
A week after winning the world mountain bike gold, Tom Pidcock returns to the road and wins the Gran Premio Industria & Artigianato of Larciano in Tuscany, attacking on the last climb and finishing solo ahead of Christian Scaroni.
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Tom Pidcock had won world mountain bike gold a week before this road race.
Tom Pidcock gives another demonstration of his versatility. A week after his world gold in mountain biking, the Englishman returns to the road and does so by winning the Gran Premio Industria & Artigianato of Larciano, in Tuscany. The Pinarello-Q36.5 rider attacks on the last climb and arrives alone; second, behind him, the blue of Astana Christian Scaroni. After Larciano, two more races in the region are arriving this week, with the Giro della Toscana on Wednesday 9th (arrival in Pontedera) and with the Coppa Sabatini (arrival in Peccioli) on Thursday 10th.

Italy lost the women's volleyball European Championship final 3-2 against Turkey in front of 16,000 spectators in Istanbul, dashing the dream of winning the World Cup, Olympics and European Championships in the same cycle. Melissa Vargas scores 28 points, Paola Egonu does the same for Italy. The Turkish victory is also worth the pass to Los Angeles 2028.

Over 1850 athletes participated in the CSI national athletics championships in Turin, which concluded today at the Primo Nebiolo facility. The Vicenza committee won the medal table with 158 athletes and 158 medals (60 gold, 61 silver, 37 bronze), followed by Lecco and Milan-Monza. Atletica Colli Berici Vicenza won the general club classification, ahead of Atletica Arzignano and Virtus Calco.

Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner watches Juventus and Milan warm up from the Allianz Stadium before the postponed matchday three of Serie A, confirming his passion for football and Milan.

Pisa Calcio published on Facebook a photo of the player Rosen Bozhinov from the hospital, showing his thumbs up after being forced off the pitch in the 40th minute of the first half due to an illness. The player is under observation and is carrying out the necessary tests. The club thanks the healthcare personnel, Juve Stabia, the Lega Serie B and the referee for their collaboration and closeness, explaining that they avoided statements after the match to protect the team's tranquility.

Bologna got their first point of the season by drawing 2-2 against Sassuolo at the Dall'Ara, thanks to a goal by Dovbyk in full injury time after being down twice. Sassuolo had scored with Doig and Adzic but were unable to close out the match despite several scoring opportunities.

Italy loses the final of the European Volleyball Championships against Turkey with a score of 25-16, 22-25, 25-12, 21-25, 10-15. The Azzurre led by Julio Velasco won the first and third sets but suffered a Turkish comeback in the second, fourth and decisive tie-break.