Mat Hayman can see Esteban Chaves is struggling in his first Tour de France. But it is not due to the physical demands of the race; nor the pressure of expectations from the teams, sponsors, media and fans to the mayhem and circus of the race that attracts hundreds of thousands to its 3,450km race route for every one of its 21-day duration.
It was one those days at the Tour de France where you felt that if organisers halved the distance the result would have been the same, with a bunch sprint deciding the winner.
Marcel Kittel burst through to win a bunch sprint at the end of the sixth stage of the Tour de France, while Australia's Michael Matthews finished eighth.
What was I thinking when Fabio Aru attacked with 2.2 kilometres to go in the first mountain finish of this Tour de France on Wednesday before he went on to win the stage?
Mark Cavendish has appealed for people to stop sending "vile and threatening" comments to him and his family.
Fabio Aru claimed his maiden Tour de France win on Wednesday, as defending champion Chris Froome snatched a yellow jersey he intends to wear all the way back to Paris.
Peter Sagan's Tour de France disqualification has put the sprinters' award within Canberra cyclist Michael Matthews' reach.
There is no such thing as a simple day on the Tour de France, even when all indicators hint at such a pleasant prospect.
France's Arnaud Demare won the fourth stage of the Tour de France, with a crash marring the finish.
The co-leader of the Australian Orica-Scott team learned of the sudden death of his personal physiotherapist in a cycling accident late Sunday night after stage two, 205km from Düsseldorf in Germany to Liège.
Success is not always shown by the result, as much as we all love to win, but sometimes by how well the team rides.
Sagan outsprinted Australian Michael Matthews and Ireland's Dan Martin to win.
Tension was building up around Team Sky after two days on the Tour de France as rival teams complained that the jerseys they used for the opening time trial had been designed to illegally boost aerodynamics.
Germany's Marcel Kittel won the second stage of the Tour de France with a commanding sprint finish.
What a crash that was, that pile-up with 30 kilometres to go in stage two of the Tour de France on Sunday.
Australian Luke Durbridge abandoned the Tour de France during stage two on Sunday due to an injury.
I have made no secret of my podium ambitions in this year's Tour de France; nor of my utmost belief that the BMC Racing Team line-up we have here will provide all the support I need.
When Geraint Thomas awoke for the start of the Tour de France in Düsseldorf on Saturday, the Welshman's mind was half a world away – in New Zealand.
For the first time Canberra's Michael Matthews can set his sights on gunning down the "Manx Missile".
Australian hope Richie Porte has endured a tough start to his Tour de France campaign, finishing 49th in a dramatic opening time trial won by Welshman Geraint Thomas of Team Sky.
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