Chris Froome survives Tour de France cobbled stage - The Times
The Times | Chris Froome survives Tour de France cobbled stage |
The Times | Chris Froome survives Tour de France cobbled stage |
All's well that ends well. As far as sending three climbers over the cobblestones of northern France goes, Movistar couldn't have asked for much more from stage 9 of the Tour de France. Granted, Mikel Landa crashed and was forced into a long chase...
Former Paris-Roubaix winner Mathew Hayman (Mitchelton-Scott) relished a day on the cobbles during the Tour de France but while the Classics specialist may have repeated his 2016 success if riding alone...
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BREST, France — On July 7, 176 of the world's best cyclists started this 105th edition of the Tour de France. Six still have a realistic shot at winning.
That's according to Jonathan Vaughters...
Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) had high expectations for the cobbled stage to Roubaix in the Tour de France, but the Dutch rider's hopes of putting time into his rivals were not realised. The 2017 Giro d'Italia champion mostly blamed the headwind and the race circumstances for that.
Jakob Fuglsang managed a strong ride in stage 9 of the Tour de France on Sunday afternoon. The 33-year-old Astana rider finished in the same group as most GC-riders.
After winning the first Tour de France stage of his career over the cobbles of Roubaix, John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) more than earned the title of Zwift Rider of the Day. It's the German's first WorldTour win since the 2015 season...
There was no lap of the velodrome and no cobblestone trophy but John Degenkolb's victory in Roubaix, after arguably the cruellest and most tense stage of the Tour de France, was a hugely significant moment for the Trek-Segafredo rider.
Rigoberto Uran (EF Education First-Drapac) was the biggest casualty of the cobbled chaos on stage 9 of the Tour de France, aside from Richie Porte, who crashed out of the race with a suspected broken collarbone.
The much anticipated cobbled stage of the Tour de France to Roubaix saw a former Paris-Roubaix champion John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) silence the critics who had written him off for good.
Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas warmed down on the rollers in the shadow of the Roubaix velodrome, with the dust and fatigue of their Tour de France trip through the Hell of the North mixed with satisfaction and relief.
Get a closer look at Felix Prangenberg's bike, featuring his signature WeThePeople Pathfinder frame (with some of the most quick and nimble geometry offered on a 20" frame) as well as Pathfinder bars with oversized clamping, Pathfinder sprocket, and more.
Jim Ochowicz is expected to confirm a merger with the CCC Sprandi team on Monday’s rest day at the Tour de France, with funding from the Polish shoe brand saving the BMC Racing team from the risk of closure.
John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - stage winner
Pure happiness. Really - I was chasing the victory so long. It's really hard to describe.
It was a really hard fight all day. It is also a victory of the team.