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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
Irish Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
British rider Tim Shoreman seizes first yellow jersey of Rás Tailteann
British rider Tim Shoreman started this year's Rás Tailteann in the same manner as he finished last year's edition, taking a fine stage victory in a bunch sprint in Roscommon. The UK Wheelbase/Cabtech/Castelli rider showed superior power and timing on the uphill finish into Boyle, beating Irish rider Niall McLoughlin (Connacht Cycling) and Will Tidball (Great Britain CT) into the lesser placings. The result saw the 2024 points jersey victor take the yellow jersey of race leader, with McLoughlin and Odhrán Doogan (Cycling Ulster) ending the day second and third overall, both five seconds back. Doogan had been part of the day's key breakaway and won two time bonus sprints. Another Irish rider, last year's runner-up Conn McDunphy (Team Skyline) was also in that move, which at one point held a gap of two minutes over the main bunch. READ MORE He also collected bonus seconds prior to their recapture inside 25 kilometres to go, but suffered a big crash inside the final two kilometres. McDunphy's back and shoulder were badly grazed and his jersey was completely shredded, but he was able to limp across the finish line. He was given the bunch time as per UCI rules, but did lose out on a handful of seconds as that main bunch split in the uphill sprint. Shoreman was delighted with his win. 'It is really good, it feels like I have gone one up from last year, taking the yellow as well. 'I am really excited to ride in the yellow tomorrow. I'll try to win another stage, and try to keep yellow, but this race is so unpredictable. You could lose two minutes out of nowhere.' His rivals will be hoping that happens in the four remaining days. Gareth O'Neill of the Carlow Dan Morrissey team leads the peloton up the climb at Sliabh na Cailligh in Co Meath. Photograph: Lorraine O'Sullivan Both McLoughlin and Doogan said that a stage win is a more realistic target for them than the overall, but Dean Harvey made clear he is aiming for the general classification. King of the mountains jersey winner in 2022 and again last year, he has not been high up the general classification in the past. The 21-year-old wants that to change this time around. 'This year I want to go for GC,' he said. 'There is no point in hiding it, that's why I am here.' He and the rest of the Irish national team are being advised from the team car by the highly experienced Martyn Irvine, a former track world champion. He helped guide McDunphy to overall victory two years ago and his wisdom and encouragement will boost the Irish campaign. So too the tactical awareness Harvey has built up. 'I have been looking at the way it was won the last few years,' said McDunphy. 'The way it was won was by being aggressive and taking the race on by yourself. I will look for any opportunity and see what happens.' The 70th edition of the Rás Tailteann continues Thursday with the longest stage, a 170.9km race from Charlestown to Clifden. This features five categorised climbs, including the category one Windy Gap in the first half of the race. Ras Tailteann stage one results (Drogheda to Boyle) 1 Tim Shoreman (UK: Wheelbase/Cabtech/Castelli) 155.5 kms in 3:27.47, 2 N McLoughlin (Connacht Cycling), 3 W Tidball (UK Great Britain CT), 4 S Brenes (Mexico: Canel's-Java), 5 C Page (UK: Foran CT) all same time General classification: 1 Shoreman 3:27.36, 2 McLoughlin @ 5 secs, 3 O Doogan (Cycling Ulster) st, 4 Tidball at 7 secs, 5 M Cigala (Dan Morrissey Pissei) @ 8 secs, S Brenes @ 11 secs, Page, 8 R Britton (UK: Great Britain CT), 9 D Harvey (Team Ireland), 10 A Peters (UK: DAS Richardsons) all same time. Points Classification: Shoreman, 15 pts Mountains Competition: Adam Lewis (Team Skyline) 5 pts Under-23 Rider Overall: McLoughlin, 3:27.41 Irish County Rider Overall: McLoughlin Cycling Ireland C2 Overall: Charlie Kelly (Connacht Cycling) National/International Team Overall: UK: Great Britain CT Irish County/Provincial Team Overall: Carlow: Dan Morrissey Pissei
