45 m. ago Tour de France 2025 LIVE: Stage 4 route and updates as Mathieu van der Poel eyes second stage win

Stage two winner Mathieu van der Poel is the form pick but anyone could be in with a shout of glory in Normandy today

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6 h. ago Tour de France stage four preview: Dream day for breakaway artists on climb

The likes of Mathieu van der Poel and the peloton’s huge range of puncheurs and climbers will all be in with a shout at victory on a tricky outing

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18 h. ago Tim Merlier takes sprint victory after Jasper Philipsen abandons as crashes mar stage 3 of Tour de France

Merlier pounced after misfortune befell his former teammate and fellow Belgian on the road to Dunkirk

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19 h. ago Tour de France live: Stage 3 result and reaction as Tim Merlier sprints to victory on day marred by crashes

Merlier took victory after stage favourite Jasper Philipsen crashed out of the Tour

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20 h. ago Tour de France 2025: Jasper Philipsen forced to withdraw after stage three crash

Philipsen had been tipped as a favourite to don the green jersey for much of the race

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21 h. ago Tour de France live: Stage 3 favourite Philipsen abandons after heavy crash

Anticipated headwinds and rain could make this a gruelling day for the peloton

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23 h. ago Tour de France live: Sprinters set for battle in Dunkirk on stage 3

Anticipated headwinds and rain could make this a gruelling day for the peloton

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24 h. ago Tour de France live: Stage 3 start time and route as sprinters set to battle in Dunkirk

Anticipated headwinds and rain could make this a gruelling day for the peloton

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26 h. ago I lost 1kg in one hour by training in the heat like a Tour de France cycling pro

EXCLUSIVE: There are seldom as athletic professional athletes as those who race the Tour de France - and I put myself through their paces inside of a heat chamber

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42 h. ago Mathieu van der Poel emerges victorious ahead of Tadej Pogacar in Tour de France stage 2

Van der Poel pipped the three-time Tour champion in a sprint finish

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42 h. ago Tour de France stage 3 preview: Crosswinds may jeopardise sprinters’ hopes

The possibility of echelons forming on the exposed coastal roads will only add to the drama

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43 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 2 result as Mathieu van der Poel pips Tadej Pogacar to victory

Van der Poel times his burst to the line perfectly to edge out Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard on the road to Boulogne-sur-Mer

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43 h. ago Tour de France 2025: Van der Poel sprints to stage two victory and into yellow jersey

Dutchman holds off Pogacar in sprint finishStage into Boulogne delayed by weatherMathieu van der Poel won stage two of the 2025 Tour de France into Boulogne-sur-Mer for Alpecin-Deceuninck, claiming the race lead from his teammate Jasper Philipsen after a quick succession of short climbs inside the final kilometres exploded the peloton on the approach to the Channel port. The Dutchman thwarted Tadej Pogacar’s attempt to take the 100th win of his career, outsprinting the defending Tour champion on the steady final climb of the Boulevard Auguste Mariette.“The final was actually harder than I thought,” said Van der Poel. “I was really motivated. It’s four years since I won my first stage on the Tour, so it was about time I won a second one.” Continue reading...

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44 h. ago The kindness of strangers: I used to hate being judged, but then a woman on a train praised my parenting

I saw that my toddler was annoying some passengers but the words of encouragement made a stressful situation a lot more bearableRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI had my eldest child when I was 19, and being a young mum can be tricky – I was used to feeling judged by other people in public.One evening, I was on a crowded train home in Melbourne at peak hour, which is also witching hour for toddlers. My two-year-old son just started losing it, so I was distracting him with silly noises and games. It was largely working and he was mostly laughing and squealing with delight. I registered that it was annoying some passengers, but the alternative would have been much louder and annoying for us all. Making matters worse, no one offered me a seat, so we were standing up and bumping into other people, who were getting pissed off. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 2 updates as classics specialists eye Jasper Philipsen’s yellow jersey

After a fast and furious opening day at the Tour de France, more twists and turns could well be in store on the road to Boulogne-sur-Mer

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49 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 2 start time and route as classics specialists eye Jasper Philipsen’s yellow jersey

After a fast and furious opening day at the Tour de France, more twists and turns could well be in store on the road to Boulogne-sur-Mer

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63 h. ago Tour de France stage 2 preview: Map and profile of 209km route as Jasper Philipsen fights to keep yellow jersey

The yellow jersey is likely to change hands after just one day’s action thanks to some punchy late climbs

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66 h. ago Jasper Philipsen emerges from the chaos to win stage 1 of Tour de France in Lille

The Belgian collected the 10th Tour de France stage of his career as Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic lost valuable time after splits in the crosswinds

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66 h. ago Who is leading the Tour de France? Yellow jersey and general classification standings

The 112th edition of the Tour de France got underway with a bang in Lille

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67 h. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 1 result as Jasper Philipsen sprints to victory as Evenepoel loses time in crosswinds

The Belgian took the first yellow jersey of the race on a chaotic day in Lille

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