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A lack of experience Sainz and Piastri at odds over first corner crash at Spa that forced both into retirement

Carlos Sainz and Oscar Piastri had a difference of opinion after making contact at the first corner of the Belgian Grand Prix – contact which ultimately took both drivers out of the race. With Sainz and Piastri starting P4 and P5 respectively, Sainz found himself fighting with the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton on the run down to the tight Turn 1 right-hander at La Source. READ MORE: Verstappen charges to Belgian GP win as Red Bull bag 1-2 finish It was then that Piastri – a star of yesterday’s Sprint after claiming P2 – launched a move down the inside of Sainz, who himself had locked a brake going into the corner. Piastri was squeezed against the wall as the pair made contact, with the McLaren sliding down the order before parking up at Turn 11 – Sainz limping on with a glaring gash in the side of his SF-23 before Ferrari retired the car on Lap 23. “I was on the attack with Lewis into Turn 1 and I think I pretty much had the move done and then I received a bit of contact on my rear-right,” reckoned Sainz afterwards. “If you want my honest opinion, I think it was a bit of a mistake by Oscar trying to go through side-by-side into [Turn] 1. Piastri was forced to watch from the sidelines after the Turn 1 crash “If you look at the last seven, eight years, everyone who has tried that move, it’s never really worked and has generated a bit of a crash when you look at the past races. So yeah, I don’t know if it was a bit of a lack of experience, a bit optimistic, but again a racing incident that cost us a race.” DRIVER OF THE DAY: Flawless Verstappen gets your vote after imperious Spa win Seen from the #81 car of Piastri, the Australian predictably had a different point of view to Sainz, telling his engineer Tom Stallard immediately after the crash: “I don’t know what he was doing. I was there and he just turned in like I didn’t exist.” Reflecting after returning to the paddock, Piastri told the media: “I had a pretty good launch, I was getting alongside Carlos and then he kind of jinked to the inside a bit and I obviously had to get out of the brakes to not get hit. This feature is currently not available because you need to provide consent to functional cookies. Please update your cookie preferences ‘It was too late to back out’ – Piastri explains Lap 1 incident that led to early DNF at Spa “My nose was kind of there and at that point, it was too late to try and back out, so unfortunately I ended up in contact. A shame to end so early.” AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix Sainz and Piastri were left to watch as team mates Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris both claimed points, Leclerc taking a podium in P3 behind the Red Bulls of winner Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, as Norris finished in the P7 position he’d started in. This feature is currently not available because you need to provide consent to functional cookies. Please update your cookie preferences Sainz on Lap 1 contact that led to DNF: ‘I think it was optimistic by Oscar’ via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

#F1 #‘A lack of experience’ – Sainz and Piastri at odds over first corner crash at Spa that forced both into retirement #Formula 1

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Formula 101

Are you interested in Formula One? But you have no idea how it works? That's fine! This is a tricky sport after all and way more complex than one may think at first. So let's start with the basics.

#1 Constructors

In every season there are 10 constructor teams, consisting of two main drivers. Every team has a Team Principal, like Christian Horner for Red Bull or Zac Brown for McLaren. There are, of course, managers that are in charge of supervising and guiding. Race engineers who manage the races on the track and communicate with the drivers. There're many types like data, strategy... R&D Engineers that research and develop new car improvements. The designers, well, the name speaks for itself, they design and redesign the car in and out. Aerodynamicists are in charge of the correct functioning of the car's aerodynamics. Race mechanics are a godsend, if someone crashes during the free practices, they fix it. Most of the time.

With that out of the way, what are the names of the F1 teams?

Scuderia Ferrari

Red Bull Racing

Mercedes

Alpine

McLaren

Alfa Romeo

Haas

AlphaTauri

Aston Martin

Williams

#2 Drivers

Every team has two main drivers, so there should be 20 drivers in total. But that's not always the case. In case of an emergency, there are reserve drivers that will take their seats for one or the number of races necessary. These reserve drivers tend to be F2 drivers or sometimes F1 drivers, like George Russel for Mercedes in 2021 as he drove for Williams, and work for more than one team in the hopes of landing a seat.

This season's drivers are as follows:

Ferrari: Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz

McLaren: Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris

Red Bull Racing: Max Verstappen and Sergio "Checo" Pérez

Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton and George Russell

Alpine: Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon

Alfa Romeo: Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu

Haas: Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher

AlphaTauri: Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda

Aston Martin: Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll

Williams: Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi

#3 Tracks

At the beginning of the year, F1 was supposed to run on 23 tracks but due to Russia's situation, its GP was removed from the 2022 calendar. F1 currently races on 22 different tracks all around the world throughout the season. The location of the Grand Prix can vary through the years. Take the France GP which hasn't been raced in the last decade until this season, as an example, or the South African Grand Prix which hasn't been held since 1993.

This year's (2022) calendar is:

Bahrain Grand Prix

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Miami Grand Prix

Spanish Grand Prix

Monaco Grand Prix

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Canadian Grand Prix

British Grand Prix

Austrian Grand Prix

French Grand Prix

Hungarian Grand Prix

Belgian Grand Prix

Dutch Grand Prix

Italian Grand Prix

Russian Grand Prix

Singapore Grand Prix

Japanese Grand Prix

United States Grand Prix

Mexican Grand Prix

Brazilian Grand Prix

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali reported via Sport bild that "There will be no more racing in Russia."

#4 Points

Points are earned by finishing the race in the top 10. The amount of points each driver receives depends on their position. The first place is awarded 25 points, the second place 18, and the third with 15 points. (4th= 12 pts, 5th= 10 pts, 6th= 8pts, 7th= 6 pts, 8th= 6 pts, 9th= 2 pts and 10th= 1 pt) One additional point is given to the driver with the fastest lap, as long as they finished inside the top 10.

In the case of a sprint, drivers can receive more points outside of the race. This time tho, only the top 8 will be awarded. The first place with 8 points, the second 7 and the third with 6, and so on until it reaches 1 point in the eighth place.

All these points are added together and at the end of the season, the driver with a bigger sum will win the drivers' championship.

For the constructors' championship, the points of their respective drivers will be added together and the team with the most points wins.

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What’s new for F1 in 2021

Short Pre-Season Testing, Long Post-Season Testing

F1’s only pre-season test will take place over just three days this year. But at the end of the season, a much bigger three-day test has been planned. Teams will be restricted to one car modified to run with F1’s planned 18-inch 2022 wheels. Any other 2022 tech will not be allowed on the car.

At least one of the days must be used by 2021 race drivers for the purpose of tyre evaluation.

At least one day must be for young drivers, who have not competed in more than two grands prix in their career

F1′s Biggest Calendar to date

A massive 23 races are on the 2021 schedule running from March until December. COVID may still affect things meaning there’s a risk they might not all take place, however seasons of this size are likely the way that F1 is heading, with the Concorde Agreement allowing up to 25 grands prix to be held in one season.

GP Weekends Altered

Friday practice will be reduced in length this year, with each session 60 minutes instead of 90.

The amount of running will likely remain the same as the number of tyres available isn’t changing. This should eliminate the spells of inaction through the sessions.

A small amount of time will be bought back in the form of an extended curfew, giving personnel an extra one hour away from the paddock overnight Friday to Saturday.

In addition, on 3 weekends (Italy, Canada and Brazil) Sunday’s race grid will be decided by a sprint race (1/3 of the race distance) on the Saturday so the weekend will be practice and qualifying on Friday, practice and sprint race on Saturday and then race on Sunday. The sprint races (also dubbed Super-Qualifying) will be awarding points for the top 8 finishers however there’ll be no podium celebrations.

W Series Joins the Support Schedule

W Series, the championship only for female racers will be joining the F1 support schedule in 2021 alongside F2 and F3.

This year, F2 and F3 weekends have been separated. But the amount of single-seater action has been reinforced by the addition of W Series, which will be supporting eight F1 grands prix in its second full season.

The championship will run at the French, Austrian, British, Hungarian, Belgian, Dutch, US and Mexican GPs

This is obviously a massive advancement for women in motorsport as it brings these drivers into view of the F1 teams as well as the F2 and F3 teams.

Aero Restrictions

With the all-new aero and tyre regulations deferred by a year into 2022, there was a concern that the continued development of the cars would lead to more downforce than the existing 2019 Pirelli-spec tyre could safely handle.

To mitigate against this, the floor has been narrowed at the back – just ahead of the rear tyre – by 10cm. The outer edge of the floor must diagonally run to this point from a point 180cm behind the front axle line.

The target of these changes was to cut downforce by 10% in the expectation that it would all be regained by the end of ’21. It is thought that this downforce reduction could slow the cars down by significant amounts - potentially up to a second a lap at downforce dependent tracks

Aero Testing Handicaps

The worst teams last year will have more development time to work with, while the most successful teams have less: Williams will be allowed 112.5% of the respective windtunnel and CFD limits, dropping in 2.5% increments for each position before arriving at 90% for Mercedes.

In the first year of this new system, the differences aren’t huge. But every little helps. So Mercedes has to ration its reduced amount better while Williams can apply its improved resources under their new owner in order to try and squeeze even more performance from its increased allowances.

But this could change during the year. The system will reset on June 30. Each team’s allowance for the rest of 2021 will depend on where it is in the constructors’ championship as of June 30, to keep the system as relevant to the real order as possible.

Budget Cap

Just to complicate all this a little further, F1’s first budget cap is coming into force in 2021. The allocated $145m (but with a bit of wiggle room either side depending on the final number of races) will force F1’s biggest teams to dramatically reduce their spending.

Not every team expects to compete at the budget cap level. Some (like Haas, and possibly Williams) will be beneath it. Given the extent of the change (and the fact the budget cap amount is even lower than originally planned $175m) the biggest spenders have until the middle of the year to reallocate staff completely, to avoid large-scale redundancies, with the pandemic still affecting many people’s lives.

Drivers and the top 3 team personnel as well as marketing costs are not included in the budget cap. The budget cap will also drop to $140m in 2022 and then $135m from 2023 onwards

#F1 #f1 essay #f1 2021

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poison ivy & stinging nettles 24

On Ao3

Pairing: Sherlock/OFC

Rated: M

Warnings: eventual violence, torture, swears, adult themes (no explicit smut)

Chapter 23 - Chapter 25

Chapter 24- Wildflower

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pick me a wildflower in the morning and i'll hold it with me always where I'm going and when i feel sorrow or death is in my view i'll wear my wildflower perfume

-Wildflower Perfume (The Dead Tongues)

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“Which English chemist and physicist is credited with the discovery of hydrogen?” Amelia challenged on the walk to the museum.

“Easy, Henry Cavendish,” Sherlock answered. “Which artist is credited with starting the impressionist movement?”

“Is that a joke? Claude Monet,” Amelia shot back. “What’s the rarest naturally occurring element in Earth's crust?”

“Astatine,” he furrowed his brow. “What Greek hero was the Statue of David originally one tended to be?”

“Hercules,” she smirked. “What year was Prozac authorized by the FDA for market distribution?”

“I’ll give you a month and year- December of 1987. Though the Belgians approved it a year prior.”

“Could you two cut it out? You both have very big brains, congratulations,” John cut in. “We’re here.”

“How many years ago was this museum established?” Amelia whispered, pointing to the British Museum” entrance sign.

“267,” Sherlock smirked. “Who was credited with its early founding and contributions?”

“Sir Hans Sloane,” she replied. “What was the name of the 17th Century mansion that originally housed the collection?”

“Montagu House, and will you two quit it?” John nodded up toward the museum director and a pair of administrators who were approaching the trio.

“Good morning,” he greeted, shaking everyone’s hands but Sherlock’s, who kept his arms crossed in front of him. “I do hope you have good news.”

“I’ve determined who stole the painting,” Sherlock stated.

“And pray tell, where is it?”

Sherlock eyed the female administrator next to the director.

“Why don’t you tell us, Mrs. Harvey?” he asked and the woman immediately flushed.

Stammering through a lie, she realized the jig was up and sprinted for the exit.

Fortunately, two guards stopped her before she could get very far.

“The police retrieved the painting in her flat this morning,” Sherlock explained curtly, following the director through the main atrium of the building. “I deduced it was her after she mentioned having to pawn a necklace the last time I was here.”

“It was an easy way to make a quick buck with a not so famous painting,” John agreed.

“She was the only one who had access to it, along with two other interns who weren’t scheduled to be here the night it went missing,” Sherlock continued.

“Ironically, they attended an art show at a gallery I knew the owner of,” Amelia added. “He was more than willing to let us confirm their alibis with the security footage.”

“She would have gotten away with it had she not left behind a scuff mark from her broken high heel,” Sherlock noted. “The measurements matched a woman of her height and weight precisely.”

“Incredible,” the director clapped his hands together. “I knew I made the right call in contacting you.”

He thanked the group again, inviting them to luncheon once the painting was returned to the museum, which John and Amelia both accepted enthusiastically.

“Why do I have to go?” Sherlock whined on the way home.

“Because you look good in a suit,” Amelia grinned.

“Because you saved the picture and deserve a little credit,” John added with an eye roll at Amelia’s comment. “Besides, a newspaper story will add a little more validity to the blog, which will bring in more clients.”

“I agree, I do look very nice in a well-cut suit,” Sherlock mused. “I’ll go. Briefly.”

Amelia smirked at John when he realized how easily she’d convinced Sherlock.

“Can you convince him to get rid of the kidneys in the freezer?” he asked quietly.

“I heard that,” Sherlock responded without a look back.

“They are really gross Sherlock,” Amelia cringed. “They’re long past necrotic. There can’t be anything worthwhile left.”

“I didn’t realize the two of you had such pressing business in the freezer,” he scoffed. “I’ll dispose of them tonight.”

“And not in the garbage disposal,” Amelia warned. “Last time you stunk up the apartment for a month because we couldn’t get the liver fully washed out. Walk it out to a bin or give them back to Molly.”

“You’re too high maintenance.”

“And you have gross hobbies, but healthy relationships are about sacrifice,” she threw a bright smile back at him.

“Amazing,” John awed under his breath. Amelia Brenner was a Sherlock-whisperer.

The pair bickered a little about the best way to get rid of human remains, with John citing various medical codes that Sherlock constantly ignored.

“What happens if someone reports a poorly disposed femur to the Yard?” John challenged when they walked through the front door. “There’s a dignity to these things.”

“I try not to empathize with remains,” Sherlock stated.

“That’s a little sad,” came Amelia’s response. “They were people, at one point.”

“And now they’re dead.”

“But they had loved ones,” she continued, smile faltering. “People who probably mourned their passing.”

“These were unclaimed corpses, no one bothered to come to find them,” Sherlock countered, pulling off his jacket and scarf.

“That’s even sadder,” Amelia’s expression fell some more. “What if they couldn’t claim them because they couldn’t afford a funeral? Or someone’s son was missing because of drug addiction or something and they didn’t even know he was dead- but his body was too mangled to be identified and now the family will never have closure?”

The men both stopped and looked at her, standing in the doorway, close to tears.

Turning to Sherlock, John pointed toward her and frowned.

“And that’s why the kidneys do not go down the garbage disposal, have a little respect, won’t you?”

~~~

The luncheon was enjoyable, even with Sherlock’s general attitude about the whole thing.

“Diamond cufflinks,” he commented when the director handed him a small package. “Mine are held with buttons…”

“He means 'thank you',” John cut in, glaring at Sherlock when he took the package.

Amelia was busy chatting with some of the museum docents, asking about some of the artifacts the massive museum held. She clapped enthusiastically, balancing a champagne flute between her fingers when Sherlock and John posed with the painting.

“How come we haven’t started a scrapbook?” Amelia teased once the boys were free from their press obligations. “I’m betting that was a great picture.”

“The blog is a scrapbook,” John noted and Amelia nodded.

“You’re right,” she hummed, sipping her drink. “We should upload newspaper clippings. The validity of the blog and such…”

“You’re unemployed, sounds like a fun project for you,” John laughed, clapping a hand on her shoulder.

“Collecting newspaper clippings of my, er,” she paused, looking to Sherlock listening to one of the donors gush about his success. “Sherlock.”

“Boyfriend?” John tried, plucking a champagne glass off a passing waiter’s tray.

“Is he?” she asked with a cringe. “Doesn’t act like any I’ve had before.”

“Haven’t you two talked about it?” he asked.

“Not explicitly,” she mumbled, holding the glass up and finishing the rest of her drink in a swallow. “Is that an explicit conversation we should have?”

“Are you exclusive?” he rephrased.

“That…” she frowned, her brows knitting together. “I’m assuming? We both end up in a bed together at the end of the day.”

“You should probably clarify that,” John hummed, grabbing another glass of champagne for his friend. She took it gratefully, downing it in a single sip.

“It sounds so dumb when you say it out loud though,” she grumbled, bringing a hand to her cheek and making a mocking face. “Oh, Sherlock will you be my boyfriend?”

“I thought I was the one who was supposed to ask,” Sherlock commented over her shoulder.

“Why do you always do that?” Amelia set her glass aside, turning to adjust the collar on his shirt. He tried to push her hands away, but after a glare, he let her continue fussing with the unwieldy clothing.

“He’s very sneaky, Mia,” John tipped his glass in her direction.

“It is my job to be discreet,” Sherlock countered, watching Amelia’s expression until she seemed satisfied with the fold in the shirt.

“So, what do you think?” she asked.

“I think I should have worn a tie,” he touched the collar.

“I agree, but I wasn’t talking about that,” she snorted. “Are we… going steady?”

“Going… steady…?” he asked, biting back a laugh, sharing an amused smirk with John. “I didn’t realize you wanted me to ask you to the big homecoming dance.”

“Fine, if we were dating, we’re now broken up,” Amelia smacked his chest, causing him and John to erupt into a fit of giggles.

Giggles.

The two grown-ass men were snickering like a couple of children at an art exhibition for a stolen painting they found.

“Amelia,” Sherlock caught her by the arm, pulling together the most sincere expression she’d seen on the detective. “Will you… go steady with me…?”

His voice broke at the end, another round of chuckles overcoming the pair.

“Nope, you two are being mean at my cultural inconsistencies and I no longer wish to be your friend, goodbye forever,” she turned on her heel and started for the exit.

“Oh thank god,” John muttered, following hurriedly after her. “Throw a bigger scene and get us out of here.”

“Something like this?” she grabbed a random drink off a nearby table and threw it at his chest. A hand over her head, she spun around and moved swiftly to the door. “Goodbye John Watson, you’ve broken my heart for the very last time.”

“I think I’m in love,” Sherlock stared after her, absently handing his friend a fabric napkin.

“She ruined my favorite shirt!” John sputtered, dabbing at the cloth.

“-Still caused a pretty good scene,” Sherlock gestured to the perplexed looks from partygoers around them. “Time to follow through, old chum.”

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“I promise, I’ll get it cleaned,” Amelia repeated for the hundredth time once they’d returned to Baker Street.

“You have absolutely no impulse control,” John grumbled, though he had long forgiven the auburn-haired florist.

“It’s a personal flaw I’ve been trying to work on,” she countered through a sigh.

“You should start with trying not to challenge people to shoot you,” Sherlock mused from the top of the stairs. “Someone is actually going to shoot you one day.”

“Or me,” John muttered, distinctly recalling the exact scene the day her uncle shot him.

“That was not my fault,” she pointed toward him. “You jumped in the way. I was fully prepared to take that bullet.”

“It was aimed at your head, you idiot,” John sighed.

“It’s not my fault neither of you has sufficiently taught me the appropriate life skills required to be your friend,” she reasoned. “You’re a soldier, and you’re… you. I’m just a nerd who is really into plants. What can I do? Throw flower petals at the bad guys?”

“You did throw a potted peony at your uncle,” John reminded her. “That did knock him out.”

“Thanks, John,” she huffed.

Sherlock listened to the conversation, dropping into his chair and considering Amelia’s words, fingers steepled in front of him.

She wasn’t wrong. Compared to him or John, she was a positive pushover. If she got into a fight, she might have an upper and because of her height, but against a skilled fighter? She stood no chance.

Not to mention her tendency to throw insults and punches first, and ask questions later, she was bound to end up in some dire situation without him or John to help her.

And after Sherlock was gone-

“-I’ve shot a gun once,” Amelia was bickering with John.

“How is that possible? You’re American,” he gaped back at her.

“We don’t fire our 44’s at breakfast time,” she blinked back at him. “Did you think we all are given an assigned firearm at birth?”

“We’re going to teach you how to fight,” Sherlock stated, cutting into the conversation. “Properly.”

“But what other excuses will I have to bring you with me to the toilet?” she asked sarcastically.

“If you two shagged, that’d be a good excuse,” John murmured, earning a punch in the arm from his female friend. He scowled at her, holding his arm. “You didn’t even do that right. Don’t tuck the thumb, you’ll break it.”

“You’re too preoccupied with our sex life,” she snapped back.

“You two need to get it out of your system,” he said, pointing between Amelia and Sherlock. “It’s messing with the energy of the flat.”

“You’re a butt,” Amelia grumbled, going in for another (proper) punch and being blocked by the now smug doctor. “You can’t do that. I’m learning.”

“Ha, ha,” John rolled his eyes, pointing to the nearby bookshelves and television. “Not near anything of value, you aren’t.”

“We should go to the recreation center,” Sherlock voiced. “Amelia, change into something more practical.”

“The one you stole a pass to?” John asked when Amelia looked down at her dress sadly.

“I barely got to wear it for an hour,” she mumbled, retreating to her room when Sherlock just stared in response. “You’re impossible. Saturdays are for rest.”

“You started it,” John smirked after her. “Do you need my help?”

“I think I’m going to need as much help as possible,” Sherlock replied after the pair heard Amelia stumble down the final steps to the basement and call up that she was fine.

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tomorrow'll be leaving before nightfall my captain has now heard sirens call and as the ships sail the ocean so blue ill bathe in wildflower perfume still picks two wild flowers every morning and waits in wake of love still returning and calls for post-run every afternoon to send me wildflower perfume

Chapter 25

#sherlock #sherlock holmes #sherlock bbc #ofc #oc #sherlock/reader #reader #sherlock fanfiction #sherlock original female character #sherlock/ofc #john watson #watson #writing #sherlock writing #sherlock/OC #fanfiction #fanfic

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the Dutch Wiebes wins the first yellow jersey

Europe 1 with AFP 5:02 p.m., July 24, 2022 The Dutch Lorena Wiebes won this Sunday the first stage of the Tour de France Women in the heart of Paris, from the Eiffel Tower to the Champs-Elysées. Marianne Vos crossed the finish line in second, followed by Belgian Lotte Kopecky for third place in the final sprint. At 23, the DSM rocket opens the ball. Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes won the 1st stage…

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The Story of the STDs

Wait for it. It’s true.

I went out to Ironman 70.3 Eagleman to run the Team FeXY tent. Set it up. Hand out recovery drinks. Take it down. That’s it.

Koen (aka the Crazy Belgian) had gotten the news Friday that his MRI showed part of his knee separated. He wouldn’t be able to run in the race. His plan was to DNF.

Literally as I was setting up the tent late Saturday afternoon I get the call.

“Troy, do you want to be in a relay?”

“What, I have nothing with me.

“That’s OK, you can borrow mine. But you have to get over to registration in 45 minutes.”

After a stop to pick up my VIP pass (the team had two passes, and I got one for my Sherpaness), I finally found them. This cute, young blonde said “OK, this must be your guy. Fill this out. And what name do you want?”

“We’re the STDs.”

“???”

“The Swim Team Dads. Here’s a picture of our jerseys.”

(I think half of them are pregnant).

She sent us off with a chuckle and a “good luck”.

That night we stopped laughing at the situation and did some quick math. If we all just do our part, we can do this half Ironman in 4:40. That would have put us in second last year. Shit, this is serious now.

This single focus made the race easy. No worries about pacing. Just balls out.

Remember that I’ve been doing PT for a rotator cuff injury. Pain free for two weeks. I borrowed a speedo from Stan (My first. I’m buying one). Used Koen’s wetsuit and goggles and just went for it. My entire focus was to swim straight. Cut the zigzagging to zero. I still probably added 100 to 150 yards, but I pulled off 34:35. Good enough for 15th of 47.

I knew after the water I couldn’t waste time. Lifted my goggles and sprinted the quarter mile in full wetsuit. Thought I was going to explode. This was a great thought experiment. My body said stop. I just kept saying “It doesn’t matter. It’s over in a minute.” Fastest T1.

Koen killed the bike. 2:25. Averaged 23 mph over 56 miles. #1 of 47. Dropped off the bike and ran with his helmet on. It was hysterical. Everyone was yelling to him to take his helmet off. 5th fastest T2.

Teagan is a young buck. Plan was to do 1:30 on the half marathon. We were the fifth heading out on the run. That darn team from Belgium looked fast. He had his work cut out for him, and he went out a little too fast. Puked over the half way mark, but pulled off 1:37. 7th of 47.

So there it is. The team that registered so late we didn’t have a name finished 3rd of 47. 4:43. 3 minutes off from our estimate.

I’m still laughing. I go out to pitch a tent and end up on the podium at an Ironman.

#ironman eagleman 70.3 #triathlon #triathlete #swim team dads #aka STDs

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Jahangir Khan: A champion who lived up to his name | Sports

The word Jahangir means ‘Conqueror of the World’. The Pakistani squash legend Jahangir not only conquered the world but then held onto his empire for an unprecedented five years and eight months, during which he won 555 consecutive matches without a single defeat. This is a record unmatched in the annals of any sport, and it puts Jahangir in the rarefied air of a shortlist to choose the greatest sportsman that Pakistan, or perhaps the world, has ever produced.His domination was complete and relentless. Week after week he would put his reputation on the line testing it against all comers and overcoming them. Jahangir had all the classical 6 S’s required to be a squash champion, strength, stamina, style, sense, suppleness and speed. When, to this mix, you add an unquenchable desire to win and a huge sense of pride in his family’s record and tradition, you create an unbeatable superstar, ‘unsquashable’ was the epithet used by his coach and mentor Rahmat Khan. In his prime it was said of Jahangir that he would simplify the travel arrangements of those who came up against him in the draw of any tournament for they knew that they would be heading home after playing him.

Jahangir did not start out as a likely champion. He was a sickly child, born with a bilateral or double hernia. He was advised to refrain from strenuous physical exercise and like a dutiful son he obeyed parenteral instructions.

Jahangir’s father was the great squash champion Roshan Khan and he was the squash professional at the Pakistan Navy’s Fleet Club. His elder brothers Torsam and Hassan were both keen and budding squash players as well. Jahangir had his first hernia operation when he was five and received a squash racket with a shortened shaft as a gift toy from his father on his eighth birthday. However, the young boy saw it differently, he used the racket to practice his grip for various squash strokes and learnt how to execute them. It became his constant companion, cementing his love affair with the sport.

When Jahangir turned ten, Roshan started taking him to the Fleet Club for a short weekly playing session. The doctor still wanted him to be cautious and no one really thought that he would have a career as a sportsman, and that too in a sport that required extreme physical fitness. However, unknown to Roshan, on returning from school Jahangir would sneak back to the Fleet Club when it was closed for the afternoon break, and then again after dusk. Ignoring his doctor’s advice, he pushed himself hard, practicing the strokes he’d seen his father play. At the age of twelve, after a successful second hernia operation, Jahangir soon began to train with greater rigour, building his strength and stamina. Seeing his interest and committment, Roshan was also won over and started tutoring Jahangir himself.

Jahangir made rapid progress, honing his skills under his father’s tutelage. In November 1978, at the age of just fourteen, he became the Pakistan National Junior Champion defeating the title holder Ramshaid Gul in the final in Peshawar. A few months later he made waves in the National Open Squash Championship in Karachi, where he ousted the top seed Mohammad Saleem, before bowing out to Saleem’s brother Maqsood Ahmed in the quarter finals.

Jahangir was chosen to tour the Scandavian countries with the National Juniors team. At the tour’s conclusion he flew to London to visit his brother Torsam and cousin Rahmat, who were both living there. Torsam persuaded him to stay on and took him under his wing, focusing on toughening Jahangir up mentally and tactically for major tournaments. It was an idyllic time for Jahangir, spent improving his squash, acquiring better English speaking skills and enjoying the company of his brother and cousin.

In April 1979, Jahangir participated in the British Junior Open Championship where his power and speed ensured him a place in the final. Though he lost to the much older Australian Glen Brumby, Jahangir had made a strong imprint in the squash world, confirming a prediction made by the world number four Hiddy Jahan in 1977, that Jahangir “would be dangerous within two years.”

The next tournament was the World Amateur Championship in Melbourne in October 1979. Jahangir, who had been training in England, was called for trials, being held in Peshawar, to select the Pakistan national side. Due to jet lag he was unable to play at his best and could not make the team, though he would still be competing in the individual event. Much to his surprise, on reaching Melbourne he found that his name was not included in the qualifying draw. Fortunately for him, another player withdrew and Jahangir was drafted in to replace him. He progressed through the qualifying rounds to find a place in the main 64 man field.

All his training and hard work now began to pay off. He steadily made his way through the early rounds and straight games victories in the quarter and semifinals over John Leslie of England and Frank Donnelly of Australia landed him in the final.

Jahangir’s opponent in the final was Phil Kenyon of Great Britain, who won the first set 9-2. In response, Jahangir extended the rallies, kept the ball deep, and applied unremitting pressure that sapped his opponent’s stamina and strength. He won the next three sets 9-2, 9-2 and 9-5 to secure an unexpected victory. He was now the world amateur champion at the incredibly young age of fifteen, the youngest ever to achieve this distinction. All through the tournament Torsam had been guiding him on the phone from London, helping him to analyze his opponents and draw up a strategy for each match.

While accolades flowed in to greet this new star on the constellation, tragedy was lurking in the background. Jahangir’s brother Torsam suddenly collapsed and died in Adelaide during a match in the Australian Open tournament.

Jahangir was totally distraught and even contemplated giving up the game but decided to continue as a tribute to his brother’s memory. Rahmat sensed Jahangir’s utter devastation and decided to step in and take over Torsam’s role of coaching his young cousin. Jahangir moved into Rahmat’s house and immersed himself in a punishing training regimen as an antidote for his grief. His day would begin with a 10 mile run in 60-120 minutes, followed by a series of 400 meter laps and short bursts of timed sprints with just a brief respite between each. In the afternoon there would be weight training in the gym before finally cooling down with a swim in the pool. This was his unrelenting routine for five days each week. The sixth day was devoted to match practice, where Rahmat had developed innovative methods to strengthen Jahangir’s backhand and forehand drives, his drop shots, his lobs and boasts, as well as his cross-court play. The seventh day would be one of rest, allowing Jahangir to unwind and recover. Rahmat’s message was unambiguous, concentrate on developing fitness, ball control and the will to win. The effort made Jahangir the fittest sportsman of his time.

In the 1980 season the sixteen year old prodigy turned professional and made it to the final of the Irish Open where he was beaten by the great Jonah Barrington. With mixed feelings, he also entered the World Open, being played in Adelaide on the courts where his brother had died the previous year. Overcoming the sixth seed Maqsood Ahmad, he met the Pakistan number one Qamar Zaman in the quarter final. In a grueling match Qamar had to play at his best to win a close five setter. Jahangir followed this up by winning the New Zealand Open, before facing Qamar again on home ground in the final of the PIA Masters in Karachi. Qamar’s magical strokeplay gave him a two set lead before Jahangir hit back ruthlessly to win the next three sets and the match for the loss of only nine further points.

Jahangir next won the British Under-23 Open and followed it by lifting the Belgian Open. He now fixed his sight on the reigning world champion and legend Geoff Hunt. His first opportunity came in the Canada Club Open held in Munich. Jahangir was supremely fit and confident. Much to everyone’s surprise he beat Hunt 3-1. However, Hunt retaliated almost immediately, overcoming Jahangir in straight sets just ten days later in the 1981 ISPA Smirnoff Masters in Northern Ireland. Jahangir’s third encounter with Hunt was in the final of the Patrick Chichester Festival final. Both men played at their peak form with Hunt using every skill in his vast repertoire to unsettle an opponent half his age. He led by two games to one and was 4-1 up in the fourth game, when the sheer effort of keeping pace with Jahangir’s speed and relentless ball retrieval began to tell. Jehangir won eight points in a row to take the game and soon shot into a 5-1 lead in the fifth and deciding game. A desperate fight back from Hunt brought him level at 6-6, but the effort completely drained him and Jahangir won the remaining three points and the match, which had lasted a record 2 hours and 11 minutes.

Next was the Audi British Open in Bromley and Jahangir fancied his chances. Scything through his half of the draw, which saw him securing wins over Sherren of Zimbabwe, Sohail Qaisar from Pakistan, the Australian Dean Williams and two illustrious Pakistani compatriots Hiddy Jahan and Qamar Zaman, Jahangir reached the final where Hunt awaited him. Hunt won the first two games but Jahangir came back by taking the third and leading 6-1 in the fourth. In his eagerness to close out this game Jahangir became impatient and Hunt pounced with a fierce burst of brilliance to win the game 9-7 and with it the tournament. The match lasted 2 hours and 14 minutes, surpassing the record set at Chichester.

Jahangir was shaken but there was still the World Cup in Canada in November. On the way he won the Welsh Open, where Hiddy Jahan took him to five games, the last time this would happen for many years. This win was also the start of his unprecedented unbeaten run. He next won the Asian Masters in Karachi beating Qamar Zaman in straight games, the German Open, winning 3-1 against Hunt, and the World Masters in Newcastle against Zaman, again in straight games. Toronto was the venue for the World Cup where he sailed through the earlier rounds to meet Hunt in the finals. Incidentally Jahangir had hurt his shoulder during the semis but decided to play the final anyway, which happened to coincide with the second anniversary of Torsam’s death. A brutal opening game took 50 minutes and Hunt prevailed 9-7. However, it sapped his energy and Jahangir coasted ,through the next three games 9-1, 9-2, 9-2. He was the new World Champion having reached the summit at the age of seventeen, the youngest ever to do so in the history of the sport.

Over the next five years and eight months Jahangir would reign supreme in the squash world defeating everyone he met and winning every tournament in sight. His records include winning the World Championship without dropping a game, and also one for the longest squash match in history, when he beat the indefatigable Gamal Awad of Egypt in 2 hours and 46 minutes in the Chichester Festival tournament in 1983.

His triumphant streak, the longest in the history of any sport, was finally ended by New Zealand’s Ross Norman in the World Open in Toulouse, France, in November 1986. Jahangir extracted immediate revenge in the following tournament and went another nine months without defeat. His aura of invincibility had, however, been punctured and a fresh bunch of challengers emerged in the form of the Australians Rodney Martin, Chris Dittmar and a new rising star from Pakistan, Jansher Khan. Though Jahangir got the better of Jansher initially, the latter soon began to prevail and won the World Championship in 1987. Jahangir regained his title the following year but it would be his last world crown. He continued his winning run at the British Open into the nineties, finally retiring from squash in 1993, after losing in the World Open final to Jansher, but helping the national team to win the world team trophy.

The record Jahangir left behind is formidable. His multiple tournament victories included 6 World Open titles, 10 consecutive British Open crowns, winning 13 Pakistan Opens and leading Pakistan to the World Team Championship title on 5 occasions. He also tried his hand at the hardball American version of the game, winning the US title thrice. For 94 months he was ranked as the number one player in the world, 72 of them in succession. On retirement from the game he served as the President of the World Squash Federation from 2002-2008 and has subsequently been its President Emeritus since 2008.

Jahangir was the best player ever to step onto a squash court. He did not merely dominate his opponents, he demolished them, both on the court and psychologically. His arrival coincided with other changes in the sport like the glass court and the graphite racket. It also corresponded with the advent of ‘corporate’ squash and Jahangir was it’s first mega-star. A legend in his own time, the frail child from a modest background who became an awesome sportsman and a global icon, his story is one that dreams are made of.

– Dr Salman Faridi is a senior surgeon, poet, sports aficionado and an avid reader with a private collection of over 7000 books.

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Belgian GP '23 // P4 in the Sprint

"I think today was all about that pit stop...with the chaos of the pit lane. We simply went back three or four positions, and that was our race."

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Men’s road race at UCI World Championships set to be war of attrition

Driving rain and strong winds are set to make Sunday’s climax to the UCI Road World Championships in Harrogate a battle for survival between the hard men of the “peloton’’. It was reported that peloton, a French word, is used in a road race with its original meaning being “platoon’’ or the main group or pack of riders. Riders in a group save energy by riding close to (particularly behind) other riders. The championships in Harrogate have already set the record as the longest men’s world road race for more than 40 years. Organisers are keeping a careful eye on the elements ahead of the 280km trek which starts in Leeds and concludes with seven circuits of a rollercoaster-like circuit around Harrogate. This alone comprises 1,507 metres of the day’s 3,845m total ascent with up to 50mm of rain predicted and weather warnings in place. Leading favorites in the race are riders such as Slovakian three-times winner Peter Sagan, Dutch all-rounder Mathieu Van der Poel, Belgian Philippe Gilbert and 2018 winner Alejandro Valverde. They face one of their toughest days at the office to claim the rainbow jersey. Britain’s medal hope Ben Swift, whose support riders include 2018 Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas, knows a thing or two about the fickle Yorkshire weather. He hails from Rotherham, and he is relishing the expected deluge. “I tend to go well when the conditions are quite bad and when it’s a long hard day,” the Team Ineos man said. “My first San Remo I was third and that was some of the worst conditions we’ve ever had. I like those miserable sort of days.” Welshman Thomas has ruled himself out of going for gold himself — a consequence of a mentally draining 15 months which saw him win the Tour and come second this year. But he is ready to ride himself into the ground to support his team. “I know it’s not going to happen (for me), no matter how much I might want it to,” Thomas said. “But I know I can still do a job in the road race. It’s going to a solid race, especially if the weather is a bit grim. The finishing circuits are tough. It’s going to be super attritional.” After a crash-filled men’s under-23 road race in the rain on Friday, it will be a case of the big guns staying upright. They will want to put themselves in the frame for the climax around Harrogate, where thousands of fans will be lining the streets. Many will be cheering for the six-man British contingent, who also includes Adam Yates and Ian Stannard. But the Dutch and Belgian fanatics will be roaring on Van der Poel and Gilbert — two riders who appear made for the course. Van der Poel sent shockwaves around the peloton when he won the Amstel Gold classic this year with an audacious late chase of French showman Julian Alaphillipe. That is another rider with the skill set to claim the gold on Sunday. The Flying Dutchman survived everything the British climate could throw at him when winning the Tour of Britain this month. Only a few will bet against him adding the world road title to the two he already has in cyclo-cross. “I think I’m among the few guys who can definitely win the race,” Van der Poel, who believes a bunch sprint for gold, is unlikely, told reporters. “I think it will be a nice race to watch —- but maybe not so much for the riders. It’s going to be a hard, nervy race.” He will have top-class support from the likes of Mike Teunissen, Bauke Mollema and Dylan van Baarle while Belgium’s Paris-Roubaix winner Gilbert heads a quality team. The team includes Olympic champion Greg van Avermaet and teenager Remco Evenepoel, last year’s junior champion. “Experience is important, but legs are key because it’s just such a hard course,” the 37-year-old Gilbert said. “I think first of all you need to be strong and then you can use your head and your team in the finale.” Mercurial Slovak Sagan is bidding for a record fourth world road title on a Belgian classic-type course that suits his style. Also, Alaphillipe will provide the fireworks if he is in the hunt on the last few 14km circuits. Read the full article

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Bjorg Lambrecht: Belgian cyclist dies following crash during the Tour de Pologne

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Bjorg Lambrecht: Belgian cyclist dies following crash during the Tour de Pologne

Bjorg Lambrecht was regarded as one of Belgium’s most promising riders

Belgian cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht has died at the age of 22 following a crash during stage three of the Tour de Pologne.

Lambrecht crashed around 60 miles from the end of the race from Chorzow to Zabrze in Poland.

He was taken by helicopter to hospital where he later died on Monday.

“The biggest tragedy possible that could happen to the family, friends and team-mates of Bjorg has happened. Rest in peace,” said his team Lotto-Soudal.

Race director Czeslaw Lang said: “It wasn’t a high-speed descent. It was a straight and wide road.

“He had a moment of hesitation, he left the asphalt and the tragedy occurred.

“The injuries were so serious that we called for a helicopter and an ambulance. He was transported to hospital. His heart started beating again but he sadly died during the operation.”

Lambrecht was riding in his second season at the top level of professional cycling and had been regarded as one of Belgium’s most promising riders.

He won the under-23s’ version of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege race in 2017 and finished second in the U23 World Championships last year.

German Pascal Ackermann, who was given the stage victory after the win was taken from Fabio Jakobsen for an irregular sprint heading into the finish line, said “the result of the race doesn’t matter”.

“I was devastated to hear today’s tragic news and I would like to personally send my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Bjorg Lambrecht and everyone at Lotto-Soudal,” he added.

Alejandro Valverde, the 2018 world road race champion, added: “Deeply sorry for the loss of Bjorg Lambrecht, a cyclist who had demonstrated a lot in a few years.

“My deepest condolences to family, friends and team.”

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Chris Lawless gives Team Ineos overall victory at Tour de Yorkshire

• Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet wins final sprint • Lawless holds on to Belgian to seal overall victory

After four days, a cliff-hanging finale in Leeds resulted in Team Ineos’s first stage race win since taking over from Sky as sponsor of Chris Froome and company, with Chris Lawless of Wigan sealing the overall victory after the final sprint on the Headrow went to the Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet, who fell victim to superior numbers and tactics.

The 23-year-old Lawless is better known as a sprinter but he showed a Classic riders’ explosiveness when he held on to Van Avermaet as the Belgian made a last-ditch attempt at a repeat victory on the final short climb five kilometres from the finish.

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This is the “32 Things About Myself” game

I was tagged by @fangirling-inthe-tardis

1) Name: I AM THE REAL BATWOMAN 2) Nickname(s):Sometimes Kate, sometimes In, sometimes Bro, sometimes other names 3) Zodiac sign: Gemini 4) Height: 5′2 5) Ethnicity: 50% Polish, 25% Irish, 18.75% Belgian, 6.25% French 6) Birthplace: New Britain 7) Sexual orientation: Bisexual 8) Favourite fruit(s): Bananas, cherries, and apples 9) Favourite season(s): Fall 10) Favourite song(s): It’s between The Last Time - Within Temptation & Oh No! - Marina & The Diamonds

11) Favourite flower(s): Peony

12) Favourite book(s): The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

13) Favourite animal(s): Dogs, cats, goats, and rats 14) Favourite beverage(s): Whiskey 15) Favourite fictional character(s): Kate Bishop/Hawkeye, Lance (Voltron), Ino Yamanaka (Naruto), Botan (Yu Yu Hakusho), and Jenks (The Hollows series) to name a few, but there’s so many more depending one what fandom I’m talking about. 16) Dream trip: Its between going back to Romania, visiting Mongolia, or visiting (all of) Scandinavia 17) Killed people: In video games and on paper. Real life? NSM 18) Siblings: 3 19) Horror films?: LOVE!!! 20) Reason to smile: My friends, my family, and my plant Micah, that little bitch 21) Questions you are always asked:

“When were you born again?”

“Where you alive when X?”

I work with a lot of people who are a good deal older than me.

22) Favourite food(s): Sushi, spicy food, and hunter’s stew 23) A gift you currently want to receive: A vacuum or Jeep parts 24) OTP: Ino/Sai and Ianto/Jack for the short list. For the long list, EVERYONE WITHIN REASON 25) One thing that changed about you: I’ve been so much happier in the last 1-2 years than I was the 2 years prior thanks to a change of setting and I can’t be more thankful for the people who have been there for me. 26) Your first ship: Sailor Uranus & Sailor Neptune 27) NOTP: Anything that is pediphilliac, abusive, or controlling to the point of abuse. Those are all just so queasy (⋟﹏⋞) 28) Fear that you want to conquer: Fear of failure 29) Favourite fanfiction(s): I am not digging into my old FF.net account so here’s a recent fave: https://archiveofourown.org/works/8565487

30) Favourite sport(s): I currently do Olympic Lifting and while I love sprint triathlons I will ALWAYS have a weak spot for running cross country. 31) Birth of your blog: 12 April 2011 32) Followers: 93

I tag: @stargazing-wallflower, @wingedpiranha and @jinandchus

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Sagan's 1st Paris-Roubaix win overshadowed by rider's death

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Sagan's 1st Paris-Roubaix win overshadowed by rider's death

AP Published 11:54 a.m. ET April 8, 2018 | Updated 6:59 p.m. ET April 8, 2018

Slovakia’s Peter Sagan celebrates after winning the 116th edition of the Paris-Roubaix cycling classic, a 257,5 kilometer (160 mile) one day race, with about 20 per cent of the distance run on cobblestones, at the velodrome in Roubaix, northern France, on Sunday, April 8, 2018. Switzerland’s Silvan Dillier finishes second. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)(Photo: The Associated Press)

PARIS (AP) — World champion Peter Sagan outsprinted Silvan Dillier to the finish line to win the prestigious Paris-Roubaix race, but his first victory in the race known as the Queen of the Classics was overshadowed by the death of Belgian rider Michael Goolaerts on Sunday.

Goolaerts’ team said the 23-year-old rider died in a Lille hospital where he had been admitted following his collapse at the one-day classic.

“It is with unimaginable sadness that we have to communicate the passing of our rider and friend Michael Goolaerts,” his team, Veranda’s Willems-Crelan, said in a statement.

The team said Goolaerts died “in the presence of his family members and loved ones, who we keep in our thoughts.”

Goolaerts had been evacuated by helicopter after crashing about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from the finish. TV footage of the race showed Goolaerts lying unresponsive on the side of the road as the peloton passed him. He was quickly attended by a medical team and appeared to receive CPR.

Goolaerts rode in support of cyclo-cross world champion Wout van Aert of Belgium. His most significant result this season was 20th at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.

Sagan became the first defending world champion to win the one-day classic along cobbled streets since Frenchman Bernard Hinault 37 years ago.

Sagan, the three-time world champion from Slovakia, and Dillier rode together at the front for the last 25 kilometers (15.5 miles). Sagan launched the sprint in the Roubaix Velodrome and used his greater power to prevail.

“It’s amazing to win Paris-Roubaix. I’m tired after this race but not as tired as in previous years when I didn’t win it for some reasons,” Sagan said. “I have to say that I was not involved in any crash or puncture or any kind of mechanical this time, so I could save some energy for the finale. I attacked at the right moment and I kept going until the finish.”

Dutch rider Niki Terpstra, who won the Tour of Flanders last week and the 2014 edition of Paris-Roubaix, completed the podium.

The race was also marred by several crashes that ended the hopes of outsiders Sebastian Langeveld and Matteo Trentin close to the Trouee d’Arenberg sector.

Trentin’s Mitchelton-Scott team said the 28-year-old Italian rider suffered a fracture in the thoracic region and will remain hospitalized for a few days.

Sagan countered an attack from Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium with 55 kilometers left and went solo to catch Dillier and the last members of an early breakaway that formed about 200 kilometers from the finish.

Sagan tried to drop Dillier on the cobblestone section of the famed Carrefour de l’Arbre but the Swiss rider did not lose contact with his rival, guaranteeing some suspense until the final sprint.

“It’s really nice to win this race with the world champion jersey. I said before the race that my goal was to do my best. I’ve done my best,” Sagan said.

The 257-kilometer race is also known as the “Hell of the North” because of its treacherous profile including 54.5 kilometers of cobblestones spread out over 29 sectors. In 2017, nearly half of the riders did not make it to the finish in the Roubaix Velodrome.

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