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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Who are Kristen Faulkner and Quinn Simmons? Winners of USA Cycling Pro Road Nationals
Kristen Faulkner and Quinn Simmons won Elite Road Race National Titles on the final day of the 2025 Pro Road National Championships. Faulkner won the US national road championship in Charleston, West Virginia, for the second time in a row. 'I had a slow start to the season just coming back from an injury so this season started very differently from last year,' Faulkner stated, as per EF Pro Cycling Pro Team. 'This was the first race where I really felt strong and I really wanted to win. I've loved having the jersey, especially with the gold Olympic bands, and so I feel like this race was the first race where I could really come back and set the tone for the rest of the season.' With no EF Education-Oatly colleagues in the group, Faulkner knew she had to race with strategy. For the first five laps, she raced cautiously and stayed with the group. She only launched an attack and caught the breakaway when the race was in its final kilometers. Faulkner kicked in the final straight to get closer to Lauren Stephens (Aegis Cycling Foundation). The reigning champion triumphed by a bike length after charging to the finish. After suffering a concussion during the off-season, Kristen's 2025 racing season began later than anticipated. Despite having less than a dozen racing days prior to the national championships, she maintained her confidence and understood not to take anything for granted. She remarked, 'It's such an honor to wear the Stars and Stripes again.' Also Read: Indiana Pacers allow Tyrese Haliburton's father to attend games: Why was John Haliburton banned? Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly) Lauren Stephens (Aegis Cycling Foundation) Katherine Sarkisov (CCB p/b Levine Law Group) Galen Bolard (Competitive Edge Racing) Alia Shafi (Fount Cycling Guild) Quinn Simmons led the US nationals in Charleston by himself on Monday, putting on an incredible performance to win gold. The Lidl-Trek rider, who claimed the title in 2023, will wear the stars and stripes jersey for the upcoming year after a strong solo performance. He was aggressive in the beginning of the race and was more than a minute ahead of a six-man group at the halfway point. 'I think the worlds highlighted that I was getting back to my level,' Simmons said. 'Then I had a really good spring this season, winning my first WorldTour race, and now I have my jersey back.' Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) Evan Boyle (Hagens Berman Jayco) Gavin Hlady (EF Education-Aevolo) Tyler Stites (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) Marcis Shelton (Team California p/b Verge)
Japan Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- Japan Today
Verona bags sixth win for Lidl as Giro hits mountains
Carlos Verona took a solo win in the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia from Fiume Veneto to Asiago cycling Spain's Carlos Verona of Lidl-Trek won stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday while Team UAE's Isaac Del Toro remains in the overall lead after a mountainous 219-km stage from Fiume Veneto to Asiago. Verona's solo triumph was the 32-year-old's first-ever win on a grand tour and Lidl-Trek's sixth stage win on the 2025 Giro -- Mads Pedersen, with four, and Dan Hoole taking the other five. The victory came, however, on a day that started badly for Lidl-Trek with the retirement of team leader Giulio Ciccone who pulled out injured after a difficult day in the saddle on Saturday. Verona peeled away on the final climb and held a slender advantage over the peloton all the way to the line. The 21-year-old Del Toro did enough to hold on to the lead, the Mexican remaining 1min 20sec ahead of Simon Yates with Spaniard Juan Ayuso third, six seconds further adrift -- small change given the mountains ahead. "The whole country is behind me. It's incredible, like a dream," said Del Toro, who took the lead a week ago, and is now being followed by an increasing number of Mexicans arriving in Italy to support him. Egan Bernal's Ineos team were a chief protagonist during an eventful stage, with attacks on both big climbs. "We have nothing to lose on this Giro, and everything to ride for," Bernal said. Second-placed Yates of Visma kept his powder dry the first time Bernal accelerated on the Monte Grappa 21-km climb but Del Toro skipped after him with ease. Yates followed them on their second doomed attack on the final climb, more aimed at killing off the fading hopes of pre-race favorite Primoz Roglic. The Slovenian, who fell heavily on Saturday, suffered further serious damage to his aspirations, dropping out of the top five after losing another 1 minute, 30 seconds. Monday is a rest day ahead of a challenging final week culminating in Rome on June 1. The time gaps across the top 10 riders should be shaken up from stage 16 with five monster climbs and a summit finish as the 21-day marathon enters the Alps. The pure climbers such as Bernal, Yates and Richard Carapaz could cause more havoc there. "The third week is where the action is," said former Giro and Olympic champion Carapaz on Sunday. This is followed by another mountain run that is an invitation to the downhill daredevils with two huge descents on stage 17. The decider might be stage 19 with another five-mountain slog, while stage 20 has a giant 18.5-km climb at 9.5 percent gradient to over 2,000-meter altitude. Ayuso and Del Toro have time, youth and a strong posse in hand, but former Grand Tour winners are lurking. Yates, who won the Vuelta a Espana in 2018, is six seconds ahead of Ayuso, while 2019 Giro winner Carapaz of EF is a further 31sec off. Another Giro winner, and 2019 Tour de France champion, Bernal is another 1min 30 back and poised to strike in a grueling final week. © 2025 AFP
The 42
6 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Verona bags sixth win for Lidl as Giro hits mountains
SPAIN'S CARLOS Verona of Lidl-Trek won stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday while Team UAE's Isaac Del Toro remains in the overall lead after a mountainous 219km stage from Fiume Veneto to Asiago. Verona's solo triumph was the 32-year-old's first-ever win on a grand tour and Lidl-Trek's sixth stage win on the 2025 Giro — Mads Pedersen, with four, and Dan Hoole taking the other five. The victory came, however, on a day that started badly for Lidl-Trek with the retirement of team leader Giulio Ciccone, who pulled out injured after a difficult day in the saddle on Saturday. Verona peeled away on the final climb and held a slender advantage over the peloton all the way to the line. The 21-year-old Del Toro did enough to hold on to the lead, the Mexican remaining 1min 20sec ahead of Simon Yates with Spaniard Juan Ayuso third, six seconds further adrift — small change given the mountains ahead. 'The whole country is behind me. It's incredible, like a dream,' said Del Toro, who took the lead a week ago, and is now being followed by an increasing number of Mexicans arriving in Italy to support him. Egan Bernal's Ineos team were a chief protagonist during an eventful stage, with attacks on both big climbs. Advertisement 'We have nothing to lose on this Giro, and everything to ride for,' Bernal said. Second-placed Yates of Visma kept his powder dry the first time Bernal accelerated on the Monte Grappa 21km climb, but Del Toro skipped after him with ease. Yates followed them on their second doomed attack on the final climb, more aimed at killing off the fading hopes of pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic. The Slovenian, who fell heavily on Saturday, suffered further serious damage to his aspirations, dropping out of the top five after losing another 1min 30sec. Monday is a rest day ahead of a challenging final week culminating in Rome on 1 June. The time gaps across the top 10 riders should be shaken up from stage 16 with five monster climbs and a summit finish as the 21-day marathon enters the Alps. The pure climbers such as Bernal, Yates and Richard Carapaz could cause more havoc there. 'The third week is where the action is,' said former Giro and Olympic champion Carapaz on Sunday. This is followed by another mountain run that is an invitation to the downhill daredevils with two huge descents on stage 17. The decider might be stage 19 with another five-mountain slog, while stage 20 has a giant 18.5km climb at 9.5% gradient to over 2000m altitude. Ayuso and Del Toro have time, youth and a strong posse in hand, but former Grand Tour winners are lurking. Yates, who won the Vuelta a España in 2018, is six seconds ahead of Ayuso, while 2019 Giro winner Carapaz of EF is a further 31sec off. Another Giro winner, and 2019 Tour de France champion, Bernal is another 1min 30 back and poised to strike in a gruelling final week. Darren Rafferty finished 97th, and fellow Irish rider Sam Bennett was 166th. Bennett, meanwhile, is 42nd in the points classification. You can view the results in full here.
RTÉ News
6 days ago
- 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.
Daily Tribune
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Tribune
Pedersen wins Giro stage 13 as Del Toro extends lead
Mads Pedersen won the 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia yesterday as Isaac Del Toro maintained his lead in the battle for the overall title. Lidl-Trek rider Pedersen burst to victory in the final few hundred metres, holding off Wout van Aert in a thrilling end to a punchy 180 kilometres of riding from Rovigo to Vicenza. 'I went a bit earlier than I really wanted to but on such a hard uphill final like this sometimes it's okay to go early because everyone has burning legs the last 100 meters,' said Pedersen. Pedersen claimed his fourth stage of this year's Giro while wearing the sprint jersey, closing in on the six wins Tadej Pogacar racked up on his way to triumph at last year's edition of the Italian Grand Tour. 'I'm just happy with this one and adding another 50 points to the 'ciclomino' (sprint) jersey so let's see how it goes,' added Pedersen.
