There will be no more Col de la Loze nightmares for Tadej Pogacar after he comfortably saw off the threat of Jonas Vingegaard on the Tour de France queen stage. Pogacar stretched his lead in the general classification to 4:26″ with just one mountain stage remaining as Vingegaard could only muster a token attack on the final climb. Meanwhile, Britain’s Oscar Onley soared closer to the podium.
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The rolling, 160-kilometre run to Valence represented the calm before the Alpine storm, but there was drama at the end of Stage 17 as rain made conditions treacherous for the riders. A big crash saw the sprint trains disrupted, before Jonathan Milan was able to keep it upright and take his second win of this year’s Tour.
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Marcus Rashford says he feels like he is “at home” at Barcelona after completing a season-long loan move to the La Liga club. The 27-year-old has joined on an initial 12-month loan from Manchester United, with the Catalan giants having the option of signing the England international on a permanent basis for £30.3m (35m euros) in 2026. He is the first English player to sign for Barcelona since Gary Lineker in 1986.
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Tadej Pogacar moved closer to a fourth Tour de France crown with a strong defensive showing on Mont Ventoux. Jonas Vingegaard took the fight to the Slovenian with a trio of brutal attacks, before the Dane responded well himself to a late flurry from his great rival. France’s Valentin Paret-Peintre won from the breakaway as he saw off Ben Healy in a thrilling finale on the iconic climb.
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Bryan Mbeumo says he has joined “the club of his dreams” after completing his move from Brentford for an initial £65m. The 25-year-old has signed a five-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months. He is manager Ruben Amorim’s third signing of the summer after the arrivals of forward Matheus Cunha and left-back Diego Leon.
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