Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) said the heat played a major role in deciding the outcome of the opening stage of the Tour de France, adding some teams waited too long to properly take up the chase of the breakaway. With Romain Bardet and young Team dsm-firmenich PostNL team mate Frank van den Broek holding off []The post Tom Pidcocks weird Tour opener | Everyone was just gassed appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

The Tour de France has started off in the most brilliant fashion with a first day that has seen a lot of drama, action among the GC riders and a fan-favourite victory for Romain Bardet who has won and taken the yellow jersey on his final Tour de France. It will be hard to forget such performance, bu...

Throughout the Tour de France, the race jury attributes fines to some of the riders and sporting directors. Ultimately the fines can come in the form of money, time penalties or even UCI points, depending on the rule breaking. Here we present what has happened during the race.Nothing to note. 24 bi...

Sprinter struggles in Tuscan hills, but says he "kind of had it all under control"

Mark Cavendish did not win the stage but was definitely one of, if not THE biggest story of the first day of the Tour de France. The Manxman seemed to be suffering from heat stroke on the first climb of the race and was dropped from the peloton with 160 kilometers to go. The 35th win dream could've...

Tour de France peloton reacts to a brutal opening stage in central Italy with heat and humidity levels preventing riders from performing to their usual levels

Wout van Aert is an interesting rider to follow on the opening stage of the Tour de France. In ideal terms, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike can certainly aim for the first yellow jersey of the race; but we will see if he will have permission and legs to contest for a result or if the GC riders will ta...

British teammate Oscar Onley says dsmfirmenich PostNL display was 'pure racing instinct'

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Astana Qazaqstan Team are having a nightmare start to the Tour de France. Mark Cavendish is under serious difficulties right from the start of the race and is being supported by several teammates not to abandon the race. But one of them has, Michele Gazzoli has become the first rider to abandon this...