Jordi Meeus caused a monumental upset on Stage 21 of the Tour de France as he outsprinted Jasper Philipsen, Dylan Groenewegen and Mads Pedersen to win on the Champs-Elysees. The Belgian had not finished higher than sixth in the opening 20 stages, making Bora’s decision to pick him over Sam Bennett look questionable, but he came good at the last with a stunning sprint.
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Brian Harman overcame an early wobble to stroll serenely to his first major title with a six-shot victory at the 151st Open Championship in Hoylake. A one-under 70 proved more than enough for the American, who finished on 13 under at a rain-soaked Royal Liverpool. World number three Jon Rahm finished joint second on seven under with Sepp Straka, Tom Kim and Jason Day.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen picked up his seventh win in a row as the team clinched a record setting 12th consecutive win by dominating the Hungarian Grand Prix. McLaren’s Lando Norris finished second while Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez moved from P9 to P3 ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who had started the race from pole.
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Brian Harman responded superbly to Jon Rahm’s Royal Liverpool Open course-record 63 to maintain his stranglehold on the championship in Hoylake. He takes a five-shot lead into Sunday’s last round over fellow American Cameron Young, who is seven under after a 66.
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Jonas Vingegaard all but secured a second Tour de France triumph as rival Tadej Pogacar ended his race on a high with victory in Stage 20 in the Vosges. Pogacar outkicked Felix Gall, Vingegaard and the Yates brothers in a five-up sprint after local legend Thibaut Pinot came close to the perfect Tour swansong. Italy’s Giulio Ciccone secured the polka dot jersey.
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