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 …
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“], “filter”: { “nextExceptions”: “img, blockquote, div”, “nextContainsExceptions”: “img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button”} }”> 22km to go: Carlos Rodríguez and Alexey Lutsenko have joined the five riders chasing behind Tim Wellens, whose lead is close to 90 seconds 25km to go: Wellens leads by 1-15. The chase group seems to have given up, to the extent that Carlos Rodríguez is bridging …
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‘It just wasn’t working, I was empty’ – Remco Evenepoel reveals his struggle since the Dauphiné and the cause of his Tour de France abandon CyclingnewsView Full Coverage on Google News Source link
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It is best to ignore what’s on paper during tournaments. A week ago, Germany suffered their worst defeat, falling 4-1 to Sweden (a team now out of the tournament after losing to England on penalties). Thirteen minutes into Saturday’s quarter-final against France in Basel, Switzerland, Germany were down a defender due to a puzzling hair pull, depleting an already decimated …
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Ann-Katrin Berger ended the Euro 2025 quarterfinal as she’d started it, with a broad smile. As the rest of Germany’s team belted out the national anthem prematch with their game faces on, their goalkeeper grinned and took in the surroundings. After her second penalty save won a match Germany looked to have lost inside 15 minutes, that smile was wider …
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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 …
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Just as a thick mist engulfed the Luchon-Superbagnères climb at the Tour de France on Saturday, it was a gloomy day for Soudal-QuickStep, who lost Remco Evenepoel and with him the central direction of their race. The Belgian climbed off early on stage 14 after immediately struggling on the Col du Tourmalet, after already suffering through the first two days …
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The driver of a team Ineos Grenadiers‘ support car appears to have hit a spectator who was standing on the side of the race course along the Col du Peyresourde on stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday. The driver of the vehicle, sports director Oliver Cookson, was later fined 5,000 CHF and given a yellow card by …
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Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar had nothing but praise and best wishes for rival racer Remco Evenepoel after the Belgian was forced to quit the race on stage 14 on the slopes of the Tourmalet. Third overall in 2024, Evenepoel had once again been running third behind Pogačar in 2025 and leading the Best Young Rider’s competition when he …
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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 …
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