USMNT doesn’t seem to be able to win the game one year ahead at the 2026 World Cup
CNN – It’s exactly one year before the start of the 2026 World Cup, and there are no plans for the US Men’s National Team (USMNT). The tournament, co-hosted by…
IgaświąTek Records 25th Straight French Open Win with Hard Fought Forged Camback with Elena Rybakina
CNN – Igaświątek came from the set and extended the French Open victory on an injury to Elena Rivakina, winning 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday. Three-time defending champion świątek has…
‘Isaac has shown he is the strongest rider in the race’ – UAE Team Emirates back Del Toro to win the Giro d’Italia
White smoke appeared to emerge from the UAE Team Emirates-XRG hotel at the Giro d’Italia, just as it recently did in the Vatican when a new Pope was elected, with…
‘Everyone has their eye on the stage to Asiago’ – Luke Plapp hopes Jayco AlUla can be inspired by his Giro d’Italia breakaway win
Luke Plapp is hoping his Giro d’Italia stage win will inspire his Jayco AlUla teammates on stage 15 to Asiago, when a breakaway is widely expected to fight for the…
‘People will say I’m back, but I was never gone’ – Wout van Aert narrowly misses on second Giro d’Italia stage win
Visma-Lease a Bike’s Wout van Aert narrowly missed on taking a second Giro d’Italia victory on stage 13, being beaten to the line by Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) on the uphill…
‘Hang back, play the game’ – Luxury of stage win at Giro d’Italia presents Luke Plapp with differing break dynamics
Luke Plapp may already have one Giro d’Italia stage win under the belt, but, as he demonstrated on stage 11, that doesn’t mean he isn’t hungry for more. The Jayco-AlUla…
Unexpected, but not surprising – Daan Hoole’s win a continuation of Lidl-Trek’s incredible Giro d’Italia
In normal circumstances, a 26-year-old taking their first-ever UCI win in a Grand Tour would go down as a big surprise, and a win from behind, but somehow, when Daan…
‘A week ago, I wondered whether continuing the Giro was a good idea’ – Wout van Aert takes aim at time trial after comeback win
What a difference a day has made for Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) at the Giro d’Italia. After taking an emotional win on the gravel stage on Sunday, he…
‘His time will come’ – Giro d’Italia revelation Mathias Vacek presses on in search of stage win after epic gravel ride
Lidl-Trek’s Mathias Vacek continued to be one of the riders of this year’s Giro d’Italia on the gravel stage 9 to Siena, producing an almighty bridge across to the front…
‘Feels like it was meant to be’ – Emotional Wout van Aert silences doubters with inspiring comeback gravel stage win at Giro d’Italia
For a rider with 50 professional victories, including a Monument and 13 Grand Tour stages, Wout van Aert has often seemed like a perennial runner-up in recent years, with his…
‘Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win’ – Primož Roglič suffers dent to Giro d’Italia GC plans after crash and time loss on gravel roads
Primož Roglič’s tough end to the first week of the Giro d’Italia took a turn for the worse on Sunday as the Slovenian became the biggest victim of bad luck…
‘We’re here to win’ – Juan Ayuso takes page out of Primož Roglič playbook to win first Giro d’Italia stage of career
After a rollercoaster first week of the Giro d’Italia, Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) brushed away any doubts about his condition with a stunning stage victory in the race’s first…
‘A lot of mixed feelings’ – Kaden Grove dedicates Giro d’Italia sprint win to injured teammate Juri Hollmann
No Grand Tour stage win is ever unwelcome, and sprinter Kaden Groves was doubtless in part delighted to be able to celebrate the victory on stage 7 of the Giro…
‘I really have no idea how I stayed upright’ – Richard Carapaz puts Giro d’Italia time trial near-crash behind him to continue fight for second overall win
Richard Carapaz says he has no idea how he managed to stay upright after he came within a whisker of falling during the Giro d’italia stage 2 time trial, and…
‘I doubted I could win’ – Mads Pedersen sprints back into pink in Giro d’Italia despite pre-stage concerns over late climb
Two sprint wins out of two – and that’s maybe only the beginning for Mads Pedersen. 48 hours after he easily saw off the sprint opposition on stage 1 of…