Mathieu van der Poel won Stage 2 with a blistering ride over the double-ascent at Mur-de-Bretagne to take the yellow jersey in mesmerising style. Slovenians Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic led the chase six seconds down but Julian Alaphilippe could only manage fifth place and conceded the race lead to the Dutch debutant after another dramatic day on the Tour de France.
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France’s Julian Alaphilippe swapped the rainbow bands for the yellow jersey after winning a dramatic opening stage of the Tour de France in swashbuckling style. The world champion attacked two kilometres from the finish to take a brilliant solo win in Landerneau after two huge pile-ups marred the finale of a tough curtain raiser in Brittany, with four-time winner Chris Froome hitting the deck.
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Seven-time Grand Tour winner Chris Froome will leave Team Ineos for Israel Start-Up Nation at the end of the season to bring an end to a decade-long association with Dave Brailsford’s team.
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Chris Froome will remain in intensive care following a lengthy surgery after the Team Ineos rider crashed at close to 60km an hour.
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Six time grand tour winner Chris Froome will miss this year’s Tour de France after he suffered a broken leg following a crash on a recon ride at the Criterium du Dauphine. He was due to be Team Ineos major contender for the Tour.
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