Dutchman claims polka dot jersey on day marred by multiple crashes The world’s most famous cycling race had finally arrived – ‘La Grande Boucle’ started today in Brest with a long 197.8km parcours that was far from easy. Six categorised climbs dotted the coastal profile, and while the third category […]
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Tour de France – Danny van Poppel animates opening stage marred by crashes
The 108th Tour de France started this Saturday from Brest, in Brittany, for an inaugural stage of 197 kilometers towards the Côte de la Fosse-aux-Loups (3.2 km at 5.4%), the uphill finished supposed to designate the first yellow jersey of this Grande Boucle. In addition to the final climb, which […]
Tour de France: List of Riders
Brittany is all set for the Grand Départ of the 108th Tour de France with stage 1 to take the 184 participants from Brest to Landerneau. Seven Breton riders line up in a land of a rich cycling history, including David Gaudu and Valentin Madouas, the locals for stage 1. […]
Caleb Ewan confident ahead of the start of the Tour
Lotto Soudal’s Caleb Ewan will be at the start of the Tour de France for the third time in his career. The Australian managed to win multiple stages in his first two participations and also this year, Ewan hopes to add to his tally of five stage wins at the […]
Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Matériaux – Tour de France – Comments
As we approach the Grand Départ of the Tour de France (2.UWT), which will take place in Brest on June 26, Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux has expressed its ambitions for this 108th edition of the Grande Boucle during a press conference this Thursday. Jean-François Bourlart (CEO Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert):“This will be our fourth Tour […]
Tour de France: Info With Three Days To Go
Key points:Ø The headquarters of the 108th Tour de France is launched at Brest-Penfeld. The first four stages in Brittany revive the passion in the hotbed of French cycling despite a strict protocol that remains in place to fight Covid-19. Ø Chris Froome spoke about his come-back to Brest thirteen […]
Trek-Segafredo Tour de France line up
A legendary former winner, an unfaltering fan-favorite, rising stars and a highly-qualified cast to support them – we can’t wait to see what kind of show this team can put on for the world. Our confirmed 2021 Tour de France line-up: Julien Bernard (France, 3rd Tour de France)Kenny Elissonde (France, […]
Team DSM Present 2021 Tour de France Roster
With only a few days until the peloton will take to the start line in Brest, set for this year’s edition of the Tour de France, Team DSM confirm their eight-rider strong roster that will take on an exciting edition of La Grand Boucle. Faced with a tricky route around […]
Team selected for Tour de France title defense
Pogačar returns to lead squad Tuesday 22 June, 2021 UAE Team Emirates have unveiled the team heading into the Tour de France (26 June-18 July) to start the Grand Boucles which begins from the city of Brest. The team heads into the 21 stages led by 2020 champion Tadej Pogačar, […]