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Del Toro claims he crashed on purpose to protect Pogačar suffering Vingegaard's fate: 'I had to choose'
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Del Toro claims he crashed on purpose to protect Pogačar suffering Vingegaard's fate: 'I had to choose'
2026 Tour de France fines & penalties | Pidcock severely punished in general and mountain classifications
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2026 Tour de France fines & penalties | Pidcock severely punished in general and mountain classifications
Cycling world rips into Tour de France and UCI after Vingegaard's test and crash: 'What are these vampires thinking?'
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Cycling world rips into Tour de France and UCI after Vingegaard's test and crash: 'What are these vampires thinking?'
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davidm
19-07-2026
- Wait, are night tests actually random? Or do they pick top riders the night before mountain stages on purpose? Seems harsh and a bit, idk, vampire-ish. Why not test right after stages instead?
bikebuffj
19-07-2026
- Dumoulin is spot on about the roundabout. Those lane-splitters with a skinny median should be neutralised or flagged 500m/300m/100m with a marshal and whistle. At 50 kph in a GC bunch, one missed cue = carnage. Organisers can’t hide behind “it’s on the roadbook.”
gearguru33
19-07-2026
- Love the piece, but the Paul Seixas angle feels a bit conspiratorial. ADAMS whereabouts make targeting normal, yet leaving a home favourite “asleep” while GC rivals get poked at night looks mauvais goût at best.
tourdeforce9
19-07-2026
- I’m a bit confused—did Grossschartner hit Vingegaard first or was it Jonas into the curb and then Felix/Del Toro pile in? The sequence around the roundabout sounded contradictory.
pedalpowe29
19-07-2026
- Huge day for UAE: GC consolidation, stage podium, and white jersey still in play. If Del Toro holds third, that’s massive for a debut Tour. Chapeau, chavalito. Vamos Isaac!
cyclechamp45
19-07-2026
- Can someone explain why Pogacar would pace so long on the final climb if Evenepoel was sitting in? Wouldn’t it make more sense to force Remco to work before the sprint?
patriciaw
19-07-2026
- Not sure about calling it “deliberate” though. Are we saying he chose to crash, or that Vingegaard’s line forced it? The signage and Visma line sounded messy, but intent is a strong word.
gearguru33
19-07-2026
- Brave ride from Del Toro. Taking the hit to protect Tadej on a messy roundabout shows real team-first instinct. Also, Pog pulling the entire final climb then giving Isaac a turn—class leadership.
packfiller71
19-07-2026
Two points need to be addressed here. The first is course design with two pieces of road furniture close together to separate the peloton left and right with left being the one which required them to make a turn of more than 90 degrees to stay on the course. Secondly, where is the DS alerting the teams to keep right at all costs to avoid a disaster? When you put both of these mistakes together you've got a recipe for disaster and that's what we saw today, sadly.
sprocketspiny
19-07-2026
- Grande tristezza. Jonas estaba volando, poi caduta assurda. Forza per il recupero!
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