Primoz Roglic made a statement of intent in Stage 10 – and was then brought back down to earth with a bang. A crash on the final descent wiped out any advantages the Slovenian had made on his main GC rivals on a day he tactically conceded the red jersey to Odd Christian Eiking. The Norwegian finished fifth as Baby-faced assassin Michael Storer doubled up after staring from the breakaway.
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Liverpool have announced Xherdan Shaqiri has completed a permanent move to Lyon. The Switzerland international, 29, who joined Liverpool from Stoke in 2018, scored eight goals in 63 appearances in all competitions under Jurgen Klopp.
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Club-record signing Romelu Lukaku scored and put in a dominant display on his second Chelsea debut as they beat Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates. Reece James who provided the assist for Lukaku’s opener scored the second goal that sees them maintain their unbeaten start to the season.
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Damiano Caruso (Bahrain – Victorious) won stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo-Visma) made a statement on finishing second after a 188km-ride from Puerto-Lumbreras to Alto de Velefique as Enric Mas (Movistar Team) finished third.
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Fabio Jakobsen, who also triumphed on Stage 4 in Molina de Aragón, delivered when it really mattered after what was a flat 173.7km route from Santa Pola, while Primoz Roglic retained his eight-second lead in the general classification before another mountainous stage.
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