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Federica Venturelli titolo bis U23 agli Europei su pista

Federica Venturelli wins U23 title again at the European Track Championships

At the European Junior and Under 23 Track Championships in Cottbus, two more European titles and a bronze medal bolster the Italian medal haul. After her title in the individual pursuit, Federica Venturelli added the Women's Under 23 Points Race title. The Cremona native from UAE Team ADQ finished with 34 points, leaving behind Dutchman Nienke Veenhoven, silver with 23, and Russian Polina Danshina, bronze with 14. Nicola Padovan is the new European Junior Omnium champion. The Italian built his success race after race: fifth in the Scratch Race, third in the Tempo Race, and a key player in the Elimination Race, which she won before the Race…
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Tour de France, volata vincente di Tim Merlier a Bordeaux

Tour de France: Tim Merlier sprints to victory in Bordeaux

The seventh stage, heading to Bordeaux, yielded a sprinter victory, as often happens in the Aquitaine capital on the Tour de France roads. Tim Merlier (Soudal-Quick-Step) dominated his opponents in the bunch sprint, taking his fourth victory in the race after successes in 2021 and 2025. With this victory, Belgium reaches 24, confirming its dominance in the city just three years after Jasper Philipsen's triumph. This time, the Alpecin-Premier Tech sprinter had to settle for fifth place, while Soren Waerenskjold (Uno-X Mobility) and Biniam Girmay (NSN)…
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Altri tre titoli azzurri agli Europei pista Juniores e U23

Three more Italian titles at the Junior and U23 European Track Championships

COTTBUS – Italy secured three more titles at the Junior and Under-23 European Track Championships in Cottbus, bringing its overall tally to 17 medals (11 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze) and remaining comfortably atop the overall medal table. Ruben Ferrari won the Junior Individual Pursuit, defeating Britain's Daniel Thompson in the final, while Agata Campana earned her second gold medal of the event by winning the Elimination after her victory in the Scratch event. Italy also dominated the Men's Under-23 Team Pursuit, with Christian Fantini, Renato Favero, Matteo Fiorin, Etienne Grimod, and Ares Costa crowned European champions ahead of…
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Tadej Pogacar mostruoso sul Tourmalet è maglia gialla al Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar monstrous on the Tourmalet is yellow jersey at the Tour de France

The world champion and UAE Emirates-XRG rider attacked on the slopes of the Col du Tourmalet to claim his 23rd stage victory, his eleventh in the Pyrenees, and his second of this edition. At the top of the iconic climb, he had already achieved a historic milestone, becoming the first reigning world champion to win the Tourmalet Grand Prix de la Montagne. Pogacar continued to push, riding the final 43 kilometers solo—a new Tour personal best—to open up massive gaps in Gavarnie-Gèdre. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished second (+2'38''), ahead of a small group led by…
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Otto titoli e 14 podi azzurri nei primi due giorni degli Europei su pista

Eight titles and 14 Italian podiums in the first two days of the European Track Championships

Fourteen Italian medals were won in the first two days of the European Junior and Under-23 Track Championships in Cottbus. The opening day's eight medals, with five titles (one silver and two bronze) in endurance, individual events, and sprint, were joined by six more (three gold, one silver, and two bronze). The first title for the Italian team was won by Agata Campana, gold in the junior women's Scratch event, while Federica Venturelli from Crema once again confirmed her special relationship with the individual pursuit by winning her third consecutive European Under-23 title in the event, following those she earned in 2024.
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Pogacar lascia andare, Pedersen vincitore di tappa, il norvegese Træen nuova maglia gialla

Pogacar lets go, Pedersen wins the stage, Norwegian Træen takes the yellow jersey

The first stage of the 2026 Tour de France, held entirely in France, crowned two Nordic champions. Denmark's Mads Pedersen joined a breakaway, which Pogacar's group let go, and managed to overcome the day's climbs. With the crucial support of his Lidl-Trek teammates, who were also in the breakaway, the Danish champion took his third stage victory of the race, following those in Saint-Étienne (2022) and Limoges (2023). Quinn Simmons completed the team's triumph in second place. Pedersen wore the green jersey as leader of the overall standings at…
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Pogacar brucia Vingegaard allo sprint e gli strappa la maglia gialla

Pogacar beats Vingegaard in the sprint and takes the yellow jersey from him

Tadej Pogacar took the yellow jersey at the Tour de France on stage three. The Slovenian cyclist won the uphill finish in Les Angles and took the lead despite having the same time as Vingegaard. The better placings in the early stages made the difference. Pogacar crossed the finish line two seconds ahead of the Dane, Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, and Frenchman Paul Seixas. This was the Slovenian's 22nd stage win at the Tour. UAE Team Emirates-XRG controlled the race in the finale, with Isaac del Toro pushing in the final kilometer, allowing…
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Al Tour de France la prima volta di Del Toro, in giallo sempre Vingegaard

Del Toro's first time at the Tour de France, Vingegaard still in yellow

Isaac Del Toro has won the second stage of the Tour de France, 168.5 kilometers from Tarragona to Barcelona. The 22-year-old Mexican rider from Uae-XRG celebrates his first stage win in the Grand Boucle. Del Toro crossed the finish line ahead of his captain Tadej Pogacar. The Uae team showed a strong performance on the Montjuïc hill. Remco Evenepoel finished third, ahead of Jonas Vingegaard, who retains the yellow jersey. In the general classification, Vingegaard maintains a 6-second lead over Pogacar and 15-second lead over Evenepoel. Filippo Ganna is further back. The third stage, 196 km, runs from Granollers to Les Angles, on the slopes of the Pyrenees.
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Il Tour de France inizia nel segno di Jonas Vingegaard

The Tour de France begins under the banner of Jonas Vingegaard

BARCELONA - Dane Jonas Vingegaard has worn the Tour de France's first yellow jersey since Visma | Lease a Bike's victory in the team time trial in Barcelona with a time of 21:47. The Giro d'Italia winner attacked the final climb of Montjuïc, escorted by teammate Piganzoli. Pippo Ganna, who believed he could win but saw his dream vanish by just 8 seconds, finished second. Pogacar finished third, 12 seconds behind. The inaugural team time trial of the 2026 Tour de France delivered the expected thrills. Jonas Vingegaard returned to wear the yellow jersey after…
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Settimo sigillo tricolore per Elisa Longo Borghini

Seventh Italian title for Elisa Longo Borghini

For the seventh time in her career and the fourth consecutive year, Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) is the 2026 Italian Women's Champion. The Piedmontese rider took a solo victory in Pordenone, capitalizing on the efforts of her teammates. She attacked on the final climb, remaining alone and increasing her lead on the final flat section. Monica Trinca Colonel (Liv AlUla Jayco) took second place, 18 seconds behind, while Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) took bronze, outsprinting the peloton, which finished 1 minute and 50 seconds behind. Longo Borghini finished the race in 2 hours, 49 minutes and…
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