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Jul 18, 2021 Agencies Given Pogacar's near six-minute advantage at the start, it was always unlikely someone would be able to knock the Slovenian off his perch
Jul 16, 2021 Associated Press (AP) Mohoric was part of a group of six riders that broke away in the early stages and quickly opened a gap.
Barring an accident, the 22-year-old UAE Team Emirates rider should be crowned Tour champion for the second straight year when the race ends in Paris on Sunday
Jul 15, 2021 Agencies About 25 officers from a special public health unit (OCLAESP) were involved in the search as part of the operation carried out by French authorities, according to police
Cavendish, 36, has been dominating the sprints and posted his fourth stage win by taking Stage 13
Rogblic crashed badly during Monday's third stage in the western Brittany region and had been struggling since.
Merlier won ahead of his Alpecin-Fenix teammate Jasper Philipsen and Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni.
Chris Froome, a four-time champion, was in a massive high-speed crash about 10 kilometers from the finish of Saturday's opening stage in Landerneau
Going from an ambitious Tour rookie to defending champion in such a short time could have been an unsettling experience for Tadej Pogacar
Unlike the more famous Tour de France which unfolds in stages, the clock is always ticking in RAAM, and a cyclist has to ration the sleep hours to finish the race in the allotted time
This year's Tour de France is due to run between August 29 and September 20, after its original start date of June 27 proved impossible due to COVID-19
In 2013, Lance Armstrong confessed to doping starting in 1996 in a televised interview with US chat-show host Oprah Winfrey
While the news comes as a relief to professional cycling teams and fans, it also moves the three-week race out of its traditional slot in the summer holidays where roadside crowds of around 12 million would be expected to gather in a festive spirit
While the Tokyo Olympics, the Euros, tennis and golf majors and the Giro d'Italia have already been postponed or even cancelled, the Tour is still scheduled to start on June 27
Michele Ferrari was banned for life by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for his relationship with the disgraced Lance Armstrong who was also kicked out of the sport and stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after he admitted doping
All of Armstrong's titles between 1999 and 2005, were vacated by the International Cycling Union six years ago.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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