Report Ben Healy said he was coming to the Giro to try to win a stage. Eight stages in, he made good on his word. To win his first with a 50-kilometer solo attack is the stuff of dreams, and thanks to his daring attack, Ben had all of the time he could have wished for to celebrate his first grand tour stage win. The 22-year-old Irish racer rode away from his breakmates the first time up the Cappuccini climb and put over two minutes into them by the end. His rivals knew his attack was coming but could only…
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Looking for stages one and two? We haven’t received them yet, but we’ll add them when we get them. All content: La Leyenda del Caribe / Mibuc Hotel Ocean El Faro – Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Cattle farms, banana plantations, rocky ridges and reed beds were part of the incredible landscapes that competitors saw on Stage 3 of Leyenda del Caribe, Sugar Cane. The third stage returned to a slightly longer route, with 72km of very varied terrain that helped our riders enjoy their fourth day of competition after a punishing day before. The finish of the stage was in…
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All content: La Leyenda del Caribe / Mibuc Setting out from a paradise-like Dominican beach and with the crystalline Caribbean Sea in the background, the first edition of La Leyenda del Caribe began on Monday with the Prologue stage. Two hundred racers representing 25 different nationalities crossed the starting line on the beach of Hotel Ocean El Faro to cover 16km of challenging terrain that put the cyclists to the test and gave them a taste of what they’ll to face in the coming days around Punta Cana. During the loop they had the opportunity to learn how their body…
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Report Michael Matthews (Team Jayco AlUla) won the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, a 213 km ride from Vasto to Melfi. He beat Mads Pedersen (Trek – Segafredo) and Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in a sprint finish on a slight uphill. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) retained the overall lead after gaining a second in a bonus sprint. The stage was marked by a breakaway of two riders, Alexander Konychev and Veljko Stojni (Team Corratec-Selle Italia), who were caught with 15 km to go. Results Results powered by FirstCycling.com