Cycling

Mads Pedersen held off Wout van Aert to claim his fourth stage victory of this year’s Giro d’Italia as Isaac del Toro extended his overall lead in the general classification. Pedersen powered through on a long uphill sprint towards the end of stage 13’s 180km route from Rovigo to Vicenza …

Olav Kooij won a close-fought sprint on stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia as Isaac del Toro retained the pink jersey in Viadana. Dutchman Kooij benefited from Visma-Lease A Bike team-mate Wout van Aert’s superb lead-out in the final kilometre. Casper van Uden finished second with Britain’s Ben Turner of …

Richard Carapaz launched a late attack to take victory on stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, while overall leader Isaac del Toro finished second. Britain’s Tom Pidcock came fourth, just off the podium, as he was overhauled in the final metres by Lidl-Trek’s Giulio Ciccone. The 186km ride from Viareggio to Castelnovo ne’ Monti saw 3,812 metres of climbing, …

Dutchman Daan Hoole secured his first Grand Tour stage win as he beat Great Britain’s Josh Tarling in the time trial on stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia in Pisa. Juan Ayuso finished 22nd, over a minute and half down, but cut UAE Team Emirates -XRG team-mate Isaac del Toro’s lead in the …

British Paralympic medallist Daphne Schrager completed a double as she returned to international action at the Para-cycling Road World Cup in Italy. The 24-year-old from Wiltshire, who won Britain’s first medal at last year’s Paris Games when she took individual pursuit silver, won both races in her C2 class in …

Belgian Wout van Aert produced a magnificent sprint finish to win stage nine of the Giro d’Italia. Van Aert, riding for Visma-Lease a Bike, held off Mexican Isaac del Toro – who narrowly finished second but took the lead in the general classification. Del Toro launched his attack along the …

Tom Williams BBC Sport, Norfolk BBC/Shaun Whitmore Jared Hill, 16, hopes to represent Team GB at the Olympics A teenage BMX racer’s dream of qualifying for the Olympics and winning a medal has been given a major boost. Jared Hill, 16, of King’s Lynn, Norfolk, has been selected for the …

It marks the fifth time the 27-year-old has been crowned Sportswoman of the Year, while Cavendish now has 10 Sportsman of the Year accolades to his name. Speaking to Manx Radio, external, Cavendish said it was “always a great evening” because “you almost take for granted what an incredibly sporting …

A former professional cyclist has swapped tarmac for open water and taken on a 3,000 mile challenge. Annasley Park from Herefordshire is attempting to row solo across the Atlantic, from Gran Canaria to Barbados, and raise hundreds of thousand of pounds for charity. She set off on 1 February and …