Cannondale-Drapac's Giro d'Italia squad inspired by Talansky's win in California

The Cannondale-Drapac riders at the Giro d'Italia awoke Friday to the news of Andrew Talansky's stage victory at the Tour of California and immediately celebrated with their teammates, happy that the US squad had finally won big after a spring of near misses and disappointment.

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.