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James Moultrie

'Initially I called it love-hate but I can walk back on that now' – Ben O'Connor at peace with Tour de France after years of mixed fortunes

Ben O'Connor (Jayco-AlUla) on the move during stage 6 of the Tour de France 2026 (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

Australia's Ben O'Connor may be out of the GC fight already at the Tour de France but, in his fifth appearance at cycling's biggest race, the 30-year-old is at peace with the Grand Tour.

O'Connor has enjoyed mixed fortunes in July's gone by, being undone by crashes and bad luck in the past, but also thriving to win two special mountain stages to Tignes and Courchevel and finishing fourth overall.

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