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'I was strong enough to win' - Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney upset to miss Strade Bianche victory again
News 'I don’t want to carry on with my career being second or third, I want to be winning' says Polish rider who finished second place for a fourth time in the Tuscan classic Saturday
'A perfect race' – Demi Vollering cheers teammates as Strade Bianche goes from nightmare to 'amazing' reality for FDJ-United-SUEZ
News Wrong turn on course 'a pity for me' but two-time winner relishes sounds on radio as teammates go first and third
'I'm in pain, my legs are sore but I can't have any regrets' - Elisa Longo Borghini gives strong performance but settles for fourth at Strade Bianche
News Italian first to the top of Santa Caterina climb but then passed before last corner in Siena
As it Happened - Final sprint to the Piazza del Campo decides 2026 women's Strade Bianche after punctures and mechanicals shake up race
Live Two fewer gravel sectors and five fewer kilometres, but still a brutal 133km route on offer at Italian Classic on the roads to Siena
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As it happened: The sprinters take the honours as a crash mars the final at stage 5 of the Vuelta Femenina
The peloton raced 119km beginning in León on stage 5 with two category 3 ascents on the menu before finishing in Astorga -
Vuelta Femenina: Mischa Bredewold leads Lotte Kopecky across stage 5 line as SD Worx-Protime repeats with one-two finish
Letizia Paternoster third in tricky, uphill sprint while lead-in to finish sees crash in peloton with GC contenders involved -
Dope testing heads indoors: Virtual racers to provide blood and urine samples as MyWhoosh launches first e-sports anti-doping regime
Programme will be the first of its kind in virtual racing, which has risen in popularity and seriousness in recent years
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'Half the peloton fell ill' – Cow manure infection blamed as Arnaud De Lie and Lotto-Intermarché see Giro d'Italia build-up derailed
Belgian sprinter missed team presentation and Josh Giddings flew to Bulgaria as replacement for Liam Slock -
'It often surprises me that people think it's all super serious for us' – Jonas Vingegaard's right-hand man Victor Campenaerts on Visma's Giro d'Italia build-up
Danish pre-rave favourite says he 'asked deliberately to have' Belgian domestique with him as he chases complete set at Italian Grand Tour debut -
'I don't feel welcome in cycling' – Jan-Willem van Schip speaks out following latest disqualification
Dutch rider punished twice in eight months over his unusual bike set-up and position
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Is co-leadership the only way to challenge Vingegaard at Giro d'Italia? Jai Hindley set to share Red Bull reigns with Pellizzari after season of domestique duties
Australian former winner primes for sixth appearance at his favourite race, where it's 'always unpredictable and always super hard in the last week' -
Quiz! How many winners of the Giro d'Italia can you name?
How well do you know the winners of Italy's three-week men's race? -
Who can beat Jonathan Milan? Analysing the sprinters of the Giro d'Italia
Italian racer headlines sprint line-up, but Kaden Groves and Dylan Groenewegen are among the other top challengers
