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As it happened: Breakaway hearts broken as the sprinters take stage 4 of La Vuelta Femenina
Live As the race heads toward the mountains, stage 4 brings the field a 115km race that begins in Monforte de Lemos
Red Bull Kilometre sprints and stage finishes offer precious time bonuses during 2026 Giro d'Italia
Six, four and two second time bonuses positioned close to finished and final climbs, with €130,000 in extra prize money
Vuelta Femenina: Lotte Kopecky wins hectic stage 4 sprint and uses bonus points to claim red leader's jersey
Results Anna van der Breggen second for SD Worx-Protime one-two finish in Antas de Ulla
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'Maybe I won't win 19 this year' – Pink jersey Paul Magnier turns from quantity to quality with maiden Grand Tour success at Giro d'Italia
Frenchman laughs that he won't be sleeping in pink jersey after stage 1 win, but vows to defend it on punchy stage 2 finish -
'Need to be attentive 100%' - Geraint Thomas warns of potential GC headache on tricky Giro d'Italia stage 2 finale after Netcompany Ineos escape hectic opener unscathed
Director of Racing says he's not expecting fireworks from Vingegaard into Veliko Tarnovo, but riders should be at the front for final 20km with cobbles and steep section -
'We also had our plan and we did exactly the opposite' - How Soudal-Quickstep avoided disaster to deliver Paul Magnier to Giro d'Italia victory
Dries Van Gestel instrumental in chasing down late challengers before Magnier powers away to win
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Paula Blasi with 'bittersweet feeling' after second place on Vuelta Femenina stage 6
Spanish rising star caught out by steepness of Les Praeres climb -
La Vuelta Femenina abandons – 112 riders remain in the field after six days with L'Angliru remaining to decide a champion
Tracking the riders who have dropped out of the first Grand Tour of the season -
La Vuelta Femenina GC standings – A major shake-up in the race for the overall title atop Les Praeres ahead of the final day of racing
General classification standings in the first Grand Tour of 2026
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'My legs weren't there' – Top favourite Jonathan Milan unable to fulfill dream of first pink jersey at Giro d'Italia
Lidl-Trek fast man uses up valuable energy after losing contact with teammates in final sprint, finishes fourth -
As it Happened: Brutal final ascent explodes overall classification on La Vuelta Feminina stage 6
It is the shortest day of racing, but also a route meant for the strongest climbers in the peloton with a finish on the category 1 'wall' Les Praeres.Nava -
Vuelta Femenina: Anna van der Breggen routs rivals on steep slopes of Les Praeres for stage 6 victory and moves into GC lead
Spain's Paula Blasi impresses on climb with second while Marion Bunel takes third as peloton strewn across mountain
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As it happened: A late crash sparks chaos but Soudal takes the win and the first maglia rosa on stage 1 at the Giro d'Italia
The Giro Grande Partenza kicks-off with a 147km sprint stage to the Black Sea coast city of Burgas -
Giro d'Italia: Paul Magnier speeds to victory as massive crash blocks peloton in stage 1 sprint
Soudal-Quickstep rider takes maglia rosa in Bulgaria -
Giro d'Italia GC standings – Who is leading the race after stage 1?
Paul Magnier dons the first pink jersey after winning stage 1 in Nessebar
