Simon Yates has abandoned the Tour de France 2021.
The British climber had been hoping to target stage wins in the Pyrenees in the coming days, but he was caught up in a high-speed crash with around 60km left to race on stage 13.
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I'll never rate a performance '10', it's important to my delusions of greatness that I can always believe I could have tried harderProtecting your ego is as easy as pretending you didn’t try, writes CW's columnist 'The Doc'
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'I'm doing 1,000km more than Lachlan Morton' - Cycling influencer to ride every stage of the 2025 Tour de FranceAmy Hudson plans to ride the entire Tour route, including the transfers, totalling 6,300km
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'A stage win in the Tour de France really changed my profile': Steve Cummings on working as a chef, idolising Michele Bartoli, and playing football like Trent Alexander-ArnoldJayco-AlUla Sports Director discusses his most significant career victory and how he got into cycling
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Cycling coverage is getting much more expensive in the UK – tell us what you thinkEurosport is closing down in the UK and there will be no more free-to-air Tour de France coverage in Britain from 2026
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No free-to-air live coverage of Tour de France in UK from 2026, broadcaster confirmsWarner Bros. Discovery (WBD) boss says free coverage of the Tour is “not on our road map”
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Marlen Reusser, Sam Welsford and Marc Hirschi hit the ground running: 5 things we learned from the opening races of the seasonSeveral high profile riders enjoyed victory at the first time of asking after off season transfers to new teams
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Rider airbags being considered as part of new safety measures from UCIWorld governing body still undecided on radios, gear restrictions, regulations surrounding rim height and handlebar widths and wider rules in sprint finishes
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Changing the final Tour de France stage in Paris is an exciting prospect but I think it should be for one year onlyThe race's organisers were reported to be exploring the possibility of bringing the cobbled streets of Montmartre into the race’s final stage in Paris this summer
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Tour de France expected to remain on free-to-air TV in the UK from 2026ITV deal runs out in 2025 after Warner Bros. Discovery signed exclusivity deal with race organiser
