Inside the 'oven' of the Tour de France, where lungs and bodies burn

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With near-record Tour temperatures of 40C in the shade and 60C on the road the world's best cyclists are having to take drastic measures to cope

Stage 9 – Saint Etienne to Brioude Stage 10 – Saint Flour to Albi Wout van Aert celebrates his victory on stage 10.Caleb Ewan celebrates on the podium.Simon Yates surged to victory to complete the set of Grand Tour wins.A little lumpy but no serious climbs, meaning the best pure time-triallists – Rohan Dennis, Serge Pauwels, Bob Jungels – will be eyeing the chance to win a stage.

 

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