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Tour de France 2020, stage nine — live updates

The verdict: Yates may be harder to shake off than we thought Full results and standings after Nans Peters wins stage eight Rules of the road: our guide to how the Tour de France works How to watch on TV and follow online with Telegraph Sport How much will the teams and riders earn in […]

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Tadej Pogacar wins breathtaking stage as Primoz Roglic takes Tour de France lead and Marc Hirschi wins hearts

Full results and standings after Tadej Pogacar wins stage nine Rules of the road: our guide to how the Tour de France works How to watch on TV and follow online with Telegraph Sport How much will the teams and riders earn in prize money? Full details of teams and remaining riders at the Tour […]

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Tour de France riders implore roadside fans to wear facemasks as race holds its breath over testing results

Riders and teams run arguably the biggest gauntlet of this Tour de France so far on Monday's rest day in the west of France, as they undergo testing for Covid-19 for the first time since the race began in Nice, a Covid ‘red zone’, over a week ago. There is a palpable sense of trepidation […]

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Tour de France riders implore roadside fans to wear facemasks

Teams and riders have pleaded with fans at the Tour de France to wear face masks as the race prepares for its next round of Covid-19 testing. Saturday’s eighth stage, in which Adam Yates clung on to yellow as the race exploded around him in the Pyrenees, was a thriller. But it also featured thousands […]

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The Cycling Podcast — Tour de France 2020: Stage eight, Cazeres-sur-Garonne to Loudenvielle

The 2020 Tour de France reached the Pyrenees and an absorbing day of racing further sorted the overall standings and perhaps suggested for the first time that this race will be more complex than just anticipated battle between Jumbo-Visma and Ineos Grenadiers.

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Pinot’s hopes vanish as Peters wins Tour stage in Pyrenees

On a day of mixed feelings for the home nation, rookie Nans Peters won the eighth stage of the Tour de France following a long breakaway in the Pyrenees, while fellow Frenchman Thibaut Pinot's love-hate relationship with cycling's marquee event continued. Peters was part of a group of 13 riders who broke away Saturday in […]

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Tour de France verdict: Adam Yates holds strong as Thibaut Pinot and Julian Alaphilippe suffer

Full results and standings after stage eight Britain’s yellow jersey wearer Adam Yates showed his mettle on the first big day of climbing at the 107th Tour de France, suggesting he may prove harder to shake than his rivals realise. The 28-year-old, who rides for Australian team Mitchelton-Scott, produced a wonderfully gutsy ride on stage […]

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Peters wins Tour stage in Pyrenees, Pinot’s hopes over

On a day of mixed feelings for the home nation, rookie Nans Peters won the eighth stage of the Tour de France following a long breakaway in the Pyrenees, while fellow Frenchman Thibaut Pinot saw his hopes of winning the race vanish. Peters was part of a group of 13 riders who broke away Saturday […]