Arnaud Démare

French veteran Démare has strong words for budding German star Ackermann as he makes his grand tour debut.

Arnaud Démarre is fastest in the home city of Ferrari; Conti retains pink jersey

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Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) took an impressive sprint victory on stage 8 of the 2018 Tour de Suisse.

A group of top riders is disqualified from Scheldeprijs, including sprinters Arnaud Demare and Dylan Groenewegen.

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Arnaud Demare took the opening stage of the 2018 Paris-Nice in a photo finish over Gorka Izagirre in Meudon on Sunday.

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FDJ riders say you would not work so hard and risk being cut from Le Tour for any leader, but sprinter Arnaud Démare demands that attention.

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Without Peter Sagan to dominate the Tour's green jersey competition, Marcel Kittel and Arnaud Démare find themselves in a tight race.

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Arnaud Démare outsprints rival Nacer Bouhanni to claim the French national road race championship in Saint-Omer on Sunday.

Arnaud Démare wins stage 2 at Critérium du Dauphiné in a bunch sprint. Thomas de Gendt keeps his overall lead.

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The victory is the first WorldTour triumph for the 26-year-old Italian who rides for Bahrain-Merida.

Frenchmen Arnaud Démare (FDJ) wins another Paris-Nice opener as compatriot Romain Bardet (AG2R) finds himself on the outside looking in.

Frenchman Arnaud Démare (FDJ) outsprinted compatriot Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) to win opening stage of Paris-Nice on Sunday.

The 24-year-old became the first Frenchman to win a major classic last month at Milano-Sanremo.

Several riders crashed in the Tour of Flanders, including classics legend Tom Boonen — who is a go for Paris-Roubaix.

Greg Van Avermaet, among the top pre-race favorites in Flanders, crashed out of the race Sunday

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Will Sunday's cobbled race end with a mad dash to the line thanks to a long run into Wevelgem, or will an opportunist take over?

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Arnaud Démare's big win in Sanremo is further proof that French cycling has turned the corner after a couple dark decades.

Arnaud Démare set a new Strava KOM on the Cipressa at Sanremo, but he says the Strava data proves he didn't take a tow from a car.

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Eros Capecchi and Matteo Tosatto accuse Arnaud Démare of relying on a tow from his team car to rejoin the Sanremo peloton after a crash

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Arnaud Démare recovers from a crash to sprint to victory ahead of Ben Swift and Jurgen Roelandts in the first monument classic of 2016

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French sprinter Arnaud Démare sprints to victory on a tricky Paris-Nice stage that includes dirt roads and short, punchy climbs.

One of the oldest races in Europe, Paris-Tours should be an exciting finale to the European racing calendar on Sunday.

AFP takes a look back at the French grand tour and highlights five key takeaways

The Giant-Alpecin star has eight Tour de France stage wins but will miss this year's race after an illness

The Norwegian has 18 wins so far this season, but several riders will challenge him in the mass gallops to the finish line

Without perennial favorites Boonen and Cancellara, a new generation of riders is elbowing its way to the top of the Flanders heap

Sunday's edition of the sprinter's classic pulls from past races to present an old-school route that finishes on the Via Roma

The classics season's first major test is an unpredictable blend of punchy climbs, shorter overall distance, and potentially bad weather.

Joaquin Rojas wins stage 1 to take the first leader's jersey at the Tour of Qatar

Grand tour stage winners, points classification champions, and classics superstars will take on the early-season race in Qatar

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The French sprinter says he will most likely ride for another WorldTour team next season

Dutchman rolls out of Doha a winner and Omega Pharma takes four classifications and three stages

With wins in Belgium, Britain, and France this week, Arnaud Démare and Romain Bardet may give Bernard Hinault something good to talk about

The FDJ rider credits his team for the victory in the inaugural event

Katusha rider dashes to the finish line with 250 meters left to take the victory

Frenchman takes the opener over Sinkeldam, Van Hummel

As expected, Peter Sagan and Tom Boonen abandon as they prepare for Sunday's Tour of Flanders

Cannondale's Peter Sagan leads a talented crop of young riders during this season's classics

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