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TOUR DE FRANCE SAITAMA CRITERIUM: THE TOUR IS BACK
For a number of years, the city of Saitama has forged a special link with the Tour de France. The Japanese spectators are genuine two-wheel enthusiasts as well as great connoisseurs who know how to worthily welcome the biggest names in world cycling. This edition will also be the opportunity to celebrate the city joining the family of the “Tour de France Cycle City”...
Pogacar : "An amazing atmosphere"
Tadej Pogacar : "It was an amazing day, an amazing atmosphere in Japan. To win today was incredible. I was waiting for the final tours and I decided to go for only one attack today, it was a great success. The course was pretty fun. Left, right, trough the arena, a little bit of climbing throug the tunnel, a lot of sprints ... It was a nice parcours. Thanks to the fans and the...
Pogacar wraps up the season in style
Tadej Pogačar wrote the epilogue of a success story and the prologue of a new one. Racing in his Tour de France Saitama Criterium debut, the Slovenian rider came out on top in the Japanese city, the end point of a record-breaking season in which he picked up a whopping seventeen victories, including two Tour stage wins in July. In his final appearance in the white...
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A "pretty special" tenth anniversary for Froome
On Sunday, the Saitama Criterium will be holding its ninth edition and celebrating its tenth anniversary, a decade after its launch in 2013. Chris Froome —one of the three former Tour de France winners present in Japan, along with Tadej Pogačar and Egan Bernal— has fond memories of the inaugural edition,...
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