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The second rest day of the Tour de France couldn’t have come at a better time, with tempers flaring for those who lost out in the stage 15 breakaway to the dominant UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s Tim Wellens. Wellens won solo into Carcassonne after biding his time and launching a long-range attack, extending his lead into the walled city, but despite …

There was a point in the mid-19th century when the state of the citadel of Carcassonne fell into such disrepair that the French government decided that it was time to demolish the 700-year-old fortress. Fortunately, for those into medieval architecture, after public outcry the citadel was rebuilt and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. On a hot …

Thymen Arensman saved Ineos Grenadiers’ Tour de France, the Dutchman taking a stunning solo win at Superbagnères on Saturday. Arensman attacked the day’s breakaway just short of the top of the day’s final climb, the Col de Peyresourde, with 36 of the day’s 182.6km to go. The Dutchman quickly built a lead, taking more than two minutes onto the bottom …

Refresh 2025-07-19T15:49:43.929Z Thanks for joining us today, on what has become an increasingly rare occasion – a mountain stage at the Tour de France won by someone other than Tadej Pogačar. There’s likely to be a different winner tomorrow, too, for a hill stage that looks like an ideal opportunity for the breakaway to succeed. Be sure to follow along …

CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won the ninth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint after Mathieu van der Poel spent the whole day at the front before being caught by the chasing pack less than a kilometer from the finish. There was no significant change in the overall standings and three-time Tour champion …

Belgium’s Tim Merlier won his second stage at this year’s Tour de France on Sunday, outsprinting Jonathan Milan and Arnaud De Lie in Châteauroux, but the real story of the day was an incredible day-long break from Alpecin-Deceuninck pair Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Rickaert. The duo attacked from the flag in Chinon, with Van der Poel eventually hanging …