Ryder Hesjedal became the first Canadian winner of the Giro d’Italia today in the closest race for 38 years.

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Roman Kreuziger celebrates victory in the 19th stage

Cycling: Roman Kreuziger addresses his critics by claiming stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia

Having lost over 12 minutes in the Giro d’Italia yesterday, Roman Kreuziger redeemed himself with a shock win at Alpe di Pampeago this afternoon.

Mark Cavendish holds Delilah Grace after yesterday’s win

Cycling: Cavendish plays proud dad after second victory

Winning sprint stages of big cycle races is child's play for Britain's Mark Cavendish.

Cycling: Lithuanian is in the pink in Giro

Ramunas Navardauskas took the Giro d'Italia lead yesterday after helping his Garmin-Barracuda team win the time-trial on stage four.

Cycling: Mark Cavendish wins sprint finish

Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico today to claim his fourth victory of what he hopes will be a momentous 2012 season.

Cavendish crosses the line in Qatar

Cycling: Mark Cavendish claims first win for Team Sky

Mark Cavendish claimed his first win for Team Sky as a trademark sprint finish earned him victory in stage three of the Tour of Qatar.

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Tour de France: Green glory for Cavendish after third Paris win

Mark Cavendish's Tour de France ended as perfectly as he could have wished yesterday with a third straight victory on the Champs Elysées and the green jersey safely on his back.

Tour de France: Evans poised to steal yellow after keeping Schleck in his sights

Luxembourg rider takes the Tour lead but Australian only needs to overhaul 57 seconds in final time trial

Tour de France: Boasson Hagen wins for Sky as Voeckler suffers on fast descent

Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen more than made up for his stinging defeat on Tuesday with a fine solo victory yesterday whilst yellow jersey Thomas Voeckler emerged unscathed after a hair-raising skid off-road on a perilous high-speed descent.

Tour de France: Contador attacks but Evans proves stronger

Race leader Thomas Voeckler suffered but survived on the Tour's first incursion into the foothills of the Alps yesterday after Alberto Contador and Cadel Evans chanced their arms on the final climb of a rain-soaked stage.

Tour de France: Cavendish tightens his grip on green jersey with stage win No 4

Manxman admits he is 'almost unbeatable' in a sprint after leaving main rivals trailing in Montpellier

Tour de France: 'Unbelievable' mountain stage win stuns Hushovd

Thor Hushovd became the first reigning world champion in nine years to claim a stage win in the Tour de France yesterday, and as his look of bemused delight as he crossed the line confirmed, of his 63 victories in his career, this was probably the least expected.

Tour de France: Contador suffers in the Pyrenees after Thomas's dramatic climb

Alberto Contador's status as cycling's No 1 took its biggest step backwards in four years yesterday on the slopes of Luz Ardiden – on the same day that Geraint Thomas came the closest a Briton has been to taking a high mountain Tour stage since Robert Millar in 1989.

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