Egan Bernal wins Giro d’Italia as Ganna claims stage 21

Egan Bernal has won the 2021 Giro d’Italia following Stage 21 in Milan. The Colombian Ineos Grenadiers rider safely navigated the final stage time trial to finish ahead of Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) in second and Simon Yates (BikeExchange) making up the podium in third. Bernal’s team-mate Filippo Ganna claimed the stage win.

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Dan Martin wins stage 17 as Bernal cracks – Giro d’Italia

The fight for pink was reinvigorated in Stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia on the vicious climb of Sega di Ala after race leader Egan Bernal cracked on a day Dan Martin completed his grand slam of Grand Tour stage wins. Irishman Martin was the only rider from a 19-man break to survive, taking a historic win ahead of Portugal’s Joao Almeida and Britain’s Simon Yates.

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Gino Mader claims stage 6 as Attila Valter takes pink – Giro d’Italia

Swiss debutant Gino Mader soloed to Stage 6 glory to give his Bahrain-Victorious team a morale-boosting win following the withdrawal of leader Mikel Landa. Attila Valter also made history by becoming the first Hungarian to take the pink jersey after overnight leader Alessandro De Marchi cracked in the sodden Sibillini Mountains.

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Tim Wellens triumphs on stage 5 – Vuelta a Espana

Stage 5 at La Vuelta was won by Tim Wellens, who edged Guillaume Martin and Thymen Arensman. Primoz Roglic held his overall lead while the man second in the GC, Dan Martin, hit the deck on the final turn but did not lose anytime to Roglic.

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Dan Martin wins summit sprint on stage 3 – Vuelta a Espana

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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