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                                                                      Portuguese GP: Hamilton poised


                                                                      for history with 92nd F1 win



                                                                      By JEROME PUGMIRE
                                                                      AP Auto Racing Writer
                                                                      On  a  circuit  hosting  its  first
                                                                      Formula  One  race,  Lewis
            Wilco Kelderman of The Netherlands approaches he finish line   Hamilton  can  finally  stand
            to take the overall lead, during the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia   alone among F1 greats by
            cycling race from Pinzolo to Laghi di Cancano, northern Italy,   beating  Michael  Schum-
            Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.                                  acher's record for wins.
                                                     Associated Press  Victory  at  the  Portuguese
             Kelderman moves into Giro lead;                          Grand  Prix  on  Sunday
                                                                      would move the British driv-
             Hindley wins 'Queen stage'                               er  onto  92  race  wins,  and
                                                                      surpass the German great's
            LAGHI  DI  CANCANO,  Italy  started  the  day  second     mark of 91 that for so long
            (AP)  —  Wilco  Kelderman  overall,  17  seconds  be-     had  been  considered  un-   In this file photo dated Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, Mercedes driver
            moved  into  the  overall  hind  Almeida.  The  Dutch     touchable.                   Lewis Hamilton of Britain gives the thumbs up after clocking the
            lead  of  the  Giro  d'Italia  rider now has a 12-second   "I  remember  sitting  at   fastest time during qualifying for the Russian Formula One Grand
            by  wresting  the  pink  jer-  advantage  over  Hindley,   home watching the Grand     Prix, at the Sochi Autodrom circuit, in Sochi, Russia.
            sey  from  long-time  wearer  who moved up to second      Prixs  and  watching  Mi-                                            Associated Press
            João Almeida on the icon-    place.  Geoghegan  Hart      chael  win,"  Hamilton  said.  at the Autodromo Interna-  considered  a  risky  move
            ic Stelvio climb Thursday on  is  third  overall,  15  seconds   "I remember going upstairs  cional do Algarve.     when  he  left  McLaren  to
            the race's toughest stage.   behind.                      with my brother afterwards  When  Hamilton  moved  join the Silver Arrows.
            Kelderman  finished  fifth  "It  was  a  crazy  day,  super   and  we  would  play  com-  level  with  Schumacher  on  Bottas  led  the  Eifel  GP  af-
            on  the  18th  stage,  2  min-  hard,  the  hardest  day  of   puter games together and  91  wins  at  the  Eifel  GP  in  ter  taking  pole  position,
            utes,  18  seconds  behind  my life," Kelderman said. "It   I  would  be  Michael.  So  it's  Germany  two  weeks  ago,  but then ceded first place
            Team  Sunweb  teammate  was a super fight. It couldn't    very, very surreal."         Schumacher's  son  Mick  to Hamilton after a clumsy
            Jai  Hindley,  who  earned  be  any  better  for  us  with   A win would also take Ham-  Schumacher — who leads  braking  error.  A  despon-
            his  first  victory  in  a  Grand  Jai  getting  the  stage  win   ilton a step closer to match-  the  F2  championship  —  dent  Bottas  had  to  retire
            Tour  by  edging  out  Tao  and me in pink.  "I knew it   ing  Schumacher's  record  presented  a  visibly  moved  the car after 12 laps due to
            Geoghegan  Hart  on  the  would be close but I got it,    of  seven  F1  championship  Hamilton with one of his fa-  a  failed  electrical  compo-
            line  at  the  end  of  the  so-  so I'm happy. We dropped   titles. He leads the champi-  ther's  racing  helmets  from  nent in the engine.
            called  "Queen  stage."  It  Almeida quite early on the   onship by 69 points ahead  his time at Mercedes.          "Seeing  Lewis  cross  the
            took  the  riders  more  than  Stelvio  and  then  it  was  a   of his Mercedes teammate  It  was  Schumacher's  re-  line  in  Germany  and  take
            six  hours  to  complete  the  race.  ...  Now  we  recover   Valtteri Bottas after winning  tirement  from  Mercedes  his  91st  victory  was  a  very
            207-kilometer  (128.6-mile)  and make plans and then      seven  of  the  first  11  races,  —  and  F1  itself  —  which  special  moment.  Valtteri's
            route from Pinzolo to Laghi  we see the last stages what   and  with  only  five  remain-  opened the door for Hamil-  race,  however,  could  not
            di  Cancano.  Kelderman  happens."q                       ing  after  Sunday's  contest  ton to make what was then  have gone much worse," q
              Martin wins 3rd stage, cuts lead to Roglic in Spanish Vuelta



              VINUESA,  Spain  (AP)  —  because  they  have  been  Froome, out of contention
              Dan  Martin  held  of  his  ri-  so  good  to  me.  I  was  re-  after struggling during the
              vals  on  an  uphill  climb  to  ally determined to win the  first stage, crossed the line
              the  finish  line  to  win  the  stage today."          more  than  seven  minutes
              third  stage  of  the  Spanish  The  34-year-old  Irishman  behind Martin.
              Vuelta  on  Thursday  and  dedicated  the  victory  to  French  rider  Thibaut  Pinot
              close  in  on  defending  his  Israel  Startup  Nation  withdrew  from  the  Vuelta
              champion  Primoz  Roglic's  team and to his wife.       before the start of the third
              overall lead.               Roglic,  who  a  few  weeks  stage  because  of  back
              Martin  clinched  the  win  ago lost the Tour de France  pain  stemming  from  his
              with a strong push in the fi-  on  the  final  competitive  crash on the first day of the
              nal 200 meters (218 yards)  day,  won  the  first  Vuelta  Tour de France. He will not
              of  the  166-kilometer  (103-  stage and was second on  compete again this year.
              mile) hilly stage from Lodo-  the second stage.         Friday's  fourth  stage  will
              sa  to  Vinuesa.  The  victory  "Not  a  really  easy  day,"  take  riders  191.7  kilome-
              moved  him  to  within  five  Roglic  said.  "The  team  ters  (119  miles)  through  a   Israel Start-Up's Daniel Martin looks up before crossing the fin-
              seconds of Roglic, who fin-  did  again  a  great  job.  I  mostly flat route from Gar-  ish line and winning the stage in front Jumbo's Primoz Roglic
                                                                                                  during  the  third  stage  of  La  Vuelta  between  Lodosa  and  La
              ished second on the stage.  was close, still a nice day  ray  to  Ejea  de  los  Cabal-  Laguna  Negra  Vinuesa,  in  Lodosa,  northern  Spain,  Thursday
              Richard Carapaz was third  for  us."  Marc  Soler,  the  leros. It will be one of the   Oct. 22, 2020.
              and  is  13  seconds  off  the  second-stage  winner  on  few stages this year with a                                       Associated Press
              overall lead.               Wednesday,  needed  a  sprint finish.                   coronavirus restrictions.   The  Vuelta  is  also  taking
              It  was  Martin's  second  bike change near the end  Shortly  after  the  riders  The stage will now finish at  place  amid  tight  health
              Vuelta stage win, coming  and  finished  15th,  while  crossed the line, Vuelta or-  a ski station in Aramón For-  restrictions  as  Spain  re-
              nine years after his first.  Jhoan  Esteban  Chaves  ganizers  announced  that  migal, in Spanish territory.    cently  endured  a  surge
              "I've  come  so  close  this  also  faced  mechanical  the  sixth  stage  had  been  The  Giro  d'Italia  also  had  in  coronavirus  cases.  The
              year  to  winning,"  Martin  difficulties  and  finished  altered and will no longer  to  make  changes  to  its  race was postponed from
              said.  "I  just  really  wanted  24th.                  finish  in  France  because  route because of the situ-  earlier in the year because
              to win a stage for this team  Two-time  champion  Chris  of the country's tightened  ation in France.           of the pandemic.q
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