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Greipel wins second stage of Tour de France
Zeeland (Netherlands): German rider Andre Greipel won the second stage of the Tour de France with narrow advantage on Sunday and reigning champion Vincenzo Nibali and fellow favorite Nairo Quintana lost time.
Greipel won the 166-km ride from Utrecht to Zeeland in the Netherlands in three hours 29 minutes and three seconds, edging out Peter Sagan by just a fraction of a wheel length, as per reported.
Swiss veteran Fabian Cancellara took third and four bonus seconds to take the yellow jersey from overnight leader Rohan Dennis of Australia.
Tony Martin, who started the day in second, one place and one second ahead of Cancellara, could only finish ninth and now trails the Swiss Trek rider by three seconds, with Tom Dumoulin third overall at six seconds.
The race took place in heavy winds and driving rain and it proved a bad day for Nibali, Quintana and Frenchman Thibaut Pinot, who all rolled in 1:28 behind Greipel. That deficit could hurt them when the race hits the mountains later on.
Monday’s third stage takes the peloton 157-km from Antwerp in Belgium to the brutal uphill finish at the Mur de Huy, where a few seconds could be gained.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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