Kit Nicholson

Vingegaard leads the GC by 8 seconds over Filippo Ganna, with Tadej Pogačar 12 seconds down in third.

Stages 3 and 4 are at risk of being cancelled by local authorities.

Vingegaard still leads the Tour de France, but his advantage over Pogačar has been cut to just six seconds.

Jasper Philipsen's leadout appeared to hand him the stage on a platter, but a cool-headed Tim Merlier was too good.

Tim Merlier looked out of position in his quest for consecutive sprint wins, but despite starting from deep in the group through the last corner, he was too fast and too good for his rivals.

It was touch and go as UAE chased hard in the peloton, but on a Classics-style stage 9, Van der Poel wrote the script, and triumphed in the four-man sprint to the line.

Mads Pedersen admitted to "mixed feelings" prior to the first rest day of the Tour de France, but his early hold on the green jersey is reason to be cheerful.

The Belgian WorldTeam will become Soudal-Safety Jogger as the PPE company elevates its commitment to the team.

Jonas Vingegaard has described how a loss of motivation and extensive time away from home led to a reckoning with Visma-Lease a Bike team management.

As Jonas Vingegaard's deficit to Tadej Pogačar grows to 3:36, the competition for the Tour de France podium is heating up with several others staking their claim on stage 10.