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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Stages 1 and 2: Julian Alaphilippe and Mathieu van der Poel – a family affair

Stage 3: Tim Merlier emerges from the chaos

Stage 4: Mark Cavendish, comeback king

Stage 5: the first race against the clock

Stage 6: Cavendish's form is confirmed in Châteauroux

Stage 7: the longest day

Stage 8: The Pogačar Show - act one

Image: Josse Wester

Stage 9: Tignes takes its toll

Images: Charly López, Pauline Ballet, Getty Images

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Courageous or crazy – Could different tactics have won Richard Carapaz the Giro d’Italia?

The EF Education-EasyPost rider made an attack early in the stage but failed to capitalise off his work, ending up third on the general classification

Isaac del Toro at the Giro d'Italia 2025

Opinion: UAE Team Emirates-XRG lost the Giro a long time before the Colle de Finestre

Isaac del Toro loses the pink jersey to Simon Yates who attacked on the legendary Colle delle Finestre

How to win a Grand Tour – Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s tactical Giro masterclass

Simon Yates took the pink jersey on the penultimate day of racing after his team executed a perfect performance

‘It was Finestre where he lost everything, and Finestre where he won it all back’ - Simon Yates proves fairytale endings exist

The Visma-Lease a Bike rider rode into the pink jersey after stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia, finally achieving redemption in the race which has...

Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 21 preview: Roman finale

The Giro's final stage is one for the sprinters on a flat finish in the Italian capital

It’s not over until the Finestre is conquered: Giro’s Cima Coppi set to decide the maglia rosa

The race enters favoured terrain for second-place Richard Carapaz, can he use it to usurp the pink jersey Isaac del Toro?

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The Tour de France 2021: The most iconic images

Stages 1 and 2: Julian Alaphilippe and Mathieu van der Poel – a family affair

Stage 3: Tim Merlier emerges from the chaos

Stage 4: Mark Cavendish, comeback king

Stage 5: the first race against the clock

Stage 6: Cavendish's form is confirmed in Châteauroux

Stage 7: the longest day

Stage 8: The Pogačar Show - act one

Stage 9: Tignes takes its toll

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Courageous or crazy – Could different tactics have won Richard Carapaz the Giro d’Italia?

Opinion: UAE Team Emirates-XRG lost the Giro a long time before the Colle de Finestre

How to win a Grand Tour – Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s tactical Giro masterclass

‘It was Finestre where he lost everything, and Finestre where he won it all back’ - Simon Yates proves fairytale endings exist

Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 21 preview: Roman finale

It’s not over until the Finestre is conquered: Giro’s Cima Coppi set to decide the maglia rosa

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Stages 1 and 2: Julian Alaphilippe and Mathieu van der Poel – a family affair

Stage 3: Tim Merlier emerges from the chaos

Stage 4: Mark Cavendish, comeback king

Stage 5: the first race against the clock

Stage 6: Cavendish's form is confirmed in Châteauroux

Stage 7: the longest day

Stage 8: The Pogačar Show - act one

Stage 9: Tignes takes its toll

READ MORE

Courageous or crazy – Could different tactics have won Richard Carapaz the Giro d’Italia?

Opinion: UAE Team Emirates-XRG lost the Giro a long time before the Colle de Finestre

How to win a Grand Tour – Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s tactical Giro masterclass

‘It was Finestre where he lost everything, and Finestre where he won it all back’ - Simon Yates proves fairytale endings exist

Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 21 preview: Roman finale

It’s not over until the Finestre is conquered: Giro’s Cima Coppi set to decide the maglia rosa

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