Tadej Pogacar navigated the 30.8km time trial to Saint-Emilion with ease to put himself on the cusp of a successive Tour de France overall win. The Slovenian held an insurmountable-looking 5’45” lead over second-placed Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) ahead of the penultimate day of riding and took a risk-free approach to the ITT, finishing eighth on a stage won by Wout van Aert.
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Max Verstappen blasted past Lewis Hamilton at the start and won the inaugural F1 Sprint, securing pole position for Sunday’s British GP and increasing his title lead by a point. Valterri Bottas finished third while Charles Leclerc came home fourth.
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Louis Oosthuizen remains the man to beat at the 149th Open Championship he holds a two stroke lead over Collin Morikawa, who had a fantastic Friday, heading into the weekend at Royal St. George’s. 2017 Champion Jordan Speith remains in contention two off the lead.
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Lewis Hamilton narrowly edged out Max Verstappen to take pole ahead of the inaugural Formula 1 Sprint Race at Silverstone tomorrow. Valtter Bottas in the sister Mercedes’ starts third with Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez fifth after Charles Leclerc got his Ferrari onto the second row.
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Slovenia national champion Matej Mohoric doubled up on the Tour de France after riding clear of a 20-man break to solo to glory in Stage 19 at Libourne. Mohoric celebrated with a controversial finger to his mouth and a zip-shut signal one day after his Bahrain Victorious team hotel was raided by the police in Pau.
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