Live blog: Luke Rowe leaves Twitter after accusation of making white supremacist sign; Caleb Ewan wins Giro stage in Fausto Coppi's home town; Olympic triathlete Stuart Hayes hit by deer in Richmond Park; Lord Sugar gets a new e-bike + more

Caleb Ewan of Lotto-Soudal has won Stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia in Novi Ligure today, the last but one sprint stage of this year’s edition, with the race heading into the Alps tomorrow. It’s the Australian’s second stage win of this year’s race. Valerio Conti of UAE Team Emirates retains the overall lead.

As yesterday the break – today comprising three home riders, each representing one of the Italian UCI Professional Continental teams with wild card invitations to the race – was swept up early, with the catch made with 25 kilometres remaining of the 221-kilometre stage from Carpi.

For the second day running, it was a pan-flat stage, today running from west to east along the Po Valley, with the final 40 or so kilometres taking in roads raced in the early part of Milan-San Remo as the peloton heads towards the Passo del Turchino and, beyond it, the Ligurian Coast.

That race was won three times by Fausto Coppi, whose home town of Novi Ligure provided the stage finish today and il Campionissimo will also be remembered tomorrow by a stage that starts and finishes in the same two towns – Cuneo and Pinerolo – as the stage he won by almost 12 minutes after a solo break on his way to winning the 1949 Giro.

Result and reaction to follow.

.@CalebEwan”You don’t see often so many sprinters winning in one race” | @CalebEwan ”Non si vedono spesso così tanti velocisti vincere in un GT". #Giro pic.twitter.com/6L6tKYpox9

— Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 22, 2019

There's around 35km to go, and a three man breakaway is about a minute ahead. One of those, Marco Frapporti, has already completed over 800km just in breakaways so far over the opening 11 stages. 

'One day a Hare was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the Tortoise for being so slow. Much to the Hare's surprise, the Tortoise challenged him to a race.'
~Fable of Aesop (on ingenuity) pic.twitter.com/v9W8jukbd3

— Cycling Professor (@fietsprofessor) May 21, 2019

...but their days might be numbered. We've had a look at the market to see what your choices are if you don't want disc brake and prefer rim brakes, and well there are still lots of options but fewer than you might imagine. 

See the article here.

O Deer!! Been cycling in Richmond park for 25 years and only heard stories of the wild life taking out cyclists/runners but today I was a victim, thank you @NHSuk for looking after me pic.twitter.com/oZtNr4wwPA

— MAGIC STU (@StuHayes13) May 21, 2019

Being taken out by a deer while cycling is the stuff of nightmares, and last night the latest victim was former pro triathlete and coach Stuart Hayes. Two hours ago he updated his Twitter followers saying he's waiting for a CT scan, but hopefully he will make a speedy recovery. 

Hayes competed in the London 2012 Olympics, where he played a domestique roll on the swim and bike legs to pave the way for Alistair Brownlee to take the gold medal. He is now a coach at Team Dillon coaching with his wife Michelle Dillon, also a former pro.  

There's a Panini sticker book for the Giro this year, and it looks like signing them is becoming part and parcel of the post-stage press conferences.