Tour de France gets under way in rain-lashed Copenhagen
The 176 riders will hit speeds of up to 60kph as they ride past sights including the Little Mermaid statue, the harbour-front Blox building and the Amalienborg palace.
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Tour de France gets underway in rain-swept Copenhagen
Tour de France got underway Friday, with Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik watching from in front of the royal palace as riders set off gingerly on the rain-slick roads. The 176 riders will hit speeds of up to 60kph as they ride past sights including the Little Mermaid statue, the harbour-front Blox building and the Amalienborg palace. "What a gift to me from my team," said Jeremy Lecroq, who went first.
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Bradley Wiggins is backing Filippo Ganna to claim the maillot jaune on Stage 1 of the Tour de France: a 13.2km time trial around Copenhagen on Friday. Wiggins won the two time trials at the 2012 Tour de France and also set the hour record in 2015 on a Pinarello Bolide TT.
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On Monday afternoon, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl announced their squad for the Tour de France, and in so doing finally answered the question that has been hanging over the team since the start of the season: which of their star strikers will lead the line for three weeks in July? Much of the media reaction — at least on this side of La Manche — has focussed on the (Manx)man who was not among the eight. Under-remarked upon was quite what an achievement it is for Fabio Jakobsen to be selected. Ad/> Although three stage wins at last year’s Vuelta meant the Dutchman had arguably already completed his comeback from the devastating injuries suffered at the 2020 Tour of Poland, the Tour de France is a league above.
Geraint Thomas part of three-pronged Ineos leadership at Tour de France, Tom Pidcock makes debut
The Ineos Grenadiers have confirmed their eight-man line-up for the 2022 Tour de France, and will be fronted by the star-studded GC trio of Geraint Thomas, Dani Martinez and Adam Yates. Thomas was the 2018 Tour winner and tasted success in this year’s Tour de Suisse. Meanwhile, Martinez emerged victorious in the Tour of the Basque Country and Yates has won multiple Tour stages.
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A fortnight on Friday, if all goes according to plan, Filippo Ganna will start his first Tour de France. When he does so, the Italian will have more pressure on his shoulders than most.