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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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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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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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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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How do you solve a problem like Annemiek van Vleuten? Looking ahead to the mountains at the Tour de France Femmes

How do you solve a problem like Annemiek van Vleuten? Looking ahead to the mountains at the Tour de France Femmes

Van Vleuten is virtually unstoppable when the road starts to go up. What can other teams do about it?

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Emerging through chaos: Marianne Vos

Emerging through chaos: Marianne Vos

Widely thought of as one of the greatest cyclists of this century, Vos adds a Tour de France Femmes stage win to her glittering palmares

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How does Lorena Wiebes keep on winning?

How does Lorena Wiebes keep on winning?

The Dutchwoman took the first yellow jersey in the Tour de France Femmes, unfazed by the pressure on her to perform

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'No more daydreaming of racing in Paris one day' - Tour de France Femmes 2022, a momentous day for cycling

'No more daydreaming of racing in Paris one day' - Tour de France Femmes 2022, a momentous day for cycling

The women’s peloton was finally given the chance to race on the iconic Champs- Élysées and experience the magic of Le Tour

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Le Col-Wahoo offer 10,000 free GCN+ passes for fans to watch the Tour de France Femmes

Le Col-Wahoo offer 10,000 free GCN+ passes for fans to watch the Tour de France Femmes

The British team have purchased the passes to give to fans across the UK in order to raise awareness of the race

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Why the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is bigger than bike racing

Why the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is bigger than bike racing

The return of the women’s Tour de France is going to be game-changing. From inspiring young girls who ride, to getting closer to parity with...

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 favourites: Who will win the yellow jersey?

Tour de France Femmes 2022 favourites: Who will win the yellow jersey?

It’s a race which is set to change the game for women’s cycling and the winner will go down in the history books

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 route: everything you need to know about the stages of the first edition

Tour de France Femmes 2022 route: everything you need to know about the stages of the first edition

A stage-by-stage guide to the route of the inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

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Who is out of the 2022 Tour de France so far?

Who is out of the 2022 Tour de France so far?

Be it due to injury, illness or a positive Covid-19 test, these are the riders who have abandoned the Tour so far in 2022

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From the brink of relegation to Grand Tour stage winners: how this Tour de France has been a redemption ride for Israel-Premier Tech

From the brink of relegation to Grand Tour stage winners: how this Tour de France has been a redemption ride for Israel-Premier Tech

After a lacklustre start to the season, the experienced line-up the team has brought to the Tour have shown a refreshing eagerness to perform and...

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'At some point, I’ll win a stage': Fred Wright’s breakaway of hope and disappointment at the Tour de France

'At some point, I’ll win a stage': Fred Wright’s breakaway of hope and disappointment at the Tour de France

The Brit worked hard to get into the move in stage eight of the Tour de France. He made it, but with only two other...

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Tour de France 2022 Bikes: Mathieu van der Poel's Canyon Aeroad

Tour de France 2022 Bikes: Mathieu van der Poel's Canyon Aeroad

The fiery, sleek, aero bike that MVDP is riding in this year's Tour

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'A new focus' – Bike Exchange-Jayco’s Alexandra Manly on how she went from track specialist to stage winner

'A new focus' – Bike Exchange-Jayco’s Alexandra Manly on how she went from track specialist to stage winner

The 26-year-old Aussie rider spent last year training for the Olympics with the national track team, her comeback to the road scene this year has...

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Haribos, Taekwondo and stubbornness : Inside the Hayters' rise to success

Haribos, Taekwondo and stubbornness : Inside the Hayters' rise to success

While one was dominating the U23 Giro d’Italia, the other was going head-to-head with Wout van Aert at the Critérium du Dauphiné. We sat down...

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Who are the new national time trial champions?

Who are the new national time trial champions?

The riders who have earned themselves a new jersey to wear during individual time trials for the next year

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Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 - Route, Predictions and Contenders

Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 - Route, Predictions and Contenders

With a promise of big prize purses and live TV coverage, we should see the Giro d’Italia Donne take a big step forward in professionalism...

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The hardest climbs of the Tour de France 2022

The hardest climbs of the Tour de France 2022

The decisive mountains that could decide who takes home the yellow jersey in the biggest stage race of the year

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Inside the team car with Le Col-Wahoo on race day

Inside the team car with Le Col-Wahoo on race day

Rouleur sat in the passenger seat of the Le Col-Wahoo team car during stage one of the Women's Tour and got a true insight in to...

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New chapter for the Women’s Tour: live coverage, a mountain top finish and a stellar field

New chapter for the Women’s Tour: live coverage, a mountain top finish and a stellar field

The six-day women’s WorldTour race is bigger and better in 2022, and we’ll be able to watch it in real time

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Giro d’Italia 2022 team performances – The best and the worst

Giro d’Italia 2022 team performances – The best and the worst

Who will be leaving La Corsa Rosa smiling and who needs to go back to the drawing board?

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Opinion: ¡Vamos Juanpe! Juan Pedro López's spirited maglia rosa defence has been a highlight of the Giro

Opinion: ¡Vamos Juanpe! Juan Pedro López's spirited maglia rosa defence has been a highlight of the Giro

Few expected the fresh-faced Spaniard to still be in pink after the savage Blockhaus finish, but ‘Juanpe’ is surprising everyone, including himself

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Team SD Worx: The Inside Story

Team SD Worx: The Inside Story

How did the number one Women’s WorldTeam rise to the top of the sport and stay there? Team-building, rider mentoring, managing egos and keeping a...

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