Livingston boss concedes international break comes at perfect time for ailing defence
Livingston boss David Martindale admits the international break has come at the perfect time for his weakened defence.
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Livingston boss David Martindale admits the international break has come at the perfect time for his weakened defence.
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Jonas Vingegaard defended his 10-second lead in the general classification on Stage 15 as he fended off moves from his rival Tadej Pogacar in the last kilometre of the 179km stage. On Tuesday, Vingegaard and Pogacar go again for the race's only individual time trial. There is just one category 2 climb which should favour the Tour’s GC contenders over the Tour’s time trial specialists.
Stage 15 of the Tour de France saw a huge crash on Sunday for the second time in the weekend. The incident happened towards, but not right at, the front of the bunch, as a fan appeared to clip a Jumbo-Visma rider. Ad The rider – reportedly Sepp Kuss — then careered across the road, and in doing so, collided with other riders in the peloton, causing a huge pile-up.
The Alps showdown between Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) on Stage 14 ended in Vingegaard having made the smallest of possible gains in the battle for the maillot jaune. On Sunday, Vingegaard and Pogacar — separated by just 10 seconds — go again. There are another five category climbs – three Cat.
«A day for Mark Cavendish?» How we long to write those words in a Tour de France article one final time – but alas, as a bunch sprint beckons on Stage 11, the Manx Missile is no longer in contention after crashing out in the opening week. Instead, it will be over to Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Deceuninck) to provide the headlines as the Belgian chases a remarkable fourth stage win in 2023, while Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-QuickStep) will be desperate for victory after a difficult start to the Tour.
It could be a day for a breakaway as the Tour de France heads into the Pyrenees for the first time on Stage 5. It's been a hugely eventful start to the Tour, with Tuesday's stage seeing three crashes in the finale, to go with the early dominance of UAE Team Emirates. Ad And after a couple of days for the sprinters, it's onto more hilly terrain as we get our first look at the mountains in this year's edition.
It's back-to-back flat stages at the Tour de France as Mark Cavendish has another chance to go for history with a 35th Tour stage win on Stage 4. The riders left Spain for France on Stage 3 Monday, and it was Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who was the strongest in the finale, edging out Wout van Aert and Caleb Ewan. Ad Cavendish came across the line in sixth to hint that he is in decent shape for the weeks ahead.