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Was the Planche des Belles Filles gravel finish a success? Riders have their say

Fabio Aru on the final climb of the 2019 Tour de France stage six (Sunada)
The race included a steep extra 1km of gravel on the first summit finish of the Tour de France

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Romain Bardet blames 'leg problem' for poor showing on La Planche des Belles Filles

Romain Bardet finishes stage six of the Tour de France 2019 (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The Frenchman lost over a minute to Geraint Thomas on stage six of the Tour de France

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Strava cuts ties with Relive, saying they violated terms of using member's data

Relive and Strava
Both companies have conflicting explanations of what happened

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Thomas's double difficulty

Only 11 riders have defended their maiden Tour de France victory, the last being Spaniard Miguel Indurain. Can Geraint Thomas buck the trend and win again? The odds are against him, but he does have the strongest team in the race by his side. Pete Cossins investigates just why it's so hard to do the double the first time around.

Geraint Thomas at the 2019 Tour de France stage three (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Given the influence of innumerable factors on sporting outcomes, statistics can say a lot and nothing at the same time. Take the fact, for instance, that no first-time winner of the Tour de France has managed to defend the title since Miguel Indurain claimed his second consecutive success in 1992. Over the subsequent period, doping […]

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Vincenzo Nibali still unsure of Tour de France form after Giro d'Italia

Vincenzo Nibali at the 2019 Tour de France (Sunada)
The Italian says he couldn't do much more to save time on stage six of the Tour de France

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