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Kittel claims third stage win with six milimetres to spare

Stage seven of the Tour de France was 213 kilometres long, but in the end the winner clinched victory by just six milimetres.

07/07/2017

Sport

Second stage win for sprinter Marcel Kittel

Quick Step's Marcel Kittel has won stage six of the "Tour de France":http://www.letour.fr/us/, powering out of the back of the bunch to seize victory in Troyes by a bike length.

06/07/2017

Sport

Tour de France: 'I didn't do anything wrong,' says Peter Sagan

Peter Sagan, the world road race champion, says he has come to terms with his disqualification from the Tour de France but he does not agree with the decision.

05/07/2017

Sport

Froome in yellow after Stage six of the TDF

Chris Froome leads the Tour de France

05/07/2017

Sport

Peter Sagan kicked out of the Tour de France

04/07/2017

France

World champion Peter Sagan kicked off the Tour de France

World Champion Peter Sagan has been disqualified from the Tour de France

04/07/2017

Sport

Tour de France: powerful Peter Sagan pedals to victory

03/07/2017

Sport

Tour de France: Sagan seeks sixth green jersey

The Slovak sprint ace wants to make the record-equalling exploit in the race which starts on Saturday

29/06/2017

Sport

2018 Tour de France Grand Depart announced

The opening few stages of the 2018 Tour de France were unveiled on Tuesday with the Grand Depart including two road tests in the central west region of Vendée.

28/02/2017

Sport

Swiss cycling great Kubler dies aged 97

Switzerland’s first winner of the Tour de France Ferdinand Kubler has died aged 97.

30/12/2016

Sport

Goodbye 2016 and thanks for the sporting memories

2016 was jammed-packed full of sporting thrills and spills.

19/12/2016

Sport

Tour de France 2017 route officially unveiled

Organisers have unveiled an unconventional route for the 2017 Tour de France featuring many early climbs in a bid to limit the opportunities for strong teams to dominate stages and reward aggressive r

18/10/2016

France

Tour de France organisers unveil route for 2017 edition

18/10/2016

Sport

World Champion Sagan signs with Bora for 2017

Slovakian World Champion Peter Sagan has signed a three year deal to race with German team Bora starting in 2017.

01/08/2016

Sport

Magnificent Froome seals third Tour de France title

Chris Froome became the eighth man to win the Tour de France at least three times after safely negotiating an uneventful final stage that ended in Paris.

24/07/2016

Sport

Froome set for third Tour de France victory

Britain’s Chris Froome is set to celebrate his third Tour de France title in four years after safely finishing the penultimate stage to maintain just over a four minute lead over his closest rivals he

23/07/2016

Sport

Tour de France: Bardet hands France first victory this edition as Froome survives crash to retain race lead

Romain Bardet handed France it’s first win at this year’s Tour de France on Friday by winning stage 19 while Team Sky’s Chris Froome survived a crash to remain on track for a third title at cycling’s

22/07/2016

Sport

Catch Chris Froome if you can as Sky rider wins stage 18

Christopher Froome's thus far unchallenged ride to victory in the 2016 Tour de France continued with a blistering and dominant triumph in the stage 18 time trial.

21/07/2016

Sport

Chris Froome edges closer to third Tour de France title

Britain’s Chris Froome took another big step towards a third Tour de France title when he dropped his main rivals in the finale of the 17th stage, a gruelling 184 km trek won by Russian Ilnur Zakarin

20/07/2016

Sport

Tour de France: Sagan outsprints Kristoff to claim Stage 16

Slovakia’s Peter Sagan timed his sprint perfectly to claim Stage 16 of the Tour de France.

18/07/2016