Bagnaia denies returning Marquez to take French MotoGP pole, SA's Binder starts in 10th
Reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia grabbed pole from the returning Marc Marquez for this weekend's French MotoGP in qualifying at Le Mans on Saturday.
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French Grand Prix: Marc Marquez denied dream return as Francesco Bagnaia snatches pole at the death
MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) denied the returning Marc Marquez (Honda) at the death to take his second pole position of the 2023 season at the French Grand Prix. The Italian, who leads the Riders’ Championship standings by 22 points after four races, left it late to set the fastest time in a Q2 session that also saw Aleix Espargaro suffer a nasty crash.
UCI Mountain Bike World Series 2023: Laura Stigger storms to glory in XCC race ahead of Alessandra Keller
A sensational ride from Austria's Laura Stigger (Specialized Factory Racing) saw her storm to victory in the elite women's XCC race at the Cross Country World Cup as part of the UCI Mountain Bike World Series on Friday. An enthralling finish played out as Stigger sprinted for the line as Alessandra Keller (Thomus Maxon) and Sina Frei (Specialized Factory Racing) completed the podium just behind the victorious Stigger.
Giro d’Italia 2023: Davide Bais lands surprise win from breakaway after GC snoozefest in mountains
On a day everyone expected fireworks in the fight for pink, it was left to an unlikely threesome and a 25-year-old Italian to steal the limelight on the snow-capped Gran Sasso. Davide Bais (Eolo-Kometa) got the better of compatriot Simone Petilli (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) and Czech tyro Karel Vacek (Team Corratec-Selle Italia) to take the first – and biggest – win of his career, denying his companions maiden career wins in the process.
Bais wins stage seven of Giro after gruelling climb
Davide Bais of Eolo-Kometa won a gruelling stage seven of the Giro d'Italia on Friday after leading a three-man breakaway, beating Karel Vacek and Simone Petilli to the finish line for the first victory of his career.
'Legs do the talking': Sprinter Shanti Pereira's parents proud of how she overcame adversity and won
PHNOM PENH: There were days when they watched their daughter grapple with negativity, expectations and pressure.
Belgian cyclist crashes after dog runs into peloton during race in Italy
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Giro d’Italia 2023: Alberto Contador backs Joao Almeida to take fight to Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic
Alberto Contador has backed Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) to push for a podium at the Giro d’Italia – but fellow Eurosport expert Jens Voigt is not so sure. With six stages ticked off, the Portuguese is 1’00” adrift of maglia rosa incumbent Andreas Leknessund (DSM) and 32” down on pre-race favourite Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep). Ad Evenepoel is expected to come under pressure on Friday's Stage 7 after his double crash on Wednesday, including a run-in with a stray dog.