Hamilton would have had ‘no chance’ on hard tyres at restart
Mercedes say Lewis Hamilton would have effectively been a sitting duck to the chasing pack at the Safety Car restart at Silverstone, had he not switched onto soft tyres at that point.
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Tour de France star mistakenly celebrates stage win in embarrassing moment
Tour de France sprinter Jasper Philipsen endured a moment to forget as he celebrated crossing the finish line to win Stage Four of the iconic race on Tuesday - only to find out he had actually finished second.
Opinion: Every second counts as Wout van Aert proves himself a cut above the rest at the Tour de France
No one has dominated the recent history of the Tour de France in the same brutal fashion as Wout van Aert. In a way like you have never seen before, and in the yellow jersey no less, the Belgian ended a streak of three successive second places on Tuesday – a streak, lest you forget, that came off the back of consecutive victories in the final two stages of last year’s Tour.
‘I’m in shock!’ – Wout van Aert lauded after ‘demolishing peloton’ on Stage 4 at Tour de France
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) left The Breakaway gang in shock after ripping away to a stunning victory on Stage 4 at the Tour de France. After three consecutive runner-up finishes in the Danish Grand Depart, Van Aert and his Jumbo-Visma colleagues set about decimating the bunch with a fierce attack on the final climb on Tuesday's first outing on French soil. Ad/> By the top, only the Belgian remained.
Wout Van Aert celebrates latest Tour de France trick as Yellow Jersey lead extended
Belgian Wout Van Aert celebrated his latest Tour de France trick by flapping arms as he crossed the line, claiming: “The Yellow Jersey gives you wings.”
Jasper Philipsen left red-faced after celebrating finishing second behind Wout van Aert at Tour de France
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was left red-faced after celebrating winning a sprint on Stage 4 at the Tour de France, only to discover it was a race for second place. The Belgian triumphantly roared after crossing the finish line ahead of Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) and Alexander Kristoff (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux). Ad/> But there was a problem.
Olympic track champion Donovan Bailey to publish memoir in summer 2023
Olympic gold medallist and recent Order of Canada recipient Donovan Bailey will publish his memoir in summer 2023.
Wout van Aert wins Stage 4 of Tour de France to consolidate overall lead
Jumbo-Visma’s Wout Van Aert took the honours in Stage 4 of the Tour de France to consolidate his overall lead on Tuesday.