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Tadej Pogacar rides away with record-tying fifth Tour de France titleWith a record-tying fifth Tour de France title already in hand, Tadej Pogacar did his best to put on another show on Sunday before relenting near the finish of the shortened final stage in Paris.,The cycling star from Slovenia was overtaken on the final straightaway of Stage 21, but still won the ov...

Tour de France final stage rerouted due to wildfiresWildfires in southwest France have forced organizers of the Tour de France to reconfigure the final stage, set for Sunday.,The change is necessary because multiple first responders have been diverted to the fires. The new route will leave a smaller race footprint for local officials to secure.,"As n...

Richard Carapaz, Tadej Pogacar stand tall at Stage 20 of Tour de FranceRichard Carapaz of Ecuador won the stage and Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia all but wrapped up his fifth general classification title in seven years during a wild penultimate day at the Tour de France on Saturday.,The 33-year-old Carapaz capped a monumental week with his second victory in three stages, a...

Tadej Pogacar stuns on Stage 19, takes big Tour de France lead

Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar won Stage 19 -- a mountainous, 127.9-kilometer trek in the French Alps -- shocking competitors as he mounted a furious rally with 12 kilometers to go on Friday.,More than three minutes behind the leaders at that point, he kicked into top gear to overtake Richard C...

Richard Carapaz conquers Stage 18 in Tour de France

Ecuador's Richard Carapaz climbed into the overall top 10 at the Tour de France with his Stage 18 victory in the Alps on Thursday.,Carapaz, 33, finished the mountainous 185.2-kilometer trek from Voiron to Orcieres-Merlette in 4 hours, 26 minutes and 21 seconds. He pulled away on the last ascent of t...

Jasper Philipsen wins Stage 17 of Tour de France

Jasper Philipsen won his first Tour de France stage of 2026 and the 11th of his career on Wednesday to extend a win streak by Belgian riders.,Philipsen's victory in Stage 17 from Chambery to Voiron followed countryman Remco Evenepoel's back-to-back triumphs in Stages 15 and 16, the longest streak fo...

Remco Evenepoel shows time trial chops in Stage 16 at Tour de France

Belgium's Remco Evenepoel dominated the Stage 16 time trial Tuesday, finishing the technical 26.1-kilometer course at Thonon-les-Bains, France, in 32 minutes, 19 seconds to strengthen his grip on second place in the overall standings at the Tour de France.,The time trial opened the third and final w...

U.S. rider Brandon McNulty in road rage incident at TDF

American cyclist Brandon McNulty was not seriously hurt in an apparent road rage incident before Tuesday's time trial at the Tour de France in Evian-les-Bains, according to multiple reports.,As McNulty was on his way to the start of stage 16, he was reportedly knocked off his bike by an angry motori...