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

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

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

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 ...