July 17 th 2019 – 17:51 Caleb Ewan claimed his first Tour de France victory on stage 11 in Toulouse, making it ten different winners of the first ten individual stages this year. The Australian pocket rocket outclassed Dylan Groenewegen in a very tight finish. Julian Alaphilippe retained the yellow […]
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Wout van Aert takes maiden Tour de France Victory in Albi
July 15 th 2019 – 17:27 Wout van Aert claimed his first Tour de France stage victory in Albi, the fourth for Jumbo-Visma and the third for Belgian riders, at the end of an eventful stage 10 to Albi. A lot of damage was done by Team Ineos as they […]
DeMarchi Sustains Multiple Fractures in Tour de France Crash
14 July 2019 Alessandro De Marchi’s Tour de France came to a devastating end with a nasty crash on stage nine which left the Italian with multiple fractures, a lung contusion, and abrasions. De Marchi was immediately transported to hospital where X-rays confirmed the extent of his injuries. CCC Team […]
Daryl Impey, Out of Africa
July 14 th 2019 – 17:46 First African leader of the Tour de France, for two days in 2013, Daryl Impey became the second South African stage winner after Robert Hunter in Montpellier in 2007 as he outsprinted his last breakaway companion, Belgium’s Tiesj Benoot, in Brioude, the home of […]
Tour de France: Alaphilippe enjoys Quatorze Juillet in Maillot Jaune
Sunday 14 July 2019 – 17:10 Julian became the Deceuninck – Quick-Step rider with the most days spent in the prestigious distinctive jersey. Julian Alaphilippe’s special day started at the team bus, where he was greeted by the hundreds of fans who came to see the first French rider in […]
Tour de France: Alaphilippe Back in Yellow
A masterful display and a load of panache helped our rider regain cycling’s most prestigious garment ahead of Bastille Day 13-Jul-2019: Julian Alaphilippe enhanced his burgeoning reputation as one of the peloton’s most spectacular riders with a display of strength and class on the tough stage 8 of the Grande […]
Thomas De Gendt and Julian Alaphilippe Back
July 13 th 2019 – 17:40 Thomas De Gendt claimed an epic victory in Saint-Etienne, his second one at the Tour de France after the Mont Ventoux in 2016, at the end of a breakaway he initiated at km 0. He resisted to the French duo who rode away from […]
Tour de France: Puncture Hinders Viviani’s Chances
Friday 12 July 2019 – 19:04 Stage 7 was the last opportunity for sprinters on the opening week of the race the longest stage (230 kilometers). The pack drew closer and pulled back the breakaway ahead of the 10km-to-go mark, as the pace continued to go up and the sprinters’ […]
Dylan Groenewegen Again
July 12 th 2019 – 17:57 Dylan Groenewegen avenged his recent woes in the Tour de France when he outsprinted the bunch to snatch the longest stage in this Tour de France over 230 km between Belfort and Chalon-sur-Saone. The Dutchman, hampered by a crash in stage 1, when his […]
Ciccone claims the yellow jersey in stage 6 at the Tour de France
It was as thrilling as it gets in the first mountain stage at the 2019 Tour de France, with the breakaway contesting the stage win and the GC rivals flexing their muscles in an early climbing test to see who has what it takes. With Julien Bernard and Giulio Ciccone […]