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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Roldan wins stage two as Faulkner takes overall lead
Canada's Mara Roldan won stage two of the Lloyd's Tour of Britain Women as Kristen Faulkner of the United States took the leader's green jersey. Roldan, 21, of Team Picnic-Post NL broke away with 14km to go on the short steep climbs into Saltburn. Advertisement Britain's 19-year-old Cat Ferguson finished fifth for the second day in a row to move up to fourth in the general classification, just 14 seconds down. Ferguson, who rides for the Movistar World Tour team, and is considered one of the brightest talents in the sport, remains in the white young rider's jersey. Rolden finished the stage just ahead of pursuer Riejanne Markus of Lidl-Trek and a small group, including Ferguson, after the peloton split on the final circuit, which included the gruelling category one climbs on Saltburn bank. Olympic road race champion Faulkner, of EF Education-Oatly, leads Markus by four seconds overall. Advertisement Two-time Tour of Britain winner Lizzie Deignan of Lidl-Trek is 16th - two minutes seven seconds down in the GC. Drama right from the off After just one kilometre of a frantic official start in sodden conditions at Hartlepool Docks, the green jersey wearer Kim le Court of AG Insurance-Soudal hit the tarmac with two other riders, and took several minutes to gingerly return to the peloton. Thursday's winner of stage one now sits 21st in the GC after finishing nearly three minutes down in Saltburn. There were several sketchy moments as the weather started to improve as the race moved down the coast, including a busy day for the British continental CJ O'Shea team, who experienced a bike change, and separate front and rear punctures for their riders. Advertisement A miserable day was capped for AG Insurance-Soudal by the retirement of Gladys Verhulst-Wild of the Netherlands, who vaulted off her bike and landed deep in the undergrowth late in the stage following a high-speed downhill crash with Liv AlUla-Jayco's Josie Talbot of Australia. Stage two result 1. Mara Roldan (Can/Team Picnic-PostNL) 2hrs 57mins 38secs 2. Riejanne Markus (Ned/Lidl-Trek) +12secs 3. Ally Wollaston (Aus/FDJ-Suez) +18secs 4. Megan Jastrab (USA/Team Picnic-PostNL) Same time 5. Cat Ferguson (GB/Movistar Team) 6. Karlijn Swinkels (Ned/UAE-Team ADQ) 7. Cecilie Uttrup-Ludwig (Den/Canyon Sram-Zondacrypto) Advertisement 8. Sarah Van Dam (Can/Ceratizit) 9. Kristen Faulkner (USA/EF Education-Oatly) 10, Quinty Ton (Ned/Liv AlUla-Jayco) +22secs General classification after stage two 1. Kristen Faulkner (USA/EF Education-Oatly) 4hrs 57mins 3secs 2. Riejanne Markus (Ned/Lidl-Trek) +4secs 3. Ally Wollaston (Aus/FDJ-Suez) +12secs 4. Cat Ferguson (GB/Movistar Team) +14secs 5. Karlijn Swinkels (Ned/UAE Team ADQ) +14secs 6. Megan Jastrab (USA/Team Picnic-PostNL) +16secs 7. Sarah Van Dam (Can/Ceratizit) Same time 8. Cecilie Uttrup-Ludwig (Den/Canyon Sram-Zondacrypto) 9. Quinty Ton (Ned/Liv AlUla-Jayco) +20secs 10. Anna Henderson (GB/Lidl-Trek) Same time
NBC Sports
13-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Casper Van Uden sprints to biggest win of career in Giro d'Italia Stage 4, Mads Pedersen keeps overall lead
LECCE, Italy — Casper van Uden won a bunch sprint at the end of the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia for the biggest victory of his career, while Mads Pedersen kept hold of the leader's pink jersey. Van Uden, a Grand Tour debutant who rides for Team Picnic-PostNL, edged out Olav Kooij as the three-week race resumed in the heel of Italy after the opening three stages in Albania. Maikel Ziljaard was third at the end of the mostly flat, 117-mile route from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Alberobello to Lecce. Pedersen was fourth to maintain his nine-second lead over pre-race favorite Primoz Roglic and his 14-second advantage over Mathias Vacek. Stage 5 finishes at another World Heritage site as it ends in Matera, which is renowned for its 'Sassi' or ancient cave dwellings, after a 151-kilometer route from Ceglie Messapica. The Giro ends in Rome on June 1.
San Francisco Chronicle
13-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Van Uden sprints to biggest win of his career on Giro's 4th stage, Pedersen keeps overall lead
LECCE, Italy (AP) — Casper van Uden won a bunch sprint at the end of the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia Tuesday for the biggest victory of his career, while Mads Pedersen kept hold of the leader's pink jersey. Van Uden, a Grand Tour debutant who rides for Team Picnic-PostNL, edged out Olav Kooij as the three-week race resumed in the heel of Italy after the opening three stages in Albania. Maikel Ziljaard was third at the end of the mostly flat, 189-kilometer (117-mile) route from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Alberobello to Lecce. Pedersen was fourth to maintain his nine-second lead over pre-race favorite Primoz Roglic and his 14-second advantage over Mathias Vacek. Wednesday's fifth stage finishes at another World Heritage site as it ends in Matera, which is renowned for its 'Sassi' or ancient cave dwellings, after a 151-kilometer route from Ceglie Messapica. The Giro ends in Rome on June 1.
Hamilton Spectator
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Van Uden sprints to biggest win of his career on Giro's 4th stage, Pedersen keeps overall lead
LECCE, Italy (AP) — Casper van Uden won a bunch sprint at the end of the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia Tuesday for the biggest victory of his career, while Mads Pedersen kept hold of the leader's pink jersey. Van Uden, a Grand Tour debutant who rides for Team Picnic-PostNL, edged out Olav Kooij as the three-week race resumed in the heel of Italy after the opening three stages in Albania . Maikel Ziljaard was third at the end of the mostly flat, 189-kilometer (117-mile) route from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Alberobello to Lecce. Pedersen was fourth to maintain his nine-second lead over pre-race favorite Primoz Roglic and his 14-second advantage over Mathias Vacek. Wednesday's fifth stage finishes at another World Heritage site as it ends in Matera, which is renowned for its 'Sassi' or ancient cave dwellings, after a 151-kilometer route from Ceglie Messapica. The Giro ends in Rome on June 1. ___ AP sports:
Straits Times
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Van Uden takes shock sprint win in fourth stage of Giro d'Italia
Dutchman Casper van Uden of Team Picnic-PostNL sprang a surprise to win stage four of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, holding off compatriots Olav Kooij and Maikel Zijlaard in a tense sprint finish. The stage, a flat 189-km ride from Alberobello to Lecce and the first stage this year to be held in Italy, began with a gutsy attack by Francisco Munoz of Polti VisitMalta. Munoz sped away from the peloton in the first few kilometres and persevered on his own for over 130km, but the Spaniard was reeled in with 56km to go and a bunch sprint became all but inevitable. Lidl-Trek's Mads Pedersen, who reclaimed the pink jersey with a sprint win in stage three on Sunday, had a challenging finish as he was slowed down by a crash which also took out teammate Kragh Andersen - one of his leadout riders. However, the Dane steadily worked his way to the front with the help of his team and was able to clinch a fourth-placed finish to comfortably retain the leader's jersey. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
