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 […]
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Wout van Aert takes maiden Tour de France Victory in Albi
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 […]
Daryl Impey, Out of Africa
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 […]
Tour de France: Puncture Hinders Viviani’s Chances
Friday 12 July 2019 – 19:04 Stage 7 was the last opportunity for sprinters on the opening week of the race the longest stage (230 kilometers). The pack drew closer and pulled back the breakaway ahead of the 10km-to-go mark, as the pace continued to go up and the sprinters’ […]
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 […]
A DAY IN YELLOW: JEAN-FRANÇOIS BERNARD
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 […]
Mitchelton-SCOTT name team to support Adam Yates at Tour de France
Mitchelton-SCOTT has named its eight-man squad for the upcoming Tour de France, calling on a mix of climbing specialists and ‘big’ men to support leader Adam Yates at the second Grand Tour of the season. The 26-year-old finished just shy of the podium to take fourth and the white jersey […]
Katusha Roster for Tour de France 2019
Team KATUSHA ALPECIN is happy to announce its line-up for the 106th Tour de France. Riders: Jens Debusschere (BEL), Alex Dowsett (GBR), José Gonçalves (POR), Marco Haller (AUT), Nils Politt (GER), Rick Zabel (GER), Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) & Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)Team Directors: José Azevedo (POR), Dirk Demol (BEL) & […]
Trek-Segafredo announces lineup for Tour de France 2019
Trek-Segafredo is pleased to announce its lineup for the 106th Tour de France that starts on Saturday, July 6 in Brussels and finishes on Sunday, July 28 in Paris. Australian climber Richie Porte will lead the team and is really looking forward to racing la Grande Boucle with Trek-Segafredo: “I […]