Friday 5: Dale Jr. ‘thrilled’ Josh Berry back in Chase Elliott’s car
Dale Earnhardt Jr. awoke early Monday and couldn’t fall back asleep. A gnawing thought consumed him.
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Paris-Nice stage 6 cancelled due to violent winds
Paris-Nice race organisers have cancelled today's six stage of the event after violent winds brought down trees and threatened the safety of the riders.
EWC Inside Line with Gregg Black
Gregg Black and his Yoshimura SERT Motul team-mates just came up short in their efforts to win the FIM Endurance World Championship for a third season running in 2022. But with a tweaked Suzuki GSX-R1000R and the addition of the experienced Étienne Masson to the rider line-up, the 34-year-old British-born French racer is expecting to be in the thick of the title chase during the 2023 season.
Olav Kooij sprints to Stage 5 success as David Gaudu eats into Tadej Pogacar lead at Paris-Nice
Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) sprinted to Stage 5 success at Paris-Nice on Thursday as David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) made inroads into the general classification lead of Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates). Gaudu and Pogacar finished safely in the bunch, but Gaudu shaved four seconds off Pogacar’s GC lead after picking up bonus points in an intermediate sprint. Ad After Pogacar won his first serious battle with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) of 2023 on Stage 4, the 212.4km Stage 5 – the longest of the event – was billed as one for the sprinters or breakaway artists.
Primoz Roglic sees off Julian Alaphilippe and big-hitters in Stage 4 tear-up at Tirreno-Adriatico
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) saw off a bunch of big-hitters in an electric uphill finish on Stage 4 at Tirreno-Adriatico, just minutes after team-mate Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) had collided and crashed. In an appetiser for Friday’s summit finish in Sarnano-Sassotetto, Roglic proved the strongest on the final slog to see off the fast-finishing Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep) and Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates).
Road closures and Metrolink works to cause traffic chaos in Manchester this weekend
Transport bosses have issued an urgent weekend warning as congestion in the centre of Manchester is 'expected on the roads at all times' on Saturday and Sunday.
Ellen Van Dijk to miss 2023 season due to pregnancy, targets return ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Ellen Van Dijk will miss this year’s cycling season as she is expecting her first child. The Trek-Segafredo rider has been one of cycling’s biggest names over the last decade and is the current time trial world champion and UCI Hour record holder.
Pogacar wins stage to take control of Paris-Nice
Tadej Pogacar won the fourth stage of this year's Paris-Nice, which took the riders on a 164.7km spin from Saint-Amand-Montrond to La Loge des Gardes.