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Magnus Cort Nielsen wins Tour de France Stage 10 in the Alps

MEGEVE, France (AP) — form since the start of the
Magnus Cort Nielsen won race.
a two-man sprint in a pho- But with the coronavirus
to-finish to claim the 10th playing havoc within his
stage of the Tour de France UAE-Emirates team, the
on Tuesday at the end of a Slovenian rider has already
hilly trek in the Alps that was lost two precious team-
interrupted by protestors. mates who were expected
It was Cort Nielsen's second to help him through the
stage win at cycling's big- mountains. George Ben-
gest race after his maiden nett was forced out before
success in the medieval Stage 10 following a posi-
city of Carcassonne four tive coronavirus test, only
years ago. days after Vegard Stake
The Danish rider pipped Laengen also tested posi-
Nick Schultz to the line by a tive and withdrew.
few inches at the end of the UAE-Emirates Team officials
long and exhausting climb later announced that Ra-
to the Megeve ski resort af- fal Majka also tested posi-
ter Luis Leon Sanchez, who tive for the virus but was
ended third, launched the allowed to remain in the
sprint. race by the International
Cort Nielsen fell on his Australia's Nicholas Schultz, front, and Denmark's Magnus Cort Nielsen sprint to cross the finish Cycling Union (UCI) medi-
of the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 148.5 kilometers (92.3 miles) with start
back, exhausted, once he in Morzine les Portes du Soleil and finish in Megeve, France, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Magnus Cort cal team.
crossed the finish line. Nielsen won the stage. "When you get a positive
"I can't believe what just Associated Press (case) in your own bubble,
happened today, I was it's just worrying stress and I
on the limit for so long on lead. Pogacar now leads Kämna légraphe and the Col du hope we'll survive until the
this climb," he said. "I lost It looked like that Poga- by 11 seconds ahead of Galibier, before a moun- finish," Pogacar said.
contact with the group a car would relinquish his two daunting stages in the tain-top finish at the Col Tuesday's stage was briefly
couple of times in the last yellow jersey since Len- high mountains. Kämna du Granon on brutal slopes neutralized with 35 kilome-
kilometers. Luckily, it went nard Kämna at some point is not expected to stay in culminating at 2,400 meters ters left after a group of
all back together and I was gained enough time in the contention in the thin air (7,800 feet) above sea lev- seven activists protesting
there." day's breakaway to dream and Jonas Vingegaard of el. Thursday's stage ends at climate change sat on the
Two-time defending cham- about the famed tunic. Denmark remains Poga- the Alpe d'Huez. road and lit flares, forcing
pion Tadej Pogacar rode But the chasing pack of car's most dangerous rival, "In the end, it all worked riders to stop for 12 minutes.
among a group of general favorites rode hard in the 39 seconds off the pace. out like it did and I'm still Alberto Bettiol was in the
contenders that crossed finale and the Slovenian Wednesday's Stage 11 fea- happy that I'm in the yellow lead at that point but could
less than nine minutes be- champion kept hold of his tures two legendary Tour jersey," said Pogacar, who not stay at the front for long
hind and kept the race lead. passes — the Col du Té- has been in a dominant once the race resumed.q

Report: DOJ inquiring about antitrust in PGA-LIV dispute

the tour said in a statement. earnings in his 15 years on PGA Tour Commissioner
The Journal said players' the PGA Tour. Jay Monahan suspended
agents have received in- At issue is the PGA Tour's pol- players who competed in
quiries from the Justice icy that members receive a the first LIV event and the
Department's antitrust divi- conflicting event release most recent one outside
sion that involve PGA Tour to play tournaments over- Portland, Oregon. The next
regulations on competing seas when a tour event is LIV event is scheduled for
events and the tour sus- being held that week. Play- Trump National in New Jer-
pending players in recent ers typically get three such sey in two weeks.
months for playing in LIV releases a year, only for Some players, such as
Golf events. The Journal overseas events. The tour Johnson and Sergio Gar-
cited a person familiar with does not allow releases for cia, have resigned their
the inquiries. tournaments held in North PGA Tour membership.
The Justice Department America. Mickelson has not. He is a
had no comment. It denied releases for the lifetime member because
The new series is backed first LIV Golf event, which of his 45 career victories,
by Saudi Arabia's sovereign was held outside London and Mickelson has said he
wealth fund and already the first week in June, be- earned that status.
Greg Norman, CEO of LIV Golf, tosses a beer to spectators into
the crowd surrounding the 18th green at the Portland Invitational has attracted nearly two cause it viewed it as a se- Greg Norman, the two-time
LIV Golf tournament in North Plains, Ore., Saturday, July 2, 2022. dozen PGA Tour mem- ries of tournaments that British Open champion who
Associated Press bers, a list that includes Phil threatened the PGA Tour. is CEO of LIV Golf, said two
Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, The LIV events offer $25 mil- months ago when the tour
By DOUG FERGUSON Department of Justice, ac- Brooks Koepka and Bryson lion in prize money and its denied releases that "the
AP Golf Writer cording to the Wall Street DeChambeau. All report- eight-tournament schedule PGA Tour seems intent on
The dispute between the Journal, and the PGA Tour edly have received signing features five events in the denying professional golf-
PGA Tour and the Saudi- said Monday it was confi- fees of $150 million or more. United States. Two are at ers their right to play golf,
funded LIV Golf series now dent it would prevail. For Johnson, that would be courses owned by former unless it's exclusively in a
has the attention of the U.S. "This was not unexpected," twice as much as his career President Donald Trump. PGA Tour tournament."q