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'Suffering like a dog by yourself, but I enjoyed that' – Tom Pidcock satisfied with time trial performance at Giro d'Italia

'Pretty good to be honest' describes Brit of his ride at the finish in Tirana, after dropping from fifth to 19th overall on stage 2

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My feelings were like the result' - Wout van Aert fails to impact in Giro d'Italia TT

Belgian unable to build on second place in opening stage with strong time trial in Tirana

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'It hasn't sunk in yet' – Josh Tarling endures agonising 90-minute wait for maiden Grand Tour stage victory at Giro d’Italia

British time trial champion scorches round 13.7km Tirana race against the clock and pips Roglič to career-best win by one second

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'It's a big surprise' - Primoz Roglič strikes first in Giro d'Italia GC battle to take race lead

Slovenian misses out on time trial win by one second, but distances all his main rivals

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Josh Tarling wins Giro d'Italia's Tirana time trial as Primož Roglič takes the leader's maglia rosa

Ineos Grenadiers' Josh Tarling beats Primož Roglič to claim his first Grand Tour stage win, while Roglič is the new race leader

Cycling Weekly

Giro d'Italia: Josh Tarling wins stage 2 time trial as Primož Roglič takes over maglia rosa

Tarling beats Roglič by a single second, Jay Vine third on stage

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As it happened: Giro d’Italia race lead changes hands after explosive stage 2 time trial

The city centre TT is a chance for the specialists, for Wout Van Aert to take the maglia rosa from Mads Pedersen and for the GC contenders to gain precious seconds

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Giro d’Italia LIVE: Brilliant Josh Tarling wins stage two time-trial as Primoz Roglic takes pink jeresy

The 21-year-old Welshman produced the performance of his young career so far while the maglia rosa changed hands

The Independent UK

'Irregular sprint' lands best young rider Francesco Busatto first yellow card of Giro d'Italia, but he retains white jersey

Italian punished for 'blow from the elbow and blow from the head two times during the sprint', according to jury report

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Giro d'Italia 2025 - Stage 2 time trial start times

Niklas Märkl heads off first for the 13.7-kilometre individual time trial in Tirana, Albania

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Mads Pedersen takes pink for first time with Giro d’Italia stage one win in Albania

Mads Pedersen triumphs in Tirana to pull on the maglia rosa for the first time

The Independent UK

Who is leading the Giro d’Italia? Maglia rosa and general classification standings

Veteran Diego Ulissi is in the leader’s pink jersey after stage eight

The Independent UK

As it happened: Hectic high-speed sprint finish decides Giro d'Italia Stage 1 in Tirana

Mads Pedersen takes victory, first pink jersey of the race ahead of Wout van Aert

Cycling News

Teams prepare for Giro d'Italia opener with traffic-disrupted recons amid last-minute road repairs

Meersman calls traffic during Tirana recon 'extremely dangerous' while Van Aert describes roads as 'unpredictable'

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'He doesn't need to prove anything to anyone' – Relaxed ex-teammates Van Aert and Roglič full of respect and jokes ahead of Giro d'Italia

Key protagonists take tension out of Giro press conference, with Belgian in good spirits despite pre-race illness

The Independent UK

Giro d’Italia stage three preview: Tom Pidcock battles fast men for victory on 160km route to Vlore

Punchy riders with a fast finish look best placed to win Sunday’s third stage of the 2025 Giro

Cycling News

Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 2 preview: Is this the first real GC day?

A 13.7km individual time trial into Tirana expected to establish initial hierarchy amongst overall challengers

Euronews

Kallas warns Albania of complex reforms but says its future is in the EU

Brussels decided in 2020 to start full membership negotiations with Albania, and talks began last October on how the Western Balkan country aligns with the EU in its fundamental principles.

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Albanian Archbishop Anastasios Honored For Reviving Orthodox Church

Archbishop Anastasios mourned in Tirana for his role in reviving Albania's Orthodox Church post-communism.

Cycling Weekly

Giro d'Italia 2026 route: almost 50,000 metres of climbing, seven summit finishes, and one 40km-long time trial

A three-day start in Bulgaria is followed by a northwards journey through Italy

The Times of India

Chirag Chikkara becomes only third Indian to win gold at U23 World Wrestling Championships

NEW DELHI: Chirag Chikkara became just the third Indian to win the Under-23 world championship as India won nine medals in the age group event in Tirana, Albania, including gold and silver.

The Times of India

WFI withdraws India from World Championship, writes to UWW about government interference

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Wednesday withdrew the Indian team from the World Championship, conveying to world governing body, UWW, that the sports ministry is interfering with its autonomy. The senior World Championship in 12 non-Olympic categories is scheduled to be held in Tirana, Albania from October 28.

Radio France Internationale

Italian court rules outsourced migrant detentions in Albania illegal

Twelve Bangladeshi and Egyptian men left Albania for Italy on Saturday after judges ruled against their detention in the non-EU nation under a controversial deal between Rome and Tirana. Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said the administration would appeal the court's decision.

Radio France Internationale

First wave of asylum-seekers from Italy arrive in Albania under 2023 migrant deal

A naval ship carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters has docked in Albania, nearly a year after Rome and Tirana reached a controversial deal to process asylum-seekers.

International Business Times

First Migrants Arrive In Albania Under Contested Italy Deal

A ship carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters docked Wednesday in Albania, nearly a year after Rome and Tirana reached a controversial deal to process asylum seekers trying to reach Europe.

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