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Giro d'Italia stage 5 LIVE: A long rainy day in the hills promises more attacks and maglia rosa drama
The hills of Basilicata stand in the way on the 204km stage to Potenza -
'Without him, I would already be minutes down' – Egan Bernal thanks teammate Ben Turner for saving him on Giro d'Italia's tricky fourth stage
Colombian champion was dropped on late climb during Giro's first stage back in Italy -
Giro d'Italia abandons – Toll rises to 11 riders out after only four stages as illness and crashes hit peloton
Tracking all the riders who have crashed out of or otherwise left this year's Giro
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Milan Menten joins Arnaud De Lie in quitting Giro d'Italia as freak illness continues to punish Lotto Intermarché squad
Belgian rider abandoned stage 4 having emptied the tank across late second-category climb, teammate won't start stage 5 -
'Alone, half conscious, trying to use the small window of adrenaline to call emergency services' – Albert Withen Philipsen suffers frightening 80kph crash in training
Talented Danish youngster suffers 'heavy hit' to his head in crash on Friday -
The MVP of the stage – Matteo Sobrero saves Derek Gee-West, guides Ciccone into maglia rosa, and helps out Egan Bernal at the Giro d'Italia
Lidl-Trek rider and Ineos' Ben Turner team up to ultimately avoid losses for their respective leaders
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'The successes of yesterday seem completely unattainable without profound transformation' – Historic French team to close men's squad to go all-in on women's cycling
Tony Gallopin, Steve Chainel and Thierry Gouvenou all came through the St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 set-up, but women represent its future -
No team, no salary, no bike – The reality for cycling's 'free agents' who find themselves without a contract but still want to race
When a rider's contract comes to an end and no other teams come knocking, the fall from grace can be abrupt and hard to take. Cyclingnews learns about the hard truths facing cycling's contract-less pros -
'It's unfortunate' – Jonas Vingegaard misses out on bonus seconds at Giro d'Italia
Pre-race favourite overtaken by Pellizzari on GC after launching Red Bull KM sprint during stage 4
