Tour de France stage 6 preview: Route map and profile with sprinters set to shine in Burgundy wine country
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tour de France stage 6 preview: Route map and profile with sprinters set to shine in Burgundy wine country

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French Climbs Mont Ventoux in 2025 Tour de France Route
1 month, 3 weeks ago

French Climbs Mont Ventoux in 2025 Tour de France Route

Associated Press  

The 2025 Tour de France will feature a traditional route with a focus on climbing in the last 10 stages. The race starts in Lille and ends in the Alps, with three mountain-top finishes at Mont Ventoux, the Col de la Loze, and La Plagne. The 2025 edition also marks the 50th anniversary of the polka-dot jersey for best climber …

Tour de France 2025 routes revealed with brutal Pyrenean treble set to stage Pogacar-Vingegaard rivalry
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tour de France 2025 routes revealed with brutal Pyrenean treble set to stage Pogacar-Vingegaard rivalry

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Tour de France 2024 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days
5 months ago

Tour de France 2024 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days

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Tour de France Stage 17: Carapaz ticks off Tour win as Evenepoel edges Pogacar, Vingegaard
5 months ago

Tour de France Stage 17: Carapaz ticks off Tour win as Evenepoel edges Pogacar, Vingegaard

The Hindu  

Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz won stage 17 of the Tour de France after the remnants of a breakaway finished ahead of the main pretenders in the High Alps on Wednesday. EF rider Carapaz dropped Simon Yates and soloed the final 10km to win his first-ever Tour de France stage after finishing third overall in 2021. The former Giro d’Italia champion, who …

Tour de France 2024: Philipsen sprints to stage 16 win, Pogacar retains lead
5 months, 1 week ago

Tour de France 2024: Philipsen sprints to stage 16 win, Pogacar retains lead

The Hindu  

Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory as his team Alpecin-Deceuninck timed its lead-out to perfection on Tuesday’s 16th stage of the Tour de France, a 189 km flat ride from Gruissan to Nimes. The win was Philipsen’s third on the Tour this year after victories on stages 10 and 13 while green jersey holder Biniam Girmay, who has also won three …

Tour de France Stage 13 preview: Biniam Girmay eyes more sprint success in Pau
5 months, 1 week ago

Tour de France Stage 13 preview: Biniam Girmay eyes more sprint success in Pau

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Tour de France Stage 12 preview: Breakaway and bunch set to battle on intriguing route to Villeneuve-sur-Lot
5 months, 1 week ago

Tour de France Stage 12 preview: Breakaway and bunch set to battle on intriguing route to Villeneuve-sur-Lot

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Tour de France Stage 11 preview: A day for the breakaway in the Massif Central
5 months, 1 week ago

Tour de France Stage 11 preview: A day for the breakaway in the Massif Central

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Philipsen finally triumphs in sprint finish on Stage 10 of Tour de France
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Philipsen finally triumphs in sprint finish on Stage 10 of Tour de France

Associated Press  

SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France — Jasper Philipsen edged a thrilling sprint to win his first stage of this Tour de France on Tuesday after finishing runner-up twice last week. The 10th stage from Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond in central France was a flat 187 kilometers without classified climbs, and set the stage for a mass sprint. “We came to the Tour de France …

Tour de France 2024 Stage 9: Anthony Turgis wins ninth stage on gravel roads, Pogacar keeps the lead
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tour de France 2024 Stage 9: Anthony Turgis wins ninth stage on gravel roads, Pogacar keeps the lead

The Hindu  

Frenchman Anthony Turgis emerged victorious from a long breakaway through the dust of gravel roads to claim the ninth stage of the Tour de France after an hectic day of racing on Sunday. The tough stage took riders on a nearly 200-kilometre trek through 14 sections of so-called white roads — including six in the stage finale — that have …

Dylan Groenewegen wins stage six of Tour de France after photo finish
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Dylan Groenewegen wins stage six of Tour de France after photo finish

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Tour de France 2024: Dutch sprinter Groenewegen wins Stage 6, beats Jasper Philipsen in photo finish
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tour de France 2024: Dutch sprinter Groenewegen wins Stage 6, beats Jasper Philipsen in photo finish

The Hindu  

Dutch champion Dylan Groenewegen won the sixth stage of the Tour de France after a mass sprint that was decided in a photo finish on Thursday. Groenewegen earned a sixth career stage victory at cycling’s biggest race ahead of Jasper Philipsen and Biniam Girmay. About 85 kilometers from the finish, Vingegaard’s teammates Wout van Aert and Christophe Laporte moved to …

Tour de France 2024 stage 3 preview: Map and profile of 231km route set for bunch sprint in Turin
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tour de France 2024 stage 3 preview: Map and profile of 231km route set for bunch sprint in Turin

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2024 Tour de France: Who are the top cyclists to watch out for?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Tour de France: Who are the top cyclists to watch out for?

The Hindu  

The 111th edition of the Tour de France commences on the 29th of June in Florence. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Jonas Vingegaard, the defending champion will look to make it a third consecutive victory at the Tour de France. | Photo Credit: AP Riding on the back of some incredible form, two-time Tour de France winner, Pogacar will definitely start …

Tour de France fantasy guide and tips: How to score and the best riders to select
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tour de France fantasy guide and tips: How to score and the best riders to select

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Tour de France 2024 riders and teams: Every cyclist at this year’s race
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tour de France 2024 riders and teams: Every cyclist at this year’s race

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Tour de France 2024 embarks from Florence, Pogacar starts favourite
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tour de France 2024 embarks from Florence, Pogacar starts favourite

The Hindu  

The Tour de France embarks from the Italian city of Florence on Saturday with Tadej Pogacar gunning for a historic Giro-Tour double, while champion Jonas Vingegaard seeks a third straight title with the battle set to go down to the wire in three weeks time in Nice. The big four all predicted the first two days would feature a scrap …

Tour de France 2024: Five yellow jersey contenders and five more riders to watch
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tour de France 2024: Five yellow jersey contenders and five more riders to watch

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Mark Cavendish set for Tour de France record bid after delaying retirement
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Mark Cavendish set for Tour de France record bid after delaying retirement

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Tour de France 2023 standings and latest results
1 year, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2023 standings and latest results

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Vingegaard keeps yellow jersey at Tour de France as Poels soloes to victory in 15th stage
1 year, 5 months ago

Vingegaard keeps yellow jersey at Tour de France as Poels soloes to victory in 15th stage

Associated Press  

SAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC, France — With just one week of racing left in the Tour de France, the duel for the ages between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar could still go either way. The 35-year-old Poels, who was part of an early breakaway in Sunday’s 179-kilometer 15th stage, took advantage of a short but very steep ascent located just before the …

Tour de France 2023: Pedersen wins stage eight, Vingegaard retains overall lead
1 year, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2023: Pedersen wins stage eight, Vingegaard retains overall lead

The Hindu  

Denmark’s Mads Pedersen won the eighth stage of the Tour de France, a 200-km ride from Libourne on Saturday. However, Mark Cavendish’s hopes of breaking the record for stage wins at the Tour de France ended in cruel fashion when the Briton crashed out of this year’s race, which he has long said will be his last. Cavendish’s withdrawal comes …

Belgian Philipsen sprints to Tour de France third stage win
1 year, 5 months ago

Belgian Philipsen sprints to Tour de France third stage win

The Hindu  

Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen outpaced and outmuscled the other fast men to take the high-speed bunch finish at the end of the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday. The Alpecin rider held off German Phil Bauhaus, with Australian Caleb Ewan third as the race crossed into France after two days in the Spanish Basque Country. English rider …

France’s Lafay wins Tour de France stage two as Yates retains overall lead
1 year, 5 months ago

France’s Lafay wins Tour de France stage two as Yates retains overall lead

The Hindu  

Victor Lafay gave his Cofidis team their first Tour de France victory in 15 years when he claimed the second stage, a 209-km hilly ride from Vitoria Gasteiz on Sunday. The Frenchman, who had showed great form in Saturday’s opening stage, powered away with one kilometre to go and did not look back with a reduced bunch breathing down his …

Tour de France 2023: All you need to know about the race, timings, stages, live streaming info
1 year, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2023: All you need to know about the race, timings, stages, live streaming info

The Hindu  

The Tour de France – starting out as a sheer business strategy, with a little over 60 entrants and 12,000 francs as its prize money – has now flourished into creating history. The Tour de France 2023 has the following stages: 4 hilly stages 8 flat stages 8 mountain stages 4 summits 1 individual time trial 2 rest days Where …

Tour de France reveal brutally mountainous route for 2023 race
2 years, 1 month ago

Tour de France reveal brutally mountainous route for 2023 race

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Egan Bernal could turn 2023 Tour de France into three-way thriller with Pogacar and Vingegaard
2 years, 4 months ago

Egan Bernal could turn 2023 Tour de France into three-way thriller with Pogacar and Vingegaard

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Tour de France 2022: Christophe Laporte wins stage 19 as Jonas Vingegaard maintains overall lead
2 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2022: Christophe Laporte wins stage 19 as Jonas Vingegaard maintains overall lead

Firstpost  

Laporte, of Jumbo Visma, managed to close a gap from the main peloton to a stubborn escape group around 1km from the line before edging ahead to easily win this largely flat stage. Cahors: Christophe Laporte became the first Frenchman to win on this year’s Tour de France, taking stage 19 at Cahors on Friday, as Jonas Vingegaard maintained his …

Tour de France 2021: German sprinter Andre Greipel announces retirement from cycling
3 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2021: German sprinter Andre Greipel announces retirement from cycling

The Hindu  

Andre Greipel, who spent his 39th birthday on Friday riding a 207km Tour de France stage, announced on Saturday he will retire at the end of the year. The muscular German sprinter, nicknamed the Gorilla, has ridden every Tour since 2011, winning 11 stages including two, in 2015 and 2016, in the traditional closer along the Champs-Elysees, where the race …

Tour de France 2021: Germany's Nils Politt wins stage 12, Tadej Pogacar retains overall lead
3 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2021: Germany's Nils Politt wins stage 12, Tadej Pogacar retains overall lead

Firstpost  

An escape group finished the short, flat stage to Nimes more than 15min ahead of a resigned peloton, with the defending champion, UAE rider Tadej Pogacar, retaining his five-minute overall lead over a clutch of rivals. Nimes: Germany’s Nils Politt won stage 12 of the Tour de France on Thursday after early winds helped a breakaway build up a convincing …

Tour de France 2021: Peter Sagan, key rival of British cyclist Mark Cavendish, out with inflamed knee
3 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2021: Peter Sagan, key rival of British cyclist Mark Cavendish, out with inflamed knee

The Hindu  

Seven-time winner of the Tour de France green sprint points jersey Peter Sagan dropped out of the 21-day race on Thursday ahead of a flat run to Nimes due to an inflamed knee. One of cycling's superstars, Sagan was a key rival standing in the way of British ace Mark Cavendish, who can level Eddy Merckx's all-time record for stage …

Tour de France 2021: Matej Mohoric wins stage seven as Mathieu van der Poel keeps yellow jersey
3 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2021: Matej Mohoric wins stage seven as Mathieu van der Poel keeps yellow jersey

Firstpost  

Slovenian Mohoric climbed to fourth in the overall standings and claimed the King of the Mountains polka-dot jersey. Le Creusot, France: Slovenia’s Matej Mohoric won stage seven of the Tour de France on Friday as leader Mathieu van der Poel kept the yellow jersey against the odds by leading a breakaway on an epic 249km run from Vierzon to Le …

'Focused on Just Returning Back to my Former Level': Chris Froom Doesn't Think He Can Win Tour de France 2021
3 years, 6 months ago

'Focused on Just Returning Back to my Former Level': Chris Froom Doesn't Think He Can Win Tour de France 2021

News 18  

Chris Froome has ruled himself out of contention for a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title later this month, saying he needs more time to rediscover the form needed to battle for the yellow jersey. In a long road to recovery, Froome had hoped to gather momentum this week but Wednesday’s disappointing showing in the time trial stage left him …

Tour de France: Roglic strengthens lead - sports news
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France: Roglic strengthens lead - sports news

The Hindu  

Primoz Roglic tightened his grip on the Tour de France overall lead as he dropped defending champion Egan Bernal in the final ascent of a gruelling 13th stage in the Massif Central on Friday. - French hopes end - Bernal saw Roglic and Pogacar fade in the distance as his face turned into a mask of pain in the last …

Tour de France: Australian Caleb Ewan Wins Tight Sprint as Peter Sagan Gets Relegated
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France: Australian Caleb Ewan Wins Tight Sprint as Peter Sagan Gets Relegated

News 18  

Australian Caleb Ewan claimed his second victory in this year’s Tour de France when he prevailed in a tightly contested sprint to win the 11th stage, a 167.5-km ride from Chatelaillon-Plage on Wednesday. The Lotto-Soudal rider threw his bike forward over the line to narrowly beat triple world champion Peter Sagan, who was judged to have leaned into Belgian Wout …

Tour de France: Roglic claims yellow as fellow Slovenian Pogacar wins stage nine - Cycling News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France: Roglic claims yellow as fellow Slovenian Pogacar wins stage nine - Cycling News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Primoz Roglic took command of the Tour de France despite narrowly losing out to fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar on the ninth stage as Briton Adam Yates's limits were exposed in the second mountain test on Sunday. The 21-year-old Pogacar, the most attacking rider on the final climb up to the Col de Marie Blanque, outsprinted Roglic and breakaway rider Marc …

Tour de France riders await coronavirus tests day
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France riders await coronavirus tests day

The Hindu  

Tour de France teams were crossing their fingers as the peloton headed for the first rest day's battery of coronavirus tests which could trigger team exclusions on Monday. Tour rules state that should two members of a team, staff or riders, test positive for coronavirus, the whole outfit will be kicked out of the race. In any case, if somebody …

Tour de France: Peters wins Stage 8 in Pyrenees
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France: Peters wins Stage 8 in Pyrenees

The Hindu  

Nans Peters won the eighth stage of the Tour de France following a long breakaway in the Pyrenees, while fellow Frenchman Thibaut Pinot saw his hopes of winning the race vanish. READ | Yellow jersey holder Adam Yates and other Tour contenders, including defending champion Egan Bernal and favorite Primoz Roglic, rode some seven minutes further back. Featuring three punishing …

Tour de France Springs to Life As Tadej Pogacar Loses Time and Wout van Aert Secures Double
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France Springs to Life As Tadej Pogacar Loses Time and Wout van Aert Secures Double

News 18  

The Tour de France burst into life when a fast start and crosswinds blew the peloton apart in the seventh stage, leaving dark horse Tadej Pogacar with a lot catching-up to do ahead of the Pyrenees on Saturday. Friday?s 168-km ride from Millau was dominated by Belgian Wout van Aert, who won his second Tour stage this year, after a …

Tour de France: Yates in yellow, Sagan attacking on Stage 7 - sports news
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France: Yates in yellow, Sagan attacking on Stage 7 - sports news

The Hindu  

Stage 7 of the Tour de France started on Friday with British rider Adam Yates wearing the race leader’s yellow jersey and the team of three-time world champion Peter Sagan causing havoc by setting a furious pace at the start of the 168-kilometre route into southwest France. Other rivals to Sagan in the trailing group included 11-time stage winner Andre …

Kazakh Lutsenko Wins Tour De France Stage Six
4 years, 3 months ago

Kazakh Lutsenko Wins Tour De France Stage Six

News 18  

Kazakh Alexey Lutsenko claimed his maiden victory on the Tour de France when he won the sixth stage, a 191-km trek from Le Teil on Thursday as the top guns again delayed the fight for the general classification. Astana rider Lutsenko, a former Under-23 world champion, prevailed from an eight-man breakaway at the top of Mont Aigoual to add to …

Van Aert sprints to victory in Tour de France stage five - Sports news
4 years, 3 months ago

Van Aert sprints to victory in Tour de France stage five - Sports news

The Hindu  

Belgian Wout van Aert won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, a 183km ride from Gap that featured no breakaway, an almost unprecedented scenario in normal racing conditions in the modern era. Dutchman Cees Bol was second and Sam Bennett took third place to become the first Irishman to wear the green jersey for the points …

Tour de France: Adam Yates Overtakes Julian Alaphilippe in Leaderboard, Wout van Aert Wins Stage 5
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France: Adam Yates Overtakes Julian Alaphilippe in Leaderboard, Wout van Aert Wins Stage 5

News 18  

Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe lost the overall lead in the Tour de France to Briton Adam Yates after being handed a 20-second penalty for illegal feeding at the end of stage five, won by Belgian Wout van Aert on Wednesday. Van Aert was fastest in the sprint at the end of the 183km ride from Gap that featured no breakaway, an …

Tour de France: Primoz Roglic Wins Mountain Stage, Julian Alaphilippe Stays Overall Leader
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France: Primoz Roglic Wins Mountain Stage, Julian Alaphilippe Stays Overall Leader

News 18  

ORCIERES-MERLETTE, France: After just four stages at the Tour de France, the balance of power is already clearer: Primoz Roglic and his Jumbo-Visma team are looking like the ones to beat. Roglic, the Spanish Vuelta champion, used the race’s first summit finish Tuesday in the ski resort of Orcieres-Merlette to erase any lingering doubts surrounding his form. With a strategy …

Tour de France 2020: Julian Alaphilippe wins stage two, dedicates victory to late father
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France 2020: Julian Alaphilippe wins stage two, dedicates victory to late father

Firstpost  

Julian Alaphilippe has a four-second lead over Yates, with Hirschi in third place three seconds further back ahead of Monday’s hilly Stage 3 from Nice to Sisteron. Nice: Racing across the finish line at the Tour de France, Julian Alaphilippe kissed his finger and raised it to the sky, dedicating his win Sunday on Stage 2 to his father who …

Tour de France: Emotional Julian Alaphilippe Dedicates 2nd Stage Victory to Late Father
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France: Emotional Julian Alaphilippe Dedicates 2nd Stage Victory to Late Father

News 18  

A year after thrilling his home nation for a fortnight on last year’s Tour de France, a tearful Julian Alaphilippe produced an almost carbon-copy capture of a stage win Sunday to claim the overall leader’s yellow jersey once again. On the day’s final climb, Alaphilippe launched a blistering attack to clinch bonus seconds at the summit before a white-knuckle descent …

Tour de France 2020: Grappling with staging the world’s toughest bike race in a pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France 2020: Grappling with staging the world’s toughest bike race in a pandemic

CNN  

CNN — It’s set to be a Tour de France like no other. “The Tour de France will not stop if there’s a positive case, even if nobody knows whether it will be completed or not,” International Cycling Union president David Lappartient told Reuters. Documents obtained by cycling website VeloNews – which were confirmed to CNN as accurate by race …

Coronavirus resurgence casts shadow on the Tour de France
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus resurgence casts shadow on the Tour de France

The Hindu  

Whether the Tour de France will celebrate a winner this year is anyone’s guess as the world’s greatest cycling race starts in Nice on Saturday amid fears of a ‘second wave’ of COVID-19. Stage 5 - Gap - Privas 183km - Nice - Nice 156km; - Nice - Nice 186km; - Nice - Sisteron 198km; - Sisteron - Orcieres-Merlette 160.5km; …

Cycling: Tour de France Ready to Roll Out After a Delay of Two Months
4 years, 3 months ago

Cycling: Tour de France Ready to Roll Out After a Delay of Two Months

News 18  

The Tour de France rolls out of the French Riviera next Saturday with peaks, plains and rigid coronavirus protocols standing between the 176 riders and the final dash along the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Colombia's 23-year-old defending champion Egan Bernal will defend his title as sole captain of Ineos, who ruthlessly axed both four-time winner Chris Froome and 2018 champion Geraint …

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