The first grand tour of the cycling season has been postponed. The Giro d’Italia was due to begin in early May but the coronavirus pandemic that has seen much of Italy shutdown has forced the organisers to postpone.
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Team Ineos have announced that their directeur sportif Nicolas Portal has died at the age of 40. A former professional cyclist Portal played a major role in Chris Froome’s four Tour de France wins and was well respected in the cycling community.
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Legendary cyclist Eddy Merckx is in hospital with a head injury after falling off his bike during a ride with friends. The five-time Tour de France champion suffered a “serious head injury” and was “rushed to hospital” in Dendermonde, near Gent.
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Denmark’s Mads Pedersen claimed a shock victory in brutally wet conditions at the UCI World Championships in Yorkshire. He becomes the first Dane to wear the famous Rainbow Jersey.
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Deceuninck–Quick-Step’s Fabio Jakobsen took the final stage glory in Madrid as Jumbo-Visma’s Primož Roglič was crowned the 2019 Vuelta a Espana champion.
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