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How Richard Carapaz proved persistence pays off at the Tour de France

How Richard Carapaz proved persistence pays off at the Tour de France

After many attempts, EF Education-EasyPost finally reap the rewards of their efforts thanks to Carapaz

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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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Tour de France 2024 stage 18 preview - last chance saloon for the breakaway artists

Tour de France 2024 stage 18 preview - last chance saloon for the breakaway artists

With only two mountain stages and one time trial coming up, this is the last opportunity for those in the peloton to secure themselves a...

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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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Sprinters of fortune: how the fastmen fared at the Tour de France 2024

Sprinters of fortune: how the fastmen fared at the Tour de France 2024

The opportunities at this Tour de France are over for the sprinters, and many will be finish the race happier than others

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Tour de France 2024 stage 17 preview - a day for the breakaway

Tour de France 2024 stage 17 preview - a day for the breakaway

Will this finally be an opportunity for a breakaway to stay away?

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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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The Tour de France and the Boulder Problem

The Tour de France and the Boulder Problem

Tadej Pogačar went into the Pyrenees with a slim lead in the 2024 Tour de France, and emerged with a significant one. Rouleur looks at...

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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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On a tight leash: Is there still hope for the breakaway riders at the Tour de France?

On a tight leash: Is there still hope for the breakaway riders at the Tour de France?

After the opening weekend of this year's Tour, there's been very little to shout about if you're a stage hunter in the breakaways. But is...

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'Now it’s mine': Elisa Longo Borghini wins war of wills to take the Giro d'Italia

'Now it’s mine': Elisa Longo Borghini wins war of wills to take the Giro d'Italia

The Italian held off world champion Lotte Kopecky to take her first Grand Tour victory

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Tour de France 2024 stage 16 preview - the final sprint

Tour de France 2024 stage 16 preview - the final sprint

The final true flat stage of the race will hand the sprinters and the rouleurs a chance at victory

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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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Does Jonas Vingegaard need to rethink tactics if he is to defend his Tour de France title?

Does Jonas Vingegaard need to rethink tactics if he is to defend his Tour de France title?

Stage 14 proved that Visma-Lease a Bike may need to go back to the drawing board if they are to beat Tadej Pogačar

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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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'I’m going to defend this jersey until 30 metres after the finish line' - Elisa Longo Borghini is determined to keep hold of the maglia rosa

'I’m going to defend this jersey until 30 metres after the finish line' - Elisa Longo Borghini is determined to keep hold of the maglia rosa

A career-best climbing performance from Lotte Kopecky puts her just one second behind Elisa Longo Borghini in the fight for the GC win

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Tour de France 2024 stage 15 preview - More GC fireworks in the Pyrenees

Tour de France 2024 stage 15 preview - More GC fireworks in the Pyrenees

The second of the back-to-back stages in the Pyrenees, who will have recovered well enough to take the stage win?

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Tota Magalhães on animating the Giro d’Italia Women: 'I'm much more of a person that attacks than defends'

Tota Magalhães on animating the Giro d’Italia Women: 'I'm much more of a person that attacks than defends'

The 23-year-old Brazilian has spent 172 km in the break throughout the race, and she is still looking for more 

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'There is always something going on': The chaos, craziness, and challenges of life as a Tour de France moto driver

'There is always something going on': The chaos, craziness, and challenges of life as a Tour de France moto driver

This weekend the Tour enters the Pyrenees, featuring some of the most technical and dangerous roads of the Tour, and the in-race moto drives are...

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Were the stage 14 crosswinds a missed opportunity for Visma-Lease a Bike?

Were the stage 14 crosswinds a missed opportunity for Visma-Lease a Bike?

Noticeably weaker as a team on the climbs, the Classics-style conditions could have been a scenario for the Dutch team to put 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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Tour de France 2024 stage 14 preview - the first mountaintop finish

Tour de France 2024 stage 14 preview - the first mountaintop finish

This is the first stage in the Pyrenees and it is set to sort the real GC contenders from the pretenders

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The godmother of the peloton: Meet the chef who's cooked for generations of Tour de France riders

The godmother of the peloton: Meet the chef who's cooked for generations of Tour de France riders

Françoise Deneckere has been supporting riders in the peloton for more than 30 years. We meet the woman who has become an integral part of...

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From Covid to crashes: How stage 12 of the Tour de France shook the peloton

From Covid to crashes: How stage 12 of the Tour de France shook the peloton

There had been few abandonments during the 2024 Tour de France. That was until stage 12...

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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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Anyone's race: Giro d'Italia Women GC is on a knife-edge ahead of crucial mountain tests

Anyone's race: Giro d'Italia Women GC is on a knife-edge ahead of crucial mountain tests

Just a handful of seconds separate the top five on GC going into the final three mountain stages

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Tour de France 2024 stage 13 preview - last chance sprint before the mountains

Tour de France 2024 stage 13 preview - last chance sprint before the mountains

With only two sprint opportunities up for grabs, all the fast men will be vying for victory

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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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