Egan Bernal withered a storm on the Alpe di Mera to limit his loses as Simon Yates soloed to Stage 19 glory ahead of Portugal’s Joao Almeida. Colombia’s Bernal extended his lead over his closest rival, Damiano Caruso, but allowed the Briton to creep closer to the maglia rosa ahead of the decisive final day in the mountains tomorrow.
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Massimiliano Allegri has re-joined Juventus two years after his first trophy-laden tenure concluded. News of his return comes hours after the Turin based club dismissed Andrea Pirlo after a single season in charge.
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Juventus have confirmed that they have fired their former midfielder Andrea Pirlo as the club’s manager after one season. The 42 year old guided i bianconeri to the Italian Supercup and Coppa Italia titles but finished fourth in Serie A.
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Italy’s Alberto Bettiol reeled in Frenchman Remi Cavagna to solo to Stage 18 glory in Stradella after a spicy finale to the longest stage of the Giro d’Italia. Four short climbs after a pan-flat ride up the Po Valley blew a 23-man breakaway apart on a day of rest for the GC favourites, as Egan Bernal retained the pink jersey ahead of back-to-back summit showdowns in the Alps.
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Zinedine Zidane has stepped down as Real Madrid head coach with immediate effect five days after his team were pipped to the La Liga title by city rivals Atletico Madrid, the Spanish club has confirmed. This was the Frenchman’s second spell in charge of Los Blancos.
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