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CULOZ, France -- Adam Yates continues to amaze in the Tour de France, for his ability to challenge for the podium and to handle the danger of an errant fan who reportedly hit him. Running Shoes Canada Outlet .The Britons head sports director Matt White provided a rare insight into Yates calm under pressure before Sundays 160km 15th stage from Bourg-en-Bresse to Culoz in the Jura.White was asked about an incident in which Yates was reportedly struck by a spectator on the ascent to the finish of Thursdays 12th stage from Montpellier to Mont Ventoux where race leader Chris Froome (Sky), Australian Richie Porte (BMC) and Dutchman Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) crashed into a television motor bike that was blocked by crowds.The incident is not the only example of Yates calm under duress. Another was his dignified reaction to the one-kilometre-to-go arch collapsing on him as he attacked the group of race favourites that included Froome in stage eight to Bagnères-de-Luchon.However, White was startled to learn about the latest incident on Mont Ventoux, telling reporters before Sundays stage: I think hes handled the situation very, very maturely. It was a crazy situation. Adam actually got hit.Weve got video footage of someone jumping out of the crowd and hitting Adam, and it was this close to him crashing and he didnt even mention it. It was a ridiculous situation he had to handle as well as all the attention that comes with the white jersey. He has handled it very well. Ive seen a different in maturity and calmness over the last three weeks.After Sundays stage into the Jura won by Colombian Jarlinson Pantano (IAM) -- who outsprinted Polish breakaway companion Rafal Majka (Tinkoff) -- White told ESPN that he learned of the incident when his riders were looking at posted video of it online.Some random fan posted from their telephone the actual incident, White said. The boys were sharing it around the bus. It was only then that I found out how close he was to coming down himself.Meanwhile, White conceded before the stage that the team is now talking of Yates securing a top overall finish, after Yates and the Australian team had played down talk in recent days.After Sundays stage, Froomes overall lead was still one minute 47 seconds on Dutchman Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) and two minutes 45 seconds on Yates, who also kept the white jersey as best younge rider.Its definitely about GC, White told reporters before the stage at the team bus. Youre lying if youre sitting in third place in the Tour de France and you said you didnt care. The white jersey is a big honour. We want to win the white jersey and to do that were going to have to finish high in general classification.It was a slight shift of thought to what White had on Sunday evening: There has been no talk of the podium. There is a lot more pressure on riders like [Alejandro] Valverde, [Nairo] Quintana, [Bauke] Mollema who get paid a lot of a lot of money and whose teams revolve around them to finish on he podium. No one expects Adam to be in the podium next week. He is 23 and in his second Tour de France.White continues to be taken back by Yates progress in this Tour in which he has been tested both physically and with the added pressures of being star player in the race.He has been surprising me since he turned professional, and I dont mind surprises, said White. He certainly had the best time trial of his life [on Saturday]. It was a time trial that didnt suit his characteristics. He has been working on his time trialling over the last year especially (with work in the) wind tunnel and spending more time on the time trial bike.To be in this position with one week to go is a nice place to be in. The white jersey, its a great honour to be leading that category; and we have three bog days in the mountains and a hill time trial to come. Authentic Running Shoes Canada . "No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. "Its still the same cranky Phil. Clearance Running Shoes Canada . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. http://www.clearancerunningshoescanada.com/ . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros didnt hang their heads after a five-run ninth inning allowed the Oakland Athletics to take a two-run lead Friday night.They were confident they could rally with the heart of their order due up in the bottom of the inning.Luis Valbuena drove in four runs, highlighted by a three-run homer with one out in the ninth, to lift the Astros to a wild 10-9 victory over the Athletics.Oakland took the lead with the big ninth before Jose Altuve singled with one out in the bottom of the inning. Carlos Correa struck out, but reached on a wild pitch before Valbuena connected off Ryan Madson (3-3) for his third homer in four games to give Houston the win.That inning, the way you draw it up is were in the good part of our order that we feel really comfortable with, manager A.J. Hinch said.Valbuena knew it was gone the moment he made contact.I was looking for a good pitch, he said. Trying to get the pitch I wanted and I (didnt) miss the pitch. You see what happened?Oakland manager Bob Melvin felt confident with Madson on the mound in the ninth before things went awry.I feel good whenever he takes the mound and we have the lead whether its one or two runs, Melvin said. I didnt have negative thoughts going into that inning. I fully believed we were going to win the game.Houston led by three runs entering the ninth before Yonder Alonso connected off closer Will Harris with no outs to cut the lead to 7-6. Pinch-hitter Jake Smolinski singled with one out before a double by Jed Lowrie chased Harris.He was replaced by Michael Feliz (6-1) who was greeted by the double from Davis that put the As up 8-7.Josh Reddick added a run with an RBI single to make it 9-7.Stephen Vogt had an RBI triple and Marcus Semien hit a solo homer to help Oakland take a 3-0 lead in the fourth.Correa hit a two-run homer in the fourth before the Astros went on top with a four-run fifth.Houston trailed by one run with no outs and the bases loaded in the fifth when Marwin Gonzalez singled off starter Daniel Mengden to tie it. The Astros took the lead on an RBI groundout by Altuve. Correa followed with a run-scoring single to push the lead to 5-3 and chase Mengden, who had remained in the game despite being struck in the chest by a comebacker an inning before.Correa got in a rundown trying to sttretch his hit into a double and Altuve broke for home on the play. Discount Running Shoes Canada. Semien threw home in time to tag out Altuve and allow Correa to reach second.Marc Rzepczynski took over and allowed an RBI single from Valbuena to make it 6-3.Houston starter Collin McHugh allowed eight hits and four runs in six innings and remains winless since May 30.Mengden, a rookie who is from Houston and attended nearby Texas A&M, yielded six hits and a season-high six runs in a season-low 4 2/3 innings.Altuve singled with no outs in the fourth for Houstons first hit before Correas 14th homer cut the lead to 3-2. It was the 35th home run of his career to tie him with Adam Everett for most home runs by a shortstop in franchise history.Mengden was shaken up later in that inning when a hit by Carlos Gomez bounced off his glove and hit him in the chest before dropping to the ground. He picked the ball up and got it to first for the out before being tended to by a trainer. It took him a minute to catch his breath before he threw a couple of warmup pitches and remained in the game.I think it is one of those things that scared me more than it hurt, Mengden said. Those are always nerve-wracking.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: OF Colby Rasmus was out of the lineup with an ear infection. Hinch said he hopes Rasmus will feel better and be back in the lineup on Saturday.NO COCOOakland OF Coco Crisp served a one-game suspension on Friday night for intentionally throwing his bat toward home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn the night before. The bat hit Reyburns foot after Crisp struck out to end the fifth inning of Oaklands 3-1 victory at Houston. Crisp apologized after the game and said he didnt mean for the bat to end up so close to Reyburn.UP NEXTAthletics: Kendall Graveman (4-6, 4.57) will start for Oakland on Saturday. Graveman has bounced back from a tough start to the season to go 3-0 with a 3.63 ERA in his last seven starts, and his three-game winning streak ties a career high.Astros: Lance McCullers (4-2, 3.57) is scheduled to start for Houston on Saturday. McCullers allowed five hits and one run with 10 strikeouts in seven innings of a 2-1 win over the Mariners in his last start. ' ' '
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