The first week of the Tour de France is over. It had everything, from explosive stages in the hills, total mountain brawls, a thrilling time-trial, echelons, incredibly popular victories and finally a brutal stage on gravel roads. The race stabilizes in what is the final day of it's first half. We p...

Brit wishes he 'had a bit more racecraft like Cav' after narrowly missing out on victory from stage nine breakaway

Jonas Vingegaard continues to show an incredible shape, given the circumstances, at the 2024 Tour de France. As the first day is reached the still recovering Dane sits 3rd overall at 1:15 off the Maillot Jaune of Tadej Pogacar.On the gravel stage 9, Vingegaard was in full defensive mode after an il...

Does gravel belong in the Tour de France? The jury is still out

Whilst Jonas Vingegaard and Team Visma | Lease a Bike were on the back foot to an attacking Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel on the gravel stage 9 of the 2024 Tour de France, when the dust settled, all the big names crossed the line side by side."I think it was a great team performance in this sta...

A man has died from injuries he sustained after an apparent from from his bike in Co Cork on Saturday morning. The deceased, who was in his 70s, was found unresponsive by a passer-by in Cobh on Saturday morning. The victim had sustained injuries, after it appears he fell from his bike, and while he []The post Cyclist dies in hospital from injuries sustained in weekend crash in Cork appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

"Maybe Jonas didnt have them today," Evenepoel calls for more aggressive riding from two-time champion after enthralling stage on the gravel around Troyes

Stage 9 of the Tour de France 2024 closed the first week in style, with the celebration of a gravel day that promised a lot of dispute between the favorites for the general classification. Tadej Pogacar started the day defending the yellow jersey over Remco Evenepoel, 2nd, and Jonas Vingegaard, 3rd....

Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) rode across to to the breakaway with former Trinity Racing team mate Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) at the Tour de France today before the duo played a big part in how the rest of the gravel stage played out. Healy attacked several times in a bid to take a solo win, []The post Ben Healys Tour gravel stage | Everyone was knackered. It wasnt just me appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Remco Evenepoel was an antagonist throughout the gravel stage 9 of the 2024 Tour de France. At one point, the Soudal - Quick-Step leader was clear of the peloton alongside Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. Sadly for the chances of the move however, only two thirds of the group had any intention of...