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Already have an account? Jan Tratnik has been a professional rider for 12 years Photo: Tim de Waele / Getty Images Throughout the Giro d’Italia, VeloNews will be talking to some of the unsung heroes in the peloton – those riders that battle on each day without the recognition the major GC favorites or sprint stars receive. For Jan Tratnik, there is more to being a professional cyclist than just riding his bike. The veteran rider from Idrija in Slovenia has been pushing the pedals as a pro for well over a decade for a variety of different teams – from Quick-Step to CCC Sprandi Polkowice ...

After being left without a team in 2016, Simon Pellaud moved to Colombia and found his happy place.

But the day was overshadowed by late crashes involving Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers) and Landa (Bahrain Victorious). Russian Sivakov, Ineos’s co-leader with Egan Bernal, fell heavily after clipping an overhanging tree but finished the stage on a spare bike with a cut arm. Much worse was to follow as Spaniard Landa went down in a crash also involving stage four winner Joe Dombrowski after a rider appeared to hit a race marshal signalling some road furniture some 4km from the finish. The stage victory was Ewan’s fourth in Italy’s Grand Tour stop. Credit:LaPresse Landa was clearly in pa...

Caleb Ewan wins Giro d'Italia stage five, Landa crashes out Lotto Soudal rider Caleb Ewan surged through to beat Italian Giacomo Nizzolo on the line after favourite Mikel Landa's crash-hit climax on Wednesday. 13 May, 2021 09:51 IST Australian Caleb Ewan sprinted to victory but one of the main GC favourites Mikel Landa's race is over after a crash-hit climax to stage five of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday. Australian Caleb Ewan sprinted to victory but one of the main GC favourites Mikel Landa's race is over after a crash-hit climax to stage five of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday. Lotto Soud...

Published on: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 By: AFP Text Size: Taco Van der Hoorn reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the third stage of the Giro d’Italia. – AFP photo CANALE: Taco van der Hoorn, who was thinking of quitting cycling a few months ago, on Monday delivered a dramatic first Grand Tour win as he held off a chasing pack to take the third stage of the Giro d’Italia in Canale. “Five months ago, I considered quitting cycling because I didn’t have a contract,” the 27-year-old Dutchman said. “Today I win a stage of the Giro! I can’t believe it.”