Tour de France news: Geraint Thomas lauds 'great 10 days' for Team Ineos ahead of mountain stages
5 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France news: Geraint Thomas lauds 'great 10 days' for Team Ineos ahead of mountain stages

Daily Mail  

Geraint Thomas and Team Ineos had every reason to be satisfied as they reached the first rest day of the Tour de France in an enviable position. The crosswind chaos of Monday's stage 10 saw Thomas power his way into second place on the general classification, 72 seconds behind Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe in the yellow jersey, with young Egan Bernal just four seconds behind in third place. Geraint Thomas is pleased with his and Team Ineos' positioning after the first ten days Thomas is just 72 seconds behind Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe in the general classification 'With myself and Egan second and third it's been a great 10 days,' the defending champion said. Alaphilippe has earned the crowd's acclaim with some wonderful attacking racing Though the 33-year-old Thomas is enjoying having the number one on his bib, he said he felt no different in the race.

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Tour de France 2024: Philipsen sprints to stage 16 win, Pogacar retains lead
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

‘Then it’s gone forever:' AP photographers race to capture fleeting Tour de France scenes
5 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Then it’s gone forever:' AP photographers race to capture fleeting Tour de France scenes

Associated Press  

It almost looks more like surrealism than photojournalism. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, rides in the pack during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 163.5 kilometers with start in Macon and finish in Dijon, France, Thursday, July 4, …

Jasper Philipsen sprints to first stage victory of this year’s Tour de France
6 months ago

Jasper Philipsen sprints to first stage victory of this year’s Tour de France

The Independent  

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Geraint Thomas makes Mark Cavendish prediction ahead of Tour de France record bid
6 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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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 …

Underrated Geraint Thomas secures third Tour de France podium – and bids adieu to race?
2 years, 5 months ago

Underrated Geraint Thomas secures third Tour de France podium – and bids adieu to race?

The Telegraph  

Jasper Philipsen wins final stage of the 109th Tour de France Jonas Vingegaard becomes second Dane to win yellow jersey Vingegaard is also crowned the 'king of the mountains' Wout van Aert sets points record to wins green jersey Tadej Pogacar wins youth classification for third year In 2018, he famously ended his victory speech on the Tour de France …

Tour de France: Geraint Thomas finishes 41 seconds behind lead at 20th position in thrilling second stage finale
3 years, 6 months ago

Tour de France: Geraint Thomas finishes 41 seconds behind lead at 20th position in thrilling second stage finale

Firstpost  

As Tour rookie Mathieu van der Poel scored a memorable triumph in blistering gung-ho style, Thomas was unable to keep up over the final kilometre. Mûr-de-Bretagne, France: Former champion Geraint Thomas lost around 30 seconds to his two key rivals for the overall Tour de France title after slipping behind in Sunday’s thrilling finale to the second stage. Thomas is …

Julian Alaphilippe Leads Tour de France as Crashes Mar Grand Depart
3 years, 6 months ago

Julian Alaphilippe Leads Tour de France as Crashes Mar Grand Depart

News 18  

Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe dusted himself off from a fall to claim the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France on Saturday, winning stage one by a clear margin on a crash-marred opening day. Crossing the line in his world champion’s rainbow jersey Alaphilippe put his thumb in his mouth in honour of his newborn son with his partner Marion …

Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas
3 years, 6 months ago

Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas

News 18  

The 2021 Tour de France rolls out of Brest on Saturday with a host of contenders for the winner’s yellow jersey in the peloton. A year later he won the Tour de France aged just 21, overhauling long-time leader Primoz Roglic on the 20th stage time-trial at La Planche des Belles Filles and in the process humiliating his fellow Slovenian …

Tour de France: Primoz Roglic Wins Mountain Stage, Julian Alaphilippe Stays Overall Leader
4 years, 4 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, 4 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 2020: Bradley Wiggins reflects on ‘petulant’ side after resonating with Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas treatment
4 years, 4 months ago

Tour de France 2020: Bradley Wiggins reflects on ‘petulant’ side after resonating with Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas treatment

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Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas gently axed from Ineos's Tour de France 2020 team
4 years, 4 months ago

Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas gently axed from Ineos's Tour de France 2020 team

The Independent  

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Tour de France: Former champions Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas left out of Team Ineos squad for upcoming edition
4 years, 4 months ago

Tour de France: Former champions Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas left out of Team Ineos squad for upcoming edition

Firstpost  

Froome has been trying to get back to peak condition after he was involved in a high-speed crash at last year’s Criterium du Dauphine which came close to ending his career. London: Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome and 2018 winner Geraint Thomas are glaring omissions from the formidable Team Ineos Grenadier line-up for this year’s race. “We want …

Former champ Thomas hopes Tour de France goes ahead
4 years, 8 months ago

Former champ Thomas hopes Tour de France goes ahead

The Hindu  

Geraint Thomas hopes the Tour de France goes ahead this year as the former champion bids to make the most of his peak years. Team Ineos rider Thomas won the Tour de France in 2018 and is confident he could earn a second yellow jersey if the race can survive the coronavirus chaos. Read: Khelo India, a winner amid the …

Tour de France 2019: Geraint Thomas has 'defied all odds' to finish 2nd, says Team Ineos boss Dave Brailsford
5 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2019: Geraint Thomas has 'defied all odds' to finish 2nd, says Team Ineos boss Dave Brailsford

Firstpost  

Geraint Thomas has “defied the odds” by occupying second place in the Tour de France behind Colombia teammate Egan Bernal, said Team Ineos boss Dave Brailsford. London: Geraint Thomas has “defied the odds” by occupying second place in the Tour de France behind Colombia teammate Egan Bernal, said Team Ineos boss Dave Brailsford. He’s a class act.” Brailsford said the …

Tour de France 2019: Egan Bernal set for historic triumph in Team INEOS 1-2
5 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2019: Egan Bernal set for historic triumph in Team INEOS 1-2

The Hindu  

Egan Bernal is set to become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France on Sunday, in a Team INEOS one-two after Julian Alaphilippe suffered during a shortened penultimate stage. READ | Sjostrom sets pace as nightclub deaths stun world swim Alaphilippe cracked 13km from the finish on a brutal, long climb to the finish in Val Thorens, where …

Tour de France: Julian Alaphilippe ready for do-or-die in Alps
5 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France: Julian Alaphilippe ready for do-or-die in Alps

The Hindu  

With just two acts of an Alpine trilogy remaining, Tour de France yellow jersey wearer Julian Alapilippe knows he will be a marked man on Friday’s stage 19 climb to a summit finish at Tignes. The French heatwave of these past two days will make way for storms, complicating the action and making a perilous occupation even more so on …

Tour de France 2019: Julian Alaphilippe keeps ahead of pack as Nairo Quintana claims stage win
5 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2019: Julian Alaphilippe keeps ahead of pack as Nairo Quintana claims stage win

The Hindu  

Nairo Quintana claimed a fantastic win in stage 18 of the Tour de France while Julian Alaphilippe held onto the yellow jersey, as Egan Bernal moved ahead of teammate Geraint Thomas in the general classification standings. Though Quintana's third Tour stage triumph put him into GC contention with two more summit finishes to go before Paris, it was back in …

Geraint Thomas: Tour de France is 'a mental game now'
5 years, 5 months ago

Geraint Thomas: Tour de France is 'a mental game now'

The Hindu  

Geraint Thomas is convinced the Tour de France has come down to a battle of wits between the leading riders after closing the gap to Julian Alaphilippe. Read | Yates climbs to second-stage win Thomas was shepherded through a key stage of the ride from Limoux to Foix Prat d'Albis by Team INEOS colleague Wout Poels, once Alaphilippe followed an …

Tour de France 2019: Yates climbs to second stage win, Thomas reduces Alaphilippe's lead
5 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2019: Yates climbs to second stage win, Thomas reduces Alaphilippe's lead

The Hindu  

Simon Yates climbed to a second Tour de France stage victory in the space of four days and Geraint Thomas clawed time back on race leader Julian Alaphilippe on the Prat d'Albis. Deceuninck-Quick Step rider Alaphilippe will still be donning the yellow jersey when the final week starts on Tuesday following a rest day, yet Thomas closed the gap by …

Cycling news: Was this the day British rule in Tour de France ended?
5 years, 5 months ago

Cycling news: Was this the day British rule in Tour de France ended?

Daily Mail  

The 2min 2sec advantage he now enjoys over Thomas is one he can protect Frenchman Alaphilippe looked every bit as indomitable as he had in the time trial While it remains too soon to suggest this stage marked the end of Britain's six-year dominance of the Tour de France, the owner of Ineos Jim Ratcliffe must have sat in the …

Geraint Thomas' Tour defence wobbles as mountains loom
5 years, 5 months ago

Geraint Thomas' Tour defence wobbles as mountains loom

The Hindu  

Defending Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas put a brave face on his mountain-top wobble on Saturday after slipping over two minutes behind overall leader Julian Alaphilippe, but refused to give up on his title bid. "I just didn't feel quite on it from the start really to be honest - just quite weak," Thomas told his team website. "At …

Tour de France 2019: Julian Alaphilippe tightens grip on yellow jersey with surprise time-trial win
5 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2019: Julian Alaphilippe tightens grip on yellow jersey with surprise time-trial win

The Hindu  

Julian Alaphilippe fittingly marked the 100th anniversary of the yellow jersey Friday by increasing his Tour de France lead with a magnificent individual time-trial stage win in Pau. Defending champion Geraint Thomas was fancied to take over as leader of the general classification on Friday, but Alaphilippe made another statement by securing his second stage win of the race with …

Tour de France 2019: No complacency from Team INEOS after 'great start', says Geraint Thomas
5 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2019: No complacency from Team INEOS after 'great start', says Geraint Thomas

The Hindu  

Geraint Thomas feels Team INEOS has enjoyed a "great start" to the Tour de France but insists the squad will remain focused as he looks to reel in Julian Alaphilippe. Alaphilippe leads the General Classification race by one minute and 12 seconds, yet Thomas is his nearest challenger and INEOS teammate Egan Bernal is third, a further four seconds back. …

Tour de France 2019: Daryl Impey wins stage nine of race as Julian Alaphilippe keeps hold of yellow jersey
5 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2019: Daryl Impey wins stage nine of race as Julian Alaphilippe keeps hold of yellow jersey

Firstpost  

Mitchelton-Scott rider Daryl Impey was part of a mass breakaway that quickly opened a 10-minute gap and extended it throughout the race with the pack eventually trailing in 16 minutes adrift. Brioude: A South African, Daryl Impey, won stage nine of the Tour de France on Sunday leaving local fans to settle for Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe keeping hold of the …

Tour de France 2019: Thomas De Gendt storms to stage eight victory, Julian Alaphilippe takes yellow jersey and Geraint Thomas recovers from crash
5 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2019: Thomas De Gendt storms to stage eight victory, Julian Alaphilippe takes yellow jersey and Geraint Thomas recovers from crash

The Hindu  

Thomas De Gendt stormed to victory at stage eight of the Tour de France as Julian Alaphilippe reclaimed the overall lead and Geraint Thomas made sure a major crash did not prove overly costly. Frenchmen Alaphilippe and Thibaut Pinot launched an impressive attack with around 15 kilometres to go and could not quite catch Lotto-Soudal's De Gendt, who held off …

Dylan Groenewegen wins stage seven of the Tour de France
5 years, 5 months ago

Dylan Groenewegen wins stage seven of the Tour de France

Daily Mail  

Dylan Groenewegen of Holland — who crashed on the opening day of this Tour de France — took the third stage win of this year’s race for the Jumbo-Visma team on Friday. At the finish of the Tour’s longest stage, from Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saone, the Dutch rider outsprinted Australian Caleb Ewan to take his third career win on the Tour. …

Britain's Thomas surges clear of main rivals on brutal finish to stage six of the Tour de France
5 years, 5 months ago

Britain's Thomas surges clear of main rivals on brutal finish to stage six of the Tour de France

Daily Mail  

Geraint Thomas took back control of the Tour de France on Thursday, with a surge of power taking him clear of his main rivals on the backbreaking finish to stage six in the Vosges mountains. He overtook race leader Julian Alaphilippe in the final few metres of the steep gravel climb to La Planche des Belles Filles to claim fourth …

Tour de France 2019: Geraint Thomas shows Tour title desire as Dylan Teuns earns Stage 6 win
5 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2019: Geraint Thomas shows Tour title desire as Dylan Teuns earns Stage 6 win

The Hindu  

Geraint Thomas showed the tenacity that could bring him a second Tour de France title when he produced a gritty climb at the end of a grueling sixth stage Thursday. A dramatic 160.5-kilometer stage from Mulhouse to the ski station finish at La Planche des Belles Filles was won by Belgian Dylan Teuns, who pulled ahead of Italian Giulio Ciccone …

Geraint Thomas tips Ineos team-mate Egan Bernal for big summit test in the Tour de France
5 years, 6 months ago

Geraint Thomas tips Ineos team-mate Egan Bernal for big summit test in the Tour de France

Daily Mail  

Geraint Thomas survived the first day of racing through the climbs of the 2019 Tour de France but then suggested that team-mate Egan Bernal is favourite for the first summit finish on stage six at La Planche des Belles Filles. ‘It is hard,’ said defending champion Thomas of the steep and unsurfaced finish to the 7km climb. Geraint Thomas survived …

Julian Alaphilippe claims the yellow jersey after Tour de France stage three victory
5 years, 6 months ago

Julian Alaphilippe claims the yellow jersey after Tour de France stage three victory

Daily Mail  

Geraint Thomas slipped behind Ineos team-mate Egan Bernal in the Tour de France pecking order on stage three after losing five seconds to the Colombian rider in a steep hilltop finish in Epernay. While French rider Julian Alaphilippe enjoyed a sparkling stage win and his first yellow jersey after a breathless attack through the Champagne vineyards, Thomas slipped behind Bernal …

Tour de France 2019: Mike Teunissen tightens grip on yellow jersey as Jumbo-Visma win Tour team time-trial
5 years, 6 months ago

Tour de France 2019: Mike Teunissen tightens grip on yellow jersey as Jumbo-Visma win Tour team time-trial

Firstpost  

Teunissen extended his overnight lead when his team beat Ineos by a handy 20sec Sunday, with the next five teams all grouped within a handful of seconds Brussels: Dutch outfit Jumbo-Visma stormed to victory in the Tour de France team time-trial on Sunday with Mike Teunissen tightening his grip on the yellow jersey after the 27.6km second stage around Brussels. …

Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal pick up time on rivals for Team Ineos after Tour de France time trial
5 years, 6 months ago

Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal pick up time on rivals for Team Ineos after Tour de France time trial

Daily Mail  

Geraint Thomas and his Ineos team-mates were beaten in a tense finish to Saturday's second stage of the Tour de France, a 27.6-kilometre team time trial through central Brussels, as Dutch team Jumbo-Visma took back-to-back stage wins. Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Dylan van Baarle and Gianni Moscon of team Ineos managed a podium finish in the team time trial around …

Geraint Thomas named joint team leader for Team INEOS for Tour de France
5 years, 6 months ago

Geraint Thomas named joint team leader for Team INEOS for Tour de France

Daily Mail  

Prior to that chilling moment when he sat at the roadside and saw blood dripping from his face, it was Geraint Thomas's intention to win in Switzerland earlier this month and set himself up for what he still hopes will be a successful defence of his Tour de France title. Welshman Geraint Thomas has been named a joint-leader for the …

Tour de France 2019: Team Ineos name Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal as joint-leaders on road to Paris
5 years, 6 months ago

Tour de France 2019: Team Ineos name Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal as joint-leaders on road to Paris

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Thomas cleared of serious injury after Tour de Suisse crash
5 years, 6 months ago

Thomas cleared of serious injury after Tour de Suisse crash

The Hindu  

Geraint Thomas is set to be fit to defend his Tour de France title next month after avoiding serious injury in a crash on Tuesday. Team INEOS star Thomas went down in stage four of the Tour de Suisse after colliding with a rival rider, landing on his shoulder and taking a blow to his head. READ | England smashes …

Party time over as 'more confident than ever' Geraint Thomas sets sights on more Tour de France success
5 years, 7 months ago

Party time over as 'more confident than ever' Geraint Thomas sets sights on more Tour de France success

The Telegraph  

There was a point earlier this year when even Geraint Thomas’s staunchest admirers were beginning to worry. A slow start to 2019, put down to an extended autumn break following his Tour win last July, had given way to a sluggish spring. Having spent the latter part of 2018 hobnobbing with the great and the good, posing for selfies with …

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