Giro d'Italia: Rik Verbrugghe wins the stage in a solo breakaway.

He had taken over the race lead on Thursday after a long solo breakaway, which obviously left him exhausted.

Several days later, Lawrence went on a long solo breakaway.

Luxembourg's Andy Schleck produced a solo breakaway to beat a strong field and win the race.

The second, at 19:20, came on a solo breakaway from center ice.

That is why solo breakaways, when one rider tries to race clear of the pack, are almost never successful.

The Frenchman again won the stage from a solo breakaway.

His father also won a stage of the Tour de France after a solo breakaway.

He spent nearly 93 miles, about three and a half hours in intermittent rain, ahead of the pack in a solo breakaway.

He won the mountainous stage 19 after a solo breakaway but had a disappointing 15th overall finish.