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ZLM Tour 2023 – stage 4 (Oosterhout – Oosterhout 158.5km) LIVE STREAM : Sunday, 11 June, starts at 15:25pm Central Europe, 09:25am U.S. Eastern

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ZLM Tour: Olav Kooij wins final stage and the overall

Welsford second and Mareczko third in final bunch sprint

Race leader Olav Kooij of Jumbo-Visma sprinted to victory on the fourth and final stage of the ZLM Tour and won the race overall. Led by two teammates through the final corner, Kooij crossed the line ahead of Sam Welsford (DSM) and Jakub Mareczko (Alpecin-Deceuninck).

Even though Kooij had to change his bike twice in the stage, he successfully defended his lead to win his first stage at the four-day race, after claiming the leader’s jersey on stage 2 by finishing second to Mareczko.

"We came with three guys through the last corner, then it was full gas for one last pull and then it was up to me," Kooij said.

“We came with the goal to win a stage and the GC and we had to wait until today [to win a stage]. It’s still sprinting and sometimes things don’t go to plan."

Kooij won the ZLM Tour for the second year in a row, finishing with a 13-second lead on Welsford. Nils Eekhoff (DSM) dropped one spot to third overall, a further two seconds back.

After heading from the start in Oosterhout for two intermediate sprints, the flat 158.5km route returned to Oosterhout for three laps of the 13km finishing circuit.

Three riders - Léo Bouvier (Bike Aid), Guillaume Visser (BEAT) and Sam Gademan (Allinq) - attacked in the first 30 kilometres to form the breakaway but they were given a short leash by the peloton. Their lead never went above the two-minute mark, with the inevitable bunch sprint looming at the end of the day.

The trio was reeled back in by the peloton with 25km to go, giving way to multiple short-lived counterattacks. First, it was Vinzent Dorn (Bike Aid) that tried his luck, followed by Tim Bierkens (Allinq) and finally Rick Ottema (Allinq) but the solo riders were very quickly swallowed by the charging peloton. 

The trains organized in the final kilometres with Jumbo-Visma, Alpecin-Deceuninck and Team DSM fighting to control the front. In the end, Jumbo-Visma managed to launch Kooij to victory.

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PREVIEW | ZLM Tour 2023 stage 1

Preview stage 1. From the 7th to the 11th of June takes place the ZLM Tour , whilst the World Tour is packed at this time of year, opportunities will come elsewhere in a race that is sprinter friendly.

In Zeeland the peloton will face stage 1, in pan-flat and windy terrain. 190 meters of climbing in 202 kilometers, the finale into 's-Heerenhoek will see the first bunch sprint of the race.

Nils Eekhoff shows time-trial prowess to take opening prologue at the ZLM Tour

Prediction ZLM Tour 2023 stage 1:

*** Olav Kooij , Sam Welsford ** Mark Cavendish , Arvid de Kleijn * Jakub Mareczko, Filippo Fiorelli, Matteo Moschetti, Tobias Lund Andresen, Matteo Malucelli

Pick : Sam Welsford

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By Tori B. Powell and Michael Williams, CNN

Biden pledges federal support and offers condolences during his Baltimore visit. Here's what you should know

From CNN's Donald Judd

During a visit to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site on Friday, President Joe Biden pledged federal support for the recovery effort while offering his condolences to the families of six workers killed when a container ship collided with the bridge last week.

“To all our military members and first responders and most importantly, the people of Maryland. I'm here to say your nation has your back, and I mean it — your nation has your back,” Biden said, amid the backdrop of the collapsed bridge. “The damage is devastating, and our hearts are still breaking. Eight, eight construction workers went into the water when the bridge fell, six lost their lives. Most were immigrants, but all were Marylanders —hard-working strong and selfless.”

Here's what you should know about his visit:

• Biden expresses grief : Biden drew from his own experience with loss — as he often has in the wake of tragedies — telling the families of those killed, “I've come here to grieve with you—we all are.” He went on to say,  “It's not the same, but I know a little bit about what it's like to lose a piece of your soul to get that phone call late at night saying family members are gone—I’ve been there." The president continued: “I’ll also never forget the contributions these men made to this city — we're going to keep working hard to recover each of them."
• Operational update: He offered an operational update on recovery efforts, including federal efforts to minimize supply chain disruption, noting that two channels have already been cleared for small commercial vessels with a third channel projected to be opened by the end of the month, “and by the end of May, we'll open the full channel.” 
• Rebuilding the bridge: He vowed to "move heaven and earth to rebuild this bridge as rapidly as humanly possible" and said that those responsible for the bridge collapse would be held accountable "to the fullest extent the law will allow." He also took the opportunity to call on Congress to pass funding to rebuild the bridge and reiterated that the federal government would fully foot the bill. 

Referencing "The Star-Spangled Banner," Biden says Baltimore will make it through another "perilous fight"

From CNN's Michael Williams

President Joe Biden on Friday referenced a portion of the US national anthem — written by the namesake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge — to say that Baltimore will make it through the challenges presented by the bridge's collapse.

"This port is older than our republic. It's been through tough, tough times before," the president said.

Key wrote the poem that eventually became "The Star-Spangled Banner" while watching a British assault on the harbor during the War of 1812.

"As the dawn broke," the president said, "we saw the American flag still flying. Baltimore was still standing, and our nation, as he wrote in 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' had made it through a "perilous fight."

"Folks," Biden added. "That's going to take time. ... We're determined to come back even stronger."

Biden says he hopes "full channel" into Baltimore port will reopen in May

President Joe Biden on Friday said he hopes the channel closed off by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last week will be reopened by May.

"So far, our team has been able to clear two small channels for essential ships, helping clear the wreckage," Biden said.

A third channel for some commercial traffic — including car carriers, which used Baltimore as a crucial port for US imports — should be opened by the end of this month, Biden said.

"By the end of May, we'll open the full channel," he said.

More context: The US Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday it plans to fully reopen the channel leading to the Baltimore port by the end of May. While the dangerous work of clearing the channel to the Port of Baltimore continues, the US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District said it plans to open a “ limited access channel ” that will be about 280 feet wide by the end of April.

Biden uses his own experience of loss to empathize with relatives of 6 killed in Key Bridge collapse

President Joe Biden on Friday referred to his own experience of loss while referencing the families of the six construction workers who were killed when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last week.

"I've been there," said Biden, who lost his wife and daughter in a car crash in 1972 and his son, Beau, to brain cancer in 2015.

"The anger, the pain, the depth of loss is so profound," he added, noting that one day the memory of a loved one "is going to bring a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eye."

Biden is expected to meet with some of the relatives of those killed on the bridge after his remarks conclude.

"Your nation has your back," Biden says in Baltimore remarks

President Joe Biden told Baltimore the country has its back as the city recovers from last Tuesday's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

"I'm here to say your nation has your back," Biden said in Baltimore, after receiving an operational briefing from local officials. He repeated: "Your nation has your back."

Biden receives operational briefing on bridge collapse response

From Donald Judd 

On President Joe Biden's first stop in Baltimore, he was briefed by Brigadier Gen. John Lloyd, who commands the North Atlantic Division for the US Army Corps of Engineers, on recovery efforts around the Key Bridge collapse to open the channel.

“You gave us the priority to open the federal channel again and get the port of Baltimore operational—what I can tell you sir, is I am extremely confident we are going to make that happen,” Lloyd told Biden. “And why do I say that? Two reasons—first, the mobilization of people and the equipment.”

Lloyd outlined challenges facing the team, noting as he’s visited the site, there is “a lot of bridge resting on that vessel,” which will require engineers to cut the vessel and lift it out of the channel. Still, he said, “the cooperation is fantastic—the best I’ve ever seen,” offering special praise for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.

“The governor is a former army guy too, Mr. President, so it makes it easy to work with him,” Lloyd said, prompting Biden to joke, “This guy’s got guns as big as my thigh.”

Biden was then briefed on rebuilding efforts before hearing from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on the federal response. Buttigieg said the department has supported Maryland in four main areas: "Help them get the port back open, deal with the supply chain applications in the meantime, helping get the bridge back up and deal with the surface traffic implications.”

The transportation secretary touted $60 million in emergency relief to the region “within hours of it coming in.” He also pledged "that is a down payment, and just the beginning, but as more requests come in, we'll make sure that we can turn them around right away too."

The group is now moving to the banks of the river for Biden’s remarks.

Here's why Baltimore will likely withstand the economic effects of the bridge collapse

From CNN's Bryan Mena

As the local community begins the difficult work needed to return to some sense of normality after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, experts say that, at the very least, the local economy will likely withstand the effects of the bridge’s collapse.

The collapse will indeed have some economic impact, but it will likely be limited.

Here’s a snapshot of Baltimore’s regional economy and why it’ll be likely spared from an economic disaster:

• Low unemployment: The Baltimore metropolitan area, which encompasses the nearby cities of Columbia and Towson, registered a low 2.8% unemployment rate in January, according to Labor Department data. That’s well below the national rate of 3.9% in February and ranks 43rd out of 389 regions across the country with more than one million residents. It’s lower than in other eastern US cities such as Boston, Orlando, and Atlanta and the same as Washington D.C.’s.
• Low inflation: The US economy is still dealing with high inflation, but that’s not much of a problem for the Baltimore metro. Consumer prices in the region were up just 1.7% in February from a year earlier, according to the latest Consumer Price Index data. That’s much lower than  the national rate of 3.2% that month  and ranks among the lowest of the 23 metro areas with more than 2.5 million residents for which the Labor Department publishes inflation data, according to a CNN analysis.
• Decent housing market: Baltimore’s housing market is relatively decent. The median price for a home in the Baltimore metro was $383,900 in the fourth quarter of 2023,  according to the National Association of Realtors.  That’s just   slightly below the national median price, which was $384,500 in February, NAR reported last month.

Biden will receive an aerial tour of the bridge destruction

From CNN's Nikki Carvajal

President Joe Biden will see federal response efforts firsthand and receive an aerial tour of the damage caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore during his visit to the city Friday, a White House official said.

“President Biden will travel to Baltimore where he will receive an operational update on response efforts from the Unified Command, including the Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers on assistance to state officials in surveying and removing the wreckage in the channel and allowing the Port of Baltimore to reopen as soon as humanly possible,” the official said in a statement released Thursday night.

Biden will also meet with the loved ones of the six construction workers killed when the bridge collapsed last week, the official added.

The president will be joined by:

• Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
• Maryland Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen
• Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume
• Mayor Brandon Scott
• Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski
• Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman
• Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
• US Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan
• Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, chief engineer of the Army Corps of Engineers.

Major US bridges could be vulnerable to ship collisions, including one just downstream from Key Bridge

From CNN's Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman, Curt Devine and Yahya Abou-Ghazala

Before its disastrous collapse last week, the Francis Scott Key Bridge served as an economically crucial gateway: Thousands of container ships crossing from the Atlantic to Baltimore’s port passed under the bridge’s decades-old span.

But the now-ruined structure isn’t the only bridge along that same key shipping route: Twenty miles downstream, massive container ships headed to Baltimore also pass under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis.

And according to experts who reviewed its design for CNN, it could also be at risk of collapse if one of those vessels rammed into it.

Several of the 4-mile-long Bay Bridge’s concrete piers, which sit in the middle of the shipping channel, appear vulnerable to the type of ship collision that destroyed the Key Bridge, experts said.

The bridge is “lacking in safety measures,” said Adel ElSafty, an engineering professor at the University of North Florida, who said the structure should be reassessed in light of the Key Bridge collapse. “It could very much be vulnerable to a ship impact.”

CNN reviewed the protective design features of more than a dozen major US bridges that cross shipping channels leading to the biggest ports in the country.

Most have stronger defenses against ship collisions than the Key Bridge had, such as more robust fender systems or larger concrete structures designed to deflect oncoming vessels, according to statements from local officials and interviews with more than a half-dozen structural engineering experts.

But a handful of other bridges, including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, have less significant defenses, according to experts – potentially placing them at risk as increasingly large container ships pass under them.

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