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2020 Tour de France, Features, Julian Alaphilippe, Opinion and analysis, Racing - September 3, 2020

Arbitrary lines and a yellow jersey stripped

In 2017, on a steep, roasting slope in the Pyrenees, Rigoberto Urán snatched a water bottle from someone in Cannondale-Drapac green on the side of the road. He was 5 kilometers from the finish line. George Bennett took one at 6.7 km. Romain Bardet took one too, as did a few others. It was hot, …

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‘We made a mistake,’ says Deceuninck DS after Alaphilippe loses yellow

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Deceuninck-Quick-Step has acknowledged its error in giving Julian Alaphilippe a water bottle inside the final 20 kilometers of the fifth stage of the Tour de France, a decision that cost the Frenchman the yellow jersey. The race jury decided to dock Alaphilippe 20 seconds for taking an illegal feed after he took a bottle from …

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Alaphilippe loses yellow due to time penalty, Yates now leads the Tour

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Julian Alaphilippe lost control of the yellow jersey on Wednesday’s stage 5 of the Tour de France after he was handed a 20-second time penalty. Adam Yates is the new leader of the Tour de France. On a day that saw the Tour peloton rolling comfortable only a largely downhill profile without even a breakaway …

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Van Aert sprints to the stage 5 win: Daily Tour Digest

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(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Wout van Aert won stage 5 of the Tour de France on Wednesday, proving fastest in a bunch kick in Privas. The 25-year-old Belgian pipped Cees Bol at the line despite a textbook lead-out from Bol’s Sunweb teammates. Sam Bennett took third …

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2020 World Championships, Features, News - September 2, 2020

2020 Road World Championships in Imola, Italy

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The UCI have awarded the 2020 World Championships to Imola in Italy. There will only be races for the elite categories with the women’s time trial scheduled for Thursday 24th of September and the men’s time trial the day after. The women’s road race is scheduled on Saturday 26th of September and the men’s road …

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Arbitrary lines and a yellow jersey stripped

‘We made a mistake,’ says Deceuninck DS after Alaphilippe loses yellow

Alaphilippe loses yellow due to time penalty, Yates now leads the Tour

Van Aert sprints to the stage 5 win: Daily Tour Digest

2020 Road World Championships in Imola, Italy

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