Tag: Tour
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Trump Criticizes PGA Tour and Praises Saudis for Backing LIV Golf
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Donald J. Trump praised the Saudi Arabian backers of a controversial new golf tournament Thursday, calling them his friends, while criticizing the traditional PGA Tour. The former president, wearing a white golf shirt and his signature red baseball cap emblazoned with his familiar campaign slogan, spoke briefly before teeing off in the…
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Why Do LIV Golfers Struggle to Explain Why They Left the PGA Tour?
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Last month, Justin Thomas, the world’s seventh-ranked men’s golfer, summed up the feelings of PGA Tour players like himself who have rejected the sumptuous money offers of the rival, Saudi-backed LIV Golf series to remain with the established tour. Thomas just wants his former tour brethren now aligned with LIV Golf to…
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At Tour de France Femmes, It’s a Steep Climb to Equality
MEAUX, France — After winning Stage 2 of the Tour de France Femmes, the Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos pulled on the Tour leader’s yellow jersey for the first time and explained that no, actually, this special moment was not something that had always been a dream for her. As a child, Vos had attended the…
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Jonas Vingegaard Set to Win Tour de France on Second Try
PARIS — Head down and legs churning, Jonas Vingegaard crossed the finish line of the penultimate stage of the Tour de France on Saturday and cupped his hand over his mouth, as if to stifle a gasp. He had done what he had come to do, and his astonishing accomplishment was sinking in. In only…
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Jonas Vingegaard All but Clinches Tour de France With Win in Pyrenees
Tadej Pogacar’s last chance to position himself to win his third straight Tour de France arrived Thursday on the steep slopes of the Hautacam in the Pyrenees Mountains. Pogacar had attacked the leader, Jonas Vingegaard, on the penultimate climb, but Vingegaard had answered. Now they were climbing the last big mountain of the Tour. With…