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Tadej Pogačar wins Tour de France stages when he doesn’t even want to - Is this still fun?

Tadej Pogačar wins Tour de France stages when he doesn’t even want to - Is this still fun?

The Slovenian rider took his fifth stage win of the race on the penultimate day despite claiming it wasn’t his aim

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Remco, Tadej, and the blossoming Tour bromance

Remco, Tadej, and the blossoming Tour bromance

The pair have become willing accomplices in this year's Tour de France, brought together by a love for aggressive racing and ruthless attacks

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Motivation or misery? The Tadej Pogačar effect at the Tour de France

Motivation or misery? The Tadej Pogačar effect at the Tour de France

The UAE Team Emirates rider dealt another blow to the rest of the peloton on the queen stage and his actions are having a widespread...

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Victor Campenaerts and the art of blue-sky thinking

Victor Campenaerts and the art of blue-sky thinking

The Lotto-Dstny rider’s victory on stage 18 of the Tour de France is a product of years of hard work and dedication

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No more two-horse race: How Remco Evenepoel served a wake-up call at the Tour de France

No more two-horse race: How Remco Evenepoel served a wake-up call at the Tour de France

The Soudal-Quick-Step rider's attack on stage 17 proved that it’s all still to play for when it comes to the podium – his competitors should be...

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Will the real Visma-Lease a Bike please stand up?

Will the real Visma-Lease a Bike please stand up?

The Dutch team’s plan failed to pay off on stage 17 of the Tour de France – why are things not clicking into place this year?

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Heat, motorbikes and no incentive: How the life has been sucked out of the Tour de France breakaway

Heat, motorbikes and no incentive: How the life has been sucked out of the Tour de France breakaway

There’s been multiple days during the 2024 Tour which have lacked in entertainment value, where are the riders willing to try and take their chances?

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Cycling doesn't seem to be getting bored of the Tadej Pogačar show

Cycling doesn't seem to be getting bored of the Tadej Pogačar show

Rachel Jary analyses what makes Tadej Pogačar a likeable Tour de France leader

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‘We will fight to the end’ - How Visma-Lease a Bike still can win the Tour de France

‘We will fight to the end’ - How Visma-Lease a Bike still can win the Tour de France

The Dutch team remains optimistic despite Tadej Pogačar’s demonstration on stage 15

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The unbeatable Tadej Pogačar – Is the Tour de France over already?

The unbeatable Tadej Pogačar – Is the Tour de France over already?

The Slovenian rider took a dominant victory atop Plateau de Beille, is there any hope for his rivals?

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‘No favours in bike racing’ - The hope and heartbreak of Ben Healy at the Tour de France

‘No favours in bike racing’ - The hope and heartbreak of Ben Healy at the Tour de France

The Irish rider was caught on the slopes of the Pla d'Adet on stage 14 after a valiant effort in the breakaway

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The method to his madness: Tadej Pogačar is the Tour de France’s puppet master

The method to his madness: Tadej Pogačar is the Tour de France’s puppet master

Last minute tactical decisions, late attacks and finding the fun – it’s all paying off for UAE Team Emirates

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‘We are playing the game’ - How UAE Team Emirates instigated chaos Tour de France

‘We are playing the game’ - How UAE Team Emirates instigated chaos Tour de France

Tadej Pogačar's team played a clever hand in stage 13 of the race when their rivals least expected it

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The Tour de France dream is dead: Primoz Roglic’s curse of crashes

The Tour de France dream is dead: Primoz Roglic’s curse of crashes

The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider's dreams of winning the Tour were dashed after he crashed in the lead-up to the sprint on stage 12

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Rebels with a cause

Rebels with a cause

Ribble Rebellion is one of the most exciting prospects in the UK domestic race scene. With a mission to disrupt the global criterium circuit and...

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Tadej Pogačar is beatable: The Tour de France battle is on

Tadej Pogačar is beatable: The Tour de France battle is on

Jonas Vingegaard got the better of Tadej Pogačar after a testing day in the Massif Central, proving that this Tour has the makings to be...

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‘I thought I was going to die three months ago’ - Some victories mean more

‘I thought I was going to die three months ago’ - Some victories mean more

This is the story of Jonas Vingegaard’s incredible win on stage 11 of the Tour de France after a season of setbacks

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‘He told me he was going to win’ - Jasper Philipsen has a champion’s mentality

‘He told me he was going to win’ - Jasper Philipsen has a champion’s mentality

The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider showed his mental strength by overcoming adversity to win on stage 10 of the Tour de France

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‘I’m not afraid of anyone’ - The real GC battle is about to begin at the Tour de France

‘I’m not afraid of anyone’ - The real GC battle is about to begin at the Tour de France

It was fighting talk from the top three in the general classification after the first week of racing 

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Michael Mørkøv: The brains behind the operation

Michael Mørkøv: The brains behind the operation

Michael Mørkøv talks to Rouleur about his career, navigating the personalities of bullish sprinters and why he’s so good at what he does

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'The podium could have been decided today' – The Tour de France's befuddling GC stalemate

'The podium could have been decided today' – The Tour de France's befuddling GC stalemate

The favourites to win the yellow jersey would not work cohesively together on stage nine’s gravel roads and the tension in the peloton was clear

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‘Are we in the Tour de France right now? This is crazy’ - Inside the peloton’s wildest day on the gravel

‘Are we in the Tour de France right now? This is crazy’ - Inside the peloton’s wildest day on the gravel

Wind, loose rocks and plenty of stress – it was a wild day on stage nine of the Tour

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‘I like to have pain in my legs’ - A lone wolf, the breakaway that never came and the peloton’s slowest sprint

‘I like to have pain in my legs’ - A lone wolf, the breakaway that never came and the peloton’s slowest sprint

It was a strange stage in the Tour de France as a breakaway didn’t assemble despite expectations of fireworks

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‘It’s unnecessary. We take enough risks on tarmac’ - A peloton divided over Tour de France gravel stage

‘It’s unnecessary. We take enough risks on tarmac’ - A peloton divided over Tour de France gravel stage

Stage nine's gravel sectors are instilling fear in some riders and thrill in others

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‘Everybody should be happy’ - Why Visma-Lease a Bike still believe in yellow at the Tour de France

‘Everybody should be happy’ - Why Visma-Lease a Bike still believe in yellow at the Tour de France

Despite Jonas Vingegaard losing time to his rivals in stage nine’s individual time trial, his team says that the general classification at the Tour de...

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‘I’m with the biggest and the best GC riders’  - Remco Evenepoel is coming of age at the Tour de France

‘I’m with the biggest and the best GC riders’ - Remco Evenepoel is coming of age at the Tour de France

The Belgian rider’s victory in the individual time trial signifies another step up in his career progression

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More disaster for Jasper: Philipsen needs to turn his Tour de France around

More disaster for Jasper: Philipsen needs to turn his Tour de France around

The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider had another difficult day after being relegated in stage six of the Tour de France

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Trust, confidence and a 'complex' sprinter: How Jayco-Alula manufactured a Tour de France stage victory

Trust, confidence and a 'complex' sprinter: How Jayco-Alula manufactured a Tour de France stage victory

Dylan Groenewegen won stage six of the Tour de France – a reward for the hard work from his entire Australian team

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Witnessing history: The Mark Cavendish magic

Witnessing history: The Mark Cavendish magic

Rachel Jary recounts what it was like to see the Manxman’s breathtaking 35th Tour de France stage win 

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