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USA Today
17-07-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Italian cyclist Samuele Privitera dies at 19 after crash in Giro della Valle d'Aosta
A post shared by Hagens Berman Jayco (@hbaxeon) Italian cyclist Samuele Privitera, 19, died following a crash during the opening stage of the Giro della Valle d'Aosta, his team Hagens Berman Jayco confirmed late on Wednesday. Privitera crashed during a descent, losing his helmet and colliding with a gate, Italian media reported. He was transported to hospital but succumbed to his injuries. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. "Samuele was and always will be the life and personality of this team. This team has always been a small family, and moments like this are unimaginable," Axel Merckx, owner of Hagens Berman Jayco, said in a statement. The second stage of the race, which takes place in northern Italy's Aosta Valley near the French border, has been cancelled. The Giro della Valle d'Aosta is the largest under-23 race in Italy, following the Giro Next Gen, held annually in August in the Aosta Valley. "The stage goes to him and his family. It's the first thing I read in the morning," Tour de France overall leader Tadej Pogacar said after winning the race's 12th stage on Thursday. "I was thinking of him in the last kilometre." The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
Irish Independent
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
‘Every year it's getting harder' – Seventh heaven for Ryan Mullen as he races to another Elite National Time Trail title
'I come here every year really motived to try and win,' Mullen said afterwards. 'But every year it's getting harder and harder to win. Everyone thinks the World Tour guys come in and lap it up, but there's a lot of stiff competition and you have to really work for it. It's always a big relief to come and pull this off.' Mullen blitzed the course in 29 minutes and 22 seconds despite blustery and wet conditions on the night. 'I had a feeling it was going to be pretty windy,' Mullen admitted afterwards. 'I didn't plan for the rain but here we are, in the middle of Ireland, nothing new there but it was a challenging course and I had to be cautious, especially at the roundabout in the wet.' With another time trial title under his belt, Mullen will be looking to add a record equalling fourth road race title to his name on Sunday and is especially motivated as his family all hail from the village of Duleek in Meath, not too far from the road race start in Navan. 'I'm very motivated, it's my neck of the woods,' said the 30-year-old. 'My whole family is from there. I'll have a lovely big fan club there, so I'm really motivated.' In the women's race Kelly Murphy clocked 33:06.59, to take an equally impressive sixth national title in the discipline clocking a time 13 seconds faster than second placed Paralympic pilot Linda Kelly with her Olympic team pursuit teammate Mia Griffin taking the bronze. 'I've won a few now but every time it gets more and more tense, so it feels better every single time,' she said of her victory. 'These races are tough for anyone so I do actually prefer it when it's a tough day, it separates people out a bit. It was really, really tough out on the road, I thought that roundabout was never going to come.' The Men's U23 race saw recent Giro NextGen stage winner Adam Rafferty of Hagens Berman Jayco, take the title with a time of 29:32.71, finishing 22 seconds faster than silver mealiest and fellow Giro NextGen stage winner Seth Dunwoody (Team Bahrain Victorious Development Team) with Lidl Trek Future Racing's Liam O'Brien taking the bronze, 26 seconds back. Conor Murphy of Caldwell Cycles retained his Junior Men's National Championship, with Lucan's Matthew Walls taking silver ahead of French based David (Villeneuve Cycliste) Aliyah Rafferty took another medal for the Tyrone family when she won the riding with Junior Women's ahead of Sophie English (Bohermeen) and Ffion Dolan (TC Racing). World Champion Katie-George Dunlevy and pilot Alice Sharpe took the win in the tandem category. Paralympian pairing Damien Vereker and Mitchell McLaughlin took second, with Chloe McCombe and Hazel Smith taking third. Paralympian Richael Timothy took the win in the C-Class, ahead of Cormac O'Callaghan and Heather Jameson while Declan Slevin won the handbikes category, ahead of Steven McGowan and Mark Rohan.
Belfast Telegraph
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Adam Rafferty toasts happiest day of his life after Under-23 Giro d'Italia stage victory
One day after friend and compatriot Seth Dunwoody took an Irish victory on stage four of the Under-23 Giro d'Italia, the Giro NextGen, Adam Rafferty soloed to stage five success in the prestigious Italian stage race.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ben Wiggins targets Olympic glory of his own
Ben Wiggins won a silver medal in the men's junior individual time trial at the 2023 World Championships in Glasgow [Getty Images] Cyclist Ben Wiggins, son of five-time Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Sir Bradley, has opened up on the good and bad of being related to a legend of the sport. The 20-year-old from Ormskirk is currently competing at the Under-23 Giro D'Italia, also known as Giro Next Gen, and has admitted the Wiggins surname carries a hefty weight of expectation. Advertisement "I definitely see it partly as an advantage but, trust me, there's an awful lot of things that come with it that aren't as easy," Wiggins told BBC Radio Lancashire. "There's a lot of benefits that come with it that people would expect, but then there's more things that come with it that aren't as good. "I'm incredibly proud of him and what he did. Sometimes, when they do team presentations before the race, I'd be brought on stage and introduced as Bradley Wiggins' son before my name is even mentioned. "I'm also compared to the standards of a five-time Olympic champion and Tour de France winner. Advertisement "I'm 20 years old. Maybe when I'm 35 that's fair enough, but I'm just getting started." Wiggins began his cycling career in 2022 when he signed as a junior rider for the Fensham Howes-MAS Design team. After winning a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the men's junior individual time trial, Wiggins joined United States-based Hagens Berman Jayco, managed by Axel Merckx - the son of five-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx. Wiggins says his and Merckx's similar stories played a big role in deciding which team to ride for. "As a junior, I was second in the World Championships in Glasgow and I had the choice of many different places to go," he explained. Advertisement "But for me, having that figure in the team which felt the same experience as me - but on a bigger scale - that was the biggest attraction." Wiggins is targeting Olympic gold at the LA Games in 2028 [Getty Images] A rugby and football fanatic from an early age, Wiggins says he was 15 before he wanted to become a cyclist, despite his father's influence on the sport. "I played rugby and football predominantly up until when Covid hit and we couldn't play team sports. At school, there was that banter around cycling. It's not fancy, it's not cool," he said. Wiggins also has his eyes on representing his country at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles but says he has a lot of work to do if he is to follow in his father's footsteps. Advertisement "My ambition is to be an Olympic Champion in LA," Wiggins added. "There's plenty more things on the table for me to achieve but it's a dream of mine so that's definitely the mid to long-term goal, on the track or on the road. "If you can do both you're a big asset for the team, so that's my ambition."
BBC News
17-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ben Wiggins targets Olympic glory of his own
Cyclist Ben Wiggins, son of five-time Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Sir Bradley, has opened up on the good and bad of being related to a legend of the 20-year-old from Ormskirk is currently competing at the Under-23 Giro D'Italia, also known as Giro Next Gen, and has admitted the Wiggins surname carries a hefty weight of expectation."I definitely see it partly as an advantage but, trust me, there's an awful lot of things that come with it that aren't as easy," Wiggins told BBC Radio Lancashire."There's a lot of benefits that come with it that people would expect, but then there's more things that come with it that aren't as good."I'm incredibly proud of him and what he did. Sometimes, when they do team presentations before the race, I'd be brought on stage and introduced as Bradley Wiggins' son before my name is even mentioned."I'm also compared to the standards of a five-time Olympic champion and Tour de France winner. "I'm 20 years old. Maybe when I'm 35 that's fair enough, but I'm just getting started." Wiggins began his cycling career in 2022 when he signed as a junior rider for the Fensham Howes-MAS Design winning a silver medal at the 2023 Cycling World Championships in the Men's Junior Individual Time Trial, Wiggins joined United States-based Hagens Berman Jayco, managed by Axel Merckx - the son of five-time Tour de France champion Eddy says his and Merckx's similar stories played a big role in deciding which team to ride for."As a junior, I was second in the World Championships in Glasgow and I had the choice of many different places to go," he explained."But for me, having that figure in the team which felt the same experience as me - but on a bigger scale - that was the biggest attraction." A rugby and football fanatic from an early age, Wiggins says he was 15 before he wanted to become a cyclist, despite his father's influence on the sport."I played rugby and football predominantly up until when Covid hit and we couldn't play team sports. At school, there was that banter around cycling. It's not fancy, it's not cool," he also has his eyes on representing his country at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles but says he has a lot of work to do if he is to follow in his father's footsteps."My ambition is to be an Olympic Champion in LA," Wiggins added."There's plenty more things on the table for me to achieve but it's a dream of mine so that's definitely the mid to long-term goal, on the track or on the road."If you can do both you're a big asset for the team, so that's my ambition."
