Fabio Jakobsen wins sprint finish on stage 4 – Vuelta a España

Dutchman Fabio Jakobsen won Stage 4 of La Vuelta – and the green jersey – after a thrilling tussle with Frenchman Arnaud Demare on the uphill rise to the finish at Molina de Aragon. An emotional third career win on the Vuelta came just over a year following Jakobsen’s life-threatening crash on the Tour de Pologne. Estonia’s Rein Taaramae retained the red jersey despite a crash near the finish.

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Rein Taaramäe takes Red Jersey with stage 3 win – Vuelta a España

Rein Taaramae rode clear of an eight-man move to win Stage 3 of La Vuelta atop the Picon Blanco to become the first Estonian in history to secure the red jersey. A decade after his first and last stage win on the Vuelta, the 34-year-old got the better of American Joe Dombrowski and France’s Kenny Elissonde, who he now leads by 25 seconds on GC. Overnight leader Primoz Roglic dropped to third.

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Jasper Philipsen pips Fabio Jakobsen in stage 2 sprint – Vuelta a España

Belgian Jasper Philipsen won stage two of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday by edging the bunch sprint at the end of the flat 166km stage from Caleruega to Burgos as Primoz Roglic maintained his overall lead ahead of a trip to the mountains tomorrow.

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Wout van Aert denies Cavendish in Paris as Pogačar wins Tour de France

Wout van Aert won the final stage 21 sprint of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées, denying Mark Cavendish a record-breaking 35th stage victory, as Tadej Pogačar retained the Yellow Jersey following a sensational three weeks of cycling.

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Pogačar on cusp of Tour double as van Aert wins stage 20 time trial – Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar navigated the 30.8km time trial to Saint-Emilion with ease to put himself on the cusp of a successive Tour de France overall win. The Slovenian held an insurmountable-looking 5’45” lead over second-placed Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) ahead of the penultimate day of riding and took a risk-free approach to the ITT, finishing eighth on a stage won by Wout van Aert.

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