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Lausanne (AFP) - Belgian Wout van Aert has been on fire in the first week of the Tour de France winning two stages including Saturday's sprint finale in Lausanne, finishing second three times and buildng up a seemingly unassailable lead in the sprints point race.

The Belgian has looked dominant at times in the Tour’s first week and looks likely to be involved in the final overall battle

Belgian rider Yves Lampaert won the Tour de France opening stage while two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar finished third on Friday.

Copenhagen (AFP) - Fans braved the rain and packed downtown Copenhagen as the Tour de France got underway Friday, with Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik watching from in front of the royal palace as riders set off gingerly on the rain-slick roads.

Copenhagen (AFP) - Fans packed downtown Copenhagen ahead of the Tour de France's Grand Depart Friday where Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik had promised to watch from in front of the royal palace, while over a billion television viewers are expected to tune in over the three weeks.

Eight men have won the Tour de France at least three times since that first race back in the summer of 1903. And only five of them have managed three on the trot.

This year’s Grand Départ is in Copenhagen, with two further stages in Denmark before the race works its way through eastern and southern France

Pogacar enters the race as the overwhelming favourite for a third straight title

The Tour always throws up surprises but it is hard to see anyone who can go head to head with the dominant Slovenian