Colombia’s Egan Bernal strengthened his grip on the pink jersey after a mesmerising ride over the Tuscan dirt roads as Swiss youngster Mauro Schmid won Stage 11 to Montalcino from the break. Russia’s Aleksandr Vlasov is up to second place in the general classification after Remco Evenepoel’s day to forget on the gruelling gravel saw the Belgian tyro drop to seventh.
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Crystal Palace have announced that manager Roy Hodgson will leave the club at the end of the current Premier League season. The 73 year old has been in charge of the Eagles since September 2017.
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Peter Sagan finished off some textbook sprinter shredding by his Bora-Hansgrohe team by beating Fernando Gaviria and Davide Cimolai in Stage 10 at Foligno. Bora’s infernal pace-setting over the day’s only categorised climb distanced most of the top sprinters before Sagan sealed the deal to win the shortest stage of the Giro ahead of a much-needed rest day.
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A six point gap at the top of the Premier Division opened this weekend as Drogheda United stunned St. Pat’s Athletic 3-1 while league leaders Shamrock Rovers also dropped points. Meanwhile Shelbourne now hold a two point lead over UCD in the First Division.
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Egan Bernal powered into pink after riding clear of his rivals on the dirt-road climb to Campo Felice to win Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia. Amazingly, it was a maiden Grand Tour stage win for the Colombian climber, who capped off the groundwork from his Ineos Grenadiers teammates in some style.
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