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Early bird Thiem, Nadal, Halep reach French 4th round

PARIS – Waking up early Friday for his third-round match at the French Open, Dominic Thiem was surprised to see the morning skies were still dark. Yup, Roland Garros in autumn, wh...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Vive le Tour! With young winner, thrilling race defies virus

Durango’s Sepp Kuss completes first career Tour de France

DATE: Sep 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France in stunning fashion

PARIS — In a stunning performance for the ages, Tour de France rookie Tadej Pogacar won cycling’s showpiece race Sunday on the eve of his 22nd birthday, becoming the second-youngest winner o...

DATE: Sep 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Uncertainty shrouds Tour de France racing against COVID-19

PARIS (AP) — Already delayed, the Tour de France sets off Saturday shrouded in uncertainty, flying in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the imponderable question of how many of the 17...

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tour de France drama played out in five key stages

PARIS – Before its damp-squib finish, with two last Alpine stages truncated by landslides and a hailstorm, the 2019 Tour de France thrilled – unusually – almost daily, guaranteeing that the ...

DATE: Jul 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

For Alaphilippe, Tour de France was too long, too high

VAL THORENS, France – For Julian Alaphilippe, the Tour de France proved to be just 148 kilometers (92 miles) too long. But the French rider who did more than anyone to set the 201...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Daring Alaphilippe ‘unplugged brain’ to cling to Tour de France yellow

French rider fighting to keep lead in the Alps

DATE: Jul 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

After a Tour on TV, Pinot now looms large in the picture

South African Impey wins hilly Stage 9 trek

DATE: Jul 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Dylan Teuns wins grueling Stage 6 of Tour de France

Belgian endures crushing final climb to snatch stage win

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tour de France Stage 6 climb to rob also-rans of hidey holes

COLMAR, France – With four-time winner Chris Froome out, nursing broken bones, two of the big questions at this Tour de France have been whether other contenders who’ve long ridden in his sh...

DATE: Jul 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Julian Alaphilippe sparkles in Champagne, wins Stage 3 of Tour de France

French rider delivers first victory for country since 2014

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tour de France director says race won’t be same without Chris Froome

Four-time champ suffered broken leg

DATE: Jun 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports