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RTÉ News
3 days ago
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Isaac Del Toro sprints clear on stage 17 to extend Giro d'Italia lead
Isaac Del Toro of UAE Team Emirates-XRG maintained his excellent form at the Giro d'Italia to win stage 17 with a perfectly-timed sprint, with the Mexican's first stage victory of the race allowing him to extend his lead in the overall standings. The 155-km route from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio was less punishing than Tuesday's stage 16, but featured two difficult climbs - Passo del Tonale and Passo del Mortirolo - with a total of 3,800m of elevation. Del Toro was the freshest man at the end of the final ascent and he broke away from Romain Bardet (Picnic-PostNL) and rival Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) with just over 2km left. Bardet crossed the line four seconds after Del Toro, with Carapaz in third. Tyrone's Darren Rafferty (EF Education-Easypost) crossed the line over 35 minutes after Del Toro, a minute ahead of compatriot Sam Bennett. Rafferty drops half a dozen places in the general classification to 86th, while Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) is 147th overall. Del Toro's spectacular effort breathed new life into his bid to win a first Grand Tour and assuaged any doubts that arose after the pink jersey holder saw his lead shrink in a chaotic stage 16 on Tuesday. "I imagined that I could win a stage with the maglia rosa. The Giro has been very good so far," the 21-year-old said after his win. "The fight for the podium is incredible. Today I realised that I will never give up. I will always try to win. I have nothing to lose. It wasn't any easier today than yesterday. With the team, we expected some attacks to take place on the Mortirolo. "We didn't want to let all the GC riders go. I went across to them and I took it easy a bit. I caught them in the descent. We had made this plan with the team that I would attack on the last small climb." Del Toro, who became only the second Mexican to win a stage at the Giro d'Italia after Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio in 2001 and 2002, now has a 41-second lead in the general classification. Ecuadorean Carapaz leapfrogged Simon Yates (Visma–Lease a Bike) into second place, with the Briton finishing the stage in fourth place, 15 seconds behind Del Toro. Earlier on Wednesday, Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) and stage-eight winner Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) both abandoned the Giro.
Straits Times
3 days ago
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- Straits Times
Del Toro claims stage 17 win and extends Giro lead
Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 17 - San Michele all'Adige to Bormio - Italy - May 28, 2025 UAE Team Emirates's Isaac Del Toro celebrates as he crosses the finish line after stage 17 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 17 - San Michele all'Adige to Bormio - Italy - May 28, 2025 UAE Team Emirates's Isaac Del Toro celebrates as he crosses the finish line after stage 17 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 17 - San Michele all'Adige to Bormio - Italy - May 28, 2025 UAE Team Emirates's Isaac Del Toro celebrates as he crosses the finish line after stage 17 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini Isaac Del Toro of UAE Team Emirates-XRG maintained his excellent form at the Giro d'Italia to win stage 17 with a perfectly-timed sprint on Wednesday, with the Mexican's first stage victory of the race allowing him to extend his lead in the overall standings. The 155-km route from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio was less punishing than Tuesday's stage 16, but featured two difficult climbs -- Passo del Tonale and Passo del Mortirolo -- with a total of 3,800 metres of elevation. Del Toro was the freshest man at the end of the final ascent and he broke away from Romain Bardet (Picnic-PostNL) and rival Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) with just over two km left. Bardet crossed the line four seconds after Del Toro, with Carapaz in third. Del Toro's spectacular effort breathed new life into his bid to win a first Grand Tour and assuaged any doubts that arose after the pink jersey holder saw his lead shrink in a chaotic stage 16 on Tuesday. "I imagined that I could win a stage with the maglia rosa. The Giro has been very good so far," the 21-year-old said after his win. "The fight for the podium is incredible. Today I realised that I will never give up. I will always try to win. I have nothing to lose. It wasn't any easier today than yesterday. With the team, we expected some attacks to take place on the Mortirolo. "We didn't want to let all the GC riders go. I went across to them and I took it easy a bit. I caught them in the descent. We had made this plan with the team that I would attack on the last small climb." Del Toro, who became only the second Mexican to win a stage at the Giro d'Italia after Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio in 2001 and 2002, now has a 41-second lead in the general classification. Ecuadorean Carapaz leapfrogged Simon Yates (Visma–Lease a Bike) into second place, with the Briton finishing the stage in fourth place, 15 seconds behind Del Toro. Earlier on Wednesday, Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) and stage-eight winner Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) both abandoned the Giro. After a string of mountainous stages, Thursday's stage 18 will be a largely flat 144-km ride from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
4 days ago
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Christian Scaroni wins Stage 16 as Primoz Roglic pulls out on chaotic day at Giro d'Italia
XDS Astana Team rider Christian Scaroni (right) celebrating at the end of the 16th stage on May 27, alongside second-placed XDS Astana rider Lorenzo Fortunato. PHOTO: AFP Christian Scaroni wins Stage 16 as Primoz Roglic pulls out on chaotic day at Giro d'Italia SAN VALENTINO, Italy - Christian Scaroni won an action-packed stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia on May 27 as Isaac Del Toro's rivals cut into his overall lead and favourite Primoz Roglic abandoned the race. A 203km ride from Piazzola sul Brenta to San Valentino featured four brutal climbs, totalling up to 4,900m of elevation, with heavy rainfall leading to several crashes. Scaroni and teammate Lorenzo Fortunato broke away on the final climb, a punishing 12.6km stretch at an average gradient of 8.3 per cent, and built a sizeable lead to ensure a one-two finish for the XDS Astana Team. "I'm really happy to win a stage of the Giro d'Italia. Lorenzo Fortunato and I fought very hard and very well," Scaroni said. "He let me win the stage. I was at the limit in the last kilometre. It was very steep there." Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) was third, completing an all-Italian podium. In the overall standings, Mexican Del Toro is now just 26 seconds ahead of Simon Yates (Visma–Lease a Bike) after running out of steam with 3km to go and failing to keep up with the Briton and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost). Carapaz, winner of the 2019 Giro and a gold medallist at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, started the day over two minutes behind Del Toro but now trails by 31 seconds after an explosive effort on the final climb. "At the end we knew it was a real key stage here. I think I went well and I demonstrated what I've worked (on), everything it's cost me to get here and be here once again," Carapaz told TNT Sports. "I think in the last few years I haven't had the aptitude, the shape to be here in this moment but that was the motivation to get myself up and go ahead and be here and try it once more. "And good, I think we're good to give a big battle and go for it." Day of crashes Earlier on May 27, Slovenian Roglic abandoned the Giro after suffering another crash on a downhill section alongside Ecuadorean Carapaz. The 2023 winner's title bid had suffered a major blow after a crash on May 24, his third in a week, with Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe's sports director Christian Pomer saying on May 25 the team could decide to pull the 35-year-old out of the race. Welshman Joshua Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers), the stage two winner, also abandoned the race after a heavy crash. Slovenian Primoz Roglic abandoned the Giro after suffering another crash on a downhill section alongside Ecuadorean Richard Carapaz. PHOTO: EPA-EFE Roglic and Tarling were among the riders to crash on May 27, with Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers), Carlos Verona (Lidl–Trek) and Alessio Martinelli of VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizane all losing their footing in the rain. Martinelli was taken to hospital after the crash, where he was conscious and in a stable condition. May 28's stage 17 is another ride through the mountains spanning 155km from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio, with an altitude gain of 3,800m. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
21-05-2025
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- 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.
RTÉ News
21-05-2025
- Sport
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Richard Carapaz claims stage 11 win at Giro d'Italia
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. Ireland's Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) crossed the line 161st and the sprint specialist is and is 45th in the points classification. Darren Rafferty (EF Education-EasyPost) was 106th and is 99th in the general classification.
