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Sprinters fuming after Tour de France breakaway prevails on stage 18
By Sophie Smith published
News 'We committed today and to not catch that breakaway is disappointing,' says Jayco-AlUla director

‘We played it as a team perfectly’ - O’Connor revels in Tour de France role reversal
By Sophie Smith published
News Australian helps AG2R Citroen teammate Gall secure stage 17 victory from breakaway

Podium slips further away as Jai Hindley's injuries weigh in Tour de France time trial
By Sophie Smith published
News 'We’ll have to sit together, talk together and find a plan' says DS Gasparotto as Australian holds fifth spot on GC but gaps widen

‘Ran and jumped’ – Australian duo laugh off late Tour de France time trial start
By Sophie Smith published
News Edmondson, Welsford rush stage 16 launch but dsm-firmenich morale high for final week as focus turns to remaining sprints

'We are only celebrating when he is in Paris' Jumbo-Visma still wary of Pogacar after Tour de France time trial
By Sophie Smith published
News Dane leads by 1:48 after stage 16 but Jumbo-Visma claim the Tour de France is not yet won

‘We’ll take what we get now’ - Ineos Grenadiers in Tour de France podium fight
By Sophie Smith published
News Pidcock commits to helping Carlos Rodriguez after losing time

‘I just got smoked today’: Injured Hindley feels the pinch on Mont Blanc
By Sophie Smith published
News Australian rides through pain to reach Tour’s second rest day in fifth overall

‘Pain in my backside’ - Hindley takes hit in crash-marred Tour de France stage 14
By Sophie Smith published
News Australian slips from third to fourth overall after being injured in a mass pileup that temporarily neutralized race
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