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10-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Vine blooms amid Plapp's gloom in Aussie Giro drama
Australian cyclist Jay Vine has once again demonstrated his considerable courage by overcoming a knee injury to finish a superb third in the second-stage time trial at the Giro d'Italia. But while Vine rebounded magnificently from a first-stage spill which he had feared might prevent him from lining up in Albania on Saturday, his compatriot Luke Plapp, the national time trial champ who had been flying through the streets of Tirana, had his chances flattened by his own crash. Vine delivered a superb ride on the 13.7km circuit around the capital 24 hours after he had taken a heavy fall and finished only three seconds behind British stage winner Josh Tarling and two seconds adrift of race favourite Primoz Roglic, who ended the day in the leader's pink jersey. The 2023 Australian time trial champ Vine had his right knee heavily strapped, which made observers wonder whether, if he had been fully firing, the in-form UAE Team Emirates rider might even have taken the stage victory himself. On Friday, Vine, who's making a tremendous 2025 comeback after suffering what he had feared might be a career-ending crash with cracked vertebrae at last year's Tour of the Basque Country, was unable to avoid an accident in which Mikel Landa's Giro ended by injury. Saying his thoughts had all been with the Spaniard, who also endured a fractured vertebra, Vine admitted before the second stage: "Honestly, I wasn't even sure I'd be able to start today, but the knee's feeling much better and I'll be back on the start line." This time the misfortune was all with Jayco AlUla's Plapp, the three-time Australian TT champ who slid off his bike earlier in the day as he rounded a tight corner and, after remounting on a new bike, could only limp home as the slowest finisher among the 182 riders some four minutes adrift. No-one could match the 16min 7sec effort of the 21-year-old British champ Tarling, who's the youngest ever Giro time trial winner. But 2023 Giro champ Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) demonstrated he's in the mood to regain his title as he powered home fractionally short of his target. Michael Storer, Australia's best hope of challenging Roglic in the overall standings, also had a super day, finishing 19th on the stage in 16:35. Among the GC contenders, the Tudor Pro rider, the recent Tour of the Alps victor, is ninth overall, 27 seconds behind the Slovenian leader. Denmark's Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the opening-stage winner on Friday, could only finish 12 seconds behind in seventh, having to relinquish the leader's jersey to Roglic by a mere second. But he may have a good chance to regain it on Sunday in the last of the Albanian stages in a 160km ride that starts and finishes in Vlore. Australia's 2022 Giro champion Jai Hindley was 35th quickest on the day but lies 16th overall, 39 seconds behind. Australian cyclist Jay Vine has once again demonstrated his considerable courage by overcoming a knee injury to finish a superb third in the second-stage time trial at the Giro d'Italia. But while Vine rebounded magnificently from a first-stage spill which he had feared might prevent him from lining up in Albania on Saturday, his compatriot Luke Plapp, the national time trial champ who had been flying through the streets of Tirana, had his chances flattened by his own crash. Vine delivered a superb ride on the 13.7km circuit around the capital 24 hours after he had taken a heavy fall and finished only three seconds behind British stage winner Josh Tarling and two seconds adrift of race favourite Primoz Roglic, who ended the day in the leader's pink jersey. The 2023 Australian time trial champ Vine had his right knee heavily strapped, which made observers wonder whether, if he had been fully firing, the in-form UAE Team Emirates rider might even have taken the stage victory himself. On Friday, Vine, who's making a tremendous 2025 comeback after suffering what he had feared might be a career-ending crash with cracked vertebrae at last year's Tour of the Basque Country, was unable to avoid an accident in which Mikel Landa's Giro ended by injury. Saying his thoughts had all been with the Spaniard, who also endured a fractured vertebra, Vine admitted before the second stage: "Honestly, I wasn't even sure I'd be able to start today, but the knee's feeling much better and I'll be back on the start line." This time the misfortune was all with Jayco AlUla's Plapp, the three-time Australian TT champ who slid off his bike earlier in the day as he rounded a tight corner and, after remounting on a new bike, could only limp home as the slowest finisher among the 182 riders some four minutes adrift. No-one could match the 16min 7sec effort of the 21-year-old British champ Tarling, who's the youngest ever Giro time trial winner. But 2023 Giro champ Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) demonstrated he's in the mood to regain his title as he powered home fractionally short of his target. Michael Storer, Australia's best hope of challenging Roglic in the overall standings, also had a super day, finishing 19th on the stage in 16:35. Among the GC contenders, the Tudor Pro rider, the recent Tour of the Alps victor, is ninth overall, 27 seconds behind the Slovenian leader. Denmark's Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the opening-stage winner on Friday, could only finish 12 seconds behind in seventh, having to relinquish the leader's jersey to Roglic by a mere second. But he may have a good chance to regain it on Sunday in the last of the Albanian stages in a 160km ride that starts and finishes in Vlore. Australia's 2022 Giro champion Jai Hindley was 35th quickest on the day but lies 16th overall, 39 seconds behind. Australian cyclist Jay Vine has once again demonstrated his considerable courage by overcoming a knee injury to finish a superb third in the second-stage time trial at the Giro d'Italia. But while Vine rebounded magnificently from a first-stage spill which he had feared might prevent him from lining up in Albania on Saturday, his compatriot Luke Plapp, the national time trial champ who had been flying through the streets of Tirana, had his chances flattened by his own crash. Vine delivered a superb ride on the 13.7km circuit around the capital 24 hours after he had taken a heavy fall and finished only three seconds behind British stage winner Josh Tarling and two seconds adrift of race favourite Primoz Roglic, who ended the day in the leader's pink jersey. The 2023 Australian time trial champ Vine had his right knee heavily strapped, which made observers wonder whether, if he had been fully firing, the in-form UAE Team Emirates rider might even have taken the stage victory himself. On Friday, Vine, who's making a tremendous 2025 comeback after suffering what he had feared might be a career-ending crash with cracked vertebrae at last year's Tour of the Basque Country, was unable to avoid an accident in which Mikel Landa's Giro ended by injury. Saying his thoughts had all been with the Spaniard, who also endured a fractured vertebra, Vine admitted before the second stage: "Honestly, I wasn't even sure I'd be able to start today, but the knee's feeling much better and I'll be back on the start line." This time the misfortune was all with Jayco AlUla's Plapp, the three-time Australian TT champ who slid off his bike earlier in the day as he rounded a tight corner and, after remounting on a new bike, could only limp home as the slowest finisher among the 182 riders some four minutes adrift. No-one could match the 16min 7sec effort of the 21-year-old British champ Tarling, who's the youngest ever Giro time trial winner. But 2023 Giro champ Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) demonstrated he's in the mood to regain his title as he powered home fractionally short of his target. Michael Storer, Australia's best hope of challenging Roglic in the overall standings, also had a super day, finishing 19th on the stage in 16:35. Among the GC contenders, the Tudor Pro rider, the recent Tour of the Alps victor, is ninth overall, 27 seconds behind the Slovenian leader. Denmark's Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the opening-stage winner on Friday, could only finish 12 seconds behind in seventh, having to relinquish the leader's jersey to Roglic by a mere second. But he may have a good chance to regain it on Sunday in the last of the Albanian stages in a 160km ride that starts and finishes in Vlore. Australia's 2022 Giro champion Jai Hindley was 35th quickest on the day but lies 16th overall, 39 seconds behind. Australian cyclist Jay Vine has once again demonstrated his considerable courage by overcoming a knee injury to finish a superb third in the second-stage time trial at the Giro d'Italia. But while Vine rebounded magnificently from a first-stage spill which he had feared might prevent him from lining up in Albania on Saturday, his compatriot Luke Plapp, the national time trial champ who had been flying through the streets of Tirana, had his chances flattened by his own crash. Vine delivered a superb ride on the 13.7km circuit around the capital 24 hours after he had taken a heavy fall and finished only three seconds behind British stage winner Josh Tarling and two seconds adrift of race favourite Primoz Roglic, who ended the day in the leader's pink jersey. The 2023 Australian time trial champ Vine had his right knee heavily strapped, which made observers wonder whether, if he had been fully firing, the in-form UAE Team Emirates rider might even have taken the stage victory himself. On Friday, Vine, who's making a tremendous 2025 comeback after suffering what he had feared might be a career-ending crash with cracked vertebrae at last year's Tour of the Basque Country, was unable to avoid an accident in which Mikel Landa's Giro ended by injury. Saying his thoughts had all been with the Spaniard, who also endured a fractured vertebra, Vine admitted before the second stage: "Honestly, I wasn't even sure I'd be able to start today, but the knee's feeling much better and I'll be back on the start line." This time the misfortune was all with Jayco AlUla's Plapp, the three-time Australian TT champ who slid off his bike earlier in the day as he rounded a tight corner and, after remounting on a new bike, could only limp home as the slowest finisher among the 182 riders some four minutes adrift. No-one could match the 16min 7sec effort of the 21-year-old British champ Tarling, who's the youngest ever Giro time trial winner. But 2023 Giro champ Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) demonstrated he's in the mood to regain his title as he powered home fractionally short of his target. Michael Storer, Australia's best hope of challenging Roglic in the overall standings, also had a super day, finishing 19th on the stage in 16:35. Among the GC contenders, the Tudor Pro rider, the recent Tour of the Alps victor, is ninth overall, 27 seconds behind the Slovenian leader. Denmark's Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the opening-stage winner on Friday, could only finish 12 seconds behind in seventh, having to relinquish the leader's jersey to Roglic by a mere second. But he may have a good chance to regain it on Sunday in the last of the Albanian stages in a 160km ride that starts and finishes in Vlore. Australia's 2022 Giro champion Jai Hindley was 35th quickest on the day but lies 16th overall, 39 seconds behind.
West Australian
10-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Vine blooms amid Plapp's gloom in Aussie Giro drama
Australian cyclist Jay Vine has once again demonstrated his considerable courage by overcoming a knee injury to finish a superb third in the second-stage time trial at the Giro d'Italia. But while Vine rebounded magnificently from a first-stage spill which he had feared might prevent him from lining up in Albania on Saturday, his compatriot Luke Plapp, the national time trial champ who had been flying through the streets of Tirana, had his chances flattened by his own crash. Vine delivered a superb ride on the 13.7km circuit around the capital 24 hours after he had taken a heavy fall and finished only three seconds behind British stage winner Josh Tarling and two seconds adrift of race favourite Primoz Roglic, who ended the day in the leader's pink jersey. The 2023 Australian time trial champ Vine had his right knee heavily strapped, which made observers wonder whether, if he had been fully firing, the in-form UAE Team Emirates rider might even have taken the stage victory himself. On Friday, Vine, who's making a tremendous 2025 comeback after suffering what he had feared might be a career-ending crash with cracked vertebrae at last year's Tour of the Basque Country, was unable to avoid an accident in which Mikel Landa's Giro ended by injury. Saying his thoughts had all been with the Spaniard, who also endured a fractured vertebra, Vine admitted before the second stage: "Honestly, I wasn't even sure I'd be able to start today, but the knee's feeling much better and I'll be back on the start line." This time the misfortune was all with Jayco AlUla's Plapp, the three-time Australian TT champ who slid off his bike earlier in the day as he rounded a tight corner and, after remounting on a new bike, could only limp home as the slowest finisher among the 182 riders some four minutes adrift. No-one could match the 16min 7sec effort of the 21-year-old British champ Tarling, who's the youngest ever Giro time trial winner. But 2023 Giro champ Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) demonstrated he's in the mood to regain his title as he powered home fractionally short of his target. Michael Storer, Australia's best hope of challenging Roglic in the overall standings, also had a super day, finishing 19th on the stage in 16:35. Among the GC contenders, the Tudor Pro rider, the recent Tour of the Alps victor, is ninth overall, 27 seconds behind the Slovenian leader. Denmark's Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the opening-stage winner on Friday, could only finish 12 seconds behind in seventh, having to relinquish the leader's jersey to Roglic by a mere second. But he may have a good chance to regain it on Sunday in the last of the Albanian stages in a 160km ride that starts and finishes in Vlore. Australia's 2022 Giro champion Jai Hindley was 35th quickest on the day but lies 16th overall, 39 seconds behind.
Perth Now
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Vine blooms amid Plapp's gloom in Aussie Giro drama
Australian cyclist Jay Vine has once again demonstrated his considerable courage by overcoming a knee injury to finish a superb third in the second-stage time trial at the Giro d'Italia. But while Vine rebounded magnificently from a first-stage spill which he had feared might prevent him from lining up in Albania on Saturday, his compatriot Luke Plapp, the national time trial champ who had been flying through the streets of Tirana, had his chances flattened by his own crash. Vine delivered a superb ride on the 13.7km circuit around the capital 24 hours after he had taken a heavy fall and finished only three seconds behind British stage winner Josh Tarling and two seconds adrift of race favourite Primoz Roglic, who ended the day in the leader's pink jersey. The 2023 Australian time trial champ Vine had his right knee heavily strapped, which made observers wonder whether, if he had been fully firing, the in-form UAE Team Emirates rider might even have taken the stage victory himself. On Friday, Vine, who's making a tremendous 2025 comeback after suffering what he had feared might be a career-ending crash with cracked vertebrae at last year's Tour of the Basque Country, was unable to avoid an accident in which Mikel Landa's Giro ended by injury. Saying his thoughts had all been with the Spaniard, who also endured a fractured vertebra, Vine admitted before the second stage: "Honestly, I wasn't even sure I'd be able to start today, but the knee's feeling much better and I'll be back on the start line." This time the misfortune was all with Jayco AlUla's Plapp, the three-time Australian TT champ who slid off his bike earlier in the day as he rounded a tight corner and, after remounting on a new bike, could only limp home as the slowest finisher among the 182 riders some four minutes adrift. No-one could match the 16min 7sec effort of the 21-year-old British champ Tarling, who's the youngest ever Giro time trial winner. But 2023 Giro champ Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) demonstrated he's in the mood to regain his title as he powered home fractionally short of his target. Michael Storer, Australia's best hope of challenging Roglic in the overall standings, also had a super day, finishing 19th on the stage in 16:35. Among the GC contenders, the Tudor Pro rider, the recent Tour of the Alps victor, is ninth overall, 27 seconds behind the Slovenian leader. Denmark's Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the opening-stage winner on Friday, could only finish 12 seconds behind in seventh, having to relinquish the leader's jersey to Roglic by a mere second. But he may have a good chance to regain it on Sunday in the last of the Albanian stages in a 160km ride that starts and finishes in Vlore. Australia's 2022 Giro champion Jai Hindley was 35th quickest on the day but lies 16th overall, 39 seconds behind.
Perth Now
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Aussie Storer scenting victory in Tour of the Alps
Australian Michael Storer has continued his excellent start to the European cycling season as he protected his lead in the Tour of the Alps and homed in on the biggest triumph of his career. But while the Tudor Pro Cycling ace held on to his 41-second lead in the five-day tour in Austria and Italy after a tough third stage on Wednesday, another Australian star Jai Hindley still looked a threat to his compatriot in fourth place. Storer had made his mark in Tuesday's mountainous second stage, soloing into Mezzolombardo after attacking 11km from home on the final climb and opening up his unexpected big lead over the field. That had been 28-year-old Storer's second striking stage victory of the season following his triumph from the breakaway in the snow on the penultimate stage of Paris-Nice in March. On Wednesday in Italy, Storer, again looking in the form of his life this season after enjoying a couple of Grand Tour stage wins at the Vuelta a Espana four years ago, was happy to defend his lead. He came home safely with the pursuing peloton on the 145.5km route between Sterzing and Innichen as home favourite Marco Frigo (Israel-Premier Tech) grabbed victory by 19 seconds, with Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe's Hindley grabbing a six-second bonus by leading home the pursuers in second in a sprint finish. Thursday's fourth stage could prove decisive, another mountainous trek over 162.7km in Austria from Sillian to Obertilliach, but the undemonstrative Storer sounds quietly confident as he looks forward to the final two legs of the tour. "When you're the strongest, you can just ride away like I did today," he had declared on Tuesday. "That feeling doesn't come often. I've only felt it on the days I've won before. When you feel like that, you're capable of a lot. I'm also stronger than last year, and that's really thanks to Tudor, who stand behind me and give me the support and belief I've been missing the last few years." Hindley, the 2022 Giro d'Italia winner, is now within 45 seconds of Storer's lead in fourth place, while second-placed Italian Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and third-placed Frenchman Paul Seixas (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) are both 41 seconds behind.
West Australian
23-04-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Aussie Storer scenting victory in Tour of the Alps
Australian Michael Storer has continued his excellent start to the European cycling season as he protected his lead in the Tour of the Alps and homed in on the biggest triumph of his career. But while the Tudor Pro Cycling ace held on to his 41-second lead in the five-day tour in Austria and Italy after a tough third stage on Wednesday, another Australian star Jai Hindley still looked a threat to his compatriot in fourth place. Storer had made his mark in Tuesday's mountainous second stage, soloing into Mezzolombardo after attacking 11km from home on the final climb and opening up his unexpected big lead over the field. That had been 28-year-old Storer's second striking stage victory of the season following his triumph from the breakaway in the snow on the penultimate stage of Paris-Nice in March. On Wednesday in Italy, Storer, again looking in the form of his life this season after enjoying a couple of Grand Tour stage wins at the Vuelta a Espana four years ago, was happy to defend his lead. He came home safely with the pursuing peloton on the 145.5km route between Sterzing and Innichen as home favourite Marco Frigo (Israel-Premier Tech) grabbed victory by 19 seconds, with Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe's Hindley grabbing a six-second bonus by leading home the pursuers in second in a sprint finish. Thursday's fourth stage could prove decisive, another mountainous trek over 162.7km in Austria from Sillian to Obertilliach, but the undemonstrative Storer sounds quietly confident as he looks forward to the final two legs of the tour. "When you're the strongest, you can just ride away like I did today," he had declared on Tuesday. "That feeling doesn't come often. I've only felt it on the days I've won before. When you feel like that, you're capable of a lot. I'm also stronger than last year, and that's really thanks to Tudor, who stand behind me and give me the support and belief I've been missing the last few years." Hindley, the 2022 Giro d'Italia winner, is now within 45 seconds of Storer's lead in fourth place, while second-placed Italian Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and third-placed Frenchman Paul Seixas (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) are both 41 seconds behind.
