The 25-year-old Australian Ben O’Connor secured a historic and empathic victory on Stage 9 of the Tour De France but hopes of an unlikely yellow jersey going into the first rest day were dashed as race leader Tadej Pogacar continued to impress and strengthen his grip on Yellow.
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Tadej Pogačar blew his general classification rivals away with a powerful ride on stage 8 as Dylan Teuns took victory. Pogačar now holds a 1:48 lead over Wout van Aert with the gap to Alexey Lutsenko in third a massive 4:38 as Mathieu van der Poel lost the Yellow Jersey.
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Ineos Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas has withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia after just three stages following a crash on Monday. Thomas was caught up in a crash during the neutral section after he cycled over a bidon. Scans have revealed he has suffered a pelvis fracture.
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EF Pro cycling’s Jonathan Caicedo won Stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia but that was only half the story as Geraint Thomas and Simon Yates suffered disappointing days. Thomas crashed in the neutral zone and lost huge time to rule himself out of overall contention, while Yates struggled on the climb of Mount Etna.
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Groupama–FDJ’s Thibaut Pinot won a gruelling stage 14 on Tour de France as several GC contenders cracked on the Cul du Tourmalet. Deceunick-Quick-Step’s Julian Alaphilippe increased his lead over defending champion Geraint Thomas.
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