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Juan Ayuso won the seventh stage of the Giro

Ayuso pounces to win Giro stage seven

Spain's Juan Ayuso made his move on the climb to the finish to win stage seven of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, his first Grand Tour stage success, with Primoz Roglic moving into the overall lead.

Cycling • 16 May

Primoz Roglic will compete in the Vuelta a Espana

Rogic and Bernal both poised to return from injury

Three-times winner Primoz Roglic will race the final Grand Tour of the season, the Vuelta a Espana, despite suffering serious injuries in last month's Tour de France, his team Jumbo-Visma confirmed.

Cycling • 15 Aug 22

The 25-year-old had said the accident left him with a 95% chance of becoming a paraplegic

Bernal back on the bike two months after horror crash

Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal said he was happy to be back on his bike just two months after a near-fatal accident left him needing multiple surgeries.

Cycling • 29 Mar 22

Egan Bernal won the Tour de France in 2019

Bernal set for further surgery after crash

Egan Bernal will undergo further surgery following a serious crash which occurred during training in Colombia last week.

Cycling • 02 Feb 22

Egan Bernal remains in a Bogota hospital

Updated Bernal: I had a 95% chance of becoming paraplegic

Two-time Grand Tour winner Egan Bernal has revealed how close he was to being left paraplegic in a horror training crash in Colombia earlier this week as he gave thanks for the treatment he has received.

Cycling • 28 Jan 22

Egan Bernal underwent multiple rounds of surgery following the accident

Bernal in intensive care after Colombia crash

Two-time Grand Tour winner Egan Bernal remains in intensive care after undergoing surgery on his spine following a serious crash suffered while training in his native Colombia.

Cycling • 25 Jan 22

The 2019 winner has missed the last two editions of the race

Bernal eyes Tour de France after extending Ineos stay

Egan Bernal has set his sights on the Tour de France this year after signing a new five-year contract to remain with the Ineos Grenadiers.

Cycling • 10 Jan 22

Primoz Roglic celebrates as he wins the 17th stage

Roglic reclaims red jersey after duel with Bernal

Reigning Vuelta a Espana champion Primoz Roglic took the leader's red jersey on this year's race with an emphatic solo win on stage 17 on Wednesday.

Cycling • 01 Sep 21

Bernal has "displayed mild symptoms but is in good health"

Giro champion Egan Bernal tests positive for Covid-19

Giro d'Italia champion and 2019 Tour de France winner Egan Bernal has tested positive for COVID-19, his Ineos-Grenadiers team said on Friday.

Cycling • 04 Jun 21

Cool and composed Bernal claims Giro d'Italia title

Colombia's Egan Bernal won the Giro d'Italia, keeping his composure throughout a tough final week to claim his second grand tour victory with a ruthlessly efficient performance.

Cycling • 30 May 21

Egan Bernal is on the brink of Giro success after brutal mountain stage

Bernal on verge of Giro glory after Alpe Motta climb

Egan Bernal stands on the verge of Giro d'Italia glory after surviving Saturday's brutal mountain stage with almost two minutes of an advantage to take into the closing time trial in Milan.

Cycling • 29 May 21

Giro leader Bernal faces summer on the sidelines

Egan Bernal will swerve the Tour de France and probably the Olympics as well because of a troublesome back injury although he is optimistic the issue will not derail his hopes of victory in the Giro d'Italia.

Cycling • 25 May 21

Bernal tightens Giro grip, Martin stays 12th overall

Colombian Egan Bernal won stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia on Monday to strengthen his grip on the overall leader's Maglia Rosa, as bad weather conditions forced the race from Sacile to Cortina d'Ampezzo to be shortened from 212km to 155km.

Cycling • 24 May 21

Victor Campenaerts celebrates winning the 15th stage

Bernal retains Giro lead as Campenaerts wins stage 15

Belgian Victor Campenaerts won the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia as Colombian Egan Bernal retained the overall leader's Maglia Rosa and Dan Martin moved up to 12th in the general classification.

Cycling • 23 May 21

Lorenzo Fortunato celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 14th stage

Fortune favours Fortunato as Bernal extends lead

Italian rider Lorenzo Fortunato claimed his maiden career win on stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia, while Dan Martin climbed to 13th overall, seven minutes and 50 seconds behind leader Egan Bernal.

Cycling • 22 May 21

Giacomo Nizzolo celebrates after winning the 13th stage

Nizzolo wins stage 13, Bernal retains pink jersey grip

European champion Giacomo Nizzolo won his maiden Giro d'Italia stage when the Qhubeka Assos rider clinched victory with a fine sprint to the finish on stage 13.

Cycling • 21 May 21

Vendrame takes Giro stage win, Bernal stays in control

Italian Andrea Vendrame pulled clear late on to take a first-ever Grand Tour win on stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia, a 212km ride from Siena to Bagno di Romagna, on Thursday, as Egan Bernal retained his general classification lead.

Cycling • 20 May 21

Mauro Schmid of Team Qhubeka Assos in the dreakaway during stage 11

Schmid wins Giro stage 11 as Martin loses ground

Mauro Schmid won the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia as Ireland's Dan Martin lost significant ground in the race for the pink jersey.

Cycling • 19 May 21

Egan Bernal has been forced out of the Tour de France by injury

Defending champion Bernal out of Tour de France

Egan Bernal has withdrawn from the Tour de France five days short of Paris after injury wrecked his title defence.

Cycling • 16 Sep 20

Belgium's Wout van Aert celebrates his stage victory

Van Aert claims opening Critérium du Dauphiné stage

Belgian Wout van Aert claimed the first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné where Irish pair Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche were nestled within the bunch for the uphill finish.

Cycling • 12 Aug 20

Egan Bernal wraps up Tour de France victory

Champagne glasses clinked for Egan Bernal on the road to Paris before Caleb Ewan won stage 21 of the Tour de France on the Champs-Elysees.

Cycling • 28 Jul 19

Bernal leads Geraint Thomas by 1.11 heading into the final stage

Egan Bernal poised to win Tour de France

Egan Bernal was poised to become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France when he retained the overall lead after Saturday's 20th stage, a 59-km ride from Albertville.

Cycling • 27 Jul 19

Egan Bernal