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England beat Italy to move within one more win of defending their title.

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Mont Ventoux is a bucket list ascent for the pros as it is for the sport's fans

UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider successfully resists repeated attacks by arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard

Norwegian rider pictured smiling and giving thumbs-ups after dramatic scenes at finish

Irishman second behind Valentin Paret-Peintre after another big day in the breakaway

Ben Healy second and Santiago Buitrago third on massive mountain climb

The fall followed a Ventoux ascent where Vingegaard struck successive attacks on race leader Tadej Pogačar but was unable to forge a gap

Italy leads the continent with three cities in the top 25, while France is notably absent.