Jhonatan Narváez of UAE Team Emirates XRG won stage eight of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday, his second victory of the race. The Ecuadorian rider powered away from breakaway rivals to finish 32 seconds ahead of Andreas Leknessund.
Groves was involved in a crash as race opened in Bulgaria last weekGC contenders Jai Hindley and Ben O’Connor remain in raceKaden Groves, Australia’s best sprint hope for a stage win at the Giro d’Italia, has been forced to quit on the fourth stage as a result of injuries suffered on day one. He follows another Australian star, Jay Vine, who suffered concussion and a broken elbow when crashing on stage two.Groves was among several riders injured in a mass crash 600 metres from the line as the race opened in Bulgaria on Friday. The 10-time Grand Tour stage winner was bloodied and limping afterwards, but initially seemed “OK” said his team, Alpecin Premier-Tech. Continue reading...
UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider forced to abandon Giro d’ItaliaVine to fly home after extent of 30-year-old’s injuries confirmedIll-starred Australian cycling star Jay Vine has suffered a broken elbow and concussion in his Giro d’Italia-ending crash – but his decimated UAE Team Emirates-XRG team have been left relieved his injuries weren’t even more serious.The 30-year-old Vine, who suffered a third serious crash in just 13 days of racing in 2026 and has now endured a reported 23 spills in his brilliant but accident-filled five-year career, will not need surgery, the team revealed on Sunday. Continue reading...
El otro Paul francés celebra en Sofía su segundo triunfo en tres días de ‘corsa’ rosa. El cuadro emiratí abandona Bulgaria sin Marc Soler, Jay Vine y Adam Yates
Yates sustained abrasions and laceration to his left earJay Vine and Marc Soler still under medical observationThe British rider Adam Yates has been pulled out of the Giro d’Italia after sustaining a concussion following a crash on stage two.The 33-year-old sustained abrasions and a laceration to his left ear during an incident involving almost 30 riders on Saturday’s rain-soaked 221km route from Burgas to Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria.This report will update after stage three Continue reading...
Silva is first Uruguayan to win a Grand Tour stageNearly 20 riders involved in crash 198km into routeGuillermo Thomas Silva won stage two of the Giro d’Italia to become the first Uruguayan to win a Grand Tour stage after 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.The race was temporarily neutralised after the crash around the 198km mark which left several riders injured, and forced the Australian Jay Vine and Norwegian Adne Holter to abandon. The Spaniard Florian Stork finished second and Giulio Ciccone of Italy was third, as the XDS Astana rider Thomas Silva took the pink jersey from the stage one winner, France’s Paul Magnier. Continue reading...
