Stage 11 Tony Martin, who was taking part in his 13th consecutive Tour de France (a record for a rider at this year’s event) was forced to abandon today’s stage in the opening kilometres. The German has now failed to finish six of his 13 Tours, a record which is only ‘bettered’ by Mario Cipollini, who …
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Stage 6 A Tour de France stage has now finished in Chateauroux on four occasions, of which Mark Cavendish has won three (stage five in 2008, stage seven in 2011 and stage six in 2021). That first stage victory in 2008 was also Cavendish’s very first stage win at the Tour; his stage win in …
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Mark Cavendish, the Manx Missile, the man whose career he himself thought was over….yet here he is, in his 13th Tour de France, and just two wins away from equalling Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 wins stage wins. Cavendish was not even meant to be at this year’s Tour. Instead, last year’s green jersey winner, Sam …
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Following an analysis of mountain stage contenders, let’s get to the predictions. There will be six mountain stages at the 2021 Tour de France – three have a summit finish. stage distance climbing distance %age climbs # of climbs C 1 HC Summit? altitude Prediction 8 151 31.2 20.7% 5 3 0 N Alaphilippe …
Stage 1 Julian Alaphilippe became the first Frenchman to win at least one stage in four consecutive Tour de France editions since Bernard Hinault (1978-1982). Not since Thierry Marie (6) (between 1896 and 1992) and Richard Virenque (7 – number 6 achieved in 2003) (between 1994 and 2004) has a French rider won as many …
Last year’s Tour de France saw a newcomer in Tadej Pogacar from Slovenia become the second-youngest winner after Frenchman Henri Cornet in 1904. He was also the first rider since Laurent Fignon to win the Tour de France at his first attempt. On top of being the first Slovenian to win the Tour, he was …
The 2020 Tour de France witnessed the second-youngest winner of the event ever, but also the lowest average age of stage winners. The 2020 edition of La Grande Boucle saw the eventual winner, Tadej Pogacar, win three stages, at the age of 21. Stage Wins by Age It is quite an uncommon age for a …
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In the last decade, 24 different nationalities have appeared on a Tour de France stage winner’s podium. Tour de France 2011-2020 Below lists of those 24 nations, the number of stages they have won, and how many different riders of that nationality have won those stages. Of the 24 different nationalities, there are only three …
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Manchester City hosted Chelsea at home for the first time this season and was the third encounter out of four thus far in 2021. The two blues met earlier this year at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League with the lighter of the two blues running away with the three points as well as three …
It comes as no surprise that the higher a team’s goal difference, the more points they attain, and the higher up the table they end up finishing. Goal Difference Distribution Over the last eight years in the Premier League, goal difference distributions have ranged, but every season, the bulk of goal differences for teams remain …