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Today at the Tour: Six riders, one yellow jersey
With 15 stages completed, and six stages remaining, one thing is certain — no one knows who will win this Tour de France. And we should all be thankful for that. As the most important race in pro cycling, the Tour de France has taken on such significance that it’s largely been targeted and controlled …
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The fallibility of Team Ineos
FOIX, France (CT) – Climbing through driving rain on the Prat d’Albis above Foix, Team Ineos showed unfamiliar weakness and a new kind of strength at the Tour de France on Sunday. Throughout this year’s Tour, the British team has seemed several levels below its monolithic best. This was confirmed Saturday, after hints throughout the …
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Today at the Tour: As ever, the Tour de France is predictably unpredictable
On Thursday, there were questions about whether Julian Alaphilippe could defend his maillot jaune against Geraint Thomas in a 27km time trial. A day later, Alaphilippe has extended his GC lead by 14 seconds. On Thursday, Rohan Dennis and Wout van Aert topped the list of Stage 13 favorites. A day later, they’re both out …
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Thomas sees Alaphilippe as a real threat for the Tour de France overall
Geraint Thomas (Ineos) was as impressed as anyone else with the Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) performed on Friday’s stage 13 time trial at the Tour de France. The defending Tour champ headed into the stage as a hot favorite to take the victory and pick up time in the GC battle, but it was Alaphilippe who …
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Today at the Tour: After crosswinds shuffle the deck, the peloton pauses
Generally, when people use the phrase “the winds of change,” they’re speaking metaphorically. After nine and half days of racing at the Tour de France, the winds of change blew quite literally on the peloton Monday, shaking up the general classification just 35km before the first rest day was set to begin. On the open …
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