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JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE GIVES A FRENCH TOUCH TO THE TOUR

July 17 th 2018 – 18:10 165 riders started stage 10 at Annecy. 2 non-starters: Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Jens Keukeleire (Lotto-Soudal). After Julian Alaphilippe (Quick Step) and Florian Vachon (Fortuneo-Samsic) got brought back after 10km of racing, Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) rode away with Thomas Degand (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) […]

John Degenkolb is Back!

Degenkolb wins a dramatic stage nine at the Tour de France When John Degenkolb thrust his arms in the air after crossing the line and taking the victory in stage nine at the Tour de France Sunday, it was not the biggest win of his career, but perhaps the most […]

GROENEWEGEN SCORES THE TRIPLE DOUBLE

On Bastille Day, you can normally expect the French teams to inject some excitement into the proceedings, and as expected, there was a French rider in the break. While the escape held the peloton at bay as long as they could, the sprinters had earmarked this stage for themselves, and […]

DYLAN GROENEWEGEN TAKES HIS TURN

Chartres, Friday, 13th July – Last year’s winner on the Champs-Elysées Dylan Groenewegen of LottoNL-Jumbo took his second Tour de France stage victory as he outsprinted Fernando Gaviria and Peter Sagan in Chartres. Greg Van Avermaet retained the yellow jersey and extended his lead by three seconds at the bonus […]