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'I don’t understand why I was alone, we have an amazing chance to race the Tour de France' – A pat on the back from Pogačar as Baptiste Veistroffer saves the day

'If I hadn’t done it, the day could have been very very long for the fans' says lone breakaway rider on stage 5

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Hand-painted by the CEO and rushed to France: How Tour de France leader's custom bike was delivered to the race within 30 hours

The frameset was prepped and hand-painted by Ridley CEO Jochim Aerts before being escorted to Brussels Airport for an express flight to the Hautes-Pyrénées

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'I was alone' – Door open for next Tour de France sprints with speed, but not luck, on Tim Merlier's side in Pau

Crash with just over 5km to go leaves Soudal-QuickStep rider without teammates and with ground to make up to capture podium place

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Tour de France enters the Extreme Weather Protocol red zone but the show will go on

Temperatures up to 35°C and a risk of thunderstorms forecast for stage 6, which takes race over Col du Tourmalet

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'The key moment of this first week' – Teenage Tour de France star Paul Seixas heads into the unknown on first high mountain stage

French prodigy says a Tour where 'I can compete for the overall classification until the very end' would be a success

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'I don't remember the crash' – Caja Rural rider abandons Tour de France with fractured hand

Alex Molenaar crashed with around 5km to go on stage five

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Tour de France 2026 stage 6 preview - Showdown among GC favourites Pogačar and Vingegaard expected on most demanding day in the Pyrenees

July 9, 2026; Pau - Gavarnie-Gèdre, 186km, mountainous

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'Probably the lightest I've ever seen him' – Red Bull full of confidence in extremely lean Remco Evenepoel ahead of first Tour de France mountain stage

Belgian returns to the climb where he abandoned last year's race after safely getting through opening five stages 'a bit more relaxed than in other years' according to DS

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'Tadej is Tadej' – Torstein Træen weighs up the chances of keeping his Tour de France yellow jersey beyond mountainous stage 6

The Tour takes on the Tourmalet and others tomorrow, in what will be a real test for Træen

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'We're confident'- Decathlon CMA CGM shrug off rival bids to sign Tour de France super talent Paul Seixas

Seixas' huge potential spark FOMO amongst rival team manager

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Jonas Vingegaard avoids Tour de France disaster, scrambles to finish on teammate's bike after late crash chaos

Dane didn't fall but suffered broken derailleur in mayhem just outside protected 5km to go banner

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Olav Kooij claims Tour de France stage five with Tourmalet test looming large

The Dutch debutant Olav Kooij won the fifth stage of the Tour de France in a chaotic sprint finish after a crash just over five kilometres from the line

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Dutch debutant Olav Kooij wins Tour de France 5th stage in chaotic sprint finish

Dutch cyclist Olav Kooij won stage five of the Tour de France after several riders went down in a crash a little more than five kilometres from the finish line.

France 24

Tour de France: Olav Kooij shines in debut with victory on stage 5 in Pau

Max Kanter and Tim Merlier settle for podium spots behind winner as peloton makes late catch of lone breakaway rider after 144km

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'When I saw the line I just went as hard as I could' –Olav Kooij wins first bunch sprint of 2026 Tour de France on stage five

Decathlon CMA CGM rider outguns bunch after a late crash 5km from the finish line caused chaos

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Sprints underrated, mountains overrated? We just had a huge debate about which Tour de France stages are more exciting, and want to know your thoughts

The start of the Tour has sparked discussion about excitement, tension and whether mountain stages are more foregone than sprints these days

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Iconic roadside fan Didi the Devil robbed at Tour de France start in Barcelona

Ham, cheese, a comb and a toothbrush amongst objects purloined by thieves after devil's van window smashed

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Which riders have abandoned the Tour de France 2026? Florian Lipowitz crashes out

Le Grande Boucle is the hardest sporting event on the planet, and due to a range of calamities – from crashes to collapses – many riders will not reach Paris

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'His absence is not a punishment' – Netcompany Ineos sports director explains why Carlos Rodríguez is missing from Tour de France line-up

Spanish racer will now fully focus on the Vuelta a España

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'I won't have it forever': Peter Sagan believes his Tour de France green jersey record will be broken

The Slovakian discusses his heart scare in 2024 as well as reflecting on his seven Tour de France green jerseys

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Will Tadej Pogačar beat Mark Cavendish's Tour de France stage wins record? Crunching the numbers

Slovenian records his 22nd win, putting record within reach by 2030, according to our number crunching

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'He's a fighter' – Kévin Vauquelin shows he is on the improve with efforts in Tour de France stage 4 break

Netcompany Ineos rider still not 100% says Geraint Thomas, but is 'on the up'

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Stem spacers and shorter cranks: Felix Engelhardt's Bundesflagge-themed Giant Propel Advanced SL

Custom paint, 55/44T chainrings and 30mm tyres headline national champion's Tour de France-ready Giant Propel race bike

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'You have to take every opportunity you get' - After four days of suffering Tim Merlier is ready for first sprint of 2026 Tour de France

While some rivals have been hunting points the Soudal-QuickStep rider has been biding his time

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'Not as easy as it looks' – Mads Pedersen perfectly executes Tour de France stage win plan made months in advance by 'workaholic' head DS

Lidl-Trek rider proves doubters wrong in Foix after hearing 'a lot of places that I was done and I should just stop the season'

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