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Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Uno-X) parlayed a successful breakaway on the final stage of the Tour de Normandie into the overall victory, knocking overnight leader Ellen van Dijk (Lidl-Trek) down to third place.
Stage winner Josie Nelson (DSM-Firmenich-PostNl) won the stage ahead of Ava Holmgren (Lidl-Trek) but missed out on the overall victory by a single second as the Norwegian fought to third on the stage.
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'We didn't want the leader's jersey' - Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe say loss of Primoz Roglič's Giro d'Italia lead was intentional
Giro favourite's team management explains stage 8 strategy as Roglič drops to third -
'Before the Giro d'Italia, I would give him five stars' – Tom Pidcock's team less bullish for gravel stage victory after Briton's poor mountain performance
'It's the roads he likes to race on, in line with off-road, and a really nice mix up' says coach Kurt Bogaerts -
2025 Giro d'Italia stage 9 preview – Can GC teams survive brutal gravel day as Strade Bianche rejoins Grand Tour arena?
May 18, 2025: Gubbio-Siena - 29.5km of white off-road sectors line 181km stage on spectacular closing day of the 108th Corsa Rosa's first week -
'We're hatching plans' - Ineos Grenadiers have high hopes for Egan Bernal in Giro d'Italia gravel stage
Confidence high after strong summit finish rider on stage 7 and previous Giro and Strade Bianche off-road performances
