Newcastle line up high-profile friendlies against Atalanta and Athletic Bilbao in late July
NEWCASTLE: Newcastle United’s US travel plans may well be in tatters but that hasn’t stopped them landing two high-profile home summer friendlies.
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Giro d'Italia 2022 Stage 21 LIVE - Jai Hindley intent on closing out maiden Grand Tour success
STAGE 20 RECAP: Hindley in pink after Carapaz cracks on Marmolada, Covi wins Stage 20 Ad/> The stars finally aligned for Bora-Hansgrohe and Jai Hindley after the Australian cracked his pink jersey rival Richard Carapaz on the final climb of the Giro d’Italia in the Dolomites on Saturday. Hindley’s unforgiving burst of pace on the steep Marmolada, or Passo Fedaia, inside the final few kilometres of Stage 20 snapped the elastic for the Ineos Grenadier leader, who battled to limit his losses but fell 1:25 behind his rival ahead of the final time trial on Sunday.
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Jai Hindley on brink of Giro glory after snatching overall lead in Dolomites
PASSO FEDAIA, Italy: Jai Hindley took a huge step toward winning the Giro d’Italia on Saturday after snatching the overall lead from Richard Carapaz in the final kilometers of the gruelling penultimate stage in the Dolomites, won by Italian Alessandro Covi.
Scheffler seizes PGA Colonial lead with closing birdie
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Giro d'Italia 2022 Stage 21 - How to watch on Sunday, TV and live stream details, route map and profile
The final climb of the 2022 Giro d'Italia looks set to have been the most decisive as far as the race was concerned after Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) cracked his pink jersey rival Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) in the Dolomites on Saturday. A calculated attack from the Hindley, supported by teammate Lennard Kamna, tested the resolve of Carapaz, but the Ecuadorian wilted and allowed his rival to eventually open up a 1'25" gap.
Opinion: Bora Hansgrohe and Jai Hindley won the Giro d'Italia more than Ineos Grenadiers and Richard Carapaz lost it
Jai Hindley was right: he hadn't come to the Giro «to put socks on centipedes» after all. Hindley uttered that deliciously Australian expression after slashing Richard Carapaz's lead to three seconds in Aprica at the start of the third week — the same three seconds by which he trailed his rival for pink going into Saturday's final day in the mountains.