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Giro Donne Gallery: Part Two

Giro Donne Gallery: Part Two

With just three more stages to go, the race is still firmly in Anna van der Breggen and SD Worx's hands

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Drinking on Tour: From the Can Hunt to the Sticky Bottle

Drinking on Tour: From the Can Hunt to the Sticky Bottle

Richard Abraham explores the Tour de France's history with the bottle

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The V Word – why we need to talk about saddle discomfort

The V Word – why we need to talk about saddle discomfort

Orla Chennaoui explores why saddle discomfort is almost equally as uncomfortable to talk about among female cyclists

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 13 Preview - A Classics Profile

Tour de France 2021 Stage 13 Preview - A Classics Profile

Rouleur previews stage 13 of the 2021 Tour de France. A long, transitional day is on the cards which could provide a chance to the sprinters...

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Why the Col du Tourmalet is the most important climb of the Tour de France

Why the Col du Tourmalet is the most important climb of the Tour de France

It’s the most climbed mountain in the history of the race, and embodies everything that is special about the La Grande Boucle

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Is the Giro Donne done?

Is the Giro Donne done?

After just seven stages, Anna van der Breggen has a seemingly unassailable lead on the GC — is it all wrapped up already? 

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 12 Preview - Sprint potential

Tour de France 2021 Stage 12 Preview - Sprint potential

Rouleur previews stage 12 of the 2021 Tour de France. The sprinters will be eager to challenge in Nîmes, but the breakaway specialists could spoil the...

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The White Jersey at the Tour de France - A Brief History

The White Jersey at the Tour de France - A Brief History

The best young rider at the Tour de France is awarded the white jersey. But what is the history behind the maillot blanc?

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Comment: Tadej Pogačar speaks for cycling, he needs to be asked the questions

Comment: Tadej Pogačar speaks for cycling, he needs to be asked the questions

After a rest day press conference with just three questions apiece from three journalists, it feels like the 2021 Tour is currently lacking Pogacar's voice. In its...

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Lachlan Morton is on track to beat the peloton to Paris

Lachlan Morton is on track to beat the peloton to Paris

Fuelled by baguettes and riding in sandals, Lachlan Morton is over halfway through his Alt Tour

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 11 Preview - Double Ventoux

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...

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The Tour de France 2021: The most iconic images

The Tour de France 2021: The most iconic images

It's been a beautiful and dramatic Tour de France so far. Here our a few of our favourite images from the race

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The Giro d'Italia Donne so far: Gallery

The Giro d'Italia Donne so far: Gallery

Sean Hardy has been capturing the drama from the Giro d'Italia Donne where after just four stages Anna van der Breggen and her SD Worx team...

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 10 Preview - Cavendish's Next Chance

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

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Tour de France 2021

Here come the Belgians!

Who wants to see an all-Belgian break in this Tour de France? Gilbert, Naesen, and the plot to unify a nation

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The Green Jersey at the Tour de France - A Brief History

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?

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 9 Preview - The longest climb so far

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.

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 8 Preview - The Arrival of the Mountains

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.

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 7 Preview - The Longest Stage

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.

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Five things to expect from the Giro d’Italia Donne

Five things to expect from the Giro d’Italia Donne

The biggest race on the women’s calendar starts this week. We know the route, and we know who some of the main contenders are, but...

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Are you being served? A domestique’s guide to the Tour de France

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

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'I want a lot, I want to win every race, I think' – Question Time with Demi Vollering

'I want a lot, I want to win every race, I think' – Question Time with Demi Vollering

Previous winner of both La Course and Liège-Bastogne-Liège and second in the Tour de France Femmes, Demi Vollering one of the biggest stars of Dutch cycling. During...

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Mont Ventoux: Fear and the Mountain

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...

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Inside Slovenia’s astonishing rise to the very top of cycling

Inside Slovenia’s astonishing rise to the very top of cycling

Slovenian riders are dominating all aspects of professional cycling. In 2018, we went to find out how a nation the size of Wales became cycling’s smallest...

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 6 Preview - The Tour Returns to Châteauroux

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...

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The last ever La Course: Debrief

The last ever La Course: Debrief

Saturday's race is likely to be the final edition of the one-day event before the Tour de France Femmes takes over in 2022, but how did it...

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Eraser Men: censoring the roads of the Tour de France

Eraser Men: censoring the roads of the Tour de France

Deep in their own personal race against the clock and armed with just a few brushes and pots of paint, they criss-cross the route of...

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The Polka-Dot Jersey at the Tour de France - A Brief History

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...

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Finely tuned machines: the pro team staff who help push technical innovation

Finely tuned machines: the pro team staff who help push technical innovation

Team DSM Head Mechanic Ed Bekhuis and R&D Expert Piet Rooijakkers work together to give their riders every possible technical advantage. They gave us an...

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 5 Preview - The Race Against the Clock

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.

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