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Tour de France Femmes 2022 bikes: Demi Vollering's Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7
All the details on the Team SD Worx rider's bike
‘It's like everyone's already decided who's going to win the race’ Should teams have raced differently to beat the sprinters at the Tour de France Femmes?
British rider Joscelin Lowden laments a “lack of energy” on stage five of the women’s Tour de France
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
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?
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
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...
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...
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
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?
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
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
'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
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
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...
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
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
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
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...
'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...
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
'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...
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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?
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
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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