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TOUR DE FRANCE

Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar cycles past the Negresco Hotel in Nice, France, on Sunday, during the 21st and final stage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France.
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Jul 22, 2024
Pogacar hails 'golden age' after securing third Tour de France title
The victory gave Pogacar the first Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double since Marco Pantani in 1998.
UAE Team Emirates team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar cycles to the finish line to win the 15th stage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 197.7 kilometers between Loudenvielle and Plateau de Beille, in the Pyrenees mountains of southwestern France on Sunday.
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Jul 15, 2024
Pogacar pulverizes opposition at Tour de France
The Slovenian extended his overall lead to more than three minutes on Sunday with a convincing second straight stage win in the Pyrenees.
Astana Qazaqstan Team's Mark Cavendish celebrates as he wins Stage 5 of the Tour de France on Wednesday, giving him the most career stage wins in the history of the event.
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Jul 4, 2024
Cycling's comeback king Cavendish to carry on doing the thing he loves
Now 39 and in his 15th Tour de France, Cavendish has overcome injuries, illnesses and years in the wilderness to shine as brightly as anyone could expect.
Tadej Pogacar rides during a training session ahead of the Tour de France in Florence, Italy, on Thursday.
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Jun 28, 2024
'Unbeatable' Pogacar eyes rare Tour-Giro double despite bout with COVID-19
"The Giro-Tour double is difficult to achieve," the Team UAE rider said Thursday. "It's a big challenge, but I'm ready to take it on."
Tadej Pogacar (left) rides behind rival Jonas Vingegaard and Vingegaard's teammate Sepp Kuss during the Tour de France in July last year.
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Jun 27, 2024
Tour de France favorite Pogacar says he has 'never felt so good on a bike'
The Slovenian is seeking to become the first cyclist since Marco Pantani in 1998 to win both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in the same season.
Jonas Vingegaard opened up a commanding lead over rival Tadej Pogacar during Stage 17 of the Tour de France between Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc and Courchevel, France, on Wednesday.
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Jul 20, 2023
Tour de France leader Jonas Vingegaard deals crushing blow to rival Tadej Pogacar on Stage 17
Jonas Vingegaard took a giant stride toward a second consecutive Tour de France title when rival Tadej Pogacar cracked in unexpected and spectacular fashion during Stage 17, the toughest of the race, on Wednesday.
Jonas Vingegaard celebrates with his bike after winning the Tour de France in Paris on Sunday.
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Jul 24, 2023
Jonas Vingegaard secures second straight Tour de France title
Runner-up Tadej Pogacar, the 2020 and 2021 Tour champion, won the white jersey as the best under-25 rider for the fourth year in a row.
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Jul 23, 2023
Champion-in-waiting Jonas Vingegaard leads Tour de France back to Paris
Vingegaard, who also won in 2022, described the race as 'the best in the world' after three intense weeks that started in Bilbao, Spain, on July 1.
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Jul 23, 2023
'Euphoric' Jonas Vingegaard targets another Tour de France triumph
Two-time champion Tadej Pogacar won the 20th stage, but Vingegaard leads the Slovenian by more than seven minutes ahead of Sunday's ceremonial ride to the finish line on the Champs Elysees.
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Jul 14, 2023
Ion Izagirre charges late to win Stage 12 of Tour de France
Ion Izagirre gave his Cofidis team, and Spain, its second victory in this year's Tour de France by winning the 12th stage with a late, brutal attack on Thursday.
Japan Times
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Jul 13, 2023
Jasper Philipsen sprints to fourth stage win of Tour de France
Belgian Jasper Philipsen sprinted to his fourth stage victory on this year's Tour de France with a powerful final burst on Stage 11 from Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins.
Japan Times
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Jul 10, 2023
Jonas Vingegaard maintains Tour de France lead in Stage 9
The 26-year-old former fish factory worker, who won last year and was second in 2021, said he tries only to focus on his own race.
Japan Times
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Jul 6, 2023
Jai Hindley takes yellow jersey with victory in fifth stage of Tour de France
Australian Jai Hindley crossed the line alone to win Stage 5 of the Tour de France on Wednesday to take the overall leader's yellow jersey, as defending champion Jonas Vingegaard won a tactical battle with key rival Tadej Pogacar.
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Jul 5, 2023
Jasper Philipsen claims Tour double in crash-marred finale
Australian Caleb Ewan took second place and German Phil Bauhaus finished third in the fourth stage.
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Jul 4, 2023
Jasper Philipsen delivers to take Tour's third stage
Philipsen was a cut above the rest, finishing off his team's work in impressive fashion for his third career win on the Tour and his seventh victory of the season.
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Jul 3, 2023
Victor Lafay ends Cofidis' long wait with victory in Stage 2 of Tour de France
Cofidis had not won a stage on the Tour since Sylvain Chavanel in 2008.
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Jul 3, 2023
Mix of calm and concern as Tour de France heads to riot-hit France
While the vast majority of the Tour de France peloton is not concerned by the riots that have been hitting France following the fatal shooting of a teenager by police, some have expressed concern that the race might be disrupted.
Japan Times
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Jul 2, 2023
Adam Yates wins Tour de France opener ahead of twin brother
Two-time Tour winner Tadej Pogacar came in third, 12 seconds adrift at the end of the 182-km circuit starting and ending in the Basque city.
Japan Times
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Jul 1, 2023
Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard prepared for showdown with Tadej Pogacar at Tour de France
'As champion, you could say I'm the hunted man, but believe me I'll be hunting too.'
Japan Times
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Jun 29, 2023
Sprint great Mark Cavendish set for last hurrah at Tour de France
Cavendish has an opportunity to claim sole possession of the record for the most stage wins in the Tour de France during this year's race.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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