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The steep finish atop la Planche des Belles Filles did not disappoint. After five days that delivered three sprint finishes, a solo breakaway, and a team time trial, the Tour de France ventured into the mountains Thursday, bringing the general classification picture into focus. The stage — which started in Mulhouse, tackled seven categorized climbs …

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Elia Viviani out-sprints Alexander Kristoff and Caleb Ewan to win stage 4 of the Tour de France, Annemiek van Vleuten takes stage 5 and the race lead at the Giro Rosa, Orbea’s Orca Aero gets an update for 2020. Those stories and more in today’s …

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Two days into the 2019 Tour de France, and Richie Porte already has ground to make up. The 34-year-old Australian and his Trek-Segafredo squad finished a disappointing 18th – 1:18 behind winners Jumbo-Visma – in the stage 2 team time trial. More pressingly, they ceded just under a minute to Ineos and the dual threat …

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Pressure. The Tour de France presses down on everyone, but even more so if you have something to prove. From established veterans needing to prove they’ve still got the fire to riders making long-awaited Tour debuts, there are plenty of big names that head into this Tour de France with something to prove, for one …

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