Mathieu van der Poel produced a spectacular victory to clinch the 2021 Strade Bianche title in style. The 26-year-old came up with a number of magical bursts just when he needed to and had too much for his rivals to seal a memorable win. Julian Alaphilippe came in second place with Egan Bernal in third.
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Grand tour winner Tom Dumoulin has announced that he will be taking unpaid leave from his duties at Jumbo-Visma for the foreseeable future. The Dutchman says the decision was taken yesterday and is a huge weight off his shoulders.
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Marking The Spot’s comprehensive sporting review of the year that was. Sport remained an integral part of our lives despite the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. 2020 brought us joy through sport but we sadly lost some sporting greats too.
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Pascal Ackermann edged the final sprint in Madrid at the end of La Vuelta a Espana to beat Sam Bennett to the stage win. The sprint provided a dramatic conclusion to a brilliant Grand Tour, with Primoz Roglic being confirmed as winner for the second year in a row.
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David Gaudu (Groupama FDJ) won Stage 17 of La Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma) clung on to his overall lead to go into the processional final stage as the race leader. Richard Carapaz (Ineos) and Hugh Carthy (EF Pro Cycling) both attacked on the final climb, but neither were able to take enough seconds off Roglic to deny the Jumbo-Visma rider.
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