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Chambéry, Sunday, 9th July – An eventful stage 9 of the 104th Tour de France saw the victory of Colombia’s Rigoberto Uran in Chambéry after a fierce battle in three Hors-Category climbs. In a 6-man sprint including yellow jersey holder Chris Froome, the Cannondale-Drapac rider took his revenge over Frenchman […]
On the descent of the last climb, Mont du Chat, Richie Porte was in the lead chase group when he ran out of road on the descent and crashed, taking Dan Martin with him. Martin got up but Porte was taken away on a stretcher to a nearby hospital.
08 July, 2017, Station des Rousses (FRA) Stage 8 saw the Tour de France return to the mountains, where BMC Racing Team was on the attack throughout the 187.5km stage with half of the team present in the multiple breakaways. After two flat stages, it was a battle to get […]
Frenchman Lilian Calmejane of Direct Energie soloed to victory on stage 8 to Les Rousses, mimicking his compatriot Sylvain Chavanel who did it seven years ago and winning at the age of 24 the same way he did as a neo pro at the Vuelta a España last year. It […]
7th July 2017 Alejandro Valverde smiles before taking off from the Düsseldorf airport on Friday morning. Movistar Team rider leaves Düsseldorf’s University Hospital after five days, will continue his long recovery at home in Murcia Five days after undergoing surgery on his left leg’s kneecap, Alejandro Valverde left Düsseldorf’s University […]
7 July, 2017, Nuits-Saint-Georges (FRA) The riders faced another long day in the saddle on stage 7 of the Tour de France with 213.5km on the cards and a photo finish bunch sprint playing out in Nuits-Saint-Georges. Stage 7 provided the last chance for the sprinters before the first rest […]
Nuits-Saint-Georges, Friday, 7th July – Marcel Kittel was over the moon as he claimed his third stage victory in the 104th Tour de France in Nuits-Saint-Georges, the wine growing town after which the St George crater has been named on the moon. It was a very tight bunch sprint finish […]
Calm and confident in a hectic sprint, the German doubled his tally at this edition. 06-Jul-2017: Marcel Kittel celebrated his 11th Tour de France stage victory in Troyes, a town which played host to a stage finish for the first time in 17 years. Once again, the closing kilometers were […]
6 July, 2017, Troyes (FRA) Stage 6 of the Tour de France provided another opportunity for the sprinters with a bunch sprint playing out and Richie Porte staying out of trouble on the 216km stage. After the first General Classification battle and summit finish on stage 5, the peloton was […]
05/07/2017 / Tour de France Italian champion, Astana Pro Team rider Fabio Aru took an amazing victory at the fifth stage of the Tour de France. Aru triumphed atop the famous climb La Planche des Belles Filles after his solo attack with 3 km to go. – Before start I […]
