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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. ...

Sweet like chocolate, boy: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 12

Why, you might well ask, are we choosing to reference a popular British garage track track from more than two decades ago in the headline of...

One of the last days for the fastmen and they throw everything at it: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 11

Oh Peter. Peter, Peter, Peter... You’re not that rider. The rider who cares about winning so much that he’ll dive through a door that’s practically...

Out of the mountains and back in the wind: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 10

The resumption of hostilities following the first rest day brought with it a few reminders that the Tour de France is not taking place in...

Week one comes to a close, not with a whimper but a bang: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 9

Tadej Pogačar is a rider of contrasts. Firstly between the way he comes across off the bike, and his personality on it.Rouleur first interviewed him...

Low moments on high mountains: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 8

Not to make light of his plight, but “Thibaut Pinot looking forlorn in the company of team-mates (also looking forlorn)” really ought to be a...

A mighty wind produces an even mightier winner: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 7

There aren’t many Grand Tour stages that are required viewing from start to finish. As little scope as organisers have to influence the way a...

The peloton decides: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 6

Yesterday the peloton decided that a rider from the breakaway could win the stage. The peloton decided that the break itself was allowed to contain...