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Subito in giallo con l'arcobaleno, quarant'anni dopo Bernard Hinault a Nizza '81. E venti dopo l'ultimo francese primo leader al Tour, Christophe Moureau a Dunkerque 2001. L'addio a papà Jo a Imola, il benvenuto al primogenito Nino a Landerneau. E sempre à la Julian Alaphilippe. Il più grande puncheur del nostro tempo, regala a sé e alla compagna ed ex collega Marion Rousse la prima impresa con dedica al loro erede, nato il 14 giugno.  Mese di gioia immensa nel 2021, e di dolore infinito giusto un anno fa; lutto poi elaborato con lo strepitoso assolo a Nizza. Anche qui, "Loulou" se ne va alla sua maniera: ai -2,3 km.  Si scrolla di ruota gli altri favoritissimi - Van Aert e van der Poel - e il neocampione italiano Colbrelli, coinvolto come lo stesso Alaphilippe nella prima delle due maxi-cadute di giornata. Quella ai -45 per colpa di una folle che voleva inquadrato il suo striscione «forza nonno e nonna». Travolto, l'incolpevole Tony Martin tirava giù...

https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2021/stage-1/preview/ By Peter Cossins   June 26, 2021: Brest - Landerneau, 198km Stage type: Hilly Brest’s fourth staging of the Grand Départ in a Tour de France marks the start of four stages wholly within Brittany , one of the heartlands of French cycling . It finishes only a few dozen kilometres to the east of the naval port at Landerneau , initially travelling an undulating course to the south that becomes even more challenging as it turns northwards for a very intriguing finale. There are six categorised climbs over stage 1 , that’s just short of 200 kilometres in length, the first of them, the Côte de Trébéolin, arriving after just eight kilometres. This climb and the two that follow as the route heads south, the Côte de Rosnoën and the Côte de Locronan, aren’t long at all, but the roads are narrow and there are some steep ramps. Reaching Quimper, the race switches to the north . The fourth categorised ascent, just beyond C...

https://www.sonicsforever.com/blog/sonics-v-suns-a-rivalry SEATTLE – The memory is an ugly one.  We’ll start with a number: 64 . Most of you already know where this is headed. But, we’ll give you another hint: Free throws .  Yes, we’re talking about Game 7 of the 1993 Western Conference Finals . A game that Seattle fans are (rightfully) still upset about. A moment in Sonics history that will forever live in history. Even though we’re talking about a game that happened almost 28 years ago (1993), it still stings.  The Sonics/Suns rivalry dates back to 1968 , when the Suns (along with the Milwaukee Bucks) entered the league. Like the Sonics in Seattle, the Suns were Phoenix’s first professional sports team .  Seattle and Phoenix became a natural rivalry - two solid West Coast squads often in the Lakers’ shadow . The teams shared similar franchise arcs, with the two sides often competitive at the same time . The Suns rose to national prominence in the mid-70’s, behind ...