Sunday, July 28, 2019

More Tour frustration for France but future looking bright

More Tour frustration for France but the future is looking bright for France

       


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A Tour for the ages getting its first South American winner

A Tour de France for the ages is getting a champion of an unusually young age: 22-year-old Egan Bernal, set to be the first South American to win cycling's greatest race when he rides to the finish on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday night

       


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How the Tour was won: 5 key stages of fabulous drama

Before its damp-squib finish, with two last Alpine stages truncated by landslides and a hailstorm, the 2019 Tour de France thrilled almost daily

       


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Saturday, July 27, 2019

American rider Willoughby wins BMX world championship

American rider Alise Willoughby wins 2nd BMX world championship, recovering from crash during early run before edging defending champion Laura Smulders in the finals

       


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After Tour hit single, 2018 champ Thomas has good B-side too

Before he started the defense of his Tour de France title, Geraint Thomas likened his win in 2018 to having a hit single

       


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For Alaphilippe, Tour was too long, too high

For Julian Alaphilippe, the Tour de France proved to be just 148 kilometers (92 miles) too long

       


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1 last, but big, obstacle for Bernal at Tour

1 last obstacle stands between Colombian Egan Bernal and his first Tour de France victory

       


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