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The battle for the Tour de France points competition starts on unfamiliar shoulders as Egan Bernal claims the race's first green jersey
Colombian led the way as quickest to the first checkpoint on stage 1, while at the other end of the standings, Picnic-PostNL can look back on a day to forget -
Cooling hacks, prototype bikes and new TT groupset parts: Tour de France TTT tech gallery
The Tour's opening team time trial was packed with tech and cooling mods -
160mm cranks, time-trial tyres and an aero saddle - race leader Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France race bike sweats the details
The Dane's race bike is an excellent example of his team's attention to detail
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Elise Chabbey confirms her 2026 season is over as she reveals the reason for her absence from racing since April
Swiss rider announces that she is pregnant and will miss the Tour de France Femmes and remainder of 2026 with her baby due in January 2027 -
Tour de France abandons – Clément Berthet first rider to leave the race ahead of stage 2
Tracking all the riders who have crashed out or otherwise left this year's Tour between Barcelona and Paris -
'A real blow' – Groupama-FDJ United already a climber down after Tour de France team time trial crash
Clément Berthet crosses stage 1 finish line after a fall but will be missing from the start of a hilly stage 2
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Cold arms, fast legs? Netcompany Ineos roll out unusual pre-cooling strategy at the Tour de France team time trial
Staff set up cold water containers behind start ramp for riders to submerge their arms in -
UCI bans ice socks in skinsuits at the Tour de France
Despite 30°C heat, riders are forced to remove ice socks at the start ramp as UCI says it 'changes the morphology' of the rider -
Jonas Vingegaard closes chapter on trauma of Itzulia crash with first Tour de France maillot jaune since 2023
'I've been at times struggling in the last few years,' says Dane after stage 1 victory
