DEVON'S LANE WINS EURO U-17 BADMINTON TITLE

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Created on Monday, 28 November 2011 12:31

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Devon’s Alex Lane is the new European Under 17 badminton singles champion.

Lane, from Exmouth, claimed the Euro junior title following a 21-19 21-9 final win over Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke yesterday.

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CYCLING Alaphilippe's tour de force Bristol finish

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Created on Wednesday, 05 September 2018 07:58

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Quick-Step Floors’ Julian Alaphilippe issued a warning shot to his rivals by sprinting to victory at the end of a breathless third stage of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain in Bristol on Tuesday.

The Frenchman, who won the King of the Mountains prize at this summer’s Tour de France, outsprinted Patrick Bevin (BMC Racing) and ONE Pro Cycling’s Emils Liepins to win a reduced bunch sprint on Ladies Mile, Clifton Down.

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TOUR OF BRITAIN 2021 Devon sun shines on Carpenter

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THE AJ Bell Tour of Britain stage in Devon was anything but a rainy day for Robin Carpenter (Rally Cycling) as the 29-year old Philadelphian rode into the race lead with an impressive solo victory in Exeter city centre as the race bathed in the south west sunshine.

Carpenter dropped breakaway companion Jacob Scott (Canyon dhb SunGod) with 25 kilometres remaining to take the victory by 33 seconds over British duo Ethan Hayter (INEOS Grenadiers) and Alex Peters (Swift Carbon Pro Cycling). 

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CYCLING Tonelli leads Tour of Britain to Bristol

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Created on Tuesday, 04 September 2018 08:05

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Commonwealth Games time trial champion Cameron Meyer took victory in Stage Two of the 2018 OVO Energy Tour of Britain after sprinting to win from a day-long breakaway in Barnstaple, Devon.

The Australian rider beat breakaway companion Alessandro Tonelli (Bardiani-CSF) after the pair had been a part of the stage’s five-man escape group that went clear in the opening 15 kilometres following the start at Cranbrook.

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TOUR OF BRITAIN 2021 Van Aert sprints to victory

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Created on Monday, 06 September 2021 07:21

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Wout van Aert (Team Jumbo – Visma) sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain heading home Nils Eekhoff (Team DSM) and Gonzalo Serrano (Movistar Team) in Cornwall.

Olympic silver medallist Van Aert followed a Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) attack with 500 metres go before jumping off his wheel with less than 300 metres remaining to open up his sprint which couldn’t be matched on the St Nicholas Street climb. 

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TOUR OF BRITAIN Greipel sports green jersey in Devon

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Created on Monday, 03 September 2018 06:58

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André Greipel stormed to victory in the city of Newport, at the end of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain’s opening stage across South Wales from Pembrey Country Park in Carmarthenshire to Newport.

The Lotto Soudal sprinter headed home Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton SCOTT) and Fernand Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) alongside the River Usk at the end of the 175-kilometre leg.

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