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Alaphilippe stripped of yellow jersey by Tour de France jury

Tour de France leader Julian Alaphilippe was stripped of the yellow jersey on Wednesday after being handed a time penalty for illegally receiving provisions near the end of Stage 5. British rider Adam Yates was moved to first place in the revised general standings after Alaphilippe was docked 20 seconds. Yates now tops the standings […]

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Tour de France 2020, stage five – full results and standings: Wout van Aert sprints to victory as Adam Yates goes into yellow jersey

Adam Yates inherited the yellow jersey of the Tour de France after Julian Alaphilippe was hit with a time penalty at the end of a stage five which was won by Wout van Aert in Privas. Van Aert won the 183km stage from Gap in a sprint finish but the drama came after the race […]

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Penalty costs Alaphilippe yellow as Van Aert wins easy stage

Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe lost the overall lead in the Tour de France to Briton Adam Yates after being handed a 20-second penalty for illegal feeding at the end of stage five, won by Belgian Wouth van Aert on Wednesday. Van Aert was fastest in the sprint at the end of the 183km ride from Gap […]

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Tour de France 2020, stage five – Adam Yates leads race after Julian Alaphilippe is stripped of yellow jersey

Adam Yates inherited the yellow jersey of the Tour de France after Julian Alaphilippe was hit with a time penalty at the end of a stage five which was won by Wout van Aert in Privas. Van Aert won the 183km stage from Gap in a sprint finish but the drama came after the race […]

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Tour de France 2020, stage five – latest updates

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

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Cycling worlds moved to Imola after Swiss host backs out

This month's road cycling world championships were moved to Imola, Italy, on Wednesday after Swiss host Aigle-Martigny backed out because of a government ruling limiting mass gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. The revised event from Sept. 24-27 will feature only elite men's and women's categories, eliminating junior and under-23 races. ''The majority of the top […]

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Imola to host 2020 world road championships

The Italian track, which will host its first F1 Grand Prix this year since 2006, was selected ahead of Planche des Belles Filles climb in the eastern Vosges mountains of France. The UCI has shortened the programme down to just the elite men's and women's individual TT and road races starting on Sept. 24. Races […]

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Cycling: Imola to host 2020 world road championships

The Italian track, which will stage its first F1 Grand Prix since 2006 later this year, was selected ahead of Peccioli (Italy), Alba Adriatica (Italy) and the Haute-Saône (France). The UCI has shortened the programme down to just the elite men's and women's individual TT and road races and it will be staged over four […]