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CNA
3 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Yates snatches pink jersey from Del Toro on penultimate Giro stage
Simon Yates rode a stage for the ages when he stormed into the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday when the Visma-Lease a Bike rider erased overall leader Isaac Del Toro's lead to take the pink jersey on the penultimate stage of the race. The stage was won by Australian Chris Harper of Jayco-AlUla, who rode solo to the finish while Alessandro Verre was second, but all eyes were on Yates as he finished third to flip the general classification battle and take the overall lead. On the 205 km ride from Verres to Sestriere where riders gained 4,500 metres in altitude in total, it was Richard Carapaz or Yates who had to make a move if they were to take the pink jersey from Del Toro. Ultimately, it was Yates who put in a series of attacks in a bid to reel in Del Toro, who held an 81-second lead at the start of the stage. In 2018, Yates saw his dreams of winning the Giro crumble on the Colle delle Finestre climb when Chris Froome's attack left him far behind. But this time he redeemed himself on the same climb to take the lead and Del Toro did not respond even as the cavalry arrived in the form of Wout van Aert, who helped Yates power to the finish. Ultimately, Del Toro knew he had lost his chance and the 21-year-old eventually crossed the line more than five minutes behind Yates.
RTÉ News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Mads Pedersen fends off Wout van Aert to claim fourth stage win at Giro d'Italia
Mads Pedersen claimed his fourth stage victory of the Giro d'Italia after holding off Wout van Aert on an uphill sprint finish in Vicenza, with Isaac Del Toro finishing third to strengthen his grip on the Maglia Rosa leader's jersey. Friday's 13th stage ran over 180km from Rovigo, taking in four category-four climbs. A nine-rider breakaway built a lead of around two minutes, but was eventually pulled back in by the peloton heading towards the final 50km before Lorenzo Germani and Christian Scaroni started another attack. Although Romain Bardet and Mathias Vacek also went for a counter heading into the final climb, there never looked enough distance to the chasing pack, who closed up during the final 500m. Danish rider Pedersen then powered through the last sprint battle for the line ahead of Belgian Van Aert (Team Visma), with Del Toro also making another podium. Ireland's Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) finished 16.08 minutes down, crossing the line 145th, while Daniel Rafferty came home 89th. In the general classification standings, Mexican del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) now holds a 38-second lead over Spanish team-mate Juan Ayuso. Italian Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) is one minute and 18 seconds back, with Britain's Simon Yates (Team Visma) fourth and former winner Primoz Roglic (Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe) sitting in fifth. In the points standings, Bennett is 38th.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Pedersen holds off Van Aert to take fourth Giro stage win
Mads Pedersen held off Wout van Aert to claim his fourth stage victory of this year's Giro d'Italia as Isaac del Toro extended his overall lead in the general classification. Pedersen powered through on a long uphill sprint towards the end of stage 13's 180km route from Rovigo to Vicenza and was able to maintain a slender advantage over Belgian Van Aert, with Mexico's Del Toro in third. "I went a bit earlier than I really wanted to but on such a hard uphill final like this sometimes it's OK to go early because everyone has burning legs the last 100 meters," said Denmark's Pedersen."I'm just happy with this one and adding another 50 points to the 'ciclomino' [sprint] jersey so let's see how it goes." Pederson is two wins away from the six stage victories managed by Tadej Pogacar in Del Toro stretched his advantage in the battle for the pink jersey by earning a four-second bonus for the stage finish to add to the two seconds he collected in the intermediate sprint. The UAE Team Emirates rider is now 38 seconds clear of team-mate Juan Ayuso in the general classification race with Italy's Antonio Tiberi in third, another 40 seconds adrift. Britain's Simon Yates in fourth as he seeks his first Grand Tour triumph since winning the Vuelta a Espana in 2018. Saturday's 14th stage is a largely flat 195km run from nearby Treviso to Nova Gorica across Italy's border with Slovenia. Stage 13 results 1. Mads Pedersen (Den/Lidl-Trek) 3hrs 50mins 24secs2. Wout van Aert (Bel/Visma-Lease a Bike) Same time3. Isaac del Toro (Mex/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +2secs4. Remy Rochas (Fra/Groupama - FDJ) +5secs5. Dorian Godon (Fra/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) Same time6. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) "7. Antonio Tiberi (Ita/Bahrain Victorious) "8. Derek Gee (Can/Israel Premier Tech) "9. Orluis Aular (Ven/Movistar) "10. Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers) " General classification after stage 13 1. Isaac del Toro (Mex/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 46hrs 32mins 59sec2. Juan Ayuso (Spa/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +38secs3. Antonio Tiberi (Ita/Bahrain Victorious) +1min 18secs4. Simon Yates (GB/Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 20secs5. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min 35secs6. Richard Carapaz (Ecu/EF Education-EasyPost) +2mins 07secs7. Giulio Ciccone (Ita/Lidl-Trek) +2mins 20secs8. Brandon McNulty (US/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +2mins 40secs9. Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers) +2mins 50secs10. Derek Gee (Can/Israel Premier Tech) +2mins 54secs
The Guardian
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Giro d'Italia: Olav Kooij sprints to stage 12 glory as Del Toro retains pink jersey
Olav Kooij sprinted to victory on stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia as Isaac del Toro retained the pink jersey in Viadana. Kooij was helped by a superb lead-out from Visma-Lease A Bike teammate Wout van Aert, with Casper van Uden second over the line ahead of Britain's Ben Turner. The 172km stage from Modena, the first opportunity for the quick men in a week, came down to the final few bends of a technical finish left slightly damp by earlier rain in Viadana, and Van Aert used all his experience to win the fight for position going into the final sharp left-hander. Team Picnic PostNL's Van Uden tried to go long with his sprint after being left with a slight gap as the road straightened out, but Kooij kept his cool to take the win while the Ineos Grenadiers' Turner held off Mads Pedersen for the last step on the podium. A small crash in the peloton with around one kilometre left to go neutralised the times for the overall standings, allowing the general classification contenders to sit up. Del Toro leads by 33sec from his UAE Team Emirates teammate Juan Ayuso with Bahrain-Victorious rider Antonio Tiberi third. Bonus seconds saw Wednesday's stage winner Richard Carapaz move up to fourth, on the same time as Kooij's teammate Simon Yates in fifth, one minute and 11sec off pink.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Kooij wins Giro stage 12 with Briton Turner third
Olav Kooij won a close-fought sprint on stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia as Isaac del Toro retained the pink jersey in Kooij benefited from Visma-Lease A Bike team-mate Wout van Aert's superb lead-out in the final van Uden finished second with Britain's Ben Turner of Ineos Grenadiers third."Only he [Wout] can do it, so to have him as support here is extraordinary," said Kooij."I really need to thank him and also the rest of the team, they did a fantastic job. "You don't want to be too far [back] in that last corner, that's maybe why we had to go a bit earlier than we wanted but I could jump on the wheel of Casper and pass him."Del Toro of UAE Team Emirates-XRG stayed out of the hectic fight for position in the closing stages to finish safely in the bunch and maintain his hold on the pink jersey.A sprint for two bonus seconds at the Red Bull kilometre in Brescello means the 21-year-old heads into stage 13 with a 33-second lead over team-mate Juan Ayuso in the race overall. Kooij's British team-mate Simon Yates is in fourth, one minute and 11 seconds off the overall lead. Stage 12 results 1. Olav Kooij (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) 3hr 55min 40sec2. Casper van Uden (Ned/PicnicPostNL) Same time3. Ben Turner (GB/Ineos Grenadiers)4. Mads Pedersen (Den/Lidl-Trek)5. Kaden Groves (Aus/Alpecin-Deceuninck)6. Milan Fretin (Bel/Cofidis)7. Max Kanter (Ger/XDS Astana)8. Paul Magnier (Fra/Soudal Quick-Step)9. Matevz Govekar (Slo/Bahrain-Victorious)10. Matteo Moschetti (Ita/Q36.5 Pro Cycling)
