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After a fierce battle on the Monte Berico circuit, the New Zealander Corbin Strong of the Israel-PremierTech team won the 87th edition of the Giro del Veneto on Wednesday afternoon, outmuscling Xandro Meurisse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and young Frenchman Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) in a sodden uphill sprint. Continuous rain, combined with a demanding course that offered no respite, made the race more selective than expected. Immediately after a spectacular start against the backdrop of the Arena in Verona, seven riders broke away: Ben Granger (Mg.K Vis-Colors for Peace), Adne Holter (Uno-X Mobility), German Gomez (Polti Kometa), Nicolas Zukowsky (Q36.5), and Davide Baldaccini (Corratec-Vini Fantini). Soon they were joined by Lorenzo Milesi (Movistar) and local rider Kevin Pezzo Rosola (General Store-Essegibi-F.lli Curia), [...]

MARC HIRSCHI (UAE-TEAM EMIRATES) WINS 2ND VENETO CLASSIC DAVIDE FORMOLO (UAE-TEAM EMIRATES) SECOND, NICOLA CONCI (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK). Marc Hirschi (UAE-Team Emirates) won the 2nd Veneto Classic today at the end of a 190 km route comprising road, cobbles and gravel [...]

ROBIN FROIDEVAUX (TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM) WINS 2ND SERENISSIMA GRAVEL. Swiss champion wins alone, ahead of Emils Liepins (Trek Segafredo) and Gianni Vermeersch (Alpecin-Deceuninck). [...]

PDIRT ROAD CHAMPIONS COMPETE AT THE 2ND SERENISSIMA GRAVEL. 1195 km with 20 sectors of white road, from the Po Delta to Piazzola sul Brenta along the Po, Adige, Bacchiglione and Brenta rivers. [...]

GIANNI VERMEERSCH (BELGIUM) TAKES FIRST ELITE MEN’S RAINBOW JERSEY AT UCI GRAVEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium) took the rainbow jersey today in the Elite Men’s category at the inaugural UCI Gravel World Championships in beautiful Cittadella, Italy, outsprinting his breakaway companion Daniel Oss (Italy) after 154 km together. Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) was third. [...]

PAULINE PREVOT-FERRAND (FRANCE) TAKES FIRST RAINBOW JERSEY AT UCI GRAVEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Pauline Prevot-Ferrand (France) took the rainbow jersey today at the inaugural UCI Gravel World Championships in beautiful Cittadella, Italy, outsprinting Sina Frei (Switzerland). Chiara Teocchi (Italy) was third. [...]

FIRST UCI GRAVEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ATTRACTS MANY TOP STARS. The UCI decided last year to have a new UCI Gravel World Championships in 2022 after the success of races like Strade Bianche and the ever growing popularity of gravel racing all over the world. [...]