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Photo gallery: Chaos and courage at Il Lombardia

The 114th Il Lombardia will be remembered for much more than Jakob Fuglsang’s patient yet commanding victory. It’ll be remembered as the earliest Lombardia ever, held in summer instead of autumn; it’ll be remembered for Remco Evenepoel’s sickening fall from a bridge while in a great position to challenge for victory; and it will be …

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After a string of horror crashes, riders protest over safety

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The resumption of the cycling season has seen chaotic racing, an upended Ineos hegemony, and eager anticipation for the competition to come. But over the past fortnight, there’s been one other constant: crashes. Fabio Jakobsen faces a long road back to health after suffering major injuries in a Tour of Poland sprint crash. His teammate, …

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Sepp Kuss wins final Dauphine stage as Martinez snatches overall victory

EF Pro Cycling’s Dani Martinez overcame a collaborative and combative French defense to take the overall victory at the Critérium du Dauphiné as young Jumbo-Visma climber Sepp Kuss took a frantic final stage. Overnight leader Primoz Roglic, who crashed on Saturday’s stage, didn’t take the start on Sunday, a day after Egan Bernal had pulled …

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Primoz Roglic abandons Criterium du Dauphiné

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Race leader Primoz Roglic won’t take the start in the fifth and final stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné. The Slovenian Jumbo-Visma captain wore the yellow since stage two but suffers too much from a crash on Saturday. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) is now the new race leader. Team Jumbo-Visma team communicated on Twitter: “As a …

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Local driver gets on Lombardia course, crashes Max Schachmann in a corner

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A driver in a private vehicle surpassed road closures and made it onto the closed racecourse in the final kilometers of Il Lombardia on Saturday, cutting off German Max Schachmann of Bora-Hansgrohe in a corner and causing him to crash into the side of the car and break his collarbone. It’s as of yet unclear …

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