Stage 5 at La Vuelta was won by Tim Wellens, who edged Guillaume Martin and Thymen Arensman. Primoz Roglic held his overall lead while the man second in the GC, Dan Martin, hit the deck on the final turn but did not lose anytime to Roglic.
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The Giro d’Italia is set for the tightest finish in history after a breathless finale to Stage 20 saw Tao Geoghegan Hart outsprint Jai Hindley to win at Sestriere. Geoghegan Hart and Hindley are on the same time with just an individual time trial remaining, although Hindley will wear pink on Sunday after the pair were separated by milliseconds.
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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton pipped teammate Valtteri Bottas to pole ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third. Hamilton will look for a record breaking 92nd victory in tomorrow showpiece.
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Fresh from his Green Jersey win at the Tour de France Sam Bennett chalked up his first victory at La Vuelta with a perfectly-timed sprint, on stage four while Primoz Roglic eased through another day in the leader’s Red Jersey.
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On a day of controversy on the Giro d’Italia, the Czech Republic’s Josef Cerny rode clear of a 14-man breakaway to take an unexpected win in Asti in a rain-shortened Stage 19. The peloton trundled home almost 12 minutes in arrears following a rider protest which slashed 125km from what was meant to be the longest stage of the race.
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