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5 things you may have missed this Bank Holiday weekend

Eurosport
ByEurosport

Updated 02/04/2018 at 22:24 GMT

This Easter weekend has been brimming with sporting action, so here are five things you may have missed.

5 things you may have missed this Bank Holiday weekend

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1. Bradley Ray does the BSB double

Remember the name Bradley Ray, who, at 20-years-old, completed a British Superbikes double at Donington Park this weekend.
The Buildbase Suzuki rider saw of competition from pole-sitter Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki), who seemed to struggle with a mechanical problem before finishing ninth, six-time champion Shakey Byrne (BeWiser Ducati), plus 2015 champion Josh Brookes (McAms Yamaha) to claim Race 1.
And Ray then backed up his maiden win by taking Race 2 from pole to open up a 19-point advantage over Shane Byrne in the overall standings after the first weekend of racing.
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2. Niki Terpstra wins Tour of Flanders with impressive solo break

Dutchman Niki Terpstra (Quick-Step Floors) soloed to glory in the Tour of Flanders.
The Quick Step Floors rider powered away from the group of favourites 28km from the finish line.
Smeared with dust on his face, he whizzed past three breakaway riders on the intimidating Oude Kwaremont, a 2.2-km cobbled climb at an average gradient of 4.2 percent, and never looked back.
Denmark's Mads Pedersen took second place ahead of last year's winner Philippe Gilbert of Belgium, one of Terpstra's team mates
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3. John Isner outlasts Alexander Zverev for first Miami title

John Isner found new energy and outlasted Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 at the Miami Open on Sunday for the biggest title of his career.
It was his first Masters 1000 title.
"I couldn't have scripted this," said the 14th seed in a courtside interview
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4. Zlatan went full Zlatan during ‘El Tráfico’

Yup, El Tráfico is a thing. It is the name given to the derby between, LA Galaxy and Los Angeles FC, which is a play on the heavy traffic in LA and ‘El Clasico’. Anyway, Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his debut in said derby and did this to level the match at 3-3.
Before then scoring the winner.
Read the full report here..
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5. Dani Alves becomes the world’s most decorated footballer

PSG won the French League Cup for the fifth year in a row when they beat Monaco 3-0 in the final on Saturday.
Impressive – and the report can be read here..
The win means Dani Alves has won 36 trophies as a professional footballer. Even more impressive.
Makin him the most decorated in history.
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