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Tour de France: Lampaert wins first stage in rain-lashed Copenhagen

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

France 24 · Jul 1, 2022

Tour de France team investigated for ‘possible doping allegations’ amid international police raids

The announcement came a day after Danish police, acting on a request from French authorities, searched the hotel of the Bahrain-Victorious team in Copenhagen

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Tour de France: Geraint Thomas taking relaxed approach in pursuit of more glory

Both publicly and privately, Geraint Thomas was given no guarantees he would even make Ineos Grenadiers’ team for this year’s Tour de France.

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2022

Tour de France 2022 stage 1 preview: Route map and profile of Copenhagen time trial

The 2022 Tour de France begins in Copenhagen today with a time trial around the streets of the Danish capital

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Tour de France 2022 stage-by-stage guide, route maps and profiles

The 2022 Tour de France begins in Copenhagen and finishes in Paris, via the Alps and the Pyrenees

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Sprinters Dylan Groenewegen and Fabio Jakobsen ready for revenge and redemption at the 2022 Tour de France

In 2020, two of cycling's most exciting sprinters suffered a horrific crash. This year, they're aiming for redemption at the Tour de France.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

Tour de France: analysing what makes cycling’s premier race exciting

In 2019, the Tour de France changed its rules so that teams consisted of eight riders instead of nine. Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour, justified the decision by citing safety issues (fewer riders, therefore less risk of crashes) and the dynamism of the race (fewer riders, therefore fewer locked-in…

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2022

Police raid Bahrain Victorious team again on eve of Tour de France

Danish police searched the team’s hotel in Brøndby at the request of French prosecuters, with Bahrain Victorious claiming no materials were seized during the raid

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2022

Tadej Pogacar ready to join elite club with hat-trick of Tour de France wins

The 23-year-old has several achievements in his sights if he can wear yellow in Paris on 24 July

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

Winning the Tour de France requires subtle physics, young muscles and an obscene amount of calories – 3 essential reads

The 2022 Tour de France is here. Starting in Copenhagen on July 1, the tour covers almost 2,100 miles (3,380 kilometers) over 24 days of riding through Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland and France. The tour is a feat of human athleticism, but to really understand how incredible it is to complete…

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2022