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A team time trial on Montjuic opens the 2026 Tour de France with a reminder that cycling's biggest race is also a public event The 2026 Tour de France begins…
Daniel Mercer is the Sports Correspondent for The European Times. He covers sports through the lens of society, culture, and European public life. His reporting focuses on major sporting events, athlete stories, governance, inclusion, fair play, and the social impact of sport across Europe. With a clear and balanced style, he looks beyond scores and results to explain how sport reflects broader issues such as youth development, equality, community identity, and international cooperation. For The European Times, Daniel brings a calm, factual, and human-centred approach to sports journalism, highlighting stories that connect competition with values, responsibility, and the people behind the game. And in case you have any questions, yes, he is very shy, and this is not his real name nor his real face.
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