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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? Ilan Van Wilder from Soudal Quick-Step is out of the race after a crash on stage 20

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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Tour de France 2026: Olav Kooij sprints to stage five victory in Pau – as it happened

Dutch debutant Olav Kooij won the fifth stage of the Tour de France in a chaotic sprint finish after a crash just outside the stage finish in Pau.

The Guardian - UK

Mario Kart Tour is shutting down after 7 years, but Nintendo isn't planning on an Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp-style offline version

Screeching to a halt

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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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'The very best riders in the world' – 19 teams announced for Tour of Britain Women, including 13 WorldTour squads and all four British Continental outfits

FDJ United-Suez, Lidl-Trek and SD Worx-Protime among teams to return to British race

Cycling Weekly

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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'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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Torstein Træen's Tour de France yellow jersey gives Uno-X Mobility something to celebrate

'This shows that if we do a good job, we can stand here and lead the Tour de France' says team manager Thor Hushovd

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'We want much more' – Uno-X Mobility cement place as Tour de France mainstays with first yellow jersey

The Norwegian team has outperformed those with much bigger budgets and a far greater history since their debut in 2023

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'It's almost rarer than winning a stage' – USA's Sean Quinn comes agonisingly close to yellow jersey at the Tour de France

EF Education-EasyPost rider now less than 30 seconds off race lead after breakaway dig

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Tour de France 2026 stage 5 preview - Sprinters target push into Pau as first opportunity at podium in first week

July 8, 2026; Lannemezan - Pau, 158km, flat

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Australian Kelland O'Brien deemed 'a real fighter' as he rides into Foix finish more than eight minutes after stage 4 time limit to end Tour de France debut

Jayco-AlUla rider struggled for several days after crashing on stage 2

The Guardian - UK

‘Grateful’ Træen takes yellow jersey after Pedersen wins stage four amid 40C heat

Max Pedersen wins sprint in Foix to seal stage four victory while Træen takes the yellow jersey in 40-degree plus conditions

The Independent UK

Pogacar loses Tour de France yellow jersey to cancer survivor Traeen after breakaway

Four-time winner Tadej Pogacar happily surrendered the race lead to Torstein Traeen as Mads Pedersen won stage four

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'When we started, I had a full headache' – Tadej Pogačar lets Tour de France yellow jersey go to the breakaway after uncomfortably hot stage 4

World champion expects Torstein Træen to hold onto jersey 'for a long time' with 7:53 deficit to make up

France 24

Mads Pedersen wins fourth stage of Tour de France as Torstein Traeen takes yellow jersey

Former world champion Mads Pedersen took the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday after a breakaway of more than 150 kilometres in sweltering 40C heat while Torstein Traeen claimed the coveted yellow jersey.

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Tour de France: Mads Pedersen scorches stage 4 sprint with Quinn Simmons closing for Lidl-Trek one-two as yellow jersey changes hands

Uno-X Mobility's Torstein Træen goes into race lead as breakaway group of 10 allowed large leash into Foix

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