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Sunday, May 4, 2025
- XDS-Astana takes fourth stage and GC 1-2 in Turkey
- Harper, Plapp and Zana to lead Jayco AlUla at the Giro
- Ferrand-Prévot lashes out at Vuelta organisers after messy TTT
- The Traka gravel event crowns high-profile champions
- Winner’s Circle: Van Dijk takes first Vuelta red jersey as Almeida snatches Romandie overall
XDS-Astana takes fourth stage and GC 1-2 in Turkey
The final stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey was won by Italian fast man Matteo Malucelli, securing XDS-Astana’s fourth stage win of the week as the team also wrapped up first and second overall with stage 4 and 6 winners Wout Poels and Harold Martín López. Their fourth stage winner was Lev Gonov who joined his WorldTeam colleagues from the XDS Astana Continental Team.
Though the Tour of Turkey is a relatively modest bike race, it’s proven extremely valuable to the Kazakhstani WorldTeam, which takes away 355 UCI points with its final GC results alone at the 2.Pro race, including the five awarded to Fausto Masnada who finished 27th overall. This brings them ever closer to the top 18 teams vying for WorldTour status in the next cycle in what has been a very lucrative 2025 so far.
Harper, Plapp and Zana to lead Jayco AlUla at the Giro
Australian WorldTeam Jayco AlUla has announced the team that will take on the Giro d’Italia from next weekend, describing the squad as having “dual ambitions” for the first Grand Tour of the season. Headlining the squad will be Chris Harper for GC, while Filippo Zana and Luke Plapp will lead the team’s quest for stage results.
Making their Giro debuts will be young trio Felix Engelhardt, Paul Double and Davide De Pretto, the latter two racing their first Grand Tours, with Michael Hepburn and 2022 Giro KOM Koen Bouwman rounding out the lineup.
Notably absent is Italian veteran and former pink jersey wearer Alessandro De Marchi who announced last month that he will retire at the end of the season.
Ferrand-Prévot lashes out at Vuelta organisers after messy TTT
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and her Visma-Lease a Bike teammates hoped for a steady start to the Vuelta Femenina on Barcelona's fast TTT course, but as the clock began to count down towards the Dutch team's effort, they were two riders short, with one rolling off after dodging through the volunteers lined up at the top of the ramp, and Imogen Wolff resorting to darting onto the course from the vehicle entrance, from which the team car would follow.
After such a disastrous start, Visma-Lease a Bike lost 21 seconds over the 8.1-kilometre course, and 15 seconds to key GC rival Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez).
"WTF!!! How the organization of a Grand Tour can be SO amateur? Is the jury sleeping while checking our bikes?!!!" Ferrand-Prévot wrote in a since-deleted Instagram story. "We were there 20 min before the bike check and 2 of our girls didn't make it on time. We kept saying to the jury we had to go but seems they were in chill mood. So much preparation and effort for nothing."
The Traka gravel event crowns high-profile champions
Taking place over four days in the surroundings of the cycling Mecca that is Girona, Catalunya, The Traka is a Gravel Earth Series event that has drawn the sport’s best and brightest to the trails, tracks and paths – “a paradise of gravel.”
In the three main events, PAS Racing dominated the podium with Tobias Kongstad and Karolina Migoń winning the 360, and former road pro Mads Wurtz Schmidt taking the men’s 200. Specialized riders also thrived on Girona’s gravel with off-road superstars Sofia Gómez Villafañe and Sina Frei winning the 200 and 100 respectively.
Lachlan Morton was aiming for the Traka 360 days after announcing his participation in this year’s Unbound XL – read Josh Weinberg’s interview with Morton here at Escape Collective – but after breaking his wheel about 150 km in, the Australian hitched a lift from a local back to Girona.
Winner’s Circle: Van Dijk takes first Vuelta red jersey as Almeida snatches Romandie overall
On a double time trial day, Lidl-Trek scored victory in the opening TTT at La Vuelta España Femenina, taking the win three seconds ahead of SD Worx-Protime and Liv AlUla Jayco who were tied in second. Dutch TT specialist Ellen van Dijk was the first across the line for the American squad, meaning she takes the first red jersey of the race – Abby Mickey has more on stage 1 here at Escape Collective.
The Tour de Romandie, meanwhile, was bookended with a second ITT, this time taking on 17.1 km on the edge of Lake Geneva, and with the top three separated by just three seconds, the overall title was up for grabs along with the stage. After losing touch on the Queen Stage, World and Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel scorched to victory in the time trial 12 seconds faster than a motivated João Almeida, whose effort was nonetheless good enough to put him into the overall race lead. Overnight leader Lenny Martinez did better than many expected he would on the TT bike, meaning he only dropped one place on GC, as Jay Vine jumped up to third.
It was a busy day of racing with other winners including Alison Jackson who took Gracia Orlová after building a lead with stage 2 victory and fifth in the stage 3 ITT, never finishing outside the top 9 in five stages, and Martina Fidanza scored her first win in the yellow and black of Visma-Lease a Bike at the Festival Elsy Jacobs à Luxembourg.
Finally, XDS-Astana capped off a hugely successful week with first and second at the 1.1-ranked Lotto Famenne Ardenne Classic via Max Kanter and Cees Bol, scoring another 210 UCI points.
Saturday, May 3, 2025
- Viviani takes long-awaited first win with Lotto
- Storer to lead Tudor Pro Cycling at the Giro, Hirschi misses out
- FDJ-Suez secures key talent with extensions for Guazzini and Kraak
- Winner’s Circle: Lenny Martinez takes Queen Stage and race lead in Romandie
Viviani takes long-awaited first win with Lotto
Elia Viviani is back to winning ways for the first time since the 2023 Tour of Guangxi, taking stage 7 victory ahead of Alexander Kristoff at the Presidential Tour of Turkey.
The 36-year-old Italian went without a team at all for the first seven weeks of 2025 after the conclusion of his second stint at Ineos Grenadiers. He was ultimately rescued from obscurity by ProTeam Lotto who offered him a one-year deal in exchange for his wealth of experience and UCI points-gathering ability in sprints.
Storer to lead Tudor Pro Cycling at the Giro, Hirschi misses out
A week out from the start of the first Grand Tour of the season, Tudor Pro Cycling has announced their confirmed lineup with Michael Storer the outright leader. Marc Hirschi had been expected to make his Giro d’Italia debut, but he’ll now sit the race out after a disappointing spring campaign.
Storer will have the support of three relatively experienced teammates in Larry Warbasse, Alexander Krieger and Florian Stork, the latter a key climbing domestique in the Australian’s recent success at the Tour of the Alps. Joining them are four debutants in Yannis Voisard, Marco Brenner, Rick Pluimers and Maikel Zijlaard.
The 2025 Giro is the Swiss team’s second-ever Grand Tour and the first of two they’ve received wildcard invites to this season, the second being the Tour de France where Julian Alaphilippe will headline. [Tudor]
FDJ-Suez secures key talent with extensions for Guazzini and Kraak
Women’s WorldTeam FDJ-Suez has announced the contract extensions of two key riders in Vittoria Guazzini and Amber Kraak, securing their futures through 2028 and 2027 respectively.
24-year-old Guazzini is in her fourth season with the French squad, during which time she’s scored a handful of wins, including the under-23 ITT world title in 2022 and Le Samyn 2024, and she’s reigning elite Italian TT champion. She’s also been prolific on the track as part of the Italian Team Pursuit lineup, and is Olympic Madison champion. Kraak meanwhile, has fewer individual wins, but the 30-year-old Dutchwoman has proven herself as a highly valuable teammate on all terrains.
Winner’s Circle: Lenny Martinez takes Queen Stage and race lead in Romandie
Young Frenchman Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) took his second WorldTour win of his career and of 2025 on the penultimate stage of the Tour de Romandie, out-punching João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) in the final dash to the line after riding together for the last 4 km of the climb to the Thyon 2000 ski resort.
The 21-year-old took the race lead, but with only two seconds over Astana’s Lorenzo Fortunato – third on the stage – and 3 to superior time trialist Almeida, not to mention the three others also within a minute of the leader, Martinez may have his work cut out on the final day’s 17.1-kilometre Geneva time trial.
Over in Luxembourg, Marta Lach (SD Worx-Protime) got the Festival Elsy Jacobs double-header of one-days underway with victory from a five-rider sprint. At the same event last year, Lach scored back-to-back wins in both the Garnich and Luxembourg circuits.
Friday, May 2, 2025
- French steelworker dispute could derail Tour stage
- Bastion announces new Archetype road bike
- Kopecky reflects on expectations and media scrutiny in Spring Classics
- Ineos announces Giro squad headlined by Bernal and Arensman
- Winner's Circle: Vine nabs stage 3 of the Tour de Romandie
French steelworker dispute could derail Tour stage
Amid reports that steel giant ArcelorMittal will lay off steelworkers in northern France, labor leaders could call a strike to coincide with stage 3 of the Tour de France between Valenciennes and Dunkirk. As La Voix du Nord reports, the proposed work stoppage could see hundreds of protesters blocking roads.
"I respect the Tour de France and those who love it, but there is an economic and social emergency here," said Jean-Paul Delescaut, an official at CGT, a confederation of labor unions.
"Metal affects everyone. Including bicycles. If by July 7, we haven't been gathered around the table to talk about nationalizing the steel industry, there will be no yellow jersey in Dunkirk." [La Voix du Nord]
Bastion announces new Archetype road bike
Melbourne-based custom framebuilder Bastion has unveiled its new premium road platform. The Archetype, like all of Bastion’s framesets since its inception, is constructed of 3D-printed titanium lugs joined by filament-wound carbon fiber tubes – but this time with an increased focus on aerodynamic performance.
The Archetype also features an increase in tire clearance (up to 34 mm) and UDH compatibility. According to Bastion’s figures, the bike represents a significant reduction of aerodynamic drag of 18-25 watts (0–15° yaw angles) at 50 km/h over the company’s former flagship (and fairly traditionally-shaped), the Icon Superleggera.
And price? Deep breath: chassis only from AUD$22,000/US$15,000/€13,000; complete bikes start at AUD$36,000/US$23,000/€21,000. [Bastion]
Kopecky reflects on expectations and media scrutiny in Spring Classics
In a social media post, Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) described the challenges of facing high expectations and criticism in the media during a Classics campaign where she was also battling a knee injury.
"We need media. But sometimes it is hard to hear everything people are saying about you without having any clue what’s happening in our lives," she wrote.
"We set goals, but that doesn’t mean we’ll succeed them all. In the end we lose more than we win." Matt de Neef has more on the story. [Instagram]
Ineos announces Giro squad headlined by Bernal and Arensman
The Ineos Grenadiers have revealed their roster for the upcoming Giro d'Italia, where Egan Bernal and Thymen Arensman will headline the squad. Supporting those GC leaders will be Brandon Rivera, Lucas Hamilton, Josh Tarling, Jonathan Castroviejo, Ben Turner and Kim Heiduk.
Winner's Circle: Vine nabs stage 3 of the Tour de Romandie
Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) powered to his first WorldTour win in two years on stage 3 of the Tour de Romandie. The 29-year-old Australian attacked out of a reduced field in the finale and held on to win two seconds ahead of Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) and João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost) finished on the same time as those chasers to retain his overall race lead.
Over at the Tour of Turkey, XDS-Astana's domination of the race continued as Harold López (XDS-Astana) won stage 6 with his teammate – and the GC leader – Wout Poels just behind. Johannes Kulset (Uno-X Mobility) finished third on the day.
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Canyon is now selling bikes on Amazon
- Shimano shuts down custom clothing line, cuts 13 jobs
- Hunt overhauls Aerodynamicist Carbon Disc road wheel range
- Rainy stage 5 of the Tour of Turkey cancelled after rider protest
- Winner's Circle: Matthews gets his first win of the year at Eschborn-Frankfurt
Canyon is now selling bikes on Amazon
Canyon Bicycles has started selling some of its of entry-level urban, mountain, and recreational bikes through Amazon in North America.
As reported by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, the brand said the move aims to reach new customers while keeping its premium models exclusive to Canyon.com.
The bikes sold on Amazon include the Grail:ON CF 7 AXS e-gravel bike (US$5,599), Spectral CF 8 trail bike (US$4,699), and Roadlite CF 8 commuter (US$1,699).
Shimano shuts down custom clothing line, cuts 13 jobs
Shimano has announced it will discontinue its Milremo custom clothing brand and scale back its wider apparel offering, due to rising competition, shifting priorities, and ongoing supply chain issues. The move ends the Japanese brand’s 25 years of investment in cycling clothing and will lead to 13 job losses.
Shimano said it will continue to offer a limited apparel range, and that production and delivery of its AW 2025 collection will go ahead as planned.
Last week, Shimano reported its component sales were up 15.6% in the first quarter of 2025 after a challenging 2024.
Hunt overhauls Aerodynamicist Carbon Disc road wheel range
Hunt has overhauled its Aerodynamicist Carbon Disc range, adding three new wheelsets that feature front and rear-specific rim profiles spanning 34/34 mm, 44/46 mm, and 54/58 mm depths. All are aerodynamically optimized for 28 mm and 30 mm tires.
Those rims all feature a hooked clincher/tubeless rim bed with a 22 mm internal width. Hunt is offering each wheelset in a choice of lighter carbon fiber spokes or lower-priced bladed steel spokes. The hubs have also been updated, now featuring Hunt’s 40T ratchet ring system (a close, but not compatible copy of DT Swiss’s Star Ratchet) and now roll with Enduro Abec 5 bearings.
Hunt is claiming its wheels beat key competitors of equivalent depths in the wind tunnel. Complete wheelset weights start from just 1,175 g (34/34 depth with carbon spokes), with the heaviest combination claimed to be 1,468 g (54/58 depth with steel spokes). Prices start from £1,150 / US$1,450 / €1,400.
Rainy stage 5 of the Tour of Turkey cancelled after rider protest
A rain-soaked fifth stage of the Tour of Turkey initially saw stretches neutralized, but after riders protested the idea of continuing in inclement weather, the stage from Marmaris to Aydın was called off entirely.
The race continues with stage 6 on Friday.
Winner's Circle: Matthews gets his first win of the year at Eschborn-Frankfurt
Michael Matthews (Jayco-AlUla) proved fastest in a reduced sprint at Eschborn-Frankfurt on Thursday, taking his first victory of the season in the WorldTour-level one-day race. The Australian veteran was a convincing winner ahead of Magnus Cort, whose Uno-X Mobility train had controlled the finale only for Matthews to surge past. Jon Barrenetxea (Movistar) rounded out the podium.
Over at the Tour de Romandie, Lorenzo Fortunato secured XDS-Astana's first WorldTour win of the year, soloing clear of a small breakaway group in the finale of stage 3 and holding on for victory. Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost) took second on the day with Junior Lecerf (Soudal-Quick-Step) in third, and Baudin now leads the general classification.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Picnic-PostNL trusting the 'process' in relegation battle
- The Giro will honor Pope Francis and mark Jubilee with Vatican visit
- Garmin Q1 revenue rises, fitness income increases 12%
- Thule net sales rise 10% in Q1
- Winner's Circle: Brennan sprints to victory on stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie
Picnic-PostNL trusting the 'process' in relegation battle
At the start of the 2025 campaign, Picnic-PostNL was sitting near the danger zone in the three-year UCI rankings that determine which squads will have WorldTour status in 2026, and after a quiet first few months of the year, Cofidis has leapfrogged the team and a flying XDS-Astana is not far off.
Coach Matt Winston pointed to injuries that have kept some riders from performing as a cause of the team's early-season woes.
"The situation is a bit tricky, but if those riders return, we can pick up the thread again," Winston told Wielerflits. He also said that Picnic-PostNL is not planning to alter its approach despite the threat of relegation.
"If you put pressure on them, they will make mistakes. We focus on our tasks and on our process," Winston said. "We can only control what is within our power and that is in the race. We have to make the race and ride as a team."
The Giro will honor Pope Francis and mark Jubilee with Vatican visit
Giro d'Italia organizers have announced that stage 21 of the Giro d'Italia will pass through Vatican City in honor of Pope Francis and to mark the Jubilee, a yearlong celebration in the Catholic Church. The peloton will enter the Vatican during the neutralized start, shortly after rolling out from the Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
"Rome will once again offer a spectacular finale for the Giro d’Italia, crossing iconic landmarks known worldwide," said Giro director Mauro Vegni. "The start from Vatican City, strongly desired by Pope Francis during the Jubilee Year, adds a special emotional value to this stage, merging sport with spirituality."
Garmin Q1 revenue rises, fitness income increases 12%
GPS giant Garmin reported an 11% rise in first quarter revenue for 2025, built partly on a bump in net sales in its Fitness division. That group, which includes cycling products, saw US$385 million in revenue, a 12% boost over the same period from 2024.
President and CEO Cliff Pembie nodded to economic and trade concerns saying that “recent developments in global trade have created an atmosphere of uncertainty” but said the company remains optimistic due to its “vertically integrated and highly diversified business model.” Garmin devices are made in a variety of locations, including Taiwan and China, but also in the US.
Thule net sales rise 10% in Q1
Thule Group, which manufactures a range of outdoor products including vehicle racks and bike travel cases, reported a 10% increase in net sales in the first quarter of 2025. But CEO Mattias Ankarberg sounded a warning about what he called a “challenging US market,” and last week the company announced it would close a facility in Longmont, Colorado, and lay off 22 employees there. Ankarberg said that despite having two US factories, tariffs would spur price increases for the US market
Winner's Circle: Brennan sprints to victory on stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie
After one British up-and-comer took Tuesday's prologue at the Tour de Romandie, another sprinted to victory on stage 1 as Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike) took a convincing win in Fribourg. Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) secured runner-up honors on the day with Artem Shmidt (Ineos Grenadiers) in third. It's Brennan's fourth victory of the season for the first-year pro, in addition to two wins riding for Visma's Continental development team.
Over at the Tour of Turkey and relevant to the relegation battle mentioned above, it was another big day for XDS-Astana, with Wout Poels winning stage 3 ahead of teammate Harold López, with Guillermo Martínez (Picnic-PostNL) in third. Poels now leads the general classification ahead of those same two riders.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Cycling in the City of London rises more than 50% in just three years
- Argon 18 updates Dark Matter with more tire clearance and frame storage
- Kent warns US bike production at risk after pausing Chinese imports
- Evenepoel speaks out against Belgian commentator
- Winner's Circle: Watson gets his first WorldTour victory
Cycling in the City of London rises more than 50% in just three years
Amid a concerted, decades-long effort to encourage cycling by adding bike lanes and other infrastructure, the City of London – the roughly one square mile district in the center of Greater London – has reported its largest-ever jump in ridership, according to its latest numbers. From 2022-2024, ridership rose from 89,000 people a day to 139,000, a 56% increase.
Cyclists now make up more than half of all traffic in the City of London during peak commuting hours, while air quality has improved and motor vehicle traffic has declined by a third. The milestone means the City has met three key targets six years ahead of schedule. While the City of London has a small geographic footprint and few residents, nearly 700,000 people work within its borders, and the ridership changes there are broadly indicative of changes in the Greater London area.
Argon 18 updates Dark Matter with more tire clearance and frame storage
Argon 18 has overhauled its Dark Matter gravel bike, increasing its tire clearance to 57 mm and refreshing the geometry. The frame now features in-frame storage, and in terms of geometry, has longer reach, longer chainstays, and slacker head angles.
There's support for both 1x and 2x drivetrains, suspension forks and dropper posts, and you get a T47 bottom bracket, bash guard, and extra mounting points on the fork. The Dark Matter comes in three builds starting from £3,500 / US$3,650 / €3,995 up to £6,500 / US$6,650 / €7,395. [Argon 18]
Kent warns US bike production at risk after pausing Chinese imports
Kent International, one of the largest bicycle suppliers to the US mass market, has stopped all imports of bikes and components from China, citing tariffs and duties of up to 175%. The company chairman, Arnold Kamler, told Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN) that the company could be forced to stop production at its South Carolina factory if tariffs are not eased in the next month.
Kent supplies bikes to major US retailers, including Walmart and Target. Its South Carolina facility was opened in 2014 and assembles bikes and builds wheels using imported parts. [BRAIN]
Evenepoel speaks out against Belgian commentator
In a social media post, Remco Evenepoel expressed his frustration with Belgian television commentator Ruben Van Gucht after Van Gucht shared a rumor he had heard that Evenepoel financially supports the family of his wife Oumaïma Rayane.
"We have known each other since childhood. Long before there was any talk of money, fame, or anything. Her parents do not owe their prosperity to anyone. Certainly not to me," Evenepoel wrote on Instagram. "And then you, Ruben, come and tell me that I take care of them? Let me explain something to you: If anyone has helped, it is more likely to be our in-laws who have always done everything to support us and make us stronger. I don't know where you get your stories from, Ruben. Or is it difficult for you to believe that a Moroccan family has simply worked hard and is well-off? That says more about your limited worldview than about reality."
Winner's Circle: Watson gets his first WorldTour victory
Samuel Watson was a late call-up to the Ineos Grenadiers Tour de Romandie roster, but that did not stop him from storming to his first ever WorldTour victory in the prologue. The 23-year-old Brit narrowly bested Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) by less than a second, with Iván Romeo (Movistar) taking third in the 3.4 km time trial.
Over at the Tour of Turkey, XDS-Astana continued a trend of racking up UCI points as Lev Gonov sprinted to victory on stage 3 ahead of Lander Loockx (Unibet Tietema Rockets) and race leader Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
Monday, April 28, 2025
- New 'Red Bull KM' will offer bonus seconds at the Giro d'Italia
- Pogačar: 'I don't think I can do this every spring'
- Rooijakkers able to laugh about cyclist on course at Liège
- British Paralympian Ruddock reported missing
- Winner's Circle: Del Grosso sprints to victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Turkey
New 'Red Bull KM' will offer bonus seconds at the Giro d'Italia
Red Bull already sponsors a team and several individual riders, and now the Austrian energy drink company is set to lend its branding to intermediate sprints at the upcoming Giro d'Italia. Organizer RCS and Red Bull have announced that 19 of the 21 stages of the race will feature a Red Bull-sponsored sprint point offering bonus seconds.
The "Red Bull KM" will start and finish with some all-important brand visibility for Red Bull, and six, four, and two bonus seconds will be awarded to the first three riders across the line at the end of the thousand-meter stretch. As with any intermediate sprint, many of the Red Bull KMs are probably going to be contested by breakaway riders, but there could be at least a few days where the bunch is involved and thus the general classification battle potentially impacted.
All of the mass-start stages in the Italian Grand Tour will feature the sponsor-supported chance for bonus seconds, leaving just the two time trial stages (2 and 10) free of Red Bull KM battles.
Pogačar: 'I don't think I can do this every spring'
After a Liège-Bastogne-Liège victory that tied him for third most Monument wins all time, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) acknowledged that taking on such a full Classics slate each year might not be sustainable.
"You always look in December at what your program will be: Where you can rest, where you can go on vacation, so that you don't burn yourself out," Pogačar said in a post-race press conference, as Wielerflits reports. "It will be difficult for me to do what I did this spring again. I don't think I can do this every spring." [Wielerflits]
Rooijakkers able to laugh about cyclist on course at Liège
An amateur in UAE Team Emirates kit rode onto the Liège-Bastogne-Liège course and pedaled alongside riders in Sunday's women's race, drawing confusion from the riders and the ire of commentators and viewers before a roadside marshal managed to halt his progress.
Fortunately, he did not cause any major incidents or have any significant impact on the race, and Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck) was able to laugh about it afterwards when interviewed by Sporza. "I thought it might have been Tadej Pogacar," she joked, before noting that "it was very strange. I don't know what the intention was." [Sporza]
British Paralympian Ruddock reported missing
The BBC reports that British Paralympian Sam Ruddock, who has competed in cycling and athletics events, has been reported missing in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 35-year-old had been visiting with the intention of attending WrestleMania. A friend last heard from him on April 16, and he also posted an Instagram story that day.
According to reports, he did not check out of the hostel where he was staying but left his belongings in the room. [BBC]
Winner's Circle: Del Grosso sprints to victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Turkey
Under-23 cyclocross world champ and emerging road talent Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won stage 2 of the Tour of Turkey on Monday. The 21-year-old Dutchman proved fastest in an uphill sprint in Kalkan, besting Giovanni Lonardi (Polti-VisitMalta) and Lander Loockx (Unibet Tietema Rockets) to win the stage and take the race lead.
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