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2019 Tour de France, Features, News - July 23, 2019

Alaphilippe’s yellow jersey is ‘hanging by a thread’: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Alaphilippe not confident of holding yellow to Paris, Egan Bernal has said he’ll work for Geraint Thomas, Thibaut Pinot is eyeing off the podium, and Romain Bardet is looking for a change in 2020. All this and more in today’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily …

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Details on the team-edition Continental tires at the 2019 Tour de France

When it comes to tires at the Tour de France, Continental and Vittoria utterly dominate the landscape, with the former still enjoying a slight advantage in terms of the number of teams and riders that trust their results — and their safety — to the German brand. However, keen-eyed fans will have noticed that the …

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Wout van Aert reflects on his Tour-ending time trial crash

Wout van Aert’s debut Tour had been going so well. He’d won a stage, his team had won four, and he was one of the favourites for the stage 13 time trial. But then, with a little more than a kilometre to go in that ITT, Van Aert hit a barrier on a tricky right-hand …

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How much do riders and teams make at the Tour de France?

The Tour de France is one of sport’s most gruelling events; a polished production held in front of a transfixed global audience. But does the pay match the prestige?

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Tour ready: Specialized S-Works Turbo Rapid Air tubeless tire unveiled

“The tubular predates the rear derailleur. It’s outlived steel and alloy — it’s reigned supreme in the era of carbon and aerodynamics. No more. 100 years at the top is long enough.” That’s a line from Specialized’s latest product press release and one that says a lot about where the American company sees tubeless road …

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Alaphilippe’s yellow jersey is ‘hanging by a thread’: Daily News Digest

Details on the team-edition Continental tires at the 2019 Tour de France

Wout van Aert reflects on his Tour-ending time trial crash

How much do riders and teams make at the Tour de France?

Tour ready: Specialized S-Works Turbo Rapid Air tubeless tire unveiled

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