Van Aert refused to put the blame on his recent illness, which had wrecked his training between Amstel and the Giro. "I don't know. I've done my best, but I don't want to point to any excuses.

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Belgian 'not 100%' and didn't capitalise on Classics-style racing of stages 1 and 2, but team say he 'will come good' ...

Belgian Wout Van Aert battled to victory on stage nine of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, holding off Mexican Isaac del Toro who moved into the overall lead after the pair went for broke and stole a ...

Isaac del Toro became the first Mexican cyclist to take the overall lead of the Giro d’Italia but the 21-year-old was beaten on the line by Wout van Aert in a tough and dusty ninth stage on Sunday ...

Start time. Stage five will start at around 12:35pm BST and should conclude by 4pm. Prediction. This could be one for Wout van Aert, who came second on stage one and was in fine form on all ...

Mads Pedersen won his fourth stage of the 2025 Giro d'Italia when he sprinted to victory on Friday's stage 13, beating Wout van Aert to the line while Isaac del Toro marginally extended his ...

Wout Van Aert y el mexicano Isaac del Toro en la novena etapa del Giro de Italia entre Gubbio y Siena en Italia el domingo 18 de mayo del 2025. (Marco Alpozzi/Lapresse via AP) Expand ...

Isaac del Toro became the first Mexican cyclist to take the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia but the 21-year-old was beaten on the line by Wout van Aert in a tough and dusty ninth stage on Sunday ...