17 July, 2018, Le Grand-Bornand (FRA) Greg Van Avermaet showed his champion’s mentality today by going on the attack early into the first mountain stage of the Tour de France before finishing fourth on the line and extending his overall lead on the General Classification. The Tour de France entered […]
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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) […]
Stage 9 video from Team Sunweb
Hard work, dedication, teamwork, luck, skill … so much goes into a day such as yesterday’s cobblestone stage of Le Tour de France. We’ve captured some of those feelings in our showreel from the day. #KeepChallenging
Mixed Fortunes for BMC Racing Team on a Brutal Day of Racing at the Tour de France
15 July, 2018, Roubaix (FRA) BMC Racing Team experienced mixed fortunes on Tour de France stage 9 today with Greg Van Avermaet sprinting to second to keep the yellow jersey at the finish line while Richie Porte was caught up in a crash during the opening kilometers and was forced […]
Rafał Majka climbs GC standings and Peter Sagan stretches points lead at hellish Tour de France stage to Roubaix
It was to be chaos on the cobblestones at the Tour de France today, and with the last five Paris-Roubaix winners in the peloton, the recreation of the Queen of the Classics was bound to be one of the most exciting days of the whole race. With experienced Classics riders […]
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 […]
Bunch Sprint on Stage 8 Secures a Day in Yellow on the Cobbles for Van Avermaet
14 July, 2018, Amiens Métropole (FRA) Greg Van Avermaet ensured he would head into the highly anticipated Roubaix stage in the yellow jersey tomorrow after crossing the line safely behind the bunch sprint in Amiens on Tour de France stage 7 today. It was a calm start to the day […]
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 […]
Van Avermaet Extends Overall Lead on Longest Stage of the Tour de France
13 July, 2018, Chartres (FRA) Tour de France stage 7 was the longest of the race with the peloton taking on a 231km course from Fougères to Chartres that eventually came down to a bunch sprint and saw Greg Van Avermaet extend his overall race lead at the end of […]