So this is kicking off in a couple of days! Unfortunately due to his horrific crash Froome will be out, however we still have Bernal & Thomas from the newly-named Team Ineos, alongside Yates, Fuglsang, Pinot, Bardet & Quintana all hoping to put on that Yellow Jersey!

Feel free to discuss all things Tour-related in this thread as the race unfolds.

Some useful information about the Tour de France for you all:

 

https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/1755/tour-de...-stage-by-stage

Mark Cavendish says he is "heartbroken" to miss the Tour de France for the first time since 2007, after being left out by Team Dimension Data.

Well no-one was expecting Teunissen to grab that but congrats to him, I do love an outsider victory.

 

Interesting to see Peter Kennaugh looking like the replacement for Chris Boardman on the pundit team. I guess we'll see how he comes across throughout the tour.

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Fantastic win for Alaphilippe today, the first Frenchman to wear the Yellow jersey since 2014.

Also Egan Bernal has already gained 5 seconds on Geraint Thomas in the gaps that formed near the Stage 3 finish which means he is now the leader for Team Ineos! : P

 

Got a feeling this could be a very interesting and wide-open race this year.

Yeah I'm interested to see if there are any time gaps towards the end that could have been the other way round if not for that split.

Elia Viviani wins the sprint on Stage 4 from Reims to Nancy.

 

 

Peter Sagan secured his first win of this year's Tour de France as he sprinted to victory on stage five.

 

Rui Costa made a late break on the hilly 175.5km route to Colmar but after he was hauled in Sagan was dominant as he took his 12th Tour stage win.

Geraint Thomas epic ride, gains time on all the General Classificiation guys!

 

Dylan Teuns wins from the breakaway.

 

Ciccone takes over in the Yellow Jersey, brave defense from Alaphillipe but not quite enough.

Brill stage today! Congrats to Ciccone, even he didn't expect to get the yellow by the way he finished :lol: And Alaphilippe staying very firmly in the mix was quite the surprise as well.

Dylan Groenewegen claimed his first stage win of this year's Tour de France as Giulio Ciccone retained the leader's yellow jersey after stage seven.

 

Defending champion Geraint Thomas finished safely in the peloton to remain fifth overall.

General Classification After Stage 9

 

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Deceuninck-Quick-Step) 38hrs 37mins 36secs

2. Giulio Ciccone (Ita/Trek-Segafredo) +23secs

3. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +53secs

4. George Bennett (NZ/Team Jumbo-Visma) +1mins 10secsq

5. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Ineos)+1mins 12secs

6. Egan Bernal (Col/Team Ineos) +1mins 16secs

7. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Team Jumbo-Visma) +1mins 27secs

8. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Education First) +1mins 38secs

9. Jakob Fuglsang (Den/Astana Pro Team) +1mins 42secs

10. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger/BORA-hansgrohe) +1mins 45secs

What a mess of a stage today. The Pinot group got so close - 10 seconds from the leading group - and then just fell away, I feel bad for Pinot and Ciccone.

 

And poor George Bennett as well, from 4th to losing 9 minutes just because he went to collect bottles.

General classification after stage 11

 

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Deceuninck-Quick-Step) 47hrs 18mins 41secs

2. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Ineos) +1min 12secs

3. Egan Bernal (Col/Team Ineos) +1min 16secs

4. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Team Jumbo-Visma) +1min 27secs

5. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger/Bora-Hansgrohe) + 1min 45secs

6. Enric Mas (Spa/Deceuninck-Quick-Step) 1min 46secs a

7. Adam Yates (GB/Mitchelton-Scott) 1min 47secs

8. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar Team) +2mins 4secs

9. Daniel Martin (Ire/UAE Team Emirates) +2mins 9secs

10. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +2mins 33 secs

And we have our first British stage winner - congrats Simon!

Stage 12 result

 

1. Simon Yates (GB/Mitchelton-Scott) 4hrs 57mins 53secs

2. Pello Bilbao (Spa/Astana Pro Team) Same time

3. Gregor Muhlberger (Aut/BORA-hansgrohe)

4. Tiesj Benoot (Bel/Lotto-Soudal) +1min 28secs

5. Fabio Felline (Ita/Trek-Segafredo) Same time

6. Matteo Trentin (Ita/Mitchelton-Scott)

7. Oliver Naesen (Bel/AG2R La Mondiale)

8. Rui Costa (Por/UAE Team Emirates)

9. Simon Clarke (Aus/EF Education First)

10. Jasper Stuyven (Bel/Trek-Segafredo)

 

General classification after stage 12

 

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Deceuninck-Quick-Step) 52hrs 26mins 9secs

2. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team INEOS) +1min 12secs

3. Egan Bernal (Col/Team INEOS) +1min 16secs

4. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Team Jumbo-Visma) +1min 27secs

5. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger/BORA-hansgrohe) +1min 45secs

6. Enric Mas (Spa/Deceuninck-Quick-Step) +1min 46secs

7. Adam Yates (GB/Mitchelton-Scott) +1min 47secs

8. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar Team) +2mins 4secs

9. Daniel Martin (Ire/UAE Team Emirates) +2mins 9secs

10. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +2min 33sec

Stage 13 result

 

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Deceuninck Quick-Step) 35mins

2. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Ineos) +14secs

3. Thomas de Gendt (Bel/Lotto Soudal) +36secs

4. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Education First) +36secs

5. Richie Porte (Aus/Trek-Segafredo) +45secs

6. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Jumbo-Visma) +45secs

7. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +49secs

8. Kasper Asgreen (Den/Deceuninck Quick-Step) +52secs~

9. Enric Mas (Spa/Deceuninck Quick-Step) +58secs

10. Joey Rosskopf (US/CCC) + 1min 1sec

 

General classification after stage 13

 

 

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Deceuninck Quick-Step) 53hrs 1min 9secs

2. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Ineos) +1min 26secs

3. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Jumbo-Visma) +2mins 12secs

4. Enric Mas (Spa/Deceuninck Quick-Step) +2mins 44secs

5. Egan Bernal (Col/Team Ineos) +2mins 52secs

6. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger/Bora-Hansgrohe) +3mins 4secs

7. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +3mins 22secs

8. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Education First) +3mins 54secs

9. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +3mins 55secs

10. Adam Yates (GB/Mitchelton-Scott) +3mins 55secs

Brill time trial! Don't think anyone expected Alaphilippe to extend his lead, tomorrow will be his first big test though. A real shame to see Van Aert to crash on the stage he was supposed to excel in though :(

Stage 15 result

 

1. Simon Yates (GB/Mitchelton-Scott) 4 hrs 47 mins 4 secs

2. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +33secs

3. Mikel Landa (Spa/Movistar) same time

4. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger/Bora-Hansgrohe) +51secs

5. Egan Bernal (Col/Team Ineos) same time

6. Lennard Kamna (Ger/Team Sunweb) +1min 3secs

7. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Ineos) +1min 22secs

8. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Jumbo-Visma) same time

9. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) same time

10. Richie Porte (NZ/Trek-Segafredo) +1min 30secs

 

General classification after stage 15

 

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Deceuninck Quick-Step) 61hrs 0mins 22secs

2. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Ineos) +1min 35secs

3. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Jumbo-Visma) +1min 47secs

4. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +1min 50secs

5. Egan Bernal (Col/Team Ineos) +2mins 2secs

6. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger/Bora-Hansgrohe) +2mins 14secs

7. Mikel Landa (Spa/Movistar) +4mins 54secs

8. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +5mins

9. Jakob Fuglsang (Den/Astana Pro Team) +5mins 27secs

10. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Education First) +5mins 33secs