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The most successful rider in the Tour de France was Lance Armstrong , who finished first seven times before his wins were removed from the record books after being found guilty of doping by the USADA in 2012. No rider has been named to replace him for those years.

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• 1904: The original winner was Maurice Garin, however he was found to have caught a train for part of the race and was disqualified.
• 1996: Bjarne Riis has admitted to the use of doping during the 1996 Tour. The Tour de France organizers have stated they no longer consider him to be the winner, although Union Cycliste Internationale has so far refused to change the official status due to the amount of time passed since his win. Jan Ullrich was placed second.
• 1999-2005: these races were originally won by Lance armstrong, but in 2012 his wins in the tour de france were removed due to doping violations.
• 2006: Floyd Landis was the initial winner but subsequently rubbed out due to a failed drug test.
• 2010: Alberto Contador was the initial winner of the 2010 event, but after a prolonged drug investigation he was stripped of his win in 2012.

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage-by-stage guide

T he Tour de France Femmes 2024 features a "brutal" ascent of the historic Alpe d'Huez climb when the revived race returns for its third edition on 12-18 August.

The ascent, famed for its 21 switchback bends and rising to just over 1,800m, has hosted some of the most iconic Tour battles in the men's race's history and marks the finish line of this year's women's race.

"We have the profile for this [stage] on VeloViewer and I didn't want to highlight it," said British champion Pfeiffer Georgi, who will be on the start line again with her DSM-Firmenich PostNL team having competed in both previous editions.

"The first climb [of the stage, over the Col du Glandon] is 20km at 7% and then the second [to Alpe d'Huez] is 13km at 8% and I thought 'that's brutal'."

Taking place slightly later in the year because of the Olympic Games in Paris, the race remains at eight stages although is held over seven days - with stages two and three held back-to-back on the same day.

For the first time it starts abroad, with the grand depart in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, before moving through Belgium and then into France, mixing flat stages with a time trial, rolling classics style stages, and two big days in the Alps to finish.

Georgi takes BBC Sport through all eight stages and what we can expect from the race.

Monday, 12 August - stage one: Rotterdam to La Haye, 124km

The 2024 race begins outside France for the first time in the city centre of Rotterdam, with a pan-flat stage typical of the Netherlands.

The one kilometre categorised climb in the middle is the only lump on the road as the riders travel northwest towards The Hague, where the sprinters should contest the win.

"Stage one is interesting because all the jerseys are up for grabs. It will be a sprint, but teams that don't have sprinters will be really all-in and attacking, trying to get the jerseys," Georgi said.

"I think it will probably be down to SD Worx to chase and control with Lorena [Wiebes]. I think we can take advantage of that.

"From the previous two years the first day is always crazy because everyone is fighting for everything.

"The Tour is such a high profile event that everyone is peaking for it coming in to it super fresh and you can feel the nervousness and people are really fighting and taking risks the first few days."

Tuesday, 13 August - stage two: Dodrecht to Rotterdam, 67km

The first of two stages in one day for the peloton with a short 67km road stage back into the centre of Rotterdam that again will suit the sprinters.

This stage is entirely flat, although in the Netherlands there is always the potential that crosswinds could come into play on more exposed roads.

"That will definitely be a sprint day. The finish is a bit interesting in the city with a few bridges and corners so I think that will be pretty technical and fought for," Georgi said.

"But I think it's so short that it will definitely be easier to control. Even if people attack there's not going to be enough time to get such a big gap.

"The fact we've got a split stage might deter a few people from attacking because it's so set on for a sprint they'll know teams will control and it's really unlikely [to succeed]. People who aren't sprinters will probably just save their energy for the time trial."

Tuesday, 13 August - stage three: Rotterdam to Rotterdam, 6.3km ITT

The riders will have a short break before returning to their bikes for an evening time trial.

At 6.3km long it is barely long enough to cause significant time gaps so the tactic from general classification (GC) riders and specialists will likely be to not make any mistakes on a circuit with city-centre street furniture to navigate.

"There's going to be so many people in the mix for this because you can have the faster girls as well as the time trial specialists and the GC girls will have to go full [effort]," Georgi said.

"It will be a lot of people very close together so I'm interested to see who will come out on top there.

"From our team we all have pacing plans but when it's so short it's really just about making sure you get everything out as it's over so quickly.

"It's nice to see a TT on the route because over the last few years the number of time trials on the women's calendar has decreased massively."

Wednesday, 14 August - stage four: Valkenburg to Liege, 122km

Stage four sees the peloton leave the Netherlands on a hilly route that channels the Ardennes classics of the spring.

The loop around Valkenburg to start takes in the climbs featured in the Amstel Gold Race, including the steep Cauberg and its 8% gradients.

There is barely any let up before the run-in to Liege, Belgium, with the final three climbs made famous by the Monument race Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons is typically where the race-winning move is sprung.

"For me this is the most exciting stage. Depending on how it's raced it could already see a small GC selection," Georgi said.

"It's going to be a rollers warm-up kind of day, it's going to be a really hard start and people attacking from the gun because there's so many opportunities on that [opening] lap.

"The climbs at the end of Liege like Redoute and La Roche aux Faucons are pretty hard even though they're quite short.

"I think maybe the less punchy GC riders might suffer a bit more so there is the potential for some gaps.

"If classics riders are still there then maybe when the GC riders are all looking at each other there's potential for attacking and them getting away."

Thursday, 15 August - stage five: Bastogne to Amneville, 152.5km

The Tour reaches France with an attritional stage that features five categorised climbs and packs in more than 2,000m of climbing.

None of the climbs are that steep on their own but they are relentless in frequency before a 200m uphill drag to the line.

"This looks like a breakaway day because it's constantly undulating all day and no real long climbs," Georgi said.

"I don't know if I see any team wanting to control for such a long time if a breakaway goes early on. This is the day that I think if a breakaway is going to win it will be stage five.

"It has got a steep climb to the finish line and a few kickers beforehand so it's probably not going to be a sprint. More likely a solo winner or someone who has got away in a breakaway.

"The race is so back heavy that it will be in the GC riders' minds that they've got a lot coming, but I think for everyone else this could be maybe the last day they could do something so it will get raced even more aggressively."

Friday, 16 August - stage six: Remiremont to Morteau, 159.5km

The race hits France's Jura mountains region and after a relatively flat first half, there are four climbs packed into the second.

The final two are likely to be where the race-winning move is decided, with the Cote de Fins averaging almost 7% gradient before a descent to the line.

"There's a 3km climb at the beginning so I think if a breakaway goes on there it's likely to be a strong breakaway that could survive until the end," Georgi said.

"After that first climb they've got quite a bit of time where it's fairly flat and they can get a big advantage.

"The next three climbs are not super hard, it seems like quite gradual gradients so I don't think there will be massive splits in the GC.

"It will either be a reduced group or a breakaway to contest this, I think."

Saturday, 17 August - stage seven: Champagnole to Le Grand-Bornand, 166.5km

The first of two big mountain stages in the Alps, the race's precursor La Course finished there in 2018.

This stage finishes with an ascent of a new 7km climb to Chinaillon where the GC battle will come alive.

"This is the longest stage and the last two days most people are going to try and get in a breakaway to survive longer and support their [GC] team-mates further on," Georgi said.

"We've had it the last two years that when it's a proper mountain stage the fight for the breakaway is [between] everyone - like five out of seven riders from every team - otherwise [classics] riders like myself, when it's in these really big mountains, you're no help unless you're ahead of the race.

"You have to back it up in two mountain days so that is also a different dynamic to see if people really race full and then do it again, because the last day is so, so hard."

Sunday, 18 August - stage eight: Le Grand-Bornand to Alpe d'Huez

A day purely for the GC riders and climbers to finish this year's race.

After a relatively tame start, the hors categorie Col du Glandon - the highest point of this year's Tour at 1,924m - begins the challenge before the iconic Alpe d'Huez.

Ever since Fausto Coppi first won there in 1952 in the men's race, Alpe d'Huez has firmly been part of the Tour history books, and it is there the yellow jersey will surely be won.

"It's going to be a complete GC battle, from the first climb it's just going to be the best and then they're just going to have to fight it out themselves.

"Alpe d'Huez is a climb I've always wanted to do. In the first year when we did La Planche de Belles Filles you could feel the excitement for everyone, the fans were at the side of the road doing Mexican waves and pushing us - so I'm hoping for more of that.

"I think the GC can definitely be decided on the last day. Anyone who is not confident of beating the likes of [defending champion] Demi Vollering or [Giro d'Italia winner] Elisa Longo Borghini, they're probably going to have to use the first seven days to really attack and try and get time because they're in great shape.

"A lot of people will be worried that if everyone waits to the last day massive gaps will open here."

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Demi Vollering: ‘Tour de France Femmes Grand Départ at Home Will Be Great’

Winner of the tour de france femmes avec zwift last year, dutch superstar demi vollering is aiming to win a second yellow jersey in a race that starts in her home region..

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Winner of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift last year, Dutch superstar Demi Vollering is aiming to win a second yellow jersey in a race that starts in her home region. In fact, the opening stage finishes in The Hague, only 15 kilometers from her hometown of Pijnacker.

At age 27, Vollering recently signed a sponsored athlete contract with Nike (similar to that of Mark Cavendish), and she is expected to join a new team in 2025 that will enable her to become the first female cyclist to earn more than a million dollars a year. Besides the 2023 Tour de France Femmes, her palmarès includes this year’s Vuelta España Femenina along with classics such as Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Flèche Wallonne, Amstel Gold Race and Strade Bianche. She talked about her success in this candid interview.

Demi, many people think that winning the Tour de France changes your life. Do you feel that your final victory last July changed things for you?

There’s no doubt that more people know my name now, that people know what I’ve achieved, but I don’t feel that my daily life has been turned upside down by this success, and that’s fine. What I really appreciate is that that performance has the power to inspire. Just a few days ago, a young girl asked me if she could take a selfie with me, then thanked me for the way that I’d raced at the Tour. She liked the way I went on the offensive and that’s obviously extremely gratifying.

A few seconds after coming second in the 2022 Tour you said you’d return to the race to take the yellow jersey. Have you kept that objective in mind ever since?

Yes, definitely! I immediately fell under the spell of the Tour de France, as much for the quality of its organization as for what it immediately represented for women’s cycling. Because the very nature of this stage race suits me, I very quickly made it a clear career objective. And just because I was lucky enough to win the last edition doesn’t mean I’ve had my fill, believe me!

While you won the race overall, the 2023 edition was also dominated by your SD Worx team: four stage wins, the yellow jersey throughout and two riders on the final podium. That’s exceptional!

Yes indeed, and collectively we couldn’t have hoped for more. The successful dynamic, the atmosphere within the team and sharing the final podium with my teammate Lotte Kopecky (in second) all made my victory even more special. You always get a more intense feeling of happiness when it’s shared.

We imagine that having the Grand Départ in your home country the year after your first Tour success will make the race even more special.

Yes, it’s going to be exceptional! I was born in Zoetermeer, between Rotterdam and The Hague. On the first stage, which will link these two cities, I’ll really be very much riding at home. A lot of my friends and family will be able to see me race by from the corner of their streets…or almost. Racing isn’t always easy, but I’m really going to try to make the most of these first three stages in my home country. I know the region’s roads like the back of my hand, and I know that it’s going to be demanding, even though there’s not much climbing, and nervous too because of all of the bends and subsequent accelerations. Women’s cycling is extremely popular in The Netherlands, and I think we can be proud of the fact that we’re hosting the start of the world’s greatest race!

How do you feel about the route of this 2024 edition as a whole?

I love this route because it’s extremely varied and will allow many different types of rider to show their ability. It has practically all of cycling’s ingredients packed into one week: a short time trial, sprints, hilly stages that need a bit of punch, and high mountains. There’s a lot of talk about the Alpe d’Huez stage, but the one that will take us to Le Grand-Bornand promises to be very demanding too!

What does Alpe d’Huez mean to you?

It really is a myth! It’s the first climb I heard about when I was only a child, through a very popular charity event in the Netherlands that brings together several thousand of my compatriots every year. The aim is to climb Alpe d’Huez as many times as possible on the same day to raise money. After riding up Mont Ventoux, I’ve always said to myself that one day I’d tackle this iconic climb, and now the Tour de France is offering me the opportunity! On the men’s Tour de France, the Dutch supporters create a great atmosphere on one of the bends, which has been nicknamed Dutch corner. I hope we’ll see the same fervor when we head up there on 18 August!

The schedule for the Tour is a little different this year because of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Has this forced you to rethink your season?

No, not really. My aim is to reach Paris 2024 in good shape, because I hope to make a big impression there, before moving on quite naturally to the Tour de France. And, believe me, I won’t have any trouble motivating myself in the run-up to the Grand Départ in Rotterdam!

Do you see your position as the defending champion as an advantage, in the sense that it can generate an extra degree of pressure?

I can’t deny that it raises expectations in the sense that a lot of people think it’s logical for you to repeat the same performance. And we all know that things aren’t that simple in sport. But as I’m also extremely determined to do the double, it doesn’t really bother me. I also know that I generally perform well in these situations. Having a clear and confirmed goal that you fight for every day helps you once you’re racing.

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USA wins men's basketball Olympic gold: Highlights from win over France

PARIS – The global 5x5 men’s basketball torch remains in the grasp of the Americans.

Perhaps the grip is loosening. But it still belongs to the U.S.

The U.S. and its loaded roster filled with MVPs, All-Stars and NBA champions proved that once again, defeating France 98-87 for the Olympic gold medal Saturday at Bercy Arena.

Sorry France and Victor Wembanyama. Sorry Serbia and Nikola Jokic. You too, Germany and Franz Wagner and Canada and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. It’s not your time for gold. Not yet. Maybe at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Maybe.

But not now.

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In what amounted to an Olympic road game for the U.S. in front of partisan French crowd, the U.S. relied on its biggest stars and 3-point shooting. LeBron James continued his stellar Olympics play with 14 points, 10 assists and six rebounds; Steph Curry dropped 24 – all coming on eight made 3s; and Kevin Durant and Devin Booker each scored 15 points.

The U.S. made 18-of-36 pointers, outscoring France 54-27 from that distance, and the U.S. owned a 31-9 edge in fastbreak points.

Team USA led for most of the game. France cut the deficit to two possessions a couple of times in the second half, including 82-79 with 2:57 left in the fourth quarter. A Curry 3 followed by two Durant free throws increased the U.S. edge to 87-79 with 2:22 to play.

Curry made four huge 3s in the final three minutes, including one that gave the U.S. a 96-87 lead with 35 seconds remaining.

It is the fifth consecutive gold medal for the U.S. in men’s basketball. The team cruised through group play 3-0, handled Brazil in the quarterfinals, and needed a memorable comeback from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Serbia in the semifinals.

The U.S. led the tournament in points per game, field-goal percentage, 3-point shooting percentage and assists per game, and had the second-best field-goal percentage allowed. Its combination of depth, offense and defense overwhelmed opponents.

The U.S. pushed its Olympic record to 144-5 overall and is 36-1 since 2004.

Durant became the first U.S. men’s basketball player to win four Olympic gold medals, James collected his third gold and first since last playing for Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics, and Curry won his first gold at his first Olympics.

France earned its second consecutive silver in the Olympics.

Victor Wembanyama played his best game of the tournament, posting 26 points and seven rebounds. Guerschon Yabusele, who was instrumental on getting France to the final game, had 20 points.

Steph Curry goes off to ice Team USA's win

PARIS – The sequence was pure  Steph Curry .

With France putting a small dent in the United States lead late in the fourth quarter of the men’s basketball gold-medal game, Curry unleashed a flurry of 3-pointers that left France flustered and  delivered the U.S. its fifth consecutive gold medal .

Curry scored a team-high 24 points – all coming on 3-pointers – and four of those 3s came in the game’s final 2:47, each one bigger and more important than the previous one.

The coupe de grace came with 35 seconds remaining. Hounded by France’s Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier launched a deep, high-arching 3-pointer that put the U.S. ahead 96-87.

Curry ran down the court with his hands to head in his trademark “good night” gesture.

Curry rediscovered his 3-point shot at the most opportune time for the U.S. He struggled with his shot in the first four games of the  2024 Paris Olympics  – shooting 35.7% from the field and 25% on 3-pointers.

In his next two games, it was vintage Curry. He scored 36 points on 9-for-14 3-point shooting against Serbia in the semifinals, a game in which the U.S. came back from a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Against France, he was 8-for-12 on 3-pointers.

In the final two games of Curry’s first Olympics, he scored 60 points and made 17-of-26 3-pointers.

See a recap of the gold medal game below the photo gallery.

USA leads France 87-79 as fourth quarter winds down in gold medal game

France had cut the U.S. lead to three points before Steph Curry hit a three and Kevin Durant hit two free throws to build the lead back to eight with a little more than two minutes to go.

USA leads France 72-66 after third quarter of gold medal game

PARIS – The U.S. opened its largest lead of the game at 61-47 in the third quarter but took just a 72-66 lead into the fourth quarter.

The U.S. is 10 minutes from winning its fifth consecutive gold medal in the Olympics.

The Americans are 12-for-26 on 3-pointers, and LeBron James continues to dominate with his all-around play. He has 12 points, seven assists, six rebounds, two steals and one block, and Steph Curry has 12 points and five assists. Devin Booker has 13 points and Kevin Durant 10 for the U.S., which is shooting 52% from the field.

Victor Wembanyama leads France with 20 points and six rebounds, and teammate Guerschon Yabusele has 19 points. Evan Fournier gave France a lift in the third quarter with eight points, including six on two made 3-pointers. France is shooting 48% from the field but just 33% on 3s.

USA builds 14-point lead over France midway through third quarter

The U.S. has its biggest lead of the game at 61-47 with 6:57 left in the third quarter. Steph Curry has a pair of 3-pointers in the quarter, and Joel Embiid has made four free throws

Team USA leads France 49-41 at halftime of gold medal game

PARIS – LeBron James’ driving buckets and U.S. 3-point shooting pushed the U.S. to a 49-41 halftime lead against France in the gold-medal game.

James has seven points, five rebounds and two assists, and the U.S. made nine 3-pointer in the first half. Devin Booker has a team-high 13 points, and Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Anthony Edwards each have six points for the U.S.

The U.S. fell behind 25-24 but ended the half on a 25-16 run, and owned a 49-39 lead just before France’s Guerschon Yabusele ended the half with a buzzer-beating layup. Yabusele has a game-high 15 points, and rising NBA star Victor Wembanyama is having his best offensive game of the Olympics with 13 points for France.

France, however, is 3-for-16 on 3-pointers and has been outscored 17-6 on fastbreak points

France goes on second-quarter run; USA calls time out

Paris — France is on an 8-0 run. Bilal Coulibaly's dunk on a fastbreak gave France a 25-24 lead with 7:10 left in the second quarter. U.S. coach Steve Kerr called timeout to settle the U.S. offense and get LeBron James, Steph Curry and Devin Booker back in the game.

Team USA leads France 20-15 after first quarter

PARIS — France’s Victor Wembanyama is off to a strong start with seven points, including two on a soaring dunk, but the U.S. owns a 20-15 lead after the first quarter.

The U.S. is getting easy buckets in transition off missed shots by France. Devin Booker leads the U.S. with seven points, Anthony Edwards has six points on a pair of 3-pointers, and LeBron James has two points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal.

The U.S. is shooting 42% from the field and is 4-for-11 on 3-pointers, and France is shooting 35% from the field and is 1-for-9 on 3s.

Former basketball stars in the house for gold medal game

Paris — Tony Parker, Scottie Pippen, Carmelo Anthony and Pau Gasol among former NBA stars in attendance for the gold medal game between Team USA and France.

The U.S. men had a 17-14 lead with two minutes left in the first quarter. Devin Booker and Victor Wembanyama led all scorers with 7 points apiece.

When does USA men's basketball play next at Paris Olympics?

Team USA will play France today, Saturday, Aug. 10, in the gold medal game.

What time is USA men's basketball vs. France?

Tip-off for USA vs. France is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET.

How to watch USA men's basketball vs. France

 The men's basketball gold medal final can be viewed on Peacock, NBC and Telemundo.

There is an encore broadcast at midnight ET on USA Network.

USA men's basketball Olympics roster

* Each asterisk represents an Olympic appearance (includes 2024 Paris Olympics)

• ** Anthony Davis , Los Angeles Lakers
• * Anthony Edwards , Minnesota Timberwolves
• ** Bam Adebayo , Miami Heat
• *Derrick White , Boston Celtics
• ** Devin Booker , Phoenix Suns
• ** Jayson Tatum , Boston Celtics
• * Joel Embiid , Philadelphia 76ers
• ** Jrue Holiday , Boston Celtics
• **** Kevin Durant , Phoenix Suns
• **** LeBron James , Los Angeles Lakers
• * Stephen Curry , Golden State Warriors
• * Tyrese Haliburton , Indiana Pacers

Kevin Durant getting his first start at the 2024 Paris Olympics

U.S. coach Steve Kerr put Kevin Durant in the starting lineup for the gold medal game against France. It's Durant's first start at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He'll start alongside LeBron James, Steph Curry, Joel Embiid and Devin Booker. Durant missed the five U.S. exhibition games with a sore calf, and Kerr decided it was best to bring Durant off the bench to start the Olympics.

USA men's basketball starting lineup

Team USA's starting five against France in the gold medal game:

• Stephen Curry
• Devin Booker
• LeBron James
• Kevin Durant
• Joel Embiid

France men's basketball starting lineup

Team France's starting five against the USA in the gold medal game:

• Victor Wembanyama
• Guerschon Yabusele
• Isaia Cordinier
• Frank Ntilikina

LeBron James sporting golden shoes for basketball final

LeBron James wasn't subtle for his sneaker selection for the final against France. He's wearing sparkling gold Nike basketball shoes.

LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama take court for pregame warmups

About an hour before tip-off, U.S. assistant coaches Erik Spoelstra, Ty Lue and Mark Few are working with U.S. players, including LeBron James, who was the first American on the court. Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo are also warming up.

Victor Wembanyama received a warm welcome from French fans he stepped onto the court for his pregame workout. Evan Fournier joined Wembanyama minutes later.

USA men's basketball vs. France predictions

Ever since France made changes to its starting lineup after the group stage of 5x5 men’s basketball, it has played its best ball of the Olympics, beating Canada and Germany to reach the gold medal game against the U.S. Both teams are coming off emotional victories in the semifinals.

France coach Vincent Collet benched Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier and replaced them with Guerschon Yabusele and Isaia Cordinier. It worked. Fournier still gets regular minutes but Gobert’s minutes have decreased, and France is guaranteed at least a silver medal.

Can it win gold? It will need to use its size and a defense anchored by 7-4 rising NBA star Victor Wembanyama and find enough against offense against the U.S. France, which lost to the U.S. in the gold medal game at the Olympics three years in Tokyo, will need to play a near-perfect game against a deep and talented U.S. team that will be ready for a road-game atmosphere at Paris’ Bercy Arena.

• Dan Wolken: USA 90, France 73
• Jeff Zillgitt: USA 94, France 80

Who won Olympic men's basketball bronze medal

Aug. 6 : Serbia 93, Germany 83

Serbia rebounded from a heartbreaking 95-91 loss to the U.S. in the semifinals and prevented Germany from earning its first Olympic medal in men’s 5x5.

Serbia’s three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 12 rebounds assists and 11 assists rebounds, and teammate Vasilije Micic scored 19 points. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 16 points for Serbia, which earned silver medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2023 FIBA World Cup.

USA men's basketball Paris Olympics schedule

The U.S. men’s national team went 3-0 during group play and won its quarterfinal and semifinal matches. Here's the dates for the U.S. games: 

• Sunday, July 28:  USA 110, Serbia 84
• Wednesday, July 31:   USA 103, South Sudan 86
• Saturday, Aug. 3:   USA 104, Puerto Rico 83
• Tuesday, Aug. 6:   USA 122, Brazil 87
• Thursday, Aug. 8: USA 95, Serbia 91
• Saturday: USA vs. France, 3:30 p.m. ET in gold medal match

Olympic men's basketball group play results

• Australia 92, Spain 80
• Germany 97, Japan 77
• France 78, Brazil 66
• Canada 86, Canada 79
• South Sudan 90, Puerto Rico 79
• United States 110, Serbia 84
• Spain 84, Greece 77
• Canada 93, Australia 83
• France 94, Japan 90 (OT)
• Germany 86, Brazil 73
• Serbia 107, Puerto Rico 66
• United States 103, South Sudan 86
• Brazil 102, Japan 84
• Greece 77, Australia 71
• Canada 88, Spain 85
• Germany 85, France 71
• United States 104, Puerto Rico 83
• Serbia 96, South Sudan 85

Who Won the 2023 Tour de France?

A stage-by-stage guide to the leader of the General Classification of the men’s Tour.

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) won the yellow jersey as the overall winner of the 2023 Tour de France. The 26-year-old won the Tour for the second straight season, becoming the 21st rider in history to win the race multiple times. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), another two-time TdF winner, finished second for the second straight season, 7 minutes, 29 seconds behind Vingegaard. Pogačar’s UAE Team Emirates teammate Adam Yates was third overall, 10 minutes, 56 seconds behind the winner, to round out the podium of the Tour de France.

Here’s a look at how the General Classification played out in every stage of the 2023 Tour de France.

2023 Tour de France Champion - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) officially won the 2023 Tour de France after safely finishing Stage 21 on Sunday, July 23. For the second straight year, Vingegaard was the top General Classification rider at the Tour. This time, he beat second place Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) by 7:29, the largest margin of victory in the GC since Vincenzo Nibali won by 7:37 in 2014.

Vingegaard first claimed the yellow jersey after Stage 6 and never relinquished it. He led by 25 seconds over Pogačar at that point, but Pogačar slowly but surely cut into that advantage. That is, until Stage 16, when Vingegaard rode a brilliant time trial to drive his lead over Pogačar to 1:48. The next day on Stage 17, Vingegaard further solidified his lead after Pogačar cracked in the high mountains, driving Vingegaard’s lead well past seven minutes. He held that lead through the finish in Paris on Sunday. Pogačar, meanwhile, won the white jersey as the best young rider (25 years or younger) in the Tour de France. He wins white for a record-breaking fourth time.

Pogačar wasn’t the only UAE Team Emirates rider on the podium. Adam Yates, who held the yellow jersey from Stage 2 through Stage 5, finished third overall, 10:56 behind the leader. His twin brother, Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla), finished fourth overall, 12:23 back. Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers) was fifth, 13:17 back.

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninick) won the green jersey as the winner of the points classification. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) won the polka jersey, winning the King of the Mountains classification. Vingegaard’s Jumbo-Visma team won the team classification, with the best time of their team’s top three riders.

Final General Classification Standings

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 82:05:42
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): -7:29
• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates): -10:56
• Simon Yates (Jayco–AlUla): -12:23
• Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers): -13:17

Points Classification Winner

• Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck): 377 points

Mountain Classification Winner

Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek): 106 points

Best Young Rider Classification Winner

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 82:13:11 (+5:48)

Stage 20 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) will wear the yellow jersey on the Champs-Élysées on Sunday as the leader of the 2023 Tour de France. Vingegaard is set to win his second straight Tour de France—barring diaster or as he said, “anything stupid—on the 21st and final stage.

Vingegaard finished second on Saturday’s Stage 20 with the same time as his top rival Tadej Pogačar. Pogačar claimed the stage win, but will have to settle for second to Vingegaard for a second straight year. This year, Vingegaard holds a 7 minute, 35 second advantage on Pogačar.

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) remains in third overall, 10:56 back of the yellow jersey to get the final podium spot. His twin brother Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) moved up a spot to fourth on Saturday. He’s 12:23 back of the lead. Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers) rounds out the top five, losing a spot on Stage 20 after crashing early in the stage. He’s 12:57 behind the leader.

General Classification Standings

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 79:16:38
• Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers): -12:57

Points Classification Leader

Mountain Classification Leader

• Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek): 105 points

Best Young Rider Classification Leader

• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 79:24:07 (+5:28)

Stage 19 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) leads the 2023 Tour de France through 19 stages. Stage 19 was packed with a lot of exciting drama up front, but the General Classification contenders stayed well behind the action well over 13 minutes behind the stage winner.

Vingegaard continues to lead Tadej Pogačar (Team UAE Emirates) by 7:35. Adam Yates (also from UAE Team Emirates) is in third place overall, 10:45 back of the lead.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 75:49:24
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): -7:35
• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates): -10:45
• Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers): -12:01
• Simon Yates (Jayco–AlUla): -12:19
• Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek): 88 points
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 75:56:59 (+4:26)

Stage 18 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) remains in the lead of the 2023 Tour de France after Stage 18. Thursday’s stage was a day for the sprinters (even though the breakaway managed to barely survive), so there were no changes as far as the GC situation. Stage 18 comes a day after Vingegaard solidified his spot atop the yellow jersey standings.

Vingegaard leads second place Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) by 7:35. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) is in third, 10:45 behind the leader, and Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers) is in fourth, 12:01 behind. With three stages to go, Vingegaard surely can taste his second straight Tour victory.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 72:04:39
• Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck): 323 points
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 72:12:14 (+4:26)

Stage 17 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) leads the 2023 Tour de France, furthering his advantage on Stage 17. Vingegaard now leads second place Tadej Pogačar by 7 minutes, 37 seconds after leading by just 10 seconds two stages prior. Pogačar cracked in a big way on Wednesday, losing major time, while Vingegaard excelled once again in the mountains to gain massive amounts of time on his closest rival and pre-Tour co-favorite.

Vingegaard made major gains during the Stage 16 individual time trial, and then on Wednesday he delivered a virtual punishing blow to Pogačar’s yellow jersey hopes. It seemed during the Tour’s second week that Pogačar had a slight upperhand on Vingegaard. But it wasn’t to be as the defending champion through down his time trial and then big mountain ride on consecutive days. That changed the Tour from one of the closest of all-time to the largest leading margin since 2014.

There are four stages still remaining, but barring something completely unexpected, Vingegaard will win the Tour de France once again by the end of the day on Sunday.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 67:57:51
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 68:05:26 (+4:26)

Stage 16 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) leads the General Classification of the 2023 Tour de France after Stage 16. Vingegaard extended his hold on the yellow jersey on Tuesday on an individual time trial. The maillot jaune crushed the ITT, winning the stage by 1:38 and extending his GC lead to 1:48 over second place Tadej Pogačar, his top rival.

Vingegaard was magnificent on the time trial, putting time into Pogačar from the start all the way to the finish. It’s the first time this Tour that one of the co-favorites put a major amount of time into the other, as Vingegaard has firmly asserted himself as the one to beat over the remaining five stages.

Elsewhere in the GC battle for the podium, Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) moved up from fourth to third place in the standings. Yates supplanted Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers) after the time trial. Yates, Pogačar’s teammate, is 8:52 behind the yellow jersey Vingegaard. Rodriguez is now in fourth place, 8:57 behind Vingegaard. Just five seconds separates Yates and Rodriguez, so it should be an exciting matchup between those two for the third and final podium spot in the GC.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 63:06:53
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): -1:48
• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates): -8:52
• Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers): -8:57
• Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe): -11:15
• Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek): 63 points
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 63:08:41 (+7:09)

Stage 15 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) remains in the yellow jersey after Stage 15 of the 2023 Tour de France. Vingegaard holds a 10-second lead over Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) after another tough mountain stage. Ultimately, the gap between the two GC favorites remained unchanged, as the two riders finished the stage together. The Tour heads into a Monday rest day before the final week begins, and very little has separated Vingegaard and Pogačar.

Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers) was able to extend his hold on the third place podium spot after Stage 15. Rodriguez finished the stage ahead of Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe), who he started the day just one second ahead of. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) moved up ahead of Hindley for fourth place overall.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 62:34:17
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): -:10
• Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers): -5:21
• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates): -5:40
• Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe): -6:38
• Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek): 58 points
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 62:34:27 (+5:11)

Stage 14 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) still leads the 2023 Tour de France after a wild Stage 14. Vingegaard now holds a 10-second advantage on Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates). Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers) moves up to third place in the GC after winning Stage 14. He’s now 4:43 behind the yellow jersey. Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe) moves to fourth place in the GC, 4:44 back of the lead. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) is in fifth place, 5:20 behind.

Stage 14 only saw a change of one single second among the two leaders, Vingegaard and Pogačar, but that didn’t mean there weren’t plenty of fireworks. Jumbo-Visma pushed the pace to make it hard on Pogačar, but Pogačar looked to be relatively unfazed by it all. The stage proved that the battle for the yellow jersey will go down to the bitter end between Vingegaard and Pogačar.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 57:47:28
• Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers): -4:43
• Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe): -4:44
• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates): -5:20
• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 54 points
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 57:47:38

Stage 13 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) held onto the yellow jersey as the leader of the 2023 Tour de France. But the gap between the defending champion and Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) has narrowed after the Slovenian, winner of the Tour in 2020 and 2021, attacked and then gapped the Dane about 400 meters from the top of the “Beyond Category” Col du Grand Colombier at the end of Stage 14.

Pogačar crossed the line 4 seconds ahead of Vingegaard and in doing so finished third on the stage to take a 4-second time bonus, which cut Vingegaard’s overall advantage to just 9 seconds. With two days in the Alps before Monday’s rest day, expect more fireworks as these two continue their intense fight to win the 2023 Tour de France.

A little less than a minute before the reignition of the Tour’s GC battle, Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski (INEOS Grenadiers) won the stage after spending all day in the breakaway and attacking what was left of it on the lower slopes of the Grand Colombier. A super-domestique with an impressive resume of his own, the 33-year-old proved too strong for UAE Team Emirates to catch, holding-off Belgium’s Maxim Van Gils (Lotto-Soudal) and then Pogačar to take the second Tour de France stage victory of his career.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 53:48:50
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): -:09
• Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe): -2:51
• Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers): -4:48
• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates): -5:03
• Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost): 46 points
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 53:48:59'

Stage 12 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) remained in the yellow jersey after a somewhat stressful Stage 12 of the Tour de France. Despite the stress, the GC picture remained mostly unchanged. Vingegaard remains 17 seconds ahead of second place Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates). Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe) is third overall in the GC, 2:40 back.

Thibaut Pinot made a jump into the top ten of the GC, going from 15th to tenth after gaining time on the other GC contenders in the breakaway on Thursday.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 50:30:23
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): -:17
• Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe): -2:40
• Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers): -4:22
• Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious): -4:34
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 50:30:40 (+4:05)

Stage 11 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) continues to lead the 2023 Tour de France after 11 stages. Stage 11 saw no change to the General Classification on a sprint stage, despite a relatively tricky road into the finish.

Vingegaard remains 17 seconds ahead of Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) for the lead in the yellow jersey competition. Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe) is in third, holding down the final podium spot, 2:40 behind Vingegaard. Tuesday’s flat stage is the last true sprinter’s stage until perhaps Stage 19—or even the final Stage 21 in Paris—so we can expect an eventful next week or so as far as the GC is concerned.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 46:34:27
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 46:34:44 (+4:05)

Stage 10 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) held onto the yellow leader’s jersey after Stage 10 of the 2023 Tour de France, leading Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) by 17 seconds. Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe) remains in third place, 2:40 behind Vingegaard. These standings should stay the same after Stage 11, which will likely favor the sprinters.

Stage 10 didn’t see any major GC moves, but that didn’t mean it was an easy day in the saddle for the yellow jersey hopefuls.The peloton held the breakaway in check throughout the day, never giving them too much time. Ultimately, there weren’t any moves on the stage after the rest day from Vingegaard or Pogačar.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 42:33:13
• Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck): 260 points
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 42:33:30 (+4:05)

Stage 9 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) held onto his lead in the 2023 Tour de France, but lost time to Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) at the end of Sunday’s Stage 9. The stage finished atop the Hors Categorie (“Beyond Category”) Puy de Dôme, an extinct volcano rising above the Massif Central that the Tour hasn’t been climbed by the Tour since 1988.Canada’s Mike Woods (Israel-PremierTech) won the stage.

The former world class distance runner paced himself perfectly from the base of the climb, catching multiple riders left from the day’s big breakaway on the way to his first Tour de France stage victory. France’s Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) finished second, and Slovenia’s Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) finished third. But the battle to win the Tour’s General Classification took place over eight minutes later, as Vingegaard and Pogačar continued their duel on the climb’s upper slopes.

Jumbo-Visma did a terrific job of whittling down to the yellow jersey group, but it was Pogačar who took advantage pulling away from Vingegaard about 1,400meters from the summit finish. Vingegaard only lost 8 seconds to the Slovenian, but heading into the first rest day, he now leads the Tour by just 17 seconds. The race to win the 2023 Tour de France is far from over.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 38:37:46
• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates): -4:39
• Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck): 259 points
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): 38:38:03

Stage 8 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

There was once again no change in the overall, as Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) continues to lead the 2023 Tour de France. The defending champion has a 25-second advantage on Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), as the peloton prepares to head into a big mountain stage on Sunday.

Simon Yates (Jayco–AlUla) was the lone GC contender to lose time on Stage 8, crashing with about 6K to go in the stage, outside of the 3K safe zone. Yates went from being 3:14 down from the leader Vingegaard to 4:01 after Saturday.

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): -
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): -:25
• Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe): -1:34
• Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers): -3:30
• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates): -3:40
• Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck): 258 points
• Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost): 36 points
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): +3:05

Stage 7 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) enjoyed his first day in the yellow leader’s jersey during Stage 7 at the 2023 Tour de France. It was a relatively easy day—despite some intense heat—for the GC contenders in the peloton on Friday’s stage designed for the sprinters.

Vingegaard continues to hold a 25-second GC lead over Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates). The two riders will likely see a major GC clash again on Sunday’s Stage 9 mountain stage. Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe) is 1:34 behind the yellow jersey Vingegaard in third overall.

• Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla): -3:14
• Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck): 215 points

Stage 6 Leader - Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) took over the lead of the 2023 Tour de France after an eventful Stage 6 that saw the GC contenders battle it out for the stage win and crucial seconds. Vingegaard will wear the yellow jersey on Friday’s Stage 7. He leads second place Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) by 25 seconds in the overall standings after Pogačar won Stage 6. Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe), who wore the yellow jersey on the day, lost time on Thursday and is now in third place in the GC, 1:34 back of the leader.

After Vingegaard dealt a major blow to Pogačar on Stage 5, Pogačar roared back to capture the stage win and prove that the GC is not over yet. Despite Vingegaard moving into the yellow jersey, Stage 6 was much more defined by Pogačar gaining time on Vingegaard than the changing of the guard in the leader’s jersey. It seemed after Stage 5 that the defending champion Vingegaard was clearly the strongest rider in the peloton once again, but Pogačar, a two-time Tour champion in his own right, showed us that it’s a long way to Paris and it could be a fierce battle all the way to the end.

• Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck): 150 points

Stage 5 Leader - Jai Hindley

Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe) took over the lead of the 2023 Tour de France after a brilliant win on Stage 5. Hindley leads the General Classification by 47 seconds (thanks in part to 18 seconds worth of bonuses picked up on Stage 5) over second place overall Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). Giulio Ciccone (Lidl–Trek) is 1:03 back in third overall and Emanuel Buchmann (Bora–Hansgrohe) is in fourth overall, 1:11 back.

The yellow jersey holder for the first five stages, Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) lost the lead on Wednesday and is now in fifth overall, 1:34 back of the lead. Tadej Pogačar, the co-prerace favorite along with Vingegaard, lost time on Stage 5 and is now in sixth place overall, 1:40 behind the leader Hindley. Vingegaard is 53 seconds ahead of Pogačar.

Stage 5 saw some major GC shakeups. Hindley, the 2022 winner of the Giro d’Italia, sits in yellow with a solid 47-second advantage over Vingegaard. With a grand tour win already under his belt, Hindley has a chance to stay in yellow for a while. Of course, a lot of that depends on the race tactics of Vingegaard and Pogačar, who may likely spar again on a mountainous Stage 6.

• Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe): -
• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): -:47
• Giulio Ciccone (Lidl–Trek): -1:03
• Emanuel Buchmann (Bora–Hansgrohe): -1:11
• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates): -1:34
• Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën): 28 points
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): +:16

Stage 4 Leader - Adam Yates

There was no change in the General Classification standings of the Tour de France after Stage 4. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) will stay in the yellow jersey another day, holding onto a six second advantage over teammate Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and his twin brother Simon Yates (Jayco–AlUla).

Stage 5 has a good chance to brings some GC fireworks. Pogačar—in second place overall—has an 11-second advantage over Tour de France co-favorite Jonas Vingegaard, who is in sixth place overall. That could change—one way or the other–on Wednesday.

• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates): -
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): -:06
• Simon Yates (Jayco–AlUla): -:06
• Victor Lafay (Cofidis): -:12
• Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma): -:16
• Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost): 18 points

Stage 3 Leader - Adam Yates

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) continues to lead the 2023 Tour de France. After the first two stages of the Tour de France brought a ton of fireworks and battles between the General Classification contenders, Stage 3 was the first (mostly) flat day for the sprinters.

Yates remains in the lead of the GC still six seconds up over second place Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and third place Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla). There were no significant losses among the contenders on Stage 3.

• Victor Lafay (Cofidis): 80 points

Stage 2 Leader - Adam Yates

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) maintained his lead of the 2023 Tour de France after Stage 2. Adam Yates finished 21st on the stage, but finished on the same time as the other top finishers of the day. He now holds the yellow jersey by six seconds over second place Tadej Pogačar, Yates’ UAE Team Emirates teammate. Adam Yates’ twin brother Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) is third overall, also six seconds behind.

Pogačar, meanwhile, earned 12 bonus seconds during Stage 2 to widen his lead over GC co-favorite Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), Vingegaard earned five bonus seconds on the day, and currently sits in sixth place in the yellow jersey competition, 17 seconds behind Yates and 11 seconds back of Pogačar. Stage 2 winner Victory Lafay (Cofidis) is now fourth overall in the GC.

• Victor Lafay (Cofidis): 65 points
• Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost): 11 points

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Team USA’s Rose Zhang Aims to Pen Perfect Closing Chapter to Olympic Debut

Medal misses provide perspective for nelly korda, celine boutier, morgane metraux and rose zhang.

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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Ahead of her first tee shot at the Paris Olympics, Rose Zhang penned a letter from Paris, reflecting on how far she’s come since she was a little girl hitting balls off a mat in the desert dirt in a wide-open construction area in Southern California.

“I’m excited to compete – to show the world who I am,” she wrote. “I will always be that little girl hitting balls into the desert, but the person I am now is so much more than that, too. And I can’t wait for you all to meet her.”

Well, get ready, world, because if you don’t know her name by now, it looks like this 21-year-old, two-time LPGA Tour winner could be on her way to Olympic glory.

While there are still 18 holes to go, Zhang put herself in prime position to step onto the medal podium thanks to a 5-under 67 on Friday that put her in a tie for second place at 7 under, just two shots behind co-leaders Lydia Ko of New Zealand and Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux. She did so in dramatic fashion as well, carding two eagles at 14 and 18 in a five-hole finishing stretch that also included a double bogey at 15.

“I think especially on this golf course, you can't put yourself too ahead of what's in front of you,” Zhang said. “Especially with how conditions played today – it played pretty difficult. You really just have to make sure that you hit your fairways, you hit your greens, and if opportunity allows you, try to make some putts. But other than that, that's all you can do.”

Perhaps that’s not all she can do. Zhang has endeared herself to the fans and media with her honest assessments and thoughtful demeanor, and her recent essay for The Players’ Tribune was just another way to showcase what a delight the 441-day-old professional is all about.

“(The essay) definitely gave me an opportunity to just showcase who I am and who I am before a tournament, after the tournament, during it,” said Zhang, who is still taking classes to finish her Stanford degree. “Sometimes people only see the actual competition, but we are all people, and I think we can all be voices of inspiration or just relatability to anyone.

“It's basically the same. I'm still me.”

Also staying true to herself was USA teammate and defending gold medalist Nelly Korda, who also moved herself into contention following her second consecutive round of 2-under 70. She stands five shots behind the leaders, but the reigning world No. 1 took comfort in the fact that none other than USA’s Scottie Scheffler was in a similar position ahead of his final round in the Olympic men’s competition and walked away with gold.

“I'm giving myself a chance,” she said as the leaders were finishing their round. “As of right now, I think I'm four back, so anything can happen. Scottie was (four) back … and he ended up winning.”

Korda pointed to the tougher, windier conditions as a challenge out of the gate Friday, and she dropped two shots early with bogeys on Nos. 1 and 3. But she battled back with birdies at Nos. 6, 7 and 9 to turn at 1 under, hitting a mid-round goal of making the turn under par. She followed up with two more birdies at 14 and 15 before giving one back with a three-putt bogey at 17.

“It's tough out here,” she added. “Like the wind is blowing a lot more than it has been. These fairways are tight. I mean, you're starting it over rough and you're hoping to get a good bounce even on the fairway. So I'm happy with the way that the day played out after the start that I had.

“Obviously, I wish I could take 17 back but I can't. I have six three-putts this week, and that's just the reality. I'm not going to be sad about it. I'm just going to go to the putting green right now and try to bounce back tomorrow.”

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Tour de France 2021

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Tadej pogacar wins 2021 tour de france as van aert takes final stage.

Tour de France stage 21 - As  it happened

Wout van Aert ( Jumbo-Visma ) sprinted to the prestigious stage 21 victory in Paris to win the final stage of the 2021 Tour de France . The finish straight on the Champs-Élysées was 700 metres in length, 400 metres longer than in previous years, but that did not afford chasers enough real estate to catch Van Aert, who surged to the front of the peloton with under 250 metres remaining and took his third stage win of the three-week Grand Tour.

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) finished second, less than a wheel length from the line, to get his third second-place finish at the Tour. Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-QuickStep) finished third, but held on to the green jersey as the overall points classification victor, beating Michael Matthews (Team BikeExchange) by 56 points.

UAE Team Emirates rode into Paris with Tadej Pogačar wearing the maillot jaune and safely escorted him to the final podium to claim three classifications – overall, mountains and best young rider.

For the first time since 2012, only two riders finished within 10 minutes of the yellow jersey - Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) finished second, 5:20 off the winning mark, and Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) placed third, another 1:43 back.

Bahrain Victorious won the team competition by 19 minutes ahead of EF Education-Nippo, and Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels p/b KTM) claimed the super-combativity award after an aggressive three weeks of racing.

Stage 21 started in Chatou with a gentle pace set by UAE Team Emirates, sporting new jerseys emblazoned with yellow bands to celebrate Pogačar’s second consecutive Tour win. The final 52km of the stage took place over the eight laps of the Champs Élysées, and while sprinters looked for glory in the stage win, Pogačar and his teammates eased across the finish to celebrate a job well done.

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The build-up

Here at Cyclingnews we've been counting down the days until the 2021 Tour de France, with a series of special features to build up to the Grand Départ on Saturday June 26. 

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The 2021 Tour de France will start in Brest in Brittany , on Saturday, June 26 having originally been scheduled for a Grand Départ in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The opening two stages to Landerneau and Mûr-de-Bretagne will provide a chance for the puncheurs, versatile sprinters and climbers to take the maillot jaune early on before the sprinters get two chances to win as the race heads east across the centre of France.

An early GC showdown will come on stage 5 with the 27.2-kilometre time trial from Changé to Laval Espace Mayenne before the road racing resumes with two stages that take the peloton to the Alps.

Stage 8 to Le Grand Bornard will see the first major climbing of the Tour, with three first-category climbs – including the Col de la Colombière – in the second part of the 150.8-kilometre stage. The following day to the 21-kilometre long summit finish at Tignes is just as tough, revisiting the Critérium du Dauphiné one-two of the Col du Pré and Cormet de Roselend.

Tignes also hosts the first rest day on July 5, ahead of a sprint stage in Valence and stage 11's visit to Mont Ventoux, which will be tackled twice before a descent straight to the finish in Malaucène.

Nîmes and Carcassonne offer up two more sprint chances on the following days before a nailed-on breakaway stage in the hills to Quillan take the peloton to the Pyrenees.

There, stage 15 to Andorra brings with it three first-category tests, including the Souvenir Henri Desgrange as the race hits 2,408 metres at Port d'Envalira. A rest day in the microstate. A tough stage to Saint-Gaudens follows but all minds will be on the final two mountain stages.

Stage 17 takes the riders over the Col de Peyresourde and Col de Val Louron-Azet before the HC-rated summit finish at 2,215 metres at the Col du Portet. Stage 18 provides two more HC tests in the Col du Tourmalet and the summit finish at Luz Ardiden, the last chance for climbers to make their mark.

A penultimate sprint stage follows, taking the peloton to Libourne, where stage 20 brings the GC finale in the shape of a 30.8-kilometre time trial to Saint-Emilion. If the Tour hasn't already been decided, then it certainly will be here.

As ever, the grand finale and the crowning of the Tour de France champion comes in Paris on the Champs-Élysées following a 108.4-kilometre ride from Chatou on July 18.

Check out the full details of the 2021 Tour de France route here.

The contenders

Once again, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) will be the main favourites for the title. The two are among the strongest climbers in the peloton and are also world-leading time trialists, which could prove decisive with two tests against the clock lying in wait for the riders.

The pair have enjoyed stellar starts to 2020, with Pogačar taking wins at the UAE Tour, Tirreno-Adriatico, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, while Roglič took three wins at PAris-Nice and the overall at Itzulia Basque Country.

The main challenge to the Slovenian duo should come from Ineos Grenadiers, who are led by 2018 winner Geraint Thomas and 2019 Giro d'Italia champion Richard Carapaz . The Welshman recently finished third at the Critérium du Dauphiné and looks best placed to challenge in both the mountains and time trials, while Carapaz is arguably the stronger climber.

Movistar's triumvirate will this year be headed up by new signing Miguel Ángel López , alongside Enric Mas and Alejandro Valverde. The Colombian looked in dominant form at the Mont Ventoux Dénivéle Challenge in June and will hope to improve on his sixth place in 2020.

His compatriot Nairo Quintana is a three-time podium finisher at the Tour and once again leads out Arkéa-Samsic. He won the Vuelta Asturias earlier this year but was off form at the Dauphiné.

Another Colombian to watch is EF Education-Nippo's Rigoberto Urán , who finished second in 2017 and has taken two top 10s since. His teammate and countryman Sergio Higuita could end up the team leader this year.

Elsewhere, look out for Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation), Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious), Wilco Kelderman (Bora-Hansgrohe), Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep), Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), and Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange). They're all likely to be in the top 10 GC battle, though fighting for the very top spots looks a little tougher.

Finally, the battle for sprint victories and the green jersey looks wide open, with Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) facing challenges from Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal), Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious), Tim Merlier and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), Elia Viviani (Cofidis), Giacomo Nizzolo (Qhubeka Assos), Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ), Cees Bol (Team DSM), Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates), and more.

Bikes and tech

As the world's biggest bike race, the publicity and global reach that the Tour de France achieves is a sponsor's dream. As a result, the Tour de France is always a hotbed of tech, with new releases and custom colourways unveiled almost daily as brands work to capture the attention of onlookers. 

What's more, with the hard-fought battle for the yellow jersey, teams will do everything within their power to eke out marginal gains with innovative inventions and mechanical hacks. Most of the time this comes directly from their contracted sponsors, but occasionally teams will look further afield, breaking contracts in the pursuit of free speed. 

Here are the tech talking points we've seen so far:

• Tour de France bikes : who's riding what in 2021
• Oakley launches 2021 Tour de France collection
• Lapierre launches new Xelius SL ahead of the Tour de France
• Trek-Segafredo bikes given all-new colour schemes ahead of the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia Donne
• Pinarello launches new Dogma F in preparation for the Tour de France
• Michael Matthews gets a custom Bianchi Oltre XR4 for Tour de France
• Why are Jumbo Visma using blue tyres at the Tour de France?
• Ineos Grenadiers switch to sponsor-incorrect Princeton Carbonworks wheels at Tour de France
• Tour de France tech: All the tech and trends from the 2021 race
• Is Canyon's broken Aeroad handlebar now fixed? Van der Poel's Tour de France bike suggests it is
• Tour de France winning bikes : Which brand has won the most Tours in history?
• Julian Alaphilippe's S-Works Tarmac SL7 at the Tour de France
• Radical new sunglasses for Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France
• Tour de France gallery: 40 years of time trial technology
• Mark Cavendish's Tour de France stage-winning S-Works Tarmac SL7
• 10-hour journey delivers sponsor-incorrect wheels for Van der Poel's Tour de France time trial
• Alpecin-Fenix go all-in with sponsor-incorrect tech as Van der Poel fights to keep yellow
• Kasper Asgreen to ride the Specialized Aethos in Tour de France mountain stages
• Tour de France helmets : Who's wearing what?
• Tour de France power analysis: Ben O'Connor's Stage 9 win in Tignes
• Spotted: Jumbo Visma on yet more non-sponsor wheels at the Tour de France

Race history

Pogačar is the reigning champion, having overhauled his Slovenian compatriot Roglič in the final time trial at last year's race. The 21-year-old became the race's second-youngest winner after Firmin Labot back in 1904.

Pogačar broke a Ineos/Sky stranglehold on the race, with the British team having won seven of the previous eight Tours de France with Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins and four-time winner Chris Froome. Vincenzo Nibali, then riding for Astana, was the other man to break the British squad's dominance with a win in 2014.

The Tour wins record is currently held by four men, with Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Jacques Anquetil and Miguel Indurain all on five titles.

2020 was also the year which saw the rare occasion of Sagan getting beaten in the battle for the green jersey. He lost out to Bennett after a race-long battle, but still holds the all-time green jersey rankings with seven wins in nine participations. Erik Zabel's six jerseys lie second, ahead of Sean Kelly's four.

Pogačar is the reigning mountain classification champion, too, having won the yellow, polka dot and white jerseys in 2020. He broke a three-year French stranglehold on the jersey after wins for Romain Bardet, Julian Alaphilippe and Warren Barguil.

Richard Virenque holds the record for polka dot jersey wins at seven, and it won't be beaten anytime soon as Rafał Majka is the only current rider to have won more than one king of the mountains title, with two.

Read on for a list of the riders with the most wins of the Tour de France, the most stage wins, as well as the major jerseys (active riders in bold ).

Most Tour de France wins

• 5 – Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain
• 4 –  Chris Froome
• 3 – Phiilippe Thys, Louison Bobet, Greg LeMond
• 2 – Lucien Petit-Breton, Firmin Lambot, Ottavio Bottecchia, Nicolas Frantz, André Leducq, Antonin Magne, Sylvère Maes, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Bernard Thévenet, Laurent Fignon, Alberto Contador
• 1 – Vincenzo Nibali , Geraint Thomas , Egan Bernal , Tadej Pogačar

Most Tour de France stage wins

• 34 – Eddy Merckx
• 30 – Mark Cavendish
• 28 – Bernard Hinault
• 25 – André Leducq
• 22 – André Darrigade
• 20 – Nicolas Frantz
• 19 – François Faber
• 17 – Jean Alavoine
• 16 – Jacques Anquetiil, René Le Grevès, Charles Pélissiier –
• 12 – Peter Sagan
• 11 – André Greipel
• 7 – Chris Froome
• 6 – Vincenzo Nibali

Most Tour de France green jersey wins

• 7 –  Peter Sagan
• 6 – Erik Zabel
• 4 – Sean Kelly
• 3 – Jan Janssen, Eddy Merckx, Freddy Maertens, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Robbie McEwen
• 2 – Stan Ockers, Jean Graczyk, André Darrigade, Laurent Jalabert, Thor Hushovd
• 1 – Mark Cavendish , Michael Matthews , Sam Bennett

Most Tour de France polka dot jersey wins

• 7 – Richard Virenque
• 6 – Federico Bahamontes, Lucien Van Impe
• 3 – Julio Jiménez
• 2 – Felicien Vervaecke, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Charly Gaul, Imerio Massignan, Eddy Merckx, Luis Herrera, Claudio Chiappucci, Laurent Jalabert, Michael Rasmussen, Rafał Majka
• 1 – Nairo Quintana , Chris Froome , Warren Barguil , Julian Alaphilippe , Romain Bardet , Tadej Pogačar

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