Tour de France – Froome extends lead
Yellow Jersey holder Chris Froome extended his lead after winning the 18th stage of the Tour de France.
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Tour de France – Chris Froome forced to run up Mount Ventoux
Race leader Chris Froome was forced to abandon his bike on the 12th stage after a collision with two riders and a camera man.
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Tour de France – Aussie Matthews wins stage 10
Australian cyclist Michael Matthews has edged out rival Peter Sagan to finish first in the 10th stage of the Tour de France.
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Tour de France – Kittel wins stage four, Sagan in overall lead
The Newsroom takes you through the opening days of the 2016 Tour De France.
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Tour De France 2016 preview – Froome aims for third title
The 103rd Tour De France will begin tomorrow at La Manche in France.
DetailsWeekly sports wrap – Aussies go down in Tour de France
The Newsroom covers what you may have missed in the world of sport over the last week.
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Another stage win for England’s Chris Froome sees him stretch his lead over Spaniard Alberto Contador to 4′ 34″. Froome can do no wrong, he’s the fastest rider in the 100th Tour de France after winning last night’s time trial by 8.82 seconds over Contador. Michael Rogers was the best placed Aussie finishing 13th and…
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Sports wrap for Friday, July 12
CYCLING Team Argos-Shimano rider Marcell Kittel again beat Mark Cavendish to the line with an impressive burst of speed 20 metres from the finish of the Tour de France’s 12th stage sprint. The German has now won three stages and lies fourth in the points classification. A crash 3 kilometres from the finish ended hopes…
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Tour de Television leaves workers sleepy
For cycling enthusiasts, yawning through the day is a small price to pay for keeping up with Tour de France action. Lizanne Wilmot’s dedication to cycling and road training leaves her only five hours a night for the duration of le Tour, but she reckons it is “worth a month of no sleep”. She is one…
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Beginners’ guide to the Tour de France
The Tour de France, the undisputed king of cycling competitions, this year celebrates its 100th race. The race was first organised in 1903 by L’Auto newspaper, whose editor Henri Desgrange, a fan of cycling and owner of velodrome at the Parc des Princes, had been appointed to boost circulation and compete with the country’s leading sports…
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