Marquez ‘eager’ for Ducati MotoGP debut, Di Giannantonio ‘fully fit’
Alex Marquez awaits his first season on Gresini Ducati machinery as MotoGP arrives at Portimao’s Algarve International Circuit this weekend.
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Marquez ‘eager’ for Gresini MotoGP debut, Di Giannantonio ‘fully fit’
Alex Marquez awaits his first season on Gresini Ducati machinery as MotoGP arrives at Portimao’s Algarve International Circuit this weekend.
Alberto Contador tips Remco Evenepoel for 'great season', praises decision to ride Giro d’Italia in 2023
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) has made a “good decision” to ride the Giro d’Italia in 2023 rather than the Tour de France, seven-time Grand Tour champion and Eurosport expert Alberto Contador has claimed. Evenepoel delivered a sensational maiden Grand Tour title at La Vuelta last year, fuelling excitement over a potential showdown with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) this summer. Ad However, he has opted to race for the maglia rosa instead in 2023 and will headline a stacked field alongside Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) in May.
Primoz Roglic edges Remco Evenepoel in Stage 1 drag race at Volta Ciclista a Catalunya after nasty crash
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) edged Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step) in an uphill drag race to win Stage 1 at Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, although his win was overshadowed by a nasty crash in the closing stages. Roglic, who arrived in north-east Spain on the back of victory at Tirreno-Adriatico, took advantage after Jumbo team-mates Steven Kruijswijk and Tobias Foss had ramped up the pace on the final circuit to weed out the fast men. Ad It was a thrilling showdown between the two favourites for the Giro d'Italia in May, but a crash with 5.5km remaining will attract attention after six riders were left on the floor.
Man City's next six Premier League fixtures compared with Arsenal as title race intensifies
Arsenal moved eight points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table with a comfortable 4-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon.
Johannes Thingnes Boe caps devastating biathlon campaign with record nineteenth win in Osla
Johannes Thingnes Boe capped off a devastating biathlon campaign with a record 19th win of the season in Oslo. The Norwegian dropped two shots in the 15km mass start and still finished 26.2 seconds ahead of blue bib holder and clean shooter Niklas Hartweg of Switzerland.
Mathieu van der Poel shocks Adam Blythe with manner of his Milano-San Remo win as he wins first Monument of 2023
Eurosport expert Adam Blythe says he was “shocked” by Mathieu van der Poel’s (Alpecin-Deceuninck) attack that saw him win Milano-San Remo for the first time. Van der Poel was part of a high quality quartet that consisted of himself, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers). Ad It was Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates who did most of the damage to the rest of the peloton, before Van der Poel went for a big attack of his own just before the crest of the Poggio climb and held on to win by 15 seconds from Ganna and Van Aert.
Julia Simon clinches overall World Cup title as Denise Herrmann-Wick wins ahead of retirement
Julia Simon claimed her first-ever crystal globe with a fifth-place finish in the women's sprint in Oslo as Denise Herrmann-Wick won the penultimate race of her career. Simon became the first French female biathlete to win an overall World Cup since Sandrine Bailly in 2005. Ad Her total of 1048 points leaves her untouchable ahead of the 12.5km mass start to come and secured the historic victory.