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Jan 5, 2023
Chris Froome's team given wild-card invitation for Tour de France
Four-time champion Chris Froome's Israeli team, Israel Premier Tech, and Norway's Uno-X completed the lineup for this year's Tour de France after organizers issued wild-card invitations on Wednesday.
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Jul 31, 2022
Annemiek van Vleuten powers to yellow jersey in women's Tour de France
The 39-year-old, who was sick at the start of the week and almost pulled out of the Tour, now leads by three minutes and nine seconds ahead of Demi Vollering.
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Jul 25, 2022
Jonas Vingegaard captures first Tour de France title
Vingegaard ended the reign of two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar after a grueling three weeks of relentless struggle.
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Jul 22, 2022
Jonas Vingegaard wins Stage 18 to close in on title as Tadej Pogacar fades
Vingegaard also climbed to the top of the King of the Mountains standings, while teammate Wout van Aert is assured of the sprint points green jersey if he makes it to the line in Paris.
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Jul 21, 2022
Tadej Pogacar wins Stage 17 as Jonas Vingegaard maintains hold on yellow jersey
Tadej Pogacar claimed victory in the 17th stage of the Tour de France, but it was Jonas Vingegaard who moved a step closer to the title as he finished on the defending champion's wheel to retain the overall leader's yellow jersey on Wednesday.
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Jul 20, 2022
Canada's Houle dedicates stage 16 triumph to brother killed in hit-and-run
Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo retained the overall lead from defending champion Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas of Ineos as the Tour entered the Pyrenees.
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Jul 19, 2022
Tadej Pogacar finds Tour momentum as he chases Jonas Vingegaard
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar was toppled last week in a tough Alpine stage after coming under sustained fire from Jonas Vingegaard and his teammates, has vowed to fight until the end.
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Jul 15, 2022
Tom Pidcock’s risks lead to big reward at Tour de France
A daredevil descent lit the fuse for the 22-year-old's win, while an explosive acceleration on the final ascent of the Alpe d'Huez finished the job on the final day in the Alps.
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Jul 14, 2022
Jonas Vingegaard snatches Tour de France lead away from Tadej Pogacar with epic ride in Stage 11
Jonas Vingegaard threw everything at Tadej Pogacar to replace the defending champion as the overall Tour de France leader.
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Jul 13, 2022
Tour de France's environmental protest an 'anecdote' for riders
The presence of protesters with road flares caused the race to halt for 15 minutes, with 38 kilometers to go to the finish line at the Alpine town of Megeve.
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Jul 12, 2022
Tour de France rivals looking for cracks in Tadej Pogacar's armor
The 23-year-old Slovenian has shown no weaknesses on the cobbles as the famous race heads into its most grueling portion, with two much-feared stages in the Alps on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Jul 11, 2022
Bob Jungels wins Stage 9 of Tour de France
Bob Jungels won the ninth stage of the Tour de France at the end of a long solo mountain raid on Sunday after COVID-19 almost prevented the Luxemburg rider from starting the race last week.
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Jul 7, 2022
Simon Clarke wins Stage 5 of Tour de France
Simon Clarke of Israel Premier Tech won Stage 5 of the Tour de France in a photo finish after a 157-km run from Lille to Arenberg featuring 20 km of cobbled mining roads on Wednesday.
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Jun 30, 2022
Two-time reigning champion Tadej Pogacar still man to beat at Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat as he targets his third consecutive Tour de France title when the race sets off on Friday, with the 23-year-old Slovenian looking to become one of the sport's all-time great riders.
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Aug 11, 2020
Tour de France 2021 to begin in Brittany after Denmark postponement
The 2021 Tour de France will start in Brittany after Copenhagen's staging of the 'Grand Depart' was pushed back by a year due to a potential clash with soccer's postponed European Championship, race organizers said on Monday.
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Apr 4, 2020
Former French sports minister says staging Tour de France as planned would be 'crime against humanity'
Allowing the Tour de France to go ahead as scheduled despite the COVID-19 pandemic would be "madness" and a "crime against humanity," former French sports minister David Douillet said.
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Jul 27, 2019
Egan Bernal stamps his authority on Tour de France, poised to win title
Egan Bernal looked set to become the first Colombian rider to win the Tour de France after claiming the lead — and the Team Ineos leadership — in dramatic conditions in a 19th stage that was cut short by a hailstorm and a landslide on Friday.
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Jul 26, 2019
Julian Alaphilippe uses dramatic final descent in 18th stage to retain overall lead
Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe cracked at the top of the ascent to the Col du Galibier on Thursday, but a high-speed final descent in the 18th stage helped him regain contact with most of the big guns and retain the overall lead in the Tour de France.
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Jul 16, 2019
Geraint Thomas moves up to second overall at Tour de France
Defending champion Geraint Thomas and his Ineos team found themselves in the Tour de France driving seat after gaining considerable time on a handful of rivals as crosswinds caused chaos in the peloton in the climax of Monday's 10th stage.
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Jul 19, 2018
Geraint Thomas takes tough mountain stage
Geraint Thomas is in the perfect position to win a maiden grand tour title after claiming victory on Wednesday's first mountain stage of the Tour de France, but the Briton says compatriot Chris Froome remains the Team Sky leader.

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