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Australian cyclist champion Amanda Spratt bursts into tears after crossing the line on the Champs-Élysées during the first stage of the historic women’s Tour de France. Key points: Spratt isn’t sure she’ll have the chance to ride in the women’s Tour de France event Australians Tiffany Cromwell and Nicole Frain are top-ranked Australians at 11th and 12th respectively Dutchman Lorena Wiebes wins the first stage after sprinting with former Olympic champion Marianne Vos Since 1903, men’s racing has been the pinnacle of international cycling and regularly attracts more than 1 billion spectators worldwide. Now, for the first time since 1989, the Tour de France Femmes is back, finally allowing veterans like the 34-year-old Spratt to compete. “When I got to the podium there I started to tear up a little; I think I got a little sentimental in my old age,” the 34-year-old told SBS on Sunday. “I think it just made me realize how big this moment was.” Pratt went on to acknowledge the “pioneers” of

The final test of the Tour de France 2022 has arrived. Forty kilometers against time, only humans and machines. They call it the truth race for a reason. Phase 20 of the time trial begins at Lacapele-Marival and ends at Rocamadour. It was an exciting and exhausting final time trial to decide on the yellow jersey once and for all before the arrival of the race in Paris. The 40km length is the length we’ve seen in Tour races against time in recent years and means we could see a big gap forming. A bad day can result in more than a minute lost. Most of the track is pretty flat before the two minor climbs in the last 5km, just to increase the pressure if the GC is still close. The Côte de Mags was the first, 1.6 km at 4.7%, before the final climb to the finish line. The Côte de l’Hospitalet is 1.5 km long with an average slope of 7.8%. With a Netflix camera in tow, ASO has designed this one for potential fireworks. Fingers crossed. Profile of the 20th stage of the Tour de France 202

Australian cyclist Tiffany Cromwell is about to make a dream that once seemed impossible. The 34-year-old Olympic athlete will join the Canyon-SRAM Racing Team for the inaugural women’s Tour de France Femmes, which kicks off on July 24. “This will be a historic moment for women’s cycling,” said Cromwell. “We have been pushing the women’s Tour de France for several years and have finally been given a very exciting global platform for the sport.” It was the first time since the 1980s that the women’s equivalent of the Tour de France was held. The Tour de France Femmes is expected to be one of the most watched races on the women’s calendar and will kick off in Paris the same day the men’s race finishes. It will cover 1,029 kilometers and eight stages that will include flat sprints, mountain top finishes, rock and gravel sector, country trails and city walks. Cromwell is experienced in competing in the cobblestone sector. ( Getty Images: Tim de Waele ) A road and gravel cyclist, Cromwell

Caleb Ewan’s misfortune at the 2022 Grand Tours continues with the Australian sprint star crashing badly in the unlucky 13th stage of the Tour de France. Key points: Ewan fell for the second time on the Tour, breaking the rear wheel of his teammate’s bike during a fast descent and injuring his knee and shoulder. Mads Pedersen of Denmark completes the first 192km stage to claim his first Tour win Countryman Jonas Vingegaard took the conservative stage and maintained his lead with 2 minutes and 22 seconds Lotto driver Soudal now faces an anxious night to see if he is fit to continue the three-week race as he treats shoulder and knee injuries from Friday’s spill. Ewan had fought his way through the previous 48 hours of mountain work to prepare himself for victory on a sprinter’s day between Le Bourg d’Oisans to Saint Etienne. But with 70km remaining of Friday’s 193km stage, the Sydney rider caught the rear wheel of his teammate’s bike during a sweeping left turn and fell heavily on his le

Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend continued to enjoy all the sights and culture during their working holiday through Europe. The couple decided to make the ongoing Legend tour a family affair and had Teigen and their two young children—daughter Luna, six, and son Miles, four—accompany him on the trail. After starting their trip in Portugal in early July, they’ve traveled to stops spanning Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy and France, while Chrissy shared Sunday’s update of stops on the French Riviera. European vacation: Chrissy Teigen, 36, bumped into an elegant figure in a black dress from Nice, France and asked her 35.8 million fans and Instagram followers where she and her family should visit when they arrive in Sweden on Monday With Stockholm, Sweden, next on the agenda, Teigen decided to ask his 35.8 million Instagram followers for must-see location recommendations. The model and television personality, 36, asked for tips for their trip while wearing a black dress