The Tour de France finally made its way into French territory today with a rolling 215km stage. Leaving Belgium around the day’s halfway point, the parcours headed due south the entire day towards the finish in Champagne country in Épernay. The intermediate sprint came before the day’s climbs, with four […]
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Julian Alaphilippe brings the yellow jersey back to France
July 8 th 2019 – 17:06 World’s number 1 Julian Alaphilippe powered to victory with a strong attack with 16km to go behind breakaway rider Tim Wellens in the hills of the Champagne area. A solo winner in Epernay, he took over from Mike Teunissen to become the first Frenchman […]
Jumbo-Visma keeps Mike Teunissen in the yellow jersey
July 7 th 2019 – 17:01 The Dutch outfit Jumbo-Visma won stage 2 as well as stage 1 in Brussels as Mike Teunissen, Steven Kruijswijk, George Bennett, Wout van Aert and Tony Martin outclassed Team Ineos by twenty seconds so Teunissen retained the yellow jersey. They also maintained the long […]
TOUR DE FRANCE 2019 MIKE TEUNISSEN, SUPER-SUB!
July 6 th 2019 – 17:05 Mike Teunissen smartly substituted his sprinter Dylan Groenewegen to win stage 1 in Brussels ahead of Peter Sagan and Caleb Ewan as he took his responsibilities after the crash of the hot favorite. He puts an end to a 30 years drought for The […]
TOUR DE FRANCE AMBITIOUS TEAM JUMBO-VISMA
Bianchi is back to the Tour de France with strong and motivated Team Jumbo-Visma from July 6th to 28th. The Bianchi-sponsored World Tour team heads to the Grande Boucle with big sprint ambitions with Dylan Groenewegen, today one of the world’s fastest and most succesful pro cyclists. Steven Kruijswijk will […]
Three captains to lead BORA – hansgrohe at the 2019 Tour de France
A well-balanced BORA – hansgrohe squad heads into the Tour de France with ambitions in the green jersey competition as well as the general classification. Peter Sagan is set for the sprints, with Emanuel Buchmann and Patrick Konrad being our two contenders for the general classification. “Our goal here is […]
Team Sunweb present Tour de France 2019 line-up
Team Sunweb are pleased to announce the riders that will be competing at the 2019 edition of Le Tour de France, bringing a well-balanced squad, aiming for stage success at La Grand Boucle. The race offers various opportunities for the team throughout the three weeks of racing; both in the […]
EF Education First names Tour de France team
2017 Tour runner-up Rigoberto Uran headlines a united, motivated team Alberto Bettiol. Simon Clarke. Tejay van Garderen. Tanel Kangert. Sebastian Langeveld. Tom Scully. Rigoberto Uran. Mike Woods. Our Tour de France team is set and ready to roll this weekend in Belgium, with eight riders from eight different countries. The […]
A DAY IN YELLOW: ALEX STIEDA
Light-years behind the records of Eddy Merckx and nowhere as famous as the three other five-time winners of the Tour de France, Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain, a total of 67 riders have worn the yellow jersey for just one day (or even less) in their careers and […]
CCC Team to Fight for Stage Wins at the Tour de France
1 July 2019 CCC Team is set to line up at the Tour de France with eight riders motivated to go for a stage win when racing gets underway this Saturday in Brussels. Two-time individual stage winner Greg Van Avermaet, the last Belgian to wear the Maillot Jaune, will lead […]