The 2019 Tour de France reached the Alps, and Nario Quintana (Movistar) wanted to let everyone know he was not dead yet as he crushed the mythical Col du Galibier and cruised to the finish line in Valloire during Stage 18. Stage 18, a 208 km ride from Embrun to […]
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Tour de France Stage 17: Matteo Trentin Victory in Gap Before Final Mountain Stages in Alps
Italy’s Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott) successfully pulled off a breakaway with 5 km to go and rode to a victory in Stage 17 of the 2019 Tour de France during a rather quiet day as the tour reached Gap before three treacherous stages in the Alps. Stage 17 included a 200 […]
Tour de France Stage 16: Another Win for Caleb Ewan, Fuglsang Crashes
Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) won his second stage victory at the 2019 Tour de France with a photo finish in Stage 16 during a bunch sprint on flat course in Pimes, which is most known for its Roman architecture. Meanwhile, Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) is out of the race after he injured […]
Tour de France Betting: Thibaut Pinot New Favorite, Alaphilippe Still Holds Yellow Jersey Heading into the Alps
The 2019 Tour de France betting market is wide open after Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step) cracked toward the end of Stage 15. Alaphilippe still retains the yellow jersey and hold a 95-second lead over defending champion Geraint Thomas, but Thibaut Pinot is the new favorite after he moved into […]
2019 Tour de France: Simon Yates Notches Second Stage Victory at Foix Prat d’Albis
Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) won his second stage at the 2019 Tour de France win an impressive victory in Stage 15 at Foix Prat d’Albis in the Eastern Pyrenees. Yates won Stage 12 when the race finally reached the mountain stages at Bagneres-de-Bigorre in the Pyrenees. He leaves the Pyrenees with […]
Tour de France: Thibaut Pinot Tops Iconic Tourmalet, Another French Victory in Stage 14
In one of the most difficult, yet iconic ascents in the mountain stages of the Tour de France, Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) won Stage 14 that featured a high-altitude summit finish near the top of Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees. Julian Alaphilippe, fresh off a surprise Stage 13 victory the […]
Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe Wins Stage 13 on 100th Anniversary of Tour de France Yellow Jersey
France’s Julian Alaphilippe, riding for Deceuninck-Quick Step in first place with the yellow jersey, secured his second stage win at the 2019 Tour de France Stage 13 individual time trail at Pau in the Pyrenees Mountains. On a historic day marking the 100th anniversary of the first awarding of the […]
Simon Yates Wins Three-Way Sprint in Stage 12, Tour de France Reaches Mountain Stages
Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) won a three-man sprint to win Stage 12 as the Tour de France departed Toulouse and reached Bagneres-de-Bigorre in the Pyrenees after a 209.5 km ride during the treacherous mountain stages. Yates outsprinted Pello Bilbao (Astana) and Gregor Muhlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) during the final stretch of Stage 12 […]
2019 Tour De France Odds: Ineos’ Bernal and Thomas Favorites Thru Stage 10
The 2019 Tour de France paused for the first rest day this year and Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe holds a slim lead over defending champion Geraint Thomas after ten stages, but Thomas is still the favorite to win the Tour de France at 4/6 odds. Thomas’ teammate at Ineos, Egan Bernal, […]
Wout van Aert Wins Stage 10, France’s Julian Alaphilippe Leads Tour de France
The 2019 Tour de France almost reached the midway mark of the 21-stage race. Belgium’s Wout van Aert won a breakaway sprint to emerge as the victor in Stage 10 (217.5 km race from St. Flour to Albi). France’s Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step) retains the lead and the yellow jersey, […]
Egan Bernal Favorite to Win 2019 Tour de France Over Teammate and Defending Champ Geraint Thomas
Geraint Thomas shocked the world when he won the 2018 Tour de France and became the first Welshman to do so. Although Thomas is one of the favorites to win again in 2019, his 22-year old teammate Egan Bernal from Colombia might be the rider to beat this summer as […]
Tackled by Police and Booed by Fans, Chris Froome Struggles at Tour de France
Barring an unprecedented miracle in the final two stages, four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome won’t be capturing another title this year. It has been a tumultuous race for Froome, who came into France under a cloud of doping allegations and has since had to deal with booing fans, […]