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The final week of the 2015 Tour de France

The final week of the Tour is more appropriately a five day affair with a rest day and the largely ceremonial ride into Paris and subsequent sprint finish.

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Lance in France

Lance Armstrong was back in the saddle on the roads of the 2015 Tour de France with the Le Tour One Day Ahead team to raise money to find a cure for leukemia.

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Froome heads into 2nd rest day with 3 min 10 second lead; Ruben Plaza picks up Tour de France 2015 Stage 16

Chris Froome heads into 2nd rest day with 3 min 10 second lead in the general classification. Ruben Plaza picks up Tour de France 2015 Stage 16 win.

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André Greipel picks up his third win of the Tour de France at Stage 15 in Valence

Tour de France 2015 Stage 15: André Greipel picked up his 3rd win at stage 15 in Valence, while Chris Froome retained the overall race lead.

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MTN Qhubeka’s Stephen Cummings wins at the Tour de France 2015 Stage 14

Tour de France 2015 Stage 14: Stephen Cummings wins stage 14 overtaking Thibaut Pinot & Romain Bardet in the last km for the win.

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Greg Van Avermaet bests Sagan for the Tour de France 2015 Stage 13 win

Greg Van Avermaet powered through the streets of Rodez to claim victory in an uphill finish at stage 13. Peter Sagan came in 2nd & Jan Bakelants was 3rd.

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Joaquim Rodriguez wins Tour de France 2015 Stage 12

Tour de France 2015 Stage 12: Joaquim Rodriguez solos to victory at stage 12 in a hail storm at Plateau de Beille.

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Rafal Majka conquers the Tourmalet & takes stage 11 at the Tour de France 2015

Tour de France 2015 Stage 11: Rafal Majka (Tinkoff Saxo) claimed the victory at Cauterets after charging over the Tourmalet at stage 11 of the Tour de France.

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Chris Froome solos to victory & moves ahead by nearly 3 minutes at Tour de France 2015 Stage 10

Chris Froome (Team Sky) soloed to a commanding victory on La-Pierre-Saint-Martin, crossing the line 59 seconds ahead of Richie Porte.

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Looking ahead to Week Two at the Tour de France

Tour de France 2015: Looking ahead to Week Two at the Tour de France

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BMC Racing wins Tour de France 2015 Stage 9 TTT

Tour de France 2015 Stage 9: BMC Racing wins Team Time Trial from Vannes to Plumelec

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Alexis Vuillermoz solos to Tour de France 2015 Stage 8 victory

Tour de France 2015 Stage 8: Alexis Vuillermoz picks up the stage 8 victory & Chris Froome remain in the overall race lead.

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Tony Martin’s surgery completed successfully

Tony Martin, who fractured his left collarbone in a stage 6 crash, underwent surgery early this morning in Hamburg and the team reports the surgery went well.

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Tony Martin out of Tour de France with shattered collarbone

Tony Martin's (Etixx - Quick-Step) Tour de France 2015 is over following a crash that occurred in the last kilometer of stage 6 in Le Havre.

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Cavendish picks up his first win at Tour de France 2015 Stage 7

Mark Cavendish picked up his first win of the 2015 Tour de France in a bunch sprint finish in Fougères beating André Greipel & Peter Sagan at the line.