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LeMonde
4 days ago
- Sport
- LeMonde
Tour de France: Wellens wins stage 15 after solo breakaway
Tim Wellens of Team UAE won a baking and hilly stage 15 of the Tour de France at Carcassonne on Sunday, July 20, after a 45km solo rampage towards the walled citadel. Wellens had been part of an early break that was whittled down to five before the Belgian champion's sudden acceleration caught the others napping. This was a fifth win for Team UAE with Tadej Pogacar previously having won four on a thoroughly dominant Tour for the team. Wellens was so far ahead at the finish line he had time to high-five dozens of Belgian, on the eve of the Belgian national holiday. Wellens has also won stages on the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. Overall leader Pogacar held on to the overall lead with a 4min 13sec advantage on Jonas Vingegaard, who had to fight to catch up when caught behind an early mass fall. The remaining 167 riders embarked towards Carcassonne on Sunday on yet another nervy stage. After a mass fall early on with Florian Lipowitz and Vingegaard involved, the Pogacar group raced on, leaving two-time winner Vingegaard and a clique of 30 riders to exhaust themselves catching up. Pogacar entered the Pyrénées on Thursday tucked in at second to surprise yellow jersey Ben Healy but emerged with two more stage wins and a four-minute advantage atop the overall standings in his bid for a fourth Tour de France title. Monday is the final rest day before the 2025 edition soars into the Alps on Tuesday's stage 16 with the 15.8km ascent of Mont Ventoux at 7.9% gradient to its 1901m high summit.
The Sun
14-07-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Eddy Merckx hospitalised for hip surgery after cycling complications
BRUSSELS: Belgian cycling icon Eddy Merckx has been admitted to hospital for a follow-up hip operation after complications arose from a previous surgery. The 80-year-old, widely regarded as the greatest cyclist of all time, fractured his hip in a biking accident last December. Initially, a titanium prosthesis was implanted, but it was later replaced with a cemented version. However, new issues emerged, necessitating further medical intervention. Merckx is expected to remain hospitalised for approximately two weeks. The five-time Tour de France champion has faced multiple health setbacks in recent years. In 2019, a severe fall left him hospitalised for several days. Despite these challenges, his legacy in cycling remains unmatched, with victories in the Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España, and numerous one-day classics. - AFP
SBS Australia
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- SBS Australia
Tour de France 2025 - Daily Spin
The SBS Cycling Podcast is a punchy podcast covering the world of professional cycling, coming to you during the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España.
SBS Australia
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- SBS Australia
The Mur de Bretagne delivers, and a focus on African Cycling
The SBS Cycling Podcast is a punchy podcast covering the world of professional cycling, coming to you during the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España.
Irish Independent
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Cork cyclist Eddie Dunbar up for challenge of very first Tour de France – ‘He has never let us down'
Dunbar (28) will be part of a Jayco-Alula team built around Australian climber Ben O'Connor and Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen. The 2025 edition of the Tour, starting in Lille on Saturday and ending in Paris on July 27, will see riders travel 3,338.8km over 21 days. Dunbar's former Kanturk O'Leary Stone Cycling Club coach, Dan Curtin, told The Corkman that he and others from the club will be cheering Dunbar on in France. 'He has never let us down and he is one of our own,' Dan said. Though Dunbar may be tasked with supporting O'Connor in particular, he could well get chances to go for stage wins. He proved he could race with the best in the peloton last year, by winning two stages of the Vuelta a España. Despite stepping up to the top level of cycling almost eight years ago, the Banteer racer has had to wait for his chance to compete in the Tou de France, the biggest race in the professional calendar. Mr Curtin reckons the challenge presented by the Tour will be difficult, but Dunbar will get on 'okay.' 'Eddie will do okay if he plays his cards right and doesn't get too excited during parts of it,' he said. 'I do think it will be a big challenge, but I think he is up for it.' Mr Curtin said he had a brief call with Dunbar last week. Dunbar told Mr Curtin that he is excited for the challenge and is planning his moves and plays for the race ahead. 'He must keep his eyes open on this one and get the bit of luck that you need,' Mr Curtin said. The cycling coach said domestic racing and competitions are very different to those on the continent, and native riders may have an advantage, but he fully believes in his former trainee's ability. 'Look, you have shorter distances [in Ireland] and you tend to go all out in the race whereas those on the continent would be pacing themselves and would rely on the other riders to pace them,' he said. 'Eddie will have to do a lot of work. 'The concentration is big because going up a climb is one thing, but you are going down fast and around bad bends. 'Some fellas can climb but can't descend.' France is currently under an extreme high temperature warning, with heat close to 40C, which will play a factor in riders' preparation for the Tour. Mr Curtin expects additional feeding points to be made available along the route to allows riders to refuel. Despite the extreme heat expected, some members of Kanturk O'Leary Stoen Cycling Club will make the journey over to France to support Eddie, who Dan described as a 'dream' to coach. 'He is a pure dream to train,' he said. Mr Curtin founded Kanturk O'Leary Stone in 1991, and it has since grown to one of Ireland's most active underage clubs. The club has bred a number of elite level cyclists including Dillon Corkery, Sam Bennett, Archie Ryan and Josie Knight. 'I know of clubs all my life and they never got something like this [elite cyclists] and then we come along and have five or six of them,' Mr Curtin said. 'We might never see the likes of this again, but at least we got there.'
