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Already have an account? Photo: Photo by Daniel Cole - Pool/Getty Images After an opening week of nonstop racing across France, from west to east, plus two demandingly wet, cold days in the Alps, 19 riders had quit the Tour de France before the first rest day, in Tignes. The second week, which included the brutal climbing stage over Mont Ventoux, long hot days in the Midi, and the first two Pyrenean stages, saw 20 more riders leave the race. So, by the second rest day, in Andorra, the total number of lost boys was 39. Here is the alphabetical rundown on all these riders, what were their expe...

Philippe Gilbert, a Belgian rider and Ewan's Lotto Soudal team-mate, said in a video that riders “had analysed the route and saw that the finale was extremely dangerous,” adding that ASO, the race organiser, supported their request to temper frenzied finishes and jostling by stopping the timing of riders three kilometres from the finish line. "But the UCI [cycling's governing body] commissaires did not accept the request, it was rejected in the morning at the start of the race.” Daniel Cole/AP “Manx Missile” Mark Cavendish, centre, roars with delight after clinching his 31st stage...

Tour de France protest after spectator crash: Everything you need to know CNET 10 hrs ago Daniel Van Boom © Provided by CNET A crash at the Tour de France has created headlines worldwide. Gendarmerie du Finistère Tour de France is one of the world's biggest and most renowned sporting events, but as 2021's opening stages have shown, it's also a tremendously perilous one. After days of alarming crashes, cyclists on Tuesday protested the hazardous conditions.  The spills started Saturday, on the tour's very first day, when two crashes caused over 21 injuries. The first of ...

Published June 29, 2021, 8:40 AM Team Lotto Soudal’s Caleb Ewan of Australia and Team Bora Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan of Slovakia (rear center) fall behind (from left) Team Alpecin Fenix’ Tim Merlier of Belgium, Team Alpecin Fenix’ Jasper Philipsen of Belgium and Team Bahrain’s Sonny Colbrelli of Italy as they sprint to cross the finish line of the 3rd stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 182 km between Lorient and Pontivy, on June 28, 2021. (Photo by Christophe Ena / POOL / AFP) Race favourites Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas, as well as ace sprinters Peter ...

le 28/06/2021 07:07 Temps de lecture : 4 min. Arnaud Démare, Caleb Ewan et Peter Sagan font partie des favoris pour les différents sprints sur le Tour de France 2021. (AFP) Cela fait désormais deux jours qu'ils rongent leur frein. À observer, dans l'ombre, Julian Alaphilippe sortir un chef-d'oeuvre tactique pour remporter la première étape ou Mathieu Van der poel la deuxième au terme d'un numéro de haute volée. Évitant pour certains les grosses chutes qui ont émaillé le début de cette Grande Boucle. Mais lundi 28 juin, les sprinteurs vont enfin sortir en pleine lumière quan...