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2016 Tour de France route unveiled

The route for the 2016 Tour de France was unveiled at a glitzy ceremony in the French capital Paris on Tuesday. The 103rd edition of cycling’s most

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Tour of Peace, Tour of Memory; 2016 Tour de France route unveiled

The route for the 2016 Tour de France has been announced at a ceremony in Paris. The Grand Depart takes place at Mont-Saint-Michel on July 2. The

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Cavendish goes searching for fresh gold with rising Africans Team Dimension Data

Twenty-eleven World Champion and Tour de France green jersey winner Mark Cavendish is joining African cycling outfit MTN-Qhubeka. They stunned the

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Sagan makes history and gives Slovakia its first cycling World Champion

Peter Sagan is the new men’s world road race champion, the first Slovakian to win the UCI World Championships to add to his four Tour de France

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Aru seals debut Grand Tour win in Vuelta

There was a debut Grand Tour win for Fabio Aru in the Tour of Spain. The Italian coasted over the line on the final day’s ceremonial ride into Madrid

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Aru holds Vuelta lead going into final stage

Fabio Aru is poised to win the Vuelta a España after the Italian claimed the race leader’s red jersey on the penultimate stage, a 176-kilometer trek

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Dumoulin extends Vuelta lead after stage 19

Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin took yet another step towards his first Grand Tour title after extending his lead in the Vuelta following stage 19. Dumoulin

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Dumoulin retains Vuelta lead as Roche wins stage 18

Dutchman Tom Dumoulin took a step closer to winning his first Grand Tour title by holding on to his slim overall lead in the Vuelta following Stage

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Dumoulin takes Vuelta lead after dominating time trial

As predicted Tom Dumoulin took over the race lead at the Vuelta after dominating Stage 17’s individual time trial. The Dutch rider started the day

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Vuelta GC is red-hot ahead of final straight to Madrid

The Vuelta a Espana peloton enjoyed a much needed rest day on Tuesday. But heading down the final straight to Madrid, it’s hotting up at the top of

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Rodriguez takes Vuelta lead as Schleck wins stage 16

Joaquim Rodriguez did enough on Stage 16 of the Vuelta to don the leaders Red jersey with only five stages of the race remaining. The peloton faced a

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Rodriquez closes gap on Aru with win on stage 15 of Vuelta

There was a critical win for Joaquim Rodriquez on stage 15 of the Vuelta. The 175.8 kilometre ride between Comillas and Sotres was the second of

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Aru retains lead in Vuelta as De Marchi claims stage 14 win

Alessandro De Marchi claimed victory in the mist and mountains of stage 14 of the Vuelta. The 215 kilometre stage between Vitoria and the summit of

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Vuelta: Oliveira solos to stage 13 victory

Nelson Oliveira of the Lampre-Merida team soloed to a maiden Grand Tour victory on stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday. The nature of 178

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Vuelta: Van Poppel sprints to Stage 12 honours

Danny van Poppel won stage 12 of the Vuelta on Thursday following a sprint finish to the line. On the menu was a 172.5 km race from Andorra to Lleida

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Aru takes Vuelta lead as Froome's title hopes coming crashing down

Astana rider Fabio Aru became new leader of the Vuelta on Wednesday following a gruelling 11th stage in the Pyrenees. It was a disastrous stage four

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Vuelta: Sbaragli sprints to stage ten honours

Italian Kristian Sbaragli celebrated the biggest win of his career on Monday after sprinting to victory in stage ten of the Vuelta handing his newly

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Vuelta: Dumoulin wins Stage 9 for overall lead as Froome finishes second

Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin painted the town red on Sunday after winning stage 9 of the vuelta – a result that put him in the overall race lead. The

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Chavas retains red as Stuyven wins crash-hit Vuelta stage

Stage eight of the Vuelta was filled with nasty spills and thrills and when the dust settled Belgian Jasper Stuyven was triumphant. A massive pile up

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Vuelta a Espana: Lindeman wins stage seven as Froome loses time on title rivals

Bert-Jan Lindeman won the first mountain test in this year’s Vuelta. The Dutchman survived from an early break to cross the line first in La