Tadej Pogacar to return to competition in Spain but set to miss Vuelta
UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar is all set to return to competition in Spain this weekend after finishing second in an enthralling Tour de France on Sunday.
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Tadej Pogacar to skip Vuelta a Espana to focus on World Championships and one-day classics
Tadej Pogacar has opted out of the Vuelta a Espana this year to instead focus on the World Championships in Australia and the autumn one-day classics. The Slovenian had been due to race a second Grand Tour of the year, but UAE Team Emirates have confirmed that Pogacar will no longer be part of their team for the three-week Spanish race. Ad/> The 23-year-old finished second behind Jonas Vingegaard at the Tour de France.
Japanese police raid home of Tokyo Olympics executive
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US mulls more events after World Athletics Championships success
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‘Wonderful day’ for Marianne Vos as she wins Stage 2 of women’s Tour de France
PROVINS, France: Dutch rider Marianne Vos took over the yellow jersey in the women’s Tour de France with victory in a three-way sprint to win the second stage from Meaux to Provins on Monday.
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Leadership of Scottish cricket engulfed in racism scandal
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Tour de France Femmes 2022: Marta Cavalli out of race after horrific Stage 2 collision involving Nicole Frain
Marta Cavalli (FDJ Suez Futuroscope) has abandoned the Tour de France Femmes following a crash on an incident-strewn Stage 2 of the race. Victory for Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) and her seizure of the yellow jersey only told part of the story on a hard-hitting day for the peloton after a series of crashes left several riders battered and bruised. Ad/> What might have initially looked a relatively meek 136.4km flat stage from Meaux to Provins exploded into life with around 30km to go when the first set of riders went down.