Verstappen on pole for Austrian Saturday sprint
Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen led Sergio Perez in a Red Bull one-two in the pole shootout for Saturday's standalone sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix.
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'I'll take it' - Lewis Hamilton satisfied with P5 at Austrian GP but eyes Mercedes improvement on Sprint Saturday
Lewis Hamilton is eyeing an improved performance in Sprint qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix after a Friday session described by Mercedes boss Toto Wolff as “underwhelming.” Seven-time world champion Hamilton will line up fifth on the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix, behind Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris. Ad His team-mate George Russell suffered elimination in Q2 and will start in 11th, but Hamilton hopes that Saturday’s Sprint qualifying and race will see improvements from the Mercedes pair. Austrian Grand PrixVerstappen takes Austrian GP pole ahead of Leclerc and Sainz18 HOURS AGO «It's not P1 but I'll take it and try and work with it,» Hamilton said.
Max Verstappen Snatches Sixth Pole Position Of Season At Austrian GP
World champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull snatched a sixth pole position of the season at his team's home track for the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday. Charles Leclerc will join the world championship leader on the front row ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz who qualified third-quickest and starts alongside Lando Norris of McLaren on the second row.
UCI Mountain Bike World Series: Luca Schwarzbauer dominates Val di Sole short track, Laura Stigger edges Puck Pieterse
Luca Schwarzbauer continued his dominance in the UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup with an imperious victory at Val di Sole, while Laura Stigger pipped Puck Pieterse in a photo finish to win a thrilling women’s elite race. Schwarzbauer (Canyon CLLCTV) is the runaway leader in the Short Track rankings this season and put in a masterclass under the rain on the famously demanding Italian course. Ad A large group of contenders was bunched up for much of the race until a two-way battle between the German and Nino Schurter (Scott-Sram) emerged in the final lap.
Max Verstappen takes Austrian GP pole ahead of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton fifth
Red Bull's Max Verstappen qualified in pole position for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix. It is perhaps unsurprising that the Austrian setup were able to come in fastest at their home track, but they did not have it all their own way. Ad Verstappen said: «It was very difficult because of all the track limits.
Mark Cavendish exclusive: Giro d'Italia stage win impossible without help from 'legend' Geraint Thomas
Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) insists he would not have claimed a fairytale win at the 2023 Giro d’Italia without help from “legend” Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers). Speaking exclusively to Eurosport for new documentary Mark Cavendish: All In ahead of his tilt for a record 35th stage win at the Tour de France, Cavendish relived his incredible victory on the final stage in May. Ad Cavendish was launched into the sprint showdown by friend and former team-mate Thomas, who drove the pace on the front during a frantic finale in Rome just 24 hours after his own dream of winning the overall race unravelled.
Tour de France 2023 Stage 1: How to watch, TV and live stream details, route profile, on-air time
The wait is over! The 2023 Tour de France kicks off on Saturday and the roads of Bilbao look set to serve up a treat on Stage 1. There’s no prologue or rudimentary bunch sprint for the first day of this Tour. Instead, a hilly opener to and from Bilbao features 3,300m of vertical gain and includes the spiky Pike Bidea climb 10km from the finish, with an average gradient of 10% over 2km.
Tour de France 2023 – Robbie McEwen’s sprinter rankings as Mark Cavendish given 1% chance of stage win
Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) is among the headline speed acts at the 2023 Tour de France – but who will prove the strongest in the bunch sprints at cycling’s showpiece event? Cavendish is targeting an outright record 35th stage win at the Tour in July, which would move him clear of Belgian great Eddy Merckx. One problem: Eurosport expert Robbie McEwen doesn’t fancy him and believes he only has a 1% chance of winning a stage. Ad We asked former Australian sprinter and 12-time Tour stage winner McEwen to rank the sprinters in France and, perhaps surprisingly, Cavendish is nowhere to be seen in the top three despite his return to winning ways at the Giro d’Italia.