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One of the last days for the sprinters, stage 11 was going to be hotly contested from the start to the finish line in Poitiers, 167.5km later, and only one fourth category climb would give the peloton cause to slow down. While the sprinters were confident the day would end […]
Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) took his second Tour de France victory this year, the fifth in his career, after he managed to fend off his rival Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step) in a tight sprint finish in Poitiers. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) continued his yellow odyssey from the Atlantic Coast to the centre […]
The Irishman is back in green after joining a select club of riders with stage victories in all Grand Tours. 08-Sep-2020: Sam Bennett captured his maiden Tour de France win in emphatic fashion in Saint-Martin-de-Ré and immediately unleashed an uncontrollable outpouring of emotion as he slowly realised that he finally […]
After two tough days in the Pyrenees, riders returned from the rest day to a pan flat 168.5km. There wasn’t a chance of the day being easy though – with the opportunities for the sprinters dwindling, all of them would be contesting this stage. Starting on the Île d’Oléron and […]
Sam Bennett of Deceuninck-Quick Step won stage 10 in a bunch gallop on the scenic Ré island that hosted the Tour de France for the first time. Also coming from an island, the Irishman found himself at ease to use the elements including the three-quarter head wind to fend off […]
The testing campaign revealed that Christian Prudhomme has tested positive for COVID-19. The Director of the Tour de France, taking his 4th test in 1 month, will now quarantine for 7 days. Although he was not part of the “race bubble” and had not been in direct contact with any […]
Tadej Pogacar won his first Tour de France stage out of a 5-man breakaway after brave attacker Marc Hirschi who soloed 90km before the end got caught within 2km to go. He was the second Slovenian to win in Laruns in just as many finishes in the Pyrenean town, two […]
Tour de France race leader Adam Yates had to dig deep to hold onto the yellow jersey on stage eight as the race headed into the Pyrenees for this first time in this year’s edition. The UAE Tour winner was distanced several times on the final climb, but his rivals […]
The year after he opened his Grand Tour record book by winning a mountain stage at the Giro d’Italia, France’s Nans Peters soloed to victory over the col de Peyresourde to impose himself at Loudenvielle. Thibaut Pinot cracked because of pains after his crash on stage 1. Adam Yates retained […]
With a max speed of 70.4km/h in the sprint, WoutvanAert is the first Belgian rider with multiple Stage wins in a single edition of LeTour since Tom Boonen in 2007. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) became the first rider to win two stages in the 107th Tour de France. It’s also […]
