Latest articles by Adam Becket
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'I got four hours of sleep today' – Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard faced early morning anti-doping tests at Tour de FranceThe riders first and second in general classification were awoken in the middle of the night by testers
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'I couldn't waste good legs today' – Tadej Pogačar puts in another dominant display at Tour de France, argues race isn't overWorld champion says he's back to being confident after tricky days, still leads race by 4:30
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'I don't go for records' – Tadej Pogačar refuses to be drawn on Lance Armstrong's claim he needs to win seven Tours de FranceSlovenian is on the cusp of history with a fifth yellow jersey – but does he need more?
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'I think there will be a cost, a bill will come' – rivals unworried by Tom Pidcock's GC leap at Tour de FranceBriton is now nine seconds off podium, but Lidl-Trek and Red Bull profess calm
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'Try to survive, maybe' – after three Tour de France sprint victories, Tim Merlier changes tack to survivalSoudal Quick-Step rider has all but given up his chance in the green jersey competiton
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'I didn't do anything on purpose or anything wrong' – Jasper Philipsen relegated then reinstated at Tour de France after jury flip-flopAlpecin-Premier Tech rider finished third behind Søren Wærenskjold
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'We are here to win' – Jonas Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike vow to fight on despite losing more time to Tadej Pogačar at Tour de FrancePogačar now has 3:36 on Vingegaard after 10 stages, but the team say they're not thinking about defending second yet
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'Smell of rot' and 'water basically running down the walls' – Tour de France riders are sleeping in nightmare hotelsNo matter the team's budget, rider accommodation is a lottery at the Tour
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'I would change the whole calendar': Tadej Pogačar says extreme weather means the Tour de France shouldn’t be raced in July – is he right?The peloton has been racing through a heatwave since the Grand Départ
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Did Barcelona need the Tour de France? Ned Boulting on the Catalan Grand Départ"I always favour lower key Grand Départs", says the podcaster
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Fan seriously injured at Tour de France after car driver crashes into crowd – reportsIncident happened near finish line of stage nine in Ussel
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'The peloton opted for the chaos' – how the breakaway had its deserved day at the Tour de FranceDespite the best efforts of UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Netcompany-Ineos, the break made it, just
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'Keep working, keep believing in it' – Mathieu van der Poel refuses to panic and gets Tour de France stage win on scorching dayAlpecin-Premier Tech turn around Tour with win in Ussel
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'If you don't shoot, you always miss' – breakaway hero Liam Slock finds pride in near miss at Tour de FranceThe Belgian was caught with just 1.3km to go on Saturday
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'You start to be scared... there aren't a lot of opportunities' – Tim Merlier defeats 'pressure' to deliver at sprinter-unfriendly Tour de FranceSoudal Quick-Step's Belgian sprinter has now won four stages in three starts at Tour
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'Nothing to lose' – Tadej Pogačar destroys field in Pyrenees on stage 6 of Tour de France to take win and yellow jerseyWorld champion puts stamp on race in first proper mountain test of year
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Yellow jersey Torstein Træen crashes on stage six of Tour de FranceUno-X Mobility rider was losing time when incident happened
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Tadej Pogačar wins Souvenir Jacques Goddet on Col du Tourmalet at Tour de FranceUAE Team Emirates-XRG rider attacked alone 4.1km from top of famous climb
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'I can now be a more positive influence' – 19-time Paralympic gold medallist Dame Sarah Storey retiresMost decorated British Paralympian of all time also won 32 world titles
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'The very best riders in the world' – 19 teams announced for Tour of Britain Women, including 13 WorldTour squads and all four British Continental outfitsFDJ United-Suez, Lidl-Trek and SD Worx-Protime among teams to return to British race
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'A masterpiece in teamwork' – Mads Pedersen sprints to victory on stage 4 of Tour de France after giant break goes clearTorstein Træen takes over yellow jersey after super day for Nordic countries
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It’s stage four of the Tour de France and most teams are already hunting for scraps – I long for a more open raceThree days of racing, three wins for the big GC teams. Is this how everything has to be now?
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UCI changes rules on feed zones amid extreme heat at Tour de FranceRiders to be allowed more musettes during stages
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'This stomach infection weakened me a lot' – Arnaud De Lie out of Tour de France on stage three in déjà vu momentBelgian leaves second Grand Tour of the year early due to illness
