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American Rider Matteo Jorgenson Wins Paris-Nice Stage Race for 1st Time

Matteo Jorgenson of the US wearing the overall leaders jersey celebrates on the podium after winning the general clasification of the Paris-Nice cycling race in Nice, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Matteo Jorgenson of the US wearing the overall leaders jersey celebrates on the podium after winning the general clasification of the Paris-Nice cycling race in Nice, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
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American Rider Matteo Jorgenson Wins Paris-Nice Stage Race for 1st Time

Matteo Jorgenson of the US wearing the overall leaders jersey celebrates on the podium after winning the general clasification of the Paris-Nice cycling race in Nice, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Matteo Jorgenson of the US wearing the overall leaders jersey celebrates on the podium after winning the general clasification of the Paris-Nice cycling race in Nice, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

American rider Matteo Jorgenson won the Paris-Nice stage race for the first time on Sunday, with Belgian Remco Evenepoel clinching the final stage to finish second overall.
The 24-year-old Jorgenson, who races for the Visma–Lease team and lives in Nice, secured the biggest victory of his career after winning the Tour of Oman last year.
“To be honest, I never expected to win Paris-Nice. Until this year, I never thought it was possible. But here we are,” Jorgenson said. “I could barely sleep last night. I was so nervous. I felt pressure for the first time in my life. To ride with such a champion as Remco was a very special moment.”
Evenepoel beat him in a sprint to the line to win Sunday's eighth stage, a hilly 109-kilometer (68-mile) trek with two big climbs starting and finishing in Nice on France's Côte d’Azur.
Evenepoel and Jorgenson were both giving the same winning time of 2 hours, 50 minutes, 3 seconds, with Russian cyclist Aleksandr Vlasov crossing the line 50 seconds behind in third spot.
“I’m not going to get ahead of myself. It’s already a great achievement in my life,” the jubilant Jorgenson said, according to The Associated Press. “I will now try to enjoy it and keep my feet on the ground.”
In the overall standings, Jorgenson finished 30 seconds ahead of Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step) and 1 minute, 47 seconds clear of countryman and childhood friend Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates), the overnight leader.
Evenepoel praised Jorgenson for staying with him when he surged ahead in the climbs.
“If you’ve seen my attacks today, only one guy could follow, it was Matteo,” he said. “Matteo is the deserved winner of this race.”

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Spurs ‘Playing with Fire’ by Not Signing Players in January, Says Postecoglou

Football - Europa League - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Tottenham Hotspur - PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Germany - January 23, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou before the match. (Reuters)
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Spurs ‘Playing with Fire’ by Not Signing Players in January, Says Postecoglou

Football - Europa League - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Tottenham Hotspur - PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Germany - January 23, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou before the match. (Reuters)
Football - Europa League - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Tottenham Hotspur - PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Germany - January 23, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou before the match. (Reuters)

Tottenham Hotspur are "playing with fire" if the North London club do not sign new recruits during the January transfer window, manager Ange Postecoglou said as the injury-hit squad continues to struggle in the Premier League.

Spurs are a lowly 15th in the standings, closer to the relegation zone than European competition spots after just one win in their last 10 games, which include seven losses.

The club have the longest injury list in the league, however, with 12 players sidelined including record signing Dominic Solanke. The English striker is expected to miss six weeks of action due to a knee injury.

Postecoglou drafted many youngsters into the team to deal with the injury crisis and said he has had daily discussions with the club's technical director Johan Lange about "trying to get some help for the players" by dipping into the market.

"I'm not out there trying to find opportunities for the club, that's not my role at this time. There isn't time to do it," Postecoglou told reporters.

"I don't think I'm stating anything other than the obvious and for me to come here and say something else would be disingenuous. This playing group needs help, there's no doubt about that.

"We're sort of playing with fire by not bringing anyone in, but the flip side of that is the club is trying to change that situation."

Despite the club's woeful run of form, Spurs have retained faith in Postecoglou after he guided the team to the semi-finals of the League Cup where they lead Liverpool 1-0 after the first leg. The return leg is at Anfield on Feb. 6.

Spurs have also been boosted by Cristian Romero's return to training while his center back partner Micky van de Ven is also expected to be ready before the second leg.

"Of the long-terms (injuries), they are the only two who have a chance of that week, but we've still got 12 days or something," Postecoglou said.

"Part of that process is to see how they cope with training over the next week or so. Both of them are scheduled around that sort of time to be available."