This week’s roundup also features pre-season friendly pass brilliance, waterskiing problems and silky AFL skills
1) The Tour de France reaches its conclusion in Paris this weekend, which makes it worth a quick look back at the most memorable finishes on the Champs-Élysées. In 1991, elbows-out sprinter Djamolodine Abdoujaparov wore green into the final stage (despite controversy after he had forced Johan Musseeuw into the barriers on an earlier stage) but crashed on the final sprint – yet clung on to the jersey when the team got him over the line. But that finish pales into insignificance next to the 1989 finish, when Greg LeMond overcame his deficit to Laurent Fignon to time trial his way to victory in 1989. And how does it feel to ride in the peloton around Paris – a little bit like this.
2) There’s a lot to unpick in the trailer to Final Score, filmed at West Ham’s former Upton Park stadium, but perhaps the key moment is when Tony Cottee appears to witness an execution.
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