TOM Simpson was Britain’s first road cycling world champion, a rider whose success earned him the Sports Personality of the Year award – before it all ended in tragedy and controversy. With this year’s Tour de France marking the 50th anniversary of his untimely death, here’s the lowdown on a forgotten British sporting icon. Who […]
GERAINT THOMAS has posted a sickening picture of his tattered Team Sky jersey after a crash ruled him out of the Tour de France with a fractured collarbone. The Welsh star came off on a rapid descent of the Col de la Biche during stage nine in a horror smash – despite being in second […]
RICHIE PORTE suffered a horrific crash at 45mph on the ninth stage of the Tour de France which left him in a neck brace before being sent to hospital. The Australian fell heavily off of his bike and landed head first onto tarmac before he skidded across the road only to collide with fellow rider Dan […]
GIANT parasol caused chaos in the Tour de France today as riders had to avoid the surprise object in the peloton. The pack were in a neat order before the giant brolly landed out of nowhere, causing the riders to immediately dodge and swerve out of the way. The piece of garden furniture awkwardly sat […]
THE Tour de France is underway – but Mark Cavendish will play no more part of it. The British sprinter was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a broken shoulder after crashing with Peter Sagan. Why is Mark Cavendish not in the Tour de France? It was during stage four when Cav was elbowed […]