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The Latest Breaking News from Lille

Tour de France sprint defeat on stage 8 means different things for Kaden Groves and Tim Merlier

'I'm happy to step up and see if I can fill Jasper Philipsen's shoes,' Groves explains, far less disappointed than Merlier

Cycling News

'We've got weapons that can be successful' – Ineos Grenadiers committed to 'offensive racing' at Tour de France after tough opening stages

Ineos lost Filippo Ganna to injury on stage one in Lille as well as time on GC in the first two days of racing

Cycling Weekly

'It's a day for Van der Poel, Van Aert and of course Tadej' – Will Pogačar be in yellow by the end of Tour de France stage 2?

Punchy final in Boulogne-sur-Mer brings GC battle with Vingegaard back in play for a second day

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2025 Tour de France stage 1: Jasper Philipsen prevails to seize first yellow jersey as Evenepoel loses time in crosswind chaos

Windy conditions split the peloton but Pogačar, Vingegaard make front group

Cycling News

Jasper Philipsen emerges from the chaos to win stage 1 of Tour de France in Lille

The Belgian collected the 10th Tour de France stage of his career as Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic lost valuable time after splits in the crosswinds

The Independent UK

Tour de France 2025: Philipsen wins chaotic first stage as Evenepoel and Roglic suffer

Crashes, infighting and relentless stress characterised a frantic opening stage of the Tour de France in Lille Métropole

The Guardian - UK

The final GC standings at the Tour de France 2025

Tadej Pogačar sails away to fourth overall victory in Paris

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Tour de France 2025: Philipsen wins stage one and takes yellow on chaotic day – as it happened

Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory on stage one of the Tour, bagging both the green and yellow jerseys

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 1 result as Jasper Philipsen sprints to victory as Evenepoel loses time in crosswinds

The Belgian took the first yellow jersey of the race on a chaotic day in Lille

The Independent UK

Tour de France gets under way on home soil for first time in five years

The Tour de France kicks off today with 2024 winner Tadej Pogacar in pole position. The 3,338-kilometre route starts in Lille and finishes on the Champs Elysées, making this the first edition since 2020 not to venture abroad.

Radio France Internationale

Why the dominance of Tadej Pogacar and the ‘big four’ will warp the 2025 Tour de France

Pogacar will be the outstanding favourite for the yellow jersey when the Tour de France begins in Lille on Saturday, and his attacking style will leave the rest of the peloton feeding off scraps

The Independent UK

'Bonne soirée, Lille' - Parade of riders at Tour de France teams presentation delights crowd with new team kits, national colours and free bottles

Defending champion Tadej Pogačar impresses crowd surrounding Column of the Goddess statue with comments in local language

Cycling News

'It was in the heat of the moment' - Tadej Pogačar responds to outburst at Jonas Vingegaard at last year's Tour de France

'It's not nice to flip off at someone,' says world champion in Lille

Cycling Weekly

Americans racing the 2025 Tour de France: riders to watch and our predictions

The 2025 Tour de France gets underway in Lille, France on Saturday, July 5, with a peloton of 184 riders spread across 23 teams. This year, only five American riders are among them, but based on their strong performances of late, this small contingent holds great promise.

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'A lot of chances' – Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen reunite to target success on multiple fronts during Tour de France's opening week

'Yellow is an objective' says Philipsen, while Van der Poel rules himself out of green jersey contention, instead targeting Classics-style hilly stages

Cycling Weekly

UCI’s bar width rule dominates conversation behind the scenes ahead of the Tour De France start in Lille

We took a measuring tape around the team buses, and found most riders were running bars that will soon be outlawed

Cycling Weekly

2025 Tour de France gets extended safety zones for seven stages

Riders will benefit from safety zones of up to 5km instead of the usual 3km

Cycling News

Who are the fastest sprinters of the 2025 Tour de France?

Tim Merlier, Jasper Philipsen and Jonathan Milan headline long list of fast finishers set for titanic battle beginning on day one in Lille

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Tour de France 2025 – The comprehensive team-by-team guide

Cyclingnews takes you through the riders and objectives of all 23 teams lining up in Lille this Satuday

Evening Standard

People smugglers caught out boasting about profits from sending migrants to UK on small boats are jailed

The six Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds were sentenced to up to eight years each following their trial

Cycling Weekly

'Maybe I’m a super hero' - Tour de France rider on his miracle recovery from collarbone fracture two weeks before the start

Uno-X Mobility's Jonas Abrahamsen will start the Tour in Lille on Saturday after given the all clear by a fracture specialist in Manchester

Euronews

Eurostar warns passengers to cancel or postpone journeys after cable theft causes major disruption

Major disruption to Eurostar services between London and Paris continues for a second day after track deaths and cable theft in France.

The Independent UK

Eurostar services disrupted by track fatalities and cable theft

French media reported that 600 metres of copper cables were stolen overnight near Lille, France.

Cycling News

'There's more at stake than just a Tour de France stage' - Dylan Groenewegen adds his name to riders targeting first yellow jersey in Lille

Jayco-AlUla rider's confidence is back after recent sprint wins in Slovenia

The Independent UK

The foodie French town that’s less than two hours from London and is perfect for a weekend break

Just 1 hour 22 minutes by train from London St Pancras, Rachel Mills discovers how Lille is an easy weekend getaway that combines flea markets and cultural goings on with an exciting food and craft beer scene

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