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Spain’s Jesus Herrada produced a strong finish on the final climb to win stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana. The Cofidis rider, 33, was part of a breakaway which was pulled up the climb by Ineos Grenadiers’ Filippo Ganna. He was trying to tee up Geraint Thomas, but when Herrada attacked, the Ineos rider

The Netherlands’ Olav Kooij won stage four of this year’s Tour of Britain to equal Edvald Boasson Hagen’s record of four consecutive stage wins. The Jumbo-Visma rider, 21, maintained his 100% record on his race debut by winning the 166.6 km stage from Sherwood Forest to Newark. Kooij remains general classification leader by virtue of

Filippo Ganna won his first stage at the Vuelta a Espana by dominating stage 10’s time trial as Sepp Kuss’ lead in the red jersey was cut to 26 seconds. The Italian finished the 26km course in Valladolid 16 seconds ahead of Belgian world champion Remco Evenepoel. Three-time Vuelta winner Primoz Roglic was a further

Olav Kooij continued his brilliant start to the Tour of Britain by sprinting to a third straight win on stage three from Goole to Beverley. The general classification leader held off fellow Dutchman Danny van Poppel and Britain’s Ethan Vernon. The Jumbo Visma rider matches Edvald Boasson Hagen’s record of three straight stage wins in

Olav Kooij edged a sprint to the line to claim back-to-back victories on stage two of the Tour of Britain. Kooij finished just ahead of fellow Dutch rider Danny van Poppel, with Belgium’s Wout van Aert in third. Ethan Vernon was again the leading British rider, finishing sixth on the 109.9km route around Wrexham. Ineos

Germany’s Lennard Kamna soloed to victory on stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana as American Sepp Kuss retained the leader’s red jersey. Italy’s Matteo Sobrero was second, with Australia’s Chris Hamilton third on the 184.5km stage from Cartagena to Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca. Poor conditions at the finish meant general classification (GC)

Dutch rider Olav Kooij sprinted to victory on stage one of the Tour of Britain after being led out by his Jumbo-Visma team-mate Wout van Aert. The Belgian finished second on the 161.6km route that began in Altrincham and finished in Manchester city centre. Ireland’s Sam Bennett was third, with Britain’s Tom Pidcock, who hopes

Getty Images Huge crowds have turned out for the start of the annual Tour of Britain. Competitors started the first 164km (102 miles) stage in Altrincham before cycling around Greater Manchester. Dutch rider Olav Kooij was the first to reach the Deansgate finish after they endured punishing climbs in Ramsbottom. Before the race, Spanish cyclist

Primoz Roglic overtook Remco Evenepoel and won a sprint for the line to claim victory on the eighth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Roglic went past his rival at the final corner before winning the 165km stage from Denia to Xorret de Cati. “In the sprint it’s always a bit of a gamble but

Geoffrey Soupe claimed a surprise win in a crash-ridden stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana after edging out Orluis Aular in a sprint finish in Oliva. The Frenchman sped into the final corner with 300m remaining before outsprinting Aular in a photo finish. The stage had been disrupted by a crash with over six

Lenny Martinez became the new Vuelta a Espana leader, but a frantic stage six saw the race swing Jumbo-Visma’s way. Jumbo-Visma’s US rider Sepp Kuss won Thursday’s mountain stage, ahead of Martinez and a large breakaway group. Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic – both team-mates of Kuss – gained 32 seconds on 2022 winner Remco

Kaden Groves sprinted to a second stage win in as many days as he held off a powerful Filippo Ganna surge in stage five of the Vuelta a Espana. Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel retained the overall leader’s red jersey. He finished in the pack having earlier picked up six seconds in a bonus sprint late on

Kaden Groves won a thrilling sprint finish to beat Sebastian Molano and win stage four of the Vuelta a Espana. Four people were arrested for planning to spill hundreds of litres of a liquid similar to motor oil on the road. They are thought to be part of a group that is seeking the independence

Four people have been arrested for an alleged attempt to sabotage a stage of the Vuelta a Espana, Spanish police said on Tuesday. Police said they were planning to spill hundreds of litres of a liquid similar to motor oil on the road during Monday’s third stage. They were arrested on Saturday and are thought

Remco Evenepoel suffered a bleeding cut above his right eye from crashing into a fan after winning stage three of the Vuelta a Espana. Defending champion Evenepoel outpaced Jonas Vingegaard in a sprint finish but collided with the spectator shortly after crossing the finish line. The incident follows torrential rain which had affected stages one

Lotto Dstny’s Andreas Kron took an emotional win on a weather-affected stage two of the Vuelta a Espana. Heavy rain meant the general classification times for the 181.8km stage were taken nine km from the finish in Barcelona. At that point, EF Education-Easy Post rider Andrea Piccolo was narrowly ahead of Astana’s Javier Romo to

Dutch team DSM-Firmenich overcame torrential rain for a surprise win in the first stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Italian rider Lorenzo Milesi took the opening red jersey as the first of the team’s riders to cross the line in the 14.8km team time trial in Barcelona. A thunderstorm ahead of the race created slippery

Belgian cyclist Tijl de Decker has died at the age of 22 after an accident while training. De Decker crashed into the back of a car on Wednesday and had surgery in a hospital in Lier before being moved to the Antwerp University Hospital. His Lotto Dstny team announced De Decker, who won this year’s