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The 42
3 days ago
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- The 42
Olympic champion Evenepoel pulls out of Tour de France
BELGIAN RIDER REMCO Evenepoel pulled out of the Tour de France during Saturday's stage 14, a gruelling climb of the Tourmalet mountain in the Pyrenees. The double Olympic champion was third in the overall standings and had won stage five in the 21-stage race, but appeared exhausted after Friday's uphill time trial. The Soudal Quick-Step rider won both the Olympic road race and time trial gold in Paris, shortly after finishing third at the 2024 Tour de France and claimed the best young rider's white jersey. Advertisement But an accident in Brussels in December involving a postal delivery van scuppered the 25-year-old's preparation for this year's Tour. The opening stages were contested near the Belgian border, but Evenepoel lost a minute of the first day after being caught in a cross wind split. This tactical error deprived him of a golden chance of taking the leader's yellow jersey in the first week, where he would pulverise the field on a 33km time trial. The team will now base its attention around fellow Belgian rider Tim Merlier, who has already won two sprint stages on this Tour. – © AFP 2025
New Straits Times
09-07-2025
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- New Straits Times
Tadej Pogacar seizes yellow jersey at Tour de France
REMCO Evenepoel won Stage 5 on Wednesday as defending champion Tadej Pogacar seized the overall race leader's yellow jersey at the Tour de France. Belgium's Evenepoel won this year's first individual time trial, completing the 33-kilometer route on flat terrain in Caen in 36 minutes and 42 seconds. Slovenia's Pogacar placed second, 16 seconds behind, and Italy's Edoardo Affini finished third. Three-time champion Pogacar took the overall lead, followed by Evenepoel and France's Kevin Vauquelin. Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands lost the yellow jersey and slipped to sixth place. Matteo Jorgenson remains the leading American in the race in fifth place. Stage 6 on Thursday is a hilly, 201.5-kilometer trek from Bayeux to Vire Normandie. International cycling's premier 21-stage race will conclude on July 27 in Paris. — REUTERS
