L’Étape de Tour to ‘bring a bit of the Tour de France’ to Killarney in September
Tour de France
Saturday, September 7th date set for popular cycling sportive series that is coming to Ireland for the first time
Northern Irish element of bid may have been complicated by separate push from Great Britain to host race in 2026
Every year is filled with heroic deeds of sporting immortality but every year is filled with spivs, chancers and ne’er-do-wells too. Here’s some of them, in all their glory.
Organisers counting on final day cliffhanger in Nice as race avoids French capital Paris for first time ever
American rider Sepp Kuss leads Vuelta a España despite conceding time to other general classification challengers
Dane finishes with final margin of seven minutes and 29 seconds over two-time champion Tadej Pogacar, while Adam Yates places third
Pogacar’s stage win earned him six bonus seconds over Vingegaard, who will carry a lead of seven minutes and 29 seconds
Tour champion-in-waiting Vingegaard’s startling time trial performance leaves many with raised eyebrows
Yellow jersey holder asked about pre-Tour altitude camps
Groupe Armaury, owners of the Tour, saw revenues jump 17%
Belgian rider Wout van Aert leaves race to be with pregnant wife
Defending champion more than seven minutes ahead of Tadej Pogacar
Danish rider now almost two minutes ahead of his key rival after blistering display of speed on stage 16
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