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2019 Tour de France, Daily News Digest, Features, Julian Alaphilippe, Michael Matthews, Nairo Quintana, News, Steven Kruijswijk - July 30, 2019

Alaphilippe might target Tour GC one day, but not next year: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Julian Alaphilippe says he could target the Tour de France overall at some point in the future, but not next year, Nairo Quintana and Steven Kruijswijk among big names eyeing the Vuelta a España, Michael Matthews rues Tour stage 21 mechanical but says morale is …

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Peter Sagan, Specialized, Tech, Tech news - July 29, 2019

The Hulk has two sides: Peter Sagan’s green jersey bike

In what’s becoming an expected tradition, the brands sponsoring the winner of each classification often go to great lengths to celebrate the victory. From basic things like coloured Boa shoe dials and bar tape, through to custom painted frames, you can bet that by the time the leading rider rolls along the Champs-Élysées, they’ll be …

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Born and bred at altitude, Bernal lifts Colombian cycling to new heights

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Zipaquirá, Colombia, July 29, 2019 (AFP) – Egan Bernal grew up at altitude and won the Tour de France on the highest slopes, but he learned to ride in the foggy forests around his home town. Bernal was born in Bogota and grew up 42 kilometres north in Zipaquira, a mining and agricultural town, which …

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Tour runner-up Thomas: To finish second behind a teammate makes it okay

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2018 Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas (Ineos) said he had “mixed emotions” about his second-place finish at the 2019 Tour. The 33-year-old Welshman was honest about his feelings after coming up short in defending his title, but he was also a gracious runner-up to race winner and Ineos teammate Egan Bernal. “I am slightly …

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Ewan sprints to stage 21 victory, Bernal wins the Tour: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Caleb Ewan wins the final stage of the Tour de France, Egan Bernal takes the overall title, Mathieu van der Poel and Jolanda Neff take European cross-country mountain bike championships. Those stories and more in today’s Daily News Digest. Story of the Day: Ewan sprints …

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Alaphilippe might target Tour GC one day, but not next year: Daily News Digest

The Hulk has two sides: Peter Sagan’s green jersey bike

Born and bred at altitude, Bernal lifts Colombian cycling to new heights

Tour runner-up Thomas: To finish second behind a teammate makes it okay

Ewan sprints to stage 21 victory, Bernal wins the Tour: Daily News Digest

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