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Remco Evenepoel wins final stage of Volta a Catalunya in Barcelona but Primoz Roglic seals overall GC victory

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) secured victory on the final stage of the Volta a Catalunya but couldn't quite get the better of Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) in the General Classification. Roglic started the day with a 10-second advantage over Evenepoel and despite the Belgian’s best efforts, his rival clung to his wheel like glue for much of the ride around Barcelona. Ad It was a thrilling climax to the race with the two men showing great form and whetting the appetite for another duel at the upcoming Giro d’Italia.

MotoGP Portimao: Mir cops long lap penalty, Marini escapes punishment

Joan Mir will be forced to take a long lap penalty as a punishment for wiping out into Fabio Quartararo while attempting to overtake him during the Portuguese MotoGP Sprint Race, but Luca Marini has escaped sanction despite a similar incident that injured Enea Bastianini.

MotoGP Portimao: “It’s safe to say the Sprint Race was a success” - Miller

Jack Miller was full of praise for the new MotoGP Sprint Race format as he dug deep to briefly lead on his debut with Red Bull KTM en route to an impressive fourth place finish.

MotoGP Portimao: Marquez surprised by pole, podium but expects tougher GP

Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez admits he was pleasantly surprised to kick off his 2023 MotoGP World Championship season with a pole position and podium in the Portimao Sprint Race, even if he believes he will have a harder time in the full length feature event.

MotoGP Portimao: Bagnaia sceptical of Sprint critics, two full races ‘impossible’

Ducati Lenovo’s Pecco Bagnaia has reacted with scepticism that MotoGP should run two full length grand prix, rather than have a shorter sprint race, saying it would place ‘impossible’ demands on the riders.

MotoGP Portimao: Quartararo curses launch control issue, misses points

Fabio Quartararo is turning his attention to Sunday main Portuguese MotoGP after the combination of a launch control issue on his Yamaha and a lap one tangle with Joan Mir left him point-less from the Portimao sprint race.

Remco Evenepoel plans to challenge 'idol' Primoz Roglic at 2023 Volta a Catalunya final stage

Remco Evenepoel plans to take the fight to Primoz Roglic in the last stage of the Volta a Catalunya after a hard-fought race to Molins de Rei on Saturday. Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step) trails Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) by 10 seconds, and speaking after the day's racing he told Eurosport that the plan for the stage was to attack on the climb 27 kilometres from the finish line. Ad «It was the plan this morning,» Evenepoel said.

Swift Steffen hat-trick helps Swiss to 5-0 victory against Belarus

NOVI SAD, Serbia : Switzerland's Renato Steffen scored a hat-trick inside the opening half hour to lead his team to a 5-0 win over Belarus at the start of their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign on Saturday.

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Remco Evenepoel wins final stage of Volta a Catalunya in Barcelona but Primoz Roglic seals overall GC victory

MotoGP Portimao: Mir cops long lap penalty, Marini escapes punishment

MotoGP Portimao: “It’s safe to say the Sprint Race was a success” - Miller

MotoGP Portimao: Marquez surprised by pole, podium but expects tougher GP

MotoGP Portimao: Bagnaia sceptical of Sprint critics, two full races ‘impossible’

MotoGP Portimao: Quartararo curses launch control issue, misses points

Remco Evenepoel plans to challenge 'idol' Primoz Roglic at 2023 Volta a Catalunya final stage

Swift Steffen hat-trick helps Swiss to 5-0 victory against Belarus