Encore: the early breakaway of 15 riders was kept close, it never had more than two minutes. Romain Bardet lasted the longest ...

For Yates a lesson in patience, whether over the years or the duration of a grand tour. Sacked on the Finestre in 2018 by ...

Wildcards A reminder too that teams outside of the World Tour rely on invitations to take part in the top events. The best ...

At least one team looks likely to vanish next year, while some others might undergo big changes. Indeed because a lot of this is conditional it makes for an uncertain summer ahead. There’s no news yet ...

Breakaway picks are Dries de Bondt (Decathlon-Ag2r), Kasper Asgreen (EF) again, Taco van den Horn (Intermarché) but they’re picks among many on a stage open to plenty before the race turns back into ...

A final spin in Rome. Today feels like a footnote after yesterday’s Alpine conclusion but the sprinters have had few chances and several hauled themselves over mountains just for today.