Tour de France 2019: Caleb Ewan notches up second win of tour as Julian Alaphilippe maintains overall lead after stage 16
5 years, 8 months ago

Tour de France 2019: Caleb Ewan notches up second win of tour as Julian Alaphilippe maintains overall lead after stage 16

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Caleb Ewan sprinted to his second victory on the Tour de France on Tuesday as Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe kept the overall lead after stage 16, where Geraint Thomas fell but finished with all the main contenders. Nîmes, France: Caleb Ewan sprinted to his second victory on the Tour de France on Tuesday as Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe kept the overall lead after stage 16, where Geraint Thomas fell but finished with all the main contenders. After his third fall during this Tour, Team Ineos’ sports director Nicolas Portal said Thomas felt fine. Wednesday’s 17th stage sees the Tour head north towards its Alpine reckoning with a 200km run from the Pont du Gard bridge in the Camargue to Gap, where bonus seconds atop a climb 10km from the finish line ensure further drama ahead of the three much awaited stages that follow it.

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Tour de France Stage 17: Carapaz ticks off Tour win as Evenepoel edges Pogacar, Vingegaard
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Philipsen wins Stage 13 of Tour de France in sprint finish and Pogacar keeps overall lead
8 months, 1 week ago

Philipsen wins Stage 13 of Tour de France in sprint finish and Pogacar keeps overall lead

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PAU, France — Jasper Philipsen won the 13th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish and two-time champion Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey on Friday. Philipsen held off Belgian countryman Wout van Aert and German rider Pascal Ackermann after 3 1/2 hours to clinch his second stage win this month, eighth overall on the Tour, and …

Tour de France Stage 13 preview: Biniam Girmay eyes more sprint success in Pau
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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Tour de France Stage 11 preview: A day for the breakaway in the Massif Central
8 months, 2 weeks 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
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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. Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey with the same 33 second gap on Remco Evenepoel and more than a minute on two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard. The 10th stage from Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond in central France …

Philipsen finally triumphs in sprint finish on Stage 10 of Tour de France
8 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
8 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 …

Frenchman Anthony Turgis wins tough Tour de France stage on gravel roads, Pogacar keeps the lead
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Frenchman Anthony Turgis wins tough Tour de France stage on gravel roads, Pogacar keeps the lead

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TROYES, France — 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 a hectic day of racing, marked by relentless attacks on Sunday. Behind the breakaway, race leader Tadej Pogacar tried to set the race on fire as the fight between the main …

Dylan Groenewegen wins stage six of Tour de France after photo finish
8 months, 3 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
8 months, 3 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 …

Mark Cavendish vomits on the road as he struggles on stage one of Tour de France
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Cavendish vomits on the road as he struggles on stage one of Tour de France

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

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

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Geraint Thomas makes Mark Cavendish prediction ahead of Tour de France record bid
9 months ago

Geraint Thomas makes Mark Cavendish prediction ahead of Tour de France record bid

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Former world champion Alaphilippe wins the hilly 12th stage of the Giro. Pogacar still leads
10 months, 1 week ago

Former world champion Alaphilippe wins the hilly 12th stage of the Giro. Pogacar still leads

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FANO, Italy — Two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe won the hilly 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday with a solo breakaway, while Tadej Pogacar finished safely in the main pack to retain the pink jersey. It was Alaphilippe’s first victory in the Giro, to go with his six stage wins at the Tour de France and one at …

Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wins the Tour de France for 2nd straight year
1 year, 8 months ago

Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wins the Tour de France for 2nd straight year

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PARIS — Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France for a second straight year as cycling’s most storied race finished Sunday on the famed Champs-Élysées. Little had separated the two rivals until Vingegaard finished a time trial 1 minute, 38 seconds ahead of Pogačar on Tuesday, then followed up the next day by finishing the toughest mountain stage …

Pogačar wins Stage 20 but Vingegaard is virtually assured of Tour de France win
1 year, 8 months ago

Pogačar wins Stage 20 but Vingegaard is virtually assured of Tour de France win

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LE MARKSTEIN, France — Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard celebrated on the second-to-last day of the Tour de France. Vingegaard maintained his huge lead over two-time champion Pogačar and will surely be crowned the Tour winner after Sunday’s largely ceremonial stage ends on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. “We have to be careful not to do anything stupid but, yeah, it’s …

Vingegaard keeps yellow jersey at Tour de France as Poels soloes to victory in 15th stage
1 year, 8 months ago

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

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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 …

Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen abandons Tour de France. He’s still reeling from an early crash
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen abandons Tour de France. He’s still reeling from an early crash

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ROANNE, France — Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen has left the Tour de France ahead of Thursday’s 12th stage, saying it was impossible for him to reach Paris following an early crash in cycling’s biggest race. “Due to my stage-four crash, and after discussions with the team, we decided it’s better for me to stop my Tour de France journey here,” …

Philipsen wins Tour de France stage 11 as Vingegaard retains yellow jersey
1 year, 8 months ago

Philipsen wins Tour de France stage 11 as Vingegaard retains yellow jersey

The Hindu  

Jasper Philipsen cemented his status as this year’s sprinting star when he claimed his fourth stage win in the Tour de France on Wednesday. The Belgian was a cut above the rest in the 11th stage, a 180km ride from Clermont Ferrand, easily beating Dutch Dylan Groenewegen and German Phil Bauhaus to take his career tally of wins in the …

Cavendish offered another Tour chance by Astana-Qazaqstan despite planned retirement
1 year, 8 months ago

Cavendish offered another Tour chance by Astana-Qazaqstan despite planned retirement

The Hindu  

Astana-Qazaqstan has offered Mark Cavendish a contract extension to ride on the Tour de France next year despite the Briton’s planned retirement at the end of this season, the team’s general manager Alexander Vinokourov said. The 38-year-old Cavendish’s hopes of breaking the record for stage wins on the Tour ended cruelly on Saturday when he crashed out of this year’s …

Tour de France 2023: Pedersen wins stage eight, Vingegaard retains overall lead
1 year, 8 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 …

Cavendish crashes out of Tour de France in last attempt at outright record
1 year, 8 months ago

Cavendish crashes out of Tour de France in last attempt at outright record

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Mark Cavendish will have to share the record for most career stage wins at the Tour de France. Cavendish equaled Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins during the 2021 Tour, 13 years after his first success, but was not selected last year. “It’s so sad for a legend to finish the Tour like this,” said former world champion Mads …

Philipsen denies Cavendish to claim Tour de France hat-trick
1 year, 8 months ago

Philipsen denies Cavendish to claim Tour de France hat-trick

The Hindu  

Belgian Jasper Philipsen denied Mark Cavendish a record-breaking victory on the Tour de France to claim his third stage win in this year’s race on Friday. After 170km from Mont de Marsan, Philipsen was the fastest again in the final sprint, although Briton Cavendish almost caught the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider by surprise by launching his effort early. The Briton, chasing a …

Tour de France highlights: Mark Cavendish falls short as Jasper Philipsen wins again
1 year, 8 months ago

Tour de France highlights: Mark Cavendish falls short as Jasper Philipsen wins again

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Philipsen wins second straight Tour de France stage
1 year, 8 months ago

Philipsen wins second straight Tour de France stage

The Hindu  

Jasper Philipsen won a second consecutive stage of the Tour de France in a sprint at the Nogaro racetrack on Tuesday marred by three high-speed falls. British veteran Mark Cavendish came fifth as he continued to face frustration in his quest for a 35th Tour de France win to break the all-time record he shares with Eddy Merckx. Adam Yates …

Belgian Philipsen sprints to Tour de France third stage win
1 year, 8 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, 8 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: Adam beats Simon in Yates twins one-two in stage one
1 year, 8 months ago

Tour de France: Adam beats Simon in Yates twins one-two in stage one

The Hindu  

Britain’s Adam Yates pipped his own twin brother Simon to claim the opening stage of the Tour de France and don the first yellow jersey of this year’s race at the end of a 182.5-km loop around Bilbao on Saturday. Adam got the better of identical twin Simon to triumph for the first time on a grand tour, while his …

On this day in 2015: Chris Froome wins second Tour de France title
2 years, 8 months ago

On this day in 2015: Chris Froome wins second Tour de France title

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On this day in 2015 – Chris Froome wins second Tour de France title
2 years, 8 months ago

On this day in 2015 – Chris Froome wins second Tour de France title

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Tour de France 2022 stage 21 LIVE: Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on Champs-Elysees after Jasper Philipsen wins sprint finish
2 years, 8 months ago

Tour de France 2022 stage 21 LIVE: Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on Champs-Elysees after Jasper Philipsen wins sprint finish

The Independent  

✕ Close 2022 Tour de France: Vingegaard drops Pogacar in final Tour mountain test Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark won his first Tour de France title on Sunday as Jasper Philipsen claimed Stage 21, his second of the race, to conclude the 109th edition of the race. The Dane came out on top of a thrilling three-week duel, edging two-time defending …

Tour de France 2022: Christophe Laporte wins stage 19 as Jonas Vingegaard maintains overall lead
2 years, 8 months ago

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

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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 …

Pogacar wins Stage 17, Vingegaard moves closer to Tour title
2 years, 8 months ago

Pogacar wins Stage 17, Vingegaard moves closer to Tour title

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PEYRAGUDES, France — Tadej Pogacar claimed a third stage win as he sprinted away from Jonas Vingegaard in the punishing last climb of a grueling trek in the Pyrenees on Wednesday but failed to take significant time out of the Tour de France leader. With just one big mountain stage left and an individual time trial before the race reaches …

Tour de France 2022: Jonas Vingegaard retains lead as Hugo Houle wins stage 16
2 years, 8 months ago

Tour de France 2022: Jonas Vingegaard retains lead as Hugo Houle wins stage 16

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Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo retained the overall lead from defending champion Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas of Ineos as the Tour entered the Pyrenees Foix: Canadian rider Hugo Houle broke down in tears after winning stage 16 of the Tour de France on Tuesday, dedicating the triumph to his recently deceased brother. Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo retained the overall lead …

Philipsen wins Tour stage, Vingegaard keeps lead, Roglic out
2 years, 8 months ago

Philipsen wins Tour stage, Vingegaard keeps lead, Roglic out

Associated Press  

CARCASSONNE, France — Jasper Philipsen of Belgium braved a heat wave to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint on Sunday as Jonas Vingegaard kept the leader’s yellow jersey. Primož Roglič, the 2020 runner-up and a key teammate for Vingegaard, abandoned the race before the start on Sunday because of injuries he previously sustained in …

Pedersen posts maiden Tour stage win, Vingegaard keeps lead
2 years, 8 months ago

Pedersen posts maiden Tour stage win, Vingegaard keeps lead

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SAINT-ETIENNE, France — Former world champion Mads Pedersen attacked from the start, then delivered in style on the finish line to claim his first stage win at the Tour de France on Friday. It’s really nice to get the reward.” It’s a very successful Tour for Danish riders, who have posted three stage wins since the start of the race …

Tour De France 2022: Bob Jungels wins Alpine prelude, Tadej Pogacar holds yellow jersey
2 years, 8 months ago

Tour De France 2022: Bob Jungels wins Alpine prelude, Tadej Pogacar holds yellow jersey

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Jungels previously won Liege-Bastogne-Liege but has been frustrated with poor form in recent years because of health issues. Chatel: Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels powered to victory in stage nine of the Tour de France on Sunday holding off Thibaut Pinot to cross the line alone after a 192km race through Switzerland to the French border. “I went down that last hill …

Tour de France 2022: Tadej Pogacar extends lead by winning stage seven
2 years, 8 months ago

Tour de France 2022: Tadej Pogacar extends lead by winning stage seven

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Pogacar punished all his key rivals except Vingegaard, with Geraint Thomas losing 14sec and Adam Yates 29, as some riders dismounted and pushed up the punishing finale. Plancher-les-Mines : Already wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey defending champion Tadej Pogacar overtook the last of a breakaway and his key rival Jonas Vingegaard in a last gasp burst atop a steep …

World champion Julian Alaphilippe, and Mark Cavendish to miss Tour de France
2 years, 8 months ago

World champion Julian Alaphilippe, and Mark Cavendish to miss Tour de France

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While Alaphilippe has not completely recovered from the horrific crash at Liège-Bastogne-Liège two months back, Cavendish was named as the first-reserve rider. Two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe and ace sprinter Mark Cavendish won’t be on the starting line when the Tour de France kicks off Friday from Copenhagen. Alaphilippe has not recovered enough in the two months since his horrific …

World champion Julian Alaphilippe set for racing comeback ahead of Tour de France
2 years, 9 months ago

World champion Julian Alaphilippe set for racing comeback ahead of Tour de France

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Geraint Thomas becomes first British cyclist to win Tour de Suisse
2 years, 9 months ago

Geraint Thomas becomes first British cyclist to win Tour de Suisse

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Tour de France 2021: Tadej Pogacar wins as Mark Cavendish just misses out on stage record
3 years, 8 months ago

Tour de France 2021: Tadej Pogacar wins as Mark Cavendish just misses out on stage record

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Tour de France 2021: German sprinter Andre Greipel announces retirement from cycling
3 years, 8 months ago

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

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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: Matej Mohoric wins stage 19 day after police raid on Bahrain Victorious
3 years, 8 months ago

Tour de France 2021: Matej Mohoric wins stage 19 day after police raid on Bahrain Victorious

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It was Mohoric’s second win on this edition of the Tour, and was achieved after he joined an early break and then broke clear for a solo win at Libourne, with the main peloton several minutes adrift. Bahrain Victorious’ Slovenian rider Matej Mohoric won stage 19 of the Tour de France on Friday, a day after his team hotel and …

Austrian cyclist Patrick Konrad wins 2021 Tour de France stage 16
3 years, 8 months ago

Austrian cyclist Patrick Konrad wins 2021 Tour de France stage 16

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Patrick Konrad claimed a maiden Tour de France victory with a successful long-range attack on a rain-soaked 16th stage, a 169-km mountain trek from Pas de la Casa, Andorra, on Tuesday. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey as the main contenders kept their powder dry ahead of Wednesday's much-feared 17th stage to the Col du Portet, …

Mollema wins Tour de France stage 14
3 years, 8 months ago

Mollema wins Tour de France stage 14

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Dutchman Bauke Mollema won the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, a 183.7-km ride from Carcassonne to Quillan in the southeast, for his second career victory in 11 appearances at cycling's most popular race. Austrian Patrick Konrad took second place, with Colombia's Sergio Higuita coming home third, both one minute four seconds off the pace. Slovenian Tadej …

Mark Cavendish made to wait for 34th stage win as Nils Politt solos to victory in Tour de France
3 years, 8 months ago

Mark Cavendish made to wait for 34th stage win as Nils Politt solos to victory in Tour de France

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Tour de France 2021: Germany's Nils Politt wins stage 12, Tadej Pogacar retains overall lead
3 years, 8 months ago

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

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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, 8 months ago

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

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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 …

Mark Cavendish wins 33rd Tour de France stage to move within one of Eddy Merckx’s record
3 years, 8 months ago

Mark Cavendish wins 33rd Tour de France stage to move within one of Eddy Merckx’s record

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