※ Five talking points from stage three of the Tour de France 2019 - The major talking points from today's frantic Tour de France 2019 stage (2019.07.08 / cyclingweekly) 【 1. Alaphilippe wins, and in style; 2. Teunissen’s day in yellow; 3. Minimal GC losses, but Bernal gains seconds; 4. Wellens on the attack for the polka-dot jersey; 5. Peter Sagan already in green.】
※ Stage 4 第 1 名 : Elia Viviani (Deceuninck-QuickStep) 【生涯環法賽第 1 個個人單站勝利; 同時完成"三大環賽的個人單站勝利大滿貫":Tour de France X 1、 Giro d'Italia X 5 、 Vuelta a España X 3。】
--- La minute Maillot Vert ŠKODA - Étape 4 - Tour de France 2019 (Tour de France / 2019.07.09)
--- Sagan back in green, and it might be for good - Although he started the Tour almost unrecognizable in his trade team kit, Peter Sagan is back in the more familiar green jersey. Having won the points competition in every Tour he's finished, you might as well get used to seeing him in it. (2019.07.09 / velonews)
※ Quick-Step’s “Wolfpack” keeps on rolling - With Julian Alaphilippe in yellow and Elia Viviani winning his first Tour stage, the team known as the "Wolfpack" continues to dominate. (2019.07.09 / velonews)
※ Five talking points from stage four of the Tour de France 2019 - A full set for Viviani and a tactical shambles from Jumbo-Visma - don't miss these big moments (2019.07.09 / cyclingweekly) 【 1. Stage wins in all three Grand Tours for Elia Viviani; 2. Huge confidence boost for Alexander Kristoff; 3. Chaos in the Jumbo-Visma train as Dylan Groenewegen misses out; 4. First of the classic Tour de France breakaways; 5. Peter Sagan still front-running in race for green jersey.】
※ Five talking points from stage five of the Tour de France 2019 - Talking points from a hilly day at the 2019 Tour de France (2019.07.10 / cyclingweekly) 【 1. Sagan off the mark; 2. Wout van Aert impresses again; 3. A battle for the breakaway; 4. Not a day for the pure sprinters - Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma), Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) and Elia Viviani (Deceununick-Quick-Step); 5. Rui Costa spices up the finale. 】
※ Tour de France 2019 - Presentation - Stage 6 (Tour de France / 2019.07.08)
※ New finish of the Planche des Belles Filles : 1 km off road up to 22% [Tour de France 2019 - Stage 6] (Cycling Lorenzo / 2019.05.08)
※ Tour de France 2019 STAGE 6 Preview - Can Egan Bernal be stopped on la Planche des Belle Filles? (thecyclingdane / 2019.07.09)
※ 2019 Tour de France Stage 6 是 La Planche des Belles Filles 第 4 次作為單站比賽的 終點,前 3 次分別為 2012 Tour de France Stage 7、 2014 Tour de France Stage 10、 2017 Tour de France Stage 5 : (圖片來源:https://en.wikipedia.org)
--- La Planche des Belles Filles, arrivée déjà culte - Cyclisme - Tour de France (L'ÉQUIPE / 2019.07.10)
--- Tour de France 2012 Stage 7 - Winner : Chris Froome (Sky) SKY saison 1. Wiggins / Froome - Planches de Belles Filles 2012. Not Normal Act I (Antoine Vayer / 2018.11.07)
--- Tour de France 2014 Stage 10 - Winner : Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) How The Race Was Won - TdF 2014 - Stages 6-10 (註:Stage 10 自 3 分 43 秒 起) (Cosmo Catalano / 2014.08.26)
--- Tour de France 2017 Stage 5 - Winner : Fabio Aru (Astana) Summary - Stage 5 - Tour de France 2017 (Tour de France / 2017.07.05)
--- Onboard camera Emotions - Stage 6 - Tour de France 2019 (Tour de France / 2019.07.12)
--- Commentary : An instant classic on La Planche des Belles Filles - Thursday's sixth stage of the Tour de France produced a classic battle, and helped further the mythology of the Tour's newest great climb: La Planche des Belles Filles (2019.07.11 / velonews)
※ Movistar taking long view on Tour GC battle - Movistar is under pressure to perform in Thursday's first mountain stage in a Tour route that favors the team's fleet of climbers (2019.07.11 / velonews)
※ Five talking points from stage six of the Tour de France 2019 -All the major talking points from the 2019 Tour de France's first summit finish to La Planche des Belles Filles (2019.07.11 / cyclingweekly) 【 1. Geraint Thomas makes a statement; 2. Alaphilippe stuns yet still losses yellow to Ciccone; 3. Dylan Teuns wins the stage; 4. Movistar and Groupama-FDJ take the race to Ineos; 5. Romain Bardet is the day’s biggest loser. 】
※ Five talking points from stage seven of the Tour de France 2019 - Groenewegen gets his win as Viviani falls well short - here are the hot topics from the sprint stage (2019.07.12 / cyclingweekly) 【 1. Groenewegen wins; 2. Ewan comes even closer; 3. Elia Viviani is found lacking; 4. Familiar names in the break; 5. A great day for Giulio Ciccone. 】
※ Analysis : Tour’s hilly second week packs a punch - Don't sleep on the second week of the Tour de France, as hilly stages pack a painful punch through France's Massif Central. (2019.07.12 / velonews)
※ Thomas avoids disaster after late crash; cedes time to Pinot - Geraint Thomas crashed at a crucial moment in Saturday's stage 8, however quick thinking by his Ineos teammates helped him regain the peloton before the finale (2019.07.13 / velonews)
※ Five talking points from stage eight of the 2019 Tour de France - The major talking points from a gruelling stage of the 2019 Tour de France (2019.07.13 / cyclingweekly) 【 1. De Gendt’s heroic ride; 2. Alaphilippe back in yellow; 3. Geraint Thomas has a lucky escape; 4. Nibali out of contention; 5. A very different day for Yoann Offredo. 】
--- La minute Maillot Jaune LCL - Étape 9 - Tour de France 2019 (Tour de France / 2019.07.14)
--- Alaphilippe’s star rises higher with a Bastille Day in yellow - French fans have embraced Julian Alaphilippe throughout this year's Tour de France. Alaphilippe's yellow jersey on Bastille Day boosted his popularity even further (2019.07.14 / velonews)
※ Stage 9 後衝刺積分第 1 名 : Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe)
※ Tour de France stage 9 : Impey wins from breakaway - The favorites for the overall enjoyed an easy day and came home together in the peloton, with no changes in the GC standings. (2019.07.14 / velonews)
※ Same riders, different goals : how teams shift targets at the biggest race of the year - The success of a team's whole season can be defined at the Tour de France. Some teams opt to change their goals for the race over a number of seasons, while some are forced into action by misfortune or poor form. We spoke to riders about how it's done. (2019.07.14 / velonews)
※ Five talking points from stage nine of the Tour de France 2019 - A welcome Tour victory for Mitchelton-Scott and a brief flourish from Romain Bardet - don't miss these moments (2019.07.14 / cyclingweekly) 【 1. Long-awaited Tour win for Mitchelton-Scott thanks to Daryl Impey; 2. Tiesj Benoot narrowly misses double victory for Lotto-Soudal; 3. No homecoming fireworks for Romain Bardet on Bastille Day; 4. Brutal end to the first week neutralises GC battle; 5. Julian Alaphilippe gifted chance to celebrate French national holiday in yellow. 】
※ Analysis : Brutal crosswinds reshuffle GC picture - Crosswinds and a brutal pace ripped the peloton apart on stage 10, and completely upended the battle for the Tour de France's general classification (2019.07.15 / velonews)
※ Roundtable : The crosswinds of doom on stage 10 - It was a day that many expected would be mellow, and end in a mass gallop. Nope. Stage 10 dished up chaos, and the GC battle was blown apart. (2019.07.15 / velonews)
※ Five talking points from stage 10 of the Tour de France 2019 - The hot topics - questionable tactics from Movistar and a mind-blowing win for Van Aert (2019.07.15 / cyclingweekly) 【 1. Crosswind chaos; 2. Well, we didn’t see that coming; 3. An unexpected GC shake-up; 4. Wout van Aert claims stage win on Grand Tour debut; 5. Fine work by Deceuninck – Quick-Step nearly results in perfect day. 】