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Pogacar wins Velo d’Or after securing triple crown in 2024; Kopecky wins women’s award

Cycling superstar Tadej Pogacar was awarded the Velo d’Or, as men’s rider of the year, on Friday in recognition of his Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and world championship sweep. Belgian world champion Lotte Kopecky won the women’s Velo d’Or award, voted by a jury of 40 journalists. Slovenian Team UAE rider Pogacar towered above his rivals in 2024, reclaiming …

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Froome dreaming of one last Tour de France

China Daily

Professional cyclist Chris Froome is seen in the stands during the semi final between Norway's Casper Ruud and Serbia's Novak Djokovic at Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, April 13, 2024. Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome says he dreams of competing in the world's greatest cycling race once more before he calls time on his glittering career. "It's …

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Froome dreaming of one last Tour de France

China Daily

Professional cyclist Chris Froome is seen in the stands during the semi final between Norway's Casper Ruud and Serbia's Novak Djokovic at Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, April 13, 2024. Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome says he dreams of competing in the world's greatest cycling race once more before he calls time on his glittering career. "It's …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel set to finally ignite epic cycling rivalry in World Championships road race

The Independent

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5 months ago

Tadej Pogacar: Tour de France champion out of Olympics

The Independent

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5 months ago

Tadej Pogacar answers doping question after dominant Tour de France win: ‘There will always be doubts’

The Independent

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5 months ago

Tour de France 2024: Pogacar wins Stage 20 as victory nears, Vingegaard second

The Hindu

Tadej Pogacar won for a fifth time on this year’s Tour de France on Saturday, moving to the brink of a third title, with an “out of this world” performance ahead of defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. RELATED: Tour de France 2024: Pogacar moves closer to a third title after dominant win in the mountains “Five wins. “It’s …

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5 months ago

Campenaerts wins a 3-man sprint to take Tour de France stage as Pogacar keeps yellow jersey

The Hindu

Belgian rider Victor Campenaerts posted the biggest win of his career Thursday as he claimed the tough and hilly 18th stage of the Tour de France after a three-man sprint. Two-time Tour champion Tadej Pogacar kept the race leader's yellow jersey as the top of the overall standings remained unchanged with just three days of racing left. Campenaerts spent most …

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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 …

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5 months ago

Richard Carapaz rides clear to win stage 17 of Tour de France

The Independent

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5 months, 1 week ago

Richard Carapaz wins stage 17 of Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar extends his lead

The Telegraph

Richard Carapaz beat Simon Yates to victory on stage 17 of the Tour de France in SuperDevoluy as race leader Tadej Pogacar put more pressure on an ailing Jonas Vingegaard in the fight for yellow. Carapaz rode away from Yates on the Col du Noyer, the penultimate climb of the 178km stage from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux and extended his lead on the …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Tadej Pogacar extends Tour de France lead over Jonas Vingegaard with Bastille Day victory on stage 15

The Independent

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5 months, 1 week ago

Fan who threw crisps at Tour de France riders arrested

The Independent

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5 months, 1 week ago

Tadej Pogacar wins wild stage after fan throws crisps in Tour de France leader’s face

The Independent

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5 months, 1 week ago

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

Associated Press

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 …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard sheds tears after reeling in Tadej Pogacar

The Independent

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Philipsen edges Girmay in sprint for Tour de France stage 10

The Hindu

Belgian Jasper Philipsen won a mass sprint ahead of Eritrean Biniam Girmay on stage 10 of the Tour de France on Tuesday after a flat 187.3km ride south from Orleans. Before Wednesday’s potentially explosive stage, man-to-beat Tadej Pogacar protected his 33-second overall lead over Remco Evenepoel with defending champion Jonas Vingegaard at 1min 15sec in third. Last year’s green jersey …

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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 …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tadej Pogacar takes Tour de France lead after dominant stage four victory

The Independent

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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 …

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7 months, 1 week ago

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

Associated Press

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 …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Flying Dutchman Van der Poel wins cycling world road title

NL Times

Mathieu van der Poel became the first Dutch world road race champion for nearly 40 years with a masterful ride around the rain-drenched streets of Glasgow on Sunday. The 28-year-old attacked from a small lead group on the penultimate circuit of the 14.3-km twisty city course, leaving rivals Tadej Pogacar, Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen trailing. But once Van …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Philipsen secures hat trick of Tour de France stage wins, Vingegaard stays in yellow

Associated Press

BORDEAUX, France — It was not so long ago that Jasper Philipsen was nicknamed “Jasper Disaster.” In the space of a week at the Tour de France, he has morphed into “Jasper The Master,” dominating the sprints with ease. “If you told me this one week ago I would think you’re crazy, but so far it’s a dream for us, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Pogacar wins Pyrenees big stage and Vingegaard claims Tour de France yellow jersey

Associated Press

CAUTERETS-CAMBASQUE, France — Tadej Pogacar was not done yet. “I would say it’s almost perfect the gap, and it’s going to be a big, big battle until the last stage,” Pogacar said. “The display Jonas showed yesterday was incredible and I was thinking when they started pulling on the Tourmalet, ‘If it’s going to happen like yesterday we can pack …

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Pogacar wins Velo d’Or after securing triple crown in 2024; Kopecky wins women’s award

Froome dreaming of one last Tour de France

Froome dreaming of one last Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel set to finally ignite epic cycling rivalry in World Championships road race

Tadej Pogacar: Tour de France champion out of Olympics

Tadej Pogacar answers doping question after dominant Tour de France win: ‘There will always be doubts’

Tour de France 2024: Pogacar wins Stage 20 as victory nears, Vingegaard second

Campenaerts wins a 3-man sprint to take Tour de France stage as Pogacar keeps yellow jersey

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

Richard Carapaz rides clear to win stage 17 of Tour de France

Richard Carapaz wins stage 17 of Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar extends his lead

Tadej Pogacar extends Tour de France lead over Jonas Vingegaard with Bastille Day victory on stage 15

Fan who threw crisps at Tour de France riders arrested

Tadej Pogacar wins wild stage after fan throws crisps in Tour de France leader’s face

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

Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard sheds tears after reeling in Tadej Pogacar

Philipsen edges Girmay in sprint for Tour de France stage 10

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

Tadej Pogacar takes Tour de France lead after dominant stage four victory

Tour de France 2024 embarks from Florence, Pogacar starts favourite

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

Flying Dutchman Van der Poel wins cycling world road title

Philipsen secures hat trick of Tour de France stage wins, Vingegaard stays in yellow

Pogacar wins Pyrenees big stage and Vingegaard claims Tour de France yellow jersey