Kasper Asgreen was denied a second straight win at the Tour de France as Matej Mohoric edged a photo finish after a thrilling sprint. Asgreen again found himself in the break and looked good to add to his victory on Thursday, but Mohoric swung past him with a last-gasp effort to take the spoils. Back in the bunch, Jonas Vingegaard cruised across the line to keep hold of the yellow jersey.
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South African amateur Christo Lamprecht, Argentine Emiliano Grillo and Tommy Fleetwood set the early pace on the first day of The Open at Hoylake carding five under par rounds of 66. A host of big names are within striking distance of the leaders ahead of the second round tomorrow while others will scramble to make the cut.
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Manchester United have completed the £47.2m signing of Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana from Inter Milan. Onana has signed a five-year deal at Old Trafford with the option of a further year, as he replaces the departed David De Gea, who left the club after 12 years as the club’s first-choice stopper.
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The sprinters’ reward for surviving the mountains? Having the best seats in the house to watch the breakaway take a surprise victory on Stage 18. Kasper Asgreen ended Soudal-QuickStep’s hunt for a victory at the 2023 Tour after proving the quickest from a brave quartet of escapees, while Jonas Vingegaard stayed upright to leave him just three stages away from a second overall title.
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Not even a stalled motorbike could stop Jonas Vingegaard from moving over seven minutes clear on GC as the Dane closed on a second Tour de France crown on Stage 17 which was won by Felix Gall. The yellow jersey backed up his astonishing time trial display on Tuesday with an imperious performance on the Col de la Loze, where his chief rival Tadej Pogacar cracked before haemorrhaging time on another dramatic day at the Tour.
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