Former champion Froome gets nod for Tour de France
Four-times champion Chris Froome is set to make his 10th appearance at the Tour de France next month after being named in the Israel Premier Tech squad on Wednesday.
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Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard confirmed to lead Jumbo-Visma at Tour de France as squad announced
Jumbo-Visma look to be one of the teams to beat at the Tour de France after confirming Primoz Roglic, Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert in their line-up. Slovenian Roglic will be looking to win his fourth Grand Tour — he has won the Vuelta a Espana three times — having pulled out of last year’s Tour de France following a crash on stage three.
Geraint Thomas 'easy' over Tour de France leadership for Ineos Grenadiers after Tour de Suisse win
Geraint Thomas says he is “happy to do whatever” at the Tour de France after leadership questions emerged following his overall victory at the Tour de Suisse. Thomas, 36, became the first British winner of the Tour de Suisse after finishing second in the individual time trial on Sunday. Ad/> The 2018 Tour de France champion was not expected to lead Ineos Grenadiers but took charge after Dani Martinez lost time on the opening stage and Adam Yates tested positive for Covid-19.
Tadej Pogacar wins Tour of Slovenia, Rafal Majka second as UAE Team Emirates complete one-two
Tadej Pogacar has defended his Tour of Slovenia crown with team-mate Rafal Majka coming in second as UAE Team Emirates completed the one-two. Pogacar, an overwhelming favourite for the Tour de France, laid down his yellow jersey credentials with a dominant performance, winning the fifth and final stage. Ad/> Majka, who finished third in Stage 5 behind Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious), took second in the overall standings just 12 seconds behind Pogacar.
Cyclists play rock, paper, scissors to decide winner of Tour of Slovenia stage
UAE Team Emirates continued to dominate the top positions in the Tour of Slovenia on Saturday, and it was clear spirits were high as cycling stars Rafal Majka and Tadej Pogacar crossed the finish line.
Pogacar and Majka cross line together to take Stage 4 of Tour of Slovenia
Tadej Pogacar crossed the finish line alongside UAE Team Emirates teammate Rafal Majka to make it a one-two for the Emirati team on the fourth stage of Tour of Slovenia.
'Love that' - Tadej Pogacar and Rafal Majka play rock, paper, scissors to decide winner of Tour of Slovenia stage
There was an amusing exchange between Tadej Pogacar and Rafal Majka on Saturday as the dominant pair played rock, paper, scissors to decide the stage winner. UAE Team Emirates continued their complete control of the Tour of Slovenia on the 152.4km ride from Lasko to Velika Planina on Stage 4 and the duo were afforded ample time to think about their finish to the day's racing. Ad/> Indeed, Pogacar and Majka had so much time to ponder how they wanted to conclude the stage that they eventually decided to play rock, paper, scissors on the home straight before the latter took the official victory.
Tour of Slovenia - Tadej Pogacar takes race lead with stunning Stage 3 win, Rafal Majka 11 seconds behind
Tadej Pogacar put in a dominant performance to win Stage 3 of the Tour of Slovenia and take the overall lead. The Tour de France champion showed why he's the overwhelming favourite to defend the yellow jersey after flying into the lead through the uphill finish at Celje to clock 3'27«09. Ad/> UAE Team Emirates team-mate Rafal Majka crossed the line 11 seconds later, handing over the green vest to Pogacar.