Mark Cavendish will postpone his retirement plans to race on in 2024 and target a record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage win. The 38-year-old had announced during the Giro d’Italia in May that he intended to end his glittering career this winter, and went into this summer’s Tour seeking the […]
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Demi Vollering sealed overall victory at the Tour de France Femmes as her teammate Marlen Reusser won the closing time trial in Pau. Vollering, who took the yellow jersey with victory on the Tourmalet on Saturday, began this 22.6km stage against the clock with one minute and 50 seconds over […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A fan of the time trial: Andrew from Cambridge has emailed in to share his appreciation of today’s stage. “I think it’s a neat touch to end the tour with a time trial, it gives every […]
Demi Vollering took a spectacular and career-defining win at the summit of the Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees, to take over the lead in the Tour de France Femmes, with only Sunday’s 22km time trial remaining. The SD Worx rider emphatically shattered the stalemate between her and Dutch compatriot, […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Margot Pompanon takes 20pts in the intermediate sprint 46km to go: Pompanon is the first across the line and takes 20pts in the intermediate sprint. It was a nice try from Poidevin to get across to […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 81km to go: “A hard start … so many attempts to break away,” says Iris Slappendel on the Eurosport motorbike. “A hectic and fast 30km, but now it looks like the peloton is taking a bit […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 92km to go: Of the breakaway group, Steels of Israel Premier Tech Roland is the highest placed in the GC ranking at 2min 44sec behind Kopecky. The peloton are trying to shut down this breakaway quickly: […]
Time is proving tight between Annemiek van Vleuten and her rival Demi Vollering, the two favourites for final victory in the Tour de France Femmes this year. In an echo of the sparring match that characterised much of the men’s race this year, the Team SD Worx rider Vollering has […]