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2020 Tour de France, Features, News, Opinion and analysis, Racing, Richie Porte - September 21, 2020

Richie Porte finally has the Tour de France result he deserves

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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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Video: What it means to win the Tour de France

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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What you might have missed at the 2020 Giro Rosa

The Giro Rosa is done for another year. The teams, staff and press have all either gone home or headed on to Imola for Worlds. The ‘podium girl’ can stop wearing the white dress that makes her look like a parasol and put on a nice pair of comfy joggers. The guy who plays the …

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2020 Giro Rosa, Features, Photo galleries, Racing - September 21, 2020

Giro Rosa Gallery: The shots that tell the story

After much shuffling of the calendar and a general sense of uncertainty, the 2020 Giro Rosa hit the roads of Italy on September 10th. For nine days the peloton withstood surprise climbs, mid-race route changes, challenging finishes, crashes, heartbreak, and legendary victories. One of the most controversial races in cycling, but also one of the …

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Tour de France gallery: One final battle on the Champs-Elysees

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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