UAE Team Emirates star Tadej Pogacar takes overall lead in Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar launched a relentless challenge in the final stretch of the longest stage of the Tour de France to grab the overall lead on Thursday.
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Defending champion Pogacar takes Tour de France lead with stage six win
Pogacar attacked on a steep climb 500m from the finish and was a class above his key rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Adam Yates, who are now 31sec and 39sec behind him in the standings.
Tadej Pogacar makes Tour de France statement as Simon Clarke wins stage
Tadej Pogacar made a major statement in his bid for a third straight Tour de France title as his main rival Primoz Roglic suffered the full effects of ‘the hell of the north’ and had to fix his own dislocated shoulder on a chaotic day on the cobbles around Roubaix.
Tadej Pogacar makes Tour de France statement as Simon Clarke wins stage
Tadej Pogacar made a major statement in his bid for a third straight Tour de France title as his main rival Primoz Roglic suffered the full effects of ‘the hell of the north’ and had to fix his own dislocated shoulder on a chaotic day on the cobbles around Roubaix.
American Neilson Powless nearly rides into Tour de France lead
American Neilson Powless nearly cycled into the Tour de France lead in the fifth stage.
Tour de France: Carnage on the cobbles - Wout Van Aert and Primoz Roglic crash on awful day for Jumbo-Visma
A chaotic Stage 5 of the Tour de France proved to be something of a nightmare day for Team Jumbo-Visma. Having already seen race leader Wout van Aert crash and almost hit a car as he attempted to get back on his bike, the Dutch team then saw Primoz Roglic caught up in a crash involving a hay bale with 29km to go. Ad/> As Stefan Kung (Groupama–FDJ) led the pack through a roundabout, the Swiss rider clipped the corner of the bale, dragging it slightly into the path of Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal).
Former champion Simona Halep back in Wimbledon semifinals
WIMBLEDON, England: Simona Halep’s first appearance at Wimbledon since winning the title three years is going just as good as it did the last time. The 16th-seeded Romanian reached the semifinals and stretched her winning streak at the All England Club to 12 matches by beating Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday on Center Court. Halep missed the chance to defend her title at Wimbledon twice, first in 2020 when the tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic and then again in 2021 when she had to sit out with a left calf injury.
Wout van Aert produces ‘astonishing’ showing at Tour de France, but should he race for General Classification?
Team Jumbo-Visma rider Wout van Aert’s show on Stage 4 of the Tour de France has been described as a performance of the greats by Bradley Wiggins. Wiggins was talking on the latest episode of The Bradley Wiggins Show, where he was joined by Matt Stephens and former team-mate Bernie Eisel. Ad/> An astonishing attack from Jumbo Visma and Van Aert – adorned with the yellow jersey — tore the peloton asunder at the end of the 171.5km ride from Dunkerque to Calais Tour de FranceTour de France 2022 Stage 5 — Route map, how to watch as cobbles await2 HOURS AGO The move from the Dutch team and Van Aert — following three consecutive runner-up finishes in the Danish Grand Depart for the Belgian – came on the final climb, and by its finish, only the yellow jersey remained.