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Sharjah 24
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Sharjah 24
UAE team XRG shines in Giro d'Italia
Isaac Del Toro retains pink jersey for fourth day Rising star Isaac Del Toro retained the coveted pink jersey for the fourth consecutive day after a strong third-place finish in Stage 13, which concluded in Vicenza. The 20-year-old Mexican rider remains at the top of the general classification. Tactical excellence and team support pay off Del Toro's lead was preserved through a well-executed tactical plan and strong support from his teammates. His consistent performance allowed him to hold a 38-second advantage over his closest rival—who is also his teammate—Juan Ayuso. Team Emirates secures top two positions Team Emirates (UAE Team XRG) now holds both first and second places in the overall standings. Ayuso's strategic gain of precious seconds at the intermediate checkpoint further strengthened the team's position. Antonio Tiberi of Team Bahrain Victorious currently trails in third place, 1 minute and 18 seconds behind. Mountain stages ahead: Continued dominance expected As the race heads into its decisive mountain stages, UAE Team XRG is well-positioned to extend its dominance. With momentum and morale high, the team edges closer to a potential major triumph in this year's Giro.
Sharjah 24
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Sharjah 24
Ajman crown prince meets Emirati students in China
UAE team XRG shines in Giro d'Italia Sharjah 24: UAE Team XRG has continued to impress at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, with standout performances that have solidified their dominance in the race. Isaac Del Toro retains pink jersey for fourth day Rising star Isaac Del Toro retained the coveted pink jersey for the fourth consecutive day after a strong third-place finish in Stage 13, which concluded in Vicenza. The 20-year-old Mexican rider remains at the top of the general classification. Tactical excellence and team support pay off Del Toro's lead was preserved through a well-executed tactical plan and strong support from his teammates. His consistent performance allowed him to hold a 38-second advantage over his closest rival—who is also his teammate—Juan Ayuso. Team Emirates secures top two positions Team Emirates (UAE Team XRG) now holds both first and second places in the overall standings. Ayuso's strategic gain of precious seconds at the intermediate checkpoint further strengthened the team's position. Antonio Tiberi of Team Bahrain Victorious currently trails in third place, 1 minute and 18 seconds behind. Mountain stages ahead: Continued dominance expected As the race heads into its decisive mountain stages, UAE Team XRG is well-positioned to extend its dominance. With momentum and morale high, the team edges closer to a potential major triumph in this year's Giro.
The Star
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Cycling-Kooij outsprints Van Uden to win Giro stage 12, Del Toro retains pink jersey
(Reuters) -Dutchman Olav Kooij came out on top in a sprint finish to win stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday, overtaking compatriot Casper van Uden before the line, with Mexico's Isaac del Toro keeping a firm grip on the overall lead. Kooij was led out by his Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Wout van Aert, but Van Uden, looking for his second stage win, took the lead before Kooij battled to victory. Briton Ben Turner came in third, ahead of one-time race leader Mads Pedersen, who won three of the opening five stages. Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates) earned two seconds on the last intermediate sprint of the stage and has a 33-second lead over teammate Juan Ayuso of Spain. (Reporting by Trevor StynesEditing by Toby Davis)
NBC Sports
08-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Primoz Roglic aiming to do a Tadej Pogacar by winning the Giro-Tour double
MILAN — Anything Pog can do so can Rog. Primoz Roglic will try to step out of the shadow of the all-conquering Tadej Pogacar by emulating his Slovenian compatriot when the Giro d'Italia starts in Albania. Last season, Pogacar, who rides for UAE Team Emirates, became the first cyclist in 26 years to win the Giro and Tour de France in the same year. Now Roglic and his Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe team have their eyes on the double. 'You can get some inspiration by looking at how UAE approached it, and seeing the ideas,' team head of performance Dan Lorang says. 'You have to focus on yourself, but it would be stupid to close the eyes and not look left and right. 'You get inspiration when you see what's possible, and that's motivating. Pogacar proved the Giro and the Tour is possible.' In the absence of cycling's dominant duo, Pogacar and two-time Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard, Roglic is the favorite going into the Giro — although it is unlikely to be the demolition job it proved last year, when the question almost from the start was not if Pogacar would win but by how much. In the end, Pogacar won by the race's biggest margin of victory in nearly six decades. The previous year, Roglic won the Giro by one of the smallest margins. Five-time Grand Tour winner Roglic will head into the grueling three-week race backed by a strong team that includes 2022 winner Jai Hindley and last year's runner-up Dani Martínez. 'The goal is to win, of course,' Lorang said. 'Having Primoz on board now changes things for us. He knows how to win three-week stage races and the Giro. 'We planned for a victory at the Giro from winter until now.' Other favorites Pogacar won't be one of Roglic's main rivals at the Giro but one of his teammates will be. With a reputation as the rising star of Spanish cycling, Juan Ayuso will regard anything less than a podium finish a disappointment. Ayuso told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport that he wouldn't see it as failure if he failed to win on his Giro debut. He wasn't finished. 'But at the same time, I'm not saying that I would be happy with a podium, either. It would be a disappointment not to finish in the top three, because I would consider that a step backwards.' It will be a fight between experience and youth. The 22-year-old Ayuso is already a winner in Italy this season after success at the week-long Tirreno-Adriatico but he was pipped on home turf by the 35-year-old Roglic at the Volta a Catalunya. This Giro won't just be a two-man race, however. There are other potential winners, up-and-comers and those with tested general classification potential. The peloton includes five former Giro winners — beside Roglic and Hindley were Nairo Quintana (2014), Richard Carapaz (2019) and Egan Bernal (2021). All have their names etched on the Trofeo Senza Fine (Trophy With No End). Route There's a saying that you can't win the Giro in the first week but you can certainly lose it. There is no major set-piece mountain battle in the first half of the race unlike in other editions, and — as usual — a brutal final week. But riders will still face plenty of difficulties right from the start. Three tricky stages in Albania are followed by the Giro moving to the heel of Italy and the route snaking north. Stage seven sees the first summit finish and two days later there is a mini Strade Bianche on the white, gravel roads of Tuscany. The winner of the maglia rosa will be decided in the Alps, which hosts four of the five hardest mountain stages in the final week and more than 9,000 meters of climbing in the two days before the climax in Rome. The 2,140-mile route ends on June 1 and includes a homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through an area of the Vatican rarely seen by the general public.
NBC Sports
08-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Primoz Roglic aiming to emulate Tadej Pogacar by winning the Giro-Tour double
MILAN — Anything Pog can do so can Rog. Primoz Roglic will try to step out of the shadow of the all-conquering Tadej Pogacar by emulating his Slovenian compatriot when the Giro d'Italia starts in Albania. Last season, Pogacar, who rides for UAE Team Emirates, became the first cyclist in 26 years to win the Giro and Tour de France in the same year. Now Roglic and his Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe team have their eyes on the double. 'You can get some inspiration by looking at how UAE approached it, and seeing the ideas,' team head of performance Dan Lorang says. 'You have to focus on yourself, but it would be stupid to close the eyes and not look left and right. 'You get inspiration when you see what's possible, and that's motivating. Pogacar proved the Giro and the Tour is possible.' In the absence of cycling's dominant duo, Pogacar and two-time Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard, Roglic is the favorite going into the Giro — although it is unlikely to be the demolition job it proved last year, when the question almost from the start was not if Pogacar would win but by how much. In the end, Pogacar won by the race's biggest margin of victory in nearly six decades. The previous year, Roglic won the Giro by one of the smallest margins. Five-time Grand Tour winner Roglic will head into the grueling three-week race backed by a strong team that includes 2022 winner Jai Hindley and last year's runner-up Dani Martínez. 'The goal is to win, of course,' Lorang said. 'Having Primoz on board now changes things for us. He knows how to win three-week stage races and the Giro. 'We planned for a victory at the Giro from winter until now.' Other favorites Pogacar won't be one of Roglic's main rivals at the Giro but one of his teammates will be. With a reputation as the rising star of Spanish cycling, Juan Ayuso will regard anything less than a podium finish a disappointment. Ayuso told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport that he wouldn't see it as failure if he failed to win on his Giro debut. He wasn't finished. 'But at the same time, I'm not saying that I would be happy with a podium, either. It would be a disappointment not to finish in the top three, because I would consider that a step backwards.' It will be a fight between experience and youth. The 22-year-old Ayuso is already a winner in Italy this season after success at the week-long Tirreno-Adriatico but he was pipped on home turf by the 35-year-old Roglic at the Volta a Catalunya. This Giro won't just be a two-man race, however. There are other potential winners, up-and-comers and those with tested general classification potential. The peloton includes five former Giro winners — beside Roglic and Hindley were Nairo Quintana (2014), Richard Carapaz (2019) and Egan Bernal (2021). All have their names etched on the Trofeo Senza Fine (Trophy With No End). Route There's a saying that you can't win the Giro in the first week but you can certainly lose it. There is no major set-piece mountain battle in the first half of the race unlike in other editions, and — as usual — a brutal final week. But riders will still face plenty of difficulties right from the start. Three tricky stages in Albania are followed by the Giro moving to the heel of Italy and the route snaking north. Stage seven sees the first summit finish and two days later there is a mini Strade Bianche on the white, gravel roads of Tuscany. The winner of the maglia rosa will be decided in the Alps, which hosts four of the five hardest mountain stages in the final week and more than 9,000 meters of climbing in the two days before the climax in Rome. The 2,140-mile route ends on June 1 and includes a homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through an area of the Vatican rarely seen by the general public.
