From our 21 stages, 21 stories series: The harum-scarum life of a sprinter, staying cool in the Tour cauldron, and truth and reconciliation

If you were to pick the mother of all super-teams based on this year’s Tour de France, this one would be hard to beat

The descent off the Aubisque was probably the fastest and most thrilling of the Tour. Photography motorbike pilot Luke Edwardes-Evans was right there in the...

Who was the best team of this year’s Tour de France? What about the most unlucky? What was the biggest surprise? Rouleur contributors look back...

Pippa was a firsthand witness to the greatest Tour finish in history. “The ride back to the hotel was an eerie affair, streets deserted, the...

For sheer enjoyment of racing, entertainment value and landing a tasty little result en route, we salute the Irishman with a renewed love of the...

“It’s a beautiful mess”: Groupama-FDJ’s lead-out man on what makes the Tour’s last stage so different and  returning to reality post-race

The big engines, those domestique bottle-carriers who suffer through the mountains of the Tour, are offered a ‘day off’ during a time-trial. But they don’t...

Tour de France 2018 – 21 stages, 21 stories. We talk to time-trial hot seat regulars Alex Dowsett, Ryan Mullen and Jos Van Emden about...

Fast and furious racing, beautiful scenery, Sagan crashing, and Froome and Thomas involved in dramatic incidents. We were on the Col de Portet taking it...

For some riders, a Grand Tour can be a struggle to down enough calories. Not so for sports directors, like EF Education First’s Charly Wegelius, where long...

A good day for Colombia at the Tour de France. Nairo Quintana wins the stage and Egan Bernal takes the prize Sky are really concerned...

Romain Bardet, Peter Sagan and Philippe Gilbert soak up the high altitude atmosphere of the Sierra Nevada in more ways than one

Stage 17 of the 2018 Tour de France is a mere 65km. There have been shorter, including 1988’s dash to Pau of 38km. Four of the...

From the pilot’s seat of his motorbike, Luke Edwardes-Evans discusses the equipment he takes on Tour and observes the demeanour of Sky’s dual leaders  

Cartoonist Roger Blachon’s perfectly drawn illustrations graced the pages of l’Equipe for 20 years. Isabel Best meets those who knew him well

Another mountain stage breakaway, more points and a helping hand to Majka from the Tour’s remarkable green machine

Nicolas Portal’s pre-race recces are as thorough as they come and his relationship with Chris Froome is fundamental to the team’s success. Meet the young...

The groundwork was all laid, the result just didn’t turn out as planned. All the more reason then to recognise Philippe Gilbert’s effort

Have you heard the one about the Kiwi and the banana? It’s been a long road from the foot of New Zealand to the top...

With ties that stretch back to the very beginning of the Tour de France, French newspaper L’Equipe enjoys a privileged position amongst Tour de France...

Rope barriers were placed around the notorious party central hairpin to tame the crowd, but how much of the atmosphere did it really sacrifice? An...

Dutch Tour contender Steven Kruijswijk made the early break and then took off on his own with over 70km to go. Having shaken the race...

The Spaniard secured his 2008 Tour victory on Alpe d’Huez. “The road book was already in my mind before the race started, I knew almost...

Barguil stakes claim to retake his king of the mountains crown in La Rosière

In a tough and macho sport, the refreshing reactions of John Degenkolb and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig at the Tour de France showed the power of...

Who expected lanky Luke Rowe to lead the bunch over two big climbs? Respect to last year’s lanterne rouge for a real rouleur’s ride

As if the crashes and punctures aren’t chaotic enough for the riders, there’s a whole bunch of people in the Tour’s convoy who need to...

You can sit around and wait for the inevitable. Or you can stick your neck out and maybe pull it off. Hats off to Cecilie Uttrup...

Nor Peter Sagan’s podium goggles for that matter. Stage 10 of the 2018 Tour includes a couple of kilometres of dirt track on the Plateau de...