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Report After making history on stage one, Team dsm-firmenich PostNL continued their incredible run at the Tour de France Femmes, sprinting to stage two victory with yellow jersey wearing Charlotte Kool for another memorable day on home Dutch soil. Tuesday morning’s stage saw a short but fast 68 kilometres from Dordrecht to Rotterdam. Resplendent in the yellow jersey, Team dsm-firmenich PostNL rolled out from the start line with the goal of making it two wins in two stages, aiming to set up the sprint with finisher Charlotte Kool once again. Despite a few attacks, the stage was always well controlled…
Report Getting the Tour de France Femmes underway in incredible fashion, Team dsm-firmenich PostNL took charge of the day, riding as a unit, before setting-up fast finisher Charlotte Kool for the finale. Kool showed all of her power and unleashed a monstrous sprint, lapping up the plaudits as she crossed the line victorious in The Hague; as the team moves into the race lead and the famous yellow jersey. This comes just after the Men’s program did exactly the same with Romain Bardet taking a fantastic stage win and first yellow jersey at the men’s Tour de France. Always set…
Athletes from around the world competed at the inaugural SAIL Challenge Cap Québec powered by Argon 18 in a race that marked Challenge Family’s long-awaited return to North American triathlon. The day delivered victory for Jack Moody (NZL) and Valerie Barthelemy (BEL), who established dominance on the fast race course of SAIL Challenge Cap Québec with winning times of 3:40:14 and 4:12:13 respectively. The day began with a techincal one-lap swim in Louise Bassin. In the men’s race, Matt Schafer (USA) exiting the water first in 23:09, followed closely by Brennen Smith (CAN) and Miguel Mattox (USA). The four-lap bike…
Challenge Family marked it’s return to North America today with Day 1 of the SAIL Challenge Cap Québec powered by Argon 18. Today it was the turn of the short course age group athletes who swam, biked and ran through the cultural heart of Québec in Québec City over the sprint and standard distance. Tomorrow, Sunday 21 July, the 30-strong international pro field, alongside over 1,000 age group athletes, will take on the flagship middle distance event (113km) with the race start at 7:00am local time. For further information, visit www.challenge-capquebec.com Text Credits: The Challenge Family | Photo Credits: José Luis…
Report Tadej Pogačar was crowned the 2024 Tour de France Champion after an almost flawless three-week performance, securing six stage wins along the way. The confirmation of his victory came on the streets of Nice during the Stage 21 time trial, which he won with a blistering time of 45’25″ on his home training roads. Pogačar finished the Tour de France in 83h38’56″, ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-LAB) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quickstep) in the overall standings. This victory marks Pogačar’s third Tour de France title, making history as the first rider to be on the podium in his first seven Grand Tours. Supported by…