Sergei Ivanov won the Amstel Gold Race one-day classic in the Netherlands, finishing ahead of Karsten Kroon.
Third behind the Russian winner in the prestigious 257km event was another Dutch rider, Robert Gesink.
Last year’s winner Damiano Cunego of Italy was fifth, while 2006 champion Frank Schleck suffered a serious crash.
Luxembourg’s Schleck and Australian Matthew Lloyd fell [...]

Public perception of elite sport as a world of emotionally stable athletes usually comes with the belief that success and glory brings the power to defy the problems of everyday life.
But when things start to go wrong, are sport’s heroes better equipped to dodge life’s curve balls that can lead to depression in mind, body [...]