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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

Tom Pidcock, 22, further cemented himself as the future of British cycling after picking up his first Tour de France stage win at the end of a long solo climb at L’Alpe d’Huez. Key points: British youth Tom Pidcock adds debut Tour stage win to a cycling CV that includes cyclo-cross world champion and Olympic gold in cross-country mountain biking Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark defends the yellow jersey and leads defending champion Tadej Pogacar by two minutes and 22 seconds Pidcock team leader, Geraint Thomas, sits in third place overall The cyclo-cross world champion and Olympic gold medalist in cross-country mountain biking attacked from the breakaway that day with more than 10 kilometers remaining on the final climb — a 3.8km effort at 8.1 percent — and never looked back. “Riding the Alpe d’Huez, the most iconic finish in cycling, at the top of the race, it was one of the best experiences of my life,” said the Pidcock Tour debutant after stage 12, a 165.1km journey from Briancon. Fendin