Latest in Tag: Tour de France Highlight
Latest in Tag: Tour de France
Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas’ future unclear
Bradley Wiggins has said he believes Geraint Thomas’ victory at the Tour de France won’t be a one-off. However, it’s not even certain the longtime servant of Chris Froome will be with Team Sky in a year’s time.Speaking in his podcast on Eurosport following Sunday’s final stage of the Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins, the …
Tour de France: Demare sprints to stage 18 win, Thomas retains yellow jersey
A perfectly-timed sprint from Arnaud Demare secured the French rider a win in stage 18 of the Tour de France. Further back, Briton Geraint Thomas tightened his grip on the yellow jersey.Points classification leader Peter Sagan, who endured a difficult time on Wednesday, took charge with about 10km to go but as the Slovakian dropped …
Tour de France: Quintana wins stage 17, Thomas closes in on Tour win
Colombian Nairo Quintana attacked smartly to take victory in the mountainous 17th stage of the Tour de France. Briton Geraint Thomas came in third to bolster his already strong hopes of claiming overall victory.Quintana, a specialist climber, powered up the steep 65km course, being ridden for the first time this year, to finish ahead of …
Tour De France: Julian Alaphilippe takes 16th stage after peloton tear gassed
Crashes and crowd protests contributed to a day of intense drama in France as Julian Alaphilippe took first on the 16th stage. A number of riders had to be treated by doctors after a tear gas incident involving farmers.The Tour was briefly interrupted when police were forced to use tear gas to disperse a farmers’ …
Tour de France: Overall leader Geraint Thomas wins 12th stage
Geraint Thomas prevailed in the Alps for the second straight day, streaking past the field in the final kilometer. Chris Froome finished second; he remains more than a minute and a half behind his colleague at Team Sky.Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas reinforced his grip on the yellow jersey on Thursday, winning the 12th stage to …
Tour de France: Fernando Gaviria sprints to second stage win
In the fourth stage of the Tour de France, Colombia’s Fernando Gaviria claimed his second victory, outsprinting his rivals after a 195-kilometer ride.It’s his first ever Tour de France but 23-year-old Fernando Gaviria is fast making a name for himself in his debut tournament, winning two of the four stages so far. The Colombian sped …
Tour de France champion Chris Froome cleared in doping row
The British cyclist has been cleared following an investigation into the alleged misuse of an asthma drug. Froome hopes to win the prestigious French tour for a record-equaling fifth time in July.Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome has been cleared of a potential anti-doping violation by the ruling body UCI and could now be …
Tour de France: World champion Sagan wins stage three
World champion Peter Sagan even had time to adjust his pedal clip as he eased to victory on the home straight. Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas retained the yellow jersey as the Tour finally arrived in France.World champion Peter Sagan won the third stage of the 2017 Tour de France, his eighth individual stage win on …
Tour de France: Cavendish takes stage 14
In the final stage to favor the sprinters before the Tour concludes in Paris, Mark Cavendish was the quickest across the finish line. The Briton beat out Norway’s Alexander Kristoff and Peter Sagan of Slovakia.
Tour de France: Dumoulin wins stage, Froome extends lead
There were two winners on Friday at the Tour de France. Dutchman Tom Dumoulin won the 13th stage, a time trial. and Chris Froome added potentially valuable seconds to his overall lead.
Peter Sagan, Slovakia’s remarkable addition to sports
Sagan won the 183km second stage of the tour, a hilly stage, and as a result was given the yellow jersey that is worn by the current leader of the tour
Sagan wins Tour stage 11, canny Froome extends lead
Peter Sagan won a second stage at the Tour de France as Chris Froome stretched his overall lead. Sagan beat Froome to the line after they were part of a four-man breakaway that surprised the Briton’s main rivals.
Froome in yellow but looking over his shoulder at Quintana
Defending champion Chris Froome again reached the first rest day at the Tour de France wearing the leader’s yellow jersey. But the Team Sky rider’s lead over main rival Nairo Quintana is much narrower this time around.
Tour de France: Froome retains yellow jersey as Dumoulin wins wild ninth stage
The ninth stage of the Tour de France saw wild weather conditions, with Dutchman Tom Dumoulin coming out on top, while Britain’s Chris Froome remains in charge.
Tour de France: Froome takes yellow jersey after eighth stage win
Reigning champion Chris Froome seized the yellow jersey on Saturday after the Team Sky rider claimed the eighth stage of the Tour de France with a bold downhill attack.
Tour de France: Cummings best in stage 7
As the Tour entered the Pyrenees, the man of the day was once again a Briton from the African Dimension Data team – Stephen Cummings. But the big news was an inflatable arch near the finish line.
Tour de France: Cavendish wins stage 6
Make that three Tour stage victories at this year’s edition of cycling’s premier race for Mark Cavendish. Ahead of the Pyrenees, the English speedster had the last laugh on Germany’s Marcel Kittel in a final sprint.
Cavendish outsprints Greipel to clinch Tour stage three
Mark Cavendish has joined Bernard Hinault in second on the all-time list of Tour de France stage winners. The British rider pipped Andre Greipel of Germany to take Monday’s third stage, his second success of the race.
Cavendish finally gets his Tour de France yellow jersey
Mark Cavendish surged to victory in a crash-marred opening stage at the Tour de France on Saturday. The British rider claimed his 27th career stage win and will wear the leader’s yellow jersey for the first time.