10:17 AM ET Two years after suffering a career-threatening accident, former Paris-Roubaix champion John Degenkolb claimed his maiden Tour de France win on his favourite terrain when he tamed the cobbles and powered to victory on Sunday’s ninth stage. The German, who won the Queen of the Classics in 2015, was one of three riders
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7:50 AM ET ESPN staff Richie Porte has crashed out of the Tour de France after landing heavily on his collarbone during stage 9 of the race. Australian rider Porte, who was 10th in the race for the yellow jersey 57 seconds behind leader leader and BMC Racing teammate Greg Van Avermaet, was left in
2:51 PM ET Richie Porte was left “devastated” after fracturing his right collarbone during stage 9 of the 2018 Tour de France which saw him abandon the race for the second consecutive year. Australian Porte, who was 10th in the race for the yellow jersey 57 seconds behind leader and BMC Racing teammate Greg Van
1:23 PM ET There’s an array of things holding Lawson Craddock and his fractured scapula together in his quest to reach what amounts to his intermediate finish line Sunday, on the eve of the first rest day of the 2018 Tour de France. An elaborate web of two-tone green argyle physio tape fans out over
11:42 AM ET Dylan Groenewegen snatched his second win in a row on the Tour de France when he prevailed in awe-inspiring fashion in a bunch sprint at the end of the eighth stage on Saturday. The Dutchman needed no help from his team mates in the final straight as he slalomed through his rivals
11:48 AM ET Dan Martin of Team UAE won stage six of the 2018 Tour de France after a sprint finish in Mur de Bretagne. Irish rider Martin broke with one kilometer remaining on the final climb with French rider Pierre Latour offering the only competition. Alejandro Valverde of Team Movistar finished in 3rd. Martin’s
11:32 AM ET Peter Sagan won stage 5 of the 2018 Tour de France after another dramatic sprint finish. The wearer of the green jersey and world champion Sagan was fastest on the uphill final sprint, pipping Sonny Colbrelli to the line. It was the Slovakian’s second stage win of this year’s tour. Belgian Greg
12:00 PM ET Tour de France debutant Fernando Gaviria claimed his second stage win on Tuesday when he outsprinted his rivals in the fourth stage, a 195-km stretch from La Baule to Sarzeau. The Quick-Step Floors rider launched his sprint far from the line, and made sure of the win with a second burst of
10:51 AM ET Defending champion Chris Froome made up for some lost time at the Tour de France on Monday although Team Sky narrowly missed out on victory in the third stage, a 35.5-km team time trial won by American outfit BMC Racing. The Briton had lost 51 seconds to some of his main rivals
12:37 PM ET A year after being kicked out of the Tour de France, world champion Peter Sagan was back with a bang as he claimed victory in the second stage to take the overall leader’s yellow jersey on Sunday. The Slovak was thrown out after the fourth stage 12 months ago for sending Mark