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Unpacking an Epic Tour de France Escape

Unpacking an Epic Tour de France Escape

“], “filter”: { “nextExceptions”: “img, blockquote, div”, “nextContainsExceptions”: “img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button”} }”> Jonas Rickaert worked so hard in his audacious long-range Tour de France breakaway with Mathieu van der Poel that he puked five times. Perhaps that’s not surprising given the burly Belgian pushed 400 watts for three-and-a-half hours in a ridiculous attack that began “as a joke” but earned …

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Boxing Results: Stevenson’s Escape, Zepeda’s Outrage

Boxing Results: Stevenson’s Escape, Zepeda’s Outrage

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) surprisingly stood his ground tonight, winning a questionable 12-round unanimous decision over William Zepeda (33-1, 27 KOs) in their co-feature fight at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York. The scores were 118-110, 118-110, and 119-109.  Those scores were disturbingly bad, as they didn’t match the fight that took place tonight. …

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