After three years of close calls, Bob Jungels has claimed his first Tour de France stage win, staying away from the pack in a 60-km long solo breakaway after he escaped from a group formed at the initiative of Thibaut Pinot.
Alessandro Covi soloed from a breakaway group to win the Cima Coppi prize and Stage 20 of the 2022 Giro d’Italia. He made the break on top of the Pordoi before reaching the finish line of Passo Fedaia alone.
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez (Bahrain Victorious) has won Stage 17 of the 2022 Giro d’Italia, the 168km long Ponte di Legno-Lavarone.
Koen Bouwman made up for the disappointment of his captains, Tom Dumoulin and Tobias Foss, on Mount Etna by winning stage 7 of the 2022 Giro d’Italia from Diamante to Potenza with the help of Dumoulin as Jumbo-Visma outnumbered the other breakaway riders.
Movistar Team confirmed its roster for 2022 today having made official the contract extension of team leader Alejandro Valverde.
The 78th edition of the Vuelta a Espana is back and on schedule with its usual mid-August start date.
In today’s road racing news, solo win for Luis Leon Sanchez, Quintana rides to victory on Mont Ventoux, Adam de Vos in breakaway at Murcia, Giro’s Veneto stages announced and Evenpoel to lead Decuecninck-Quick Step for Algarve
Richard Carapaz wins the 2019 Giro d’Italia, retaining an advantage of 1’05” over Vincenzo Nibali while Primoz Roglic regained his spot on the podium.
Esteban Chaves took his third stage win at the Giro d’Italia but the first victory since he was diagnosed with mononucleosis after last year’s race.
An on-form Primoz Roglic of the Jumbo Visma team surprised the favorites with a win in the opening time trial of the 2019 Giro d’Italia in Bologna, Italy.