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Rigoberto Uran withdraws from Tour de France

BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France (AP) Still battered and bruised from a crash on the cobblestones, Colombian rider Rigoberto Uran has withdrawn from the Tour de France ahead of Thursday’s big mountain stage in the Alps.

Alaphilippe keeps France celebrating with Tour stage win

LE GRAND-BORNAND, France (AP) France has a new cycling star.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Salut to genepi, an herbal Alpine cure

LE GRAND-BORNAND, France (AP) On the second day of racing in the Alps, Tour de France riders take on a relatively short stage but their legs will still strain to overcome several peaks before an unforgiving 18-kilometer climb to the tourist resort of La Rosiere.

Alaphilippe wins Stage 10, Van Avermaet keeps Tour lead

LE GRAND-BORNAND, France (AP) Julian Alaphilippe claimed the first mountain leg of this Tour de France on Tuesday, while Greg Van Avermaet kept the overall lead for a seventh consecutive day.

Taste of the Tour: Creamy cheese in 'Venice of the Alps'

ROUBAIX, France (AP) At long last, it’s time to climb.

Cycling's 'servants' do the dirty work at Tour de France

ROUBAIX, France (AP) Mouth gaping, his huge body bent over the bike, Tim Declercq is doing the dirtiest job at the world’s most prestigious cycling race.

Misfortune knocks at Porte’s door again in Tour de France

ROUBAIX, France (AP) Richie Porte said before the Tour de France that his hopes of dethroning Chris Froome rested on not having any more bad luck – such as the fall that knocked him out of last year’s race.

Porte crashes out of Tour before feared cobblestones

ROUBAIX, France (AP) The highly awaited cobblestoned Stage 9 of the Tour de France is underway and already has claimed its first victim.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Mussels, fries and cobbles in Roubaix

AMIENS, France (AP) After a bumpy ride on the cobblestones to Roubaix, settle your stomach down with some moules-frites (mussels and fries), beer and a cheese dedicated to – what else? – the ”pave.” That’s French for cobbles.

Groenewegen wins longest stage of Tour de France in sprint

CHARTRES, France (AP) Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen beat favorites Fernando Gaviria and Peter Sagan in a sprint to win the longest stage of the Tour de France on Friday.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: A potpourri of poultry to reach Chartres

MUR -DE-BRETAGNE, France (AP) There’s plenty of poultry to provide sustenance for the longest stage of the Tour de France.

Tour de France Results

1. Fernando Gaviria, Colombia, Quick-Step Floors, 4:25:01.

Gaviria claims 2nd Tour win on Stage 4, Froome safe in pack

SARZEAU, France (AP) Colombia’s Fernando Gaviria took his second win in four stages at the Tour de France on Tuesday, while Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet kept the yellow leader’s jersey.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Bloody handkerchiefs in Cholet

There is a bloody past to the red handkerchiefs that many fans will wave during Monday’s third stage of the Tour de France.

Froome flies off the road into a ditch in opening Tour stage

FONTENAY-LE-COMTE, France (AP) Down in a ditch, Chris Froome had to hoist himself and his bike back up to the road.

Froome starts pursuit of 5th Tour de France title

NOIRMOUTIER-EN-L’ILE, France (AP) Chris Froome’s pursuit of a record-tying fifth Tour de France title has begun amid big crowds under sunny skies on an island off the Atlantic coast.

Movistar launches 3-man attack to end Froome's Tour reign

CHOLET, France (AP) Movistar is launching a three-man attack to foil Chris Froome’s quest to win a fifth Tour de France.

Van Garderen embraces No. 2 role for team at Tour de France

LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, France (AP) For years, Tejay van Garderen has been the United States’ best hope of winning the Tour de France.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Pricey potatoes and sailing in the Vendee

MOUILLERON-LE-CAPTIF, France (AP) The normally clear-defined lines between land and sea will blend together during Saturday’s opening stage of the 105th Tour de France.

Froome calls on skeptical fans to let him ride Tour in peace

SAINT-MARS-LA-REORTHE, France (AP) Chris Froome has asked Tour de France fans to let him race in peace, even if they doubt the recent ruling that cleared him of doping allegations.

Team Sky fields impressive Tour lineup in support of Froome

After being cleared of doping, Chris Froome is ready ”to make history” in France.

TOUR 2018: Route highlights of the Tour de France

PARIS (AP) Twenty-one stages, 26 tough climbs across six mountain ranges, three mountain-top finishes and two time trials will test the limits of 176 riders’ endurance and skill in the Tour de France, which begins Saturday in the Vendee area along the Atlantic coast.

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