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Sam Bennett steals back points as Nans Peters wins first Tour stage

Nans Peters is the first French rider to capture a stage in this year’s Tour de France

Sat Sept 05 2020 - 19:49

Tour de France 2020: Stage-by-stage guide and who to watch for the podium finishes

The 107th edition features a Grand Départ on the Riviera and eight mountain days

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 06:00

Dunbar shows his strength on Mont Ventoux

Cork rider now sixth overall in Tour de La Provence

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 18:19

Tour de France: stage curtailed due to dangerous weather

Hail and landslides render route impassable as Egan Bernal claims yellow jersey

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 20:38

Bernal takes yellow from Alaphilippe after dramatic hail storm ends stage early

Tour de France organisers forced to cancel final climb after storm set off landslides

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 17:10

Muddled tactics from Ineos riders as Alaphilippe retains yellow jersey

Tomas’s move limited the gains Bernal might have made by increasing the pace behind him

Thu Jul 25 2019 - 19:07

Pinot gains on Thomas and Alaphilippe in steep Pyrenean climbs

Simon Yates takes his second stage win at summit finish to stage 15 of Tour de France

Sun Jul 21 2019 - 22:30

Dan Martin suffers on brutal slopes of the Tourmalet

Julian Alaphilippe keeps hold of yellow jersey as Geraint Thomas loses time

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 22:16

Dan Martin loses ground as Alaphilippe wins time trial

Irish rider slips down to 11th place but his favoured mountain stages are imminent

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 21:12

Dan Martin creeps into Tour top-10 as the mountains approach

Irish rider takes advantage of chaos to climb seven places into ninth ahead of rest day

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 20:29

Tour de France: Thomas makes inroads as Van Aert takes stage 10

Crosswinds cause chaos in peloton as Dan Martin moves up to ninth-place overall

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 19:03

Daryl Impey takes Tour stage nine on Bastille Day

South African wins maiden solo stage after he beats Tiesj Benoot in a two-man sprint

Sun Jul 14 2019 - 17:54

Tour de France: Dan Martin climbs to 18th as Teuns claims stage

Dylan Teuns wins first mountain stage of Tour after going clear in a large breakaway group

Thu Jul 11 2019 - 20:46

Tour de France: Teunissen retains yellow after team time trial

Jumbo-Visma power to victory in Brussels denying Geraint Thomas and Team Ineos

Sun Jul 07 2019 - 19:39

Sam Bennett earns final stage redemption in Tour of Turkey

Irish rider puts last year’s demons to bed and finishes first in overall points classification

Sun Oct 14 2018 - 16:36

Open roads make Tour de France both unique and dangerous

Crowd unrest nothing new at Tour but this year it’s particularly poisonous towards Sky

Fri Jul 27 2018 - 09:26

Chris Froome continues to struggle at Giro d’Italia

Simon Yates extends his overall advantage with a second stage win

Wed May 16 2018 - 18:11

Chaves wins stage six as Yates takes overall lead in Giro d’Italia

Pinot finishes third, 26 seconds behind the leading duo in same group as Dumoulin, Froome and Aru

Thu May 10 2018 - 22:10

Tom Dumoulin crushes opponents in time trial to take Giro

Dutch rider claims maiden Grand Tour victory in Italy

Sun May 28 2017 - 17:27

Tom Dumoulin fends off Nairo Quintana to keep Giro lead

America’s Tejay van Garderen wins his first Grand Tour stage

Thu May 25 2017 - 17:24

Omar Fraile wins 160km stage 11 of Giro d’Italia

Tom Dumoulin retains overall lead despite frantic and stressful day in pink jersey

Wed May 17 2017 - 20:04

Nairo Quintana takes pink jersey after Giro d’Italia stage nine win

Colombian takes advantage of a crash involving a police motorcycle to lead race

Sun May 14 2017 - 16:50

Tom Dumoulin takes stage victory as first major skirmish develops

Ireland’s Dan Martin, and Richie Porte fight to close in on race leader Chris Froome

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 21:00

Tom Dumoulin takes a sodden stage nine of Tour de France

Dan Martin tries to close gap on Chris Froome but defending champion holds firm

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 17:03

Tour de France: Irish contenders ready to move up a gear

Dan Martin and Sam Bennett start world’s most famous cycle race with big targets in mind

Fri Jul 01 2016 - 23:12

Dan Martin finishes third in Critérium du Dauphiné

Etixx-QuickStep rider Dan Martin takes superb second on final stage

Sun Jun 12 2016 - 20:14

Chris Froome set to secure a second Tour de Fance win

Quintana’s impressive ascent of Alpe-d’ Huez in vein as Thibaut Pinot wins 20th stage

Sat Jul 25 2015 - 16:07

Chris Froome defends lead and stance on data release

Yellow jersey holder believes detractors will only be happy when all his performance data is shared

Thu Jul 23 2015 - 02:06

Greipel earns hat-trick of stage wins as Froome remains safe

German sprinter beats John Degenkolb and Alexander Kristoff in bunch sprint

Sun Jul 19 2015 - 21:22

Britain’s Steve Cummings seals maiden Tour de France stage win

34-year-old produces stunning smash and grab to pip Pinot and Bardet to 14th stage

Sat Jul 18 2015 - 16:30

Tony Martin survives treacherous cobblestones to take yellow jersey

The German suffered a puncture before breaking away to take fourth stage

Wed Jul 08 2015 - 01:00

Tour de France: Froome and Contador hurt main rivals

German Andre Greipel takes stage as bad weather and crashes splits peloton

Sun Jul 05 2015 - 21:18

Battle of evenly-matched favourites points to an intriguing Tour de France

Contador, Froome, defending champion NIbali and Quintana all set out with high hopes

Sat Jul 04 2015 - 01:25

Alberto Contador adds second Giro to grand tour collection

Spanish rider draws level with Miguel Indurain and Fausto Coppi on seven titles

Sun May 31 2015 - 16:43