Welcome back to the live blog, everyone recovered from yesterday's Tour de France stage yet? Dan Alexander is back for all your news, reaction and more from the cycling world this Thursday... oh, and apparently there's an election or something too...
Franck Alaphilippe, the cousin and personal coach ofJulian Alaphilippespoke about the start of Tour de France, marked by two stage victories of Alaphilippe's compatriots, Julian's absence and Olympic Games in Paris.After a strong Giro d'Italia, Julian Alaphilippe opted to not race Tour de France d...
Yesterday's sprint at the Tour de France was, literally, historic. Mark Cavendish soared to a stage win that sets him up in the record books for years (or decades) to come, but behind all other sprinters battled for their own results. One who did not manage to make it to the line unscathed was Mads...
The 35th stage win at the Tour de France has finally come about for Mark Cavendish. The Manx Missile has worked towards this goal throughout over decade and a half and over the past few years it often looked like the dream was unrealistic or even over. It required tremendous tenacity, patience and b...
Mark Cavendish's victory yesterday is an absolute Tour de France highlight, not just this year but for the decade as well. The man he dethroned, Eddy Merckx, had no negative feelings on the loss of the record (which both held for the past years) and Patrick Lefevere was also proud of his former ride...