Sport in Short: Cycling

MORE than 100 riders were fined for halting the Tour of Sicily yesterday by striking in protest at dangerous conditions. They refused to ride in driving rain around the seaside town of Sant' Agata di Militello at the end of the fifth and penultimate stage.

TOUR OF VALENCIA Second stage (Torrevieja to Jabea, 193km): 1 E Breukink (Neth) 5hr 46min 33sec; 2 M Indurain (Sp) +4sec; 3 L Jalabert (Fr) +18. Overall: 1 Breukink 9:52.58; 2 Indurain +4sec; 3 Jalabert +18.