Roundtable: The crosswinds of doom on stage 10
It was a day that many expected would be mellow, and end in a mass gallop. Nope. Stage 10 dished up chaos, and the GC battle was blown apart.
It was a day that many expected would be mellow, and end in a mass gallop. Nope. Stage 10 dished up chaos, and the GC battle was blown apart.
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.
Stage 10 dished up chaos, as five of the top GC riders were caught out in the crosswinds. Van Aert sprinted to the win from a reduced lead group.
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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
A second-by-second look at a world-class wheel change in the age of discs, thru-axles, and battery-powered impact drivers
Kate Courtney won the cross-country and short-track cross-country races at the World Cup round in Les Gets, France
Zombies, soggy baguettes, sprinters, Nutella... there's a little bit of everything in today's episode of Put Your Socks On.
The success of a team's whole season can be defined at the Tour de France. Some teams opt to change their goals for the race over a number of seasons, while some are forced into action by misfortune or poor form. We spoke to riders about how it's done.
George Bennett is one of the more charismatic riders in the pro peloton. He’d dearly love a chance to race for himself but, this July, he’s committed to the cause of helping Steven Kruijswijk.
Vos takes remarkable fourth stage win of the race, while Van Vleuten defended her overnight GC lead to take her second consecutive Giro Rosa title.
The favorites for the overall enjoyed an easy day and came home together in the peloton, with no changes in the GC standings.
After powerful performances in the key stages of the Tour so far, team boss says there's 'no limit' to what Pinot can achieve.
French fans are celebrating Bastille Day with Alaphilippe in the yellow jersey and Pinot moving up.
Tour rookie Woods wasn't injured in a late-race crash Saturday but he lost valuable time that took him out of the GC picture
Inside the Mindset of Yoann Offredo's First Week Tour breakaways
Follow these four easy steps and you'll be winning Tour de France stages solo in no time.
Things get loose on the PYSO podcast today! Gus agrees with the UCI? What does “Snacks on Stage" mean? And soigneur Therese Sundstrom weighs in from Girona, Spain.
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
Van der Breggen survives two attacks from van Vleuten to take stage win on tough summit finish.
Late attack sees Thibaut Pinot and Julian Alaphilippe take second and third, with Alaphilippe regaining the yellow jersey.
Underwear on asphalt: Crashes are inevitable at the Tour France. Here are 10 reasons why.
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.
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EF Education First saw its solid opening week marred by a crash Friday involving van Garderen a day after Woods and Urán punched into the top-10 overall
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On this episode of PYSO Gus and Bobby talk with Dr. Allen Lim about recovery and preparation
Tejay van Garderen abandons the Tour de France after breaking his left hand in a crash on Friday
Just three flat stages remain at this year's Tour de France, and the race's pure sprinters must survive the hills and hight mountains to reach them
With Landa and Quintana showing signs of life, Movistar enters the second week of the Tour de France with growing confidence.
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The British rider attacked from a reduced group to solo home, while Van Vleuten comfortably held her overall lead.
The four-stage event will cover 220 miles and feature nearly 14,000 feet of climbing as it races through Steamboat Springs, Avon, Golden, and Denver.
In episode 78, we discuss the incredible demands placed on every rider in the Tour de France — both physiological and psychological — with Ciaran O'Grady, a coach with Dimension Data.
Dylan Groenewegen won the bunch sprint to take stage 7 of the Tour de France
We chose a selection of our favorite images from the opening week of the Tour de France
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Audaciousness is an asset, not a liability, in Julian Alaphilippe’s racing world. Can he apply that to the Tour?
On this episode of Put Your Socks On, Bobby and Gus discuss climbing.
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Marianne Vos won her third stage of the 2019 Giro Rosa; Annemiek van Vleuten retained her lead
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 Frenchman can't explain why he fell off the pace so dramatically in the Tour's first GC test.
The Dutchman, rumored to be unhappy at Team Sunweb, will meet with management on Friday to discuss his future with the team.
Thursday's sixth stage of the Tour de France produced a classic battle, and helped further the mythology of the Tour's newest great climb: La Planche des Belles Filles
There were winners, losers, and big surprises on La Planche des Belles Filles. Did stage 6 live up to the hype?
Dylan Teuns held off Giulio Ciccone to win stage 6 atop La Planche des Belles Filles. Ciccone took yellow from Julian Alaphilippe
On this episode of PYSO Bobby and Gus discuss tactics
Canyon releases a new road disc superbike, built with the lightest in carbon layups and components in mind.
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Movistar is under pressure to perform in Thursday's first mountain stage in a Tour route that favors the team's fleet of climbers
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From issue 84
From issue 84 • Words by John Wilcockson with images from Graham Watson
The decision to switch to these particular wheels today, when wheel tech has come so far, is interesting for a few reasons, some technical and some financial
Michael Matthews was disappointed after he finished seventh place in the sprint on Wednesday. Reporter Rob Arnold was there to chronicle the moment
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The final kilometer of Thursday's climb to La Planche des Belles Filles includes a mix of gravel road and chip seal. Does gravel cycling have a place at the Tour de France?
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.
With important sponsors leaving, the future of Katusha-Alpecin is far from secure, but staffers deny the team has given up hope
Annemiek van Vleuten won Wednesday's stage 6 individual time trial, padding her lead in the overall
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The first summit finish of this year's Tour will see GC contenders come to the fore to battle for precious seconds.
Peter Sagan addressed questions about his form by winning stage 5 of the Tour de France in Colmar
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Two mountainous stages in the Vosges could determine Jakob Fuglsang's fate in this year's Tour de France
Whatever you use to measure workload, it can be quantified. But is it the measurement or how your body feels that is more important?
We're gonna party like it's 1999.
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What does a Tour de France rider's daily routine look like? And how do team time trials compare to individual time trials? This and a whole lot more in Jack Haig's latest diary from the Tour de France.