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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Tour de France: Onley's podium dreams fade as Scot suffers on punishing final mountain stage
Scotland's Oscar Onley saw his podium dream fade at the Tour de France as Thymen Arensman won the final mountain stage of a punishing race in La Plagne. A fourth overall crown now looks safe for Tadej Pogacar, who followed Jonas Vingegaard over the line just behind Arensman. Pogacar has a four-minute 24-second lead over Vingegaard, who took back a couple of bonus seconds but nothing more on this final opportunity to change the standings. Onley, 22, who is riding on only his second Tour, started the day 22 seconds behind third-placed Florian Lipowitz. Both men are fighting for the best young rider's white jersey, but the Scot fell back towards the summit of La Plagne to concede 41 seconds and remains fourth overall. It was a second stage win of his debut Tour for Arensman, who had scored a much-needed victory for the Ineos Grenadiers on stage 14 on Superbagneres. UAE Team Emirates-XRG had looked determined to set up Pogacar for what would have been a fifth stage victory of this race on the final climb, but Arensman tried a number of attacks and, when he went clear with 13km of the climb remaining, he opened a gap. His advantage over Pogacar, Vingegaard, Onley and Lipowitz hovered at around 30 seconds, the sort of margin a fully-fresh Pogacar would be able to close at will. The fatigue in everyone's legs told as the anticipated attack from behind never really materialised. It was only when Onley began to struggle that Lipowitz saw his opportunity to finish him off, moving to the front and upping the pace. Even so, Arensman hung on to win by a couple of seconds. 'I feel absolutely destroyed,' said Arensman. 'I can't believe it. Already to win one stage in the Tour was unbelievable from a breakaway, but now to do it against the GC group, against the strongest riders in the world, it feels like I'm dreaming.' The discovery of a contagious disease amongst cattle in the area had forced changes to the route. It was shortened from 129.9 kilometres to 95km, removing two climbs but leaving the main tests of the Col du Pre and the finish to La Plagne, still with 3,250m of climbing packed in. Primoz Roglic had been immediately on the attack in an all-or-nothing attempt to move up from fifth overall. He was caught before the final climb and quickly moved down the general classification. With a hilly but not mountainous stage from Nantua to Pontarlier on the menu today before tomorrow's run into Paris — which this year includes the Montmartre climb — there could still be some changes at the sharp end of the general classification but it's difficult to see the podium changing.
South Wales Argus
9 minutes ago
- South Wales Argus
Els launches new Portuguese golf club alongside Montgomerie and Duval
The four-time major champion played a nine-hole exhibition to open the Els Club Vilamoura with Scottish legend Colin Montgomerie and 2001 Open Champion David Duval. Els Club Vilamoura, is a championship-standard 18-hole golf course, designed by Els, that features a luxury clubhouse and signature amenities such as the 261 Bar, and was built on the previous Victoria course, which hosted the Portugal Masters from 2007 to 2022. Els, who won the US Open in 1994 and 1997 and two Open crowns in 2002 and 2012, invited Montgomerie and Duval to play the course, as well as Portuguese Champions League winner Luis Figo and former England striker Peter Crouch. Els Club, Vilamoura has been built in partnership with English investment fund Arrow Global and management company DETAILS and is the first private-members club in the Algarve (Image: Portugal Invitational) Els said of his new club: 'I've been coming to Vilamoura for many years, I've spent many summers with my family here and we just love Portugal. 'Golf is in a pretty sweet spot at the moment and [creating this course] has been a really nice venture. 'We want the conditions to be absolutely perfect and for people to have a great experience and good food.' Els Club, Vilamoura has been built in partnership with English investment fund Arrow Global and management company DETAILS and is the first private-members club in the Algarve. Membership is extended only to those proposed by founder members or those invited by the club. During a press conference on the morning of the Els Club launch, it was also announced the course would host the new PGA Champions Tour event, the Portugal Invitational after signing a five-year deal. The first edition of the event is set to be held between 31 July to 2 August 2026 and has been brought about through the work of The PGA Tour Champions, Arrow Global Group and Turismo de Portugal and Turismo de Algarve. A field of 78 players will be welcomed to the new track with the likes of Bernhard Langer and Miguel Ángel Jimenez set to compete at the event that boasts a whopping prize purse of £2.23million ($3m). PGA Tour Champions President Miller Brady said: 'This Tour is a global showcase of the game's legendary players, and we know the great golf fans in Portugal and throughout Europe will welcome the opportunity to watch them compete in person at The Els Club Vilamoura.' Els added: 'It's wonderful to see those plans now coming to fruition and we're grateful to PGA TOUR Champions President Miller Brady, the team at Arrow Global Group and Turismo de Portugal and Turismo de Algarve, for sharing in our vision and bringing this exciting new tournament here.' Vilamoura is just a 25-minute drive from Faro airport, which boasts connections to 90 airports worldwide, and is also just a two-hour drive from Lisbon. The resort is rich in culture, gastronomy and outdoor activities and is home to its famous marina which is a multiple winner of the Yacht Harbour Association's Best International Marina award. Montgomerie said: 'The golf course is superb, and the clubhouse is fantastic. It's not just a course for the present; it's a course for the future as well,' while Duval added: 'It'll be much anticipated for everybody on the Champions Tour, and I struggle to see how it won't be a huge success a year from now.' PGA TOUR Champions announces the Portugal Invitational to be held at The Els Club Vilamoura on course designed by Ernie Els. PGA TOUR Champions, Arrow Global Group, Turismo de Portugal, and Turismo de Algarve will deliver a five-year partnership and will debut the week of July 27, 2026, and will feature a field of 78 players. For more information visit
BBC News
36 minutes ago
- BBC News
Woad leads by two from Korda at Scottish Open
Women's Scottish Open second-round leaderboard-12 Woad (Eng); -10 Korda (USA), Madsen (Den); -9 S-Y Kim (Kor); -8 H-J Kim (Kor); -7 Yoon (Kor), Katsu (Jap); -6 Iturrioz (Spa), Maguire (Ire)Selected others: -4 Hall (Eng); -2 Lee (Aus), Hewson (Eng); -1 Fuller (Eng); E Hull (Eng); +1 Dryburgh (Sco); +4 Darling (Sco)Full leaderboard Lottie Woad's impressive professional debut continued as she shot a second-round 65 to take a two-shot lead at the Women's Scottish 21-year-old again outscored playing partner and world number one Nelly Korda, who is tied-second with Denmark's Nanna Koerstz at the 10th at Dundonald Links, it took Woad five holes to make her first birdie, adding two more before making a run of four in seven holes from the took her to 12 under par, with just one bogey in 36 Gemma Dryburgh shot a superb 67 to make the cut after a disappointing 78 on the opening day, while England's Georgia Hall is four under for the who won the Irish Open earlier this month, announced her decision to turn professional last week after missing out on £400,000 in prize money at the Evian Championship, the fourth women's major of the former world number one amateur finished just a shot outside the play-off won by Grace Kim at that event.
