In a final run into the line in Nimes that saw sprint leader Biniam Girmay go down in a crash, it was Jasper Philipsen crossing the line first to win Stage 16 of the 2024 Tour de France after a fantastic leadout by his teammate Mathieu Van Der Poel.
After a long, rolling stage, Biniam Girmay (Intermarche – Wanty) had the legs to take his third win in the 2024 Tour de France, edging out Wout van Aert, Arnaud Démare, Pascal Ackerman and Mark Cavendish in the final meters of Stage 12.
Jonas Vingegaard won the 11th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint-a-deux with Tadej Pogacar after a gruelling mountain stage.
All the cards were in place for Mark Cavendish to take his 35th stage win today, and the Astana rider made history in the Stage 5 of the 2024 Tour de France to cement his legacy.
As the 2024 Tour de France moves into France from after three days in Italy, Tadej Pogacar dominates on the Col de Galibier to retake the yellow jersey.
In a win that no one expected and no one was talking about, Biniam Grimy (Intermarche – Wanty) took the sprint win in Stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de France. The Eritrean has been so close so many times, but this is his stage win in the Tour.
Kevin Vauquelin (Arkéa- B&B Hotels) attacked the break on the second ascent of San Luca to take a career-first grand tour win at the 2024 Tour de France, but it was a preview of future GC battles that really animated the day.
Stage 1 of the 2024 Tour de France rolled out from Florence, Italy today. In what was said to be one of the hardest opening days in the history of the race, it was Romain Bardet and his DSM Firmenich PostNL teammate Frank van den Broek that made the opening salvo, crossing the line together just 100m ahead of a surging peloton.
Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) attacked a nineteen man break with about 25km remaining to take a solo win in Stage 19 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia. It is his second win of the 2024 Giro.
Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) bested five or six of the best sprinters in the world to won Stage 18 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia, the 178 km long Fiera di Primiero-Padova.