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The Independent
3 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Nico Denz boost Red Bull with Giro d'Italia stage 18 win
Nico Denz surged to victory on stage 18 of the Giro D'Italia, offering some respite for his struggling Red Bull team. The German produced a powerful finish to take the win at Cesano Maderno, a much-needed injection of good news following the injury withdrawals of general classification hopefuls Jai Hindley and Primoz Roglic. Denz, now a three-time stage winner at the Giro, moved with a group of 35 in the opening stages and held his spot as the breakaway thinned to 11. With just over 10 kilometres still to go, the 31-year-old made his move and found nobody able to match him. Mirco Maestri, representing Polti-VisitMalta, won the battle for second around a minute further back and Edward Planckaert came in third for Alpecin-Deceuninck. The GC riders in the peloton crossed almost 10 minutes after Denz stopped the clock, leaving Isaac Del Toro in possession of the pink jersey on behalf of UAE Team Emirates. Richard Carparaz (EF-Education EasyPost) and Great Britain's Simon Yates remains third (Team Visma). Del Toro's team-mate Juan Ayuso was forced to abandon his own bid after a nasty bee sting around his eye added to existing knee problems, leaving him unable to race on. The race now moves on to the climbs of the 166km Biella-Champoluc stage.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Denz wins Giro stage 18 as Del Toro retains lead
Nico Denz claimed an impressive victory on stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia, while Isaac del Toro retained his overall leader's pink of Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe was part of an 11-rider breakaway before moving into the lead with 11km 31-year-old continued to extend his advantage in the latter stages of the 144km route from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno and crossed the line a minute before the chasing pack to seal his third Giro stage for the German was his team's first of this year's event after pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic had to abandon the race on Tuesday following his crash on stage 16. Team Polti Visit Malta's Italian Mirco Maestri finished second and Alpecin-Deceuninck's Belgian Edward Planckaert came third. "This is probably the most emotional of my victories at the Giro," Denz said. "Losing Jai Hindley early then the whole team, staff included, was fully committed to help Primoz Roglic win the Giro. We spent two months in altitude for that."I was three months away from home to prepare for the Giro. A dream was lost when we lost Primoz. We've thought all this hard work was for nothing. Luckily things turned around."With three stages remaining, Del Toro of UAE Team Emirates-XRG retained his 41-second overall lead over Richard Carapaz of EF Toro's team-mate Juan Ayuso, meanwhile, was forced to abandon the race after suffering an allergic reaction to a bee sting on stage Spaniard said he was advised by his doctor not to take part in Thursday's stage 18 but made the start line before having to withdraw after an to TNT Sports before the stage, Ayuso said: "It's been a couple of hard days. Yesterday, a bee went inside my helmet and I can't see out my right eye."The team doctor said it's best for me not to start, but I really want to try and give my best to be here for the team." Stage 18 results Nico Denz (Ger/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) 3hrs 12mins 07 secsMirco Maestri (Ita/Team Polti VisitMalta) +1min 01secEdward Planckaert (Bel/Alpecin-Deceuninck) Same timeFilippo Magli (Ita/VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizane) Same timeAlexander Edmondson (Aus/Team Picnic PostNL) Same timeDries de Bondt (Bel/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) Same timeDaan Hoole (Ned/Lidl-Trek) Same timeDavide De Pretto (Ita/Jayco Alula) Same timeNicola Conci (Ita/XDS Astana) Same timeLawrence Warbasse (US/Tudor Pro Cycling) Same time General classification after stage 18 Isaac del Toro (Mex/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 68hrs 56mins 32secsRichard Carapaz (Ecu/EF Education-EasyPost) +41secsSimon Yates (GB/Visma-Lease a Bike) +51secsDerek Gee (Can/Israel-Premier Tech) + +1min 57secsDamiano Caruso (Ita/Bahrain Victorious) +3mins 06secsEgan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers) +4mins 43secsGiulio Pellizzari (Ita/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +5mins 02secsEiner Rubio (Col/Movistar) +6mins 09secsAdam Yates (GB/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +7mins 45secsMichael Storer (Aus/Tudor Pro Cycling) +7mins 46secs
RTÉ News
3 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Nico Denz bursts to Giro stage win, Isaac Del Toro in overall lead
Nico Denz surged to victory on stage 18 of the Giro D'Italia, offering some respite for his struggling Red Bull team. The German produced a powerful finish to take the win at Cesano Maderno, a much-needed injection of good news following the injury withdrawals of general classification hopefuls Jai Hindley and Primoz Roglic. Denz, now a three-time stage winner at the Giro, moved with a group of 35 in the opening stages and held his spot as the breakaway thinned to 11. With just over 10km still to go, the 31-year-old made his move and found nobody able to match him. Mirco Maestri, representing Polti-VisitMalta, won the battle for second around a minute further back and Edward Planckaert came in third for Alpecin-Deceuninck. The GC riders in the peloton crossed almost 10 minutes after Denz stopped the clock, leaving Isaac Del Toro in possession of the pink jersey on behalf of UAE Team Emirates. Richard Carparaz (EF-Education EasyPost) and Great Britain's Simon Yates remains third (Team Visma). Del Toro's team-mate Juan Ayuso was forced to abandon his own bid after a nasty bee sting around his eye added to existing knee problems, leaving him unable to race on. The race now moves on to the climbs of the 166km Biella-Champoluc stage.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- General
- The Guardian
Giro D'Italia: Denz surges to stage win as Del Toro keeps hold of pink jersey
Nico Denz surged to victory on stage 18 of the Giro D'Italia, offering some respite for his struggling Red Bull team. The German produced a powerful finish to take the win at Cesano Maderno, a much-needed injection of good news following the injury withdrawals of general classification hopefuls Jai Hindley and Primoz Roglic. 'This is probably the most emotional of my victories at the Giro. Losing Jai Hindley early then the whole team, staff included, was fully committed to help Primoz Roglic win the Giro. We spent two months in altitude for that,' Denz said. 'I was three months away from home to prepare for the Giro. A dream was lost when we lost Primoz. We've thought all this hard work was for nothing. Luckily things turned around.' Denz, now a three-time stage winner at the Giro, moved with a group of 35 in the opening stages and held his spot as the breakaway thinned to 11. With just over 10 kilometres still to go, the 31-year-old made his move and found nobody able to match him. Mirco Maestri, representing Polti-VisitMalta, won the battle for second around a minute further back and Edward Planckaert came in third for Alpecin-Deceuninck. The GC riders in the peloton crossed almost 10 minutes after Denz stopped the clock, leaving Isaac Del Toro in possession of the pink jersey on behalf of UAE Team Emirates. Richard Carparaz (EF-Education EasyPost) and Great Britain's Simon Yates remains third (Team Visma). Del Toro's teammate Juan Ayuso was forced to abandon his own bid after a nasty bee sting around his eye added to existing knee problems, leaving him unable to race on. The race now moves on to the climbs of the 166km Biella-Champoluc stage.
Washington Post
3 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Del Toro takes it easy during 18th stage of Giro as Denz wins with solo breakaway
CESANO MADERNO, Italy — Overall leader Isaac Del Toro had a chance to take it relatively easy during the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday, which was won by German rider Nico Denz with a solo breakaway. Del Toro, the first Mexican rider to wear the pink jersey, finished safely in the main pack following the 144-kilometer (89-mile) route from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno, which featured three minor climbs early on before a relatively flat finale.
