First opportunity, first victory! Olav Kooij (Decathlon CMA CGM) ruled the first sprint of his maiden Tour de France participation to put his name in the rich h ...

"I knew it was going to be an easier day than the previous ones. I tried to enjoy it from start to finish. Many guys came to congratulate me on yesterday’s ride ...

Torstein Træen (Uno-X Mobility) experienced his first day wearing the Yellow Jersey. It was a relatively quiet day, despite a crash six kilometers from the fini ...

Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost) consolidated his lead in the Mountains classification by taking a point on the côte de Baleix during stage 5: “It was a beau ...

"To claim this win is unbelievable. I had to overcome a couple of hard stages and wait for this day to get this first chance to sprint in the Tour de France. Th ...

"I scored more points than Jasper Philipsen and Biniam Girmay in the intermediate sprint and, with a hundred meters to go, I thought I was scoring more than the ...

"I wanted to enjoy myself, and that’s exactly what I did right from the start, at kilometre 0. I thought it through, and then I went for it. It’s an incredible ...

"To be honest, I can’t believe it. I can feel it’s real but it’s quite hard for me to understand how big this is. I see the faces of my coach, the soigneurs, ev ...

"It was a great day. I heard my name called out a lot from the roadside and that’s nice. I was expecting a longer battle for the breakaway and a much tougher da ...

"I didn’t expect to be wearing the white jersey after the stage. The plan was to go for the victory. I only realised I was on track to claim this jersey with 30 ...

"It’s thanks to Isaac [del Toro] that I got extra power today. He committed more than 100% on the final climb. Halfway through the stage, we decided it was poss ...