‘Breakaway or sprint?’ was the question on everyone’s lips prior to Stage 9 at the Giro d’Italia. It turned out to be both. Olav Kooij appeared out of nowhere to win the bunch sprint after a thrilling finish saw escapee Jhonatan Narvaez caught just metres from the line. The peloton will enjoy their first rest day on Monday ahead of the action resuming in Pompei on Tuesday.
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Tadej Pogacar continued his dominance at the Giro d’Italia with his third stage victory in Stage 8 at Prati di Tivo ahead of Dani Martinez. The UAE Emirates rider did not make his move until the final 200m of the stage but when he did, he blew his rivals away as he strengthened his unrelenting hold on the maglia rosa.
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Tadej Pogacar put on a TT masterclass at the Giro d’Italia on Friday, storming up the final climb into Perugia to wrest the day’s stage from the hands of Filippo Ganna. Geraint Thomas conceded two minutes to drop down to third place on GC after a tough day ahead of a weekend in the Apennines.
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Bayer Leverkusen set a new European unbeaten record of 49 successive games in securing a late draw with Roma to reach the Europa League final. Josip Stanisic scored with the last kick of the game in the 97th minute to earn Xabi Alonso’s side a 2-2 draw on the night and a 4-2 aggregate victory. Roma drew level in the tie through two Leandro Paredes penalties but were stunned by yet another late Leverkusen comeback.
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Ademola Lookman scored as Atalanta sealed their place in the Europa League final with a 4-1 aggregate win over Marseille at the Gewiss Stadium. The former Everton and Fulham winger scored on the half-hour mark when his deflected strike drifted beyond visiting keeper Pau Lopez into the bottom corner.
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