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Pogacar wins the Giro d'Italia by a big margin and will now aim for a 3rd Tour de France title
Read full article: Pogacar wins the Giro d'Italia by a big margin and will now aim for a 3rd Tour de France titleTadej Pogacar has won the Giro d’Italia with the race’s biggest margin of victory in nearly six decades.
Jonas Vingegaard drops Pogacar in final Tour mountain test
Read full article: Jonas Vingegaard drops Pogacar in final Tour mountain testJonas Vingegaard responded to a series of attacks from defending champion Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France and ultimately dropped his rival in the last big mountain stage of this year’s race.
Geoghegan Hart beats Hindley to Giro title by 39 seconds
Read full article: Geoghegan Hart beats Hindley to Giro title by 39 secondsBritain's Tao Geoghegan Hart, framed by the gothic cathedral, holds up the trophy after winning the Giro d'Italia cycling race, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)MILAN – In one of the most exciting final stages of a Grand Tour, British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart won the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, edging out Australian Jai Hindley by just 39 seconds. Neither of them had ever finished higher than 20th in a Grand Tour. "Not in my wildest dreams did I imagine this would be possible when we started out in Sicily almost a month ago,” Geoghegan Hart said. It was the first time since the 1994 Giro that the winner and runner-up in a Grand Tour were eligible for the U25 classification.
Uncertainty shrouds Tour de France racing against COVID-19
Read full article: Uncertainty shrouds Tour de France racing against COVID-19Former Tour de France champions Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas were both left off the INEOS team for this year's race. If you love the Tour, if you love the champions, wear a mask," race director Christian Prudhomme said. As Tour teams arrived in Nice, some were surprised to discover that they were sharing their designated hotel with ordinary guests, raising doubts about how hermetically sealed the race bubble will be. On top of COVID-19 concerns, riders will contend with one of the most unrelenting Tour routes in memory, with an usually high total of 29 tough climbs. ___More Tour de France coverage: https://apnews.com/TourdeFrance