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Saturday 20 July 2019 – 18:50 Runner-up on the mythical Pyrenean climb after a splendid effort, our rider has now amassed ten days in the yellow jersey. Julian Alaphilippe defended his maillot jaune with panache on the demanding slopes of Col du Tourmalet (19km, 7.4%) – which served as a […]
July 20 th 2019 – 17:29 Thibaut Pinot claimed his third stage win in the Tour de France after Porrentruy 2012 and L’Alpe d’Huez 2015 as he stormed to victory at the top of Tourmalet while Julian Alaphilippe, second on the line with a deficit of six seconds, retained the […]
July 19 th 2019 – 18:02 Julian Alaphilippe celebrated the 100 years of the yellow jersey the best possible way by retaining the lead at the end of a time trial he dominated in Pau. First at all intermediate check points, he increased his advantage over defending champion Geraint Thomas […]
Pau, Thursday 18th July 2019 – During today’s stage of the Tour de France, Team Bahrain Merida rider Rohan Dennis reluctantly withdrew from the race. Dennis commented: ‘I am very disappointed to leave the race at this point. Obviously the individual time trial tomorrow had been a big goal for […]
July 18 th 2019 – 17:05 After Elia Viviani and Caleb Ewan, Simon Yates was the third rider to win a stage of the Tour de France after the Giro d’Italia and La Vuelta. He outsprinted his last two breakaway companions Pello Bilbao and Gregor Mühlberger to become the eleventh […]
July 17 th 2019 – 17:51 Caleb Ewan claimed his first Tour de France victory on stage 11 in Toulouse, making it ten different winners of the first ten individual stages this year. The Australian pocket rocket outclassed Dylan Groenewegen in a very tight finish. Julian Alaphilippe retained the yellow […]
July 15 th 2019 – 17:27 Wout van Aert claimed his first Tour de France stage victory in Albi, the fourth for Jumbo-Visma and the third for Belgian riders, at the end of an eventful stage 10 to Albi. A lot of damage was done by Team Ineos as they […]
14 July 2019 Alessandro De Marchi’s Tour de France came to a devastating end with a nasty crash on stage nine which left the Italian with multiple fractures, a lung contusion, and abrasions. De Marchi was immediately transported to hospital where X-rays confirmed the extent of his injuries. CCC Team […]
July 14 th 2019 – 17:46 First African leader of the Tour de France, for two days in 2013, Daryl Impey became the second South African stage winner after Robert Hunter in Montpellier in 2007 as he outsprinted his last breakaway companion, Belgium’s Tiesj Benoot, in Brioude, the home of […]
Sunday 14 July 2019 – 17:10 Julian became the Deceuninck – Quick-Step rider with the most days spent in the prestigious distinctive jersey. Julian Alaphilippe’s special day started at the team bus, where he was greeted by the hundreds of fans who came to see the first French rider in […]
