Primož Roglič is the Vuelta champion again after another imperious display in Spain. The 31-year-old backed up his time trial gold medal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with another brilliant performance. Roglic finishes the race 4:42 clear of Enric Mas in the GC, with Jack Haig completing the podium.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen delighted his home fans by taking victory at the Dutch Grand Prix ahead of the Mercedes’ duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. The win at Zandvoort sees the young Dutchman regain the lead in the Drivers’ World Championship.
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Ireland scrambled to rescue a 1-1 draw at home to Azerbaijan thanks to an 87th minute Shane Duffy header in their 2022 World Cup qualifier. Azerbaijan took a shock lead in first half injury time through a stunning strike from Emin Makhmudov. The result effectively ends any slim hopes Ireland had of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
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Primoz Roglic has a 2:38 lead in GC heading into the final stage, with a third straight red jersey now looking a formality. But he will be left to wonder what might have been after hesitancy allowed Clement Champoussin to stage a massive upset on a race dubbed a ‘mini Liege-Bastonge-Liege’.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start his home Grand Prix from pole position after holding off Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton at Zandvoort on the Dutch coast. Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas will start from third with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly a fine fourth.
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