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BBC News
14 hours ago
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- BBC News
Pogacar wins opening stage of Criterium du Dauphine
Tadej Pogacar won a sprint for the line against his main rivals as he claimed the first stage of the Criterium du Slovenian finished the hilly 196km run from Domerat to Montlucon in four hours 40 minutes and two Emirates-XRG rider Pogacar, who won last year's Tour de France, accelerated past Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel with only 25 metres to go on the way to victory. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard of Team Visma-Lease a Bike was second, with Van der Poel in third place and Belgium's Remco Evenepoel in fourth. The Criterium du Dauphine will be contested over eight stages, which include a time trial, as the riders prepare for the start of the Tour de France on 5 July.
Al Etihad
14-04-2025
- Sport
- Al Etihad
UAE Team Emirates XRG's Pogačar secures historic second at Paris-Roubaix race
ABU DHABI (WAM) Tadej Pogačar of the UAE Team Emirates XRG became the first reigning Tour de France champion to podium Paris-Roubaix since Eddy Merckx in 1975. After a breathtaking battle with Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), the world champion finished second in the Roubaix Velodrome, writing his way into the history books. As Van der Poel was able to celebrate a third victory in a row, Pogačar overcame mechanicals and an unfortunate crash to cross the line alone in second. Behind the race debutant, his UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Florian Vermeersch secured fifth place after a gutsy ride that saw him continue his fine spring Classics campaign. After Pogačar, Van der Poel and Lidl-Trek's Mads Pedersen had blown the race to pieces heading into the Trouée d'Arenberg, it looked as though the winner might come from a select group. This became ever more likely as Pogačar and Van der Poel became a leading duo alone, but the world champion ran wide on a right-hand bend, allowing Van der Poel to take the initiative and ride to the finish alone. Speaking to the media after the finish, the second-placed Pogačar reflected on a memorable debut outing at the Queen of the Classics. 'Today was a great race for our team, with two guys in the top five. We can come back next year with a strong team again and be motivated to fight for victory over the next few years.
NBC Sports
30-03-2025
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- NBC Sports
Primoz Roglic takes the lead from Juan Ayuso on final stage to win Volta a Catalunya
BARCELONA, Spain — Primoz Roglic made a late charge to take the lead from local favorite Juan Ayuso and win the Volta a Catalunya on Sunday. A four-time Spanish Vuelta champion, Roglic prevailed in the final 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) to win the decisive 88-kilometer (54-mile) seventh stage in Barcelona and clinch the overall victory. Ayuso had entered the final day in the lead following a sixth stage that was shortened because of extreme wind. Roglic, the 35-year-old Slovenian of team Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe, finished the race 28 seconds ahead of Ayuso of UAE Team Emirates XRG, and 53 seconds in front of Movistar Team's Enric Mas, another Spaniard. After he claimed the 2025 Volta a Catalunya and Stage 7, hear from Primoz Roglic on what he called an "honest race," the curveball that a shortened Stage 6 threw him and how he and his team adjusted to win.
ARN News Center
11-03-2025
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- ARN News Center
UAE Team Emirates' Ayuso takes 2nd in Tirreno-Adriatico
Juan Ayuso of UAE Team Emirates XRG got off to a strong start on day one of Tirreno-Adriatico, with the 22-year-old taking 2nd place on the stage behind Filippo Ganna of Ineos-Grenadiers. The Italian stage race began with the usual out-and-back time trial of 11.5km in the town of Lido di Camaiore on Italy's western coast, with Ayuso aiming to defend his victory of 12 months ago on this stage. Ayuso, who holds two victories to his name already this year, clocked a time of 12:14, blitzing the pan-flat course with an average speed of 54.4kmph. The result sees the UAE Team Emirates-XRG co-leader now sitting in 2nd overall and will win the white jersey as the best young rider on stage 2 from Camaiore to Follonica (192km). The podium was rounded out by Johan Price-Pejtersen (Lidl-Trek). Ayuso commented, "I think I managed a good ride, especially with the General Classification in mind. I missed a little bit on the final leg coming back after the turn; I didn't have quite the sensations I hoped for." In the coming days, he will try to stay up front and gain time, emphasising the team's focus on major mountain stages ahead this week
Dubai Eye
11-03-2025
- Sport
- Dubai Eye
UAE Team Emirates' Ayuso takes 2nd in Tirreno-Adriatico
Juan Ayuso of UAE Team Emirates XRG got off to a strong start on day one of Tirreno-Adriatico, with the 22-year-old taking 2nd place on the stage behind Filippo Ganna of Ineos-Grenadiers. The Italian stage race began with the usual out-and-back time trial of 11.5km in the town of Lido di Camaiore on Italy's western coast, with Ayuso aiming to defend his victory of 12 months ago on this stage. Ayuso, who holds two victories to his name already this year, clocked a time of 12:14, blitzing the pan-flat course with an average speed of 54.4kmph. The result sees the UAE Team Emirates-XRG co-leader now sitting in 2nd overall and will win the white jersey as the best young rider on stage 2 from Camaiore to Follonica (192km). The podium was rounded out by Johan Price-Pejtersen (Lidl-Trek). Ayuso commented, "I think I managed a good ride, especially with the General Classification in mind. I missed a little bit on the final leg coming back after the turn; I didn't have quite the sensations I hoped for." In the coming days, he will try to stay up front and gain time, emphasising the team's focus on major mountain stages ahead this week
