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Special moment: Greg Van Avermaet celebrates as he wins stage five.

Van Avermaet wins stage, yellow jersey

Belgian Greg van Avermaet has claimed the overall leader's yellow jersey after winning the fifth stage of the Tour de France at the end of a long breakaway as Alberto Contador appeared to suffer from crash-related injuries.

Kittel wins stage, Sagan keeps yellow

German Marcel Kittel wins the fifth stage of the Tour ahead of Bryan Coquard of France.

Marcel Kittel burst back into the limelight when the German snatched his ninth Tour de France stage win on Tuesday, prevailing in a tough bunch sprint.

Emotional Cavendish win Tour opener

Golden glow: Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium ...

An emotional Mark Cavendish completed cycling's prestigious set of distinctive jerseys when he won the crash-marred first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday to take the overall leader's yellow jersey.

Froome's challenge for Tour hat-trick

Target on his back: Britain's Chris Froome takes a selfie with his teammates prior to the official team presentation.

Defending champion Chris Froome looks set for a rocky ride with an army of hungry rivals trying to prevent the Briton becoming the first rider for more than 20 years to retain the Tour de France title.

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