Colombian Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), winner of the 2019 Tour and 2021 Giro d’Italia, does not expect to have “legs” to attack Vingegaard and Pogacar in the next Pyrenees stages, but will try to “with intelligence to waste as little time as possible”. “To fight in general I have to be on all sides, but […]
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The Belgian Philipsen is victorious at the first finish at the sprint of the Tour
Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Deceuninck) enjoyed a sweet sprint victory in the third stage of the Tour de France, contested between Amorebieta-Etxano and Bayonne, the chocolate capital of France, of 187.4 km, in which he took the yellow jersey over the British Adam Yates (UAE Emirates). First open duel between the big sprinters of the […]
“I am making progress little by little; I hope for a good Tour”: Egan Bernal
Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), finished the second stage of the Tour de France in San Sebastián, happy with his team’s performance and optimistic about his feelings as he feels better every day and is determined to “ride a good Tour “. “I think the whole team did a good job, and personally I feel better […]
The Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz leaves the Tour de France
The cyclist suffered a small fracture in the left kneecap, according to the ultrasound he underwent after crossing the finish line of Bilbao of 15 minutes behind the favorites group. The cyclist, third overall in the Tour in 2011, also required stitches to close a cut on the same knee, the EF added in a […]
After Mader’s death, the Tour is going to put extreme security and mattresses
The Tour de France will maximize the safety elements to protect the peloton, recently affected by the death of Switzerland’s Gino Mader on June 16 during the Tour de Suisse, and will, as a major novelty, install mattresses in some dangerous descents to mitigate the risks. Reduce . This was detailed by the Tour’s patron, […]
Colombia in the 2023 Tour de France: Awaiting Egan Bernal
Egan Bernal returns to the Tour de France and just the name of the only Colombian cyclist to win the gala round is enough for him to lead his country’s army in a five-name race at the start of Bilbao this Saturday. In addition to Zipaquirá, his partner at Ineos is Daniel Felipe Martínez, while […]
Five Colombians compete for honors in the Tour de France
Bilbao and all of the Basque Country welcome the Tour de France with a loving greeting ‘OngieTOURri’, hoping to enjoy an edition marked by the mountains and offering many incentives, including the great duel for the title between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, the podium chances from the Spaniards Enric Mas, Mikel Landa and Carlos […]
Egan Bernal: “My goal is to compete with the best again”
The Colombian Egan Bernal knows that the 2023 Tour will no longer be one for him. It will be his first major race since the major accident he suffered in January 2022, which nearly cost him his life and kept him out of top competition for months. Perhaps for this reason, before making any other […]
Peter Sagan was sentenced to three months in prison
Slovak Peter Sagan (Team Total Energies) has been sentenced by a court in Monaco, where he resides, to three months in prison for driving under the influence, three days before the triple world champion starts his last Tour in Bilbao. the France. As reported Wednesday by the newspaper ‘Monaco Matin’, Sagan, 33, was arrested on […]
Roglic wins the stage 20 time trial and condemns the Giro d’Italia
Three years after the frustration of losing the Tour in the final time trial to fellow countryman Tadej Pogacar, Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma) sealed the Giro d’Italia by winning stage 20, an individual time trial between Tarvisio and Monte Lussari. to win. of 18.6 km, in which he untied Britain’s Geraint Thomas from the […]