Team Sky were expected to be shaken by their rivals on the cobbles in the Tour de France, yet their leading rider Chris Froome emerged as the huge favourite after the opening block of racing on Tuesday.
It’s change all around as a massive crash shakes up the peloton in Stage 3 of the 2015 Tour de France. Here are the day’s news, notes and quotes.
A look at five key stages in the 2015 Tour de France, which starts on Saturday in Utrecht.
Movistar Team co-leaders Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde reflect on their ambitions at the pre race press conference for Tour de France 2015.
Nairo Quintana has flown under the radar in the build-up to the Tour de France and could become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France.
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Rafal Majka took advantage of the last day to secure mountain points to put a lock on his polka dot mountains jersey at the 2014 Tour de France.
Julián Arredondo sprinted to the stage six win ahead of race leader Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Sergio Godoy (San Luis Somos Todos) to take his second victory of the seven-day tour, and also moved into fourth place in the overall