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'I would be ashamed to have crashes in my race if I was an organizer' - Visma's Richard Plugge calls for better race safety
Team manager believes race organisers can do more to reduce crashes and injury -
As it happened: Early breakaway caught late to set up another sprint finish on stage 9 of the Tour de France
Another stage for the sprinters as the peloton tackle a pan-flat 174.1km route from Chinon to Châteauroux -
'We'll see big time gaps' – Visma and Jonas Vingegaard eye first Tour de France mountain test after failed attempts to distance rivals in crosswinds
Dane describes brutal eight-climb route to Le Mont Dore as 'the first real test outside the time trial', with 1:17 deficit to make up on Pogačar
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Elisa Longo Borghini 'speechless' after second consecutive Giro d'Italia Women victory
Marlen Reusser finishes runner up after being hampered by illness on decisive stages -
Tour de France abandons: All of the riders who have left the 2025 race so far
João Almeida will be a significant absence for UAE Team Emirates-XRG after departing race on stage 9 -
The current GC standings at the Tour de France 2025
Tadej Pogačar remains in yellow after sprinter's weekend as Tim Merlier shoots to stage 9 win
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Mathieu van der Poel falls 700 metres short of a 174km breakaway stage victory at the Tour de France
Two-man Alpecin-Deceuninck move was planned to help combativity prize winner Jonas Rickaert achieve his career-long dream of stepping on a Tour de France podium -
Tour de France stage 9: Tim Merlier eclipses Jonathan Milan at the line for second win in opening week
Mathieu van der Poel's 173km breakaway caught with 750 metres to go -
The final GC standings at the Giro d'Italia Women 2025
Elisa Longo Borghini successfully defends pink jersey on final day of racing for second consecutive GC title
