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Tadej Pogacar’s absence leaves Giro d’Italia field wide open – and gives his countryman another shot at glory

The defending champion may be skipping the corsa rosa but his absence leaves the door open to compatriot Primoz Roglic

The Independent UK

Roglic Gunning For Giro As Pogacar's Absence Leaves Door Open

Primoz Roglic is hunting his sixth Grand Tour triumph at this year's Giro d'Italia and will have the chance to snatch the title from Tadej Pogacar with his superstar compatriot sitting out a gruelling three-week race.

International Business Times

Giro d’Italia to pay tribute to Pope Francis with stage start in Vatican City

The Italian grand tour begins in Albania on 9 May

The Independent UK

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Tadej Pogacar solos to effortless third win at Liege-Bastogne-Liege

The world champion accelerated on the major climb of La Redoute and never looked back

The Independent UK

The Remco Evenepoel renaissance is exactly what cycling needs

The Belgian’s return to action has set up a thrilling finale to the Spring Classics

The Independent UK

Tadej Pogačar flies to dominant victory at La Flèche Wallonne

Slovenian takes second win at Belgian classic ahead of Kévin Vauquelin and Tom Pidcock

Cycling Weekly

Tadej Pogačar takes aim at La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège as UAE dismiss doubts about Classics fatigue

Team manager Gianetti suggests Pogačar should avoid long-range attack before final Classic of the spring

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Skjelmose stuns Pogacar and Evenepoel with sprint to Amstel Gold Race win

Denmark’s Mattias Skjelmose pipped the favourite Tadej Pogacar at the line while Mischa Bredewold topped an all-Dutch podium in the women’s race

The Guardian - UK

Tadej Pogacar pipped to victory by Mattias Skjelmose in thrilling Amstel Gold Race

Pogacar’s aura of invincibility took another hit as his solo attack was foiled in Limburg

The Independent UK

Amstel Gold Race: Mattias Skjelmose outsprints Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel to secure biggest career victory

Frustration for breakaway rivals runner-up Pogačar and third-placed Evenepoel in Berg en Terblijt, Wout van Aert takes fourth in chase-group sprint

Cycling News

No Room For Sentiment As Hinault Returns To Site Of World Title Glory

French cycling legend Bernard Hinault is licking his lips at the prospect of current superstars Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel tackling the same route at the 2027 world championships as he faced when he claimed his one and only rainbow jersey in 1980.

International Business Times

Man who hurled bottle at van der Poel ‘had too much to drink’

An angry Mathieu van der Poel said it was like ‘a stone hitting my face’

The Independent UK

Man questioned over alleged attack on Paris - Roubaix race winner

A man in Belgium was facing charges on Monday after allegedly throwing a bottle of water at cyclist Mathieu van der Poel during the closing stages of Sunday's Paris - Roubaix race, which he won for the third time in a row.

Radio France Internationale

Paris-Roubaix spectator who threw bottle at Mathieu van der Poel hands himself in to police

The three-time winner has been repeatedly targeted by spectators at races and called for the police and UCI to take action after this latest incident

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Van der Poel fends off Pogacar and bottle thrown at face to win Paris-Roubaix

The Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel won a third straight ‘Hell of the North’ despite having to contend with a bottle thrown at his face and a puncture

The Independent UK

Mathieu van der Poel overcomes bottle in the face and Tadej Pogacar threat to win dramatic Paris-Roubaix

An idiotic spectator threw a bottle in the face of Mathieu van der Poel but he still won Paris-Roubaix for the third straight year to deny world champion Tadej Pogacar

Cycling News

Paris-Roubaix: Mathieu van der Poel powers to third win in a row as runner-up Tadej Pogačar deals with crash, puncture

Mads Pedersen outduels Wout van Aert, Florian Vermeersch for third

The Independent UK

Britain’s Evie Richards makes mountain biking history as most decorated female short-track rider

The world champion has gone unbeaten in back-to-back weekends in Brazil

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Tadej Pogacar can win it all – but even he may be no match for Paris-Roubaix

The world champion is throwing everything on the line to cement his place in the history books

Cycling News

What Tadej Pogačar's final Paris-Roubaix recon reveals about possible team strategy

'I think he can win it,' UAE Team Emirates DS Fabio Baldato says after riders test tactics and tyres

Cycling News

Sean Kelly's Classics Column: What Tadej Pogačar did in the Tour of Flanders was insane

Former double Paris-Roubaix winner less certain about Slovenian's chances in Hell of the North

Cycling News

'It was clear that Tadej was the strongest' – Mathieu van der Poel makes no excuses in defeat to Pogačar at Tour of Flanders as team reveal pre-race illness

Alpecin-Deceuninck reveal that Dutchman was on antibiotics for three days in the run up to De Ronde

The Guardian - UK

Tour of Flanders: Pogacar stops Van der Poel’s bid while Kopecky earns third women’s title

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar claimed his second Tour of Flanders title while Lotte Kopecky of Belgium made it three out of four in the women’s race

The Independent UK

Tadej Pogacar gets revenge on Mathieu van der Poel with dominant Tour of Flanders victory

Beaten in thrilling fashion by the Dutchman at Milan San Remo a fortnight ago, there was no denying Pogacar in Belgium

The Independent UK

Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar resume hostilities in Spring Classics duel for supremacy

Two of the sport’s heavyweights are back in the ring, in part two of this gripping spring trilogy

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