Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre wins thrilling stage 16 atop Mont Ventoux - Yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar retained his strong grip on the GC standings

In a Grand Tour, riders are pushed to the limits of what is physically possible, and to achieve this, riders and teams naturally explore those limits. Every day, it is up to the race jury of the Tour de France to determine and impose penalties for any rule violations,

Mathieu van der Poel has been forced to abandon the Tour de France due to pneumonia, his team Alpecin–Deceuninck said on Tuesday.The 30-year-old Dutchman was 62nd in the Tour standings after stage 15.

INEOS Grenadiers’ Thymen Arensman won stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday, riding solo for the final 37km of a brutal day in the Pyrenees. Behind him race leader Tadej Pogacar added six seconds to his lead over Jonas Vingegaard.

Tim Wellens has claimed victory in Stage 15 of the Tour de France. The Belgian champion from UAE Team Emirates – XRG was part of a strong breakaway and dropped his rivals with a stunning attack more than 40 kilometers from the finish.

The Dutchman earned a much-needed win for Ineos on stage 14 as he held off the late charge of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard