Kaden Groves completed his trilogy of Grand Tour victories with a memorable solo win from a decimated breakaway on Stage 20 at the Tour de France. The Australian survived the wet roads and avoided a spate of high-speed crashes as he added to his wins at the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana. Tadej Pogacar avoided a late spill in the yellow jersey to move within one stage of a fourth Tour.
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Lando Norris will start the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position after going fastest of all in Qualifying, the McLaren
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Hugo Keenan wrote himself into the history books of the Lions, the Ireland and Leinster full-back’s try with the final play of the game sealing the 29-26 win and the series, and completing an incredible 18-point comeback against Joe Schmidt’s Australia side.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen held off the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to win a tense sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix. Verstappen passed Piastri on the opening lap with a slipstream up the long Kemmel straight and used his Red Bull’s straight-line advantage to hold the Australian at arm’s length for the entire 15 laps. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished in P4 ahead of the Haas of Esteban Ocon.
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Only an unprecedented calamity can deny Tadej Pogacar a fourth Tour de France title after he cruised through the final test in the mountains, with the two bonus seconds he lost to Jonas Vingegaard in the finale immaterial. Thymen Arensman claimed a second stage win for Ineos Grenadiers, although it was only possible after a lack of courage behind. The high mountains are done and dusted.
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