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Van Gils - Tuckwell, two young eagles in Crest-Voland
The final three mountainous stages of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 started with a new climbing challenge to Crest-Voland that crowned early attackers, in line with Georg Zimmermann’s success in the same resort three years ago and with the many wins already claimed by breakaway riders this week. This time, no less than sixty riders broke away from the peloton...
Clément Braz Afonso: "No one really challenged me for the points"
"I’m happy with how it went. With such a big group, I didn’t have to work too hard. It was tough in the final stretch, but before that no one really challenged me for the points, so it was brilliant to be able to do that today. I said this morning that I was betting on Uno-X to cause chaos and turn the race upside down… They did it masterfully; they were key...
Luke Tuckwell: "In honour of my sister"
"We couldn’t believe the situation. On these big roads, we were actually expecting a really big fight for the breakaway, like the other day, when it took an hour and a half. This really big group went. I saw a few Uno-X guys jumping as well and I remembered what they did in Basque Country on the final day. I was there and I was suffering so I saw this as an opportunity....
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