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The Tour de France has been an unqualified success for EF Education-EasyPost so far, with Ben Healy the star of the team. After taking a spectacular solo victory on stage 6, he swapped the American team’s iconic pink kit for the maillot jaune after making the breakaway on stage 10 on Monday. After his teammates dragged Healy at the rest …

Britain’s Simon Yates won stage 10 of the Tour de France on Bastille Day as Ben Healy became the first Irish rider to claim the yellow jersey for 38 years. Yates, who triumphed in his second Grand Tour at the Giro d’Italia in June, timed his attack superbly on the final ascent of the 165.3km stage from Ennezat – Le …

Refresh 2025-07-14T16:21:31.995Z Thanks for joining us today, for what was a thrilling stage with multiple storylines, including what was a historic moment for Irish cycling. Tomorrow is a rest day, but join us again for Wednesday’s stage 11 as Ben Healy embarks on his first day in the yellow jersey. (Image credit: Getty Images) 2025-07-14T16:13:53.413Z The pair congratulated each other …

The Tour de France saw its second-fastest stage in history on Sunday, with the peloton averaging 50.013kph over the 174km route.  The sprint stage from Chinon to Châteauroux was animated by an incredible move from Alpecin-Deceuninck. Mathieu van der Poel attacked from the flag drop, having already had an amazing Tour de France, winning one stage, finishing second on another …

“], “filter”: { “nextExceptions”: “img, blockquote, div”, “nextContainsExceptions”: “img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button”} }”> Jonas Rickaert worked so hard in his audacious long-range Tour de France breakaway with Mathieu van der Poel that he puked five times. Perhaps that’s not surprising given the burly Belgian pushed 400 watts for three-and-a-half hours in a ridiculous attack that began “as a joke” but earned …

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 …

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PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of police officers will be deployed in France on Sunday night as Paris Saint-Germain takes on Chelsea in the Club World Cup final thousands of miles away in the United States. French officials have warned that no fan misbehavior will be tolerated after violence in the country marred celebrations of PSG winning its first …

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 …