of their contribution during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. british cyclist mark cavendish says he s delighted after finding out he ll be returning to the tour de france for the first time since 2018. the race gets under way on saturday and he s been named in the eight man deceuninck-quickstep team after irishman sam bennett was ruled out through injury. for everything else, of course, the bbc sport website is the place to go, but that is all your sport for now. hello. monday was the summer solstice, but for some places, including parts of southeast england, it was colder than the winter solstice. this was the picture as we ended the day in pontypridd, south wales, so quite a lot of cloud around there. through the course of the night, though, the cloud has tended to break up a little bit. so, tuesday, it will be a drier day in the south, certainly compared to what we had on monday. and for most places,
Tour de France champion Pogacar wins UAE Tour
February 27, 2021 GMT
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar won the UAE Tour on Saturday, finishing the weeklong race 35 seconds ahead of British rider Adam Yates.
The Slovenian’s success was also a win for the United Arab Emirates, as he competes for UAE Team Emirates. João Almeida of Portugal was third overall, 62 second behind Pogacar.
“Every win, every race has its own story. I want to continue like this,” Pogacar said.
Caleb Ewan of Australia edged out Irishman Sam Bennett in a sprint to win the seventh and final stage a 147-kilometer (91-mile) route from Yas Island to Abu Dhabi Breakwater.