It's Quatorze Juillet, the French national holiday as the Pyrenees are over and the first big shakeout at the 2006 Tour has shown who are the contenders and who are the pretenders. Hilly from the get-go, look for an early break, then a counterattack on the hills after Pailhes with 90km to go. Be certain that French champ Flo Brard will be looking to show off his Maillot Tricouleur on the way to the beautiful walled city of Carcassonne
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'A bonus to win' – Tadej Pogačar fends off Visma attacks to extend race lead in the heat of Critérium du Dauphiné stage 7
'For me, it's a good motivation for the Tour' says race leader after notching third stage victory of the race -
Dwars door het Hageland: Paul Magnier triumphs from four-man group
Frenchman claims fifth win of season ahead of Rasmus Tiller and Tibor Del Grosso -
'I think I did quite a good job' – Jonas Vingegaard upbeat at Critérium du Dauphiné despite another loss to Tadej Pogačar
'Hopefully I can be even better in the Tour than I am now' says Dane after taking second behind Slovenian on stage 7 -
'I'm definitely more fit now than I was this morning' says Faulkner after 87km solo break at the Tour de Suisse Women
Olympic & US champion continues build-up towards Tour de France Femmes after December concussion
