Over the next four Sundays, ESPN will air three new “30 for 30” documentary films on Lance Armstrong, Bruce Lee, and the magical summer Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were chasing the home run record. Between the lack of live major sports and the insane popularity of “The Last Chance” […]
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2020 Tour de France Postponed Until Late August
The 107th installment of the Tour de France, the most popular cycling race in the world and one of the three races on the Grand Tours, will be postponed until late August due to the coronavirus pandemic that has been ravaging France and the rest of Europe. The 2020 Tour […]
Weed Bust in Spain: TV Helicopters Covering Cycling Race Discover Rooftop Marijuana Farm
Another day, another helicopter weed bust in Spain. Expanded live coverage of the Vuelta a Espana cycling race via helicopter television cameras allowed Spanish authorities to bust an illegal rooftop marijuana grow operation outside of Barcelona. On Saturday, during Stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espana took cyclists from Valls, […]
Egan Bernal Victorious at 2019 Tour de France, First Colombian Rider to Win
After three grueling weeks, Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) became the first rider from Colombia to win the Tour de France. The 22-year old is also the youngest rider to win the grand race since World War II. Bernal’s teammate, the defending champion Geraint Thomas, finished in second place overall Team […]
Tour de France Stage 20: Vincenzo Nibali Secures Final Stage in Alps, Egan Bernal Locks Up Yellow Jersey
Colombia’s Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) successfully defended the yellow jersey in Tour de France Stage 20 during the third and final stage at Val Thorens in the Alps that was won by Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida). With one final stage remaining in Paris on Sunday, Bernal locked up the […]
Ice Storm Ends Tour de France Stage 19 Prematurely, Egan Bernal Seizes Yellow Jersey in Alps
A dangerous ice storm and inclement weather prematurely ended Stage 19 of the 2019 Tour de France, a 126.5 km ride in the French Alps from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Tignes, when organizers called the race due to hail and mudslides. Despite the shortened stage, Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) opened up a […]
Tour de France: Nario Quintana the King of Stage 18 in the Alps
The 2019 Tour de France reached the Alps, and Nario Quintana (Movistar) wanted to let everyone know he was not dead yet as he crushed the mythical Col du Galibier and cruised to the finish line in Valloire during Stage 18. Stage 18, a 208 km ride from Embrun to […]
Tour de France Stage 17: Matteo Trentin Victory in Gap Before Final Mountain Stages in Alps
Italy’s Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott) successfully pulled off a breakaway with 5 km to go and rode to a victory in Stage 17 of the 2019 Tour de France during a rather quiet day as the tour reached Gap before three treacherous stages in the Alps. Stage 17 included a 200 […]
Tour de France Stage 16: Another Win for Caleb Ewan, Fuglsang Crashes
Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) won his second stage victory at the 2019 Tour de France with a photo finish in Stage 16 during a bunch sprint on flat course in Pimes, which is most known for its Roman architecture. Meanwhile, Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) is out of the race after he injured […]
Tour de France Betting: Thibaut Pinot New Favorite, Alaphilippe Still Holds Yellow Jersey Heading into the Alps
The 2019 Tour de France betting market is wide open after Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step) cracked toward the end of Stage 15. Alaphilippe still retains the yellow jersey and hold a 95-second lead over defending champion Geraint Thomas, but Thibaut Pinot is the new favorite after he moved into […]
2019 Tour de France: Simon Yates Notches Second Stage Victory at Foix Prat d’Albis
Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) won his second stage at the 2019 Tour de France win an impressive victory in Stage 15 at Foix Prat d’Albis in the Eastern Pyrenees. Yates won Stage 12 when the race finally reached the mountain stages at Bagneres-de-Bigorre in the Pyrenees. He leaves the Pyrenees with […]
Tour de France: Thibaut Pinot Tops Iconic Tourmalet, Another French Victory in Stage 14
In one of the most difficult, yet iconic ascents in the mountain stages of the Tour de France, Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) won Stage 14 that featured a high-altitude summit finish near the top of Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees. Julian Alaphilippe, fresh off a surprise Stage 13 victory the […]
Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe Wins Stage 13 on 100th Anniversary of Tour de France Yellow Jersey
France’s Julian Alaphilippe, riding for Deceuninck-Quick Step in first place with the yellow jersey, secured his second stage win at the 2019 Tour de France Stage 13 individual time trail at Pau in the Pyrenees Mountains. On a historic day marking the 100th anniversary of the first awarding of the […]
Simon Yates Wins Three-Way Sprint in Stage 12, Tour de France Reaches Mountain Stages
Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) won a three-man sprint to win Stage 12 as the Tour de France departed Toulouse and reached Bagneres-de-Bigorre in the Pyrenees after a 209.5 km ride during the treacherous mountain stages. Yates outsprinted Pello Bilbao (Astana) and Gregor Muhlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) during the final stretch of Stage 12 […]
Caleb Ewan Photo Finish Sprint into Toulouse with Stage 11 Victory in Tour de France
Australian Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) edged out Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma) at the finish line in Toulouse for his first stage victory during Tour de France Stage 11’s 167 km ride from Albi to Toulouse. Ewan became the tenth rider to win a stage at the 2019 Tour de France. Following the […]
2019 Tour De France Odds: Ineos’ Bernal and Thomas Favorites Thru Stage 10
The 2019 Tour de France paused for the first rest day this year and Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe holds a slim lead over defending champion Geraint Thomas after ten stages, but Thomas is still the favorite to win the Tour de France at 4/6 odds. Thomas’ teammate at Ineos, Egan Bernal, […]
Wout van Aert Wins Stage 10, France’s Julian Alaphilippe Leads Tour de France
The 2019 Tour de France almost reached the midway mark of the 21-stage race. Belgium’s Wout van Aert won a breakaway sprint to emerge as the victor in Stage 10 (217.5 km race from St. Flour to Albi). France’s Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step) retains the lead and the yellow jersey, […]
Egan Bernal Favorite to Win 2019 Tour de France Over Teammate and Defending Champ Geraint Thomas
Geraint Thomas shocked the world when he won the 2018 Tour de France and became the first Welshman to do so. Although Thomas is one of the favorites to win again in 2019, his 22-year old teammate Egan Bernal from Colombia might be the rider to beat this summer as […]