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SBS Australia
3 days ago
- General
- SBS Australia
Newsflash: May 30 - High Hopes, a shock crash, and a sad loss
Isaac del Toro, just 21, is leading the Giro d'Italia into its most punishing stages - a remarkable feat for a rider who only recently won the Tour de l'Avenir. As he confronts the steepest climbs and mounting pressure, the young Mexican is not only racing for victory but for a place in history. In the Netherlands, a shadow fell over the Ronde van Lekkerkerk when Ellen van Dijk crashed in the closing moments of the race. The incident forced organisers to cancel the event, and the cycling world now anxiously awaits news on the condition of one of its most respected riders.
BBC News
11-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bussi sets women's hour record for third time
Vittoria Bussi broke cycling's hour record for women for a third time on Italian rider covered a distance of 50.455km on the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, 38-year-old set the new mark after abandoning an attempt just over the halfway point on held the previous record having become the first woman to break the 50km barrier when she covered 50.267km on the same velodrome in October also held the hour record for three years from September 2018 to September 2021, when her mark of 48.007km was bettered by British rider Joss Lowden (48.405km).Dutch rider Ellen van Dijk then covered 49.254km in May 2022, before Bussi regained the record in 2023."I can say with a smile that I contributed to the history of the hour record for women," said Bussi."This record has always been really special to me as an athlete and as a person, and I hope I have transmitted to young generations and people that sport is not just an athletic performance but that athletes bring messages to the world."'The hour' taught me that one of the most important things in life is to understand the preciousness of time in every single instant of our life."The current men's record holder is Italy's Filippo Ganna, who covered 56.792km in October is set to attempt another world record in Aguascalientes - the women's 4km record has been lowered several times since the distance for the women's individual pursuit was increased from 3km to 4km in January, making it the same as the men's rider Anna Morris holds the current record of four minutes 24.060 seconds, set in Manchester in February.
CNA
11-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Italy's Bussi betters own hour world record
Italy's Vittoria Bussi broke her own hour world record when she covered 50.455 km at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on Saturday, cycling's world governing body the UCI, said in a statement. Bussi held the women's hour record from 2018-2021 and became the first woman to break the 50-km barrier in October 2023 when she reclaimed the record from Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands, covering 50.267 km. The 38-year-old mathematics PhD attempted to better her own record on Friday but stopped after the halfway mark, before achieving the feat in a fresh attempt the following day. "This record has always been really special to me as an athlete and as a person," Bussi said in a statement released by the UCI. "The hour taught me that one of the most important things in life is to understand the preciousness of time in every single instant of our life."
Reuters
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Italy's Bussi betters own hour world record
May 11 (Reuters) - Italy's Vittoria Bussi broke her own hour world record when she covered 50.455 km at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on Saturday, cycling's world governing body the UCI, said in a statement. Bussi held the women's hour record from 2018-2021 and became the first woman to break the 50-km barrier in October 2023 when she reclaimed the record from Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands, covering 50.267 km. The 38-year-old mathematics PhD attempted to better her own record on Friday but stopped after the halfway mark, before achieving the feat in a fresh attempt the following day. "This record has always been really special to me as an athlete and as a person," Bussi said in a statement released by the UCI. "The hour taught me that one of the most important things in life is to understand the preciousness of time in every single instant of our life."
