Tour de France: Dylan Groenewegen wins stage three in Denmark
Dylan Groenewegen won stage three of the Tour de France in a four-way photo finish in Sondeborg, Denmark.
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Dutch rider Groenewegen takes Tour de France stage three in photo finish
It was a sweet victory for Dutchman Groenewegen who was suspended for nine months by the International Cycling Union in 2020 for causing the crash that severely injured Fabio Jakobsen at the Tour of Poland. Jakobsen won Saturday's stage two.
Tour de France on TV today: Channel, start time and how to watch stage 1
The 2022 Tour de France begins in Copenhagen today and finishes in Paris on Sunday 24 July, where Slovenian superstar Tadej Pogacar hopes to be wearing yellow and be crowned champion for the third year in a row.
Alejandro Valverde under observation in hospital following a hit-and-run incident during a training ride in Spain
Former world champion and Movistar rider Alejandro Valverde has been hospitalised after being the victim of a hit-and-run incident during a training run on Saturday morning. Valverde was joined by two friends on the ride in Murcia, Spain, who were also hospitalised, but Movistar have reported neither rider received any serious injuries or fractures. Ad/> The 42-year-old is set to remain in hospital under observation for 24 hours.
Thibaut Pinot still France’s favourite but hopes of home glory thin on the ground
Every Tour has its earworm and this year’s nifty little number, Tibopino, is out there on YouTube, dedicated to France’s Tour hero Thibaut Pinot. “Allez Pinot,” the singer intones, adding one of the best – or worst, depending on how you see these things – puns to grace the French language: “Sur un vélo, t’es beau, Pinot.” You look good on a bike, Pinot.
Tour de France 2022 - How to watch Stage 3 on Sunday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
Playing out near the coast of the Jutland peninsula, this stage might not be as windy as the previous test and so we can expect a regular bunch finish. Stage 2 victor Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) will be among the favourites as an out-and-out sprinter alongside Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). With 182km ahead of them, the riders will set off from Vejle and travel north through the town of Jelling before moving south to the finish line in Sonderborg.
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Opinion: Fabio Jakobsen's debut sprint victory at the Tour de France proves Patrick Lefevere picked it right
Patrick Lefevere is, to put it mildly, not to everyone’s taste. He wouldn’t, for example, know the meaning of the word “woke.” He wouldn’t have described Sam Bennett as “the pinnacle of mental weakness” in a newspaper column published after last year’s Tour de France if he did. Ad/> He also would not have made so many uncharitable, unsympathetic public statements about one of his star riders.