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The race for green is hotting up already at the Tour de France

The race for green is hotting up already at the Tour de France

Just six stages into the Tour and with no sprinter dominating the fast finishes, the green jersey competition already looks delicately poised between several candidates

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Tour de France 2024 stage seven preview - the first test against the clock

Tour de France 2024 stage seven preview - the first test against the clock

The differences between the specialists and the pure climbers will be measured in minutes rather than seconds on stage seven 

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How Mark Cavendish secured his historic 35th stage win

How Mark Cavendish secured his historic 35th stage win

A closer look at how the Manx missile outsprinted his rivals at the 2024 Tour de France

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Tour de France 2024 stage six preview - a straight sprint into Dijon

Tour de France 2024 stage six preview - a straight sprint into Dijon

Stage six is the second flattest stage of the race

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Work to do: Key GC support found wanting in the Tour's first mountain test

Work to do: Key GC support found wanting in the Tour's first mountain test

Many of Tadej Pogačar's key rivals were left isolated in the face of UAE Team Emirates's power on the Galibier

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Tour de France 2024 stage five preview - destined for a sprint

Tour de France 2024 stage five preview - destined for a sprint

The second opportunity for the sprinters to go for glory

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How long can Richard Carapaz keep the yellow jersey?

How long can Richard Carapaz keep the yellow jersey?

The EF Education-EasyPost rider makes history as the first Ecuadorian to wear the yellow jersey at the Tour de France 

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Tour de France 2024 stage four preview - GC fireworks on the Galibier?

Tour de France 2024 stage four preview - GC fireworks on the Galibier?

Will it be a GC battle or will a breakaway be allowed to go clear?

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Tour de France 2024 stage three preview - a sprint into Turin

Tour de France 2024 stage three preview - a sprint into Turin

The first sprint opportunity will allow us to see who is on winning form this Tour de France

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The attack that never came: Pogačar and his rivals hold fire in the Tour de France heat

The attack that never came: Pogačar and his rivals hold fire in the Tour de France heat

Give its difficulty, stage one of the Tour de France was widely expected to see the first GC shake-up of this year's edition. But no...

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Tour de France 2024 stage two preview - primed for attacks

Tour de France 2024 stage two preview - primed for attacks

The Tour continues it's stay in Italy with a punchy finale into Bologna

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Tour de France 2024 stage one preview - an explosive opener

Tour de France 2024 stage one preview - an explosive opener

The Tour takes a leaf out of the Giro's book and begins the 111th edition with an up and down stage in Emilia-Romagna

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A new era for the white jersey - who will replace Pogačar as the Tour's best young rider?

A new era for the white jersey - who will replace Pogačar as the Tour's best young rider?

With the five-time winner of the white jersey now too old to dominate the classification, which of the Tour's young upstarts will be able to...

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Tour de France favourites 2024: Who will win this year's yellow jersey?

Tour de France favourites 2024: Who will win this year's yellow jersey?

Rouleur looks at who the bookies are backing for this year's Tour de France title

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Tour de France 2024 route: a break from tradition

Tour de France 2024 route: a break from tradition

All you need to know about the route of the 111th edition of the Tour de France

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Haters still disappointed: Merlier matches Milan as the Giro's sprint supremo

Haters still disappointed: Merlier matches Milan as the Giro's sprint supremo

The Belgian was head and shoulders above the other sprinters on the final dash to the line in Rome, levelling him with Jonathan Milan on...

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The best of the rest: Analysing the performances of the 2024 Giro d'Italia's top five

The best of the rest: Analysing the performances of the 2024 Giro d'Italia's top five

Beyond Tadej Pogačar, a rider with almost 10 minutes on his rivals, Rouleur looks at how the other GC riders will feel about their own race...

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Miserable weather, missed opportunities and a Movistar mistake: How stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia was set up for Pogačar victory

Miserable weather, missed opportunities and a Movistar mistake: How stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia was set up for Pogačar victory

The Slovenian rode to the top of the stage's summit finish with ease to take his fifth stage win

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The road to Rome: what to expect from the final week of the Giro d'Italia 2024

The road to Rome: what to expect from the final week of the Giro d'Italia 2024

Tadej Pogačar has undoubtedly been the main man at the 2024 Giro d'Italia, but the third week hold opportunities for a variety of riders to...

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 16 preview - Into the Dolomites

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 16 preview - Into the Dolomites

The return from the second rest day sees the peloton work its way from the Alps to a summit finish in the Dolomites

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 15 preview - The Queen stage

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 15 preview - The Queen stage

A big stage to shake up the general classification

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 14 preview - a time trial for the specialists

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 14 preview - a time trial for the specialists

A virtually flat course means that this individual time trial is designed for the pure specialists to showcase their skills

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 13 preview - a pure sprint in Cento

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 13 preview - a pure sprint in Cento

The peloton face one last sprint in the second week before a difficult weekend

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 11 preview - a fast finish in Francavilla al Mare

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 11 preview - a fast finish in Francavilla al Mare

A flat final 100km means that any sprinters who get dropped on the early climb can still be in contention for the expected bunch sprint

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A done deal for Pogačar? How the GC is shaping up ahead of week two of the Giro d'Italia

A done deal for Pogačar? How the GC is shaping up ahead of week two of the Giro d'Italia

With two weeks of racing still left to go, the race for the pink jersey is far from over

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Can Kaden Groves beat Jonathan Milan in the battle for the maglia ciclamino?

Can Kaden Groves beat Jonathan Milan in the battle for the maglia ciclamino?

Milan is 58 points ahead of Groves, but a lot can happen in the next two weeks

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 10 preview - a long summit finish

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 10 preview - a long summit finish

Will it be a day for the breakaway or the GC?

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage nine preview - a tricky finale into Napoli

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage nine preview - a tricky finale into Napoli

The Giro finishes its first week with another complicated stage for the sprinters

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