The Slovenian kid crushed it at Le Tour. Tadej Pogacar (Team UAE Emirates) made history when he became the first Slovenian winner of the Tour de France. Pogacar secured the yellow jersey on the penultimate day of the 21-stage race when he rode to a victory during a time trial […]
Tag: 2020 Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar Seizes Yellow Jersey with Time Trial Upset, Roglic Cracks
On the next-to-last day of the Tour de France, we witnessed one of the biggest comebacks in the 107-year history of Le Tour. Tadej Pogacar (Team UAE Emirates) won his third stage of the 2020 Tour de France with a tremendous victory during an individual time trial in Stage 20 […]
Tour de France: Soren Kragh Andersen Snags 2nd Stage Win at Champagnole
Denmark’s Soren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb) rode to his second stage win of the 2020 Tour de France with an unopposed victory at the finish line at Champagnole during a flat ride in Stage 19. Once again, there was no chance at the top of the leader board, and Primoz […]
Ineos Snags First Stage Victory, Michal Kwiatkowski Wins at La Roche-sur-Foron
Team Ineos Grenadiers secured its first stage win of the 2020 Tour de France when Michal Kwiatkowski and Richard Carapaz crossed the finish line together at Stage 18. The Ineos teammates finished 1-2 at La Roche-sur-Foron, with Kwiatkowski getting the official win in the record books. “That was some day, […]
Superman Wins at Col de la Loze: Miguel Angel Lopez Claims Brutal Victory in Alps
They call him Superman. After a sensational performance from Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) in the Alps in Stage 17 of the Tour de France, it’s no surprise how the Colombian cyclist earned the nickname. Lopez held off a late charge and fended off the current general classification leader, Primoz Roglic, […]
Lennard Kamna Secures Mountain Victory on Stage 16, Villard-de-Lans
Germany’s Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe) finally won a stage in the 2020 Tour de France with a victory in Stage 16 during a 164 km ride through La Chartreuse mountains from La Tour du Pin to Villard-de-Lans. Last week, Kamna finished in second place in Stage 13 at Puy Mary and […]
Tour de France: Can Anyone Beat Primoz Roglic in Final Week in Mountains?
Oddsmakers continue to post Primoz Roglic as the consensus favorite to win the 2020 Tour de France at -400 odds as the 21-stage race heads into the final week of action. Roglic holds a 40-second lead after 15 stages. After last year’s champion, Egan Bernal, cracked on the ascent of […]
Tadej Pogacar Crushes the Pyramid at Grand Colombier (Stage 15)
Tadej Pogacar loves riding in the Tour de France on Sundays. The Slovenian won two stages of Le Tour 2020 on a Sunday. Last Sunday, Pogacar took first in Stage 9 at Le Runs. This Sunday, Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) reached the steep Mount Colombier first, edging out overall leader […]
Impressive Sprint Finish for Soren Kragh Andersen at Lyon (Stage 14)
Team Sunweb wins another stage! Denmark’s Soren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb) reached the finish line first in the Tour de France Stage 14, during a flat stage with a hilly lead-up into Lyon. Andersen finished in third place two days earlier in Stage 12, but finally won his first stage […]
Tour de France: Daniel Martinez Guts Out Summit Victory in Stage 13 Puy Mary
Daniel Martinez (EF Pro Cycling) rode to a victory in Stage 13 of the Tour de France following a gutsy cat-and-mouse game against Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe) during the steep ascent of Pas de Peyrol to the finish line at Puy Mary. Overall leader Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) padded his lead as […]
Tour de France: Marc Hirschi (Sunweb) Finally Wins at Stage 12 After Near Misses
The 218 km ride in Stage 12 of the 2020 Tour de France began in Chauvigny and started smoothly before gradually increasing in difficulty as the race reached Sarran. Marc Hirschi (Sunweb), who came close to winning two other stages, finally broke through with a victory in Stage 12 as […]
Caleb Ewan Wins Another Sprint Stage, Tight Finish at Stage 11 Poitiers
On a day for sprinters at Le Tour, four of them barreled toward the finish line at Poitiers. A photo finish revealed that Australian rider Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) finished Stage 11 of the Tour de France by a sliver of a wheel, ahead of Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-QuickStep), Wout Van […]
Tour de France: Ireland’s Sam Bennett Wins Island-Hopping, Crash-Filled Stage 10
Stage 10 of the 2020 Tour de France began on one island and ended on another during the island-hopping segment of Le Tour, with Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quickstep) winning a final sprint at the finish line at Ile de Re. Ireland’s Bennett held off Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan to secure […]
2020 Tour de France Odds: Primoz Roglic Still Betting Favorite Thru 9 Stages
Here come the Slovenians! Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE) are the top two favorites to win the 2020 Tour de France, according to DraftKings, with Roglic at -137 odds. He’s followed by Pogacar at +275 to win Le Tour. Pogacar won Stage 9 at Le Runs in the […]
Tadej Pogacar Wins Stage 9 (Le Runs), Primoz Roglic Yellow Jersey
The Tour de France continued with another punishing mountain stage in the Pyrenees. Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won his first-ever Tour de France stage with a victory in Stage 9 by a half-wheel at Le Runs. Fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) finished second and seized the yellow jersey […]
Tour de France Arrives in Pyrenees, Nans Peters Wins Stage 8 (Loudenvielle)
Nans Peters (ALM) led for the majority of Tour de France Stage 8 during a short, yet difficult mountain stage from Cazeres-sur-Garonne to Loudenvielle that included a pair of Category 1 climbs and an HC ascent to the summit of Port de Bales in the Pyrenees mountains. “It’s fitting that […]
Tour de France: Wout Van Aert Wins Another Sprint at Lavaur (Stage 7)
Another day, another victory for Jumbo-Visma. For the second time in the last three days, Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) won a sprint stage. Van Aert rode to victory in Stage 5 at Privas and he emerged victorious once again during a short and flat ride from Millau to Lavaur in […]
Kazakhstan’s Alexey Lutsenko Climbs to Stage 6 Win at Mont Aigoual
Alexey Lutsenko (Astama), the top cyclist from Kazakhstan, won Stage 6 of the 2020 Tour de France when he arrived at the finish line at Mont Aigoual nearly a minute ahead of the chase pack. Lutsenko, who began the day in 37th place, collected his first-career stage win at Le […]
Wout Van Aert Wins Stage 5, Another Victory for Jumbo-Visma at Tour de France
During a flat, but punchy 183 km ride from Gap to Privas, Wout Van Aert sprinted to victory in Stage 5 of the Tour de France to secure consecutive stage victories for Team Jumbo-Visma. After the first five stages, Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) moved into the overall lead in the general […]
Tour de France: Caleb Ewan Sprints to Sisteron Stage 3 Victory
Fighting a brutal head wind, Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) waited until the last possible second to accelerate and make his move to win Stage 3 (Nice > Sisteron) of the Tour de France. Julian Alaphilippe (DQS) retained the yellow jersey and overall lead during the third day of the […]