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Chris Froome loses Tour de France lead to Fabio Aru

Late move never develops for three-time champ

DATE: Jul 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Taste of the Tour de France: James Bond, ancient stew and rare grapes

PAU, France – It’s a shame that Tour de France riders will be too busy pedaling for a restaurant stop on Thursday. Because in the Pyrenees, as they scale mountain climbs steep eno...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Marcel Kittel wins crash-marred Tour de France Stage 11, Chris Froome stays safe

PAU, France – Ahead of two grueling days filled with some truly punishing ascents, the main contenders on the Tour de France were all hoping that Wednesday would be a nice, relaxed day on th...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Taste of the Tour de France: Boiled chicken, fit for a lusty king

BERGERAC, France – After the heavy, duck-based dishes of France’s southwest, time for solid mountain fare. Venturing into the Pyrenees – a perennial fixture of the Tour de France ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Marcel Kittel king of sprints; Chris Froome keeps Tour de France lead

BERGERAC, France – Marcel Kittel has no serious challenger for the King of the Sprint title at this year’s Tour de France. The German sprinter won the 10th stage with remarkable e...

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Taste of the Tour de France: Sweet white wine and a big nose star

BERGERAC, France – After a well-deserved rest day, the Tour de France peloton gets back to work on Tuesday through the colorful landscapes of the Perigord region. Here’s a gastron...

DATE: Jul 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Only a handful of riders can challenge Chris Froome for Tour de France title

CHAMBERY, France – Chris Froome probably hoped he had a bigger lead than his 18-second advantage over Fabio Aru on the Tour de France’s first rest day. At least he’s still in one ...

DATE: Jul 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Chris Froome denies barging into Tour de France rival Fabio Aru

BERGERAC, France – Race leader Chris Froome has described suggestions that he deliberately barged into rival Fabio Aru during a grueling Tour de France stage as “crazy.” Froome, w...

DATE: Jul 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Brutal Tour de France day culls 12 riders, Froome still on top

Steep ascents, daredevil descents and big crashes

DATE: Jul 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Chris Froome’s teammate Gerraint Thomas crashes out of Tour de France

CHAMBERY, France – Geraint Thomas has crashed on a descent and been taken to a local hospital with a suspected broken collarbone, depriving Chris Froome of a key Sky teammate as he seeks a f...

DATE: Jul 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Taste of the Tour de France: Pike cakes and wildcats in the Alps

The climbs, high-speed descents and hairpin turns on tap for Stage 9 of the Tour de France will be enough to make even spectators watching at home dizzy. Fortunately, the culinary...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Suffer-fest Tour de France turns pain dial up with “monster stage”

STATION DES ROUSSES, France – After nearly 900 miles in eight days of racing, the suffer-fest Tour de France now turns the pain dial up a notch or five. How does scaling half the height of E...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports