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TOPSHOT - Jumbo-Visma team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates as he cycles to the finish line to win the 18th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 143,2 km between Lourdes and Hautacam in the Pyrenees mountains in southwestern France, on July 21, 2022. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 07: Matthew Tkachuk #19 of the Calgary Flames is congratulated by Johnny Gaudreau #13 after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the first period of an NHL hockey game at SAP Center on April 07, 2022 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

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A tourist practices with a paddleboard during a sunset in Philippine's Boracay island on April 24, 2018, ahead of its closure. - Police with assault rifles patrolled entry points to Boracay island on April 24 just days before a six-month shutdown and clean-up of one of the Philippines' top tourist attractions. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP) (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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