Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard won an uphill sprint to take the third stage of the Cro Race on Thursday (September 29). The Danish Jumbo-Visma rider beat Britain's Oscar Onley (Team DSM) to the line after the 157km ride from Sinj to Primosten.

Cro Race 2022: Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard secures first win since Tour de France title

Geraint Thomas said he is ready to help one of his Ineos Grenadiers teammates win the Tour de France next month, though if a chance to claim victory comes the Welshman`s way he does not intend to pass it up.

Geraint Thomas ready to grab his chance at Tour de France after winning Tour de Suisse

Tadej Pogacar became the youngest rider to win back-to-back Tour de France titles on Sunday after some vintage racing drew comparisons with cycling's greatest. The 22-year-old Slovenian, who won the Tour on his debut last year, hammered his rivals in the Alps with a long-range attack on stage eight, reminiscent of the event in the 1980s, and stayed in control for the rest of the race.

Cycling: 'Baby Cannibal' Pogacar claims vintage Tour de France title

Defending champion Egan Bernal has withdrawn from the Tour de France ahead of stage 17, his Ineos Grenadiers team said on Wednesday. Bernal, whose hopes of winning the race fell away when he cracked in Sunday’s 15th stage, was dropped from the main bunch in the ascent to Saint-Nizier, suffering from back pains in Tuesday’s 16th stage won by Lennard Kaemna.

Bernal withdraws from Tour de France ahead of stage 17

French Prime Minister Jean Castex is to undergo a COVID-19 test as a precaution after he shared a car with the director of the Tour de France cycle race, who has since tested positive for the virus, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday.

French PM to have COVID test after contact at Tour de France

Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome will not get the chance to end his spell with Team Ineos Grenadier with a tilt at a fifth crown after being omitted from the team for this year's race.

Ex-champions Froome, Thomas left out of Ineos Tour de France team

The Tour de France will take place from August 29 to September 20, organisers announced on Wednesday, postponing the race originally slated to start on June 27 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tour de France postponed to August 29-September 20

The UCI announced that it will be extending the suspension of all cycling races until 1 June, three weeks before commencement of Tour de France due to the accelerated coronavirus outbreak across the globe.

Coronavirus: Tour de France in doubts as UCI extends professional cycle racing suspension

Bradley Wiggins plans to become a social worker as the former Tour de France winner moves onto a new life after his remarkable cycling career. Wiggins was the first Briton to win the Tour de France in 2012 and he followed that memorable success by taking an Olympic time trial gold later the same year.

'I'm just detached from my cycling career,' says former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins

Belgian police are investigating the discovery of home-made explosives, knives and brass knuckles, but nothing immediately points to an attack plot, including against the Tour de France, prosecutors said Monday.

Explosives found in Brussels, no sign Tour de France targeted: Prosecutors

Yellow and polka-dot jerseys, bicycle wheel sculptures, giant posters of Eddy Merckx, Brussels residents could not hide their excitement about the world famous cycling race of the Tour de France kicking off from the Belgian capital on Saturday (July 6).

Beer, fries and Eddy Merckx, Brussels prepares for Tour de France Grand Depart

Reigning champion Froome put more than 30 seconds of time into his main rivals

Tour de France: Geraint Thomas gets yellow, Froome gets advantage

Bookies reckon it is a two-horse race between multiple champion Chris Froome and Richie Porte, though the nature of stages this years has made it difficult to predict the winner

Tour de France preview: Less mountain summit finishes favour aggressive riding

Team Sky's Froome has become the first rider to retain his title since Spaniard Miguel Indurain in 1995

Chris Froome seals Tour de France great status with third title

Ion Izagirre wins Stage 20 of Tour de France, while Chris Froome closes in on third title

Froome survives crash, poised to win third Tour de France title

Chris Froome has been pounding dominantly towards a third Tour title, but winning Saturday will depend on his physical condition

Battered Froome faces final Tour challenge

The fight for the Tour de France podium finish is set to rage on the next two Alpine stages

Froome nails Tour de France Stage 18, moves closer to third title

Zakarin won the 184.5km Alpine stage from Bern to Finhaut-Emosson in Switzerland by 55sec ahead of Jarlinson Pantano of Colombia

Chris Froome rubber-stamps his Tour de France domination

Each of the 198 riders' bikes will be fitted with a GPS tracking device that will communicate with those fitted to the other riders

Tracking favourite riders would be easier this year for Tour de France fans?

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