Sprinters Fuming Over Montmartre Paris Finale at Tour de France: ‘It’s Terrible What They’ve Done’
'Nobody likes it.' Peloton braces for hectic Montmartre circuit that replaces the traditional Champs-Élysées sprint finale.
The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and officially branded as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 26 July (the date of the opening ceremony) to 11 August 2024 in France, with some competitions starting on 24 July. Paris is the main host city, with events held at 16 other cities spread across Metropolitan France, plus one subsite in Tahiti—an island within the French overseas country and overseas collectivity of French Polynesia (Source: Wikipedia)
See all of our cycling coverage of the 2024 Olympics here.
The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and officially branded as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 26 July (the date of the opening ceremony) to 11 August 2024 in France, with some competitions starting on 24 July. Paris is the main host city, with events held at 16 other cities spread across Metropolitan France, plus one subsite in Tahiti—an island within the French overseas country and overseas collectivity of French Polynesia (Source: Wikipedia) See all of our cycling coverage of the 2024 Olympics here.
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Evenepoel calls for reinstatement of race radios at international events in the aftermath of the tragic death of Muriel Furrer at the UCI road cycling world championships.
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Bike share, so hot right now.
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Dutchman Van Schip brings down Britain’s Ollie Wood in high-speed collision, is later disqualified and fined.
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Canyon claims there are no huge steps forward, just hard work and incremental gains that come from listening to winning athletes.
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Alaskan star becomes first U.S. woman in 40 years to win road race gold after audacious 3km attack from heavy-hitter group of four.
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Videos emerge from wild Olympic road race of Politt seeing VIP treatment after an emergency pee stop, Van Aert flipping over his bars in dramatic crash.
The Belgians set the trap, and Van der Poel walked right into it: 'Remco went at the perfect time. That's racing.'
The Idahoan was one of the strongest in the race and leaves Paris with a bittersweet 9th: 'I had the best feeling I ever had in a one-day race, I wish I would have used it to medal.'
Even bike change at 4km to go can't stop Evenepoel masterclass as Belgian claims historic TT-road race double.
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French star seeking to return to his glittering best on Saturday, with morale boosted by recent win.
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One of these two race bike brought home a gold medal from Paris.
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