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Italy’s Diego Ulissi claimed his second victory at the 2020 Giro d’Italia in a sprint finish on stage 13. Ulissi, 31, edged out Portugal’s Joao Almeida, who extended his overall race lead after collecting six bonus seconds on the line. Austria’s Patrick Konrad was third, with Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart finishing fourth on the 192km

A leading team wants the Giro d’Italia to end a week early, citing a “clearly compromised” coronavirus bubble. EF Pro Cycling – winners of two of the 12 stages so far – wrote to race organisers asking for the race to end this Sunday. However, cycling’s governing body, the UCI rejected, the request. On Tuesday,

Ineos Grenadiers’ Jhonatan Narvaez won stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia in treacherous conditions. The Ecuadorian, 23, was the best of a breakaway group ahead of the peloton, in which Joao Almeida retained the leader’s pink jersey. Rain fell across most of the 170km stage, which started and finished in Cesenatico, causing several punctures. Mark

Britain’s Chris Froome will race against Tour de France runner-up Primoz Roglic at the Vuelta a Espana. Jumbo-Visma’s Roglic, 30, lost the Tour de France on the final time trial to Tadej Pogacar in September in one of the event’s most dramatic finales. Four-time Tour winner Froome, who rides for Ineos Grenadiers, is aiming to

France’s Arnaud Demare claimed his fourth win of the 2020 Giro d’Italia in a sprint finish on stage 11. The Groupama-FDJ rider held off Peter Sagan and Alvaro Jose Hodeg at the end of the 182km ride from Porto Sant’Elpidio to Rimini. Portugal’s Joao Almeida maintained his lead the overall race, 34 seconds ahead of

Mark Cavendish says he has no “desire to stop” racing, three days after appearing to suggest he was set to retire. The Manxman, 35, has struggled for form in recent seasons, when he has been affected by the Epstein-Barr virus. But he says rumours Wednesday’s one-day Scheldeprijs race would be cancelled contributed to his tearful

Geraint Thomas says his season is over because of the broken hip he suffered in this month’s Giro d’Italia. But the 2018 Tour de France winner hopes to be back in the saddle in a fortnight to begin his rehabilitation. “I’ve seen a specialist and he’s said two weeks without the bike, no riding, and

The Mitchelton-Scott team and title contender Steven Kruijswijk have withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia after the latest round of Covid-19 testing. Jumbo-Visma’s Dutchman Kruijswijk and a Team Sunweb rider both tested positive as did four staff members of the Australian team, from 571 tests. “As a social responsibility we’ve made the decision to withdraw,” said

Mark Cavendish has been named in the Bahrain-McLaren team for Wednesday’s one-day Scheldeprijs race, two days after suggesting he was set to retire. The 35-year-old has struggled for form in recent seasons, suffering from the Epstein-Barr virus. After finishing 74th in Sunday’s one-day Gent-Wevelgem, he gave a tearful interview stating that might have been his

Dr Richard Freeman insisted he has “never doped a rider” as the hearing into his fitness to practise medicine continued on Monday in Manchester. The former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor was questioned about his interest in testosterone. He has admitted to a number of charges but denies ordering testosterone “knowing or believing” it

At first glance it would be easy to think cycling is in something of a health crisis at the moment. If riders aren’t having to abandon the Giro d’Italia because of errant drinks bottles rolling under the wheels of the likes of Ineos Grenadiers’ Geraint Thomas – leading to a broken pelvis – then they

British Cycling’s former technical director Shane Sutton blamed his “downfall” at the organisation on Dr Richard Freeman, a tribunal has been told. The medic claims he complained to senior management about Sutton’s “misuse of resources”, including an allegation the coach spent £6,000 of the organisation’s money on cosmetic dentistry. He says he fears that Sutton

Mark Cavendish says his career could be at an end following Sunday’s one-day Gent-Wevelgem classics race. The 35-year-old has struggled for form in recent seasons, suffering from the Epstein-Barr virus. He spent much of Sunday’s race in Belgium in the breakaway, showing his best form for some time, but finished 74th, more than six minutes

Great Britain’s Reece Wilson won gold in the men’s downhill at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Austria. His time of three minutes 51.243 seconds clinched his first rainbow jersey with Austria’s David Trummer and Remi Thirion of France second and third. Despite entering the championships with confidence, the Scot was in disbelief at his

Portugal’s Ruben Guerreiro claimed stage nine at the Giro d’Italia as compatriot Joao Almeida retained his overall lead in the event. Almeida faltered on the final 9.6km climb in the mountainous stage in Abruzzo, but holds a 30-second overall lead for the race leader’s pink jersey. Guerreiro, 26, claimed his first stage win after a

Britain’s Alex Dowsett claimed a solo victory in the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia with Matthew Holmes third. The 32-year-old Israel Start-Up Nation rider was part of a six-man breakaway allowed to go free on the 200km run from Giovinazzo to Vieste. There was no change in the general classification, Joao Almeida retaining his

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Britain’s Simon Yates is out of the Giro d’Italia after testing positive for coronavirus. The Tirreno-Adriatico champion will not start Saturday’s eighth stage of the Grand Tour. Yates, 28, was tested after he “developed very mild symptoms” following Friday’s seventh stage, his Mitchelton-Scott team said. Team staff and riders have also received rapid tests and