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# Tour de France

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2022
Tour de France explodes into life with Vingegaard's epic ride in the Alps
Tadej Pogacar lost almost three minutes in the race for the yellow jersey.
Nielsen wins Tour de France stage 10, Pogacar retains lead
The Dane triumphed after a nail-biting cat-and-mouse struggle up the final section of the culminating 20km climb.
Luxembourg's Jungels powers to stage nine victory at Tour de France, Pogacar holds yellow jersey
Tadej Pogacar made a late burst for the line as the two-time defending champion further tightened his grip on the overall lead with a fifth-place finish.
Van Aert wins Tour de France stage eight, Pogacar holds lead
The Belgian rider won on a late incline ahead of Australia’s pre-stage favourite Michael Matthews.
Tour de France hit by Covid as French rider and teammate of defending champion test positive
Geofrrey Bouchard of the AG2R team Vegard Stake Laengen have withdrawn from the Tour.
Pogacar triumphs on first Tour de France mountain
Pogacar overtook his key rival Jonas Vingegaard in a last-gasp burst.
Defending champion Pogacar takes Tour de France lead with stage six win
Tadej Pogacar of the UAE Emirates team launched a blistering attack on a late climb to triumph.
Van Aert wins Tour de France stage four to extend overall lead
The Belgian made a late solo break to triumph today.
Lampaert wins Tour de France opener in Copenhagen rain
The Belgian will wear the overall leader’s jersey tomorrow.
Danish police raid hotel of Tour de France team Bahrain-Victorious
The police reportedly found nothing suspicious in their two-hour search.
Four-time champion Chris Froome to ride at Tour de France
The 37-year-old has struggled for form since suffering career-threatening injuries in June 2019.
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Fan who caused serious Tour de France crash goes on trial charged with endangering lives
The 31-year-old French woman, who went into hiding for four days after the incident, has told prosecutors of being ashamed at her ‘stupidity’.
Dan Martin announces retirement from professional cycling at the end of the season
“I feel that the time is right to move on as I want to achieve so many other things in life,” said Martin.
Tadej Pogacar wins second successive Tour de France
Jumbo’s Belgian rider Van Aert stormed past Briton Mark Cavendish to take the 21st stage.
Pogacar effectively seals second straight Tour de France title
Wout van Aert won Saturday’s time trial as the peloton heads for the Champs-Elysees on Sunday.
Matej Mohoric solos to victory as Mark Cavendish is left to wait for more history
The Slovenian gave Bahrain Victorious their third win of the race just two days after their team hotel was searched by police as part of an anti-doping investigation.
Tadej Pogacar dominates in the mountains to close on Tour de France victory
The defending champion claimed his second consecutive stage win on summit finishes by racing clear up Luz Ardiden.
Pogacar extends Tour de France lead, Martin moves up to 50th in general classification
Pogacar was followed over the line by Jonas Vingegaard and Richard Carapaz on stage 17.
Ireland's Dan Martin finishes 8th as American Sepp Kuss wins stage 15
Meanwhile, Tadej Pogacar retains the overall Tour de France lead.
Mollema wins Tour de France stage in Pyrenean foot-hills
Tadej Pogacar hangs onto the yellow jersey.
Cavendish equals all-time record with another Tour de France stage victory
Today’s win at Carcassonne was the British sprinter’s fourth so far in the 2021 edition of the race.
Nils Politt breaks away to win Tour de France stage 12
Tadej Pogacar retained his five-minute lead over his yellow jersey rivals.
Seven-time green jersey winner Sagan pulls out of Tour de France
‘It’s a tough decision but an easy decision’, said Sagan.
Cavendish wins Tour de France stage 10, needs one more to equal Merckx record
Cavendish keeps a firm grip on the green jersey.
Australia's O'Connor climbs into Tour de France picture with Alpine win
Tadej Pogacar strengthened his grip on the yellow jersey on the final climb to Tignes.
2020 runner-up Primoz Roglic drops out of Tour de France
‘It doesn’t make sense to continue,’ Roglic said ahead of Sunday’s ninth stage.
Champion Pogacar seizes lead as Tour enters Alps
Today’s Alpine stage was won by Belgian Dylan Teuns.
Mohoric wins pulsating Tour de France stage as Roglic routed
Mathieu van der Poel kept his hold on the yellow jersey.
Cavendish storms to second Tour stage win in three days
The British cyclist is closing in on Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage victories.
'We'd like to calm things down' - Tour de France withdraws complaint against spectator who caused pileup
Race director Christian Prudhomme stressed that ‘the incident has been blown out of all proportion’.
Pogacar storms time-trial as Van der Poel clings to Tour de France lead
Pogacar described the stage as critical to his chances of defending the title he won in 2020.
Woman arrested as French police investigate Tour de France crash
Live television images showed the woman holding a sign, standing on the side of the road in the path of the peloton.
Cavendish wins first Tour de France stage in five years
It was his 31st stage win on the world’s greatest bike race.
Tim Merlier claims victory on another drama-filled Tour de France stage
Geraint Thomas dislocated a shoulder and 2020 runner-up Primoz Roglic losing valuable time.
Geraint Thomas dislocates shoulder in Tour de France fall
Today was the third stage of the Tour De France.
Dutch rider Van der Poel claims yellow jersey after stage 2 win at Tour de France
The 25-year-old is the grandson of late French cycling icon Raymond Poulidor.
French police launch investigation into giant Tour de France crash culprit
A pile-up occurred after a spectator leaned into the path of the speeding peloton while holding up a sign.
Spectator who caused giant Tour de France crash to be sued by organisers
According to regional newspaper Ouest France the woman fled the scene and has yet to be found.
Spectator causes mass fall at Tour de France
A fan brandishing a sign brought down German rider Tony Martin.
Dan Martin aiming to deliver maiden Tour stage win for Israel Start-Up Nation
The Irishman has two Tour de France stage wins with other teams.