MORZINE (AFP) -- Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard fought off a ferocious attack from Tadej Pogacar on the first of four Alpine tests in the Tour de France on Saturday, July 15, Spain's Carlos Rodriguez won stage 14. *Grenadiers' Spanish rider Carlos Rodriguez Cano cycles to the finish line to win...
COL DU GRAND COLOMBIER (AFP) -- Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard hailed his rivalry with Tadej Pogacar after surviving the Slovenian's latest attack to cling on to the overall lead of the Tour de France on the Grand Colombier mountain on Friday, July 14. *UAE Team Emirates' Slovenian rider Tadej...
BELLEVILLE (AFP) -- Basque rider Ion Izagirre broke away to claim stage 12 of the Tour de France on Thursday, July 13, as defending champion Jonas Vingegaard retained a slender lead in his duel with Tadej Pogacar. *UAE Team Emirates' Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the best young rider's...
ISSOIRE (AFP) -- Pello Bilbao won a hot and hilly stage 10 of the Tour de France on Tuesday, July 11, becoming the first Spaniard in five years to win a stage on the world's biggest bike race. *Bahrain - Victorious' Spanish rider Pello Bilbao celebrates his victory on the podium after winning the...
LIMOGES (AFP) -- The struggle between two-time winner Tadej Pogacar and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard will be given a breathtaking backdrop Sunday, July 9, as the peloton climbs the dormant Puy de Dome volcano. *Jonas Vinggeaard. (AFP)* A day after the Tour said goodbye to star sprinter Mark...
CAUTERETS (AFP) -- Tadej Pogacar unleashed a devastating turn of speed to win stage six of the Tour de France on Thursday, July 6, but defending champion Jonas Vingegaard took the overall race lead 25 seconds ahead of the Slovenian. *UAE Team Emirates' Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the best...
LARUNS (AFP) -- Australian Jai Hindley crossed the line alone to win stage five of the Tour de France on Wednesday, July 5, to take the overall leader's yellow jersey as defending champion Jonas Vingegaard won a tactical battle with key rival Tadej Pogacar. *BORA - hansgrohe's Australian rider Jai...
BILBAO (AFP) -- The 2023 Tour de France embarks from the Basque port of Bilbao on Saturday, July 1, with safety in the spotlight, a route featuring 30 peaks, and a roster with two clear overall favourites in champion Jonas Vingegaard and Slovenian star Tadej Pogacar. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider...
Serbia's Novak Djokovic attends a training session at the Ariake Tennis Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 21, 2021. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) History-chasing Novak Djokovic launches his quest for Olympic tennis glory, while Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar goes...
Winner Team UAE Emirates' Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia celebrates his overall leader yellow jersey on the podium at the end of the 21th and last stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 108 km between Chatou and Paris Champs-Elysees, on July 18, 2021. (Photo by Anne-Christine...
Team UAE Emirates' Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey crosses the finish line during the 20th stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, a 30 km time trial between Libourne and Saint-Emilion, on July 17, 2021. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT...
Team UAE Emirates' Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates as he crosses the finish line during the 18th stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 129 km between Pau and Luz Ardiden, on July 15, 2021. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)...
