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Diaranson 7 september 2022

Vuelta: Roglic falls near finish but gains time on Evenepoel

He ended finishing 35th but
Roglic was bleeding from his was given the time of the
right shoulder, arm and leg leading group.
as he crossed the line in the
16th stage. The three-time Evenepoel also didn't lose
defending champion was go- time because of his puncture
ing for the victory but went in the final kilometers, losing
down hard with 75 meters to only eight seconds to Roglic,
go while trying to catch up to who now is 1 minute, 26 sec-
the leading breakaway group onds back entering the deci-
of four riders. sive final stages. Enric Mas
is more than two minutes
Mads Pedersen won the stage behind Evenepoel in third
for his second victory with place.
team Trek-Segafredo in this
year's Vuelta. He prevailed It is the 11th consecutive
over Pascal Ackermann and stage Evenepoel has held the
Danny van Poppel. leader's red jersey, the longest
run since Roglic took his first
Roglic, seeking an unprece- Vuelta win in 2019.
dented fourth straight Vuelta
title with team Jumbo-Visma, Riders were coming off a rest
had his preparation for the day on Monday. In the 17th
final Grand Tour race of the stage on Wednesday, they
(AP) — Primoz Roglic Evenepoel after the over- Neither rider lost time be- season hindered by a crash at will face another difficult test
crashed with the finish all leader had a puncture cause of their mishaps as they the Tour de France. with an unprecedented sum-
line in sight in the Spanish a few kilometers from the benefitted from a 3-kilometer mit finish at Monasterio de
Vuelta on Tuesday but still end. (1.8-mile) protection zone at The Slovenian would have Tentudía.
gained ground on Remco the end of the stage. been at least fifth in the stage.

Leon scores twice as Canada rallies to beat Australia 2-1

(AP) — Manchester Unit- back wins in an inter- goal in Canada's series-open- when Chelsea forward Sam in her 317th game, one ahead
ed winger Adriana Leon national friendly series ing win last Saturday in Bris- Kerr cut the ball to her left of Carli Lloyd and 37 behind
scored two second-half that both teams used as bane, finished with three for and Mary Fowler finished U.S. great Kristine Lilly as
goals Tuesday as Olympic preparation for next year's the series. off with a left-foot shot from the most-capped player of all
soccer champion Canada women's World Cup. close range. time.
rallied to beat Australia The Australians went ahead
2-1 and clinch back-to- Leon, who scored the only in the third minute in Sydney Leon equalized three min- Rose said she approached the
utes into the second half after task of marking one of the
she poked in Christine Sin- world's best strikers as she
clair's cross at the edge of the would any other game and
box. tried "not to get it too much
into my head that it was Sam
She made it 2-1 with a 64th- Kerr."
minute strike after running
onto a through ball from It was an important win for
19-year-old defender Jade a Canadian squad that had
Rose. to overcome injuries and the
long trip to Australia, which
Sinclair moved into outright will co-host the World Cup
second place on the list of all- with New Zealand starting
time international appearanc- July 19.
es when she led Canada out