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A brief history of Grand Tour sprint relegations

Another Tour de France, another sprint relegation. Sprinting is a discipline that tends to favor adrenaline over caution, aggression over wariness, so it’s no great surprise that many of the Tour de France rule violations that result in relegation or disqualification come from the last few hundred meters of flat stages. The rule governing sprint …

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Sagan defends stage 11 sprint, van Aert ‘surprised and shocked’

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Peter Sagan was the second rider across the finish line on Wednesday’s stage 11 of the Tour de France, but the official standings list him at 85th on the day. The seven-time green jersey winner was relegated for an irregular sprint in Poitiers after shouldering Wout van Aert while squeezing between a small gap between …

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Ewan tops Bennett to win stage 11: Daily Tour Digest

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(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Caleb Ewan sprinted to his second victory so far at this year’s Tour de France on Wednesday’s stage 11, winning a close battle in Poitiers. After late attackers Lukas Postlberger and Bob Jungels were reeled in, the stage came down to a …

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‘I have to be brave and attack’: A chat with solo expert Elisa Longo Borghini

When Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) wins a race, it’s always spectacular. The cold and rainy Trofeo Binda when she was only 21 years young, the long solo in the 2015 Tour of Flanders, Strade Bianchi in 2017 on Audrey Cordon-Ragot’s bike after an early crash … There was another long solo when she became Italian …

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Tour de France gallery: A sketchy day on the Atlantic coast

Against the odds, all 165 remaining riders in the Tour de France were able to start stage 10 on Tuesday. It was a super-flat day along the Atlantic coast which brought the promise of strong crosswinds, and while there wasn’t as much echelon action as on stage 7, the race did split into several pieces. …

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A brief history of Grand Tour sprint relegations

Sagan defends stage 11 sprint, van Aert ‘surprised and shocked’

Ewan tops Bennett to win stage 11: Daily Tour Digest

‘I have to be brave and attack’: A chat with solo expert Elisa Longo Borghini

Tour de France gallery: A sketchy day on the Atlantic coast

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