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2022 IPT Tour de France Pro Jersey

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Get the limited-edition kit the pros will be wearing in this year’s Tour de France and support the Racing for Change initiative that is bringing cycling to youth in Rwanda!

The jersey features an aerodynamic fit using our lightest weight premium material and a special design. This is a performance jersey with ventilation for optimal airflow, laser cut sleeves, grip lined silicone hem, three rear pockets, and sun protection.

The jersey has been designed to provide the riders with the ultimate level of performance, superior fit and optimum comfort, and now you can enjoy it as well.

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Israel-premier tech launches ‘field of dreams’ kit for tour de france, jersey aims to raise awareness of a fundraising campaign to build a bike center in rwanda..

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Israel-Premier Tech has launched a special jersey for the Tour de France to celebrate a new fundraising campaign to build a new bike center in Rwanda.

To be called the “Field of Dreams,” the bike center is set to be built in the Bugesera district and will feature a pump track and a race track, and there are plans to run a cycling academy from it. The team hopes to raise €300,000 ($317,500) for its construction.

According to the team, the new bike center will be built on 16 acres of land and will provide some 120,000 students between the ages of six and 18 with an opportunity to ride bikes and develop their skills.

Also read: Chris Froome, Michael Woods and Jakob Fuglsang lead Israel-Premier Tech at Tour

“This unprecedented initiative promises to have a huge effect on the new generation of Bugesera and possibly all of Rwanda, well beyond cycling. We envision the infrastructure being built for this “Field of Dreams” will drive economic and social progress,” Bugesera mayor Richard Mutabazi said.

The jersey, which will be worn by the Israel-Premier Tech squad at the Tour de France features a predominantly blue design with colorful accents. The aim of it is to raise awareness of the funding campaign with the team promising to match any donations made by fans.

Israel-Premier Tech’s Tour de France squad includes Michael Woods, Jakob Fuglsang, and Chris Froome.

“For me, growing up in Kenya, the bike was always about freedom. It was my way of getting around, my transport. The bike was my opportunity to experience the world around me,” Froome said. “We didn’t have pump tracks, velodromes, or anything like that. Growing up and experiencing cycling in that way, with no real infrastructure or support for youngsters growing up, has really made me want to get behind a project like this. One that is offering an opportunity like this to youngsters who are interested in cycling to be able to follow their dreams.”

The “Field of Dreams” fundraising campaign can be found, here .

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‘It’s awesome’ – Chris Froome named in Tour de France squad by Israel Premier-Tech as 10th appearance looms

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All the team kits for 2024: Lifeplus-Wahoo team up with MAAP on new green kit

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It is January, we are days away from the opening of the 2024 season and the Tour Down Under, and so it is time for the floodgates to open and for all the teams to release their kits, if they haven't already. Some came out way back in early December, but now is the time for most to be released. 

Rather than writing up each team individually, we thought it would work better if we collated them together, unless someone does something mad. When all the kits are out, we can do our usual arbitrary ranking of them too , so do look out for that. In this guide, we will cover just the WorldTour teams, though, otherwise it will get a bit overwhelming.

If you would rather find out which team riders will be appearing for next year, rather than what they will be wearing, you can find that on our comprehensive transfer guide for 2024 too .

Those looking to make a splash with their new jersey, shorts and socks combos should be wary of the fate that has already befallen Ineos Grenadiers, with Egan Bernal appearing to accidentally revealing next year's kit - with a different manufacturer - on social media. 

So far, we are only certain of a dozen or so kits for next season, but the launches have already meant some big changes in the colours of the men's and women's pelotons for next season.

Lifeplus-Wahoo

All change at Lifeplus-Wahoo, who become the second British Continental team to be sponsored by Australian kit brand MAAP after Trinity. The women's team wore a dark green with blue, pink and yellow jersey last year, but this year have gone with a neon green and light purple jersey, with dark green shorts.

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"We’re honoured to be sponsoring the Lifeplus-Wahoo professional women’s team," Oliver Cousins, MAAP's co-founder, said. "The team’s values, focus and commitment to the progression of women’s cycling is truly inspiring. For us at MAAP, this is not just a commitment to excellence in cycling; it's a vital investment in the empowerment of women in sports. We want to foster athletic prowess as well as actively propel the sport forward by cultivating a more equitable future in the world of cycling."

The press release from the British squad says: "As well as outfitting the team, MAAP will also be lifting the lid on what it takes to make it in the world of women’s professional cycling through an exclusive series of behind-the-scenes content."

Canyon-SRAM

In the words of the above model, Kasia Niewiadoma, her team Canyon-SRAM new kit is "vibrant, sharp and fiesty". 

The women's WorldTour outfit has chosen another characteristically bold design. This time, there's a musical undertone, with the patterns said to embody the sounds and rhythms of a race day.  

The impressively pretentious press release reads: "From the whir of the freewheels to the roar of the crowds, brilliant riffs of harmonic colour wrap around the rider with pure sound energy in motion, mirroring the impact the team have in the peloton." 

It's a vibe, and we like it. 

dsm-firmenich PostNL

In the worst kept secret in cycling, dsm-firmenich PostNL have finally 'unveiled' their new kit, which was showcased at the Australian National Road Championships last week and soft launched in November last year. 

The Dutch team has gone for a fresh look for 2024. Out goes the black and blue, donned for the past three seasons, and in come bright orange stripes, layered on an icy white and blue backdrop. 

The new attire made by Nalini is "dazzling" and "expertly crafted", according to the team. 

There's also a hidden meaning in the orange stripes: "The left stripe represents the continuous development of each individual person, while the right stripe visualises their ever-improving innovative environment." Obviously. 

Lotto-Dstny

Lotto-Dstny veered away from their traditional red and white kit last year with the arrival of Dstny as a sponsor, adding a splash of orange and a light blue, or teal. 2024's kit is much the same, with a red chest, a band of orange, and then an aqua-blue below that. The big change is the shape of the orange band, and a slightly different shade of blue.

EF Education-EasyPost and EF Education-Cannondale

Some kits receive very little fanfare at all, but the Rapha kit drop for EF Pro Cycling always provokes a lot of interest. 2024’s offering is fun, with pink inevitably the main colour, but with splashes of yellow across it. It feels like a homage to two of the most popular highlighter colours, but that’s not a bad thing. 

The kits contain messages written across them, from standard cycling phrases like “UP UP UP” and “TURN THE SCREW” to references to a card game that the team likes to play. Owain Doull said: “Unless you're in the team, you wouldn't understand, so I think that's really cool.”

Both the men’s and women’s team wear the same exact kit, for the first time, with the latter now being managed by the same umbrella organisation. The largely pink jersey is paired with black bib shorts and white socks, with the final item supposedly returning due to popular demand. The men and women will need to change their colours for the Giro d’Italia, but that’s a way off yet.

Jayco AlUla and Liv AlUla Jayco

Australian men's team Jayco AlUla and women's team Liv AlUla Jayco will once again wear slightly different designs in 2024. 

The teams unveiled their new kits on New Year's Day, with the jersey blending up from orange to blue for the men, and orange to purple for the women. 

According to the teams, the colours are significant, with "a dash of blue tones inspired from the Australian ocean, the Jayco blue jay bird and Giant Bicycles, to the red hot desert sands of the outback mixed in with hints of deep aubergine found in the AlUla night sky and Liv Cycling."

It's red, white and blue for women's WorldTour squad FDJ - Suez, whose riders continue to style themselves in the French tricolour. 

Designed by Gobik, the team's 2024 kit is almost identical to its 2023 offering, with subtle differences in the texture of the pattern. 

In FDJ - Suez's own words, it's "a refined fusion of style and innovation". 

Intermarché-Wanty

The newly renamed Intermarché-Wanty - due to Belgian laws on gambling adverts - keep the same colours for their 2024 kit, just in a slight different pattern. What was a lime green and navy blue splurge across the stomach of the jersey becomes lime green and navy blue geometric shapes across the top and down the right hand side.

The Walloon team has switched kit suppliers, from Nalini to Verge Sport, and the brand has come up with a simple and smart offering which leaves room for all the sponsors across the front, back, and sides of the jersey. The right sleeve is also in the fetching lime green, and it will be paired with navy blue bib shorts.

Visma-Lease a Bike

The newly renamed Visma-Lease a Bike stick to the yellow and black of Jumbo-Visma as they seek to build on their historic 2023. The Dutch supermarket chain might be gone as sponsors, but it lives on in the iconic yellow branding. 

All told, it's pretty simple, with the sponsors in black on a plain yellow background, with black down the sides, and a hex pattern on the stomach.

The team's boss, Richard Plugge, said that they were launching "more than just a new kit", but a "new corporate identity" too, with the hexagon/honeycomb shapes.

Visma will have to change their kit for the Tour de France come July, once more.

Spain's Movistar have gone for evolution rather than evolution for 2024, with a new shade of blue employed, but one which has appeared on many of their kits.

It's not all one blue, either, with a more navy variant of the colour reaching up from the bottom of the jersey, and there are flashed of white on the back. Both the men and the women will wear this kit, alongside the team's e-sports squad. It's made by Gobik, who are also responsible for the Ineos Grenadiers' one below.

The press release says: "It's a restyling from the previous design, updated to include Telefónica's 100th anniversary celebration logo, while also presenting a resemblance of patterns from networks and fiber, a wink to the year's 'leitmotiv'."

Israel-Premier Tech

Israel-Premier Tech have opted for a more muted kit for 2024, sticking to different shades of blue and white, rather than complicating it with purples and reds. It has the effect of representing the colours of the Israeli flag, and also Premier Tech's colours.

It is the second year the team have had a kit designed by Ekoï, and this one combines navy and two lighter shades of blue, on both the body and the left sleeve. The right sleeve is white. Apparently, it takes inspiration from the team's special Giro kit from 2023, but that had a lot more red. 

SD Worx are known for their "beautiful female outfits", according to the press release which accompanied the launch of the team's new kit. The squad, which I would argue is more known for dominating women's races this season, will be looking more purple in 2024, a return to their 2021 colours really.

The Dutch team also has the highest concentration of world, continental, and national champions, so it is kind of rare to see their top riders in their trade kit - Demi Vollering (Dutch national champion), Lotte Kopecky (world champion) and Marlen Reusser (European champion) speak to this.

However, Lorena Wiebes will be wearing the normal kit, and she described it as "special". Purple is the dominant colour on the chest, but there are also reds and oranges on the front and back of the jersey, along with the giant asterisk thing, the provenance of which escapes me. Paired with black shorts, it's smart, although Wiebes' former European champion bands do rather jar.

Astana-Qazaqstan

Astana-Qazaqstan keep their iconic blue for 2024, which almost goes without saying, but with an added "pattern similar to the veins of mineral stones", according to the press release. Mark Cavendish will ride on for one more year in quite a smart-looking blue jersey, with extra detail on the stomach.

Apparently other inspiration for the kit "comes from the colour affinity with the blue of the sky and the gold of the sun, as well as with elements of the flag of Kazakhstan".

It comes from Biemme, an Italian brand founded in 1978, who take over from Giordana. 

Alexandr Vinokurov, the general manager of Astana, said that it was a "fresh jersey for the riders and [a] fresh start for the team".

Soudal Quick-Step

There isn't a lot of change at Soudal Quick-Step, to be honest, but there is more blue and less white. The Belgian team stick with Castelli, who have supplied much the same jersey for 2024, with subtle changes.

There is a little floral pattern on the sleeves, although it is quite subtle, and other than the blue and white percentages changing a bit, that's it.

The new jersey was designed in collaboration with Stijn Dossche, the man behind stycle.design, who often creates elaborate concept kits. 

"I have also tried to add some different shades of blue, which refer to the sky and the seas," Dossche said. "And the movement in the floral patterns, which show the team’s movement through the natural surroundings in which cycling takes place, and the shapes are to capture the movement of the sport. I think it is really important to protect this environment.”

Quick-Step's women's team, AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step, has an identical jersey, just with a different sponsor on the front.

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Bora-Hansgrohe

Bora-Hansgrohe said goodbye to its former kit partner Le Col at the end of the 2023 season and the dark shades of green that became synonymous with the German team’s appearance.

Ralph Denk’s squad is back with former partner Sportful for 2024 and the likes of new signing Primož Roglič - and former Giro d’Italia winner Jai Hindley - will be rolling out in a jersey featuring a bright yellow shoulder panel in the new season. 

The shade of yellow is reminiscent of that which was worn by the former Tinkoff team.

As well as the yellow shoulder panel, the jersey features two different shades of green. On the left shoulder the majority of the panelling is a similar shade to last year’s kit although it gradually turns to a lighter shade towards the centre of the chest. 

Ineos Grenadiers

The British team has slowly been edging away from their old navy or black in recent years, and more towards their orange training kit, and this year is almost a full transition. Ineos Grenadiers will be wearing the orange, red and dark navy kit on the road next season, seemingly with orange helmets to boot. It will certainly help them stand out in the peloton.

Of course, we already knew most of this thanks to Bernal's slip-up on social media , but the official announcement of a new deal with Gobik was made public on Wednesday, a "long-term partnership". It means the Spanish brand now supplies two teams on the WorldTour, Ineos and Movistar, two squads seeking to get back to former glories in 2024.

"The quality of the race kit has such a dramatic impact on rider performance," John Allert, Ineos Grenadiers' CEO said. "Therefore choosing a kit partner is not something we take lightly, I’m looking forward to seeing where this collaboration takes us and them in 2024."

The kit is largely orange, fading into a darker hue and then red on the shoulder, with a dark navy left sleeve. It will be paired with black bib shorts and white socks.  

Truth be told, we missed Cofidis' kit last week - sorry to them. Their kit has not changed much from last year, though, so perhaps that's for the best. Van Rysel is no longer in charge of the French team's kit, because they have moved to design AG2R's, so Spanish company Mobel comes in instead.

The pattern on the chest has changed a bit, but I couldn't really tell you what's going on on there. Maybe it's one you need to see in person. There's a bit more red, with the collar also taking on the hue, but other than that I would not be able to tell you the difference. It's still good and clean, though.

UAE Team Emirates

Tadej Pogačar will still be in a white jersey at the Tour de France next summer after all, thanks to his UAE Team Emirates choosing to go completely white for next season. 

The kit is "pure white", meaning "pure speed", according to Pissei, the manufacturer. It isn't quite all white, with the red, green and black of the UAE flag featuring on the bottom of the jersey, and blue, black and red featuring in the sponsor logos, but it is a lot more white than in 2023. 

Pogačar's also featured the flag of Slovenia, as he is the current national champion. Paired with white helmets, it is a clean look for the 2023 WorldTour's best team.

Bahrain Victorious

Damiano Caruso in the new jersey

The biggest change in Bahrain Victorious’ 2024 kit is the colour. Matej Mohorič, Fred Wright, Pello Bilbao and company raced in a mostly red jersey for the past few years but will switch to a largely white jersey for the new season. 

While the kit is undoubtedly new, it bears a striking resemblance to the switch out kit that the team rode in for this year’s Tour de France which featured a “pearl white” jersey. The jersey is almost identical to the switch out kit but the gold band on the sleeves has been replaced with a blue band, the same shade as that which features elsewhere on the jersey. 

The shorts are relatively simple and are black with a blue band at the base of the thigh, similar to that which features on the jersey. According to the team, the teal shade of blue pays homage to the “rich-pearling beds” surrounding the kingdom of Bahrain. 

Arkéa-B&B Hotels

Arkéa-Samsic is no more, with the Breton team now going by Arkéa-B&B Hotels (remember them?). Why the budget hotel chain is obsessed with sponsoring middling French teams, we will never know, but its addition to the team has not meant a return of Glaz , as it fits into the red of Arkéa.

It is not too different to last season, but it has changed a bit, with less black piping and more red generally. It apparently references the legend of Arthur and Excalibur, which I always thought was a British legend, but is apparently also linked to Brittany - the Celtic connection is possibly why. 

“Our colours remain red and black," the team's general manager, Emmanuel Hubert, said. "These have become a real landmark, a reference over the years within the professional peloton, as well as an identification model for our supporters.

“You all know our history, linked to the Breton territory. This is why our 2024 jersey was designed around the theme “EXCALIBUR”, a legendary Breton sword. This 2024 vintage 'breathes' our origins, our land.”

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale

Another French team with a name change is AG2R who will go by Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale next season. As a result, Decathlon blue is brought to the forefront of the kit and there is no longer room for brown shorts.

The text remains on a slant, as it has for AG2R Citroën for the past few years, but there is no more red and the effect is to promote the team's new budget retail partner. 

No more brown shorts, but black. I think this is a shame.

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Eyewitness: Inside a Tour de France team briefing with Israel Premier-Tech

Cyclingnews got a look behind the curtain at the start of stage 4

Journalists, or 'new media' as described by the ASO, at the Tour de France, are graced with better access to the inner workings of the Tour de France peloton than many outlets.

Whether it's a request to borrow Simon Clarke's new Factor for photography at a team hotel, behind-the-rope access at the bus to photograph details for a tech gallery , or chatting with a rider, manager, or doctor to talk about ice baths , it's usually fairly straightforward. There are a few COVID precautions that must be adhered to, but access is good. 

Cyclingnews is lucky to access a perk that allows us to bring you behind-the-scenes content thanks to the time the team spends 'on the ground' at races.  

However, there has been one area that has remained out of bounds even to us: The team bus. That all changed on Tuesday.

My considerably more-experienced colleague, our Head of News, Stephen Farrand, who has covered the Tour de France for nearly three decades, tells me that a decade ago, media would be invited onto the bus to watch the stage while riders weren't there. But nowadays he says "They're sacred. The closest you'll get is an interview on the steps."

Even further from our grasp is the pre-race team briefing, but at the start of Stage 4, an offer came in.

"If you’re around now and are interested in sitting in on the team meeting, I think it should be OK" came the message from Israel Premier-Tech.

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Of course I'm interested! After a quick introduction and fist bump with sports director Rik Verbrugghe, I'm ushered onto the bus in what is certainly one of the more surreal moments at this year's Tour. 

Verbrugghe moves to the front, other staff stay standing at the rear, and riders sit comfortably in their swivelling, reclining leather chairs at either side of the central aisle. I perch at the top of the steps, over the right shoulder of Hugo Houle.

Before Verbrugghe gets into the upcoming presentation, he opens up the floor to discussion. It's anything but formal, just a bunch of guys talking broadly about whether they feel up for it and fancy their chances. Corbin Strong is their best chance for success on the sprint finish on the motor racing circuit in Nogaro, so much of the discussion centres around him.

Shortly after, Verbrugghe begins. The television screen at the front of the bus becomes the focal point of riders' attention, on it a presentation of the day's key points. There's no motivational or rousing speech to gee up the riders for the day ahead, it's all facts and figures, interluded by the occasional outburst of discussion. 

Verbrugghe begins with the stage profile and feeding plan. Three feed zones await the riders, all of which are in the latter half of the race, so they are told that until this point, anything required must be taken from the car.

The next slide of the presentation, entitled 'Leading Team,' focuses on the competition. Adam Yates and Tadej Pogačar are called out as overall contenders , but the other seven blocks are reserved for sprinters. 

Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-QuickStep), Sam Welsford (DSM Firmenich) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto DSTNY) are all highlighted, as are the leadout duos of Jasper Stuyven with Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), Danny van Poppel with Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Mathieu Van der Poel with Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Deceuninck). Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) is considered among the 'other sprinters', alongside Phil Bauhaus, Biniam Girmay and Bryan Coquard.

Next up, the important stuff: The strategy for the day. Each rider has a role, and for Simon Clarke, Hugo Houle, Krists Neilands and Nick Schultz, that role is to "protect Mike [Woods] and Dylan [Teuns]. They are the protected riders, who must save energy for tomorrow and the "yellow dream." Strong is the sprinter of the day, while it's up to Boivin to lead him out. 

Narrow roads and potentially windy areas were also highlighted, accompanied by reminders of where along the route they will come, and basic instructions like "protect leaders" or "stay top 20."

The next few slides expanded on each of these points, with images pulled from Google Street View, as well as a brief mention of the day's only categorised climb. 

From here, Verbrugghe moved onto the final 5km. In hindsight, this is the only bit that really mattered. The stage was ridden at a sedate average pace of 37km/h. Tom Pidcock's heart rate averaged all of 99 beats per minute, and there was very little in the way of action until the fight for position at the end. 

After Verbrugghe had talked riders through each of the corners on the Nogaro motor racing circuit, Corbin Strong highlighted that even though it was a wide motor racing circuit, he still believed that there would be some braking required on the corners. 

At the end, a patient Houle, who has had his hand up for 30 seconds, sparks an interesting debate about increasing communication in the final. The Tour debutant Strong responded, saying that he is worried that shouting into the radio will add stress to the already stressful situation, but the experienced Boivin interjects, explaining that if someone's shouting on the radio when he's relaxed with 20km to go, then it will add stress, but in the final, he's focussed and already stressed, so more talking will only help. 

As the conversation fizzled out to a natural end, riders rose to their feet and my time as a fly on the wall came to a close. 

It was a fascinating opportunity to be able to listen in, but with a simple flat stage ahead and only an outside chance at victory, the briefing was over in under 10 minutes. Brief by name, brief by nature.

At the end of the day, Strong finished 11th in the sprint behind Philipsen who won his second consecutive stage as crashes disrupted the sprinters behind.

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Explaining the Colorful Jerseys of the Giro d’Italia

Learn the meaning and strategies behind the pink, purple, blue, and white jerseys that define the challenges and ambitions of the Italian Grand Tour.

Leaders wear yellow, sprinters wear green, climbers wear polka dots, and young guns wear white. But when it comes to Grand Tours, those jerseys only apply to the Tour de France (mostly). Cycling’s two other Grand Tours, the Vuelta a España and the Giro d’Italia , have their own jerseys to correspond with their races’ four classifications.

And seeing as we’re on the eve of this year’s Giro, let’s look at the jerseys of the season’s first and most difficult Grand Tour.

Maglia Rosa: Overall Leader

Known as the maglia rosa (which, you can probably guess, means “pink jersey” in Italian), the pink jersey goes to the Giro’s overall leader in the general classification race.

“Why pink?” You might be wondering. Well, because Italians are always going to have a beautiful flair for the dramatic. But, more accurately, the jersey is pink because the Giro d’Italia was originally created by the Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, which has been printed on pink paper since the late 1800s.

At the end of the Giro’s three weeks, the man in pink will be the one hoisting the race’s trophy, which is called the “Trofeo Senza Fine,” or the “Endless Trophy.” (Remember: Italians, dramatic flair.)

Maglia Ciclamino: Best Sprinter

Next is the purple jersey, which, in the Giro, goes to the leader of the points classification. In Italian, it’s called the maglia ciclamino (“chik-lamino”).

As available points are weighted toward sprint stages, it’s easy to think of the points jersey as the race’s best sprinter (though that’s not always the case). As Grand Tours are virtually impossible for sprinters to win, sprinters are angling for the points classification. And in Italy, that means they’re racing purple. Well, I guess in Italy, it means they’re racing for ciclamino .

Scoring for the ciclamino is a bit complicated, as each stage is broken down into three categories (two of which include two categories each. Why? Your guess is as good as mine.) Bear in mind that the race also includes daily intermediate sprints, which are their own category, so it’s not just about the finish line. Scoring in the points classification goes as follows:

• A and B category (flat sprint stages): 50, 35, 25, 18, 14, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 points
• C category: 25, 18, 12, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 points
• D and E category: 15, 12, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 points
• Intermediate sprints: 12, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 points

Maglia Azzurra: Best Climber

The maglia azzurra is the blue jersey awarded to the race’s best climber. As the Giro is known for its punishing climbs, this is one of the most important jerseys in racing. Sometimes, as climbing is essential to winning a Grand Tour, the blue and pink jerseys are worn by the same rider. Of course, that’s not always the case, and often, the maglia azzurra is won by a climbing domestique.

The Giro breaks climbs down into five categories, with Category 1 climbs being the hardest and Category 4 climbs being the easiest. Above Category 1 is the Cima Coppi, which is the summit of the highest point in the race. Mountain scoring is far more straightforward than the breakdown for the points classification. Points available on each type of climb are as follows:

• Cima Coppi - 50, 30, 20, 14, 10, 6, 4, 2, and 1 points
• Category 1 climbs - 40, 18, 12, 9, 6, 4, 2, and 1 points
• Category 2 climbs - 18, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1 points
• Category 3 climbs - 9, 4, 2, and 1 points
• Category 4 climbs - 3, 2, and 1 points

Maglia Bianca: Best Young Rider

The one constant across the jerseys of the three Grand Tours is the white jersey. In Italian, it’s called the maglia bianca and, like in the Tour and the Vuelta, is awarded to the best young rider. Unlike the maglias azzurra and ciclamino, and their more complicated points breakdowns, the race for the maglia bianca is simple: the highest rider in the general classification rankings under the age of 25 wins the white jersey.

As all four jerseys must be worn every day (after all, companies pay good money to sponsor each jersey), should any rider hold two jerseys, the second-place rider in each category will wear one of the jerseys. In other words, should Tadej Pogačar be in pink and blue at the same time, the second-best climber gets to wear the blue jersey.

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Finale Leverkusen-Atalanta ++ Sion tout proche de la Super League

Josi: "Nous savons que ce ne sera pas facile"

Roman Josi est arrivé à Prague mercredi après-midi et s'est entraîné pour la première fois avec l'équipe de Suisse jeudi. Il est bien plus qu'un atout.

Après l'entraînement, Roman Josi est arrivé de bonne humeur en zone mixte, là où les journalistes peuvent s'entretenir avec les joueurs. Il était certes déjà un peu essoufflé, raconte-t-il, car il n'avait décollé de Nashville que mardi soir, heure locale, et qu'il avait auparavant foulé la glace pour la dernière fois vendredi soir lorsqu'il avait été éliminé avec les Predators par les Vancouver Canucks en huitièmes de finale des play-off de NHL.

Malgré une déception légitime, Roman Josi se dit d'ailleurs satisfait de sa saison en Amérique du Nord. "Au début nous étions inconstants, mais nous avons trouvé le chemin du succès", souligne le Bernois, qui n'a pas seulement eu de nombreux nouveaux coéquipiers, mais aussi un nouvel entraîneur (Andrew Brunette) et un nouveau manager général (Barry Trotz).

Le no 59 des Predators a d'ailleurs eu besoin d'un temps d'adaptation en raison du nouveau système de jeu offensif des Predators. Il a d'abord dû s'habituer à avoir moins longtemps le puck sur sa palette, car Brunette exige des défenseurs qu'ils le passent le plus rapidement possible aux attaquants.

"C'était cool de réinventer mon jeu d'une certaine manière", lâche Josi, qui a réussi parfaitement ce changement: en 82 matches de saison régulière, il a marqué 23 buts et délivré 62 assists pour être le troisième défenseur le plus prolifique de la Ligue derrière Quinn Hughes (92 points) et Cale Makar (90).

En récompense, il fait partie pour la troisième fois des trois finalistes pour le Norris Trophy, qu'il avait remporté en 2020 et qui est décerné au meilleur défenseur de la saison régulière. "C'est bien sûr un grand honneur, mais ce qui me rend le plus fier, c'est que nous sommes parvenus à former une équipe", déclare Josi, qui a disputé sa septième saison en tant que capitaine des Predators.

Roman Josi veut bien sûr mettre ses qualités de leader au service de l'équipe de Suisse. Mais il souligne qu'il ne prendra pas constamment la parole, qu'il restera lui-même et qu'il écoutera son instinct. "Je verrai bien ce qu'il faut faire", souligne-t-il à la veille d'entamer le Mondial face à la Norvège.

"Nous avons une grande confiance en nous, mais nous savons que ce ne sera pas facile. Il est important de prendre un bon départ dans le tournoi", explique-t-il. "J'ai le sentiment que nous disposons d'un très bon mélange", ajoute-t-il pour décrire un groupe qui comprend des joueurs techniques et rapides, mais aussi des "guerriers".

Josi, qui participe pour la première fois depuis 2019 à un championnat du monde, partage sa chambre avec Nino Niederreiter, avec qui il est ami depuis longtemps. "Il a un peu ronflé la nuit dernière, mais c'est cool avec lui", sourit-il à propos du Grison qui, comme lui et Reto Berra, faisait partie de l'équipe médaillée d'argent du Mondial en 2013 et en 2018.

Leverkusen en finale de l'Europa League face à l'Atalanta

Le Bayer Leverkusen est toujours invaincu cette saison.

Vainqueurs 2-0 à l'aller à Rome, Granit Xhaka et ses équipiers ont arraché le nul 2-2 face à l'AS Rome en demi-finale retour de l'Europa League. Ils se frotteront à l'Atalanta en finale le mercredi 22 mai à Dublin.

Le "Werkself" est revenu de loin avant de porter sa série d'invincibilité à 49 matches (40 succès, 9 nuls). Mené 2-0 après que Leandro Paredes avait transformé deux penalties (43e, 66e), Leverkusen a arraché la qualification à la 83e puis le nul à la... 97e grâce à un but de Stanisic et à une passe décisive de Xhaka.

Le Bayer, dominateur mais inefficace jusqu'au 0-2, avait profité d'une bévue du portier adverse pour réduire la marque sur un autogoal. Impérial jusque-là, Mile Svilar s'est en effet "troué" sur une sortie aérienne à la suite d'un corner. La Roma a joué ensuite son va-tout, cédant au bout des arrêts de jeu.

Leverkusen, qui a marqué plus de 25% de ses buts dans le dernier quart d'heure cette saison, n'a cependant rien volé. Le club allemand vivra donc la troisième finale européenne de son histoire, après son sacre en Coupe de l'UEFA en 1988 et sa défaite en finale de la Ligue des champions 2002 face au Real Madrid.

L'Atalanta disputera pour sa part sa première finale sur la scène continentale. Les Bergamasques ont battu l'OM 3-0 dans un match retour qu'ils ont nettement dominé, après avoir fait match nul 1-1 au Vélodrome une semaine plus tôt.

Qualifiée depuis la veille, la Fiorentina connaît par ailleurs son adversaire de la finale de la Conference League. La Viola se frottera à l'Olympiacos Le Pirée, qui a battu une deuxième fois Aston Villa dans l'autre demi-finale (2-0, 4-2 à l'aller).

L'Olympiacos, qui a pu compter sur un Ayoun El Kaabi en feu (cinq buts au total en demi-finale!) est simplement la deuxième équipe grecque à atteindre une finale européenne après le Panathinaïkos en 1970/71. Il évoluera pratiquement à domicile en finale, celle-ci étant prévue le 29 mai dans le stade Agia Sofia d'Athènes.

La FIFA sommée de changer le calendrier du Mondial des clubs 2025

L'Association mondiale des Ligues de football et la Fifpro ont sommé la FIFA de revoir le calendrier de la nouvelle Coupe du monde des clubs en 2025. Elles menacent d'engager une procédure judiciaire.

Dans une lettre adressée le 2 mai au président de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, dont l'AFP a obtenu copie jeudi, les Ligues et la Fifpro (le syndicat mondial des joueurs) soutiennent que le calendrier des compétitions de football est désormais "au-delà de la saturation". La future Coupe du monde des clubs, disputée à 32 équipes, est actuellement programmée du 15 juin au 13 juillet 2025.

Ces changements de calendrier ont créé un "préjudice économique" pour les ligues nationales et ont poussé les joueurs "au-delà de leurs limites". Elles demandent au Conseil de la FIFA de reprogrammer la Coupe du monde des clubs et de rouvrir les discussions sur le calendrier international pour la période allant jusqu'à 2030.

"Si la FIFA refuse de s'engager formellement à résoudre les problèmes susmentionnés lors de son prochain Conseil, nous nous verrons contraints de conseiller nos membres sur les options qui s'offrent à eux, à la fois individuellement et collectivement, pour protéger leurs intérêts de manière proactive", indiquent les opposants.

"Ces options comprennent une action en justice contre la FIFA, pour laquelle nous avons demandé l'avis d'un expert extérieur", écrivent-ils.

Dans un communiqué, la FIFA a fait valoir que "les dates du Mondial des clubs ont été fixées de manière à ce qu'elles soient en harmonie avec le calendrier international, afin de laisser suffisamment de temps entre la finale du tournoi et le début de la saison dans de nombreux championnats nationaux".

En outre, "un minimum de trois jours de repos entre les matches devrait être garanti afin de préserver le bien-être des joueurs", poursuit la fédération internationale.

Mais les Ligues et la Fifpro accusent la FIFA de "prendre continuellement des décisions unilatérales qui profitent à ses propres compétitions et intérêts commerciaux, tout en affectant négativement les ligues nationales et les joueurs". Ils ajoutent: "Sur une longue période, la FIFA a ignoré les tentatives répétées des ligues et des syndicats de s'engager sur cette question".

Le FC Sion à 3 points de l'élite

Le FC Sion a fait un pas supplémentaire vers la promotion directe en Super League jeudi.

Les hommes de Didier Tholot se sont imposés 2-1 à Aarau pour prendre provisoirement six points d'avance sur Thoune qui a encore trois matches à disputer dans ce championnat de Challenge League.

A onze contre dix depuis les arrêts de jeu de la première mi-temps après l'expulsion de Pappoe (la première de la saison pour Aarau!), Sion a dû patienter jusqu'au dernier quart d'heure pour forcer la décision. C'est le "joker" Georgi Rusev qui a inscrit le but de la victoire à la 76e.

L'international bulgare s'est jeté au second poteau pour reprendre un centre rentrant d'Ilyas Chouaref. Il était entré en jeu six minutes plus tôt à la place de Théo Bouchlarhem, auteur du 1-0 à la 33e. Un avantage qui fut de courte durée, Aarau égalisant à la 36e, mais que les Sédunois ont pu reprendre en fin de match.

Cette victoire ouvre grand les portes de la Super League au FC Sion, à qui il ne manque que trois points pour valider sa promotion. Le club du président Christian Constantin affiche une bien meilleure différence de buts que Thoune: +44 contre +26 pour les Bernois, qui accueilleront Schaffhouse samedi dans le cadre de cette 34e journée.

Pelayo Sanchez remporte la 6e étape, Pogacar maîtrise

L'Espagnol Pelayo Sanchez a remporté la 6e étape du Tour d'Italie jeudi à Rapolano Terme, devant le Français Julian Alaphilippe. Tadej Pogacar reste quant à lui en rose.

Pelayo Sanchez (Movistar) a signé à 24 ans sa première victoire dans un Grand Tour. Il a devancé au sprint Alaphilippe et l'Australien Luke Plapp, ses deux compagnons d'échappée.

Les trois coureurs se sont échappés à 45 km de l'arrivée dans cette étape qui a emprunté des chemins de graviers blancs de la classique des Strade Bianche. Ils ont compté jusqu'à trois minutes d'avance sur le peloton, faisant de Plapp le nouveau leader virtuel du Giro.

Mais les favoris sont revenus dans le final et ont échoué à une poignée des secondes des échappés. Le Slovène Tadej Pogacar, leader du classement général depuis sa victoire dans la 2e étape et grand favori de ce Giro 2024, a conservé son maillot rose de leader.

Nadal se qualifie difficilement pour le 2e tour

Rafael Nadal, 305e mondial après une saison 2023 quasi blanche, a souffert pour son entrée en lice dans le Masters 1000 de Rome. Il a eu besoin de trois sets pour battre le qualifié Zizou Bergs.

Détenteur du record de victoires sur la terre battue romaine avec dix titres, Rafael Nadal s'est imposé 4-6 6-3 6-4 jeudi au 1er tour face au Belge, 108e mondial. Il n'a pas concédé le moindre break dans les deux derniers sets, après avoir perdu deux fois son service dans la première manche.

L'Espagnol, qui enchaîne son troisième tournoi sur terre battue après Barcelone (2e tour) et Madrid (8e de finale), aura un sacré défi à relever au 2e tour au Foro Italico. Il sera opposé au prochain tour au Polonais Hubert Hurkacz, 9e mondial.

Cris racistes: sanction annulée en appel pour l'Atlético Madrid

La Fédération espagnole de football (RFEF) a renoncé en appel à sanctionner l'Atlético Madrid. Des cris racistes avaient visé l'ailier de l'Athletic Bilbao Nico Williams fin avril au Metropolitano.

Dans un communiqué publié jeudi, la RFEF salue notamment la "collaboration active" de l'Atlético, qui avait fait appel de la fermeture partielle de son stade pour ses deux prochains matchs de championnat et d'une amende de 19'500 francs suisses. Cette décision faisait suite à cet incident ayant eu lieu pendant la rencontre de la 33e journée de Liga contre l'Athletic Bilbao.

L'international espagnol Nico Williams avait été visé par des cris de singe alors qu'il s'apprêtait à tirer un corner lors de la défaite 3-1 de son équipe à Madrid. Le match avait été interrompu quelques minutes lorsque Williams a signalé les faits à l'arbitre.

L'auteur de ces actes avait été identifié grâce aux caméras présentes dans le stade et remis à la police après la rencontre. Il a été par la suite banni par le club qui a suspendu son abonnement au Metropolitano.

Dans sa résolution de jeudi, la Fédération espagnole salue la condamnation rapide par le club de ces injures, qualifiées d'"incident isolé réalisé par un seul sujet (...) et non par un groupe indéterminé", ce qui justifie selon elle l'annulation de toute sanction.

Malgré les efforts de ses instances, qui signalent désormais chaque incident aux autorités et multiplient les campagnes de communication, l'Espagne peine toujours à endiguer le racisme dans ses stades, dont l'attaquant du Real Madrid Vinicius est fréquemment victime.

Quatre étapes helvétiques au calendrier 2024-2025

Quatre stations suisses figureront au calendrier de la Coupe du monde de ski alpin 2024-2025, révélé jeudi par la FIS. Il s'agit de Saint-Moritz, Adelboden, Wengen et Crans-Montana.

La saison de ski alpin sera comme à son habitude lancée sur le glacier au-dessus de Sölden. Les femmes ouvriront les feux avec le géant du 26 octobre, au cours duquel Lara Gut-Behrami tentera de réitérer sa victoire de l'année dernière.

Le lendemain, Marco Odermatt aura l'occasion de remporter l'épreuve autrichienne une troisième fois. Lors de la saison écoulée, la course masculine avait été annulée après la première manche en raison de mauvaises conditions météorologiques.

Les femmes feront à nouveau halte à Saint-Moritz (21 et 22 décembre), où deux super-G sont au programme juste avant Noël.

Le début de l'année 2025 sera marqué par la semaine des classiques chez les hommes avec les courses d'Adelboden (11 et 12 janvier), de Wengen (17 au 19 janvier) et de Kitzbühel (24 au 26 janvier). Après les Mondiaux de Saalbach (du 4 au 16 février), les hommes se rendront directement à Crans Montana. Une descente et un super-G masculins auront lieu les 22 et 23 février sur le Haut-Plateau.

Un nouveau lieu fait par ailleurs son apparition dans le calendrier masculin: Hafjell, non loin de Lillehammer. Un géant et un slalom y seront disputés les 15 et 16 mars.

Les courses de vitesse à Zermatt, qui n'ont pas pu être organisées les années précédentes, ne figurent plus dans le calendrier provisoire des courses. Le Cirque blanc s'envolera en revanche une deuxième fois outre-Atlantique à l'occasion des finales, qui auront lieu du 22 au 27 mars à Sun Valley, en Idaho (Etats-Unis).

Au total, 12 slaloms sont prévus chez les hommes, soit un de moins que la saison dernière. Néanmoins, les techniciens, qui s'affronteront aussi lors de 9 géants, auront toujours davantage de possibilités de marquer des points que les spécialistes de vitesse (9 descentes et 8 super-G). Chez les femmes, le rapport est légèrement plus équilibré avec 8 descentes et 9 super-G contre 10 géants et 10 slaloms.

Basile Boli entame le relais de la flamme olympique à Marseille

Le relais de la flamme olympique a débuté jeudi à Marseille à la basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde. Basile Boli, légende du football marseillais, a été le premier à porter la torche.

L'ex-international français, seul buteur lors de la victoire de l'Olympique de Marseille en finale de la Coupe d'Europe des clubs champions 1993, a débuté le relais juste sous la célèbre statue dorée de la "Bonne-Mère" qui veille sur la deuxième ville de France, ont constaté des journalistes de l'AFP.

Vêtu de blanc comme tous les porteurs, il a ensuite passé le relais, sous un grand ciel bleu, en donnant le "baiser de la torche" à Colette Cataldo, 83 ans, supportrice historique de l'OM. "Voilà, ça fait battre le coeur et c'est fantastique. C'est la flamme olympique, c'est le symbole du sport, du vivre ensemble, de tout ce qu'on peut espérer dans le monde", a commenté après coup Basile Boli.

Marseille est la seule ville avec Paris traversée une journée entière par le relais. Le premier chaudron olympique a été embrasé mercredi soir sur le Vieux-Port par le rappeur marseillais Jul, devant 150'000 personnes, après une grandiose parade maritime sur la Méditerranée.

La remontada des Canucks de Pius Suter

Vancouver et Pius Suter ont marqué les esprits dans le premier match de la demi-finale de la Conférence Ouest qui les oppose aux Oilers d'Edmonton. Les Canucks se sont imposés 5-4 après une remontada.

Mené 4-1 en raison notamment d'un doublé de Zach Hyman, Vancouver a gardé espoir en réduisant le score à trois minutes de la deuxième pause par l'intermédiaire d'Elias Lindholm. Les coéquipiers de Pius Suter ont ensuite sorti le grand jeu dans le troisième tiers-temps en marquant trois fois en moins de cinq minutes.

C'est Conor Garland qui a libéré la patinoire de Vancouver en inscrivant le but décisif pour les Canucks entre les jambes du portier albertain Stuart Skinner. Sur la glace pendant plus de 18 minutes, l'attaquant zurichois Pius Suter n'a quant à lui pas inscrit son nom sur la feuille des compteurs.

A l'Est, Florida a égalisé dans sa demi-finale de Conférence face aux Bruins. Battus 5-1 lors du premier match, les Panthers se sont rachetés devant leur public en dominant la franchise de Boston sur le score de 6-1. Avec deux buts et deux assists, l'attaquant finlandais Aleksander Barkov a été le principal artisan de ce large succès des Floridiens.

New York fait le break face à Indiana

New York mène 2-0 en demi-finale de la Conférence Est de la NBA. Les Knicks ont battu une deuxième fois les Pacers d'Indiana au Madison Square Garden mercredi, sur le score de 130-121.

La franchise de "Big Apple" est en bonne position pour retrouver la finale de la Conférence Est qu'elle n'a plus disputé depuis la saison 1999-2000 (déjà face à Indiana). Devant son public, le cinq majeur new-yorkais a une nouvelle fois livré la marchandise mercredi.

Jalen Brunson, cinquième du vote du MVP de la saison régulière remporté par Nikola Jokic, a inscrit 24 points (29 au total) en deuxième mi-temps pour permettre aux Knicks de réaliser un joli come-back. Le meneur all-star a surtout rassuré le public du MSG qui a retenu son souffle après l'avoir vu rejoindre les vestiaires lors du deuxième quart-temps, visiblement touché au pied droit.

Les quatre autres titulaires OG Anunoby (28 points), Donte DiVincenzo (28), Josh Hart (19 points et 15 rebonds) et Isaiah Hartenstein (14 points et 12 rebonds) ont répondu présents côté new-yorkais. En face, les 34 unités de Tyrese Haliburton et l'apport du banc des Pacers (46 points, contre seulement 12 pour celui des Knicks), n'ont pas suffi.

A voir si l'utilisation intensive des cinq hommes forts de Tom Thibodeau ne s'avérera pas fatale à New-York pour la suite de la série. Après Brunson, Anunoby a en effet lui aussi quitté le parquet dans le troisième quart-temps en raison d'une blessure.

Nikola Jokic désigné MVP pour la troisième fois

Le Serbe Nikola Jokic a été désigné mercredi MVP de la saison régulière de la NBA. C'est la troisième fois que le pivot des Denver Nuggets obtient cette récompense.

Jokic, 29 ans, avait déjà été désigné meilleur joueur de la ligue nord-américaine en 2021 et 2022. Il avait terminé deuxième en 2023, derrière Joel Embiid, des Sixers, mais avait eu la satisfaction de mener les Nuggets à leur premier titre NBA cette année-là.

Cette saison, Jokic a récolté en moyenne 26,4 points, 12,4 rebonds et 9 passes décisives pour Denver. Le tenant du titre a terminé à égalité au sommet de la Conférence Ouest avec le Thunder d'Oklahoma City.

Pour la troisième année consécutive, aucun joueur américain n'était en lice parmi les trois finalistes pour le titre de MVP. Jokic était opposé aux meneurs canadien Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder) et slovène Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks). Le dernier MVP américain a été James Harden en 2018.

Ce troisième trophée permet à Jokic de rejoindre Moses Malone, Larry Bird et Magic Johnson au panthéon de la NBA. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar détient le record absolu avec six MVP, Bill Russell et Michael Jordan détiennent chacun cinq titres et Wilt Chamberlain et LeBron James quatre.

Reste à savoir si le Serbe sera en mesure de combiner ce prix MVP avec la défense de son titre NBA cette saison. Les Nuggets sont en effet en mauvaise posture après avoir perdu les deux premiers matches de la demi-finale de la Conférence Ouest face aux Minnesota Timberwolves.

Leverkusen en route vers Dublin

Le Bayer Leverkusen devrait valider sans trop de difficultés son ticket pour la finale de l'Europa League jeudi soir à domicile.

Granit Xhaka et ses équipiers accueillent l'AS Rome forts de leur avantage de deux buts acquis en demi-finale aller dans la Ville éternelle (2-0).

Déjà assuré du titre de champion d'Allemagne et invaincu en 48 matches cette saison (40 succès, 8 nuls), Leverkusen peut battre le record d'invincibilité qu'il co-détient avec le grand Benfica d'Eusebio. La formation portugaise avait disputé 48 matches de suite sans connaître la défaite entre décembre 1963 et février 1965.

Ce record n'est néanmoins pas l'objectif principal du Bayer, qui aura encore deux matches de Bundesliga à son programme lors des deux prochains week-ends avant de songer à ses deux principaux rendez-vous de cette fin de saison: la finale de la Coupe d'Allemagne le 25 mai face à Kaiserslautern, et vraisemblablement celle de l'Europa League trois jours plus tôt à Dublin.

L'issue de l'autre demi-finale de cette Europa League s'annonce plus indécise entre l'Atalanta et l'OM, qui se retrouvent jeudi à Bergame après avoir fait match nul 1-1 à Marseille jeudi dernier. Les Phocéens, largués en Ligue 1 (9e place), ont l'occasion de sauver une nouvelle fois leur saison sur la scène européenne. Mais l'Atalanta, 5e de Serie A, a les faveurs de la cote.

Le Real Madrid ne meurt jamais

Le Real Madrid ne meurt jamais ! Mené au score jusqu’à la 88e minute devant le Bayern, il s’est qualifié pour la finale de la Ligue des Champions grâce à un doublé de Joselu (88e et 91e).

Le joker de 34 ans envoie donc le Real Madrid pour une 18e finale de la Ligue des Champions. Le 1er juin à Wembley, les Madrilènes affronteront le Borussia Dortmund avec l’ambition de fêter un 15e sacre. Ils l’aborderont bien sûr avec les faveurs du pronostic, portés aussi par cette intime conviction que rien, vraiment rien, ne peut les ébranler.

Le Real Madrid a toutefois bénéficié d’un coup de pouce du malheureux Manuel Neuer pour revenir dans le match. Extraordinaire pendant 88 minutes, le portier du Bayern a relâché une frappe anodine de Vinicus dans les pieds de Joselu. Revenu de nulle part à cause de cette funeste erreur de l’homme qui avait fait longtemps leur désespoir, le Real forçait la décision trois minutes plus tard avec un centre parfait d’Antonio Rüdiger pour Joselu. Ce but était tout d’abord annulé pour hors jeu avant que la VAR ne l’accorde.

Malgré un Vinicus intenable sur son flanc gauche et une emprise presque totale sur le jeu, le Real s’est vraiment retrouvé au bord de l’abîme. Le Bayern avait pris l’avantage à la 68e par Alphonso Davies. Décalé par Harry Kane sur le côté gauche, le Canadien a fixé Rüdiger avant d’armer une frappe du droit imparable. Avec un Neuer qui multipliait les arrêts, les Bavarois pensaient tenir leur os. Signer l’exploit à Madrid pour, à la fois, sauver une saison domestique bien terne et, surtout, pour ne pas laisser seul le Borussia Dortmund sous les feux de la rampe le 1er juin à Wembley.

Le sort est particulièrement cruel pour Manuel Neuer. Pendant 88 minutes, le capitaine avait retrouvé la flamme de ses grands jours. Il n’avait sans doute jamais évolué à un tel niveau depuis des mois, des années même. Jusqu’à ce ballon relâché de la 88e minute. Cette bourde risque bien de relancer le débat sur la pertinence de le titulariser lors du prochain Euro.

Une deuxième chance pour la Fiorentina

La Fiorentina jouera à nouveau la finale de la Conférence League. Les Italiens se sont qualifiés grâce à leur nul 1-1 à Bruges après avoir enlevé 3-2 le match aller.

Les "bourreaux" du FC Bâle de l’an dernier ont dû attendre la 84e minute et un penalty transformé par l’Argentin Lucas Beltran pour forcer la décision. Les Belges avaient ouvert le score à la 20e par leur capitaine Hans Vanaken.

Les Florentins méritent leur qualification dans la mesure où leur emprise fut très marquée après le repos. Mais ils peuvent aussi remercier leur gardien Pietro Terracciano, auteur d’une parade décisive dans le temps additionnel sur une tête de Vanaken.

En finale le 29 mai au stade du AEK Athènes, la Fiorentina affrontera le vainqueur de la confrontation entre Olympiakos et Aston Villa. Les Grecs ont gagné 4-2 le match aller. Les Italiens auront à cœur d’effacer leur défaite face à West Ham lors de la finale 2023.

Plus d'articles sur le sport

Il y a encore quelques chantiers en cours au sein de l'équipe nationale suisse. La question du rôle que Xherdan Shaqiri doit jouer à l'Euro se pose. On trouve aussi dans le vestiaire de la Nati des joueurs (comme Fabian Schär) qui sont des piliers importants dans leur équipe respective, mais qui ne s'intègrent pas vraiment dans le collectif de l'équipe nationale. Enfin, le plus grand point d'interrogation se situe sans doute en attaque, où il manque toujours un «buteur».

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