Pogacar calls for schedule changes to beat the heat
July 13 : Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar has called for changes to the cycling calendar as stifling temperatures continue to impact this year's race.
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Vingegaard and Pogacar to rekindle rivalry at Le Lioran
CAPDENAC-GARE, France, July 13 : The Tour de France returns to the mountain resort of Le Lioran on Tuesday, where Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard claimed his last stage victory on the race and his last over Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar two years ago.
Van der Poel rides to victory in Tour de France stage nine, Pogacar retains yellow
USSEL, France, July 12 : Mathieu van der Poel triumphed in a scramble for the finish line on stage nine of the Tour de France on Sunday as the Alpecin-Premier Tech rider secured his first Grand Tour stage win of the year.
Back-to-back sprint wins for Merlier at Tour de France, Pogacar keeps overall lead
BERGERAC, France, July 11 : Belgian Tim Merlier claimed his second straight Tour de France sprint stage win on Saturday, as the Soudal Quick-Step rider pulled off another come-from-behind sprint in stage eight of the race.
Heatwave forces Tour de France organisers to shorten stage nine
BERGERAC, France, July 11 : Sunday's stage nine of the Tour de France will be shortened by 30 km (18.64 miles) due to heat risks, race organisers said on Saturday, though it will retain its originally planned start and finish points.
Merlier sprints to stage seven victory as Pogacar retains Tour de France lead
BORDEAUX, France, July 10 : Belgian Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) triumphed in a crowded sprint to win stage seven of the Tour de France on Friday, beating Soren Waerenskjold to the finish line with a breakneck final charge in Bordeaux.
Traeen pulls out of Tour de France following crash on mountain stage
July 9 : Norway's Torstein Traeen is out of the Tour de France after suffering a concussion and multiple rib fractures in a crash on Thursday's seventh stage, his Uno-X Mobility team said.
Pogacar reclaims Tour de France yellow jersey with stage six win
GAVARNIE-GÈDRE, France: Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar stamped his authority on the Tour de France on Thursday, winning the mountainous sixth stage and reclaiming the race leader’s yellow jersey from Torstein Traeen, who was forced out of the race with concussion. Pogacar now leads by 2min 42sec from his main rival Jonas Vingegaard, who finished second on the 186km Pyrenean stage from Pau to Gavarnie-Gedre to move up to second overall. “Today I woke up at seven in the morning already and my mind was going crazy so I was really really excited for today,” said Pogacar, who broke the record for the fastest time up the Tourmalet on the way to his 23rd Tour stage victory. “All the guys (his team-mates) were really hyped so I knew it would be a good day. “We just committed, we were going like nothing to lose.