Greipel looking to save his Tour de France with Champs Elysees victory

Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) is hoping to repeat his feat of 2016 and end a difficult Tour de France with a sprint victory on the Champs Elysees in Paris. The German sprinter struggled against the dominance of Mark Cavendish in 2016 and this year he was often a spectator in the sprints as compatriot Marcel Kittel won five stages.

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.