Curry shrugs off injury ahead of Game 4: I’m going to play
BOSTON: Even as he lay on the court, with 240-pound Celtics center Al Horford on top of his recently recovered left ankle, Stephen Curry knew what was wrong.
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Van Aert rules fifth stage to turn Dauphine screw
CHAINTRE, FRANCE: Belgium’s Jumbo-Visma rider Wout van Aert sprinted to victory in the fifth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Thursday to consolidate his lead in the overall standings.
Criterium du Dauphine: Filippo Ganna wins stage four time trial, Wout Van Aert a close second to extend overall lead
Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) showed why he's World Champion, as the Italian maintained his 100% record in time trials this season. The 47th rider to start, Ganna rode the true tester’s course under patchy skies in perfect conditions, but had a long wait in the hot seat — and a nervous final few seconds before finding out he had won. Ad/> In the end, his time of 35:32 proved enough for the victory by the smallest of margins.
Wout van Aert: Jumbo-Visma rider 'really ashamed' of 2022 Criterium du Dauphine finish disaster
Wout van Aert says he was ‘really ashamed’ to lose stage 3 of the Criterium du Dauphine because he celebrated prematurely at the finish line. The stage was instead won by Groupama FDJ rider David Gaudu as the Jumbo Visma man had his hands aloft in celebration. Ad/> Speaking after the race, the Belgian admitted his embarrassment.
El Jumbo ya manda: Van Aert, poderoso, estrena el Dauphiné
Desde Italia, todas las miradas se dirigen hacia Francia. Después de la victoria de Jai Hindley en el Giro, el Tour de Francia, que arrancará el próximo 1 de julio, ya asoma la cabeza. Hasta entonces, todos los esfuerzos comparten objetivo: llegar en el mejor estado de forma posible a la gran vuelta francesa. Algunos equipos optan por Suiza; otros, como Tadej Pogacar, por las vueltas nacionales; buena parte de los nombres importantes del pelotón, por el Critèrium del Dauphiné. En tierras francesas, en la región Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, adelantando trabajo, ya está el Jumbo, con un elenco imponente y con la misión en el horizonte de, con su potencial colectivo, neutralizar al omnipotente Pogi. «El primer objetivo es volver a competir», decía Primoz Roglic antes de empezar la etapa. «Ha sido difícil remontar, pero lo he conseguido», su compañero Wout Van Aert, que no rodaba oficialmente desde la Lieja-Bastoña-Lieja, el pasado 24 de abril, y que se exhibió en el esprint final ante Ethan Hayter (Ineos).
Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert mong best riders of spring Classics – but what about biggest disappointments?
With just a single top-10 finish in Monuments going into Sunday’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl were feeling the pressure ahead of La Doyenne. After the horrific mass pile-up that ended Julian Alaphilippe’s chances and sent the French world champion to hospital, it looked like the Belgian team’s terrible run would continue – only for Remco Evenepoel to put in a timely reminder of his stardom with a pulverising attack on La Redoute to save Patrick Lefevere’s bacon.
Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2022: TV and livestream details, can Tadej Pogacar or Julian Alaphilippe stop the Ineos express?
Four days after the midweek outing at La Fleche Wallonne, the last and most important of the Ardennes classics plays out on the rolling roads south of Liege. One of the oldest classics on the cycling calendar, La Doyenne – the Old Lady – is the fourth Monument of the season and the last-chance saloon for the big one-day racers ahead of the Grand Tours.
Van Baarle goes from zero to hero to win fastest Paris-Roubaix for Ineos Grenadiers
ROUBAIX, France: Six months after finishing the Queen of the Classics outside the time limit, Dylan van Baarle won the Paris-Roubaix Monument on Sunday (Apr 17) to give the Ineos Grenadiers team their most prestigious victory in a one-day race.