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Covid restrictions brought back at Tour de France

The Tour de France stepped up protective measures, to "limit health risks" in the face of a resurgence of Covid-19, which has affected several riders in recent days.

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Dad of Scots schoolgirl diagnosed with cancer after taking Covid test taking on gruelling 'Tour de France'

An inspiring Scots dad is taking on the gruelling Tour de France bicycle route inspired by his daughter who was diagnosed with cancer after having a Covid test.

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Tour de France: Organizers drop legal action against woman who caused crash

CHATEAUROUX, France - Tour de France organizers said they have dropped their legal action against a spectator who caused a massive crash on the first stage.Organizers made the decision in a bid to defuse the situation after the careless spectator was placed in custody, race spokesperson Fabrice Tiano said on Thursday.Gendarmes in Brittany arrested her on Wednesday, four days after the accident brought down dozens of riders and forced German rider Jasha Sutterlin to abandon the race.The spectator brandished a large cardboard sign while leaning into the path of oncoming riders.

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Tour de France crash suspect arrested after manhunt: reports

Tour de France on Saturday was reportedly arrested in France.The woman who was not immediately identified was taken into custody in Brittany, near where the Tour de France held its first four stages, Reuters reported, citing French media. BFM Television and RTL both reported, citing police sources, the woman was in custody.The woman was accused of involuntarily causing injury and faces a more than $1,700 fine, according to Cycling News.French authorities said the suspect, dressed in blue jeans, a red and white striped shirt and a yellow raincoat, fled the scene before anyone could reach her.

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Tour de France: Woman who caused crash will be sued, officials say

according to the BBC. The spectator was allegedly seen holding up a large sign during the tour and was standing in the roadway where cyclists were traveling. German rider, Tony Martin, accidentally brushed against the unknown woman’s sign, causing him to lose balance and fall, creating a snowball effect behind him. Martin said he and his teammates had everything under control until the crash occurred. FILE - Several riders suffer injuries after a crash during the 108th Tour de France 2021, Stage 1 a 197,8km stage.

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Pair freed after questioning in Tour de France doping probe

LE PECQ – Two people questioned in a Tour de France doping probe around the team of former runner-up Nairo Quintana have been released without charge, a French prosecutor said Wednesday. Police released the pair, a doctor and a physiotherapist, on Tuesday night, Marseille prosecutor Dominique Laurens said in a statement.

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Pogacar rides to victory at COVID-defying Tour de France

PARIS – Riding high on a performance for the ages, 21-year-old Tour de France rookie Tadej Pogacar was cruising into Paris with the race leader's iconic yellow jersey Sunday, on his way to becoming the youngest post-war winner of the showpiece event that braved, and overcame, France’s worsening coronavirus epidemic.On the 21st and final stage, a traditional procession where only riders not in the running for the podium chase the prestige of the stage victory in the finishing sprint to the line, the Tour was celebrating multiple victories.First and foremost, for Pogacar, who left the race breathless by snatching away the overall lead from Slovenian countryman Primoz Roglic at the last possible opportunity, in a high-drama time trial on

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Pogacar crushes Roglic to take grip on Tour de France title

LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES – In an incredible climax to the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar crushed his fellow Slovenian, Primoz Roglic, in the last stage Saturday before the finish in Paris.The win all but guarantees that Pogacar will become the youngest post-World War II winner of cycling’s showcase race. “Unbelievable, unbelievable,” the 21-year-old Pogacar said after Roglic labored to the finish, no longer in the race lead.

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First Native American racer blazes trail at Tour de France

LE PECQ – A late draft to the Tour de France, Neilson Powless didn’t have time to scramble together a turtle necklace, the spirit animal of his Native American tribe, or paint one of their wampum bead belts on the frame of the bike that he's ridden for three punishing weeks, over 3,300 kilometers (2,000 miles) of roads. But although unable to carry the Oneida Tribe’s symbols with him, the Tour rookie has become a powerful symbol himself as the first tribally recognized Native North American to have raced in the 117-year-old event.

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Defending champion Egan Bernal withdraws from Tour de France

GRENOBLE – Defending Tour de France champion Egan Bernal has pulled out of the race ahead of a mammoth stage in the Alps, his Ineos Grenadiers team said Wednesday.Bernal had been struggling since last weekend's stage in the Jura mountains, where he dropped more than seven minutes on the main contenders and slipped out of contention. Hampered by back pain, the 23-year-old rider lost more time during Tuesday's first Alpine stage.Bernal was in 16th place overall, 19 minutes and fours seconds behind race leader Primoz Roglic.

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Pogacar wins Stage 15 at Tour de France, Roglic retains lead

GRAND COLOMBIER – Tadej Pogacar won Stage 15 of the Tour de France on a brutal final climb Sunday as his fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic retained the yellow jersey and last year's winner Egan Bernal dropped out of contention.Pogacar powered past Roglic on the final sprint at the top of Grand Colombier for his second stage win. Roglic leads Pogacar by 40 seconds overall, down from 44 seconds before the stage.

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Andersen wins Stage 14 at Tour de France led by Roglic

LYON – Soren Kragh Andersen broke clear in a fast-changing finish on the roads of Lyon to win Stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday.Primoz Roglic, the overall leader, had a drama-free day to finish safely and keep the yellow jersey he claimed last Sunday.After two sharp climbs and several attacks in the last 10 kilometers (six miles), Andersen broke away with three kilometres (two miles) left to finish 15 seconds ahead of the chasing pack.In a stellar Tour for Slovenia, Luka Mezgec took the sprint for second and Simon Consonni was third.Peter Sagan finished only fourth on a stage he targeted to close the gap in the points classification to green jersey wearer Sam Bennett.Roglic, the former ski jumper, remained 44 seconds ahead of his

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Roglic imperial on Tour de France Stage 13 won by Martinez

The slow-burning fight for the Tour de France's yellow jersey erupted in earnest on the remains of a once-giant volcano on Friday, with race leader Primoz Roglic using its punishing slopes to grow his overall lead.One of the big losers of the day was Egan Bernal, last year's champion from Colombia who was unable to match Roglic's pace on the arduous ascent of the Puy Mary. Bernal tumbled from second to third in the overall standings and slumped exhausted across his handlebars at the top.Tadej Pogacar, the only rider able to stay with Roglic on the last climb, vaulted to second overall.

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Tour de France rookie Hirschi wins race's longest stage

SARRAN – Tour de France rookie Marc Hirschi won the longest stage with a bold solo breakaway on a previously unused sharp ascent, signaling a precious talent on Thursday.The Swiss rider powered away on the Suc au May climb, new to the 117-year-old Tour. He extended his lead by racing with hair-raising speed down the other side and held off pursuers over the last 25 kilometers (15 miles) to win Stage 12 by a comfortable margin in Sarran.

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Lutsenko claims 1st Tour de France victory on Stage 6

MONT AIGOUAL – Kazakh rider Alexey Lutsenko won his first stage in his fifth Tour de France with a solo effort up Mont Aigoual on Thursday.The Tour’s top contenders were still racing far behind the 27-year-old Lutsenko on the mountain when he crossed the line at the top with towering views of southern France.Lutsenko was among a group of eight breakaway riders that surged ahead of the main pack on the 191-kilometer (119-mile) Stage 6.

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Ewan slaloms to sprint win; Alaphilippe leads Tour de France

SISTERON – Australian rider Caleb Ewan slalomed through the bunch to win a sprint finish and claim the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday.Julian Alaphilippe held onto the yellow jersey that he claimed with a dramatic stage victory a day earlier.With about 100 meters to go, Ewan trailed five other riders before slinging himself through a narrow slice of road near the advertising barriers, then darted to the left to overcome Sam Bennett and claim his fourth career stage win in the Tour.Bennett crossed second and Nizzolo came third.Ewan, who rides for the Lotto-Soudal team, won three stages last year, including the coveted final leg on the Champs-Élysées.___More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and

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Already missing riders, Tour de France tackles tough Stage 2

NICE – Already missing riders injured in crashes on the first day, the Tour de France is for the first time in its history heading directly into high mountains on Sunday's Stage 2, an exceptionally early gauge of top contenders' readiness to compete for the overall win.Sunday's route looping north of the Mediterranean city of Nice has two climbs to 1,500 meters (4,920 feet) and higher that will test the fitness of riders whose preparations this year were thrown upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. The Belgian team Lotto Soudal is already reduced to six riders, after losing former world champion Philippe Gilbert and John Degenkolb to knee injuries in Saturday's crash-marred Stage 1.

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French authorities harden COVID-19 rules at Tour de France

FILE - Several cyclist during the 107th Tour de France 2020, Stage 1 on August 29, 2020 in Nice, France. (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)French authorities have made it harder for Tour de France teams to reach the finish line in Paris by deciding they will be expelled from the race if two or more of their members, including staff, test positive for COVID-19 within a week.Following guidelines issued by the health authorities, the move was announced Saturday by Tour organizers just a few hours before the start of the three-week race's opening stage in the Riviera city of Nice.

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Coronavirus: French authorities tighten COVID-19 rules at Tour de France

Tour de France teams to reach the finish line in Paris by deciding they will be expelled from the race if two or more of their members, including staff, test positive for COVID-19 within a week.Following guidelines issued by the health authorities, the move was announced Saturday by Tour organizers just a few hours before the start of the three-week race’s opening stage in the Riviera city of Nice. It overruled a decision from cycling’s governing body, the UCI, that had eased the Tour’s exclusion rules.

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For health workers, the pandemic Tour de France is a big ask

NICE – Likely too busy racing to notice, the 176 riders starting the Tour de France this weekend will speed close to a sprawling hospital where caregiver Maude Leneveu is still reeling from furious months treating patients stricken and dying from COVID-19. After her 12-hour days of cleaning their bedpans, changing the sheets, feeding them and trying to calm their fears, she’d then go home to breastfeed her baby daughter.“We’re all exhausted,” the 30-year-old Leneveu says.

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UCI relaxes COVID-19 exclusion rules at Tour de France

Cycling's governing body has relaxed its COVID-19 exclusion rules on the eve of the Tour de France opening stage following complaints from teams that feared their riders would be unduly excluded from the race.After meeting with team officials, the UCI said Friday that a team won't be automatically sent home if two of its riders test positive for the virus as was initially planned.According to the revised protocol, it will be up to Tour de France organizers to decide whether to throw a whole team out of the race.“In the case of two or more riders from the same team testing positive for COVID-19 within a period of seven days at a Grand Tour, the UCI will give the event organiser authorisation to announce the withdrawal of the team for health

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Uncertainty shrouds Tour de France racing against COVID-19

PARIS – 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 176 riders will avoid infection and endure three exceptionally tough weeks of racing to reach the finish in Paris.That's if the rolling roadshow gets that far.Staging cycling’s premier race when COVID-19 infections are rising again in France represents both a health risk and an embodiment of French President Emmanuel Macron’s insistence that the country must learn to function as normally as possible with the virus. Failure to safely steer the Tour to the cobbles of Paris’ Champs-Elysées avenue on Sept.

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Stirling minister to cycle half the distance of Tour de France for charity

A Stirling minister is to cycle the equivalent of half the distance of the Tour de France in a bid to raise funds for charity.

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Tour de France Rescheduled for Late August

The Tour de France has new dates, and it will be followed by cycling's two other major races. Because of restrictions related to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the iconic race around France will now start Aug.

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Tour de France rescheduled to start Aug. 29 and end Sept. 20

PARIS – The Tour de France has new dates, and it will be followed by cycling's two other major races.

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The Latest: Tour de France rescheduled to start Aug. 29

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Tour de France called off amid virus, no new dates set

PARIS – After weeks of holding out hope the Tour de France would be able to go ahead as planned despite the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s most famous cycling race was finally added to the list of sporting events called off.

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The Latest: Tour de France won't start as scheduled

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