Michael Morkov (Katusha) has become the first rider of the 2016 Tour de France to call it quits, after struggling through the heat and difficult terrain of stage eight's mountain test through the Pyrenees.
The 103rd Tour has set a new all-time record for having no abandons in the race, reaching the start of stage eight with all 198 riders still in contention.
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Joe Blackmore, young British winning machine, promoted to senior Israel-Premier Tech team earlyWinner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège U23 and three stage races moves up to ProTeam months early
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