Tour de France Femmes: Lorena Wiebes secures a second stage in sprint finish after major crash
Lorena Wiebes earned her second win of the Tour de France Femmes with victory on stage five to Saint-Die-des-Vosges.
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Tour de France Femmes: Emma Norsgaard quits race after shocking 30-woman crash
Danish rider Emma Norsgaard was forced to abandon the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift after a major crash during the fifth stage.
Erik ten Hag: How Manchester United boss inspired masterplan to topple Tadej Pogacar at Tour de France
Jumbo-Visma’s masterplan to unravel Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) at the 2022 Tour de France was partly inspired by an unlikely source: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag. Jonas Vingegaard ended Jumbo-Visma’s wait for the yellow jersey in Paris on Sunday, with his triumph teed up by a spectacular double assault on Pogacar on Stage 11. Ad/> Vingegaard and team-mate Primoz Roglic, then still in GC contention, took it in turns to accelerate clear on the kinder slopes of the Col du Galibier, forcing Pogacar to close each move and expend energy.
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Plans being made to replace Tour de Yorkshire with new-look event in the region
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‘You have to be realistic’: Marianne Vos under no illusions on keeping yellow jersey at Tour de France Femmes
Tour de France Femmes race leader Marianne Vos (Team Jumbo-Visma) has said that “you have to be realistic” about how long she can stay in yellow, and that the brutal gravel on Stage 4 is “a part of cycling". Vos is top of the standings after winning one stage and finishing second in two more, but speaking after a tough Stage 4 she admitted that it wasn’t likely she would stay in the lead ahead of the climbing in the mountains over the weekend. Ad/> «Of course, you have to be realistic, and with the climbs coming up this weekend, normally, the GC riders are very strong and will take a lot of time,” Vos said.
