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Wheels in motion: The Tour de France explained

Cycling’s crown jewel is a bit like a babushka doll. Every stage of the Tour de France is a race within a race. The Tour – involving 23 teams of eight riders each – is comprised of 21 stages raced over 23 days. The terrain of each stage varies to suit the peloton (the main pack of riders), which is […]

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Porte warms up for Tour with Criterium du Dauphine win

Australian Richie Porte on Sunday won the Criterium du Dauphine, the last major warm-up race before the Tour de France. Riding for Ineos Grenadiers, Porte finished 17 seconds ahead of Alexey Lutsenko (Astana-Premier Tech) and 29 seconds ahead of teammate Geraint Thomas in the general classification. Richie Porte, riding for Ineos Grenadiers.Credit:AP The final stage – a 147-kilometre route from […]

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