GO
Subscribe
Subscribe
CLOSE
SECTIONS
Dunedin
Otago
Dunedin
Queenstown
Wānaka
Central Otago
South Otago
North Otago
Canterbury
Christchurch
South Canterbury
North Canterbury
Mid Canterbury
Selwyn
Rural Life
Dairy
Red Meat
Horticulture
Rural People
Rural Events
Business
Lifestyle
Food & Wine
ODT Quiz
Home & Garden
The Mix
Entertainment
Travel
Fashion
Sport
Cricket
Rugby
Racing
Basketball
Football
Netball
Motorsport
League
Golf
Southland
West Coast
National
World
Opinion
Editorial
100 Years Ago
Advertising Features
SEND US NEWS & PHOTOS
SIGN IN | CREATE ACCOUNT
SUBSCRIBE
My Account
E-Edition
Contact us
Advertising
Allied Media
Subscribe
Subscribe
Subscribe
News
Dunedin
Queenstown
Southland
West Coast
National
World
Opinion
Otago
Dunedin
Queenstown
Wānaka
Central Otago
South Otago
North Otago
Canterbury
Christchurch
South Canterbury
North Canterbury
Mid Canterbury
Selwyn
Rural Life
Dairy
Red Meat
Horticulture
Rural People
Rural Events
Business
Lifestyle
Food & Wine
ODT Quiz
Home & Garden
The Mix
Entertainment
Travel
Fashion
Sport
Cricket
Rugby
Racing
Basketball
Football
Netball
Motorsport
League
Golf
SIGN IN
Dunedin
Queenstown
Southland
West Coast
National
World
Opinion
Dunedin
Otago
Dunedin
Queenstown
Wānaka
Central Otago
South Otago
North Otago
Canterbury
Christchurch
South Canterbury
North Canterbury
Mid Canterbury
Selwyn
Rural Life
Dairy
Red Meat
Horticulture
Rural People
Rural Events
Business
Lifestyle
Food & Wine
ODT Quiz
Home & Garden
The Mix
Entertainment
Travel
Fashion
Sport
Cricket
Rugby
Racing
Basketball
Football
Netball
Motorsport
League
Golf
Southland
West Coast
National
World
Opinion
Editorial
100 Years Ago
Advertising Features
SEND US NEWS & PHOTOS
SUBSCRIBE
My Account
E-Edition
Contact us
Advertising
Allied Media
Social media
GO
Subscribe
Tour de France
Sport
July 28
Thomas on brink of first Tour de France win
Briton Geraint Thomas is set to win his maiden Tour de France after holding on to the overall leader’s yellow jersey in the penultimate stage.
Sport
July 18
Froome welcomes rivals' lack of aggression
Defending champion Chris Froome welcomed his rivals' lack of aggression yesterday as he stayed firmly on course for a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title after the first mountain stage.
Sport
July 17
Froome survives French attack
Chris Froome has survived an attempted coup by Romain Bardet's AG2R-La Mondiale team in a treacherous, hectic 15th stage to retain the Tour de France overall leader's yellow jersey.
Sport
July 15
Froome regains control as Aussie wins stage 14
Chris Froome reclaimed the overall lead on the Tour de France after he left Italian Fabio Aru trailing in a punchy finish of the 14th stage, a 181.5-km ride from Blagnac on Saturday.
Sport
July 10
Sickening crash ends Aussie cyclist's Tour
Richie Porte has a fractured pelvis and broken collarbone after his sickening Tour de France crash.
Sport
July 10
Kiwi Tour de France star cracks the top 10
Kiwi George Bennett, who is riding into Kiwi sports lore in the Tour de France, says life flashed before his eyes on a day of horror crashes in the famous race.
Sport
July 6
Kittel bursts through to win Tour de France stage six
Marcel Kittel once again had too much power for his rivals as he burst through to win a bunch sprint at the end of the sixth stage of the Tour de France.
Sport
July 4
Sagan kicked out after Tour crash
World champ Peter Sagan has been kicked out of the Tour de France, after sending Mark Cavendish crashing in a hectic finale to the fourth stage.
Sport
July 3
Sagan powers to Tour stage win despite pedal glitch
World champion Peter Sagan suffered a pedal problem in the final straight but slotted his shoe back into its clip in time and powered to victory in the third stage of the Tour de France.
Sport
July 1
Lions win spurred Thomas on
Geraint Thomas celebrated taking the first stage of the Tour de France and the Lions beating the All Blacks, saying it was a "historic day" for Welsh sport.
Sport
July 20
Cycling: Froome moves closer to third Tour title
Britain's Chris Froome took another big step towards a third Tour de France title when he dropped his main rivals in the finale of the 17th stage, a 184km mountain trek won by Russian Ilnur Zakarin.
Sport
July 17
Cycling: Downhill master Pantano claims first Tour stage
Colombian Jarlinson Pantano showed he is a master of the descent as he claimed his maiden Tour de France win in the 15th stage, while overall leader Chris Froome enjoyed a relatively quiet day in the saddle.
Sport
July 16
Cycling: Cavendish bags 30th Tour stage win
Manx Missile Mark Cavendish claimed his 30th Tour de France victory and fourth in this year's race when he left sprint rival Marcel Kittel trailing at the end of the 14th stage.
Sport
July 13
Cycling: Froome attacks as Sagan takes another stage
Chris Froome showed again he will attack his rivals on every terrain as the Briton extended his overall lead in the Tour de France with a surprising move in the 11th stage, which was won with panache by world champion Peter Sagan.
Sport
July 11
Cycling: France's Vuillermoz takes eighth stage of Tour
Alexis Vuillermoz earned the French their first victory on this year's Tour de France, his final kick proving too hot to handle for the big guns in the eighth stage.
Sport
July 10
Cycling: Injured Henderson out of Tour
New Zealand has no riders left in the Tour de France after Greg Henderson was forced to withdraw before the seventh stage.
Sport
July 10
Cycling: Cavendish claims seventh stage of Tour
Mark Cavendish was rewarded for his patience as the Manx Missile sprinted to victory in the seventh stage of the Tour de France for his 26th career win in cycling's greatest race.
Sport
July 9
Cycling: Greipel claims second stage win in Tour
German Andre Greipel was again far too strong for the opposition as he claimed his second win in this year's Tour de France with an impressive sprint in the fifth stage.
Sport
July 7
Cycling: Crash clips big names in Tour
Fabian Cancellara withdrew from the Tour de France after crashing in the third stage, which was neutralised for about 10 minutes following a pile-up of some two dozen riders.
Sport
July 6
Cycling: Froome, Contador press early claims in Tour
One year after crashing out of the race, Chris Froome and Alberto Contador were back in control of the Tour de France, hurting their main rivals in a hectic second stage won by German Andre Greipel.
Sport
July 27
Cycling: Nibali victorious in Tour de France
Vincenzo Nibali has become the first Italian to win the Tour de France since the late Marco Pantani, dominating his rivals on all terrains as his main rivals crashed out of a superb three-week race.
Sport
July 24
Cycling: Nibali closing in on Tour title
Nicknamed the 'Shark of Messina', Vincenzo Nibali once again showed his teeth to stamp his authority on the Tour de France and is now cruising towards his maiden title in the race.
Sport
July 21
Cycling: Kiwi's Tour de France dream ends in tears
It all ended in tears for Garmin-Sharp domestique Jack Bauer after his chance of realising a boyhood dream and winning a Tour de France stage was snatched away from him in the final 50 metres after a 222km breakaway.
Sport
July 20
Cycling: Kristoff wins sprint to take stage
Norway's Alexander Kristoff claimed his second Tour de France victory when he won a bunch sprint to take the 15th stage after the peloton reined in the day's breakaway in the final straight.
Sport
July 19
Cycling: Nibali remains in charge on Tour
Vincenzo Nibali strengthened his stranglehold on the Tour de France when he gained further ground over his rivals in the second Alpine stage won by Poland's Rafal Majka.
View more
