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Ten minutes in Paris with George Bennett, Tour de France 2019 Supreme Banana
Few riders at the 2019 Tour de France were put through the ringer like Jumbo Visma’s George Bennett, and none was more deserving of our...
Supreme Banana: Tour de France 2019 – George Bennett
No other rider had more Tour ups and downs than the charismatic New Zealander, who worked his socks off for Kruijswijk after midrace misfortune
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 20 – Laurens De Plus
Laurens De Plus is a mellow fellow in yellow who matched Team Ineos pound for pound and pulled off a podium place for his captain
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 18 – Romain Bardet
Bardet bounces back in the Alps, nabs a spotty jersey and lands a banana
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 17 – Kasper Asgreen
Deceuninck’s Danish debutant has dazzled with his Tour de France workrate. At this rate of progression, he’ll be Kasper the friendly G.O.A.T
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 16 – Lotto Soudal
Mellow yellow: Lotto-Soudal go banana crazy en masse
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 15 – Lennard Kämna
Lennard Kämna: Sunweb’s Tour de France debutant riding Grand Tour winners off his wheel
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 14 – David Gaudu
Waiting for Gaudu? No longer. The young Breton seizes the day on the Tourmalet
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 13 – Enric Mas
Deceunink-Quick Step’s young Spaniard Enric Mas sneaks into the white jersey and gives Alaphilippe an ace card in the mountains
Top Banana: La Course by Le Tour 2019 – Amanda Spratt
So near, yet so far for the Mitchelton-Scott fighter who made the running
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 12 – Matteo Trentin
A top team performance on tough terrain helps Simon Yates to his first Tour de France win – and yet another top ten for Matteo...
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 11 – Emanuel Buchmann
King of invisibility, prince of stealth, Buchmann will ‘do a Zubeldia’ all the way to Paris
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 10 – Luke Rowe
Welshman takes our French fancy and lands the fruit in crosswind chaos on the road to Albi
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 9 – Jasper Stuyven
Sprinter, puncheur, breakaway artist, domestique – he was denied in Brioude, but the classy Jasper Stuyven is going to win a big race very soon
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 8 – Thomas De Gendt
Stage winner Tenacious Thomas takes Top Banana in shock result
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 7 – Wout van Aert
The Tour’s dazzling debutant has caught the eye throughout the first week. Why not a stage win for wondrous Wout?
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 6 – Geraint Thomas
They said he was playing second banana but his performance on La Planche proved Geraint Thomas is still top. In normal times it would be...
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 5 – Tom Skujiņš
You say potato, Tom Skujiņš says potatoes. For overcoming gastronomic adversity, getting himself out of the basement and giving it a go, Top Banana. The...
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 4 – Max Richeze
The things riders are forced to do for their teams, eh? For the lead-out and the Lidl, Deceuninck Quick Step’s Max Richeze is today’s Top...
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 3 – Michael Matthews
A confidence boosting runner-up spot for the confused Australian. A stage win or two are on the cards for Matthews
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 2 – Tony Martin
Tony Martin was in the driving seat and a big part of another stunning win from Jumbo-Visma
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 1 – Greg Van Avermaet
Hey, hey, GvA, what the heck did you do today? Smart racing from the Olympic champion bags a jersey
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