Tour De France:Pogacar Set for Victory As Wout Van Aert Wins Time Trial
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Sports Sunday, July 18, 2021 15 Hamad Al Attiyah chairs Asian Equestrian Federation’s Tour de France: Pogacar General Assembly meeting QNA DOHA set for victory as Wout THE Asian Equestrian Fed- eration’s Ordinary General As- sembly, chaired by President of the Asian and Qatar Eques- van Aert wins time trial trian Federations Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah, dis- AGENCIES cussed a number of issues and decisions related to the sport. TADEJ Pogacar is set to win In its annual assembly, his second Tour de France which was held on Friday via after finishing seventh in the video communication tech- penultimate stage time trial, nology, the event identified reports BBC.com. the levels and technical de- Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van tails of the equestrian sports Aert won stage 20, his second to be held in the Asian Games stage victory this year. in 2022 in the Chinese city of President of the Asian and Qatar Equestrian Federations Hamad bin Pogacar, 22, will officially Hangzhou. It discussed the Abdulrahman Al Attiyah during the meeting on Friday. win the yellow jersey after possibility of strengthening Sunday’s final stage to Paris, and developing the commit- when - by tradition - the leader tee of referees and coaches is not challenged. because of its prominent role Defending champion that is reflected in the perfor- Pogacar, of UAE-Team Emir- mance of the jockeys. ates, is five minutes 20 sec- The members also held onds ahead of Jumbo-Visma’s discussions about the Inter- Jonas Vingegaard in second. national Equestrian Federa- Ecuador’s Richard Cara- tion’s organization of Asian paz of Ineos Grenadiers will Continental Championship finish third, seven minutes 2023, as they discussed the three seconds down. possibility of hosting it in one “I’m super happy to finish of the member states such as - it went so fast,” said Pogacar. Thailand, which had hosted “There was so much support this tournament in 2019, or Secretary of the Asian Equestrian Federation Badr bin Mohammed on course, I was just enjoying any other country. Al Darwish also attended the meeting. every moment, though I was It was also decided to hold suffering as it was super hot. elections for the presidency “I cannot describe it. I was of the regional groups in the going flat out but it was totally Asian Equestrian Federation different to stage five [another Team UAE Emirates’ Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey reacts after from the first group to the fifth time trial, won by Pogacar] crossing the finish line at the end of the 20th stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, group. where there was much more a 30 km time trial between Libourne and Saint-Emilion, on Saturday. (AFP) The meeting was attend- adrenaline. But today I did my ed by Secretary of the Asian best - I was prepared, but not rently shares with Belgian leg- a disappointing performance locating his shoulder on stage Equestrian Federation Badr as good in the legs. end Eddy Merckx by securing from Ineos Grenadiers, who three. bin Mohammed Al Darwish, “I cannot compare - last a 35th victory. produced the overall winner Even Carapaz’s attack on in addition to presidents of year was something else. This Pogacar’s performances in on seven occasions between stage 17 - after brilliantly bluff- 25 national federations, the year is just different.” the lead-up to the Tour were 2012 and 2019. ing his way up the Col du Olympic Council of Asia, the A hot day in the saddle imperious, beating a string Like Michal Kwiatkowski’s Portet on the wheels of Ving- International Equestrian Fed- The time trial took place of in-form riders - several of victory on stage 18 in 2020, it egaard and the yellow jersey - eration, and the Organizing on a hot day near Bordeaux them from Ineos, including is scant consolation for a team fell flat as he conceded time to Committee for the 2022 Asian and, for many tired riders, it Adam Yates at the UAE Tour widely believed to have the both at the summit finish. Games in Hangzhou, China. showed. in February. biggest budget in cycling. Speaking at the end of Former Tour winner Ge- The first week of this race In their defence, team boss stage 20, Thomas said: “I am raint Thomas, who sacrificed was a controversial, crash- Sir Dave Brailsford can point well up for the challenge and any chances of a potential strewn affair, with Pogacar to numerous high-profile vic- the fight with the boys. We overall win after a crash early the only leading man to stay tories this season. are certainly up against it. He Lewis stars with bat before West Indies in the three-week race, came out of trouble as rivals Roglic Egan Bernal triumphed at [Tadej Pogacar] is a talented home 37th. and Thomas crashed out of the first Grand Tour of the sea- guy but nobody is unbeatable.” fielding masterclass seals victory The Briton said: “Definite- contention. son - the Giro d’Italia - while General classification after ly been the hardest Tour I’ve There were early race at- Geraint Thomas (Tour de Ro- stage 20 ICC triggering Australia’s demise (1/41) introduction brought done mentally. I enjoyed today tacks, hoping to upset his mandie), Carapaz (Tour de 1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE- Gros ISLET with the bat. an end to Gayle’s innings on - took it easy. team, but, since his stage five Suisse) and Richie Porte (Cri- Team Emirates) 80hrs 16mins The hosts raced out of the 21, but there was no stop- “You’ve got to go all in. I time-trial victory, Pogacar has terium du Dauphine) have all 59secs A power-packed innings from blocks, scoring 40 runs in the ping Lewis, who reached his had a good team around me. not looked back. enjoyed notable wins. 2. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jum- Evin Lewis proved the back- first four overs before Adam half-century in 23 balls in Don’t get me wrong - there’s Attacks against him in the However, the Tour re- bo Visma) +5mins 20secs bone of a 16-run victory for Zampa (2/30) bowled Andre the eighth over. been some dark times.” mountains were few and far mains a key barometer of suc- 3. Richard Carapaz (Ecu/Ineos West Indies in the fifth and -fi Fletcher for 12. He celebrated the fifty by Van Aert won the 30.8km between, and when riders such cess as the most prestigious Grenadiers) +7mins 3secs nal T20I against Australia. That was the leggie’s first hitting four consecutive sixes time trial by 21 seconds over as the surprising Vingegaard - race in cycling. 4. Ben O’Connor (Aus/AG2R In what should prove a delivery of the match, but his across two overs from Andrew Demark’s Kasper Asgreen of riding for Jumbo-Visma - did And for the second year Citroen) +10mins 02secs confidence-boosting perfor- day quickly took an ugly turn Tye (3/37) and Swepson. Deceuninck-Quick Step, with venture off the front of the running barely anything has 5. Wilco Kelderman (Ned/Bora- mance for West Indies ahead as Chris Gayle collected 20 Having completed their Vingegaard third, a further 11 peloton, Pogacar would follow gone to plan during a period Hansgrohe) +10mins 13secs of the ICC T20 World Cup, the runs from the first five balls he five-match T20I series, the seconds back. them - making a strong point in which Pogacar’s dominance 6. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) victory sealed a 4-1 series win faced, hitting Zampa for two two teams will now turn their Vingegaard clawed back that he could marshal most has seemed absolute. +11mins 43secs against their Super 12 group fours and two sixes. attention to the 50-over for- 15 seconds overall on Pogacar, situations himself. Porte and Tao Geoghegan 7. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz/Asta- opponents. Lewis, who had already mat, with the ODI series com- but Carapaz lost one minute 12 Hart’s effectiveness was im- na) +12mins 23secs Electing to bat, West In- hit three sixes and a four by mencing on Tuesday. seconds. The race ends on the Another Tour of toil mediately impaired after they 8. Guillaume Martin (Fra/Cofid- dies set Australia a target of that stage, then hit two more Champs-Elysees in Paris on for Ineos were caught in a crash on is) +15mins 33secs 200 to win thanks to a 34- sixes and two more fours in a Scores: West Indies 199 for 8 Sunday, when Britain’s Mark The sight of Carapaz on the stage one, and 2018 champion 9. Pello Bilbao (Spa/Bahrain- ball 79 from Lewis and held single 21-run over from Jason (Lewis 79, Tye 3-37) beat Aus- Cavendish will have a chance podium in Paris is unlikely to Thomas - whose contract is Victorious) +16mins 4secs the tourists to 183/9, with an Behrendorff (0/46). tralia 183 for 9 (Cottrell 3-28, to break the record for Tour deflect attention away from due to expire at the end of the 10. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Edu- incredible Fabian Allen catch Mitchell Swepson’s Russell 3-43) by 16 runs. de France stage wins he cur- what will likely be viewed as year - has struggled since dis- cation Nippo) +18mins 34secs. 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