This article is compliments of AP. “By MANUEL RUEDA and IVAN VALENCIA AP ZIPAQUIRA, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of screaming fans held a victory party for Tour de France champion Egan Bernal in his Colombian hometown on Wednesday, celebrating the first Latin American to win cycling’s most prestigious race. Bernal […]
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Bernal, Phenomenal!
There was probably no better ending to the celebrations of the 100 years of the yellow jersey than the youngest ever to wear it in Paris and start a new era in the chronicle of the Tour de France. Egan Bernal, 22, also made history for becoming the first Colombian […]
Egan & Ewan
July 28 th 2019 – 21:33 It’s youth on power for the 100 years of the yellow jersey as Australian Tour de France debutant Caleb Ewan claimed his third stage win on the Champs-Elysées and 22 year old Egan Bernal became the first ever Colombian winner. Omar Fraile, first on […]
Vincenzo Nibali, one more Shark Attack
July 27 th 2019 – 16:47 Vincenzo Nibali, the 2014 overall winner, made it up for a disappointing Tour de France as he claimed a prestigious solo victory at Val Thorens at the end of a 59-km stage. This is his sixth stage win after the four he got five […]
Stormy conditions shorten stage 19, Bernal in the lead
July 26 th 2019 – 18:15 Egan Bernal passed first at col d’Iseran where the times of stage 19 were eventually taken as stormy conditions put the race to a halt because of huge amounts of hail on the road in the downhill. He was declared the winner and became […]
Egan Bernal Takes Yellow Jersey after Race is Stopped Because of Mudslides
Alaphilippe might have been able to catch him on the descent, but the weather had other ideas. There was too much hail and rain which caused mudslides across the descending road of the Col d’Iseran. The decision was made to stop the race and give the times as they were […]
Colombian fiesta as Quintana wins and Bernal Moves Up
July 25 th 2019 – 17:19 Colombia’s Nairo Quintana claimed his third stage win at the Tour de France after stage 20 to Annecy-Semnoz in 2013 and stage 17 to col du Portet last year as he rode away solo from an long lasting breakaway 7.5km before the col du […]
Matteo Trentin Continues Mitchelton-Scott’s Winning Streak
July 24 th 2019 – 17:14 Matteo Trentin delivered Mitchelton-Scott’s fourth stage victory since Daryl Impey claimed stage 9. Following the example of double stage winner Simon Yates, the Italian escaped from a breakaway group to arrive solo in Gap, fending off the return of Danish prodigy Kasper Asgreen. For […]
Caleb Ewan took his second stage victory at the Tour de France!
In a much-anticipated bunch sprint, the fast Australian launched an impressive acceleration to take the win in Nîmes! The Italian Viviani and the Dutchman Groenewegen finished second and third, respectively. Tim Wellens received his fourteenth polka dot jersey. In tropical weather conditions, the riders took off in Nîmes for the […]
Yates, Again
July 21 st 2019 – 17:16 Simon Yates claimed a second stage win in four days as he rode solo to Foix Prat d’Albis to remain the only breakaway member to fend off Thibaut Pinot and Mikel Landa who escaped from the group of the favourites. Julian Alaphilippe lost contact […]