Dylan van Baarle, magnificent hero of Paris-Roubaix
A first for the richest team in the peloton: Dutchman Dylan van Baarle won Paris-Roubaix on Sunday and gave Ineos its first victory in the queen of the classics run at a record pace.
In a race led drum beating under the sun, at nearly 46 km / h, van Baarle was rewarded.
Two weeks after his second place in the Tour of Flanders, he dominated the favorites, the Belgian champion Wout van Aert (2nd) and the Swiss Stefan Küng (3rd), resigned to vying for second place at 1 min 47 sec.
Contrary to forecasts, it was not Mathieu van der Poel (9th) who signed the seventh Dutch victory in history but van Baarle, a solid 29-year-old rider awaiting consecration.
Last year, the solid roller had won the medal of
World Cup silver behind Julian Alaphilippe.
As soon as the line was crossed in the old Roubaix velodrome, the Dutchman fell into the arms of his team boss Dave Brailsford.
Since 2010, the British formation (formerly Sky), the richest in the peloton, had failed on the cobblestones of Paris-Roubaix despite an attempt by its leader Bradley Wiggins at the twilight of his career.
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Karim Benzema King of Madrid
The French international has once again donned the costume of savior of Real Madrid.
Five days after qualifying the biggest club in the world for the semi-finals of the Champions League against Chelsea, Karim Benzema did it again this Sunday.
In the shock of the 32nd day of La Liga, "KB9" offered victory to Real against Sevilla in the 92nd minute with a goal full of composure (3-2).
Karim Benzema is alone at the top of the La Liga scoring charts with 25 goals this season.
The last winner of the Nations League with the Blues scored... 39 goals in 39 games played in 2021-2022, including 12 in the Champions League.
Monstrous.
He also has 12 assists, is set to lift the trophy in La Liga and remains in contention in the Champions League after winning the Supercopa de España.
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Toulouse, the awakening of champions
The case seemed badly embarked.
The European champion - and his five stars on the jersey - released in the round of 16, it would have been a stain.
And then Antoine Dupont, again him, arose to register the test of the victory of Stade Toulousain in Belfast against Ulster (23-30).
Beaten at Ernest-Wallon in the first leg (20-26, after playing 70 minutes at fourteen), the Rouge et Noir were able to react like champions, and honor their status as the flagship team of European rugby.
A small point of difference that makes the difference.
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Tsitsipas, Prince of Monaco
Ilie Nastase, Björn Borg, Guillermo Vilas, Thomas Muster, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Rafael Nadal… They were only six players to have managed to tame the Monte Carlo tournament twice in a row, and not the least… They were joined this Sunday by Stefanos Tsitsipas, winner in the final of the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, in two sets, 6-3, 7-6.
A triumph that confirms the Greek's appetite for clay, the surface on which he grew up.
Finalist of the last edition of Roland-Garros, he ideally launches his preparation for the French Open 2022 by winning in the Principality, after notably eliminating Alexander Zverev in the semi-final on Saturday.
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Our Flops
A cardboard PSG-OM
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We were expecting a real shock between the 1st and the 2nd and it didn't happen.
In total, we saw 4 shots on target, and only 2 shots in total in second (all for OM).
It is therefore difficult to get carried away in front of the spectacle offered, all in a cathedral atmosphere with the cheering strike on the Auteuil bend side.
First tactical, this poster ended up losing spectators with numerous stoppages and multiple faults (28).
A meeting far from unforgettable with a small winner.
Bordeaux hits rock bottom but still digs
On the lawn of an Olympique Lyonnais in internal crisis and booed by its own supporters, Bordeaux has – once again – completely cracked, conceding six goals in total on Sunday afternoon.
Pathetic.
Catastrophic.
Cataclysmic for a club in distress and heading straight downhill.
A first goal conceded after 20 minutes of play. A fourth following the kick-off of the second period.
Another 6-1 defeat away from home and the Girondins are stuck in 19th place in Ligue 1, getting a little closer to Ligue 2.
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