Tour De France

• Brandon man competes in gruelling amateur version of Tour de France

  Grant Hamilton took part in 2025's Tour 21 — a charity race affiliated with the renowned Tour de France, in which amateur cyclists take on all 21 of the tour's stages.

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  Aug 12, 2025
  
• Canadian rider Hugo Houle gears up for next race back home after Tour de France stage win

  Hugo Houle's win marked the first stage win by a Canadian at the Tour de France in 34 years. He is also the first Quebecer to have done so at the prestigious competition.

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  Sep 1, 2022
  
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• Hugo Houle’s Quebec hometown celebrates his Tour de France stage win

  Friends and family not surprised when Canadian Hugo Houle crossed the finish line well ahead of the competition in Stage 16 of the Tour de France on Tuesday.

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  Jul 20, 2022
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• Canadian rider Hugo Houle wins Stage 16 of Tour de France

  Houle, of Sainte-Perpetue, Que., finished in a time of four hours 23 minutes 47 seconds to become just the second Canadian rider to win a stage on the Tour.

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  Jul 19, 2022
• Coronavirus: French authorities tighten COVID-19 rules at Tour de France

  French authorities have made it harder for Tour de France teams to reach the finish line in Paris by deciding they will be expelled from the race if two or more of their members, including staff, test positive for COVID-19 within a week.

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  Aug 29, 2020
• Ottawa’s Mike Woods keeps going in Tour de France despite broken ribs

  The Canadian cyclist finished 88th in Thursday's 209.5-kilometre Stage 12 of the Tour de France. The 32-year-old from Ottawa broke two ribs in a crash during the previous stage.

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  Jul 18, 2019
• Tour de France goes extra-high this year, testing riders’ limits

  For the first time in its 116-year history, the race that starts Saturday features three stages that finish on mountain climbs to above 2,000 meters (6,500 feet). The unprecedented assault on altitude will likely prove decisive in deciding the Tour winner.

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  Jul 5, 2019
• Ottawa’s Mike Woods excited for first crack at historic Tour de France

  Woods, 32, is aiming for a stage win in his first Tour de France. The 106th edition of the Tour de France opens in Brussels on Saturday.

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  Jul 5, 2019
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• ‘I really want to try to win some big races now’: Ottawa cyclist Mike Woods signs new contract

  Woods, 32, has signed a multi-year deal to stay with EF Education First Pro Cycling, after enjoying a banner season last year.

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  Mar 14, 2019
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• Tour de France riders hit with cloud of tear gas

  Several Tour de France competitors were accidentally hit with a cloud of tear gas deployed by police against angry farmers.

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  Jul 24, 2018