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Tiesj Benoot

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 16

Our Ben got a score on the board for stage 15, correctly picking Tadej Pogacar to win on Grand Colombier.  That's nine out of 15...

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What's the opposite of a firework?: 2020 Tour de France, stage 15

What's the opposite of a firework?: 2020 Tour de France, stage 15

No winding down before the rest day as Team Ineos are dealt a fatal blow at the close of the second week. If you think that means the...

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The grapple for green: 2020 Tour de France, stage 14

The grapple for green: 2020 Tour de France, stage 14

As the Tour de France approaches its final week, the races within this beautiful race increasingly come out to play. Why Peter Sagan versus Sam...

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Thomas de Gendt

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 14

"As required in the tradition of the 'bouchons lyonnais' (typical Lyon restaurants), the menu will be dense and promises a battle between the breakaway specialists,...

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Sweet like chocolate, boy: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 12

Sweet like chocolate, boy: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 12

Why, you might well ask, are we choosing to reference a popular British garage track track from more than two decades ago in the headline of...

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One of the last days for the fastmen and they throw everything at it: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 11

One of the last days for the fastmen and they throw everything at it: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 11

Oh Peter. Peter, Peter, Peter... You’re not that rider. The rider who cares about winning so much that he’ll dive through a door that’s practically...

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Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 12

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 12

PHOTOS: OFFSIDE/L'EQUIPE The longest day, certainly in distance terms, with 218km on the cards for the tired legs of the peloton. Time for the break to...

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Tour de France stage 7

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 10

What an opening week to this this topsy turvy Tour, and what a remarkable stage on Sunday to allow us to catch our rest day breath...

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Rouleur's Tour de France Top Bananas so far

Rouleur's Tour de France Top Bananas so far

As the 2020 Tour de France pauses for breath on its first rest day, here's the rundown of the unsung heroes we picked for Top...

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Week one comes to a close, not with a whimper but a bang: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 9

Week one comes to a close, not with a whimper but a bang: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 9

Tadej Pogačar is a rider of contrasts. Firstly between the way he comes across off the bike, and his personality on it.Rouleur first interviewed him...

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Low moments on high mountains: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 8

Low moments on high mountains: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 8

Not to make light of his plight, but “Thibaut Pinot looking forlorn in the company of team-mates (also looking forlorn)” really ought to be a...

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Roglic

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 9

Meaty, beaty, big and bouncy. It's the second day in the Pyrenees and we have a proper GC battle on our hands. Jumbo-Visma looked less...

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A mighty wind produces an even mightier winner: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 7

A mighty wind produces an even mightier winner: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 7

There aren’t many Grand Tour stages that are required viewing from start to finish. As little scope as organisers have to influence the way a...

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Adam Yates

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 8

Time for the big boys - or the skinny little ones - to shine as we go deep into the Pyrenees with the Col de Menté,...

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The peloton decides: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 6

The peloton decides: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 6

Yesterday the peloton decided that a rider from the breakaway could win the stage. The peloton decided that the break itself was allowed to contain...

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Primoz Roglic

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 6

Another fascinating battle in prospect today in the medium mountains before we reach the hors catégorie monsters at the weekend. Roglič is looking solid so...

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Caleb Ewan

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 5

PHOTOS: OFFSIDE/L'EQUIPE Middle of the first week and we already have a juicy Tour on the boil, and some spot on predictions from the Rouleur...

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Alaphilippe

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 2

Will this Tour produce the anticipated fireworks? Can Jumbo-Visma really challenge the unstoppable Ineos express for GC honours? And, most importantly, will the race even...

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Egan Bernal

Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 1

PHOTOS: OFFSIDE/L'EQUIPE   Will this Tour produce the anticipated fireworks? Can Jumbo-Visma really challenge the unstoppable Ineos express for GC honours? And, most importantly, will...

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The Column: How Chris Froome can win the Tour de France… 2021

The Column: How Chris Froome can win the Tour de France… 2021

Don't write him off just yet. Why Chris Froome's chances of winning another Tour de France are higher than most people seem to believe

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The column: Wildcard winners and pointless points

The column: Wildcard winners and pointless points

Winning races is secondary to point scoring for teams qualifying for major races. The system is broken

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The column: Considering the Tour de France wildcards (and the ones that missed out)

The column: Considering the Tour de France wildcards (and the ones that missed out)

  This week it was announced that all the 2020 Tour de France wildcards have all gone to home teams. Favouritism? Or fair enough?

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The column: What does the Tour de France route matter anyway?

The column: What does the Tour de France route matter anyway?

With the Tour de France 2020 route having been unveiled this week, a challenge to the idea that the parcours has any real bearing on...

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