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France's Thibaut Pinot, climbs Prat d'Albis during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 185 kilometers (114,95 miles) with start in Limoux and finish in Prat d'Albis, France, Sunday, July 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Pinot strikes again in Pyrenees, Alaphilippe stalls

by Samuel Petrequin Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressJuly 21, 2019

France's Julian Alaphilippe wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates after winning the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 27.2 kilometers (16.9 miles) with start and finish in Pau, France, Friday, July 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Alaphilippe stuns Tour with time-trial win, builds race lead

by John Leicester Associated Press, and Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 19, 2019

Britain's Simon Yates, center, surrounded by Spain's Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia, right, and Austria's Gregor Muhlberger, celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 209,5 kilometers (130 miles) with start in Toulouse and finish in Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France, Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/ Thibault Camus)

Dennis quits Tour in bizarre way, Yates wins in Pyrenees

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 18, 2019

Australia's Caleb Ewan, left, and Netherlands' Dylan Groenewegen crosses the finish line during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 167 kilometers (103,77 miles) with start in Albi and finish in Toulouse, France, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Ewan won the stage. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A long wait, but finally a Tour win for sprint prodigy Ewan

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 17, 2019

Colombia's Egan Arley Bernal Gomez, left, Britain's Geraint Thomas, center, and Italy's Gianni Moscon ride during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 170.5 kilometers (105.94 miles) with start in Saint Etienne and finish in Brioude, France, Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Technology beating romanticism at Tour de France

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 16, 2019

Belgium's Wout Van Aert celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 217 kilometers (135 miles) with start in Saint-Flour and finish in Albi, France, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/ Thibault Camus)

Thomas blowing in the wind at Tour de France

by Samuel Petrequin Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressJuly 15, 2019

Netherlands' Dylan Groenewegen sprints to win the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 230 kilometers (142,9 miles) with start in Belfort and finish in Chalon sur Saone, France, Friday, July 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Groenewegen sprints to victory in Stage 7 of Tour de France

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 12, 2019

France's Julian Alaphilippe puts on the overall leader's yellow jersey on the podium after the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 214 kilometers (133 miles) with start in Reims and finish in Nancy, France, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. (AP Photo/ Christophe Ena)

Viviani storms bunch sprint to win Tour de France Stage 4

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 9, 2019

Team Ineos strains during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a team time trial over 17 miles with start and finish in Brussels, Belgium, Sunday.

Defending Tour champion Thomas opens up gap

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 7, 2019

FILE - In this June 23, 2019 file photo, Egan Bernal from Colombia of Team Ineos lifts the trophy after winning the Tour de Suisse at the ninth and final stage, a 101.5 km race with start and finish in Goms, Switzerland, at the 83rd Tour de Suisse UCI ProTour cycling race. Gifted with superb bike handling and climbing skills, Bernal has matured by leaps and bounds to become cycling's most exciting Grand Tour rider, and one for the top contenders at cycling's Tour de France which starts this weekend from Belgium. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP, File)

New generation ready to deliver at Tour de France

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 5, 2019