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Today at the Tour: First mountaintop finish brings GC battle into focus
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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Today at the Tour: Dream scenario for a pair of Tour debutants
Success at the Tour de France can forge careers, and that’s just what happened for the two best men from the day’s 14-rider breakaway on Stage 6, finishing atop la Planche des Belles Filles. On a day that was slotted as the Tour’s first true GC battle, it was a pair of Tour debutants riding …
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Today at the Tour: Breaking down Viviani’s perfect sprint lead-out
As the peloton barreled into Nancy Tuesday, the yellow jersey was at the front of the bunch with 1km remaining. Julian Alaphilippe wasn’t trying to again go clear and win the stage, as he’d done the previous day, but rather to set up Deceuninck–Quick-Step sprinter Elia Viviani. Stage 4 delivered the first clean field sprint …
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Ten riders with something to prove at the 2019 Tour de France
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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Visualising the 2019 Tour de France
Throughout this year’s Tour de France we’ll be sharing data visualisations to help you make sense of how the race is evolving. These graphics come courtesy of VeloClub member Cameron Harris. Check back after each stage to see how the 2019 Tour de France is unfolding. Time split chart Points classification
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