Lorena Wiebes wins on Champs Elysees as women's Tour de France returns
PARIS — Lorena Wiebes of the Netherlands sprinted to victory Sunday in the first stage of the women's Tour de France, which returned after a 33-year absence.
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Vingegaard and team mate hit back at doping questions
PARIS : In a sport that has a heavy doping past, any Tour de France winner is being put under scrutiny and Jonas Vingegaard was no exception after Saturday's final time trial.
'Words don’t do it justice' - Mark Cavendish on 'emotional rollercoaster' of Champs-Elysees at Tour de France
Mark Cavendish described the «wall of noise» that Tour de France competitors have to deal with in the last stage at the Champs-Elysees. While the first part of the day’s racing is typically not competitive, with cyclists coming together to acknowledge the winner-elect, the concluding final sprint around the Champs-Elysees — there will be eight laps on Sunday — is hotly contested.
Jonas Vingegaard second in time trial, to ride into Paris as Tour de France champion
Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark will ride into Paris on Sunday as a first-time Tour de France champion after placing second in Saturday’s time trial.
Tour de France Femmes 2022: How to watch Stage 1 on Sunday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
It's a double helping of the Champs-Elysees on Sunday as the inaugural Tour de France Femmes gets underway shortly before the men's race finishes on the iconic cobbled strip. It’s an interesting twist to start the race where the men end, with a sprint finish the most likely outcome unless the weather intervenes.
Jonas Vingegaard: Jumbo-Visma rider ‘can afford a crash’ in time trial and still win Tour de France
Tour de France leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) holds such a commanding lead in the general classification that he can afford a crash on the Stage 20 time trial and still win the overall race, according to Eurosport expert Dan Lloyd. The Dane holds a 3’26” lead over second-placed Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) ahead of the 40.7km time trial from Lacapelle-Marival and Rocamadour. Ad/> Pogacar has been in a not entirely dissimilar position before.
'My best should be enough,' says Vingegaard on verge of Tour de France triumph
Jonas Vingegaard insists he will not take any risks and that his "best should be enough" on Saturday's key time-trial as he stands on the verge of being crowned Tour de France champion.
Jonas Vingegaard waits for Tadej Pogacar after crash in 'incredible' sporting moment at Tour de France
An incredible act of sportsmanship saw Tour de France leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) slow down to allow Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) to catch up after the two-time champion crashed on a fast and furious descent. An astonishing passage on Stage 18 saw Pogacar go for broke on the final descent in the knowledge he had to overturn a 2’18” deficit on the final day in the Pyrenees. Ad/> The Slovenian quickly forced a mistake from his rival as Vingegaard swerved wildly out of a corner – only avoiding a nasty crash by unclipping his left shoe and veering dangerously across the road.