In the most exciting stage of the 2022 Tour de France, Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) rode to a victory in Stage 5 during a hellacious route that included 19 km of cobblestones from Lille to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut. Clarke edged out Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) in a photo […]
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2022 Tour de France: Wout van Aert Victorious in Stage 4 Dunkirk > Calais
After a trio of second-place finishes in the first three stages, Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) from Belgium stood on the top step of the winner’s podium for the first time at the 2022 Tour de France when he rode to a victory in Stage 4 during a hilly ride from […]
Tour de France: Yves Lampaert, Fabio Jakobsen, Dylan Groenewegen Win Stages in Denmark
The 2022 Tour de France began this year with the Grand Depart in Denmark featuring with three stages with 176 starting riders. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) won Stage 1 of the Tour de France, Fabio Jakobsen (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) capped a remarkable comeback with a sprint finish victory in Stage 2, […]
2022 Tour de France Preview: Tadej Pogacar Three-Peat or Will Primoz Roglic Finally Win the Yellow Jersey?
The most prestigious cycling race in the world — the Tour de France — begins this weekend with the Grand Depart in Copenhagen, Denmark. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won the Tour de France in back-to-back years, and the Slovenian wunderkind is the betting favorite at -160 to claim a […]
2019 Tour de France Champ Egan Bernal (Ineos) Injured in Serious Training Crash
Only a couple of weeks after Egan Bernal signed a five-year contract extension with Ineos Grenadiers, the 2019 Tour de France champion found himself involved in a serious training accident and crash when he slammed into the back of a bus in Colombia. Bernal, 25, won the 2021 Giro d’ […]
2022 Tour de France Odds: Tadej Pogacar Betting Favorite for Three-Peat
Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar from UAE Team Emirates won the coveted yellow jersey twice with back-to-back victories at the Tour de France, and he’s the early betting favorite to win Le Tour 2022 at +110 odds. The 2022 Tour de France is set to begin with a Grand Depart in Copenhagen, […]
2021 Tour de France Champion Tadej Pogacar Wins Yellow Jersey in Back-to-Back Le Tours
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 […]
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 […]