Pascal Ackermann handed victory as Sam Bennett relegated on stage nine – Vuelta a Espana

Pascal Ackermann took victory in Stage 9 of La Vuelta a Espana after Sam Bennett, first across the line, was relegated for a ‘shove’ in the finale. Richard Carapaz remains in the overall lead, 13 seconds clear of nearest rival Primoz Roglic.

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Roglic wins stage 8 to rein in Carapaz – Vuelta a Espana

Richard Carapaz saw his lead sliced to 13 seconds after he failed to live with Primoz Roglic’s injection of pace on the brutal final climb in Stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espana. Roglic, who lost key teammate Tom Dumoulin ahead of the stage, moves into second on GC.

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Michael Woods wins stage 7 as Carapaz stays in Red – Vuelta a Espana

Michael Woods put his opening week disappointments behind him with victory from the breakaway on a tough, undulating Stage 7 of La Vuelta in the Basque Country. Richard Carapaz of Ineos Grenadiers kept a tight hold of his red jersey, retaining his 18-second lead over Woods’ EF Pro Cycling teammate Hugh Carthy.

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Ion Izagirre wins wet stage 6 as Carapaz moves into red – Vuelta a Espana

A gripping finish to Stage 6 of La Vuelta saw a major shake-up in the overall classification as Richard Carapaz took the lead from Primoz Roglic. Hugh Carthy moved up into second place ahead of Dan Martin while Ion Izagirre took victory on a wet and windy day after pulling clear near the top of the final climb.

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Geoghegan Hart clinches Maglia Rosa as Ganna wins stage 21 – Giro d’Italia

Tao Geoghegan Hart came out on top of his unlikely duel with Jai Hindley to win the 103rd edition of the Giro d’Italia. A brilliant day for Ineos Grenadiers also saw Italy’s Filippo Ganna win his fourth and the team’s seventh stage win of the race after dominating the final 15.7km time trial in Milan.

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