Enric Mas approaches Il Lombardia 2026 as the final race of a historic season for the Movistar Team rider, who won the Vuelta a Espaa and became one of the years leading figures. The Mallorcan started the final Monument of the season intent on enjoying the 240-kilometre course and gauging how much...

The peloton staged a powerful protest at the beginning of Saturday's Il Lombardia as Remco Evenepoel announced that riders stand in a united front, calling for organisers and the UCI to make greater efforts around safety. As riders took to the start of the elgendary monument race, Remco Evenepoel st...

The peloton united in protest against unsafe racing conditions before Il Lombardia, with a delay to the Monument combined with a joint statement being released on social media.Before the penultimate WorldTour event of the season, after the flag had been dropped in Bergamo, riders paused for around five minutes before beginning the 239km race. Using a microphone, newly crowned European champion Remco Evenepoel said: "This is a statement to the whole world that riders just keep dying in races. We are holding a five-minute strike to send a signal to race organisers. We are asking for safer races so that we can continue racing in the future."A message shared on social media, by riders including Tom Pidcock and Ben Healy, along with riders' union president Adam Hansen, made the reasons behind their protest clear. It is titled: "As riders, we stand united against the unnecessary risk our lives are being subjected to.""This week alone, there were multiple incidents of vehicles on race courses," the statement reads. "Two riders crashed when they hit a motorbike who was driving the wrong way on the race route. Luckily both escaped with cuts and bruises, it could have been so much worse. "This summer, a life was tragically lost to exactly this kind of failure. We will not stand for this any longer. Riders race at high speed with little protection, and we depend on the UCl and race organisers to secure the roads. That responsibility is not being met. "We are calling for the UCl and race organisers to take accountability and act. That means a serious, open conversation between riders, race organisers and the UCI resulting in concrete changes to how race routes are secured and managed. After five minutes, we raced as normal. "We did not want to affect the race, only to show what riders can do when we stand as one. We love this sport. We respect the race organisers. We want to race hard and put on a show for our fans. However most importantly we want to come home safe to our loved ones."In August, young British rider Finlay Tarling was killed when a non-race vehicle hit him after entering the course at the Volta a Portugal, with an investigation still ongoing.At the Tour of Britain Women last month, Australian rider Maeve Plouffe said she was nearly hit by a non-race car driver. This week, two of Pidcock's Pinarello Q36.5 teammates were hit by a police motorbike driving in the opposite direction to the race during the Italian one-day Tre Valli Varesine on Tuesday, without serious injury.The UCI was contacted for comment.A post shared by (@tompidcock)A photo posted by

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A person a male with no age or age range given by Garda was killed in a collision involving a van driver in his 30s last night in Co Clare.A spokesperson at the Garda Press Office said: Garda are appealing for witnesses following a fatal two-vehicle road traffic collision on the N67 at Baunmore, Kilrush, Co. Clare, that occurred on Friday 9th October 2026 at approximately 8:00pm. The collision involved a van and a bicycle.The male cyclist was pronounced deceased at the scene. His body has since been conveyed to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick, where a postmortem examination will take place in due course, the spokesperson said.The spokesperson said that the coroner has been notified, while the driver of the van, a man aged in his 30s, was uninjured. The spokesperson added: Anyone who may have been travelling in the area of Baunmore, Kilrush, Co. Clare, on Friday 9th October 2026 between 7:15pm and 8:15pm, and who may have camera footage, including dashcam or mobile phone recordings are asked to make this footage available to investigating garda.Anyone with information or footage popis asked to contact Kilrush Garda Station on (065) 908 0550, or the Garda confidential line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.Before 9am this morning Garda said that the road remains closed with local diversions in place.

Follow Il Lombardia 2026 live as the peloton tackles a gruelling 239-kilometre route from Bergamo to Como. Taking place on 10 October, the fifth and final Monument of the season brings the Italian autumn classics to a spectacular conclusion, with more than 4,600 metres of climbing creating a race de...