Russell triumphs as Mercedes’ duo clash at Canada Sprint

The title battle between Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli boiled over for the first time as the Englishman won a gripping sprint race at the Canadian Grand Prix. Russell and Antonelli collided in one incident and the Italian ran off track in another as they battled for the lead of the race in the early laps. Antonelli’s second off-track incident handed second place to McLaren’s Lando Norris and the three cars fought nose to tail until the end of the race.

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Vingegaard climbs to stage 14 glory seizing Pink Jersey – Giro d’Italia

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard took the overall leader’s pink jersey as he rode away from the rest of the favourites on the final climb to win a mountainous stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia. The two-time Tour de France winner claimed his third stage win of the 2026 edition with a superb late attack on the brutal 133km stage through the mountains to Pila. His Visma-Lease a Bike team led the peloton from the beginning of the last, toughest climb – a 16.6km drag to the finish line – and gradually reeled in a breakaway group.

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Russell pips Antonelli to take pole for Canada Sprint

George Russell bounced back after a difficult recent run to beat Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli to sprint pole at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Briton, who is 20 points adrift of the Italian after four races this season, headed Antonelli by 0.068 seconds after being fastest on both runs in final qualifying. Lando Norris headed an all-McLaren second row, 0.315secs off pole and 0.019secs in front of team-mate Oscar Piastri.

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Alberto Bettiol solos to stage 13 victory in Verbania – Giro d’Italia

Italy’s Alberto Bettiol won stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia with a stunning acceleration on the final climb in the Italian lakes. Bettiol, of XDS-Astana, rocketed past Norway’s Andreas Leknessund over the top of the ascent on a road packed with fervent Italian fans, after the pair pulled away from the rest of a strong breakaway group. Bettiol, 32, eventually won the 189km stage in bright sunshine by 26 seconds over Uno-X Mobility’s Leknessund, despite nearly crashing after bouncing violently over a drain grate as he took more and more risks to secure victory.

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Alec Segaert springs surprise attack to win stage 12 – Giro d’Italia

A fantastic day for Bahrain Victorious saw Alec Segaert soar to a surprise win in Stage 12 at Novi Ligure after race leader Afonso Eulalio extended his grip on the pink jersey by six seconds over his rivals after sprinting clear at the Red Bull KM. If Portuguese climber Eulalio now leads Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard by 33 seconds after thriving on his eighth day in the fabled maglia rosa, all eyes at the finish were on his Belgian team-mate Segaert, who launched emphatically with 3km remaining to steal a march over everyone else in the reduced peloton.

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