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Stage 12 TDF 2022 Blog: Up Hill, Down Dale There was a Yorkshire winner on Alpe d’Huez on Stage 12 – Tom Pidcock of Ineos (oil, plastics and SUVs). The break began to form on the first climb, the Col

Stage 11 TDF 2022 Blog: Jumbo Visma & the Old One-Two Well, there was enough action on Stage 11 for three days of racing. The key to it was Jumbo Visma’s tactics on the Col du Télégraphe and Col du

Stage 10 TDF 2022 Blog: Magnus Opum It’s enjoyable watching Magnus Cort, because when he succeeds in his goals he is clearly delighted. He doesn’t expect to win everything all the time, and his pleasure in success is not arrogant,

Stage 9 TDF 2022 Blog: the Law of the Jungels Bob Jungels of AG2R was in the day’s breakaway on Stage 9. Wout van Aert was in the break too, apparently by accident – he just turned his pedals and

Stage 8 TDF 2022 Blog: Van Aert Top in Confoederatio Helvetica The Stage 8 finish in Lausanne was an uphill sprint for puncheurs. UAE led up the final climb, with Pogacar in third wheel and Vingegaard on his wheel. Wout

Stage 7 TDF 2022 Blog: the Finish is in Paris not Here “The finish is in Paris, and not here…so we stick to our plan.” Those were the words of Jumbo Visma Managing Director Richard Plugge after the stage. The

Stage 6 TDF 2022 Blog: Don’t Be Depressed, It’s Not Over Yet Stage 6 was long, at 220km, and quite difficult with rollling terrain. The peloton had a tailwind, and rode fast. The race kicked off towards the end of

Stage 5 TDF 2022 Blog: Clarke Smiling After the Dust Settles The second half of Stage 5 was all-action, with a lot of falls. The breakaway riders fared best, avoiding the chaos. Magnus Cort was out front again, along with

Stage 4 TDF 2022 Blog: Flying Like Blériot Wout van Aert celebrated his win on Stage 4 by flapping his arms like wings – maybe a reference to Louis Blériot, who set off from Calais to cross the Channel by

Stage 3 TDF 2022 Blog: Magnus, Magnus! Magnus, Magnus! That was the crowd chanting Magnus Cort’s name on Stage 3 of the 2022 Tour de France. Once again he was in the breakaway, on this occasion a breakaway of one