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Lampaert wins first Tour de France stage in the rain

COPENHAGEN, Denmark of Denmark's royal family,
(AP) — Although Bel- which is paved with cob-
gian rider Yves Lampaert blestones.
caused a surprise by win- Swiss rider Stefan Bissegger
ning the Tour de France fell off twice, but contin-
opening stage, two-time ued.
defending champion Tadej The stage went past the
Pogacar wouldn't have city's other best known
been bothered at finishing landmarks, including the
third on Friday. Little Mermaid statue, sit-
His priority was testing his ting on her perch at the en-
race legs and placing trance of the harbor.
ahead of his Slovenian Among the thousands of
countryman and main ri- fans, some waving the
val Primoz Roglic, the 2020 red-and-white Danish flag,
runner-up, who was eighth was Prime Minister Mette
in the time trial. Frederiksen.
"I'm feeling confident, sat- "I grew up with my dad be-
isfied, even though it was ing glued to the television
tense and tight for me," Po- screen to watch Tour de
gacar said. "It's still one of France," Frederiksen said.
my best Tour starts." Belgium's Yves Lampaert rides during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an indi- Earlier, Denmark's Crown
Lampaert is a former world vidual time trial over 13.2 kilometers (8.2 miles) with start and finish in Copenhagen, Denmark, Prince Frederik rode the
champion in team time tri- Friday, July 1, 2022. route.
al but this was his first stage Associated Press "It is great to see the great
win at the three-week Tour. support for the Tour at
He clocked 15 minutes, and putting his hands on his good, and now I've beaten French rider David Gaudu home," said the 54-year-
17 seconds on the 13-ki- mouth. all the best." said. old Frederik, sporting a hel-
lometer (eight-mile) route He couldn't believe an- The rain was teeming when The noise level went up met, shorts and a T-shirt.
around Copenhagen. other thing, either, beating Roglic finished under grey again when local rider Jo- The palace also published
The Quick-Step Alpha Vi- Van Aert — a three-time skies shortly after 4:30 p.m., nas Vingegaard — Roglic's Instagram vintage photos
nyl rider was five seconds cyclo-cross world champi- and still lashing when Poga- teammate and the Tour of Danish royals riding bi-
ahead of countryman on, multiple one-day clas- car set off around 40 min- runner-up last year — rolled cycles, including Frederik's
Wout van Aert — Roglic's sics winner and two-time utes later. Even though he down the start ramp. He great grandfather, King
Jumbo-Visma teammate national time trial champ. is a specialist in the wet, Po- placed seventh, one sec- Christian X and the current
— and seven ahead of "I beat the great Van Aert! gacar looked cautious tak- ond ahead of Roglic. Queen Margrethe.
Pogacar, who leads UAE It's unbelievable for me, I ing the first turn. Large parts of the Danish There are two more stag-
Team Emirates. Pogacar never thought about wear- It might have cost him vic- capital were shut down. es in Denmark this week-
was a measly nine seconds ing the yellow jersey. My tory. The wet roads made the end, including crossing the
clear of Roglic. head's exploding," Lam- Riders set off to loud cheers. route treacherous — es- Great Belt Bridge that links
Lampaert could scarcely paert said. "I was expect- "There was so much noise pecially the section across the Zealand island, where
believe it when he realized ing to finish in the top 10. you could hardly hear the square of Amalienborg Copenhagen sits, and the
he won, wiping away tears That would have been very anything in the earpiece," Palace, the main residence central isle of Funen.q

NBA says take-foul penalty will change at summer leagues

30-team one in Las Vegas League for last four years." those that started at those
that opens next week. The play occurs when a de- levels and eventually got
Changing the rule at the fender intentionally com- to the NBA; the coaches'
NBA level has been mulled mits a foul to halt a transi- challenge, plus resetting
for several years, with mo- tion opportunity for the op- the 24-second shot clock
mentum moving toward position. Typically, such a to 14 seconds in offensive
finally making something foul only has resulted in the rebound situations.
happen in recent months. disadvantaged team tak- Other changes coming to
NBA Commissioner Adam ing the ball out of bounds. the three summer leagues:
Silver told The Associated But since 2018, in the G The NBA will test new poli-
Press last month that he ex- League, when a defender cies where referees have
pects the oft-maligned foul commits a take foul, the limitations on initiating re-
to come with stiffer penal- fouled team retains pos- play reviews; referees will
ties next season. session and gets one free not have the ability to ini-
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at the start of the the That move is likely to come throw before play resumes. tiate reviews of goaltend-
NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 23, 2022, in New York. when the NBA's board of "I think the take foul needs ing or basket interference
Associated Press governors meets later this to be abolished as soon as during the final 2 minutes
month. "I am confident that humanly possible," Golden of fourth quarters and over-
By TIM REYNOLDS penalty of one free throw, we'll see a change," Silver State coach Steve Kerr said time; and in Las Vegas only,
AP Basketball Writer plus retention of the ball, at said in the AP interview. "I during the playoffs. a light will be installed at the
The NBA has sent another all three summer leagues would not say I'm overcon- The G League and Summer scorer's table to announce
strong indicator that the this season — first the two fident that it will be the last League are the traditional that a scoring change is
penalty for transition take smaller ones in San Francis- change, even though this is testing labs for the NBA be- forthcoming based on the
fouls is about to change. co and Salt Lake City that a rule that we've been ex- fore making rule changes or replay center's review of a
Such fouls will result in a start this weekend, then the perimenting with in the G amending policies. Among completed play.q