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Mathieu van der Poel powers to thrilling stage 9 win – Tour de France

July 12, 2026 admin 0 Comments 113th Tour de France, 2026 Tour de France, Alpecin-Premier Tech, Caja Rural–Seguros RGA, Cofidis, Cycling, Cycling grand tours, Cycling news, Decathlon CMA CGM, EF Education-EasyPost, Groupama-FDJ United, Isaac Del Toro, Le Tour, Le Tour de France, Lidl-Trek, Lotto Intermarché, Mads Pedersen, Mathieu van der Poel, Movistar Team, Netcompany-Ineos, NSN Cycling Team, Olav Kooij, Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Soudal-QuickStep, Tadej Pogacar, Team Astana, Team Bahrain Victorious, Team INEOS, Team Jayco–AlUla, Team Movistar, Team Picnic PostNL, Team time trial, Team Total Energies, Team TotalEnergies, Team Visma-Lease A Bike, Tim Merlier, Torstein Træen, Tour de France, Tour de France 2026, UAE Team Emirates XRG, udor Pro Cycling Team, Uno-X Mobility, Visma-Lease a Bike, XDS Astana Team

Mathieu van der Poel won an enthralling ninth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, sprinting to the line after a chaotic day in the Massif Central. The Alpecin-Premier Tech rider had been part of a huge breakaway which eventually formed after 60km of aggressive racing in the boiling centre of France. Only four of the group survived to compete for the win, with Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) taking second place, while Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) was third.

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Merlier doubles up with sensational sprint win on stage 8 – Tour de France

July 11, 2026 admin 0 Comments 113th Tour de France, 2026 Tour de France, Alpecin-Premier Tech, Caja Rural–Seguros RGA, Cofidis, Cycling, Cycling grand tours, Cycling news, Decathlon CMA CGM, EF Education-EasyPost, Groupama-FDJ United, Isaac Del Toro, Le Tour, Le Tour de France, Lidl-Trek, Lotto Intermarché, Mads Pedersen, Movistar Team, Netcompany-Ineos, NSN Cycling Team, Olav Kooij, Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Soudal-QuickStep, Tadej Pogacar, Team Astana, Team Bahrain Victorious, Team INEOS, Team Jayco–AlUla, Team Movistar, Team Picnic PostNL, Team time trial, Team Total Energies, Team TotalEnergies, Team Visma-Lease A Bike, Tim Merlier, Torstein Træen, Tour de France, Tour de France 2026, UAE Team Emirates XRG, udor Pro Cycling Team, Uno-X Mobility, Visma-Lease a Bike, XDS Astana Team

Tim Merlier has won his second consecutive sprint stage, coming from the back of the bunch to assert his claim on the green jersey. As the peloton turned the final corner onto the finish, the Soudal Quick-Step rider was so far behind —edged out on the corner— that he barely appeared in the television shots. Mathieu van der Poel started his final lead-out for teammate Jasper Philipsen, stringing the group out. Merlier was forced to launch early, riding the slipstream and hopping forward, rider by rider.

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Tim Merlier powers to stage seven sprint victory – Tour de France

July 10, 2026 admin 0 Comments 113th Tour de France, 2026 Tour de France, Alpecin-Premier Tech, Caja Rural–Seguros RGA, Cofidis, Cycling, Cycling grand tours, Cycling news, Decathlon CMA CGM, EF Education-EasyPost, Groupama-FDJ United, Isaac Del Toro, Le Tour, Le Tour de France, Lidl-Trek, Lotto Intermarché, Mads Pedersen, Movistar Team, Netcompany-Ineos, NSN Cycling Team, Olav Kooij, Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Soudal-QuickStep, Tadej Pogacar, Team Astana, Team Bahrain Victorious, Team INEOS, Team Jayco–AlUla, Team Movistar, Team Picnic PostNL, Team time trial, Team Total Energies, Team TotalEnergies, Team Visma-Lease A Bike, Tim Merlier, Torstein Træen, Tour de France, Tour de France 2026, UAE Team Emirates XRG, udor Pro Cycling Team, Uno-X Mobility, Visma-Lease a Bike, XDS Astana Team

Belgium’s Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) kept up his winning record at the Tour de France with a magnificent sprint to take a deserved victory in Stage 7 on the banks of the Garonne in Bordeaux. Merlier recovered from being boxed in on the home straight to power through the gaps and launch from the slipstream of Soren Waerenskjold (Uno-X Mobility), the Norwegian settling for second place ahead of Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay (NSN Cycling Team).

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Pogačar lays down marker with commanding win in the Pyrenees on stage 6 – Tour de France

July 9, 2026 admin 0 Comments 113th Tour de France, 2026 Tour de France, Alpecin-Premier Tech, Caja Rural–Seguros RGA, Cofidis, Cycling, Cycling grand tours, Cycling news, Decathlon CMA CGM, EF Education-EasyPost, Groupama-FDJ United, Isaac Del Toro, Le Tour, Le Tour de France, Lidl-Trek, Lotto Intermarché, Mads Pedersen, Movistar Team, Netcompany-Ineos, NSN Cycling Team, Olav Kooij, Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Soudal-QuickStep, Tadej Pogacar, Team Astana, Team Bahrain Victorious, Team INEOS, Team Jayco–AlUla, Team Movistar, Team Picnic PostNL, Team time trial, Team Total Energies, Team TotalEnergies, Team Visma-Lease A Bike, Torstein Træen, Tour de France, Tour de France 2026, UAE Team Emirates XRG, udor Pro Cycling Team, Uno-X Mobility, Visma-Lease a Bike, XDS Astana Team

Tadej Pogačar stormed to victory on stage six of the 2026 Tour de France, ripping up the general classification in the process, and taking back the yellow jersey on Thursday. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider flew away on the Col du Tourmalet, 43km from the finish, and put over two minutes into his closest rival, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), by the finish. It is his 23rd stage win at the race, and second of this Tour already.

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Olav Kooij wins bunch sprint in Pau on stage 5 – Tour de France

July 8, 2026 admin 0 Comments 113th Tour de France, 2026 Tour de France, Alpecin-Premier Tech, Caja Rural–Seguros RGA, Cofidis, Cycling, Cycling grand tours, Cycling news, Decathlon CMA CGM, EF Education-EasyPost, Groupama-FDJ United, Isaac Del Toro, Le Tour, Le Tour de France, Lidl-Trek, Lotto Intermarché, Mads Pedersen, Movistar Team, Netcompany-Ineos, NSN Cycling Team, Olav Kooij, Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Soudal-QuickStep, Tadej Pogacar, Team Astana, Team Bahrain Victorious, Team INEOS, Team Jayco–AlUla, Team Movistar, Team Picnic PostNL, Team time trial, Team Total Energies, Team TotalEnergies, Team Visma-Lease A Bike, Torstein Træen, Tour de France, Tour de France 2026, UAE Team Emirates XRG, udor Pro Cycling Team, Uno-X Mobility, Visma-Lease a Bike, XDS Astana Team

Dutch rider Olav Kooij won a bunch sprint finish after a crash in a chaotic conclusion to stage five of the Tour de France. The 24-year-old, who is competing at the event for the first time, held off Germany’s Max Kanter, with Belgium’s Tim Merlier crossing the line in third. Norway’s Torstein Traeen retained the overall race leader’s yellow jersey despite being caught up in a pile up just over five kilometres from end of the 158.3km run from Lannemezan to Pau.

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