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Why 2020 was the Tour of transition

Why 2020 was the Tour of transition

Shorter stages, younger stars, the same short shrift for inclusivity: Luke Walpole on seismic shifts and the areas where the race still has a way to go

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The Tour de France is 21 stages long: Tour de France 2020, Stages 20 & 21

The Tour de France is 21 stages long: Tour de France 2020, Stages 20 & 21

They said it couldn't happen, shouldn't happen and wouldn't happen. But the Tour de France is 21 stages long, and it did happen

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Arc de Triomphe

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 21

It's been an emotional three weeks, but our panel has made it to Paris. Who will bag the final win on the Champs-Ẻlysées?

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Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 20

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 20

Just a mountain TT to go before Paris - prime Primož territory. Or is it?

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Brothers in arms: Tour de France 2020, Stage 18

Brothers in arms: Tour de France 2020, Stage 18

Liberté, égalité and fraternité define the final day in the big mountains

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Lennard Kamna

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 19

Kämna, Trentin, Martinez, GVA and Arndt. It's a mixed bag of sausages for stage 19 as we near Paris. Who's a chipolata, and who's a...

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No time to take a breath, not much air to breathe: 2020 Tour de France, Stage 17

No time to take a breath, not much air to breathe: 2020 Tour de France, Stage 17

Do we have ourselves a podium? If we do, as it seems we may, its shaping came in a way that few could have predicted. ...

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Tour de France 2020

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 18

Another big day in the saddle. Yates, Sivakov, De Gendt, Pogacar or Carapaz? The Mole runs his beady eye over out punts, then goes wild

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Plenty to play for with Paris in sight: 2020 Tour de France, stage 16

Plenty to play for with Paris in sight: 2020 Tour de France, stage 16

From the polka dots to the points, why we're watching the most open Tour de France in years

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Pogacar

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 17

Big mountains, big shakedown, or big break? Stage 17 of the Tour de France promises much. Will the Rouleur pundits deliver?

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Canny Dani's irresistible rise: 2020 Tour de France, stage 13

Canny Dani's irresistible rise: 2020 Tour de France, stage 13

“Wait. Don’t take it up too early, that would be the big mistake.” Commentator Sean Kelly was talking ahead of the last minute of racing...

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