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Tour de France 2019


Alvaro Bernal, a Colombian corn farmer, traversed the pouring rain to reach the cobbled square in Zipaquirá, a quaint town in the Andes. His grandson, Egan Bernal, had just won the Tour de France, cycling’s greatest honour, and cemented himself as arguably the most successful sportsman in his nation. “We’re in love with him,” the …

The clearing of homeless immigrants from a park in Brussels through which the Tour de France will pass next week has led to claims that the municipality is seeking to protect the city’s image when it hosts the Grand Départ. Belgian police moved about 90 people from Maximilian Park on Friday as authorities made fresh …