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As the Tour de France hit the streets of Düsseldorf again for its first road stage, it was another day of bad weather as heavy rain once again soaked the riders. A crash in the final 30km shook up the peloton, making it harder to catch a committed and ambitious […]
2 July, 2017, Liège (BEL) The first road stage of the Tour de France was marred by a crash in the final 30km which brought down multiple race favourites before a regrouping saw Marcel Kittel (Quickstep-Floors) take the win. The peloton travelled from Germany to Belgium on stage 2 of […]
Liège (Belgium), Sunday, 2nd July – Germany’s Marcel Kittel claimed his tenth stage victory at the Tour de France since 2013. He won the bunch sprint at quai des Ardennes in Liège ahead of French champion Arnaud Démare and André Greipel who remains ahead of his compatriot on the victory […]
2nd July 2017 Three-hour operation on kneecap fracture and tibia, gluteus wounds last night; Spaniard expected to return home next weekAlejandro Valverde successfully underwent surgery last night at Düsseldorf’s University Hospital to fix some of the injuries sustained at his race-ending crash, Saturday, on the opening TT of the 2017 […]
1st July 2017 BettiniPhoto Movistar Team rider to undergo surgery in Germany tonight after breaking left leg’s kneecap. Talus bone fracture also confirmedThe 2017 Tour de France barely lasted seven kilometers for Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) as he suffered a serious crash during the race’s opening TT in Düsseldorf, which […]
1 July, 2017, Dusseldorf (GER) The 104th Tour de France kicked off with a 14km race against the clock that saw Stefan Küng set a blistering pace to record the second-fastest time and inherit the Best Young Rider jersey, while Richie Porte crossed the line safely in the wet conditions. […]
Düsseldorf (Germany), Saturday, 1st July – Geraint Thomas powered to victory in the second half of the inaugural time trial to claim his first yellow jersey at the Tour de France at the age of 32, ten years after his debut in London. Four Team Sky riders made the top […]
Did you know?The management of the Tour de France and Bostik, a new official partner and world specialist in smart adhesives, have asked scientists to bring their expertise to improve the adhesive performance of the riders’ bibs. They have developed a new glue that allows the use of a fabric […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) are pleased to announce they have signed an agreement for the media rights to the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Tour de France. Besides the Tour de France, this new agreement encompasses Paris-Roubaix, Flèche Wallonne, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Paris-Nice, Critérium du Dauphiné, […]
Before the first stage of the 104th Tour de France, at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Center. Chris Froome was ambitious and realistic, as well as the German sprinters Marcel Kittel and André Greipel, interviewed by young students of the schools of the city. Nicolas Edet is on his way, as a […]
