In his Tour de France debut in 2019, Australian Caleb Ewan racked up three victories to add to his trio of Giro d'Italia stage wins and one stage of the Vuelta a España. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. The timely win gives the Lotto-Soudal team a double boost after the team was reduced from eight to six riders during Stage 1 when Philippe Gilbert broke a knee while John Degenkolb was thrown off the race for being too slow.“It worked perfectly to plan, I had to move just at the right moment. Anyway, he's off to a new team soon.In a statement from Sunweb, Matthews said: “The team is very ambitious and increasingly want to work with a broader collective of riders deeper in the finales of classics and sprint races. . It was disappointing to lose two riders on day one, but everyone has pulled together and we’ve done quite well,” Ewan said.“The world is watching and everyone would like to be here at this, it’s the biggest race in the world and I’m delighted.”Caleb Ewan (red helmet, second from left) trailed Sam Bennett until the final two metres of the stage.
The Australian (Lotto-Soudal) appeared from nowhere in an incredible sprint to weave his way through a very busy bunch and pass Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step) just before the finish to clinch the stage honours.Italian and European road race champion Giacomo Nizzolo (NTT) finished third.Ewan won three stages on the Tour last year and looks to be the fastest man at this year's race. “It really hurt me, I was digging deep at the end there. Caleb Ewan showed his sprint credentials by outlasting Peter Sagan and Sam Bennett in Sisteron. Norway’s Alexander Kristoff of UAE Team Emirates won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, August 29, in a mass bunch sprint—after a late pile-up crash—along the iconic Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France.Key victims of the multiple crashes included French hopeful Thibaut Pinot and Julian Alaphilippe; Astana captain Miguel Angel Lopez of Colombia suffering a jaw-dropping downhill slide that saw him slam face-first into a traffic sign.“That was great for me, allowed me to get right back in,” 33-year-old Kristoff, who had been around six minutes adrift after his own tumble, said. Caleb Ewan produced a dazzling sprint finish to win stage three of the Tour de France as Julian Alaphilippe held on to the yellow jersey. “I always have been very happy with the team’s professional environment and the wealth of knowledge that they have. An American last won an individual stage in 2011 (sprinter “On a stage like this, I’m definitely more switched on, and I know that I have a real job to help the guys,” said Kuss, a native of Durango, Colo., who turned heads by winning a stage in the premier Tour prep race, the Criterium du Dauphine.Kuss also worked for Roglic in the Dauphine before the Slovenian withdrew while leading the race after crashing. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)LA 2028 reveals infinite Olympic and Paralympic logosViktoria Rebensburg, Olympic giant slalom champion, retiresSpeed skating World Cups canceled; ‘hub’ concept exploredClick to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Viktoria Rebensburg, Olympic giant slalom champion, retiresSpeed skating World Cups canceled; ‘hub’ concept exploredJohn Thompson, Georgetown and Olympic basketball coach, dies at 78“Focus was one of the elements that we tried incorporate into my A and of course gold,” Johnson said. There are infinite possible logos.Johnson made his A all gold, a testament to his Olympic resume — four gold medals. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters The Tour de … "I don’t train specifically for the mountains. Ewan found himself several riders back in …
(Image: AP) Ewan crashed on the opening day of Le Tour during a slippery Stage 1 in Nice. Everyone did their job today.”The Tour continues Tuesday with the first of four summit finishes and a chance for general classification contenders to make an early impression. Caleb Ewan came from nowhere to steal stage three of the Tour de France in a stunning recovery from a crash-strewn opening to the race. For that reason, I decided to ask permission to investigate opportunities to look for a different team and I appreciate that Team Sunweb was open for this. I’m aware of my abilities in the mountains. A sprinter, Ewan has a style similar to that of Mark Cavendish, with an extremely low position giving him a significant aerodynamic advantage. Find out more The latest offers and discount codes from popular brands on Telegraph Voucher Codes “I really wanted to try something and I had nothing to lose,” Alaphilippe said.
I haven’t really studied it yet, but we’ll keep an eye on him (Yates),” Alaphilippe added.Yates, who has signed a deal to switch to Ineos, came fourth in the 2016 Tour de France where he also won the white jersey for the best under-25 rider.Frenchman Anthony Lopez broke a shoulder in a collision with a Cofidis team car that is being investigated, but amazingly, given how many falls there have been each day, he was just the fourth of the original field of 176 to leave the Tour so far. Caleb Ewan (born 11 July 1994) is an Australian road and track bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal. Caleb Ewan came from nowhere to steal stage three of the Tour de France in a stunning recovery from a crash-strewn opening to the race. The Australian (Lotto-Soudal) appeared from nowhere in an incredible sprint … Through the years we have achieved amazing things together which I am very proud of, these memories will stay in my mind forever and I am very thankful to the team for that.” Meanwhile, Tiesj Benoot has extended with the team and will remain at Sunweb until the end of 2022.“I came to the Tour with the ambition of seizing opportunities," Cosnefroy said. and here's what points are available in the mountains competition:By the way, here's a quick stage-by-stage guide of sorts . The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Ewan, 26, won three stages on the 2019 Tour, but started this year’s race on his backside after a bruising fall on crash-strewn opening stage.