David Lappartient
17 results

Covid-19: Teams withdrawn from Tour if two riders test positive in seven days
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- August 28, 2020, 13:42
Teams will only be withdrawn from the Tour de France and subsequent Grand Tours this season if two or more riders test positive for coronavirus within(...)

Tour de France in doubt as Nice placed on Covid-19 red alert
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- August 27, 2020, 21:32
The 2020 Tour de France, scheduled to start in Nice on Saturday, is edging closer to collapse after the Alpes-Maritimes region, site of the opening st(...)

International and domestic cycling events cancelled after Paris-Nice ends early
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- March 15, 2020, 22:33
After the shortening of the prestigious Paris-Nice race by one day, the UCI has taken a far wider-reaching measure in relation to Covid-19, announcing(...)

French media call for salary cap to curb Team Sky dominance
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- July 30, 2018, 19:49
Geraint Thomas has been hailed as “Le Prince de Galles” and “Le cyclist next door” by French papers after winning his first Tour de France. But as the(...)

Leader Thomas predicts ‘decisive’ stage in Tour de France battle
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- July 24, 2018, 23:20
Geraint Thomas has predicted that Wednesday’s short but spiky 17th stage of the Tour de France will be “massively decisive” in determining the fate of(...)

Wada’s statement does not kill questions around Chris Froome
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- July 12, 2018, 14:41
Chris Froome and Team Sky will be hoping that the lengthy statement published last night by the World Anti-Doping Agency, clarifying the circumstances(...)

Chris Froome eager to move on after being cleared of doping
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- July 5, 2018, 07:19
Chris Froome, cleared by the UCI on Monday of any doping infraction, admitted he is keen to put the race promoters’ move to ban him from racing in thi(...)

Chris Froome finds out no rider is bigger than the Tour
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- July 1, 2018, 19:30
There is an old mantra in French cycling that no rider is bigger than the Tour de France and, in dramatically seeking to block Chris Froome from start(...)

Bernard Hinault says Chris Froome is not a cycling great
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- May 29, 2018, 18:42
The legendary cyclist Bernard Hinault has launched a stinging attack on Chris Froome, claiming he should never have been on the Giro d’Italia start li(...)

Giro d’Italia: Froome leads after obliterating rivals with solo escape
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- May 25, 2018, 20:14
On one of the most extraordinary days in Giro d’Italia history, Chris Froome produced a performance that ripped the breath away, obliterating his riva(...)