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Movers and shakers: The most interesting transfers in professional cycling so far for 2023

Movers and shakers: The most interesting transfers in professional cycling so far for 2023

The transfer window opened on August 1 and it hasn’t taken teams long to share their latest signings

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Women’s Tour of Scandinavia 2022 - Route, predictions and contenders

Women’s Tour of Scandinavia 2022 - Route, predictions and contenders

The next stage race in the Women’s WorldTour skirts through Denmark, Sweden and Norway and some of the biggest stars in the peloton are due...

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How to eat like a professional rider – Tips from EF Education EasyPost's team chef

How to eat like a professional rider – Tips from EF Education EasyPost's team chef

EF Education-EasyPost team chef Owen Blandy delivers his recipe for recreational-riding success

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First Flight – The Gaza Sunbirds Cycling Team

First Flight – The Gaza Sunbirds Cycling Team

How do you form a racing team within the confines of the tiny enclave of the Gaza Strip, with few bikes, little equipment and no...

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The week that changed women’s sport

The week that changed women’s sport

We’ve seen seismic shift in attitudes towards women in sport as the Tour de France Femmes returned for the first time since the 80s and...

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Tour de France Femmes: A big moment for women’s cycling, but what’s next?

Tour de France Femmes: A big moment for women’s cycling, but what’s next?

Despite its hugely successful inaugural edition, riders think there are still areas in which the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift can be improved

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 standings: The results after stage eight

Tour de France Femmes 2022 standings: The results after stage eight

The latest standings from the first edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage seven debrief: Van Vleuten destroys the competition

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage seven debrief: Van Vleuten destroys the competition

Analysis from the first mountain stage of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage eight preview - final showdown on La Super Planche des Belles Filles

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage eight preview - final showdown on La Super Planche des Belles Filles

The steep, savage climb is the finale of the Tour de France Femmes 2022

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Tour de France Femmes stage six debrief: Vos is boss, can she hold on to yellow?

Tour de France Femmes stage six debrief: Vos is boss, can she hold on to yellow?

The Dutch rider secured her second stage win and it this time it was in the maillot jaune

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage seven preview - the real climbing begins

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage seven preview - the real climbing begins

The first of the two final mountain stages of this year's race should cause a GC shake up

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Does gravel have a place in stage races? The pros have their say

Does gravel have a place in stage races? The pros have their say

It’s a great spectacle, but can mean the race is decided by luck rather than on merit

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Long sprint stages in the Tour de France Femmes: do we really need them?

Long sprint stages in the Tour de France Femmes: do we really need them?

Stage five was predictable, classic Tour stage, but is that actually what’s best for the race?

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage five debrief: a long day, a big sprint, and a wrong turn

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage five debrief: a long day, a big sprint, and a wrong turn

Analysis of the action from the longest stage of the Tour de France Femmes 2022

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 pro bikes: Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig's Lapierre Xelius SL

Tour de France Femmes 2022 pro bikes: Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig's Lapierre Xelius SL

A closer look at the Danish champion's Tour de France Femmes stage winning bike

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The Tour de France Femmes is showing that it’s getting harder and harder to win in women’s cycling

The Tour de France Femmes is showing that it’s getting harder and harder to win in women’s cycling

The stages so far have been an indication of the big developments in the sport

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Marlen Reusser’s win at the Tour de France Femmes is a lesson to us all that you’re never too old to learn

Marlen Reusser’s win at the Tour de France Femmes is a lesson to us all that you’re never too old to learn

Only in the WorldTour peloton for three seasons yet the Swiss rider has won on the biggest stage, and she’s done through determination and an...

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage five debrief – cagey racing and Marlen Reusser's raw power

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage five debrief – cagey racing and Marlen Reusser's raw power

We analyse all the action from a dramatic stage on the gravel roads

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage five preview - the longest day

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage five preview - the longest day

Stage five is the longest of this year's race and a sprint finish could be on the cards

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How do riders train to peak for the Tour de France Femmes?

How do riders train to peak for the Tour de France Femmes?

How do the likes of Lorena Wiebes prepare to peak at races? Good question…

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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig: The flamboyant fighter

Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig: The flamboyant fighter

The Danish champion was a popular winner in stage three of the Tour de France Femmes, overcoming setback after setback to take the biggest victory...

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Tour de France Femmes stage three debrief: the favourites emerge

Tour de France Femmes stage three debrief: the favourites emerge

A look back at the events of stage three of the Tour de France Femmes 2022

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage four preview - time for the gravel

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage four preview - time for the gravel

The peloton will face some steep gravel inclines as the race steps up in difficulty at the halfway point

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Opinion: Individuals aren’t to blame for crashes at the Tour de France Femmes, it is part of bike-racing

Opinion: Individuals aren’t to blame for crashes at the Tour de France Femmes, it is part of bike-racing

Drawing conclusions about particular riders or the structure of women’s cycling from the mass pile-ups in stage two is unfair

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Tour de France Femmes pro bikes: Marianne Vos's new Cervélo S5

Tour de France Femmes pro bikes: Marianne Vos's new Cervélo S5

A closer look at the legendary Dutchwoman's new Cervélo S5

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage two debrief: Carnage and crosswinds

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage two debrief: Carnage and crosswinds

A look back at how events unfolded on a thrilling stage two of the Tour de France Femmes

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