There was a sour end to Biniam Girmay's historic day out at the Giro d'Italia as the Eritrean rider was taken to hospital after an accident on the podium.
During his celebrations, the Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert rider was struck in the eye with the cork while opening the bottle of Prosecco presented to stage winners.
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I'll never rate a performance '10', it's important to my delusions of greatness that I can always believe I could have tried harderProtecting your ego is as easy as pretending you didn’t try, writes CW's columnist 'The Doc'
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Mavic Allroad SL wheelset review: in an increasingly carbon world, can high-end alloy still cut it?Mavic has always done things differently, but how does the feature-packed, jack-of-all-trades Allroad SL compare to similarly priced carbon options?
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Tao Geoghegan Hart aims to 'be competitive, even in small races' as he starts 2025 under the radar‘I think it's a little bit nonsensical to look past that and to start looking at big goals’ says 29-year-old Lidl-Trek rider as he explains he will start the year at the Volta ao Algarve
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Changing the final Tour de France stage in Paris is an exciting prospect but I think it should be for one year onlyThe race's organisers were reported to be exploring the possibility of bringing the cobbled streets of Montmartre into the race’s final stage in Paris this summer
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'He’s at the age now where he's coming into his prime' - Where does Tadej Pogačar go next after a year of unequalled domination?Becoming the first male rider since 1987 to complete cycling’s hallowed triple crown earns the Slovenian this year’s prize. Tom Thewlis salutes a spectacular year
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Giro d’Italia 2025 to start in AlbaniaTwo road stages and an individual time trial to take place across three days of racing in Balkan country
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British pro left feeling 'confused' after being dropped by WorldTour teamHarrison Wood will ride at Continental level for Sabgal–Anicolor next year after leaving Cofidis
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Jonas Vingegaard plays down talk of Giro d’Italia debut in 2025, and clarifies use of carbon monoxide inhalationTwo-time Tour de France winner gives nothing away when asked if he’ll appear at the Giro, but the Worlds in Rwanda is in his sights
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Tadej Pogačar says blistering Sormano attack was 'planned' after cruising to fourth Il Lombardia titleWorld Champion ends his season on a high in Italy with 25th victory of the year secured at Italian Monument
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How Tadej Pogačar created history and claimed cycling's Triple Crown of the Giro-Tour-WorldsA journey that was supposedly fraught with risk and uncertainty was anything but for Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and World Championships victor Tadej Pogačar
