Monti which had the most punishing sector on the Giro this year -- the Alpe San Pellegrino climb with gradients of around 20%. Although a breakaway group led by nearly a minute with 15km to go, EF Education-EasyPost's Carapaz left the peloton behind and attacked to reel them in, overtaking them with nine km left. The Ecuadorean powered to the finish with a lead of 18 seconds in the final kilometre while Del Toro led the chasers, beating Giulio Ciccone who completed the podium. Del Toro retained the pink jersey while his UAE Team Emirates team mate Juan Ayuso is in second place in the general classification. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
