first half tries from mike brown and ben stevenson helped the visitors to a 17 3 lead at the stone x stadium. but crucial tries from jamie george and mako vunipola, who both put their recent england snubs behind them, helped sarries to a 37 23 victory. but leicester tigers stay top after they made it 4 wins from 1l in the united rugby championship, glasgow warriors beat lions of south africa by 13 9. on his 50th appearance for the club, propjamie bhatti opened the scoring in just the second minute, and they never let go of the lead. earlier, leinster beat zebre. tour de france champion tadej pogacar has become the youngest rider to win two monument one day races in a year. the 23 year old slovenian beat home rider fausto masnada to claim
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After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the 2020 edition out of its usual spot in early May and transplanted it into October, the Giro d’Italia is back in its rightful place as the opening grand tour of the season, and the 104th edition of the race is sure to torment every one of its 184 participants.
With a relatively straightforward 8.6km time trial to kick things off in Turin, riders will then face a hellish next three weeks that will include seven mountain stages, featuring six summit finishes, and eight hilly stages, including gravel sections that will be sure to spice up the second week of the race, plus five clear-cut chances for the sprinters, with the race to be bookended by races against the clock.