NOVA GORICA, Slovenia (AP) — Overall leader Isaac Del Toro gained chunks of time on many of his biggest rivals who were slowed by a crash in the wet and slippery 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday.
Kasper Asgreen of Denmark, who got into an early breakaway, won the mostly flat stage all on his own.
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The pack rides during the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Treviso to Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
The pack rides during the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Treviso to Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
The pack rides during the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Treviso to Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
Denmark's Kasper Asgreen celebrates winning the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Treviso to Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP)
Mexico's Isaac Del Toro wears the pink jersey of the race overall leader as he celebrates on the podium after winning the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Treviso to Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
Del Toro, the first Mexican rider to wear the pink jersey, finished in the second group 16 seconds behind.
But Del Toro’s UAE Team Emirates teammate Juan Ayuso, 2023 champion Primoz Roglic and top-placed Italian Antonio Tiberi all finished further behind.
“We wanted to be ahead in case accidents like that happen or there are splits in the group,” said Del Toro, who is challenging for a Grand Tour victory for the first time.
He entered the stage 38 seconds up on Ayuso and improved his lead to 1 minute, 20 seconds over Simon Yates. Ayuso dropped to third, 1:26 behind; 2019 champion Richard Carapaz was fourth, 2:07 behind; and Roglic trailed by 2:23 in fifth.
Tiberi, who also hit the road, dropped from third to eighth, 3:02 behind.
Giulio Ciccone, who was seventh at the start of the day, appeared injured in the crash but got back on his bike and finished the stage several minutes behind the leaders. Later, his Lidl-Trek team announced Ciccone was abandoning the race.
“My right leg hurts," he said. "It’s not the bone, it’s a muscular thing.”
The crash, about 22 kilometers (15 miles) from the finish, occurred on a section of cobblestones where the road was narrowed by a raised sidewalk coming around a curve.
“Some guys crashed in the front. I wasn’t that much in the front but I crashed, too, because someone hit me from behind,” Del Toro said. “I managed to stand up and go quickly to the front.
“Times on GC (are) a bit different now but in my mind and my body it’s the same, I just want to be up there. I’m in a good shape. People around me give me the confidence."
Mads Pedersen, the sprinter who has won four stages in this Giro, was also involved in the crash and needed to change his bike.
The 195-kilometer (121-mile) leg started in Treviso and finished over the border in Slovenia.
It was Asgreen's first victory in the Giro, having also won a stage in the 2023 Tour de France — plus the Tour of Flanders in 2021.
“In the second half of a Grand Tour, everybody has tired legs and that made the difference today for the breakaway to be successful," Asgreen said. “The weather conditions have definitely played in my favor. The final circuit was quite technical. Wet roads made it harder for the bunch to catch us.”
For Stage 15 on Sunday, there’s a big climb up Monte Grappa at the midpoint of the 219-kilometer (136-mile) route from Fiume Veneto to Asiago.
Monday is the race’s third and final rest day. Then come the biggest mountain stages in the final week before the Giro ends in Rome next weekend.
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The pack rides during the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Treviso to Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
The pack rides during the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Treviso to Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
The pack rides during the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Treviso to Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
Denmark's Kasper Asgreen celebrates winning the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Treviso to Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP)
Mexico's Isaac Del Toro wears the pink jersey of the race overall leader as he celebrates on the podium after winning the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Treviso to Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
The Golden Globes bill themselves as Hollywood’s booziest bash. This year, is anyone ready to party?
Political tension and industrywide uncertainty are the prevailing moods heading into Sunday night's 83rd Golden Globes. Hollywood is coming off a disappointing box-office year and now anxiously awaits the fate of one of its most storied studios, Warner Bros.
A celebratory mood might be even more elusive given that the wide majority of the performers and filmmakers congregating at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, oppose the policies of President Donald Trump. Likely to be on the minds of many attendees: the recent U.S. involvement in Venezuela and the fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother Renee Good in Minneapolis by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
But through their ups and downs, the Globes have always tried to put pomp over politics. Host Nikki Glaser has vowed as much.
“You’d be surprised that half the room had no clue why I was saying ‘Venezuela,’” Glaser told The Associated Press earlier in the week, referring to her comedy-club warm-ups. “People aren’t getting the news like we all are.”
Glaser, a comic known for her roast appearances, has promised to go after A-listers in her second time hosting.
“We’re going to hit Leo,” Glaser said. “The icebergs are coming.”
Here’s what to look for at this year’s Globes:
The Golden Globes kick off at 8 p.m. EST on CBS while streaming live for Paramount+ premium subscribers. E!’s red carpet coverage begins at 6 p.m. EST.
The Associated Press will be have a livestream show beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern with a mix of stars' arrivals, fashion shots and celebrity interviews. It will be available on YouTube and APNews.
The overwhelming Oscar favorite “One Battle After Another” comes in with a leading nine nominations. It’s competing in the Globes’ musical or comedy category, which means the drama side might be more competitive. There, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” and Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” are all in the mix.
But thus far, “One Battle After Another” has cleaned up just about everywhere. Much of Paul Thomas Anderson’s cast is nominated, including DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Chase Infiniti and Benicio Del Toro.
If it and “Sinners” take home the two biggest prizes, it will be a banner night for Warner Bros. even as its future hangs in the balance. The studio has agreed to be acquired by Netflix is a deal worth $82.7 billion. Movie theaters have warned such a result would be “a direct and irreversible negative impact on movie theaters around the world.”
The merger awaits regulatory approval, while Paramount Skydance is still trying to convince Warner shareholders to accept its rival offer.
After an audacious promotional tour for “Marty Supreme,” Timothée Chalamet is poised to win his first Globe in five nominations. In best actor, comedy or musical, he’ll have to beat DiCaprio, a three-time Globe winner, and Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”).
In best actress, comedy or musical, Rose Byrne is the favorite for her performance in the not especially funny A24 indie “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.” One prominent nominee in the category, Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked: For Good”), won’t be attending due to her schedule in the West End production “Dracula.”
Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”) is the clear front-runner in best actress, drama. In the star-studded best actor, drama, category, the Brazilian actor Wagner Moura (“The Secret Agent”) may win over Michael B. Jordan (“Sinners”) and Joel Edgerton (“Train Dreams”).
In the supporting categories, Teyana Taylor and Stellan Skarsgård come in the favorites.
The Globes, formerly presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, have no overlap or direct correlation with the Academy Awards. After being sold in 2023 to Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions, a part of Penske Media, the Globes are voted on by around 400 people. The Oscars are voted on by more than 10,500 professionals.
But in the fluctuating undulations of awards season, a good speech at the Globes can really boost an Oscar campaign. Last year, that seemed to be the case for Demi Moore, who won for “The Substance” and gave the night's most emotional speech. Mikey Madison (“Anora”), however, scored the upset win at the Oscars.
A few potentially good moments this year went instead in a Golden Eve ceremony earlier this week. There, the Cecil B. DeMille and Carol Burnett honorees, Helen Mirren and Sarah Jessica Parker, accepted their awards.
One to watch, if he wins, will be the Iranian director Jafar Panahi. His revenge drama “It Was Just an Accident” is up for four awards. Panahi has spent most of his career making films clandestinely, without approval of authorities, and was until recently banned from leaving the country. Last month, he was sentenced to a year in prison, which would be only his latest stint behind bars if Panahi returns home to serve it. This week, protests over Iran’s ailing economy have spread throughout the country in a new test to Iran's leaders.
For the first time, the Globes are trotting out a new podcast category. The nominees are: “Armchair Expert,” “Call Her Daddy,” “Good Hang With Amy Poehler,” “The Mel Robbins Podcast,” “SmartLess” and “Up First.”
In TV, HBO Max’s “The White Lotus” — another potential big winner for Warner Bros. — leads with six nominations. Netflix’s “Adolescence” comes in with five nods.
But the most closely watched nominee might be “The Studio.” The first season of Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire memorably included an episode devoted to drama around a night at the Globes. (Sample line: “I remember when the red carpet of the Golden Globes actually stood for something.”) “The Studio” is up for three awards, giving three chances for life to imitate art.
For more coverage of this year’s Golden Globe Awards, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/golden-globe-awards
Amy Poehler, left, and Joel Lovell arrive at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Owen Cooper arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Teyana Taylor arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Teyana Taylor arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Stellan Skarsgård, left, and Megan Everett-Skarsgard arrive at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Colman Domingo arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Selena Gomez arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Nikki Glaser arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Maura Higgins, from ledt, Gayle King, and Mona Kosar Abdi arrive at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Derek Hough arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Tessa Thompson arrives at the Golden Globes Golden Eve on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Nikki Glaser rolls out the red carpet during the 83rd Golden Globes press preview on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
