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'That was just not how it should've been': No rewrite in Bordeaux for Philipsen
Three years after downing Mark Cavendish on the same finish line, Jasper Philipsen returned to Bordeaux hoping for a performance of equal measure. This time,...
'I wanted to enjoy myself, that's exactly what I did': Veistroffer is the hero of stage five
While Olav Kooij added another win to his tally in Pau, it was Baptiste Veistroffer's valiant 144km lone break – and the joy he took...
'I'm a sprinter, I need to survive': How the fastmen are shaping up at kilometre zero of the Tour
The 2026 route wants the sprinters dead by Paris. The points classification, reformed in their favour, might just keep them alive long enough to win...
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