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In a sprint finish, Italian Elisa Balsamo won the sixth stage of the 2016 Giro d’Italia Femminile. The completely flat 160-kilometer stage was held between Ala and Brescello, in the province of Reggio Emilia. The Lidl-Trek rider lived up to expectations and secured her fourth victory in this year’s edition. Canadian Maggie Coles-Lyster (Human Powered Health) finished second, and Australian Georgia Baker (Liv AlUla Jayco) came in third. Cuban Arlenis Sierra, riding for Movistar Team,

For weeks, Isaac del Toro had to settle for watching the road from a different vantage point. As the calendar progressed and the major spring races unfolded, the Mexican traded mountain attacks for rehabilitation sessions, physical training, and a recovery marked by patience. Now he returns to the place where he began building one of the most surprising seasons in world cycling. Del Toro will reappear from June 7-14 at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the French

In another blistering finish, Italian Elisa Balsamo repeated her victory for the third time, winning the third stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile. The stage, which started in Bibione and finished in Buja, covered a distance of 156 kilometers. “My goal today was to keep the Maglia Rosa, so to win again is incredible. It was a very tough day, but the team, once again, did an exceptional job. I had reconnoitered this stage beforehand,

The formidable Scandinavian road cyclist Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) was crowned champion of the 109th edition of the Giro d’Italia after seizing the pink jersey in the second week and easily navigating the final stage in Rome. The Dane cruised through the last day to finish atop the podium of the ‘Corsa Rosa’, followed by Austrian Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) in 2nd and Australian Jai Hindley (Red Bull –

Arlenis Sierra Cañadilla, from Granma, riding for the Spanish Movistar Team, finished sixth today in the second stage of the 37th Giro d’Italia Femminile, a 156-kilometer route between Roncade and Caorle. Sierra Cañadilla delivered an excellent performance, finishing with the same time as the winner, local rider Elisa Balsamo (Lidl – Trek), who stopped the clock at 3:57:49. She relegated Ireland’s Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) and Italy’s Chiara Consonni (CANYON//SRAM) to second and third

The Giro d’Italia Femminile changed its leader after the peloton had already left Ravenna. Lorena Wiebes had dominated the sprint of the first stage with her usual authority, raising her arms and donning the first pink jersey of the race. However, hours after the finish, the UCI commissaires announced her expulsion from the race for a technical infraction related to the weight of her bicycle. The Dutch rider, a strong favorite in the sprint finishes

Uruguayan cyclists Luciana Wynants, Iván Wynants, and Paola Silva capped off an outstanding international performance at the America Cup, a UCI C2 track cycling competition held at the velodrome in Asunción, Paraguay. The team, led by Milton Wynants, thus concluded an intense tour that included competitions in Chile, Peru, and Paraguay, achieving significant results and gaining valuable international experience. After a brilliant first day, in which Luciana and Paola dominated the Scratch, Elimination, and Points

Stage 19 of the 2016 Giro d’Italia lived up to its status as a queen stage. The 151-kilometer route between Feltre and Alleghe (Piani di Pezzè) featured six categorized climbs, nearly 5,000 meters of elevation gain, and the legendary Passo Giau, the Cima Coppi of this edition, before the grueling finale in the Dolomites. In this setting, American Sepp Kuss secured a historic victory, adding his name to the list of riders who have won

Colombian cyclist Manuela Loaiza was officially registered in the historical records of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) after her performance at the Junior Pan American Track Cycling Championships in Xalapa, Mexico, where she set a junior world record in the kilometer time trial. The new mark was officially recorded in the UCI’s historical record books with a time of 1:07.659, achieved on May 8th at the Xalapa International Velodrome, becoming the new junior world record

With the two-day event in Asunción, Paraguay, tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday, the Copa América concludes its second phase of competitions this May, following the two CL1 events in Santiago, Chile, and the two CL2 events in Lima. This event was created to encourage participation from all COPACI National Federations in track cycling, and to allow their cyclists to accumulate UCI ranking points. The competition, which will be held at the Olympic Field velodrome, is a