Le Tour 2019
As always, here are the Tour basics if you want to follow along. The Tour starts on July 6th in Brussels, Belgium for the first two stages.
The cartoon characters from my header are wearing the various colored jerseys that indicate the leader in the different classifications in the race.
The Maillot Jaune, Yellow Jersey is worn by the rider with the lowest time overall in the race. The eventual winner of the race may never have come in first in any stage, but was near the lead throughout the race and achieved the lowest time over the entire course of the event. The winner is normally an “all-arounder”, someone who is very good at the sprints and the hill climbing, even if they aren’t the best. Chris Froome, Alberto Contador, and Fabian Cancellara are “all-arounders”, showing up on the lists of the sprinters and the climbers, while staying in the top ten for overall time.
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World Cup Semifinal Day 2
Full Time
Netherlands 
1-0 
Sweden
The action starts at 2 PM CDT.
Defense is king in this battle that may end with a penalty shootout.
The game has gone full time with a tie, and they will now play two 15 minute periods of “Extra Time”.
At the 99 minute mark, Jackie Groenen of the Oranj put one into the lower corner out of reach of Sweden’s goalie, Hedvig Lindahl.
The US and the Netherlands will meet in the Final on July 7th, and England will face Sweden to decide third place on July 6th.
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