3 d. ago Tadej Pogacar ‘already counting the years until retirement’ after latest Tour de France success

The Slovenian secured his fourth Tour success with a dominant performance in France in July

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3 w. ago Tim Wellens completes set of Grand Tour victories with solo win on stage 15

The Belgian sealed the biggest win of his career with an audacious attack from a strong four-man breakaway

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3 w. ago Thymen Arensman delivers Tour de France relief for Ineos as Tadej Pogacar grows lead in yellow jersey

The Dutchman earned a much-needed win for Ineos on stage 14 as he held off the late charge of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025: Arensman holds off Pogacar and Vingegaard for solo stage win

Ineos rider holds off rivals after going two minutes clearPogacar retains the overall leader’s yellow jerseyThymen Arensman rescued an otherwise anonymous Tour de France for Ineos Grenadiers with a solo stage victory in the final Pyrenean stage, to Superbagnères in the Haute Garonne.The Dutch rider, a close second to Simon Yates on the stage to Puy-de-Sancy, entered the final five kilometres almost two minutes ahead of his closest rivals and, despite being pursued by Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, was able to hang on to take his first stage win in the Tour. Pogacar added 4sec to his overall lead, and is now 4min 13sec ahead of Vingegaard.This report will be updated shortly Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Race leader Tadej Pogacar makes history with fourth stage win of this Tour de France

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar took back-to-back stages in the Pyrenees to extend his lead in the Tour de France

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 13 result and standings as Tadej Pogacar hammers rivals on Peyragudes time trial

Tadej Pogacar extended his advantage over his Tour de France rivals as he won his fourth stage of this year’s race

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3 w. ago Tour de France: Pogacar pulls more than four minutes clear with stage 13 victory

Defending champion eases to time-trial triumphVingegaard finishes second with Roglic in thirdTadej Pogacar continued his charge towards an anticipated fourth Tour de France title when he stretched his overall lead to over four minutes by winning the 13th stage, a lung-busting 10.9km uphill time trial on Friday.The defending champion dominated the eight-kilometre climb at 7.9% to clock 23mins and beat Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard by a massive 36secs, a day after leaving his closest rival shattered in the first major mountain stage in the Pyrenees.Jeremy Whittle’s report to follow Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 13 route and updates as GC favourites target mountainous time trial

Will Tadej Pogacar extend his advantage over his Tour de France rivals - or will his crash on stage 11 hamper him on today’s brutal time trial?

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 13 route and updates on monstrous mountainous time trial

Will Tadej Pogacar extend his advantage over his Tour de France rivals - or will his crash on stage 11 hamper him on today’s brutal time trial?

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3 w. ago Tour de France stage 13 preview: Route map, profile and start time on brutal Pyrenees time trial

Can Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel bounce back - or will Tadej Pogacar seal another Tour de France stage win?

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3 w. ago Tadej Pogacar dedicates Tour de France win to teenage Italian cyclist who died in crash

Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash which killed 19-year-old Samuele Privitera

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3 w. ago Tadej Pogacar storms back into yellow jersey with stunning stage 12 victory

The defending champion proved he was a class above the rest with a dominant 12km solo win on the Hautacam climb

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3 w. ago Tadej Pogacar dedicates Tour de France win to teenaged Italian cyclist who died in crash

Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash which killed 19-year-old Samuele Privitera

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3 w. ago Tour de France: Pogacar demolishes rivals with devastating stage 12 win in Pyrenees

Slovenian shows his dominance a day after going downPogacar takes more than two minutes out of VingegaardA devastating attack from Tadej Pogacar on first Tour de France’s first day in the Pyrenees helped the defending champion reclaim the yellow jersey and leave his rivals trailing after stage 12.Many wondered if the three-time champion would suffer any ill effects from his crash on Wednesday but Pogacar put himself in prime position for his fourth Tour victory with a decisive break on the stage-ending climb to Hautacam. The Slovenian finished the stage more than two minutes ahead of his main rival Jonas Vingegaard.Jeremy Whittle’s stage 12 report to follow Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025: Pogacar v Vingegaard as stage 12 heads for summit finish in Pyrenees – live

Updates from the 181km ride from Auch to HautacamStage-by-stage guide | And you can drop Luke a mail“I’m OK. Nothing too bad,” Pogacar tells Matt Stephens after his crash yesterday. “My whole left arm is open, burned off skin. And I hit my hip a little bit and my shoulder, but luckily I was back on the bike quite fast. Today is another day. It’s not the first time I crashed and continued the race. It’s more important the legs than my arm. I have a super-strong team around me. I am so grateful I can rely on them, even if I have a hard day today, but I hope not.“It’s really sad to lose another young talent,” Pogacar says of Samuele Privitera’s death at the Giro della Valle d’Aosta yesterday. “It’s devastating. It’s one of the most dangerous sports in the world. Sometimes the risks we are taking are too far. I’m really sad for all his family. May he rest in peace he deserves to “not be bothered” now. It’s a sad loss.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 12 route updates with Pogacar, Vingegaard and Healy set for fireworks in the Pyrenees

The Tour de France hits the high mountains with a feast of climbing in the Pyrenees, finishing on the summit finish at Hautacam

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4 w. ago Pogacar crashes and protester disrupts finish on chaotic stage 11 of Tour de France

Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen claims win in ToulousePogacar falls 6km from end but quickly back on bikeIn a chaotic climax to stage 11 of the Tour de France in Toulouse, Tadej Pogacar crashed at speed before remounting to finish, an anti-Israel protester ran on to the finish line, and the Norwegian Uno-X team’s Jonas Abrahamsen took his first Grand Tour stage win.As Abrahamsen sprinted towards the finish with his final breakaway companion, Mauro Schmid, a male protester, wearing a white T-shirt bearing the slogan “Israel out of the Tour”, jumped the barriers and ran on to the road, before being rugby-tackled by a Tour official, Stephane Boury. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Pogacar crashes and protester disrupts finish on chaotic Tour de France stage 11

Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen wins in ToulousePogacar falls 6km from end but quickly back on bikeIn a chaotic climax to stage 11 of the Tour de France in Toulouse, Tadej Pogacar crashed at speed before remounting to finish, an anti-Israel protester ran on to the finish line, and the Norwegian Jonas Abrahamsen took his first Grand Tour stage win, for Uno-X.As Abrahamsen sprinted towards the finish with his final breakaway companion, Mauro Schmid, a male protester, wearing a white T-shirt bearing the slogan “Israel out of the Tour”, jumped the barriers and ran on to the road, before being rugby-tackled by a Tour official, Stephane Boury. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago ‘I’m a bit beaten up’: Tadej Pogacar caught out in late crash as Jonas Abrahamsen wins stage 11

Pogacar crashed outside the 3km safety zone but was spared the loss of any time by a truce within the GC favourites’ group

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4 w. ago Pogacar crashes and protester disrupts sprint finish on chaotic stage 11 of Tour de France

Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen claims win in ToulousePogacar falls 5km from end but quickly back on bikeChaos reigned on stage 11 of the Tour de France in Toulouse as the defending champion, Tadej Pogacar, crashed and an anti-Israel protester ran on to the final straight. Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen claimed the stage win ahead of second-placed Mauro Schmid of Switzerland.A male protester wearing a ‘Israel out of the Tour’ T-shirt ran on to the home straight, as two frontrunners sprinted for victory, before he was restrained by a security officer. The protester, who was also waving a keffiyeh, was about 50m from the finish line. Israel is represented on the Tour through the Israel-Premier Tech team, but no Israeli riders are in the race. Continue reading...

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