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Prémont, Absalon dominate Mont Ste Anne mountain bike world cup

With a deafening crowd of Quebecers cheering and waving plastic hand clappers in her honor, Marie-Héléne Prémont stepped off her Rocky Mountain hardtail and raised the rig in victory at Mont-Ste-Anne resort. The 31-year-old, who hails from nearby Chateau-Richter, had just taken her third World Cup title at Mont-Ste-Anne in four years.[nid:81032] “It is amazing, always an amazing feeling to win here,” Prémont said, wiping mud from her face.

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Will Frischkorn’s Tour de France diary, stage 21

Here's a picture that reflects the amazing day now behind me. It was amazing. The feeling riding onto the Champs was unlike anything I've ever felt on a bicycle before in my life. Tired legs turned into a feeling of nothing but excitement. And now we're in the middle of a celebratory dinner and I've already consumed far too much bubbly. Thanks everybody for following the past few weeks!

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Stage 21 – By the numbers

Stage 21 stats

Stage 21, Étamps to Paris, 143km

Weather
Hot and humid with partly cloudy skies and moderate wind, temperatures in the mid 80s Stage winner
Quick Step’s Gert Steegmans salvaged a disappointing Tour for his Belgian team by winning one of the most prestigious sprints in cycling along the Champs Elysees. Yellow jersey
Race leader Carlos Sastre held his overall lead, with no major change on classification.

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Carlito’s Way: The Tour’s Improbable Winner

Carlos Sastre has a reputation of being a cool customer under pressure. After 11 seasons as a pro, nothing rankles the 33-year-old veteran too much. From doping scandals that nearly toppled his CSC team after captain Ivan Basso was implicated in the Operación Puerto doping scandal to the death of his brother-in-law, José María “El Chaba” Jiménez in 2003 at just 32, he’d seen it all.

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