Tour de France: How the GC favorites fared through all-action opening weekend
Hilly opening stages leaves Ineos Grenadiers chasing time as Roglič, Pogačar, Alaphilippe set tone with early aggression.
Hilly opening stages leaves Ineos Grenadiers chasing time as Roglič, Pogačar, Alaphilippe set tone with early aggression.
Here's a look at the action from Sunday's stage 2 of the Tour de France.
Julian Alaphilippe, Tadej Pogačar, and others stars publicly congratulated Mathieu van der Poel after his thrilling Tour de France stage win.
Dutch star dedicates yellow jersey to grandfather Raymond Poulidor, the French cycling hero who never wore the ‘maillot jaune.’
Van der Poel takes stage and yellow jersey with blazing 700-meter attack in hilltop finish. Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič finish second and third-place.
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Stage 1 of the Tour was jaw dropping, but not for the reasons we like to see.
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21 riders listed on Tour's medical report, but many more injured in giant pile-ups.
Julian Alaphilippe takes an emphatic victory on a crash-marred stage 1 of the Tour de France.
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Two massive crashes mar the first stage before the world champion rode into yellow.
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Digging into the mechanic's pits at the start of the Tour de France
Four time winner Chris Froome started the Tour with the Lightweight wheels, carbon SRM cranks, O-Symmetric chainrings, two piece cockpit, and an unidentified saddle
Crashes seem inevitable at the Tour de France, but Saturday's pair of road-blocking pileups were even worse.
Here's what the stars said after a stage shaped by two huge crashes and one spectacular attack.
Deceuninck-Quick-Step star delivers searing victory just days after birth of first child to claim 2021 Tour's first yellow jersey.
Demi Vollering sprints to La Course victory in Landerneau.
Alaphilippe swaps rainbow jersey for yellow after crash-marred opening stage.
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Opening stage marred by a huge pileup with 43km to go and a second one at 6km to go.
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From unexpected victories to days of suffering – here's what the key players said after La Course.
Morton aims to beat the peloton to Paris in his own 'Alt Tour,' a fundraiser for World Bicycle Relief.
Vollering backs up Liège-Bastogne-Liège victory with hilltop sprint, beating Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and Marianne Vos.
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It's finally here, the race across France.
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Slovakian star refuses to comment about his 2022 contract and vows to reclaim green jersey at Tour de France.
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Koen de Kort suffered a serious injury to his right hand while driving a vehicle off-road.
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In what is almost certainly a first, Jumbo-Visma will race a few Tour stages on blue tires.
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Pinarello's new Dogma F is lighter, faster, and available just in time for Le Tour.
Sometimes the after-the-ride is even better than the ride. Especially when the ride is this long and punishing.
Alpecin-Fenix shows off team kit for the Tour de France honoring Matthieu van der Poel's grandfather, cycling great Raymond Poulidor.
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Geraint Thomas said the race will decide which rider emerges as Ineos Grenadiers' GC leader for the 2021 Tour de France.
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