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In the early hours of July 24, 2011, cycling fans around Australia sat glued to their TVs, watching the penultimate stage time trial of the Tour de France. On the roads around Grenoble, Cadel Evans was putting two and a half minutes into race leader Andy Schleck, ensuring 34-year-old Evans would take yellow and become …

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On Saturday afternoon, on the steep slopes of La Planche des Belles Filles, Tadej Pogacar rode his way into the history books. With a storming stage win in the Tour’s only time trial, the 21-year-old ensured he’d be the first Slovenian to win the Tour de France, the youngest winner since 1904, the first rider …

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In some ways it’s surprising the Tour de France even started this year, let alone made it all the way to Paris. And yet, on Sunday evening, the Tour peloton thundered down the Champs-Elysees to conclude the race’s 107th edition. Sam Bennett won the sprint — his second stage win of the Tour — while …

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(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Sam Bennett sprinted to victory on stage 21 of the Tour de France on Sunday, topping Mads Pedersen and Peter Sagan on the Champs-Élysées. Moments later, Tadej Pogacar crossed the finish line safely to wrap up his first ever overall Tour title. …

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Tadej Pogacar’s ascent to the top of the GC standings on Saturday’s stage 20 of the Tour de France came as a shock to most people around the world of cycling, but apparently not to Eddy Merckx. In Merckx’s opinion, Jumbo-Visma should have seen Pogacar’s challenge for yellow coming, and acted accordingly. The five-time Tour …

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