Guillermo Thomas Silva takes historic win on crash affected stage 2 – Giro d’Italia

Guillermo Thomas Silva won stage two of the Giro d’Italia to become the first Uruguayan to win a Grand Tour stage in a dramatic sprint after a crash involving nearly 20 riders disrupted the hilly, rain-soaked 221 km ride from Burgas to Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria.

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Paul Magnier wins opening stage of Giro d’Italia marred by crash

France’s Paul Magnier won the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia after a huge crash during a bunch sprint. The 22-year-old Soudal-Quick Step rider claimed his first Grand Tour victory and the overall leader’s pink jersey, edging out Norway’s Tobias Lund Andresen of Decathlon-CMA CGM by inches, with Britain’s Ethan Vernon third for NSN Cycling. With 700 metres to go, the road narrowed, and the compression meant about 20 riders collided, crashing heavily and causing some spectators to flee as they hit the barrier.

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Van Aert wins final stage as Pogacar seals Tour title

Wout van Aert denied Tadej Pogacar a prestigious win on the final stage of this year’s Tour de France as the Slovenian secured his fourth Tour title. Reigning champion Pogacar had a lead of more than four minutes heading into the final day, when only the stage win would be contested in Paris. With rain falling in the French capital, the 26-year-old established himself in a six-man breakaway during a thrilling finale on the same circuit used for last year’s Olympic race.

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Kaden Groves solos to breakaway win on stage 20 – Tour de France

Kaden Groves completed his trilogy of Grand Tour victories with a memorable solo win from a decimated breakaway on Stage 20 at the Tour de France. The Australian survived the wet roads and avoided a spate of high-speed crashes as he added to his wins at the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana. Tadej Pogacar avoided a late spill in the yellow jersey to move within one stage of a fourth Tour.

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Arensman climbs to solo win on stage 19 – Tour de France

Only an unprecedented calamity can deny Tadej Pogacar a fourth Tour de France title after he cruised through the final test in the mountains, with the two bonus seconds he lost to Jonas Vingegaard in the finale immaterial. Thymen Arensman claimed a second stage win for Ineos Grenadiers, although it was only possible after a lack of courage behind. The high mountains are done and dusted.

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