Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas avoided any drama on the much-hyped sterrato of Tuscany in a GC stalemate on Stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia. Instead, the day was about the three-man breakaway of Pelayo Sanchez, Julian Alaphilippe and Luke Plapp, who held off the bunch before the Spanish debutant proved the strongest to take victory.
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Real Madrid snatched an incredible semi-final victory as two late goals defeated Bayern Munich and set up a Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund. Bayern looked to be heading to the final when Alphonso Davies cut in and blasted past Andriy Lunin but Joselu grabbed an 88th-minute equaliser and two minutes later swept home from six yards out to complete a stunning comeback.
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Stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia was tailor made for the sprinters yet Frenchman Benjamin Thomas won from a heroic quartet of escapees as the fastmen were let down by their team-mates. Tadej Pogacar retained the pink jersey but all eyes were on Thomas and Cofidis after their first win in 2024 from the breakaway.
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Borussia Dortmund produced a fine away performance to beat Paris St-Germain and reach their first Champions League final since 2013. Dortmund held a 1-0 advantage following the first leg of the semi-final and doubled their lead when Mats Hummels was left unmarked five yards out to head in from Julian Brandt’s left-wing corner. PSG had chances to get back into the tie but were unable to breakthrough the Dortmund defence.
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Jonathan Milan claimed his second win at the Giro d’Italia, and his first in the 2024 edition, with a magnificent sprint victory in Andora. The Italian had to sprint from far out after his team had chased down Filippo Ganna, but he blew away his rivals, including Stage 3 winner Tim Merlier, to triumph. Tadej Pogacar avoided any drama to retain the leader’s maglia rosa.
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