Yves Lampaert stuns Tour de France with opening day time trial victory
Yves Lampaert took the first yellow jersey of the 109th Tour de France with victory in a damp opening time trial in Copenhagen.
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Lampaert takes shock win in first stage of Tour de France
COPENHAGEN : Yves Lampaert of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl sprang a surprise to win stage one of the Tour de France on Friday, a 13.2 km individual time trial in Copenhagen, finishing five seconds ahead of pre-stage favourite and fellow Belgian Wout van Aert.
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.
'It will take a number of people to stop him' - Blythe questions who can dismantle Tadej Pogacar in Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar’s reign will be tested as fellow countryman Primoz Roglic has been tipped to blow the Tour de France battle wide open with a “Slovenian showdown". Eurosport cycling expert Adam Blythe has questioned whether anyone in the field can upset Pogacar, especially Slovenian Roglic, whilst Robbie McEwen explains why the latter has difficulty coming off his bike.
Tour de France 2022 – How to watch Stage 1 on Friday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
Welcome to… Denmark?! The most northerly Grand Depart in Tour de France history kicks off cycling's most famous race. Stage 1's pan-flat opening time trial does not rise higher than 15 metres above sea level although it has no fewer than 23 tight turns packed into just over 13km of riding in the centre of Copenhagen.
Pogacar, Copenhagen buzzing ahead of Tour de France opener
COPENHAGEN: Fans and riders were buzzing with excitement as the Tour de France’s Grand Depart arrived on Friday while globally over a billion television spectators are also expected to tune in over the 21 days.
Tour de France 2022: Tadej Pogacar bids to join select group
Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat as he targets his third consecutive Tour de France title when the race sets off on Friday, with the 23-year-old Slovenian looking to become one of the sport's all-time great riders.
Pogacar more confident than last year as he seeks Tour de France hat-trick
Tadej Pogacar has set his sights on a third consecutive Tour de France win, with the UAE Team Emirates rider saying on Thursday that he was more confident than in 2021 when he became the youngest rider to win back-to-back titles.