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Tour de France 2023 stage nine preview - the return of the Puy de Dôme

Tour de France 2023 stage nine preview - the return of the Puy de Dôme

After a 35 year hiatus, the legendary Puy de Dôme makes its return as the summit finish for stage nine

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20 years in the making: Jai Hindley at the Tour de France

20 years in the making: Jai Hindley at the Tour de France

The Australian fulfilled a lifelong dream by just being at the Tour, but his debut has already been remarkable

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Getting the shot: Cavendish’s near miss

Getting the shot: Cavendish’s near miss

Rouleur photojournalist James Startt explains how he shot stage seven of the 2023 Tour de France to Bordeaux

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Anatomy of a sprint: The Space Between

Anatomy of a sprint: The Space Between

Mark Cavendish found himself with the space to operate in the stage seven sprint in Bordeaux, but bad luck and a rampant Jasper Philipsen denied...

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Tour de France 2023 stage eight preview - putting the sprinters under pressure

Tour de France 2023 stage eight preview - putting the sprinters under pressure

The sprinters on stage eight will have to keep any attacks under control if they are to be in with a chance of being the...

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Before there was Paris, there was Bordeaux: meeting sprint legend André Darrigade

Before there was Paris, there was Bordeaux: meeting sprint legend André Darrigade

As the Tour de France returns to Bordeaux, Rouleur visits the sprint legend

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'We will ride like this to the end. It’s going to be a big fight' - Tadej Pogačar bounces back

'We will ride like this to the end. It’s going to be a big fight' - Tadej Pogačar bounces back

The Tour de France is alive as the rivalry between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar develops

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The Tour de France is not over after all

The Tour de France is not over after all

Tadej Pogačar turned the tables on new yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard by winning in Cautarets and closing to within 25 seconds of his lead

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The day it went wrong for Jumbo-Visma: How they should have raced differently in stage six of the Tour de France

The day it went wrong for Jumbo-Visma: How they should have raced differently in stage six of the Tour de France

An all-or-nothing strategy backfired in the face of Tadej Pogačar’s strength

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Tour de France 2023 stage seven preview - an uncomplicated day for the sprinters

Tour de France 2023 stage seven preview - an uncomplicated day for the sprinters

After two back-to-back mountain stages in the Pyrenees, the riders will be thankful for an uncomplicated day for the sprinters to win

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Tour de France pro bike: Jai Hindley's Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7

Tour de France pro bike: Jai Hindley's Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7

The weapon of choice for the Australian rider's day in yellow

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Tadej Pogačar loses time – and hope?

Tadej Pogačar loses time – and hope?

Stage five of the Tour de France was an honest reflection of Tadej Pogačar's condition

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Chaos theory and the 2023 Tour de France

Chaos theory and the 2023 Tour de France

Jai Hindley is in the yellow jersey, and Jonas Vingegaard now looks like the favourite for the 2023 Tour title, after a chaotic and unpredictable...

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Can Jai Hindley win the Tour de France?

Can Jai Hindley win the Tour de France?

A third horse has entered the race for the yellow jersey

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Tour de France 2023 stage six preview - Who can survive the Tourmalet?

Tour de France 2023 stage six preview - Who can survive the Tourmalet?

A second mountain stage will really test the legs of the riders with several unrelenting climbs

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Notre Dame des Cyclistes: an unlikely cycling Mecca

Notre Dame des Cyclistes: an unlikely cycling Mecca

In the small town of Labastide d’Armagnac sits the most holy place in cycling

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Sporting heroes, the Backstreet Boys and Tour de France wins: Question time with Jasper Philipsen

Sporting heroes, the Backstreet Boys and Tour de France wins: Question time with Jasper Philipsen

The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider gives Rouleur a glimpse into what life is like as the team's star sprinter

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Mathieu van der Poel the MVP

Mathieu van der Poel the MVP

When he's not winning, he's assisting

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Long hours of nothing and three minutes of adrenaline: a day at the Bore de France

Long hours of nothing and three minutes of adrenaline: a day at the Bore de France

Not much happened for a long, long time in stage four of the 2023 Tour de France. Are quiet stages an integral part of the...

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Crashes, chaos and carnage: the ill-fated Tour de France stage four finale

Crashes, chaos and carnage: the ill-fated Tour de France stage four finale

The easier the stage, the more dangerous the sprint? Are the route organisers at fault here?

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Tour de France 2023 stage five preview - the first taste of the mountains

Tour de France 2023 stage five preview - the first taste of the mountains

The mountains come into view during today's stage with the peloton tackling the Pyrenees' Col de Soudet 

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What’s going on at the Giro Donne? The state of play at the halfway point

What’s going on at the Giro Donne? The state of play at the halfway point

Annemiek van Vleuten leads after a dramatic fifth mountain stage. Can she hold on?

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Stage three reflections: Le Retour de France

Stage three reflections: Le Retour de France

The 2023 Tour arrived in France on the third day of the race, for a bunch sprint. It was a good time to reflect on...

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Jasper Disaster no more: the burgeoning dominance of Jasper Philipsen

Jasper Disaster no more: the burgeoning dominance of Jasper Philipsen

The Belgian has picked up where he left off in 2022

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Tour de France Pro Bike: Mathieu van der Poel’s all white Canyon Aeroad CFR

Tour de France Pro Bike: Mathieu van der Poel’s all white Canyon Aeroad CFR

All the details on custom Aeroad that MVDP is using in the 2023 Tour de France

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Tour de France 2023 stage four preview - a chance not to be missed by the sprinters

Tour de France 2023 stage four preview - a chance not to be missed by the sprinters

Stage four is the first stage in France and is another day for the sprinters, but they'll need to make sure a break doesn't go...

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Gallery: A beautiful Basque beginning to the 2023 Tour de France

Gallery: A beautiful Basque beginning to the 2023 Tour de France

Wild fans, spectacular architecture and nail-biting racing

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