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The 42
3 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Denz breaks away to win for Roglic as Del Toro protects Giro lead
NICO DENZ escaped from the remnants of a huge breakaway to win stage 18 of the Giro on Thursday as the surviving overall contenders took it easy ahead of two mountain-top battles. Even so, the race continued to take a toll on the big names. Juan Ayuso started the stage but retired two days after Primoz Roglic, the other big pre-race favourite, pulled out. Denz, a 31-year-old German, surged away from the other 10 remaining members of the lead group to give Roglic's Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe team their first win of a disastrous Giro. 'Everyone on the team had the big goal to win the Giro with Primoz,' Denz said. 'You lose a leader like Roglic, you lose a dream. But we turned it round.' Italian Mirco Maestri sprinted to second 1min 1sec later, edging Belgian Edward Planckaert. Advertisement Overall leader Isaac Del Toro rolled home alongside his main rivals 13min 51sec back. The Mexican has two former grand tour winners in close pursuit. He is a mere 41 seconds ahead of Richard Carapaz and 51sec ahead of Simon Yates. Asked what was on his mind on the eve of the final battle, the 21-year-old Del Toro replied that he would go to bed thinking of having Nutella for breakfast. The transitional stage from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno was designed to give sprinters a chance and the main contenders a rest, ahead of two days of high-altitude battles. Instead, a breakaway group of almost 40 riders, none well placed overall, coalesced up the road. With almost every team represented, the pack let the break go and spent the gently 144km run rolling easily along. The stage ended with two 12.5km laps, and the peloton was so slow that there was a danger it would start its first circuit just as the leaders were beginning their last loop. Organisers solved the problem by asking the previously dormant Q36.5 team, which had no riders in the breakaway, to up the pace at the head of the pack. Ayuso, the designated leader of the UAE team, started the day more than 49 minutes behind teammate Del Toro, his right eye completely closed after he was stung by a hornet the day before. Ayuso had also been nursing a knee injury since a crash on stage nine that required three stitches. Meanwhile, Irish pair Darren Raffery and Sam Bennett finished in 82nd and 143rd place, leaving them 86th and 147th overall. Bennett is now 45th in the points classification. Saturday's 166km run from Del Biella to Champoluc includes three first-category climbs. It is the first of two ferocious mountain days before the survivors can roll into Rome in triumph on a flat final day when the route passes the Vatican, where the new pope is expected to watch. You can view the standings in full here. – © AFP 2025
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Denz breaks away to win for Roglic as Del Toro protects Giro lead
Nico Denz escaped from the remnants of a huge breakaway to win stage 18 of the Giro on Thursday as the surviving overall contenders took it easy ahead of two mountain-top battles. Even so, the race continued to take a toll on the big names. Juan Ayuso started the stage but retired two days after Primoz Roglic, the other big pre-race favourite, pulled out. Denz, a 31-year-old German, surged away from the other 10 remaining members of the lead group to give Roglic's Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe team their first win of a disastrous Giro. "Everyone on the team had the big goal to win the Giro with Primoz," Denz said. "You lose a leader like Roglic, you lose a dream. But we turned it round." Italian Mirco Maestri sprinted to second 1min 1sec later, edging Belgian Edward Planckaert. Overall leader Isaac Del Toro rolled home alongside his main rivals 13min 51sec back. The Mexican has two former grand tour winners in close pursuit. He is a mere 41 seconds ahead of Richard Carapaz and 51sec ahead of Simon Yates. Asked what he was on his mind on the eve of the final battle, the 21-year-old Del Toro replied that he would go to bed thinking of having Nutella for breakfast. The transitional stage from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno was designed to give sprinters a chance and the main contenders a rest, ahead of two days of high-altitude battles. Instead, a breakaway group of almost 40 riders, none well placed overall, coalesced up the road. With almost every team represented, the pack let the break go and spent the gently 144km run rolling easily along. The stage ended with two 12.5km laps and the peloton was so slow that there was a danger it would start its first circuit just as the leaders were beginning their last loop. Organisers solved the problem by asking the previously dormant Q36.5 team, which had no riders in the breakaway, to up the pace at the head of the pack. Ayuso, the designated leader of the UAE team, started the day more than 49 minutes behind team-mate Del Toro, his right eye completely closed after he was stung by a hornet the day before. Ayuso had also been nursing a knee injury since a crash on stage nine that required three stitches. Saturday's 166km run from Del Biella to Champoluc includes three first-category climbs. It is first of two two ferocious mountain days before the survivors can roll into Rome in triumph on a flat final day when the route passes the Vatican where the new pope is expected to watch. pb-jk/lp
France 24
3 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Denz breaks away to win for Roglic as Del Toro protects Giro lead
Even so, the race continued to take a toll on the big names. Juan Ayuso started the stage but retired two days after Primoz Roglic, the other big pre-race favourite, pulled out. Denz, a 31-year-old German, surged away from the other 10 remaining members of the lead group to give Roglic's Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe team their first win of a disastrous Giro. "Everyone on the team had the big goal to win the Giro with Primoz," Denz said. "You lose a leader like Roglic, you lose a dream. But we turned it round." Italian Mirco Maestri sprinted to second 1min 1sec later, edging Belgian Edward Planckaert. Overall leader Isaac Del Toro rolled home alongside his main rivals 13min 51sec back. The Mexican has two former grand tour winners in close pursuit. He is a mere 41 seconds ahead of Richard Carapaz and 51sec ahead of Simon Yates. Asked what he was on his mind on the eve of the final battle, the 21-year-old Del Toro replied that he would go to bed thinking of having Nutella for breakfast. The transitional stage from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno was designed to give sprinters a chance and the main contenders a rest, ahead of two days of high-altitude battles. Instead, a breakaway group of almost 40 riders, none well placed overall, coalesced up the road. With almost every team represented, the pack let the break go and spent the gently 144km run rolling easily along. The stage ended with two 12.5km laps and the peloton was so slow that there was a danger it would start its first circuit just as the leaders were beginning their last loop. Organisers solved the problem by asking the previously dormant Q36.5 team, which had no riders in the breakaway, to up the pace at the head of the pack. Ayuso, the designated leader of the UAE team, started the day more than 49 minutes behind team-mate Del Toro, his right eye completely closed after he was stung by a hornet the day before. Ayuso had also been nursing a knee injury since a crash on stage nine that required three stitches. Saturday's 166km run from Del Biella to Champoluc includes three first-category climbs. It is first of two two ferocious mountain days before the survivors can roll into Rome in triumph on a flat final day when the route passes the Vatican where the new pope is expected to watch.
Daily Tribune
5 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Tribune
Roglic abandons Giro d'Italia after latest crash
Primoz Roglic was forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia yesterday, ending a troubled fortnight for one of the prerace favourites on the Grand Tour. Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe leader Roglic left the threeweek Italian race after being caught in a crash alongside Richard Carapaz during the punishing 16th stage, organisers said. A five-time Grand Tour champion including the 2023 Giro, Roglic had already crashed three times in this year's edition, including in a mass pile up towards the end of Stage 14. Roglic was three minutes and 53 seconds behind overall leader Isaac Del Toro before deciding to start yesterday's 203km push from Piazzola sul Brenta to San Valentino, which features around 4,700 metres of climbing including three category one ascents. The 35-year-old had been one of the men to watch ahead of this year's race but was left way off the pace after losing 90 seconds during the previous stage on Sunday
The Advertiser
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Roglic quits, Del Toro wobbles, Italy joy as Giro boils
A gripping 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia has ended with the pre-race favourite out, the leader just hanging on to the maglia rosa, and Italy celebrating a 1-2-3. Amid the chaos Australia's Michael Storer moved up five places to be one of around eight riders still in contention to be in pink on the podium in Rome on Sunday. Pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic, the 2023 champion, abandoned after suffering his fourth crash in barely a week in a stage initially made treacherous by torrential rain. Isaac del Toro, the 21-year-old Mexican riding his second grand tour, held on to the maglia rosa, but only just as he was broken by Simon Yates on the final climb of four, totalling 4,900m of elevation. The demanding ride through the Dolomites began in rain but ended in sun, and it shone on the host nation. Christian Scaron led home an all-Italian trio for the first home stage win of this year's race, hand-in-hand with the mountains leader and XDS Astana teammate Lorenzo Fortunato. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) was third. However, another Italian, Alessio Martinelli, was hospitalised 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 by an Alpine rescue team. As the gradients rose on the 203km leg from Piazzola Sul Brenta to San Valentino so did the drama. Roglic (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) was 10th at the start of the day but a fall that also involved Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) forced him to finally quit with a series of injuries. Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), the 2021 champion, fell in a separate incident, but continued. The absence of reigning champion Tadej Pogacar and Dane Jonas Vingegaard had meant Roglic was favourite when the Giro began. As crashes derailed the Slovenian's chances Del Toro had begun to look as if he could hold on to his lead after a week in pink. But the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider's lead was reduced from one minute, 20 seconds to 26 seconds ahead of Briton Yates (Visma–Lease a Bike) and, 11 seconds further back, Carapaz. The Ecuadorian, who won in 2019, had been 2:07 back at the start of the stage but produced a powerful ride to finish fourth in the stage. "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. "I hope it goes better the next few days." Del Toro's teammate Juan Ayuso, who was third at the start, 1.26 behind, cracked and came in 35th, 14.:47 adrift and out of GC contention. Storer (Tudor) acquitted himself well, finishing seventh, 1.52 behind the leaders, and is up from 12th to seventh overall, 3.31 behind Del Toro. Wednesday's Stage 17 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 fabled. with agencies A gripping 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia has ended with the pre-race favourite out, the leader just hanging on to the maglia rosa, and Italy celebrating a 1-2-3. Amid the chaos Australia's Michael Storer moved up five places to be one of around eight riders still in contention to be in pink on the podium in Rome on Sunday. Pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic, the 2023 champion, abandoned after suffering his fourth crash in barely a week in a stage initially made treacherous by torrential rain. Isaac del Toro, the 21-year-old Mexican riding his second grand tour, held on to the maglia rosa, but only just as he was broken by Simon Yates on the final climb of four, totalling 4,900m of elevation. The demanding ride through the Dolomites began in rain but ended in sun, and it shone on the host nation. Christian Scaron led home an all-Italian trio for the first home stage win of this year's race, hand-in-hand with the mountains leader and XDS Astana teammate Lorenzo Fortunato. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) was third. However, another Italian, Alessio Martinelli, was hospitalised 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 by an Alpine rescue team. As the gradients rose on the 203km leg from Piazzola Sul Brenta to San Valentino so did the drama. Roglic (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) was 10th at the start of the day but a fall that also involved Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) forced him to finally quit with a series of injuries. Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), the 2021 champion, fell in a separate incident, but continued. The absence of reigning champion Tadej Pogacar and Dane Jonas Vingegaard had meant Roglic was favourite when the Giro began. As crashes derailed the Slovenian's chances Del Toro had begun to look as if he could hold on to his lead after a week in pink. But the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider's lead was reduced from one minute, 20 seconds to 26 seconds ahead of Briton Yates (Visma–Lease a Bike) and, 11 seconds further back, Carapaz. The Ecuadorian, who won in 2019, had been 2:07 back at the start of the stage but produced a powerful ride to finish fourth in the stage. "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. "I hope it goes better the next few days." Del Toro's teammate Juan Ayuso, who was third at the start, 1.26 behind, cracked and came in 35th, 14.:47 adrift and out of GC contention. Storer (Tudor) acquitted himself well, finishing seventh, 1.52 behind the leaders, and is up from 12th to seventh overall, 3.31 behind Del Toro. Wednesday's Stage 17 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 fabled. with agencies A gripping 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia has ended with the pre-race favourite out, the leader just hanging on to the maglia rosa, and Italy celebrating a 1-2-3. Amid the chaos Australia's Michael Storer moved up five places to be one of around eight riders still in contention to be in pink on the podium in Rome on Sunday. Pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic, the 2023 champion, abandoned after suffering his fourth crash in barely a week in a stage initially made treacherous by torrential rain. Isaac del Toro, the 21-year-old Mexican riding his second grand tour, held on to the maglia rosa, but only just as he was broken by Simon Yates on the final climb of four, totalling 4,900m of elevation. The demanding ride through the Dolomites began in rain but ended in sun, and it shone on the host nation. Christian Scaron led home an all-Italian trio for the first home stage win of this year's race, hand-in-hand with the mountains leader and XDS Astana teammate Lorenzo Fortunato. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) was third. However, another Italian, Alessio Martinelli, was hospitalised 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 by an Alpine rescue team. As the gradients rose on the 203km leg from Piazzola Sul Brenta to San Valentino so did the drama. Roglic (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) was 10th at the start of the day but a fall that also involved Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) forced him to finally quit with a series of injuries. Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), the 2021 champion, fell in a separate incident, but continued. The absence of reigning champion Tadej Pogacar and Dane Jonas Vingegaard had meant Roglic was favourite when the Giro began. As crashes derailed the Slovenian's chances Del Toro had begun to look as if he could hold on to his lead after a week in pink. But the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider's lead was reduced from one minute, 20 seconds to 26 seconds ahead of Briton Yates (Visma–Lease a Bike) and, 11 seconds further back, Carapaz. The Ecuadorian, who won in 2019, had been 2:07 back at the start of the stage but produced a powerful ride to finish fourth in the stage. "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. "I hope it goes better the next few days." Del Toro's teammate Juan Ayuso, who was third at the start, 1.26 behind, cracked and came in 35th, 14.:47 adrift and out of GC contention. Storer (Tudor) acquitted himself well, finishing seventh, 1.52 behind the leaders, and is up from 12th to seventh overall, 3.31 behind Del Toro. Wednesday's Stage 17 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 fabled. with agencies A gripping 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia has ended with the pre-race favourite out, the leader just hanging on to the maglia rosa, and Italy celebrating a 1-2-3. Amid the chaos Australia's Michael Storer moved up five places to be one of around eight riders still in contention to be in pink on the podium in Rome on Sunday. Pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic, the 2023 champion, abandoned after suffering his fourth crash in barely a week in a stage initially made treacherous by torrential rain. Isaac del Toro, the 21-year-old Mexican riding his second grand tour, held on to the maglia rosa, but only just as he was broken by Simon Yates on the final climb of four, totalling 4,900m of elevation. The demanding ride through the Dolomites began in rain but ended in sun, and it shone on the host nation. Christian Scaron led home an all-Italian trio for the first home stage win of this year's race, hand-in-hand with the mountains leader and XDS Astana teammate Lorenzo Fortunato. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) was third. However, another Italian, Alessio Martinelli, was hospitalised 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 by an Alpine rescue team. As the gradients rose on the 203km leg from Piazzola Sul Brenta to San Valentino so did the drama. Roglic (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) was 10th at the start of the day but a fall that also involved Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) forced him to finally quit with a series of injuries. Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), the 2021 champion, fell in a separate incident, but continued. The absence of reigning champion Tadej Pogacar and Dane Jonas Vingegaard had meant Roglic was favourite when the Giro began. As crashes derailed the Slovenian's chances Del Toro had begun to look as if he could hold on to his lead after a week in pink. But the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider's lead was reduced from one minute, 20 seconds to 26 seconds ahead of Briton Yates (Visma–Lease a Bike) and, 11 seconds further back, Carapaz. The Ecuadorian, who won in 2019, had been 2:07 back at the start of the stage but produced a powerful ride to finish fourth in the stage. "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. "I hope it goes better the next few days." Del Toro's teammate Juan Ayuso, who was third at the start, 1.26 behind, cracked and came in 35th, 14.:47 adrift and out of GC contention. Storer (Tudor) acquitted himself well, finishing seventh, 1.52 behind the leaders, and is up from 12th to seventh overall, 3.31 behind Del Toro. Wednesday's Stage 17 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 fabled. with agencies
