Cancer survivor Traeen takes the long road to Tour yellow
The 30-year-old Norwegian became only the third rider from his country to wear the yellow jersey after a 10-man breakaway gained nearly 13 minutes.
- On Wednesday, 30-year-old Norwegian Torstein Traeen claimed the Tour de France yellow jersey after completing the 158km stage from Lannemezan to Pau.
- Traeen's rise followed a 2022 doping test at the Volta a Catalunya that revealed hCG, an indicator of testicular cancer; surgery removed a 15mm tumour.
- Lidl-Trek's Danish rider Mads Pedersen won Wednesday's sprint stage, finishing 12 minutes ahead of the main field; Traeen's teammates praised his performance in the yellow jersey.
- Sporting director Stig Kristiansen praised Traeen's 14-year progression, describing him as a "gifted climber" but noting he lacks the class of top rivals Vingegaard-Pogacar.
- Thursday's mountainous run through the Pyrenees features the Col d'Aspin and Col du Tourmalet, with Traeen holding an eight-minute lead over reigning champion Tadej Pogacar.
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Four years ago, the Torstein Traeen racer discovered cancer by chance. Now he leads the biggest bike race in the world and is grateful.
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The Norwegian only found out about his testicular cancer after he returned an adverse finding in a doping test at the 2022 Tour of Catalonia, where he had finished an impressive ninth. That set him back a bit, but Traeen overcame that setback and a year after surgery he was back to his best, finishing eighth at the Criterium du Dauphine. He took part in the Tour for the first time that year in 2023 and then two years later he wore the leader's r…
The Norwegian still has the yellow jersey, even though he was born by a fall in the final. Pogacar, Vingegaard and Seixas are still in the top 10 of the general classification.
The Norwegian, who was already the leader of the Vuelta last year, was operated on by a testicular tumor in 2022. In Pau, where Olav Kooij won the sprint, he remains yellow pending the Pyrenees Read
Norrmannen Torstein Træen kan tacka ett positivt dopningstest för att han fick tidig konroll på sin cancer. Now leather Tour de France cyclists.
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