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Australia’s Ben O’Connor produced a brilliantly composed ride to win stage nine of the Tour de France but fell short of taking the yellow jersey. The AG2R Citroen rider conquered the bruising mountainous finish in Tignes and is second behind defending champion Tadej Pogacar in the overall standings. O’Connor looked as if he would overtake

Belgium’s Dylan Teuns took a fine solo victory on stage eight of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar claimed the yellow jersey in Le Grand-Bornand. Defending champion Pogacar, 22, rode away from his rivals for the overall victory on the penultimate climb of the Tour’s first day in the mountains. Ion Izagirre was second,

Mark Cavendish won his 32nd Tour de France stage victory to move within two stages of the all-time record held by Belgian legend Eddie Merckx. It is the second stage win of this year’s Tour for Cavendish, who feared he would never return to the race after a long illness threatened his career. He was

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar claimed a dominant time trial victory on stage five as Mathieu van der Poel narrowly retained the yellow jersey. Pogacar finished the 27.2km course in 32 minutes – 19 seconds quicker than Stefan Kung in second. The Slovenian’s stunning ride saw him put more time into his rivals and almost claim

Mark Cavendish now sits second in the Tour de France stage winners list with 31 victories. He started winning in 2008 at Chateauroux and quickly became the dominant sprinter at the race each year. A successful come back in 2016 when riding for Dimension Data looked set to be his swansong as illness and injury

Geraint Thomas was one of several riders involved in crashes as Tim Merlier won a dramatic stage three of the Tour de France. Welshman Thomas and fellow race favourite Primoz Roglic both lost time after falls during the the 183km stage. Caleb Ewan also crashed in the closing stages, bringing down former world champion Peter

Mathieu van der Poel produced a superb ride to win stage two of the Tour de France and claim the yellow jersey in Brittany. The Dutchman, 26, staged two attacks and powered home in a thrilling climax to the 183.5km route. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic placed second and third. As he crossed

The Tour de France is the most prestigious race in the cycling calendar and is known around the world even with non-cycling fans. Stage one was a very hectic one with two massive crashes. But it was world champion Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) who kicked clear with around 2km to go and stayed away

The Tour de France has many prizes available, but it isn’t all about the yellow, green, polka-dot and white jerseys. A red number is up for grabs as well. Every day a rider will be awarded with the ‘most combative rider’ award that usually goes to the rider who was the last man to be

Last updated on 29 minutes ago29 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Dates: 26 June – 18 July Coverage: Live text commentary on each stage on the BBC Sport website and app It’s a familiar sight in France – the famous dark blue shirt with red trim, iconic after so much success in top sporting competitions

Doltcini-Van Eyck’s team manager Marc Bracke has been banned for three years by cycling’s governing body (UCI) for sexually harassing a number of riders. French rider Marion Sicot is among several women to report Bracke, with complaints that he demanded bikini photos of them. The UCI said the “decision sets an important precedent” in the

The 2021 Tour de France starts on Saturday with Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic primed to repeat last year’s duel that saw Pogacar win in one of the race’s most dramatic finales. But plenty of other riders are hoping to rival the Slovenian duo for the yellow jersey over three gruelling weeks, ending in Paris

Last updated on 18 minutes ago18 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Multiple Olympic champions Laura and Jason Kenny will lead the GB cycling team at this summer’s Tokyo Games. A 26-person squad has been announced which features four more Olympic champions – Geraint Thomas, Ed Clancy, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald. Twin brothers Adam and

Geraint Thomas will lead Ineos Grenadiers’ bid for Tour de France victory in a squad which also contains Tao Geoghegan Hart. Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz will also be a leading force in the British team, which could win the yellow jersey for an eighth time. “We have changed our race philosophy to being more open and

Chris Froome will not lead his Israel Start Up Nation team at this month’s Tour de France. The team have announced Canadian Michael Woods will instead try to win the Grand Tour event. It is not yet clear if four-time winner Froome will be part of the eight-man squad for the race, which begins on

Britain’s Mark Cavendish won a thrilling sprint finish to claim victory on the final stage of the Tour of Belgium, while his team-mate Remco Evenepoel claimed overall honours. Cavendish overtook Belgian Tim Merlier in a final push for the line, with German Pascal Ackerman third. Victory in Beringen was the 151st of 36-year-old Cavendish’s career.

Newly formed pairing Sophie Unwin and pilot Jenny Holl won a dramatic gold in the women’s tandem road race at the Para-cycling Road World Championships. The duo, at their first World Championships, outsprinted their rivals in Estoril, Portugal. Time trial champions Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall were third, just behind their team-mates. But fellow time

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