Shane Stokes

2 days ago | irishtimes.com | Shane Stokes

Sam Bennett showed promising speed on stage four of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday but was left frustrated after being blocked in during the final sprint. He tried to follow race leader Mads Pedersen when the Dane launched his sprint but was briefly hemmed in by another rider. Once space opened up Bennett rapidly closed in on those in front of him but had to stop sprinting when Pedersen drifted towards the roadside banner. Bennett placed sixth behind the winner Casper van Uden.

2 days ago | stickybottle.com | Shane Stokes

By Shane StokesSixth today on stage four of the Giro d’Italia, Sam Bennett has faulted himself for a split-section decision made inside the final 300 meters of the stage. The Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale sprinter rounded the final bend on the wheel of race leader Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) and elected to follow the Dane, but lost his wheel when Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) momentarily impeded him.

2 days ago | irishtimes.com | Shane Stokes

Sam Bennett showed promising speed on stage four of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday but was left frustrated after being blocked in during the final sprint. He tried to follow race leader Mads Pedersen when the Dane launched his sprint but was briefly hemmed in by another rider. Once space opened up Bennett rapidly closed in on those in front of him but had to stop sprinting when Pedersen drifted towards the roadside banner. Bennett placed seventh behind the winner Casper van Uden.

3 days ago | velo.outsideonline.com | Shane Stokes

La Vuelta Femenina may be a week in length but it is very much one of the grand tours of the women's peloton. The prestige, the lineup and the parcours all warrant that title, and some of the top names in the sport found success in recent days. We had current and previous generations clashing, with stars of the past and the future coming together in the same bunch and slugging it out under the Spanish sun and rain.

4 days ago | velo.outsideonline.com | Shane Stokes

Mads Pedersen picked up his second stage win in three days at the Giro d'Italia, blasting in front of a depleted peloton at the end of a tough third stage. The Lidl-Trek rider was strongest into the finish in Vlorë, powering his way down the finishing straight to hold off Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) and Orluis Aular (Movistar Team).