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Gallery: Heartbreak for Hirschi on stage 9 of the Tour de France
In his very first Grand Tour, 22-year-old Swiss rider Marc Hirschi (Sunweb) has been one of the stand-out performers at this year’s Tour de France. The former U23 world champion took a brilliant second place on stage 2, beaten only by Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) in a three-up sprint. And then on Sunday’s stage 9 he …
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Adam Yates’ yellow was “fun while it lasted”
The Col de Marie Blanque was one climb too many for Adam Yates, who relinquished the maillot jaune to Primoz Roglic on Sunday, undone by the steep slopes of the Pyrenees. “I did everything I could,” Yates said. “I said from the very beginning, even before the Tour started, that I wasn’t at 100 percent, …
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Gallery: Too-close crowds and a Pyrenean rollercoaster on stage 8 of the Tour
There were two main battles on stage 8 of the 2020 Tour de France. One for stage honours from a breakaway that led by more than 12 minutes at one point. Another for the GC contenders in the bunch behind, trying to maintain or improve on their overall standing. Nans Peters (Ag2r-La Mondiale) won the …
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Jumbo-Visma had an off day, but Primoz Roglic managed just fine
Even when things go a bit wrong for Jumbo-Visma, they seem to go right. At least for now. Saturday’s foray into the Pyrenees saw a key Jumbo domestique, Sepp Kuss, drop off the back early, and the team’s GC plan B, Tom Dumoulin, slide down the overall. It saw Primoz Roglic chase repeated attacks, largely …
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Will the breakaway survive? Here are the factors that matter
An ever-present feature of a Tour de France stage is the breakaway: a small group of cyclists working incredibly hard to stay clear of the main peloton, attempting to reach the final kilometres of the stage with their advantage intact and a stage win in sight. And yet, breaks are caught more often than not, …
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