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The Irish Sun
7 hours ago
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- The Irish Sun
Pau Alsina dead at 17: Rising motorbike star killed in horror crash as tributes pour in
MOTOCYCLING sensation Pau Alsina has tragically died in a training accident. The 17-year-old sensation was practising at Motorland Aragon in Spain when the tragedy struck. 4 Pau Alsina has tragically died after a training accident Credit: INSTAGRAM @paualsina26 4 He was rushed to hospital after the 'violent crash' Credit: INSTAGRAM @paualsina26 Alsina was preparing for the next round of the FIM JuniorGP, which was scheduled for Saturday. However, he was then rushed to hospital after he was thrown from his bike during a "violent crash". He had emergency surgery in Zaragoza but sadly succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on Monday. The rider's death was confirmed by the President of the Government of Catalonia, Salvador Illa Roca. READ MORE IN SPORT A social media post read: "I mourn the death of the young rider Pau Alsina, one of the great promises of our motorcycling, in a tragic accident. "My heartfelt condolences and warmth to his family, friends, and teammates." Spanish reports have revealed that his body will be moved to his home region in Catalonia once arrangements are made. He was viewed as one of the most promising riders in Spain and was a member of the Estrella Galicia team. Most read in Motorsport Tributes have poured in for the teenager from fans on social media. One posted: "Awful news. Rest in peace Pau." 4 He succumbed to his injuries despite surgery after the crash Credit: INSTAGRAM @paualsina26 4 Tributes have been made to him on social media Credit: INSTAGRAM @paualsina26 A second wrote: "May he rest in peace. Every man who participates in a sport is a hero." A third commented: "Rest in peace, Pau. Thoughts and prayers with his family." A fourth said: "Ride in peace, Pau." Another added: "Very sad news, RIP." It is believed that Alsina had a plan to reach MotoGP in the next five years. He looked up to the likes of six-time
Scottish Sun
7 hours ago
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- Scottish Sun
Pau Alsina dead at 17: Rising motorbike star killed in horror crash as tributes pour in
His tragic death was confirmed on social media REST IN PEACE Pau Alsina dead at 17: Rising motorbike star killed in horror crash as tributes pour in MOTOCYCLING sensation Pau Alsina has tragically died in a training accident. The 17-year-old sensation was practising at Motorland Aragon in Spain when the tragedy struck. Advertisement 4 Pau Alsina has tragically died after a training accident Credit: INSTAGRAM @paualsina26 4 He was rushed to hospital after the 'violent crash' Credit: INSTAGRAM @paualsina26 Alsina was preparing for the next round of the FIM JuniorGP, which was scheduled for Saturday. However, he was then rushed to hospital after he was thrown from his bike during a "violent crash". He had emergency surgery in Zaragoza but sadly succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on Monday. The rider's death was confirmed by the President of the Government of Catalonia, Salvador Illa Roca. Advertisement A social media post read: "I mourn the death of the young rider Pau Alsina, one of the great promises of our motorcycling, in a tragic accident. "My heartfelt condolences and warmth to his family, friends, and teammates." Spanish reports have revealed that his body will be moved to his home region in Catalonia once arrangements are made. He was viewed as one of the most promising riders in Spain and was a member of the Estrella Galicia team. Advertisement Tributes have poured in for the teenager from fans on social media. One posted: "Awful news. Rest in peace Pau." 4 He succumbed to his injuries despite surgery after the crash Credit: INSTAGRAM @paualsina26 4 Tributes have been made to him on social media Credit: INSTAGRAM @paualsina26 Advertisement A second wrote: "May he rest in peace. Every man who participates in a sport is a hero." A third commented: "Rest in peace, Pau. Thoughts and prayers with his family." A fourth said: "Ride in peace, Pau." Another added: "Very sad news, RIP." Advertisement It is believed that Alsina had a plan to reach MotoGP in the next five years. He looked up to the likes of six-time MotoGP champ Marc Marquez as well as other Catalan stars such as Pol and Aleix Espargaro.
Japan Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Japan Times
Thymen Arensman gives Ineos something to cheer about at Tour as doping cloud hangs
Thymen Arensman gave Ineos-Grenadiers something to cheer about, despite a doping cloud hanging over the team, as he won the 14th stage of the Tour de France following a superb solo ride in the 182.6-km mountain trek between Pau and Superbagneres on Saturday. Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey as he took second place by beating chief rival Jonas Vingegaard in a two-man sprint finish, one minute 12 seconds behind Arensman, the first rider from the British outfit to win on the Tour in two years. Ineos-Grenadiers have been facing questions about one of their team carers, who is at the center of allegations involving alleged message exchanges in 2012 with a doctor connected to the notorious Operation Aderlass doping scandal, which rocked the sporting world in 2019. Bradley Wiggins won the Tour in 2012 with the team, which was then known as Team Sky, before Chris Froome went on to win another four for the squad. The team carer was seen at the beginning of the Tour in Lille but has not been sighted in recent days. "I have no idea about this, you have to ask the management about this. I'm just focused on my job, doing my own thing," Arensman told reporters. Although no formal charges have been brought, the development has cast a shadow over the team's Tour campaign. "Ineos Grenadiers Cycling Team is aware of recent media allegations relating to the 2012 season and a member of its staff. These allegations have not to date been presented to the team by any appropriate authority," the team said in a statement. The team added that it had formally requested information from the International Testing Agency and reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy regarding doping violations. The agency said it would not further comment on the matter. Operation Aderlass, which began with a raid during the 2019 Nordic World Ski Championships in Austria, implicated athletes and medical personnel across several sports, including cycling. The doctor at the center of the case, Mark Schmidt, was later convicted and sentenced to prison time for administering illegal blood transfusions. On the Tour, defending champion Pogacar extended his lead over Vingegaard in the general classification by six seconds to 4:13 at the end of a stage which saw Belgian Remco Evenepoel, who had started the day in third place overall, abandon the race. The day belonged to Arensman, however, as the Dutchman went solo from the day's breakaway in the penultimate climb to the Col de Peyresourde (7.1 kilometers at a 7.8% gradient) before his team car hit and knocked down a spectator amid the usual roadside chaos on the Tour. Arensman never looked back and held firm on his way up to Superbagneres (12.4 km at 7.3%) as Vingegaard attacked several times in an attempt to drop Pogacar. But the world champion did not flinch and easily beat his rival in the final meters to further cement his dominance. "I can't really believe it," Arensman said. "I got sick after the Giro, but I had a good preparation going into my first Tour. I had to be patient and wait for the mountains to try my luck. This is unbelievable, the way I did it today." "I had amazing legs and I'm in the shape of my life. I thought with Tadej and Jonas in the favorites group three minutes behind, I was not sure I had enough, but I held them off." The peloton, controlled by Pogacar's UAE Team Emirates-XRG, reduced the gap with the breakaway from four to just over two minutes, giving the sense that the Slovenian would go for the win. But Arensman had other ideas and he went on his own in the Col de Peyresourde and never looked back.
RNZ News
3 days ago
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- RNZ News
Tour de France: Arensman wins 14th stage, Pogacar retains yellow jersey with second
Dutch rider Thymen Arensman assisted with his bike after winning the 14th stage of the 2025 Tour de France. Photo: MARCO BERTORELLO Dutch rider Thymen Arensman gave his Ineos-Grenadiers team something to cheer about as he won the 14th stage of the Tour de France after a superb solo ride in the 182.6km mountain trek between Pau and Superbagneres on Saturday (France time). Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey as he took second place by beating chief rival Jonas Vingegaard in a two-man sprint finish, one minute 12 seconds behind Arensman, the first rider from the British outfit to win on the Tour in two years. Ineos Grenadiers have been facing questions about one of their team carers, who is at the centre of allegations involving alleged message exchanges in 2012 with a doctor connected to the notorious Operation Aderlass doping scandal, which rocked the sporting world in 2019. Bradley Wiggins won the Tour in 2012 with the team, which was then known as Team Sky before Chris Froome went on to win another four for the squad. Although no formal charges have been brought, the development has cast a shadow over the team's Tour campaign, with the carer nowhere to be seen in recent days. "Ineos Grenadiers Cycling Team is aware of recent media allegations relating to the 2012 season and a member of its staff. These allegations have not to date been presented to the team by any appropriate authority," the team said in a statement. The team added that it had formally requested information from the International Testing Agency (ITA) and reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy regarding doping violations. Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates - XRG on the podium with the yellow jersey during stage 13 of this year's Tour de France. Photo: Vincent Kalut The ITA told Reuters it would not further comment on the matter. Operation Aderlass, which began with a raid during the 2019 Nordic World Ski Championships in Austria, implicated athletes and medical personnel across several sports, including cycling. The doctor at the centre of the case, Mark Schmidt, was later convicted and sentenced to prison for administering illegal blood transfusions. On the Tour, defending champion Pogacar extended his lead over Dane Vingegaard in the general classification by six seconds to 4:13 at the end of the Pyrenean stage, but the day belonged to Arensman, however, as the Dutchman went solo from the day's breakaway in the penultimate climb to the Col de Peyresourde (7.1 km at 7.8 percent) before his team car hit and knocked down a spectator amid the usual roadside chaos on the Tour. Arensman never looked back and held firm on his way up to Superbagneres (12.4 km at 7.3 percent) as Vingegaard attacked several times in an attempt to drop Pogacar. But the world champion did not flinch and easily beat his rival in the final metres to further cement his dominance. "I can't really believe it. I got sick after the Giro, but I had a good preparation going into my first Tour. I had to be patient and wait for the mountains to try my luck. This is unbelievable, the way I did it today," Arensman said. "I had amazing legs and I'm in the shape of my life. I thought with Tadej and Jonas in the favourites group three minutes behind, I was not sure I had enough, but I held them off." New Zealand rider Lawrence Pithie finished 77th in the stage, and is 95th in the general classification standings. - Reuters
Telegraph
3 days ago
- Sport
- Telegraph
Spectator hit by team car as Remco Evenepoel abandons Tour de France
Thymen Arensman emerged from the fog to take a much-needed victory for the Ineos Grenadiers as Tadej Pogacar further stretched his lead in yellow and Remco Evenepoel abandoned on a brutal stage 14 of the Tour de France. Arensman went solo from a breakaway with 36km to go on this punishing queen stage from Pau to a summit finish at Superbagnères and held off the main favourites to win by 68sec, a first Tour stage win for his team in two years. Behind, Pogacar (Team Emirates XRG) marked moves from main rival Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) before narrowly beating him to second, adding another 6sec to an overall lead that now stands at 4min 13sec, but the main news in the general classification was Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick-Step) abandoning from third place. That saw 22-year-old Scot Oscar Onley (Team Picnic-PostNL) rise to fourth, although he was distanced at the top of the final climb by Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), who inherited third place and the best young rider's white jersey. The final episode of the Tour's Pyrenean trilogy followed the path of the famous stage won by Greg LeMond in 1986, with the Tourmalet, Col d'Aspin and the Peyresourde coming before a first visit to Superbagnères since Robert Millar (now Pippa York) won here in 1989. It took until the Tourmalet for a break to get clear as Lenny Martinez (Team Bahrain Victorious) went in search of the king of the mountains points he needed to make the polka dot jersey he was wearing on behalf of Pogacar his own, with Arensman among those trying to chase down the young Frenchman. Evenepoel, who suffered in the heat on the previous two days, fared no better on a damper, cooler day, and climbed off early on the Tourmalet, with his team saying the Belgian 'did not feel himself'. Arensman was among three riders to catch Martinez before the Peyresourde, where he launched his own move and opened up a gap on the main group of favourites who until that point has been closing in. The Dutchman's gap grew to three and a half minutes before the the final climb and he fought hard on punishing gradients to keep the chasing pack at bay. TV footage showed that an Ineos team car hit and knocked down a spectator amid the crowds on the Peyresourde. The team has been approached for comment. Driver of Ineos Grenadiers support car hits spectator on race course at the Tour de France — Cyclingnews (@Cyclingnewsfeed) July 19, 2025 Pogacar had been backed by many to chase a third consecutive stage win, but he was happy just to mark Vingegaard. 'I didn't have the firepower in me to counter-attack and give it all to the finish, so I committed just to control the stage until the last 200 metres and then do the sprint for second place,' he said. 'It's all good, I'm happy to be in yellow.' Leading Positions after Stage 14 (Pau - Luchon-Superbagneres, 182.6km): 1 T Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers 4h 53m 35s, 2 T Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates-XRG +1m 08s, 3 J Vingegaard (Den) Team Visma | Lease a Bike +1:12, 4 F Gall (Aut) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team +1:19, 5 F Lipowitz (Ger) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe +1:25, 6 O Onley (Gbr) Team Picnic PostNL +2:09, 7 B Healy (Irl) EF Education-EasyPost +2:46, 8 P Roglic (Slo) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at same time, 9 T Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility +2:59, 10 K Vauquelin (Fra) ARKEA-B&B HOTELS +3:08 Selected Others: 14 A Yates (Gbr) UAE Team Emirates-XRG +4m 36s, 18 S Yates (Gbr) Team Visma | Lease a Bike +6:20, 40 G Thomas (Gbr) INEOS Grenadiers +21:58, 47 J Blackmore (Gbr) Israel-Premier Tech +27:27, 84 S Watson (Gbr) INEOS Grenadiers +35:44, 92 J Stewart (Gbr) Israel-Premier Tech +36:36, 95 C Swift (Gbr) INEOS Grenadiers +37:25, 111 S Flynn (Gbr) Team Picnic PostNL +37:34, 124 F Wright (Gbr) Bahrain Victorious +38:01, 125 L Askey (Gbr) Groupama-FDJ at same time General Classification after Stage 14: 1 T Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates-XRG 50h 40m 28s, 2 J Vingegaard (Den) Team Visma | Lease a Bike +4m 13s, 3 F Lipowitz (Ger) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe +7:53, 4 O Onley (Gbr) Team Picnic PostNL +9:18, 5 K Vauquelin (Fra) ARKEA-B&B HOTELS +10:21, 6 P Roglic (Slo) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe +10:34, 7 F Gall (Aut) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team +12:00, 8 T Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility +12:33, 9 B Healy (Irl) EF Education-EasyPost +18:41, 10 C Rodriguez (Spa) INEOS Grenadiers +22:57 Selected Others: 18 S Yates (Gbr) Team Visma | Lease a Bike +45m 49s, 22 A Yates (Gbr) UAE Team Emirates-XRG +55:04, 37 J Blackmore (Gbr) Israel-Premier Tech +1h 29m 45s, 47 G Thomas (Gbr) INEOS Grenadiers +1:44:14, 106 F Wright (Gbr) Bahrain Victorious +2:39:11, 111 C Swift (Gbr) INEOS Grenadiers +2:44:48, 119 S Watson (Gbr) INEOS Grenadiers +2:58:00, 125 S Flynn (Gbr) Team Picnic PostNL +3:03:27, 128 J Stewart (Gbr) Israel-Premier Tech +3:04:07, 136 L Askey (Gbr) Groupama-FDJ +3:12:50
