Romain Bardet secured the first French stage victory of the 2016 Tour de France and propelled himself up to second in the overall standings on a crash filled day of racing.

Britain’s Chris Froome continued his domination of the Tour de France after storming to a stage victory in the uphill time trial from Sallanches to Megève, further extending his overall race lead.

Russia's Ilnur Zakarin claimed his first Tour de France stage win on a day when Britain’s Chris Froome took a major step towards winning the overall classification for the second consecutive year.

World champion Peter Sagan continued his prolific Tour de France after he emerged victorious at the end of stage 16 of the race in a photo-finish with Norway’s Alexander Kristoff.

Jarlinson Pantano secured his maiden stage win at the Grand Tour after beating Poland’s Rafal Majka in the closing metres of the 160 kilometre route from Bourg-en-Bresse to Culoz today.

Australia’s Simon Gerrans has been ruled out of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after breaking his collarbone at the Tour de France.

Mark Cavendish claimed his fourth stage win of this year's Tour de France after a strong sprint at the end of today’s 208 kilometre route from Montélimar to Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux.

Tom Dumoulin claimed his second stage victory with a superb individual time trial and Britain’s Chris Froome extended his overall race lead on a sombre day at the Tour de France following the terrorist attack in Nice.

Britain’s Chris Froome increased his overall race lead on a dramatic 12th stage of the Tour de France, which briefly saw the Team Sky rider running up the iconic Mont Ventoux climb after a crash.

Defending champion Chris Froome extended his overall lead in the Tour de France after finishing second to Peter Sagan on stage 11 from Carcassonne to Montpellier.