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Stage 12 features two major climbs and a long, fast descent to the finish. Teams and riders are preparing for anything and everything.

The Dutchman believes he and his team have the goods to challenge in the mountain stages that loom.

Thibaut Pinot took the blame for his disastrous ride during Monday's stage 10. "I have a bit of anger about what happened yesterday," he says

Team Ineos have Dutch rider Steven Kruijswijk in their sights as the Tour de France heads into the mountains

While several of his main rivals stayed in the lead group, a number of others lost significant time. Thomas now sits atop the virtual GC lead.

French fans have embraced Julian Alaphilippe throughout this year's Tour de France. Alaphilippe's yellow jersey on Bastille Day boosted his popularity even further

After powerful performances in the key stages of the Tour so far, team boss says there's 'no limit' to what Pinot can achieve.

Geraint Thomas crashed at a crucial moment in Saturday's stage 8, however quick thinking by his Ineos teammates helped him regain the peloton before the finale

Having focussed on developing the strengths of riders already within the team in recent years, the Dutch squad now eyes signing Giro d'Italia winner Tom Dumoulin.

The Welshman put in a performance that helped quiet the chatter about his Tour form, and boosted his morale heading into the second week of racing.

The Dutchman, rumored to be unhappy at Team Sunweb, will meet with management on Friday to discuss his future with the team.

The Slovakian knows he has a lot of work to do to get through what some are calling the hardest Tour in years. But mountains are the least of his concerns.

The first summit finish of this year's Tour will see GC contenders come to the fore to battle for precious seconds.

With Julian Alaphilippe in yellow and Elia Viviani winning his first Tour stage, the team known as the "Wolfpack" continues to dominate.

On flat stages like Tuesday's stage 4, GC riders seek out an ideal position in the peloton. Unfortunately, the perfect place in the bunch does not exist.

The Welshman admitted to purposely holding back on a technical, aggressive stage, and now sets his sights on the bigger climbs that suit him better in the days to come.

Wout van Aert has already helped Jumbo-Visma win two stages of the Tour de France in his debut at the race

Jakob Fuglsang and Adam Yates lost some time in Sunday's team time trial, but both GC threats are still in the hunt for the Tour overall

As well as providing a vital opportunity for GC riders to gain seconds, the TTT adds a sense of team camaraderie and a visual spectacle, says Mitchelton-Scott boss.

Geraint Thomas was caught up in a crash inside 2km remaining in Saturday's opening stage of the Tour de France. The defending champion said he is 'fine.'

Though performance director Rolf Aldag felt the Brit was physically ready and suited the team's strategy for the Tour, he was overruled by team owners.

The British climber hopes to capitalize on a Tour route short on time trials and heavy on climbs, in a field without a clear favorite.

Geraint Thomas tells reporters that he'd be content to go down in history as a one-time Tour de France winner

Riders and directors believe the Tour de France's GC battle will be more wide-open due to the absence of Chris Froome

After a string of springtime illnesses, Richie Porte says he feels no pressure at this year's Tour de France

Reports suggest that Tom Dumoulin could be looking to transfer. The Dutch rider said he intends to stay with Team Sunweb.

Mark Cavendish says he was in perfect condition to race the Tour de France, despite his team leaving him at home.

Team Dimension Data has decided to leave Mark Cavendish off its Tour de France roster

Defending champion Geraint Thomas will again have co-leadership at Team Ineos for the Tour de France; this time he is splitting those duties with Egan Bernal

The Tour de France will have to wait for cycling's newest star as he returns to Ecuador before riding the Vuelta

After crashing out the Giro d'Italia, Tom Dumoulin is back in action at the Critérium du Dauphiné. But he's still not completely recovered from his knee injury

Italian coffee giant Segafredo confirms the news that Vincenzo Nibali is headed to Trek-Segafredo.

Having started the Giro on a run of stage race success, Roglic turned from Giro favorite to being content with place on podium.

Nibali content despite playing second-fiddle to Roglic and then Movistar's collective strength in his final Giro in Bahrain-Merida colors.

With three decisive stages remaining, American Sepp Kupp believes his team leader can turn the race around

Mikel Landa says he's committed to helping Richard Carapaz win this Giro. But he won't be passing up opportunity to gain time either

The consistently steep grades of the Mortirolo on stage 16 of the Giro have had team mechanics digging out the low ratios

Nibali inspired by Contador's ruthless pursuit of victory as he hunts down Roglic.

"He rode well, he worked with us, unlike the previous days and that's good, we're all playing it in the same way," said Nibali, having accused Roglic of racing negatively the day before.

As their apparent rivalry deepens at the Giro d'Italia, Vincenzo Nibali invites Primoz Roglic to photograph his 'bag of trophies'

Miguel Angel Lopez recovers 28 seconds on stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia after attacking with Mikel Landa. But, having suffered loses earlier in the race, his gains are also psychological

As the race heads towards the Alps, rain and cold are forecast to continue plaguing the 2019 Giro d'Italia

Long flat stages and a run of tough days ahead explain the lack of fireworks so far in the 2019 Giro d'Italia

With four grand tour wins already under his belt, Nibali 'looking to fight' to take a fifth.

Now he's plugged the gap in his armor - the time trial - Yates has the rounded skill set required for grand tour glory.

After leading the Giro d'Italia since the start, Primoz Roglic and his Jumbo-Visma team let the pink jersey ride away from them on Thursday's sixth stage

After a hare-like start at last year's Giro, Simon Yates and his team are happy to play a more conservative game in the 2019 edition

With an injured Tom Dumoulin abandoning the race, Sunweb have reset their sights on stage wins

Racing in the service of overall leader Primoz Roglic has put Sepp Kuss straight into the deep end of the Giro d'Italia

Two-time Giro winner responds to Yates' pre-race proclamations that he was the favorite for the final pink jersey.

Sivakov, Geoghegan Hart, Dunbar headline a promising team that averages only 25 years of age.

After winning all three races he's started in 2019, the Slovenian heads to a Giro that plays to his strengths.

Dutchman satisfied with year-on-year progress and relishing a Giro heavy on time trials.

Bob Jungels targets the Giro d'Italia overall after an impressive spring campaign on the cobblestones

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Russian climber Pavel Sivakov will be a key asset to Egan Bernal's Giro d'Italia effort

Admitting he was 'running on fumes' at the 2018 Tour, Chris Froome confirmed his plans to target the maillot jaune in July

An emerging rider in his own right, Tao Geoghegan Hart is confident Egan Bernal can lead the new-look Ineos team to victory at the Giro this May.

Vincenzo Nibali is nearing top form ahead of his Giro d'Italia attempt.

The legs were there for the cyclocross champion, but the fortune wasn't: Van Aert picks over a race that could have been.

Mental grit, a never-say-die approach, and the all-important Arenberg are essential to Roubaix success, but there is no one winning formula.

The Belgian super team hasn't won Paris-Roubaix in five years. It's hoping it can keep its classics season's winning streak alive at the "Hell of the North."

After more disappointment at Scheldeprijs, series of 'crisis' meetings planned to address the fast-fading sprinter's form.

Scheldeprijs once boasted a bevy of star sprinters on its start line, but has seen few established veterans in recent years. Why?

Classics up-and-comer Wout van Aert says he ran out of energy at the end of Flanders but criticizes Peter Sagan for disrupting the chase in the final kilometers.

Belgian star Greg Van Avermaet leaves Tour of Flanders empty-handed again, but he credits former teammate Bettiol for his gutsy ride to win alone.

Dutch champion van der Poel mounts a remarkable chase after breaking his wheel and crashing, sprinting to fourth place in his Tour of Flanders debut.

A cobblestone campaign and Giro d'Italia start will force Bob Jungels to skip the Ardennes races

After stunning the WorldTour peloton with a win at Dwars door Vlaanderen, Mathieu van der Poel and his team say, "The surprise factor is gone."

After a top-10 result in Paris-Roubaix 2018, expectations are high for Phinney, but a nagging knee injury has limited his racing in the early classics.

With an increasingly strong Jumbo-Visma team at his command, Wout van Aert's confidence grows ahead of his second run at Tour of Flanders.

Facing doubts about his team's classics chops, John Degenkolb delivers a solid second-place finish at Gent-Wevelgem, building confidence.

World cyclocross champion Mathieu van der Poel impresses with a fourth-place result at Gent-Wevelgem after a day of aggressive racing.

Quick-Step hoping for adverse weather as cobbles season continues, with harder conditions playing into team's hands.

Even though his all-star Deceuninck-Quick-Step team has been cleaning up in the early classics, Gilbert admits pressure is high to win big on the cobbles.

Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet is left frustrated and angry by another lost opportunity at Milano-Sanremo and vows to deliver in northern classics.

Van Aert "more than ready for the Flemish classics" after Strade Bianche and Milano-Sanremo successes.

Sagan hoping to bounce back from early-season illness and Sanremo disappointment in time for cobbled monuments.

Three-time world champion Peter Sagan is willing to be patient in his quest to win Milano-Sanremo, which started back in 2011.

Repeating his performance from 2018, van Aert says the second podium finish was harder than his first, and he dreams of winning in Tuscany.