Irish rider Ben Healy won the hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway while Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey by one second.

Tour de France icon Tadej Pogacar was left with a bloodied wrist after being cut open by the £250,000 watch he was wearing during the race.

The biggest race of the year has started: the Tour de France. On Saturday, July 5, the peloton started from Lille, with the race set to conclude three weeks later with the (not so) traditional finish in the French capital,

Defending champion Tadej Pogačar has secured the 100th professional victory of his stellar career in typically flamboyant style, beating Mathieu Van der Poel in a dash to the line to win the hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France.

Just three days into the race, it’s clear we’re about to be treated to an epic duel between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard for the yellow jersey.

An individual has been arrested near the finish of the fourth stage of the Tour de France after he was wielding a knife, according to local reports

Rainbow jersey and defending champion Pogacar is the outright favourite to win another Tour - but there are ways Vingegaard can break him down