US EditionChaos on Giro d'Italia Gravel Stage as Favourites Crash, Lose Time
- The 181-kilometer Giro d'Italia gravel stage on May 18 featured crashes and punctures that caused favorites to lose significant time on the white-dirt sterrato roads.
- The race intensified when the peloton hit gravel with 68 kilometers to go, triggering a five-man breakaway including Kaden Groves and crashes involving top contenders like Primož Roglič.
- Roglič suffered a heavy crash, a puncture, and lost over two minutes, dropping from third to tenth overall while Diego Ulissi surrendered the pink jersey after finishing five minutes behind.
- Wout van Aert claimed a two-up sprint stage win over Isaac del Toro, who secured the overall lead by 1:13 and became the first Mexican race leader, on roads used in Strade Bianche.
- The stage caused major shifts in the overall standings, leading into a rest day before the race continues with a 28.6-kilometer time trial from Lucca to Pisa.
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Tour of Italy: Wout Van Aert Stage Winner, Primoz Roglic Trapped on the White Paths of Tuscany
The Belgian rider, who has not been successful for many months, won the 9th stage of the Giro on Sunday in Siena. A victim of a fall and a puncture, the Slovene, the favourite of the event, gave more than a minute to his main opponents.
·Paris, France
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Tour of Italy: Wout Van Aert Wins the 9th Stage, His First Success in 2025
Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) showed himself the strongest Sunday in Siena on the 9th stage of the Tour d'Italie cyclist (WorldTour) after 181 kilometers including 29.5 kilometers of white roads, steep gravel roads that are usually the brand name of the Strade Bianche, a one-day race in early spring. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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