6:41 AM ET Associated Press CATANIA, Sicily — Geraint Thomas withdrew from the Giro d’Italia before Tuesday’s fourth stage after breaking his pelvis in a fall a day earlier. Thomas, the 2018 Tour de France champion, crashed in the neutral zone before Monday’s stage after getting a water bottle caught in his front wheel. Racing

7:05 AM ET Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen has said he will undergo reconstructive surgery next week to fix his jaw two months after a horrific crash at the Tour of Poland. The Deceuninck-Quick Step team member was put in a medically induced coma after a collision with compatriot Dylan Groenewegen as they sprinted to the

6:21 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — American cyclist Quinn Simmons was suspended by the Trek-Segafredo team on Thursday after posting antagonistic comments on social media in support of President Donald Trump. The 2019 junior road race world champion replied to a journalist from the Netherlands who had criticized Trump on Twitter. “Regrettably, team rider

5:52 PM ET Julian Alaphilippe timed his late attack perfectly to claim the world championship road race title on Sunday, giving France its first rainbow jersey since 1997. Alaphilippe’s brutal acceleration on the last climb of the 258.2km race left his rivals in his wake and the Frenchman eased to the line with Belgian Wout

2:48 PM ET Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands claimed the road race gold medal in emphatic style at the world championships, prevailing after a long solo ride to victory on Saturday. Van der Breggen, who won the time trial on Thursday, became the first woman since Jeannie Longo in 1995 to win the

7:33 AM ET ESPN News Services BOLOGNA, Italy — American cyclist Chloe Dygert is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing surgery on her left leg following a crash at the road cycling world championships Thursday. “I’ll be back,” Dygert said in a tweet Friday. Dygert was the favorite to defend her title in

11:04 AM ET World champion Chloe Dygert has crashed out of the UCI road world championships during the individual time trial on Friday, while Dutchwoman Anna van der Breggen won the race and will collect the rainbow jersey. Dygert, 23, from the U.S., took a sweeping corner wide and unstable on her bike, crashed into

1:28 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — In a stunning performance for the ages, Tour de France rookie Tadej Pogacar won cycling’s showpiece race Sunday on the eve of his 22nd birthday, becoming the second-youngest winner of the 117-year-old event that this year braved — and overcame — France’s worsening coronavirus epidemic. With a yellow

Sep 19, 2020 Associated Press LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France — In an incredible climax to the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar crushed fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic in the last stage Saturday before the finish in Paris, all but guaranteeing that he’ll win the title at cycling’s greatest race. Set to become the youngest

11:48 AM ET Associated Press CHAMPAGNOLE, France — That’s deux for Soren Kragh Andersen at the Tour de France. The Danish rider who won Stage 14 doubled down and raised his arms in victory again on Stage 19 on Friday, using another cunningly timed attack. Behind him, saving their last reserves of strength for a