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Qatar Tribune
43 minutes ago
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Paret-Peintre wins Tour de France stage, Vingegaard collides with photographer
PA Media/DPA Paris Valentin Paret-Peintre delivered a first home stage win of this year's Tour de France on Tuesday. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar dealt with every attack attempted by rival Jonas Vingegaard and even put a couple of seconds into him at the finish to move four minutes 15 clear in yellow, but stage 16 went to the breakaway at the summit of this most feared of Tour climbs. Ben Healy, who spent two days in yellow last week, was looking to add to his stage six win as he put in another outstanding attacking ride, but Paret-Peintre would not be denied as he came around the Irishman at the summit of the Giant of Provence. Healy had done the bulk of the work to reel in an attack from Enric Mas and was then the first to launch his move out of a group of four inside the last few hundred metres. But the effort told as Paret-Peintre, who had been able to get help from team-mate Ilan Van Wilder in the finale, had the kick to get up the final ramp first. Is is a fourth win of this Tour for Soudal-QuickStep, who lost leader Remco Evenepoel last week. 'How I won that stage is hard to say, I was thinking 'maybe I can win today, maybe I'm the best climber in this breakaway',' Paret-Peintre said. 'I asked my team-mates to make a good pace at the bottom and I tried so many times to drop Healy but he was very strong and at the end, I was just waiting for the sprint and then I won.' Healy and Paret-Peintre were the final two survivors of a 35-strong breakaway on the 171.5 kilometre stage from Montpellier to Ventoux, the first finish here since the chaotic scenes in 2016 when Chris Froome was left running up the mountain after breaking his bike in a crash. There was not quite that level of drama in the general classification fight this time but it was not for lack of trying on the part of Vingegaard and Visma-Lease A Bike, who had riders up the road in the break and tried to use them to set up the Dane to take time back on Pogacar. Vingegaard launched his first attack after a big pull from Sepp Kuss, catching Tiesj Benoot before trying again, then taking a turn from Victor Campenaerts before a third dig. The tactics were excellent, but Pogacar was equal to them all and then put in his own attack going into the final hairpin. To add to Vingegaard's disappointment, the Dane collided with a photographer after the finish line and hit the deck.
New Straits Times
2 hours ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Paret-Peintre lands first French Tour stage win in Mont Ventoux thriller
MONT VENTOUX, France: Valentin Paret-Peintre became the first French winner on this year's Tour de France as he edged an enthralling stage 16 on Tuesday, pipping Ireland's Ben Healy atop the mythical 1910m altitude Mont Ventoux summit finish. Behind them Jonas Vingegaard attacked overall leader Tadej Pogacar relentlessly but the defending champion tracked the Dane all the way up the 15km ascent to extend his lead by two seconds. Trailing by 4min 13sec at the start of this stage Vingegaard attacked with 9km to climb on Mont Ventoux, whose eery upper reaches resemble a lunar landscape. "I didn't want to push too hard and then let him have me on a counter-attack. I kept my rhythm as much as I could," said Pogacar who has been fighting off a cold this week. "He attacked many times but I just tried to hold his wheel." Vingegaard was knocked off his bike by a motorbike after the finish line but was unhurt, remounting to go and congratulate Pogacar on another fine battle. "He seemed okay," Pogacar said later. The battle for the overall lead, however, was eclipsed by a frantic fight for the stage win between EF's Healy and Soudal Quick-Step's Paret-Peintre who became the first French winner on Mont Ventoux since Richard Virenque in 2002. "He looked so happy at the finish line," said Pogacar, who crossed the summit 43sec adrift. Mont Ventoux has long been held in awe by riders and spectators alike and it has witnessed some of the greatest dramas and tragedies of the Tour. In 1967, the British cyclist Tom Simpson died here after collapsing on a baking climb. The great Eddy Merckx once needed oxygen at the summit while Chris Froome ran part of the way up during a frantic wait for mechanical assistance on his way to a third Tour de France title in 2016. Healy, who wore the yellow jersey for two days after winning the Bastille Day stage six, appeared to be heading for his second stage win as the two riders approached the finish of an epic tussle. Paret-Peintre looked completely drained but, cheered on by the home crowd, he found a final surge of strength to overtake the Irishman with 20 metres remaining and held on to the line. "I was near giving up, Healy was so strong but I said to myself come on, it's the Tour de France, Mont Ventoux," said Paret-Peintre. "I knew that if I held on, the last section suited me better than him as it's really steep. It turned out to be the perfect tactic." Healy's consolation was to be awarded the day's combativity prize while moving up one place to ninth in the overall standings. Almost unnoticed further down the mountain, German break out star Florian Lipowitz consolidated his third place, extending his lead on fourth-placed Scottish rider Oscar Onley by around 30 seconds. With two more Alpine stages coming up and five more stages left Vingegaard and his Visma team did everything they could to hurt the Team UAE leader Pogacar here, and can only hope they have tired the pugnacious champion. But the 26-year-old resisted all they threw at him, despite being isolated from his teammates early in the climb. Stage 17 should be one for the sprinters as Tim Merlier hopes to add to his two stage wins and current green jersey Jonathan Milan also targets a second win at the 700m straight run to the finish line at Valence.
Irish Independent
2 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Drone delivery firm Manna denies wrongdoing and claims ‘majority support' among Dublin locals
It comes after an order from Fingal County Council requiring Manna to dismantle a drone base in a car park at Junction 6 in west Dublin which, the council said, had no planning permission for use as a commercial drone facility. The Irish start-up company, which is preparing to expand its drone delivery service to multiple sites around the country, has been embroiled in a local row around in the Blanchardstown area of Dublin over the noise of its flying service vessels. A local Labour councillor's petition urging restrictions on drone delivery flights has gathered almost 900 signatures. But the company claims that it has received almost 2,000 positive service reviews and that the online petition is not restricted to local residents. Manna will also appeal the council's allegation of wrongdoing, its CEO said. Speaking to Business Plus magazine, Mr Healy said the company would be 'contesting any suggestion [that] we have done something wrong'. Manna has operated 200,000 delivery flights, 36,000 of which have been in the Dublin 15 area. The six-year-old company currently operates drone deliveries in Ireland, Finland and Texas. It employs 120 people at a base in Glasnevin, where it builds its drones. In Ireland, it has agreements in place with over 30 fast food outlets and retailers and currently flies between 100 and 300 daily fights in the Blanchardstown area. Manna has so far raised $60m (€52.5m) in funding, including a $30m round in March that was led by Molten Ventures and Tapestry VC, with support from Enterprise Ireland, Coca-Cola HBC, Dynamo VC and Radius Capital. Mr Healy said the company will present the letter of support to local politicians. 'We've engaged with representatives and residents that have genuine concerns on the futuristic nature of the technology of which 112 in the area are from Dublin 15 eircodes,' he said. 'However there is a huge majority of people in the area that use and value the service that should be listened to. The letters of support we have received are limited to residents living in eircodes in Dublin 15. We have been flying in Dublin 15 for a year and a half and Ireland more broadly for over half a decade and the data and anecdotes have shown a warm welcome and demand for our service anywhere we have flown.'
The Irish Sun
3 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Ben Healy pipped to the line by Valentin Paret-Peintre after heroic breakaway on Mont Ventoux in Tour de France
BEN HEALY was agonisingly denied by a bike length as Valentin Paret-Peintre delivered a first home stage win of this year's Tour de France. Tadej Pogacar dealt with every attack from rival Jonas Vingegaard to move 4min 15secs clear in yellow but stage 16 went to the breakaway on 2 Ben Healy was agonisingly denied by a bike length as Valentin Paret-Peintre won his first home stage win of this year's Tour de France 2 Ben Healy of Ireland and Team EF Education was denied by a bike length But Frenchman Paret-Peintre would not be denied as he came around his Irish rival at the summit of the Giant of Provence. Healy had done the bulk of the work to reel in an attack from Enric Mas and was then the first to launch his move out of a group of four inside the last few hundred metres. But the effort told as Paret-Peintre, who had been able to get help from team-mate Ilan Van Wilder in the finale, had the kick to get up the final ramp first. read more on sport He said: 'How I won that stage is hard to say, I was thinking, 'Maybe I can win today, maybe I'm the best climber in this breakaway'. 'I tried so many times to drop Healy but he was very strong and at the end, I was just waiting for the sprint and then I won.' Healy and Paret-Peintre were the final two survivors of a 35-strong breakaway on the 171.5km stage from Montpellier to Ventoux, the first finish here since the chaos of 2016 when Chris Froome was left running up the mountain after breaking his bike. There was not quite that level of drama this time but it was not for lack of trying on the part of Vingegaard. Most read in Cycling The Dane launched his first attack after a big pull from Sepp Kuss, catching Tiesj Benoot before trying again, then taking a turn from Victor Campenaerts before a third dig. The tactics were excellent but Pogacar was equal to them all and then put in his own attack going into the final hairpin. Tour de France star Tobias Johannessen collapses at finish line and rushed to hospital in ambulance To add to Vingegaard's disappointment, he collided with a photographer after the finish. He added. 'People in the finish area should use their eyes a bit more.'
Irish Examiner
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Healy denied second Tour de France stage win
Ben Healy was denied victory on Mont Ventoux by a bike length as Valentin Paret-Peintre delivered a first home stage win of this year's Tour de France. Tadej Pogacar dealt with every attack attempted by rival Jonas Vingegaard and even put a couple of seconds into him at the finish to move four minutes 15 clear in yellow, but stage 16 went to the breakaway at the summit of this most feared of Tour climbs. Healy, who spent two days in yellow last week, was looking to add to his stage six win as he put in another outstanding attacking ride, but Paret-Peintre would not be denied as he came around the Irishman at the summit of the Giant of Provence. Healy had done the bulk of the work to reel in an attack from Enric Mas and was then the first to launch his move out of a group of four inside the last few hundred metres. But the effort told as Paret-Peintre, who had been able to get help from team-mate Ilan Van Wilder in the finale, had the kick to get up the final ramp first. Is is a fourth win of this Tour for Soudal-QuickStep, who lost leader Remco Evenepoel last week. "How I won that stage is hard to say, I was thinking 'maybe I can win today, maybe I'm the best climber in this breakaway'," Paret-Peintre said. "I asked my team-mates to make a good pace at the bottom and I tried so many times to drop Healy but he was very strong and at the end, I was just waiting for the sprint and then I won." Healy and Paret-Peintre were the final two survivors of a 35-strong breakaway on the 171.5km stage from Montpellier to Ventoux, the first finish here since the chaotic scenes in 2016 when Chris Froome was left running up the mountain after breaking his bike in a crash. There was not quite that level of drama in the general classification fight this time but it was not for lack of trying on the part of Vingegaard and Visma-Lease A Bike, who had riders up the road in the break and tried to use them to set up the Dane to take time back on Pogacar. Vingegaard launched his first attack after a big pull from Sepp Kuss, catching Tiesj Benoot before trying again, then taking a turn from Victor Campenaerts before a third dig. The tactics were excellent, but Pogacar was equal to them all and then put in his own attack going into the final hairpin. To add to Vingegaard's disappointment, the Dane collided with a photographer after the finish line and hit the deck. "I went down," Vingegaard said. "People in the finish area should use their eyes a bit more. "I was feeling very good today so I'm happy with the feeling, happy with the attacks. Of course we didn't gain any time today but I take a lot of motivation." Oscar Onley finished 14th on the stage but lost 36 seconds to third-placed Florian Lipowitz, leaving the fourth-placed Scot now two minutes off the podium places.
