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'Bernal has to manage the next couple of days' says White Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange) attacking on the Sega di Ala on stage 17 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport) Momentum counts for a lot in the third week of the Giro d'Italia and it was priceless with a little under four kilometres remaining at Sega di Ala, where the narrow road up the mountainside knotted itself into a pair of tight hairpins and harshened to its steepest gradient. After dancing out of the pink jersey group just as that section began, Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange) was able to keep his gear rolling over as smoothly as t...

Already have an account? The iconic Passo Pordoi, shown here in a previous edition, will be removed from Monday's stage due to foul weather. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images Poor weather forced officials to shear two major climbs Monday from the Giro d’Italia’s “queen stage”. Race officials have altered the route of stage 16 to bypass two climbs — Passo Fedaia and Passo Pordoi — after cold weather and rain descended on northern Italy. The new stage route retains what was supposed to be the day’s last climb at Passo Giau (2226m), and will conclude after a 17km descent at the plan...

BikeExchange car topples cyclist at Giro AAP 13/05/2021 Ian Chadband © EPA PHOTO Gino Mader celebrates as he crosses the line to win the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia. Australian cycling has endured a fairly calamitous day at the Giro d'Italia as last year's runner-up Jai Hindley suffered on the sixth stage and saw his hopes of winning the title take a potentially fatal knock. It also proved an embarrassing afternoon for Australian outfit Team BikeExchange on Thursday, as they ended up having to apologise after their team car inexplicably ran into the back of a cyclist...

2021 Giro d'Italia preview: Examining the three-week race for pink A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the 2020 edition out of its usual spot in early May and transplanted it into October, the Giro d’Italia is back in its rightful place as the opening grand tour of the season, and the 104th edition of the race is sure to torment every one of its 184 participants. With a relatively straightforward 8.6km time trial to kick things off in Turin, riders will then face a helli...

Copy shortlink: An offseason shake-up to the Wild's roster didn't just change the look of the lineup. The team's leadership was also restructured, with Jared Spurgeon taking over as captain, and now Spurgeon has the chance to guide the Wild into the playoffs after the team clinched a berth Saturday at San Jose. "He cares about how the team does and doesn't care about Jared Spurgeon's stats," coach Dean Evason said. "Doesn't care about his ice time. All he cares about is the end result, and I think that has filtered to the group. "The success that we've had up to this p...