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2019 Tour de France, Features, Opinion and analysis, Racing - July 21, 2019

Tales from the Tour: The haunted man and the home team

Julian Alaphilippe stood off to the side of the main podium, out of view of most of the crowd. He held one hand crossed over the other and looked down at the ground, pausing there for a moment as the announcer’s voice grew to a bellow and the crowd on the hillside amphitheater opposite rose …

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Photo gallery: French Fireworks on the Tourmalet

French sporting fans had plenty to celebrate on stage 14 of the Tour de France. Frenchman Thibaut Pinot soared to the stage victory atop the Tourmalet, while his compatriot Julian Alaphilippe finished second and added to his overall lead ahead of defending champion Geraint Thomas. “Since the start of the Tour I’ve been targeting this …

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The Tour, transformed: 10 kilometres on the Tourmalet

COL DU TOURMALET, France (CT) – On the slopes of the Tourmalet, on the first serious mountain stage, the Tour de France was turned on its head. The 117.5km stage 14 route brought the race up from Tarbes, over the Col du Soulor, and finally, to a summit finish atop one of cycling’s great climbs. …

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Where Movistar went wrong on stage 14 of the Tour de France

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Nairo Quintana’s yellow jersey dreams faded on the slopes of the Tourmalet on Saturday. The two-time overall runner-up was dropped from the GC group well before the summit finish of stage 14 of the Tour de France, unable to stay with a hard tempo set by his own Movistar team. “Nairo was not at his …

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Pinot wins atop Tourmalet as Alaphilippe extends Tour lead: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Thibaut Pinot wins stage 14 of the Tour de France as Julian Alaphilippe stuns with a runner-up ride to solidify his GC lead, Geraint Thomas among big names losing time, van Aert faces a two-month recovery after his stage 13 crash. Those stories and more …

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Tales from the Tour: The haunted man and the home team

Photo gallery: French Fireworks on the Tourmalet

The Tour, transformed: 10 kilometres on the Tourmalet

Where Movistar went wrong on stage 14 of the Tour de France

Pinot wins atop Tourmalet as Alaphilippe extends Tour lead: Daily News Digest

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