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Nairo Quintana was expected to celebrate Colombia’s national holiday with a major offensive in the Alps that would see him close in on Tour de France leader Chris Froome.
July 20, 2016
Resplendent in yellow and riding a canary yellow bike, Chris Froome won his second Tour de France in three years on Sunday, with a leisurely pedal into Paris to wrap up a spectacular three-week slog of furious racing that culminated with a thrilling late fight-back by the British rider’s toughest rival, Colombian Nairo Quintana.
July 26, 2015
Chris Froome grimly hung on against a flying final attack Saturday from his Tour de France rival Nairo Quintana on the last Alpine climb of this year’s race to all but lock up the British rider’s second Tour victory in the space of three years.
July 25, 2015
Tadej Pogacar has won Stage 15 of the Tour de France on a brutal final climb as his fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic retained the yellow jersey.
Sept. 13, 2020
Stage 8: A mostly flat 112.5-mile trek starting from Rennes and finishing with a short but tough climb Saturday up Mur de Bretagne.
July 11, 2015
In ferocious winds and thunderous rain, Chris Froome and Alberto Contador managed to use the conditions to their advantage during the second stage of the Tour de France.
July 5, 2015
Chris Froome kept the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey as his Team Sky finished one second behind Tejay van Garderen’s BMC team in the team time trial on Sunday.
July 12, 2015
MONT VENTOUX, France -- British rider Chris Froome showed why he remains the overwhelming Tour de France favorite by winning Sunday’s grueling 15th stage up to Mont Ventoux to extend his lead over main rival Alberto Contador.
July 14, 2013
A brief look at the 16th stage of the Tour de France on Monday: Stage: The 125-mile ride from Bourg-de-Peage to Gap, in the foothills of the Alps, took the pack over two midsized climbs and a downhill run to the finish.
July 20, 2015
Chris Froome came out of the toughest Pyrenees stage, won Thursday by Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain, with his Tour de France lead comfortably intact, leaving the Alps as the last major obstacle between the British rider and a second victory in Paris.
July 16, 2015