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17 July, 2016, Culoz (FRA) Stage 15 of the Tour de France was tipped as one of the hardest of the race and it didn’t disappoint with the six categorized climbs testing the legs on a hot and fast day of racing. A double ascent of Grand Colombier capped off […]
It was a day for the climbers today – or more accurately – for Rafal Majka. The Polish national road champion exploded the Polka Dot Jersey contest, taking points on every single climb, including the full 25 points on the Hors Catégorie Grand Colombier. Just beaten to the stage win, […]
Jarlinson Pantano scored the sixteenth Colombian stage victory at the Tour de France and the first one for IAM Cycling, the only professional Swiss team, the day before the Tour de France will visit Switzerland. It’s the second participation to the race (19th overall in 2015) for the climber from […]
16 July, 2016, Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux(FRA) It was another slow day in the saddle ending in a bunch sprint on stage 14 of the Tour de France which saw Richie Porte and Tejay van Garderen safely delivered to the line by their teammates. Strong winds made an already long […]
The bunch sprint finish at Parc des Oiseaux saw the fourth stage victory of Mark Cavendish at the 103rd Tour de France. It’s also his thirtieth since the first one in 2008. He outsprinted Alexander Kristoff and Peter Sagan to force the European Latin countries to a negative record: for […]
Today’s time trial from Bourg Saint Andeol to La Caverne du Pont d’Arc was won by Tom Dumoulin in 50’15”. Here’s what he had to say today: Tom Dumoulin (NED)“It’s a day of two halves. I’m very happy with the win but my thoughts go out to everyone affected by […]
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14 July, 2016, Chalet Reynard (FRA) Stage 12 of the Tour de France ended in chaos when Richie Porte was involved in a crash caused by a stationery motorbike and uncontrolled crowds in the final kilometer of the stage. Porte, Chris Froome (Team SKY), and Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) had attacked […]
At the end of the 12th stage of the Tour de France, one that was always set to be decided by the brutal slopes of Mont Ventoux, a chaotic climb overshadowed the final result. A breakaway took the stage honours but a crash for the first GC riders in the […]
Crazy day for Mont Ventoux today. First the race was shortened by 6 km because of the winds at the summit. The fans were crazy and full of energy, despite the wind. When Chris Froome came up the climb, he was way behind the leaders and Adam Yates had won […]
