On a day of controversy on the Giro d’Italia, the Czech Republic’s Josef Cerny rode clear of a 14-man breakaway to take an unexpected win in Asti in a rain-shortened Stage 19. The peloton trundled home almost 12 minutes in arrears following a rider protest which slashed 125km from what was meant to be the longest stage of the race.
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A leg-sapping finale saw Irishman Dan Martin of Israel StartUp Nation emerge victorious ahead of race leader Primoz Roglic and Richard Carapaz on Stage 3 at La Vuelta. Victory today moves Martin to within just five seconds of the overall lead in Spain.
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An unforgettable day at the Giro d’Italia saw Wilco Kelderman limp into the pink jersey, while stage winner Jai Hindley and Tao Geoghegan Hart catapulted themselves into serious GC contention. And amid all the drama, overnight leader Joao Almeida’s hopes of winning the race vanished on the snow-clad peak of the Passo dello Stelvio.
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Marc Soler of Movistar won Stage 2 of La Vuelta as Primoz Roglic extended his lead in the general classification. The Movistar rider held off a strong chasing group to win by 19 seconds, with Roglic taking second and the bonus seconds.
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Ben O’Connor went one better than Tuesday’s second place to take a superb solo breakaway win in Stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia at Madonna di Campiglio. The Australian held off Hermann Pernsteiner to give his troubled NTT team a timely boost as the Austrian runner-up soared up the standings on another day of stalemate in the battle for pink.
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