PARIS (AP) — The roads were dangerously slippery after heavy rain. A fourth Tour de France title was all but won anyway, so finishing safely in the pack would do fine for Tadej Pogačar. Especially considering Sunday 's final stage had already been neutralized for safety reasons and he just...
LA PLAGNE, France (AP) — Dutch rider Thymen Arensman launched a daring solo attack on a long final climb and held on grimly to win the 19th stage of the Tour de France on Friday, July 25. Although race leader Tadej Pogačar took a step closer to a fourth Tour title, the Slovenian star could not...
VALENCE, France (AP) — Sprint specialist Jonathan Milan pounced at the finish to win the 17th stage of the Tour de France after a crash in the last kilometer derailed rivals’ hopes on Wednesday, July 23. Italian rider Milan, the green jersey holder, consolidated his lead in the points...
MONT VENTOUX, France (AP) — Valentin Paret-Peintre triumphed on Mont Ventoux to become the first home rider to win a stage at this year’s Tour de France, while Tadej Pogačar consolidated his overall lead Tuesday, July 22. Paret-Peintre followed former yellow jersey holder Ben Healy on a...
PEYRAGUDES, France (AP) — Tadej Pogačar delivered another crushing defeat to his Tour de France rivals by dominating an uphill time trial and reinforcing his grip on the yellow jersey on Friday, July 18. The brutal effort in the Pyrenees mountains was all about strength and stamina. It was just...
MUR-DE--BRETAGNE, France (AP) — Less than a week after the Tour de France began, world champion Tadej Pogačar secured a second stage win at the top of a challenging climb and and reclaimed the yellow jersey on Friday, July 11. The 197-kilometer (122-mile) Stage 7 between Saint-Malo and...
VIRE NORMANDIE, France (AP) — Irish rider Ben Healy won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway on Thursday, July 10, and Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey from defending champion Tadej Pogačar by one second. The 24-year-old Healy had won a stage on...
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar secured the 100th professional victory of his stellar career in typically flamboyant style, beating Mathieu Van der Poel in a dash to the line to win the hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, July 8. Van der Poel was the better sprinter of the two at...
The Tour de France will have a more traditional look next year. After a rare finish outside Paris this past July, cycling’s biggest race is getting back to basics for the 2025 route that was unveiled Tuesday, Oct. 29. A mostly flat first week is followed by a lot of climbing in the last 10 stages...
FRANCE (AP) -- Tadej Pogacar had no need to attack on the final stage of the Tour de France. Defending a lead of more than five minutes in Sunday's time trial, he was set to comfortably win the race for the third time and first time in three years, anyway. But defense has not been in his vocabulary...
SUPERDEVOLUY, France (AP) — Richard Carapaz claimed his first Tour de France stage win after showcasing his climbing prowess in the final ascents on Wednesday, July 17, in the Alps. Stage winner Ecuador's Richard Carapaz celebrates on the podium after the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France...
VALLOIRE (AP) — Uphill. Downhill. And everywhere else in between. Tadej Pogacar is dominating cycling like few riders ever have. Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 139.6 kilometers (86.7 miles) with...
