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CBC
13 hours ago
- General
- CBC
Ottawa's Derek Gee cycles to Grand Tour-best 4th in Giro d'Italia
British rider Simon Yates cruised to overall victory in the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, finally winning the race that had eluded him so often. After attacking on the gravel-road climb to take the pink jersey in the penultimate stage on Saturday, Yates finished nearly four minutes ahead of runner-up Isaac Del Toro, the 21-year-old Mexican who wore pink for 10 days before Yates took control. It's the second Grand Tour title for Yates after he won the Spanish Vuelta in 2018. Ottawa's Derek Gee, the lead rider for the Israel-Premier Tech team, was fourth overall to earn his best result at a Grand Tour. He was ninth in last year's Tour de France. Gee entered this year's competition after becoming an overall multi-race stage champion for the first time in his career. He captured the O Gran Camino road race in Spain on March 2 for the first overall stage race victory of his career, a 35-second edge over Italy's Davide Piganzoli. Gee finished with three top-10 stage results, including a first, second and 10th. At the seven-stage Tirreno-Adriatico, he was fourth overall with two sixth-place results. The 27-year-old last led a race at the Criterium du Dauphine last June in France, spending one day in the yellow jersey coincided with an individual time trial. He finished third overall. At the Tour de France, Gee was ninth with four top-10 showings, including a third in Stage 9. He went on to finish 44th in last summer's Olympic road race in Paris and was the top Canadian in the individual time trial, placing 20th. Tough luck in previous Giro races Post-Olympics, Gee was 22nd in the individual time trial at the road world championships in Zurich. He did not finish the road race. Meanwhile, Yates wore pink for 13 days during the 2018 Giro before cracking on one of the final climbs. He also had to withdraw from the Italian race in 2020 and 2022 because of coronavirus and a knee injury, respectively. "I'm still in shock of what I've done," Yates said from Rome. "It's something that I've been working toward for a long time." Yates, who rides for Team Visma Lease a Bike, finished three minutes 56 seconds ahead of Del Toro and 4:43 ahead of Richard Carapaz, the 2019 champion from Ecuador. Gee, who was 11th in Sunday's final stage, was 6:23 behind Yates. Dutch rider Olav Kooij, Yates' teammate, won the final stage in a sprint finish. During the non-competitive neutralized period just before the mostly ceremonial final stage actually began, the peloton passed through the Vatican and was blessed by Pope Leo XIV. The 143-kilometre final stage concluded with a circuit of eight laps through downtown Rome and finished next to the Circus Maximus. At age 32, Yates already acknowledged this victory is "the peak" of his career. His best finish in the Tour de France was fourth in 2023.
Daily Tribune
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Tribune
Danish veteran Fuglsang to quit after Giro
AFP | Milan Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang, winner of two Monuments and twice of the Criterium du Dauphine, announced yesterday that he would be retiring after the final stage of the Giro d'Italia, at the age of 40. 'The last stage of the Giro on Sunday will be my last race for Israel Premier Tech,' the Dane said in a video released by his team. 'I've had a fantastic career that has given me much more than I ever dreamed of. But all good things come to an end and it's time for me to spend more time with my family and make way for the young riders.' After beginning his professional career on mountain bikes, Fuglsang made a successful switch to the road.
France 24
3 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Danish veteran Fuglsang to quit after Giro
"The last stage of the Giro on Sunday will be my last race for Israel Premier Tech," the Dane said in a video released by his team. "I've had a fantastic career that has given me much more than I ever dreamed of. But all good things come to an end and it's time for me to spend more time with my family and make way for the young riders." After beginning his professional career on mountain bikes, Fuglsang made a successful switch to the road. He won the Criterium in 2017 and 2019 when he also won his first Monument, the Liege-Bastogne-Liege. The following year he added the Tour of Lombardy. In recent years Fuglsang has played the role of road captain for riders such as Canadian Derek Gee, fourth overall in the Giro at the start of stage 19 on Friday. "When I extended my contract with the team, we agreed on a seven-month contract to support our general classification project with Derek Gee," he explained. "It's been a fantastic adventure, and I'm happy to finish at a level where I can still play a part and give something back to the team. While Fuglsang is closing his career with Israel Premier Tech, Fuglsang said he might make a final farewell by riding one last time in the Tour of Denmark, which he has won three times, in August.
CBC
6 days ago
- Health
- CBC
Canada's Derek Gee 4th to begin final week of Giro d'Italia cycling race
Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro just barely maintained his Giro d'Italia lead during the gruelling 16th stage Tuesday, when 2019 champion Richard Carapaz of Ecuador was the big mover in the overall standings. Ottawa's Derek Gee, riding for the Israel-Premier Tech team, has improved since Stage 12. He placed fifth on Tuesday to move to fourth in the overall standings in his second Giro d'Italia after a breakthrough 2023 performance when Gee was second four times and fourth twice. Gee entered this year's competition after becoming an overall multi-race stage champion for the first time in his career. He captured the O Gran Camino road race in Spain on March 2 for the first overall stage race victory of his career, a 35-second edge over Italy's Davide Piganzoli. Gee finished with three top-10 stage results, including a first, second and 10th. At the seven-stage Tirreno-Adriatico, he was fourth overall with two sixth-place results. The 27-year-old last led a race at the Criterium du Dauphine last June in France, spending one day in the yellow jersey coincided with an individual time trial. He finished third overall. At the Tour de France, Gee was ninth with four top-10 showings, including a third in Stage 9. He went on to finish 44th in last summer's Olympic road race in Paris and was the top Canadian in the individual time trial, placing 20th. Post-Olympics, Gee was 22nd in the individual time trial at the road world championships in Zurich. He did not finish the road race. Meanwhile, when Carapaz, who also won gold at the 2021 Olympics, attacked on the finishing climb in the Dolomites, Del Toro had no response. 'I didn't have the best legs' Del Toro's lead was reduced to 26 seconds ahead of British rider Simon Yates and 31 seconds ahead of Carapaz. "In end I didn't have the best legs. They weren't bad but they weren't sufficient. I was happy to make it to the finish," Del Toro said Tuesday. "I hope it goes better the next few days." Del Toro, who was wearing pink for the seventh consecutive stage, lost nearly two minutes to Carapaz, who soloed to victory at the end of the 11th stage when Del Toro became the first Mexican leader in Giro history. It was a rough day for Del Toro's UAE Team Emirates squad, since Juan Ayuso, who was third overall, was dropped on the third of four climbs. Pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic, the 2023 champion, abandoned after crashing on a slippery road midway through the stage. He stood 10th overall after dropping five places on Sunday. Christian Scaroni became the first Italian rider to win a stage in this year's race after getting into an early breakaway. He crossed the line holding hands with another Italian, Astana teammate Lorenzo Fortunato, but was slightly ahead. The 203 km leg from Piazzola Sul Brenta to San Valentino was made more treacherous by rain early on. The finishing climb lasted 18.2 km and featured a section with a 12 per cent gradient in the finale. Italian rider Alessio Martinelli was hospitalized after sliding into a ravine. The VG Group Bardiani-CSF Faizane team said Martinelli was "conscious and in stable condition." He was carried up from the ravine on a stretcher attached to a rope by an alpine rescue team. Stage 17 on Wednesday is a 155 km leg from San Michele All'Adige to Bormio featuring three climbs, including the Mortirolo, one of the Giro's toughest and most famous climbs. The Giro ends in Rome on Sunday.
New York Times
16-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Giro d'Italia protester charged after almost causing major crash
A protester has been charged with bodily harm and resisting a public official after almost causing a major crash during stage six of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday, race organisers told The Athletic. Breakaway riders Taco van der Hoorn and Enzo Paleni led the peloton by around 12 seconds with 3km remaining on Thursday, when two people ran out into the road in front of them. Advertisement Footage released by Van der Hoorn's Intermarche-Wanty team shows the protestors holding a rubber hose and two pieces of red and white tape, with both riders forced to take evasive action to avoid being knocked off their bike. A piece of the tape appears to briefly wrap around Van der Hoorn's head. The Athletic has contacted Naples state police for comment. UNACCEPTABLE 🤬 RESPECT THE RIDERS — Intermarché-Wanty (@IntermarcheW) May 15, 2025 According to Neapolitan newspaper Il Gazzettino Vesuviano, the activists held a banner which read 'Israel out of the Giro d'Italia', appearing to protest against the presence at the race of the Israel-Premier Tech team. Israel-Premier Tech is not state-owned, but was set up as a private team by former cyclist Ran Margaliot and businessman Ron Baron. Canadian-Israeli co-owner Sylvan Adams has previously referred to himself as 'a self-appointed ambassador at large for the state of Israel'. 'With 3km to go, those protesters came onto the road,' Van der Hoorn told Eurosport post-stage. 'Suddenly, there was someone in front of me with a ribbon and who knows what else he had. 'I drove straight through them, but I came to a complete standstill because they completely blocked the road. Then you have to get going again, while you are completely wasted, so to speak. That is difficult. 'It did have an impact. I don't know if we would have made it otherwise, I don't think so. But it is a shame that it has to end like this.' Following the protest, both breakaway riders were quickly caught by the peloton, before Australian sprinter Kaden Groves won the stage in Naples from a reduced bunch. Earlier in the day, several riders had been forced to abandon the race after crashing amidst slippery conditions, with Red Bull-BORA-Hansgrohe's Jai Hindley the most high-profile withdrawal.
