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The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Irish Tour de France star Ben Healy loses yellow jersey after struggling in gruelling heat in latest stage
TADEJ POGACAR delivered a display of pure dominance on the first true mountain test of this year's Tour de France — as Ben Healy gave up the Yellow Jersey. Ireland's Healy, who took the maillot jaune out of a breakaway on stage 10, struggled in the heat. Advertisement And it was no surprise to see him overhauled, shipping 13½ mins on the 180.6km stage from Auch. Healy's second day in yellow was one of suffering. Once he was gapped, his deficit ballooned as he found the challenge of hanging with the general classification riders too much. On the Hautacam, where Jonas Vingegaard left Pogacar behind in a decisive attack in his 2022 Tour win, the world champion got revenge . Advertisement Read More on Tour De France A day after his stage 11 crash, he attacked 12km from the summit finish and put 2min 10sec into his rival, who finished second. Pogacar's third stage win of this Tour, the 20th of his career, put him a big step closer to what would be a fourth overall title as he leads by 3min 31sec from Vingegaard. Slovenia's Pogacar dedicated his stage win to Samuele Privitera, the 19-year-old Italian development rider who died after a crash at the Giro della Valle d'Aosta on Wednesday. Referring to the Hautacam stage in 2022, he said: 'I almost already forgot and was just looking forward to today, then all the people came to me saying all the time about this, 'Is this revenge time?' Advertisement Most read in Sport Live Blog 'Then when we approached the bottom of the climb it was the reverse of a few years ago. 'For sure you don't know how the body reacts after a crash, but it was not too bad a crash. Here riding the bike it's not big flexing.' Irishman Ben Healy wins at Tour De France Young Scot Oscar Onley, 22, finished fifth. 1 The Yellow Jersey overall leader Irish rider Ben Healy of EF Education - EasyPost team arrives at the finish of the 12th stage of the Tour de France Credit: EPA Advertisement
Qatar Tribune
4 days ago
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Pogacar retakes Tour de France yellow jersey after dominant stage win
PA Media/dpa London Tadej Pogacar delivered a display of pure dominance on the first true mountain test of this year's Tour de France to retake the yellow jersey with a solo win on Thursday. On the Hautacam, where Jonas Vingegaard left Pogacar behind in a decisive attack in his 2022 Tour win, the world champion exacted revenge, attacking 12 kilometres from the summit finish and putting two minutes 10 seconds into his rival, who finished second on the day. Pogacar's third stage win of this Tour, the 20th of his career, put him a big step closer to what would be a fourth overall title as he leads by three minutes 31 seconds from Vingegaard, with both men putting time into third-placed Remco Evenepoel, now four minutes 45 seconds down. Irishman Ben Healy, who took yellow out of a breakaway on stage 10, struggled in the heat and it was no surprise to see him hand over yellow, shipping 13 and a half minutes on the 180.6km stage from Auch. There were questions over how Pogacar might be feeling as he started the day bandaged up on his right side following a crash late on Wednesday's stage into Toulouse, but by the finish line there was no doubt about his status as the class of this field. The riders were barely on to the Hautacam, the first hors categorie climb of this Tour at an average gradient of 7.9km over 13.5km, when Pogacar burst off the wheel of team-mate Jhonatan Narvaez, with Vingegaard unable to keep up. Pogacar gradually pulled further and further clear, and such was his level of control he even had the wherewithal to point out of a passing camera operator a fan's placard stuck to their motorbike inside the final two kilometres. 'I almost already forgot (about the Hautacam stage in 2022) and was just looking forward to today, then all the people came to me saying all the time about this, 'Is this revenge time?' Then when we approached the bottom of the climb it was the reverse story of a few years ago,' he said. 'For sure you don't know how the body reacts after a crash, but it was not too bad a crash. I feel my hip only if I do acrobatics, but here riding the bike it's not big flexing.' Pogacar dedicated his stage win to Samuele Privitera, the 19-year-old Italian development rider who died after a crash at the Giro della Valle d'Aosta on Wednesday. Evenepoel was among several riders appearing to struggle in temperatures in the mid-30s. He slipped back on the Soulor and although he recovered on the descent, the Belgian was quickly dropped again on the Hautacam, conceding three and a half minutes to Pogacar. For Healy his second day in yellow was one of suffering too. He survived longer than Evenepoel on the Soulor but once he was gapped, his deficit ballooned as the breakaway specialist found the challenge of hanging with the general classification riders too much. But Young Scot Oscar Onley, 22, was again up to that task for almost all of the day, finishing fifth on the day.
USA Today
4 days ago
- Automotive
- USA Today
Italian cyclist Samuele Privitera dies at 19 after crash in Giro della Valle d'Aosta
A post shared by Hagens Berman Jayco (@hbaxeon) Italian cyclist Samuele Privitera, 19, died following a crash during the opening stage of the Giro della Valle d'Aosta, his team Hagens Berman Jayco confirmed late on Wednesday. Privitera crashed during a descent, losing his helmet and colliding with a gate, Italian media reported. He was transported to hospital but succumbed to his injuries. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. "Samuele was and always will be the life and personality of this team. This team has always been a small family, and moments like this are unimaginable," Axel Merckx, owner of Hagens Berman Jayco, said in a statement. The second stage of the race, which takes place in northern Italy's Aosta Valley near the French border, has been cancelled. The Giro della Valle d'Aosta is the largest under-23 race in Italy, following the Giro Next Gen, held annually in August in the Aosta Valley. "The stage goes to him and his family. It's the first thing I read in the morning," Tour de France overall leader Tadej Pogacar said after winning the race's 12th stage on Thursday. "I was thinking of him in the last kilometre." The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tadej Pogacar dedicates Tour de France win to teenaged Italian cyclist who died in crash
Tadej Pogacar dedicated his memorable victory on stage 12 of the Tour de France to Samuele Privitera, the young cyclist who died during a race in Italy this week. Privitera, 19, crashed during the opening stage of the Giro della Valle d'Aosta in the Italian Alps. The Hagens Berman Jayco rider reportedly came off his bike during a descent, losing his helmet and colliding with a gate. He was taken to hospital but succumbed to his injuries. After pulling away from the rest of his rivals to win atop the towering Hautacam climb in the Pyrenees on Thursday, reclaiming the yellow jersey in the process, Pogacar paid tribute to Privitera. 'This stage can go for Samuele, to all his family,' he said. 'It was really sad, it was the first thing I read in the morning, and I was thinking in the last kilometre about him and how tough this sport can be, and how much pain it can cause.' Samuele Privitera died (Instagram) Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash. 'Samuele was and always will be the life and personality of this team,' Axel Merckx, the owner of Hagens Berman Jayco, said in a statement. 'This team has always been a small family, and moments like this are unimaginable. 'He was irreplaceable. His joy, his spirit, his kindness, was always a bright light to whatever room or race that he was in at that moment. To lose him is devastating beyond words.' Merckx said he was 'struggling to express the sadness' he felt, but was grateful for the joy Privitera brought to the team. 'He loved the bike, he loved the camera, he loved to smile, he loved to laugh, but most of all he loved his family and his teammates. Rest in peace, Samuele. You will always be part of this team.' Pogacar finished more than two minutes ahead of his main rival Jonas Vingegaard, and now leads the Dane by three and a half minutes at the top of the general classification.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tadej Pogacar dedicates Tour de France win to teenaged Italian cyclist who died in crash
Tadej Pogacar dedicated his memorable victory on stage 12 of the Tour de France to Samuele Privitera, the young cyclist who died during a race in Italy this week. Privitera, 19, crashed during the opening stage of the Giro della Valle d'Aosta in the Italian Alps. The Hagens Berman Jayco rider reportedly came off his bike during a descent, losing his helmet and colliding with a gate. He was taken to hospital but succumbed to his injuries. After pulling away from the rest of his rivals to win atop the towering Hautacam climb in the Pyrenees on Thursday, reclaiming the yellow jersey in the process, Pogacar paid tribute to Privitera. 'This stage can go for Samuele, to all his family,' he said. 'It was really sad, it was the first thing I read in the morning, and I was thinking in the last kilometre about him and how tough this sport can be, and how much pain it can cause.' Samuele Privitera died (Instagram) Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash. 'Samuele was and always will be the life and personality of this team,' Axel Merckx, the owner of Hagens Berman Jayco, said in a statement. 'This team has always been a small family, and moments like this are unimaginable. 'He was irreplaceable. His joy, his spirit, his kindness, was always a bright light to whatever room or race that he was in at that moment. To lose him is devastating beyond words.' Merckx said he was 'struggling to express the sadness' he felt, but was grateful for the joy Privitera brought to the team. 'He loved the bike, he loved the camera, he loved to smile, he loved to laugh, but most of all he loved his family and his teammates. Rest in peace, Samuele. You will always be part of this team.' Pogacar finished more than two minutes ahead of his main rival Jonas Vingegaard, and now leads the Dane by three and a half minutes at the top of the general classification.
