Allyson Felix joins IOC athletes’ commission
Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission on Thursday.
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Tour de France Femmes: Widespread conservatism turned supposed thrilling gravel stage into bit of a damp squib, but why?
Conservative approach neutralises GC on sketchy gravel stage To gravel or not to gravel? That is the question, following today’s somewhat baffling stage of the Tour de France Femmes. Ad/> In a stage widely touted to be the one to light up the general classification, what actually unfolded on the ‘chenin blanc’ of the Champagne region was a reasonably entertaining spectacle, but certainly not one for the ages.
Didn't think of changing my mind on not playing Olympiad: Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand is happy being an "enthusiastic mentor" and never thought of reconsidering his decision of not playing in the Olympiad after it was moved out of Russia and allotted to Chennai. Anand, a five-time world champion, had decided not to participate this time but he will be guiding the Indian team at the showpiece event to be held in Mamallapuram from July 28 to August 10. "No, I did not (consider playing)...
No Significant Change In Number Of ODIs In Next FTP: ICC Chief
With the retirement of England's all-rounder, Ben Stokes from ODIs, the future of the 50-over format has been widely debated, and with the Future Tours Programme (FTP) for the upcoming cycle to be published within the coming days, one can speculate on how many 50-over matches will be present. However, ICC chief executive Geoff Allardice along with chairman Greg Barclay attended a video conference on Wednesday and made it clear that a healthy number of ODIs will be played in the upcoming FTP.
'Absolute carnage' - Should gravel 'lottery' have been included on Stage 4 of Tour de France Femmes?
Iris Slappendel questioned whether gravel sections should have been included on Tour de France Femmes after “absolute carnage” on Stage 4 of the race. The 127km Stage 4 route featured four separate sections of gravel track, testing the handling skills, and fortune, of all the riders. Ad/> While there were no major incidents involving the General Classification favourites, Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) and Elisa Balasmo (Trek–Segafredo) both suffered mechanical issues and yellow jersey Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) had to recover after veering from the gravel.
Tour de France Femmes: Marlen Reusser claims stage four
Switzerland's Marlen Reusser broke clear to win stage four of the Tour de France Femmes as Marianne Vos retained the yellow jersey.
Reusser wins stage four, Vos retains yellow jersey
:Swiss rider Marlen Reusser went solo to win a hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France Femmes with Dutch great Marianne Vos retaining the yellow jersey on Wednesday.
Felix, Alistair Brownlee among four appointed to IOC Athletes' Commission
Olympians Allyson Felix, Alistair Brownlee, Oluseyi Smith and Masomah Ali Zada have joined the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a group that serves as a link between the athletes and the IOC, the body said on Wednesday.