Wout van Aert has won the twentieth stage of the Tour de France. The Belgian rider was the fastest in a time trial over thirty kilometres. It meant his second stage in this edition of the Tour. Jonas Vingegaard rode to third place. The fact that Van Aert was riding […]
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Wilco Kelderman Closer to top-5 GC finish after Stage 20
Stage 20’s individual time trial (ITT) brought riders through one of the most prestigious wine-growing regions of France. The 30.8km parcours was surrounded by vineyards as riders made their way around a gently undulating route from Libourne to the commune of Saint-Émilion and while the wide-open and well-paved roads would […]
IF NOT TADEJ, IT’S MATEJ!
Matej Mohoric claimed his second stage win in Libourne after he imposed himself at La Creusot on stage 7, again throughout a solo breakaway. Following two consecutive victories in the Pyrénées by Tadej Pogacar who rode through the Landes with authority in an eventful transition stage, the Slovenian champion made […]
Pogačar Makes Tour history on Luz Ardinen
Slovenian wins stage and three jerseys Thursday 15 July, 2021 Tadej Pogačar made Tour de France history on his way to winning stage 18 from Pau to Luz Ardinen, becoming the first rider even to win back to back summit finishes in the yellow jersey. After the success of yesterday […]
Tadej Pogacar Makes it Three
July 15th 2021 Tadej Pogacar took his third stage victory at Luz Ardiden the day after he won at Col du Portet, giving one more evidence that he’s by far the strongest GC contender of the 108th Tour de France. Jonas Vingegaard and Richard Carapaz rounded out the podium at […]
Pogačar Conquers Col du Portet on stage 17
Slovenian reigns over the highest finish of this Tour to retain the Yellow Jersey. Wednesday 14 July, 2021 On the queen stage of this Tour de France, 178.4km from Muret to the top of Col du Portet at 2,200 meters above sea level, Tadej Pogačar once again showed his class, […]
Slovenian Bear At Home in the Pyrénées
July 14, 2021 Two years after he claimed his first Grand Tour stage victory in Andorra at La Vuelta and one year after he took his first Tour de France stage victory in Laruns, Tadej Pogacar imposed himself with the yellow jersey at col du Portet, making stage 17 the […]
Patrick Konrad attacks solo twice to take tremendous win on Tour de France stage 16
After the second and final rest day, there was nowhere for the riders at the Tour de France to hide – if they didn’t have the legs this week, there was nothing more to be done. While the 169km stage today started with a downhill stretch, there were four categorised […]
Patrick Konrad Takes His Turn
In a race that favors attackers, Austrian national champion Patrick Konrad mimicked his team-mate Nils Politt to claim his first Tour de France stage victory in Saint-Gaudens after 37km of a brave solo ride. Only two Austrians were stage winners at the Tour before: Max Bulla (3) in 1931 and […]
After Withdrawal From The Tour Peter Sagan Successfully Underwent Knee Surgery
After his withdrawal from the Tour de France Peter Sagan underwent a small surgery at home in Monaco. The three-times World Champion is feeling well and will be able to be back on his bike soon. „First of all, I’d like to thank the BORA-hansgrohe management, the team’s doctors, and […]