Tour de France favorite Tadej Pogačar crashed near the finish while Norwegian rider Jonas Abrahamsen won the 11th stage on Wednesday. Pogačar, the three-time champion, crashed with 3.9 kilometers remaining after hitting the wheel of Tobias Johannessen in front.

After Tadej Pogačar crashed during Stage 11 of the Tour de France, something unique happened. His yellow jersey rivals slowed down and waited for him to catch up, a controversial choice that may have huge ramifications.

Healy was in the same main chase group as Pogačar after a fraught, hilly stage around the southern city of Toulouse when the UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader was thrown off balance by another rider's manoeuvre, falling some four kilometres from the line.

Mattia Cattaneo, a key teammate of Tour de France contender Remco Evenepoel, has withdrawn from the race. The versatile Cattaneo, who rides for E

Pogačar took part in the first leg of the ride from the Swiss city of Zürich to Venice in Italy. “It fits into my nature, cycling and raising money,” he says.

Maybe we should tell our soigneurs to stand a little bit further apart from each other' says Visma-Lease a Bike's Niermann after feed zone moment on stage 7

CHATEAUROUX, France — João Almeida, a key teammate of Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar, has abandoned the race. Almeida, who fractured a rib during Stage 7, was dropped early during Sunday's ninth stage between Chinon and Châteauroux, and UAE Team Emirates-XRG later announced over the race radio that the Portuguese rider had retired.