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2019 Tour de France, Daily News Digest, Features, News - July 17, 2019

Ineos’ best start to a Tour de France yet: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Ineos is perfectly placed going into week two of the Tour de France. Julian Alaphilippe already sees his Tour at a success (and rightly so). Warren Barguil apologises for Mikel Landa’s crash. Those stories and more in today’s Daily News Digest. Story of the day: …

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Tales from the Tour: Riding the rest day with Alaphilippe

Julian Alaphilippe has lost his Michael Mørkøv. Maximiliano Richeze, too. For the past kilometre, he’s been riding along, one hand on the bars, one wrapped around his phone, texting, trying to find his missing team-mates. They got split up somewhere around Albi Cathedral in a swarm of civilians trying to tail Deceuninck-Quickstep’s rest day ride, …

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Brailsford: This is the most positive start we have ever had

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Castres, France, July 16, 2019 (AFP) – Team Ineos boss Dave Brailsford said Tuesday his riders were perfectly poised for another Tour de France win at the halfway stage after 10 rollercoaster stages so far. Reigning champion Geraint Thomas, backed up by team co-captain Egan Bernal, said that victory was within his grasp and all …

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Specialized’s Turbo Creo SL is a marvel of technology, with a price tag to match

They’re gorgeous. They’re electric. They’re surprisingly light. They handle like a conventional bike. And wow, are they expensive. Say hello to the Turbo Creo SL, Specialized’s new line of high-performance electric bikes, a marvel of technology three years in the making. Riding one might just change how you feel about e-bikes. Financing one might just …

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Chaos, hangovers and suffering: Riders reflect on their Tour de France debut

It’s been a great July for Tour de France debutants. Dylan Teuns (Bahrain-Merida) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) have ridden to impressive stage victories. Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) spent some well-earned time in the yellow jersey. They won’t soon forget their maiden rides in the sport’s biggest race. But then, what rider wouldn’t remember their Tour …

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Ineos’ best start to a Tour de France yet: Daily News Digest

Tales from the Tour: Riding the rest day with Alaphilippe

Brailsford: This is the most positive start we have ever had

Specialized’s Turbo Creo SL is a marvel of technology, with a price tag to match

Chaos, hangovers and suffering: Riders reflect on their Tour de France debut

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