Wall Street Journal Article:by Jason Gay, 9/3/2020 “Suitcase of Porridge! The Tour de France Is in France, and the Voice of Cycling Is Stuck in England Phil Liggett has called every Tour de France—from France—since 1973. Now he’s working from England due to the pandemic. “The pandemic-delayed 107th edition of […]
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Tour de France. Stage 6. Huge success of Alexey Lutsenko atop Mont Aigoual
It was a day of glory for the Kazakh cycling as the national champion of Kazakhstan Alexey Lutsenko took a great solo win atop Mont Aigoual at the 6th stage of the biggest race in the world the Tour de France. Lutsenko made a decisive attack from the daily breakaway […]
Van Avermaet battles climbers to round out podium on Tour de France stage 6
3 August 2020, Mont Aigoual (FRA) An impressive ride from Greg Van Avermaet on stage six of the Tour de France saw the Belgian make the breakaway and put in a strong performance in the climbing-heavy finale to cross the line in third place. As expected, it was a battle […]
ALEXEY LUTSENKO TAKES FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE WIN
Kazakhstan national champion Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) claimed a solo victory at Mont Aigoual, a spectacular and unprecedented stage finish in the southern Occitanie region. He collected his first ever Tour de France win four days before turning 28 thanks to a well-timed acceleration 4km before the summit of La Lusette […]
Sam Bennett became the first Irish rider in more than three decades to lead a Tour de France classification
Bennett seizes Tour de France green jersey Consistency pays off for the Irish Champion. Sam Bennett became the first Irish rider in more than three decades to lead a Tour de France classification, after racking up 40 points during Wednesday’s stage 5 from Gap to Privas (183 kilometers). A man […]
VAN AERT SEIZES THE OPPORTUNITY, YATES TAKES THE YELLOW JERSEY
Twenty-four hours after the triumph of his leader Primoz Roglic at Orcières-Merlette, Wout Van Aert thrillingly broke free of his supporting role to grab a second consecutive victory for Jumbo-Visma, in Privas, on completion of a sprint which was whittled down to smaller numbers by a break in the peloton […]
Yates moves into race lead after Alaphilippe penalty on stage five of the Tour de France
British climber Adam Yates has moved into the race lead as a bizarre day at the Tour de France ended in a predicted bunch sprint. Yates sat second overall heading into stage five, but has been catapulted into the yellow jersey following a time penalty given to former race leader […]
Supreme Van Aert sprints in Privas to second stage victory in Tour de France
Wout van Aert has impressively won the fifth stage of the Tour de France. A day after the victory of Primoz Roglic, the winner of Milan-Sanremo was the fastest in the bunch sprint on the uphill finish in Privas. Van Aert positioned himself perfectly in Cees Bol’s slipstream, after which […]
Hofstetter Fourth for ISN
An amazing Hugo Hofstetter brought ISN a fourth place in the Tour de France. His first reaction: “Everyone has seen ISN on television today. Even though I feel like I made a mistake in the sprint, I am proud on this result. This also gives morale for all the other […]
Primoz Roglic Primed in Orcieres-Merlette
Primoz Roglic showed that he is definitely back in top shape after his participation to the Tour de France was in doubt due to the consequences of his crash at the Critérium du Dauphiné. The Slovenian champion took his third Tour de France stage win in Orcières-Merlette after he imposed […]