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nick parrott reports. yesterday's opening stage produced a surprise result with ecuador�*thonatan narvaez beating tadej pogarcher to claim the leader's pinkjersey. today, the giro d'italia's reputation as one of the most entertaining road races was enhanced with yet more highs and lows. at the foot of the final climb, with just six miles to go, tadej pogacar slipped up again, thanks to a puncher. fortunately for him, it was only a brief setback — within minutes, his uae team—mates had guided him back to the main group. the slovenian has been billed as the star of the show, and he went on to put on a magnificent performance. with two—and—a—half miles to go, he took the lead. by the time he reached the summit finish, his rivals were nowhere to be seen. britain's geraint thomas was there to cross the line, to move up to second overall. but the gap to tadej pogacar is 45 seconds, and likely to increase between now and the finish in rome in three weeks' time. nick parrott, bbc news. the cleveland ca
nick parrott reports. yesterday's opening stage produced a surprise result with ecuador�*thonatan narvaez beating tadej pogarcher to claim the leader's pinkjersey. today, the giro d'italia's reputation as one of the most entertaining road races was enhanced with yet more highs and lows. at the foot of the final climb, with just six miles to go, tadej pogacar slipped up again, thanks to a puncher. fortunately for him, it was only a brief setback — within minutes, his uae team—mates had...
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nick parrott, bbc news. britain have won team silver in the women's european gymnastics championships, losing out to italy who won in front of their home crowd in rimini. impressive performances from beckie downie and alice kinsella helped great britain to second place, which bodes welljust a few months out from the olympics in paris.
nick parrott, bbc news. britain have won team silver in the women's european gymnastics championships, losing out to italy who won in front of their home crowd in rimini. impressive performances from beckie downie and alice kinsella helped great britain to second place, which bodes welljust a few months out from the olympics in paris.
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nick parrott, bbc news. not long until the olympics in paris this summer, so it bodes well that britain have just won team silver in the women's european gymnastics championships. they lost to italy, who took gold in front of their home crowd in rimini. earlier, i spoke to olympic bronze medalist beth tweddle and began by asking how positive the silver was in the lead—up to this summer's games? it is a huge positive result. the team will be really pleased with that. we had a mixture of experience and a mixture of youth, and they all handled the pressure. yes, we can't have asked any more of that team today. obviously it was a team result, but looking at individual performances, we have got to single out a number of people, becky downie, and also alice kinsella as well. becky downie, obviously disappointed after yesterday's competition — she went for a more difficult routine and it didn't quite pay off. came back out today to prove that absolutely she can do that routine. and went out and produced a huge
nick parrott, bbc news. not long until the olympics in paris this summer, so it bodes well that britain have just won team silver in the women's european gymnastics championships. they lost to italy, who took gold in front of their home crowd in rimini. earlier, i spoke to olympic bronze medalist beth tweddle and began by asking how positive the silver was in the lead—up to this summer's games? it is a huge positive result. the team will be really pleased with that. we had a mixture of...
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nick parrott, bbc news. here is that grid for tomorrow's grand prix, then. lando norris is the highest—placed british driver in fourth, just ahead of george russell in fifth. his mercedes team—mate lewis hamilton will start seventh. you'll be able to listen to that race from 2pm tomorrow afternoon on bbc radio 5 live and bbc sounds. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. six—time champion marc marquez produced a stunning performance to comeback from 14th on the grid to finish second in the sprint race for moto gp�*s catalan grand prix. world champion francesco bagnaia's crash on the final lap handed victory to spain's aleix espargaro. tadej pogacar claimed his sixth win at the giro d'italia to extend his overall lead to almost ten minutes, withjust sunday's processional run to rome to go. he finished more than two minutes ahead of his rivals. britain's geraint thomas was seventh on his 38th birthday and will claim third overall behind dani martinez. lorena viebers came out on top for the second day running at
nick parrott, bbc news. here is that grid for tomorrow's grand prix, then. lando norris is the highest—placed british driver in fourth, just ahead of george russell in fifth. his mercedes team—mate lewis hamilton will start seventh. you'll be able to listen to that race from 2pm tomorrow afternoon on bbc radio 5 live and bbc sounds. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. six—time champion marc marquez produced a stunning performance to comeback...
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britain's geraint thomas is now his closest rival after yet another dramatic day, as nick parrott reports. yesterday's opening stage produced a surprise result. today, the giro d'italia's reputation as one of the most entertaining road races was enhanced with more highs and lows. at the foot of the final climb. with just six miles to go, pogacar slipped up again because of a puncture. fortunately for him, it was only a brief setback. within minutes, his uae team—mate had guided him back to the main group. the slovenian has been billed as the star of this show and he went on to put on a magnificent performance. with 2.5 miles to go, he took the lead. by the time he reached the summit finish, his rivals were nowhere to be seen. britain's geraint thomas was third across the line to move up to second overall.
britain's geraint thomas is now his closest rival after yet another dramatic day, as nick parrott reports. yesterday's opening stage produced a surprise result. today, the giro d'italia's reputation as one of the most entertaining road races was enhanced with more highs and lows. at the foot of the final climb. with just six miles to go, pogacar slipped up again because of a puncture. fortunately for him, it was only a brief setback. within minutes, his uae team—mate had guided him back to...
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nick parrott, bbc news. britain have won team silver in the women's european gymnastics championships, losing out to italy who won in front of their home crowd in rimini. impressive performances from beckie downie and alice kinsella helped great britain to second place, which bodes welljust a few months out from the olympics in paris. earlier, i spoke to olympic bronze medalist beth tweddle. and began by asking how positive the silver was in the lead up to this summers olympics? it isa it is a huge positive result. the team will be really pleased with that. we had a mixture of experience and a mixture of youth, and they all handled the pressure. yes, we cannot ask any more of that team today. obviously it was a team result, but looking at individual performances, we have got to single out a number of people, becky downie and also alice kinsella as well.— alice kinsella as well. becky downie, alice kinsella as well. becky downie. an _ alice kinsella as well. becky downie, an obviously - alice kinsella as we
nick parrott, bbc news. britain have won team silver in the women's european gymnastics championships, losing out to italy who won in front of their home crowd in rimini. impressive performances from beckie downie and alice kinsella helped great britain to second place, which bodes welljust a few months out from the olympics in paris. earlier, i spoke to olympic bronze medalist beth tweddle. and began by asking how positive the silver was in the lead up to this summers olympics? it isa it is a...
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parrott reports. the opening stage of grand tours are usually a gentle introduction to a slog, but a serene start near turin eventually ended up with the field being ripped apart. tadej pogacar has won the tour de france tries, but this was his debut at the giro d'italia. he likes to turn the screw on his rivals and when he attacked on his rivals and when he attacked on the penultimate climb, some fell by the wayside. 0ne on the penultimate climb, some fell by the wayside. one of the expected contenders, frenchman roman by day, saw his french hopes dented on the opening day. last year's britain's geraint thomas lost on the penultimate day. wearing red and number one, he kept pogacar in his sights. the slovenians took the lead on the final climb with two miles to 90, on the final climb with two miles to go, but he was not alone. 0n on the final climb with two miles to go, but he was not alone. on his shoulder was his team—mate from ineos grenadiers shoulder was his team—mate from ineos grenadiertho
parrott reports. the opening stage of grand tours are usually a gentle introduction to a slog, but a serene start near turin eventually ended up with the field being ripped apart. tadej pogacar has won the tour de france tries, but this was his debut at the giro d'italia. he likes to turn the screw on his rivals and when he attacked on his rivals and when he attacked on the penultimate climb, some fell by the wayside. 0ne on the penultimate climb, some fell by the wayside. one of the expected...