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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Rory Townsend shocks cycling world with stunning WorldTour victory in Hamburg
The 30-year-old held off elite sprinters Arnaud De Lie, Paul Magnier and Jasper Philipsen in a thrilling finale to land one of the biggest victories of his career IRISH road race champion Rory Townsend pulled off the ride of his life on Sunday in Germany. His stunned some of the world's best at the WorldTour-ranked ADAC Cyclassics in Hamburg. 2 Rory Townsend of Ireland and Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 28th Hamburg Cyclassics 2 The Irishman stormed to the biggest win of his career in the German city The 30-year-old lit things up from the gun, forcing his way into a four-man breakaway in the opening minutes of the gruelling 207km race. Townsend and two of his companions still clung to ten seconds with just one kilometre remaining. The pack closed fast but Townsend launched his sprint early and held on brilliantly. He hung on to cross the line metres clear of world-class finishers Arnaud De Lie (Lotto), Paul Magnier (Soudal QuickStep) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). Speaking after the incredible triumph, the Irishman admitted it was a surreal day in his life. He said: 'It's crazy. 'It's just pure disbelief, as you could see on my face when I crossed the line. I am still in shock. "This is an incredibly proud moment. Winning a WorldTour race, any race in my national colours is great.'
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Groves wins neutralised Giro sixth stage, former winner Hindley abandons
Australian Kaden Groves sprinted to victory in the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia in Naples on Thursday as Dane Mads Pedersen remained in the pink leader's jersey after the race had been neutralised. Alpecin-Deceuninck's Groves pipped Belgian Milan Fretin and Frenchman Paul Magnier at the line in testing conditions after winning a stage on the Giro in 2023. The race was neutralised with around 70km to go after a mass crash in heavy rain forced Groves' compatriot Jai Hindley to withdraw, three years on from winning the race. "To get the first win of the year is a relief," Groves said. "I'm quite good in the cold, wetter conditions. "It's super nice to win in in Napoli, it's an iconic city," the 26-year-old added. Lidl-Trek's Pedersen finished comfortably more than five minutes behind Groves after a ride of 227km, having re-taken the pink jersey on stage three. The 29-year-old former world champion holds a 17-second advantage over 2023 champion Primoz Roglic, with team-mate Mathias Vacek in third place in the overall standings. After the incident, the riders continued to move forward at a slower pace for around 20km before a new start was given and racing resumed towards the finish. The organisers then announced all the riders would be classified in the same time and no bonuses would be awarded at the finish, with only the stage victory on the line. - Early downpours - With 10km to go, the peloton arrived in the outskirts of the southern city, with conditions dry after downpours earlier in the day. Frenchman Enzo Paleni and Dutchman Taco van der Hoorn then attempted to break away but were caught with 2.5km left. In the final kilometre, alongside the port, Wout van Aert made a preemptive split before Groves powered past him for victory. Following the earlier incident, Hindley climbed into an ambulance after sitting on the pavement for several minutes following a crash that occurred after around 150km from the starting in Potenza, in-land to the south from Naples. On roads made very slippery by rain, many riders fell, including Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, winner of the 2019 Giro, Frenchman Paul Magnier and Briton Adam Yates. Hindley was the hardest hit and, despite being able to get up on his own, was forced to abandon, depriving Red Bull Bora team-mate Primoz Roglic of an important ally in the mountains. German rider Juri Hollmann was also forced to pull out with a suspected fractured arm, according to his team, Alpecin. Friday's seventh stage is a mountainous 168km ride from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo, just to the west of Rome, which includes three testing climbs. jk/ig/iwd/ea
The Guardian
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Giro d'Italia stage neutralised after crash forces Hindley to abandon race
Kaden Groves won the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish on Thursday, but the stage was neutralised following a huge crash in wet conditions on the 227km ride from Potenza to Naples. The longest stage of this year's Giro had only a winner to celebrate as the crash, which occurred with about 70km to go, forced organisers to make the decision not to award points, time gaps or bonuses. Groves crossed the finish line a few seconds shy of five hours on the road, ahead of Milan Fretin. Paul Magnier, who had also crashed earlier in the stage, finished third. 'It's a big relief. The team always believed in me. It's not been a great start of the season, but then with the injury I missed a lot of racing. I arrived here without a win, so getting the first one for the year is a big relief,' Groves said. 'These wet roads are quite slippery: knowing the cobbles starting around the 2km mark was super important to be in front. 'But, in the end, we also needed to use some guys early to chase, close the breakaway, they did a super ride. Once it started raining, I felt quite a bit better actually. I'm quite good in the colder, wetter conditions.' The peloton was 47 seconds behind the lead duo of Enzo Paleni and Taco van der Hoorn when several riders in the bunch – including the former Giro winners Jai Hindley and Richard Carapaz – crashed on the slippery road. The race was neutralised and the peloton slowed down by the race director before it resumed with nothing on offer apart from a stage win. Hindley, the 2022 Giro winner, sat by the side of the road and the 29-year-old, clearly in pain, was forced to abandon as he eventually got into an ambulance for treatment. Carapaz, whose jersey had been torn in the fall, rejoined the peloton while Josef Cerny had to abandon the race as well. Rainer Kepplinger was taken to hospital with an injured finger, cuts and bruises, while his teammate Max van der Meulen will undergo medical tests. With teams opting not to take any risks until the finale, they eventually caught up with the lead duo with less than three kilometres to go while Mads Pedersen, who has won three stages, eased up and did not sprint to the finish. However, he retained the race lead, with the Danish rider holding a 17-second advantage over Primoz Roglic.
France 24
15-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Groves wins neutralised Giro sixth stage, former winner Hindley abandons
Alpecin-Deceuninck's Groves pipped Belgian Milan Fretin and Frenchman Paul Magnier at the line in testing conditions after winning a stage on the Giro in 2023. The race was neutralised with around 70km to go after a mass crash in heavy rain forced Groves' compatriot Jai Hindley to withdraw, three years on from winning the race. "To get the first win of the year is a relief," Groves said. "I'm quite good in the cold, wetter conditions. "It's super nice to win in in Napoli, it's an iconic city," the 26-year-old added. Lidl-Trek's Pedersen finished comfortably more than five minutes behind Groves after a ride of 227km, having re-taken the pink jersey on stage three. The 29-year-old former world champion holds a 17-second advantage over 2023 champion Primoz Roglic, with team-mate Mathias Vacek in third place in the overall standings. After the incident, the riders continued to move forward at a slower pace for around 20km before a new start was given and racing resumed towards the finish. The organisers then announced all the riders would be classified in the same time and no bonuses would be awarded at the finish, with only the stage victory on the line. Early downpours With 10km to go, the peloton arrived in the outskirts of the southern city, with conditions dry after downpours earlier in the day. Frenchman Enzo Paleni and Dutchman Taco van der Hoorn then attempted to break away but were caught with 2.5km left. In the final kilometre, alongside the port, Wout van Aert made a preemptive split before Groves powered past him for victory. Following the earlier incident, Hindley climbed into an ambulance after sitting on the pavement for several minutes following a crash that occurred after around 150km from the starting in Potenza, in-land to the south from Naples. On roads made very slippery by rain, many riders fell, including Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, winner of the 2019 Giro, Frenchman Paul Magnier and Briton Adam Yates. Hindley was the hardest hit and, despite being able to get up on his own, was forced to abandon, depriving Red Bull Bora team-mate Primoz Roglic of an important ally in the mountains. German rider Juri Hollmann was also forced to pull out with a suspected fractured arm, according to his team, Alpecin. Friday's seventh stage is a mountainous 168km ride from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo, just to the west of Rome, which includes three testing climbs.
The Guardian
07-02-2025
- Automotive
- The Guardian
Teams pull out of Étoile de Bessège cycling race after car enters course
Several teams have pulled out of the Étoile de Bessèges cycling race in France after a car came towards the peloton at a roundabout during the third stage on Friday. 'The safety of our riders and staff is of paramount importance. Following multiple incidents of public vehicles entering the race course our riders, together with other teams, have decided not to complete today's stage at #EDB2025,' Ineos Grenadiers said. Overall leader Paul Magnier's Soudal Quick-Step team as well as Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, Lidl Trek, EF Education-Easy Post and Uno-X Mobility also abandoned the race. The remaining riders also stopped during Friday's stage in protest at having to compete in adverse conditions. More details soon …
