The year after he opened his Grand Tour record book by winning a mountain stage at the Giro d’Italia, France’s Nans Peters soloed to victory over the col de Peyresourde to impose himself at Loudenvielle. Thibaut Pinot cracked because of pains after his crash on stage 1. Adam Yates retained […]
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Castelnovo and the iconic Bismantova Rock await Appenninica
Focus on the stage venues – The town in the province of Reggio Emilia and the beautiful “Rock” in the background are set to host Appenninica MTB Parmigiano Reggiano Stage Race again on September 30th and October 1st The discovery journey through Appenninica Parmigiano Reggiano Stage 2020’s stage venues, scheduled […]
Wout Van Aert for Stage 7
With a max speed of 70.4km/h in the sprint, WoutvanAert is the first Belgian rider with multiple Stage wins in a single edition of LeTour since Tom Boonen in 2007. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) became the first rider to win two stages in the 107th Tour de France. It’s also […]
Where are Phil Liggett and Bob Roll During this Tour de France?
Wall Street Journal Article:by Jason Gay, 9/3/2020 “Suitcase of Porridge! The Tour de France Is in France, and the Voice of Cycling Is Stuck in England Phil Liggett has called every Tour de France—from France—since 1973. Now he’s working from England due to the pandemic. “The pandemic-delayed 107th edition of […]
Tour de France. Stage 6. Huge success of Alexey Lutsenko atop Mont Aigoual
It was a day of glory for the Kazakh cycling as the national champion of Kazakhstan Alexey Lutsenko took a great solo win atop Mont Aigoual at the 6th stage of the biggest race in the world the Tour de France. Lutsenko made a decisive attack from the daily breakaway […]
Van Avermaet battles climbers to round out podium on Tour de France stage 6
3 August 2020, Mont Aigoual (FRA) An impressive ride from Greg Van Avermaet on stage six of the Tour de France saw the Belgian make the breakaway and put in a strong performance in the climbing-heavy finale to cross the line in third place. As expected, it was a battle […]
ALEXEY LUTSENKO TAKES FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE WIN
Kazakhstan national champion Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) claimed a solo victory at Mont Aigoual, a spectacular and unprecedented stage finish in the southern Occitanie region. He collected his first ever Tour de France win four days before turning 28 thanks to a well-timed acceleration 4km before the summit of La Lusette […]
Sam Bennett became the first Irish rider in more than three decades to lead a Tour de France classification
Bennett seizes Tour de France green jersey Consistency pays off for the Irish Champion. Sam Bennett became the first Irish rider in more than three decades to lead a Tour de France classification, after racking up 40 points during Wednesday’s stage 5 from Gap to Privas (183 kilometers). A man […]
VAN AERT SEIZES THE OPPORTUNITY, YATES TAKES THE YELLOW JERSEY
Twenty-four hours after the triumph of his leader Primoz Roglic at Orcières-Merlette, Wout Van Aert thrillingly broke free of his supporting role to grab a second consecutive victory for Jumbo-Visma, in Privas, on completion of a sprint which was whittled down to smaller numbers by a break in the peloton […]
Yates moves into race lead after Alaphilippe penalty on stage five of the Tour de France
British climber Adam Yates has moved into the race lead as a bizarre day at the Tour de France ended in a predicted bunch sprint. Yates sat second overall heading into stage five, but has been catapulted into the yellow jersey following a time penalty given to former race leader […]