The underdog has their day at the Tour de France

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Gallery: The GC favourites come out to play on the Tour's gravel stage

Gallery: The GC favourites come out to play on the Tour's gravel stage

Tadej Pogačar on the attack in the yellow jersey during stage 9 of the 2024 Tour de France.

Making sense of stage 9's GC mayhem and mind games

The gravel stage 9 peloton at the 2024 Tour de France.

Fans delight as teams mop brows after surviving Tour's gravel spectacular

Visma-Lease a Bike and Tadej Pogačar on stage 9 of the Tour de France.

Vingegaard and Visma only wanted to play defense on gravel stage

Anthony Turgis roars in celebration on winning stage 9 of the 2024 Tour de France.

TdF stage 9 report: Anthony Turgis sprints to victory from the break on thriller gravel stage

Giro Women stage 1 ITT report: Longo Borghini claims first pink jersey

Giro Women stage 1 ITT report: Longo Borghini claims first pink jersey

Alan Hatherly waves a South African flag as he comes to the line alone to win his first ever World Cup XCO at Les Gets, Franc

Alan Hatherly rides to maiden victory at Les Gets World Cup

Puck Pieterse, arms thrown wide, roars in celebration on winning World Cup XCO in Les Gets.

Puck Pieterse soloes away from the competition at muddy Les Gets World Cup

Jonas Abrahamsen on stage 8 of the 2024 Tour de France.

A dying art? Appetite wanes for doomed breakaways at the Tour de France

Biniam Girmay in the green jersey of points classification leader celebrates stage 8 victory at the 2024 Tour de France.

TdF stage 8 report: Biniam Girmay doubles up in uphill sprint

André Drege.

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