Hugo Houle storms to victory on stage 16 – Tour de France

Hugo Houle surged clear of a strong breakaway to take a first ever pro win in Stage 16 at Foix and end Canada’s long drought on the Tour de France. The Israel-Premier Tech rider became the first Canadian stage winner since Steve Bauer in 1988 on a day race leader Jonas Vingegaard weathered the storm after a series of attacks from his yellow jersey rival Tadej Pogacar in the Pyrenean foothills.

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Jasper Philipsen sprints to stage 15 glory – Tour de France

Belgian speedster Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Fenix) reinforced his position as one of the best sprinters in the world currently with a perfectly timed sprint to hold off rivals Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mads Pedersen (Trek–Segafredo) who finished second and third respectively.

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Michael Matthews powers to stage 14 victory – Tour de France

It was a stunning display of power from Michael Matthews (BikeExchange–Jayco) who attacked with a long range effort at 52km. The final climb saw the Australian joust with Alberto Bettiol (EF Education–EasyPost) but it was Matthews who eventually stormed to victory.

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Mads Pederson wins stage 13 from the breakaway – Tour de France

The 122.6km route from Bourg d’Oisans to Saint-Etienne threw up a fascinating Stage 13 of the Tour de France as Mads Pedersen stormed to victory from a three-way sprint finish. There was real drama earlier on in the day’s racing too as Caleb Ewan and the entire Lotto-Soudal team crashed at a seemingly innocuous corner. Fortunately, the Australian and his team-mates were able to continue.

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Tom Pidcock wins stage 12 on Alpe d’Huez – Tour de France

Tom Pidcock claimed an epic Tour de France stage victory on debut after combining outrageous descending skills with impressive legs going uphill. Geraint Thomas rose to third in the standings and Chris Froome took third on the stage as Pidcock became the youngest ever winner on the legendary Alpe d’Huez. Meanwhile, Jonas Vingegaard kept Tadej Pogacar on a tight leash to keep yellow.

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