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Froome denies barging into Tour rival Aru

BERGERAC, France (AP) Race leader Chris Froome has described suggestions that he deliberately barged into rival Fabio Aru during a grueling Tour de France stage as ”crazy.”

Only a handful of riders can challenge Froome for Tour title

CHAMBERY, France (AP) Chris Froome probably hoped he had a bigger lead than his 18-second advantage over Fabio Aru on the Tour de France’s first rest day.

Froome retains lead on ultra-tough Stage 9, Porte out

CHAMBERY, France (AP) Chris Froome has clung onto the overall lead in the Tour de France on an ultra-tough day of punishing climbs in eastern France’s Jura mountains, losing his top teammate to a crash, seeing a top rival crash out, too, and surviving daredevil descents at speeds exceeding 70 kilometers (45 miles) per hour.

Kittel ties German record for Tour de France stage wins

NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES, France (AP) Another day, another victory for Marcel Kittel in the Tour de France.

With shades of Pantani, Italy's Aru shakes up Tour de France

TROYES, France (AP) Dancing on his pedals and accelerating up the mountain past Chris Froome and all of the other Tour de France favorites, Fabio Aru’s audacious attack brought back memories of Lance Armstrong’s one-time challenger, the late Marco Pantani.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Snails and hospital wines in Burgundy

TROYES, France (AP) Barrels of beers and wines, and dozens of cheeses, pates and cold cuts on each stage. Sigh. The trouble with the ever-moving Tour de France: too much to try, simply not enough time.

Sagan's team appeals to CAS to overturn Tour de France DQ

TROYES, France (AP) Peter Sagan’s team says it has lodged an appeal to suspend the world champion’s disqualification from the Tour de France with the Switzerland-based Court of Arbritration for Sport.

Tour continues without injured Cavendish, disqualified Sagan

VITTEL, France (AP) British rider Mark Cavendish has commended the ”courage” of Tour de France jurors for disqualifying world champion Peter Sagan for a horrific crash that took both of them out of the race on Tuesday.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Mushrooms on menu as race hits mountains

After the flat terrain and wooded valleys of Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg, the Tour de France goes up in altitude on Wednesday, climbing into the dense pine forests of the Vosges Massif in eastern France – one of five mountain ranges the race is scaling this year.

Croatian rider excluded from Tour of Austria for doping

VIENNA (AP) A rider of Austrian cycling team Felbermayr-Simplon Wels has been excluded from this week’s Tour of Austria after failing two doping tests in May.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Frog thighs and gray wine in Lorraine

It’s a tale of two spa towns in Stage 4 of the Tour de France, which travels from Mondorf-Les-Bains, Luxembourg, to Vittel in the Lorraine region of northeastern France on Tuesday.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Pig's head sausage and stinky cheese

Take your passport – and a nose-clip – for Monday’s Stage 3 of the Tour de France because it hits three countries and a region with super-stinky cheese.

Thomas in yellow as 2017 Tour begins first full road stage

LIEGE, Belgium (AP) Geraint Thomas of Team Sky is in the race leader’s yellow jersey as the 2017 Tour de France embarks on a first full road stage.

Tour de France begins with Stage 1 time trial underway

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) The 104th edition of the Tour de France is underway in rainy and slippery conditions.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Noodles and 'Old Beer' in Duesseldorf

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) Thought food in Germany was all meat, sausage and potatoes? Think again. The start point of the Tour de France, Duesseldorf, has the dishes you would expect. But it also has others you wouldn’t.

After doping age, Tour start in Germany is a 'Grand Return'

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) The Tour de France calls its start the ”Grand Depart.” This year it feels more like the ”Grand Return.”

Cookson to AP: No 'culture of fear' while leading UK cycling

The head of world cycling acknowledges that ”behavioral issues” existed within the British team during his leadership, but disputes claims of a culture of fear and bullying.

Richie Porte re-signs with BMC ahead of Tour de France

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) Tour de France rider Richie Porte has extended his contract with the BMC racing team.

TOUR 2017: How well do you know the Tour de France?

PARIS (AP) How well do you know the Tour de France? Try this quiz:

Bakelants apologizes 'inappropriate' hostess comments

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) Tour de France rider Jan Bakelants has apologized for ”inappropriate” comments about female hostesses at the race’s daily award ceremonies, saying he was trying to be funny.

TOUR 2017: Key stages of the Tour de France route

With 21 stages, 23 tough climbs in five mountain ranges, three mountain-top finishes and two time trials, the route for the Tour de France, which begins Saturday in Duesseldorf, Germany, promises to challenge the wide variety of skill sets in the professional cycling peloton.

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