A late attack on Sunday’s crazy stage helped the Irishman claw back time in the general classification. What a difference a week makes: last Sunday, Dan Martin lost over a minute after being involved in a crash on the Mont du Chat descent and saw his hopes of victory going […]

24-year-old Simon Yates has reached the conclusion of the second week of the Tour de France in seventh place overall and still with the best young rider white jersey he claimed back on stage five. Today’s stage 15 threatened another shake up as AG2R La Mondiale rode aggressively to put […]

Le Puy-en-Velay, Sunday, 16th July – Bauke Mollema has waited for his seventh participation to the Tour de France to claim his first stage victory one year after stepping down from the second place overall to the eleventh in the last two days in the mountains. Lined up as a […]

15 July, 2017, Rodez (FRA) After taking his maiden Tour de France stage win in Rodez in 2015, Greg Van Avermaet looked to repeat his success when the race returned to the same finish on stage 14 of the Tour de France. The Belgian showed his trademark grit and determination […]

For the second day in a row Team Sunweb had reason for celebrations after taking the Tour de France stage 14 victory with Michael Matthews (AUS) sealing the win in Rodez. Stage 14 was marked as a unique opportunity for Team Sunweb’s sprinter Michael Matthews, with the uphill finish perfectly […]

14/07/2017 / Tour de France After 13th stage of the Tour de France, Astana rider Fabio Aru still holds the yellow jersey of the leader of the general classification. Today’s stage from Saint-Girons to Foix became the second stage in the Pyrenees. The distance of 101 km has included three […]

Foix, Friday, 14th July – French riders hadn’t won a stage of the Tour de France on Bastille Day since David Moncoutié in Digne in 2005. Warren Barguil did it as he attacked from the gun, rode on the offensive again for the polka dot jersey and outsprinted no less […]

A brutal stage 12 caused a shake-up at the top end of proceedings at the Tour de France, but British climber Simon Yates was able to hold onto the white jersey and move into sixth overall. The 214.5km stage had no fewer than six climbs, including a 16% wall to […]

13/07/2017 / Tour de France Astana Proteam rider Fabio Aru became the leader of the general classification and for the first time in his career took the yellow jersey after finish of stage 12 in Peyragudes. Italian champion finished third behind the stage winner Romain Bardet and Colombian rider Rigoberto […]

Peyragudes, Thursday, 13th July – The overall classification of the 104th Tour de France was shaken up in the last 300 metres of the “marathon-stage” in the Pyrenees. After Team Sky controlled it all, Chris Froome lost contact to Romain Bardet who won his third stage in three years and […]