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Tour de France 2021 Stage 11 Preview - Double Ventoux
Rouleur previews stage eleven of the 2021 Tour de France. The Tour will ascend the revered Mont Ventoux on two occasions for the first time...
Tour de France 2021 Stage 10 Preview - Cavendish's Next Chance
Rouleur previews stage ten of the 2021 Tour de France. Sprinters return to the fore following Alpine showdown
The Green Jersey at the Tour de France - A Brief History
The best sprinter at the Tour de France is given the green jersey. But how long has the green jersey been around?
Tour de France 2021 Stage 9 Preview - The longest climb so far
Rouleur previews stage nine of the 2021 Tour de France. The race soars above 2,000 metres altitude for the first time.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 8 Preview - The Arrival of the Mountains
Rouleur previews stage eight of the 2021 Tour de France. The race reaches the Alps and the first mountains of the race.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 7 Preview - The Longest Stage
Rouleur previews stage seven of the 2021 Tour de France. The longest stage of the 2021 Tour de France will be a day of attrition.
Are you being served? A domestique’s guide to the Tour de France
Previously Romain Bardet’s right-hand man, Axel Domont talks us through the high and lows of being a Tour de France super-domestique
Mont Ventoux: Fear and the Mountain
The scene of so many of the race’s defining moments, Mont Ventoux occupies a unique space within the mythology of the Tour de France. Paul Maunder explores...
Tour de France 2021 Stage 6 Preview - The Tour Returns to Châteauroux
Rouleur previews stage six of the 2021 Tour de France. Following the first time-trial of the race, the sprinters look set to return to the...
The Polka-Dot Jersey at the Tour de France - A Brief History
The polka-dot jersey is handed to the best climber of the Tour de France. But how long has it been around, and does it achieve...
Tour de France 2021 Stage 5 Preview - The Race Against the Clock
Rouleur previews stage five of the 2021 Tour de France. It’s a crucial stage for the GC, with a 27km time-trial on the cards.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 4 Preview - Sprint Showdown in Fougères
Rouleur previews stage four of the 2021 Tour de France, where the sprinters start as the primary contenders.
The Yellow Jersey at the Tour de France - A Brief History
The yellow jersey has become a mythical accomplishment in pro cycling. But how, when and why did it come about?
Tour de France 2021 Stage 3 Preview - The Sprinter's First Chance
Rouleur previews stage three of the 2021 Tour de France, where the sprinters will have their first chance to shine.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 2 Preview - The Battle of the Mûr de Bretagne
Rouleur previews stage two of the 2021 Tour de France which will conclude on the revered Mûr de Bretagne.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 1 Preview – Who will take the yellow jersey?
The 2021 Tour de France gets underway with a bang. A hilly, 200 kilometre route with an uphill finish in Landerneau will decide the first yellow...
Six Tour de France debutants to look out for
The Tour de France debutants to keep an eye on over the next three weeks in France
What the Tour de Suisse means for the Tour de France
The Tour de Suisse was the final WorldTour stage race before the 2021 Tour de France. We analyse the potential implications that the race in...
What does Critérium du Dauphiné tell us about the Tour de France?
The 73rd edition of this iconic race has given us food for thought on how the Tour de France may unfold
Under the Radar: Riders to watch at the Tour de France
Some of the riders that may not immediately spring to mind ahead of the 2021 Tour de France, but could have a serious impact…
Pedro Delgado: Spanish Steps and the 1988 Tour de France
Fifteen years on from Luis Ocaña in 1973, no Spanish rider had won the Tour de France. Delgado starts the race downbeat, but soon has...
Tour de France 2040: On Tour with Bowie
There are 33 David Bowie song titles shoehorned into this feature. Good luck, Bowie-philes... The year is 2040. The 127th edition of the Tour de...
The breakthrough cyclists of 2020: Rouleur's review of the season
In a truly unique year for pro cycling, we take a look at the breakthrough riders who have proved the strength of the new generation
Rouleur's top ten features: No. 10 - Greg LeMond: On the line
Cycling was only half of the battle for the sport’s comeback king, Greg LeMond. America’s only Tour de France champion on Lance, lawsuits, trauma, triumphs...
Miguel Indurain: The endless enigma
As a racer, his record speaks for itself, yet as a man Miguel Indurain has tended to keep himself quiet. A look into the life of the...
The Column: Actually, we do need to talk about doping
We need to talk about doping. Not particularly because Nairo Quintana’s room was raided at the Tour de France.Nor, particularly, because this week saw further...
Comment: Grand Tours must ditch the ceremonial final stage
Ceremonial final stages of Grand Tours are a waste of everyone’s time. Let’s get rid of the procession and race them in anger once more
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. ...
Bernard Thévenet: The theory of relativity
The 1975 Tour winner on his favourite mountain, the mighty Izoard
Philippa York: Fruit salad for a rest day
How do you fill 24 hours in Andorra? Philippa York on tensions between team-mates, to ride or not to ride, and other rest day dilemmas
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