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Tour de France Stage 16: Patrick Konrad attacks from break to win in Saint-Gaudens

Austrian national champion who was second in Quillan on Saturday lands his first Grand Tour stage win

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Tour de France Stage 15: Sepp Kuss wins in Andorra (+ video highlights)

Tadej Pogacar retains overall lead ahead of tomorrow's second rest day

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Tour de France Stage 14: Bauke Mollema solos to win in Quillan

Second career stage win at the French Grand Tour for the Dutch rider

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Tour de France Stage 13: Mark Cavendish wins again to equal Eddy Merckx’s record

Deceuninck-Quick Step sprinter takes his 34th career stage in Carcassonne

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Tour de France Stage 12: Nils Pollitt wins from the break

German rider attacked fellow escapees 12km from the finish to take his first top-flight victory

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Tour de France Stage 11: Wout Van Aert conquers Mont Ventoux for stunning solo win

Belgian champion attacked on second climb of the Provencal mountain to ride away to victory

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Tour de France Stage 10: Mark Cavendish wins again to move to one behind Eddy Merckx’s record

Deceuninck-Quick Step give sprinter an expert lead-out after splitting race in crosswinds

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Is the Tour de France now all about Mark Cavendish? When could Cav match Eddy Merckx’s record?

Cav might not want to talk about it, but he is one win away from a slice of cycling history. We have taken a look at the route to see when he could bag the big one...

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Tour de France Stage 9: Ben O’Connor solos to victory to challenge for the yellow jersey

AG2R-Citroën rider from Western Australia emerges as closest overall challenger to Tadej Pogacar at end of thrilling first week

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Mathieu van der Poel and Primoz Roglic out of Tour de France

"I was really bad and in a lot of pain. With the normal stages it was too much for my body at the moment."

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Tour de France rider praises spectator who gave him pillow after crash

After the events of the first week, this gesture of kindness from a spectator was a welcome relief...

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Tour de France Stage 8: Tadej Pogacar leaves rivals behind to take yellow, Dylan Teuns wins the stage

Defending champion attacks on penultimate climb to take overall lead; Geraint Thomas out of contention after being dropped early on

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Lorry gets stuck on climb of Tour de France Stage 8

The truck was stuck on the Côte de Mont-Saxonnex - but thankfully it now appears to have been moved

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John Legend producing new film about black cycling champion Marshall Walter ‘Major’ Taylor

The 'Black Cyclone' charts the legendary rise of Taylor, once called 'the fastest man in America'

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Tour de France Stage 7: Matej Mohoric wins from stellar break as Mark Cavendish extends points lead

Yellow jersey Mathieu van der Poel was also in today's 29-man move, as was Vincenzo Nibali who makes huge strides on GC

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Tour de France Stage 6: Hat-trick for Mark Cavendish as he wins in Châteauroux (+ video highlights)

Deceuninck-Quick Step rider took his first ever Tour de France stage win here in 2008, and doubled up in 2011

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Tour de France Stage 5: Mathieu van der Poel clings onto yellow jersey as Tadej Pogacar wins the time trial

Alpecin-Fenix rider digs deep to keep overall lead as defending champion puts in storming ride against the clock

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Placard-waving spectator who caused huge Tour de France crash arrested

Prosecutors confirm a woman has been taken into custody in Saturday's stage finish town, Landernau

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“The stars aligned” – Mark Cavendish wins first Tour de France stage win in five years (+ video)

The peloton left it very late ... but made the catch of escapee Brent Van Moer just metres from the line

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Tour de France Stage 3: Tim Merlier wins sprint on day marred by crashes (+ video)

Another day of crashes, with Geraint Thomas and Primoz Roglic among those involved

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Tour de France Stage 2: Mathieu van der Poel wins to take overall lead (+ highlights)

Alpecin-Fenix rider does what his grandfather Raymond Poulidor never managed as he rides into the yellow jersey

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Video: Team mechanic sprints through chaotic aftermath of crash with replacement bike

The video shows it's not only the riders who need to be in top shape at the Tour

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Tour de France Stage 1: Julian Alaphilippe takes yellow as huge crash splits bunch

World champion takes opening stage in Brittany - but many riders will have lost a lot of time

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Spectator holding sign causes huge crash bringing peloton to a halt at Tour de France

"Leaders down, downed riders everywhere and this is chaos. This is exactly what we didn't want on the opening day of the Tour"

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‘I’ve never seen an athlete with the same mental strength as Chris Froome’, says Israel Start-Up Nation Sports Director

In the fourth episode of Drink at your Desk Live, Rob Hatch talks about half wheeling Sean Kelly and Cherie Prdiham gives us the inside story on Chris Froome's goal for the Tour

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Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome call for government support for young riders in wake of Brexit

Twelve riders signed an open letter asking the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden for more support for talented young athletes.

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Geraint Thomas predicts “chaotic” start to Tour de France in Brittany

2018 champion says having four overall contenders needn’t harm chances of Ineos Grenadiers winning the yellow jersey

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Drink At Your Desk Live Tour de France Special! With special guests Rob Hatch and Cherie Pridham

We'll be talking Tour, plus you can win a pair of posh Sidi shoes. 4.30pm Friday!

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Mark Cavendish returns to Tour de France after two-year absence

“I am going to do all I can to grab this opportunity with both hands” says ex-world champion as he is named in place of injured Sam Bennett

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Team GB names cycling squad for Tokyo as it targets medals beyond the track

Multiple gold medallists Jason and Laura Kenny, Ed Clancy and Geraint Thomas head list of 26 riders including 16 making Olympic debut

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