For the second year in a row, Tadej Pogacar rode into Paris for the final stage of Le Tour wearing the yellow jersey. Pogacar from UAE Team Emirates won the 2021 Tour de France after holding off his closest rival by over five minutes. Pogacar won three stages, including two […]
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2021 Tour de France Stage 21: Wout Van Aert Wins Paris Sprint, Denies Cavendish Record
On the final day of the 2021 Tour de France, Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) upset Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-QuickStep) to win a bunch sprint in Stage 21 and reach the finish line first on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Cavendish sought to break the all-time record for stage wins after he tied […]
2021 Tour de France: Wout Van Aert Ships Stage 20 Time Trial
WVA wins again! Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) won his second stage of the 2021 Tour de France with a victory in Stage 20, an individual time trial during a 30.8km ride from Libourne to Saint-Emilion. The versatile Van Aert also won Stage 11 when he conquered a double ascent at […]
2021 Tour de France: Another Win for Matej Mohoric, Solo Victory at Stage 19 Libourne
Matej Mohoric from Bahrain Victorious secured his second stage win of the 2021 Tour de France when he held off a breakaway of 20 riders to reach the finish line first at Stage 19 in Libourne. Earlier in Le Tour, Mohoric won Stage 7 at Le Creusot when he gambled […]
2021 Tour de France: Slovenian Terminator Tadej Pogacar with Back-to-Back Mountain Victories in Pyrenees
Tadej Pogacar hammered the last nail in the coffin of his closest GC rivals on Thursday with his second consecutive stage win in the Pyrenees. After winning Stage 17 yesterday, Pogacar showed his dominance in Stage 18 of the Tour de France, which included a brutal ascent of Col du Tourmalet […]
2021 Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar Posts Thrilling Victory at Stage 17 Col du Portet
The kid from Slovenia is the defending Tour de France champion for a reason. Tadej Pogacar rode to a stupendous victory in Stage 17 of the Tour de France during the most difficult stage in this year’s Le Tour with a summit finish in the fog at the legendary Col […]
2021 Tour de France: Patrick Konrad Battles Rain to Win Stage 16 Sant Gaudens
On a rainy day in the Pyrenees, Austrian champion Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe) secured his first stage win of the Tour de France with a victory at Stage 16 Sant Gaudens, which included the ominous Col de Portet d’Aspet. The peloton was well rested after its final rest day of Le […]
2021 Tour de France: American Sepp Kuss Victorious in Pyrenees Stage 15 Andorre-La-Vielle
On Sunday, the peloton faced their first real test in the Pyrenees with Stage 15 of the Tour de France, which began in Ceret and ended in swanky Andorra. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) became the first American to win a stage in the Tour de France in ten years with an […]
2021 Tour de France: Bauke Mollema Wins Stage 14 Quillan, Guillaume Martin Now 2nd in GC
The Netherlands picked up their second stage win at Le Tour on Saturday as the peloton headed into the punishing Pyrenees mountains. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) waited until Col de Saint Louis to pull away from the breakaway group to win Stage 14 of the 2021 Tour de France during a […]
2021 Tour de France: Mark Cavendish Ties Eddy Merckx with 34 Stage Wins
It was a lot closer than everyone expected, but Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-QuickStep) won a bunch sprint during a sweltering and windy Stage 13: Nimes > Carcassonne to win his fourth stage of the 2021 Tour de France — his 34th overall — tying him with the legendary Eddy Merckx. With […]
2021 Tour de France: Nils Politt with Breakaway Win at Stage 12 Nimes
Germany’s Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe) rode to his first win on the Tour de France with a breakaway victory in Stage 12: Saint Paul Trois Chateaux > Nimes. Despite heavy crosswinds and tailwinds, Politt held off Harrison Sweeny (Lotto Soudal) and Imanol Erviti (Movistar), crossing the finish line first at Nimes […]
2021 Tour de France: Wout Van Aert Conquers Double Ascent at Mont Ventoux for Stage 11 Victory
The locals call it Le Geante. Others know it as the Beast of Provence. Mont Ventoux has many nicknames, including Bald Mountain, and it’s one of the most difficult climbs in Tour de France history, but that didn’t stop the organizers from sending the peloton to the top of the […]
2021 Tour de France: Mark Cavendish Surges to Third Sprint Victory at Stage 10 Valence
Despite heavy crosswinds, Mark Cavendish from Deceuninck-QuickStep secured his third stage win of the 2021 Tour de France with a textbook sprint victory in Stage 10: Albertville > Valence. Cavendish notched the 33rd stage win of his illustrious career, leaving him just one stage win from tying the all-time leader […]
2021 Tour de France: Dylan Teuns Wins Stage 8 in Alps, Tadej Pogacar Seizes Yellow Jersey
On a cold and rainy day, the peloton finally reached the mountains for the first of two stages this weekend in the Alps. Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Victorious) broke away to win Tour de France Stage 8: Oyonnnaz > Le Grand-Bornand. However, the big story for Stage 8 was that Mathieu […]
2021 Tour de France: Matej Mohoric Ships Stage 7 Le Creusot, Van der Poel Still in Yellow
Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) gambled on a breakaway in the longest stage at the Tour de France in 21 years, and it paid off with his first career victory in Stage 7: Vierzon > Le Creusot. Mohoric held off attackers and reached the finish line at Le Creusot at least […]
2021 Tour de France: Mark Cavendish Wins Another Sprint with Stage 6 Victory at Chateauroux
Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-QuickStep) is inching a little closer to catching Eddy Merckx on the all-time list with the 32nd stage win of his career after claiming another exciting sprint finish at Stage 6 Chateauroux in the 2021 Tour de France. The remarkable return of Cavendish to the peloton has been […]
2021 Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar Obliterates Stage 5 Time Trial, Moves into 2nd Overall
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won his first stage in the 2021 Tour de France with a smashing individual time trial victory in Stage 5, and leap-frogged into second place in the overall GC standings behind Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix). Van der Poel, who admitted was not […]
2021 Tour de France: Mark Cavendish Sprints to Emotional Stage 4 Victory at Fougeres
Two weeks ago, Mark Cavendish didn’t think he was ever going to ride in the Tour de France again, let alone win Stage 4: Redon > Fougeres for the 31st stage win of his illustrious racing career. Cavendish returned to the Tour de France for the first time in three […]
2021 Tour de France: Tim Merlier Wins Stage 3 Despite More Crashes in Pontivy
The peloton can’t wait until the 2021 Tour de France leaves Brittany because of the weather, bumpy roads, and the numerous crashes that plagued the start of this year’s Le Tour. Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Fenix) evaded a crash in the final sprint on Stage 3, Lorient > Pontivy, and secured his […]
2021 Tour de France: Mathieu van der Poel Wins First Yellow Jersey in Stage 2 Mur de Bretagne
The second day of the 2021 Tour de France featured an exciting sprint and uphill finish with Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) from the Netherlands securing a win in Stage 2: Perros-Gueirec > Mur de Bretagne. Van der Poel also moved into first place in the GC standings ahead of […]