Team BikeExchange Jayco’s Simon Yates produced the time trial of his career to win stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia, and put himself in a strong position in the general classification going into stage 3. Mathieu van der Poel narrowly missed out on the stage win, coming in second to retain the maglia rosa.
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Mathieu van der Poel lived up to his pre-race favourite status to win the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia and secure the pink jersey. In a chaotic finale after a tough climb to the line, the indefatigable Dutchman powered past fellow debutant Biniam Girmay as Caleb Ewan hit the deck after a touch of wheels.
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World champion Julian Alaphilippe is in a stable condition after crashing heavily during the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Monument classic but will need to be kept in hospital for observation, his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team said.
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Primož Roglič is the Vuelta champion again after another imperious display in Spain. The 31-year-old backed up his time trial gold medal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with another brilliant performance. Roglic finishes the race 4:42 clear of Enric Mas in the GC, with Jack Haig completing the podium.
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Primoz Roglic has a 2:38 lead in GC heading into the final stage, with a third straight red jersey now looking a formality. But he will be left to wonder what might have been after hesitancy allowed Clement Champoussin to stage a massive upset on a race dubbed a ‘mini Liege-Bastonge-Liege’.
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