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Filippo Ganna finishes second, having been heavily expected to win

Belgium is part of the open-border Schengen area which guarantees free travel between its 29 member states

Norwegian rider motivated to recover in time for July 5 Grand Départ after breaking collarbone in Baloise Belgium Tour crash

New design also has practical advantages, reportedly much less cumbersome and allowing organisers to move key element of safer finishes quickly and efficiently

Molano takes second and Berkmoes third as Philipsen reverses his stage 1 fortunes

Jasper Philipsen almost taken down in chaotic finish that saw Merlier outsprint Molano and Vernon

On 14 June 1985, France, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany, pre-reunification) and the Benelux countries – Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg – signed an agreement in Schengen, a small town in Luxembourg, that would, eventually, see checks at their common borders abolished. The 40 years since have seen…

Jasper Philipsen and Tim Merlier face off in Belgium as they target stage 1 of the Tour de France in Lille

Back after Paris-Roubaix, Ineos Grenadiers rider tipped to be top pre-race favourite

Amichai Chikli, Israel’s Minister for Diaspora Affairs, told Euronews the threat to Jewish communities and Israeli embassies is now greater than ever.

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