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After a week of controversy, SD Worx answers everything with collective strength

After a week of controversy, SD Worx answers everything with collective strength

The team put on a united front to take a clean sweep of the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes and first and...

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Can Lotte Kopecky top off an incredible Tour de France Femmes with a GC podium place?

Can Lotte Kopecky top off an incredible Tour de France Femmes with a GC podium place?

The Belgian rider has displayed the performance of her career at this year's Tour de France Femmes

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Gutsy, determined and human: Why Kasia Niewiadoma won hearts on the Tourmalet

Gutsy, determined and human: Why Kasia Niewiadoma won hearts on the Tourmalet

The Polish rider’s performance in the queen stage of the Tour de France Femmes may not have got her the victory, but it likely got...

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End of an era: Demi Vollering’s Tourmalet win begins a new chapter for women’s cycling

End of an era: Demi Vollering’s Tourmalet win begins a new chapter for women’s cycling

The SD Worx rider has finally, unequivocally, proven she is the strongest, while Annemiek van Vleuten was tearful at the finish line atop the Tourmalet

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Cédrine Kerbaol: The young French rider making history at the Tour de France Femmes

Cédrine Kerbaol: The young French rider making history at the Tour de France Femmes

The French rider had led the young rider's classification for the whole Tour de France Femmes

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage eight preview - the final race against the clock

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage eight preview - the final race against the clock

The eight-stage race will come to a close in Pau with a race against the clock

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Does the women’s peloton need – or want –180 kilometre road stages?

Does the women’s peloton need – or want –180 kilometre road stages?

Stage four of Tour de France Femmes was the longest in women’s WorldTour history. Did it make the racing any better?

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Lotte Kopecky: I hope that a stupid 20 seconds will not decide this Tour de France

Lotte Kopecky: I hope that a stupid 20 seconds will not decide this Tour de France

The yellow jersey holder stood her ground when questioned about the penalties her team received on stage five for drafting behind the team car

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‘This one hurts’ - A bitterly disappointed Team dsm-firmenich

‘This one hurts’ - A bitterly disappointed Team dsm-firmenich

Charlotte Kool will likely leave the Tour de France Femmes without the stage win she’d been dreaming of, despite her team’s best efforts

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Three cups of coffee, a bad mood and a miracle: Emma Norsgaard’s Tour de France Femmes win

Three cups of coffee, a bad mood and a miracle: Emma Norsgaard’s Tour de France Femmes win

Once seen as a out-and-out sprinter, Emma Norsgaard proved she is back on top today, but not as we knew her

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Dashed dreams: Crash takes Veronica Ewers out of the Tour de France Femmes

Dashed dreams: Crash takes Veronica Ewers out of the Tour de France Femmes

The American rider had high hopes on beating her ninth place finish from last year's race, but sadly, a crash on stage six has forced...

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Josie Nelson’s Tour de France Femmes debut diary - pancakes for lunch, hard days, and being the lanterne rouge

Josie Nelson’s Tour de France Femmes debut diary - pancakes for lunch, hard days, and being the lanterne rouge

The 21-year-old British rider is making her debut at Tour. Rouleur caught up with Nelson through the eight-day race

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A duel in the sun

A duel in the sun

Strange things are afoot in this Tour de France Femmes, and the latest unpredictable stage saw Ricarda Bauernfeind win solo in Albi

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Demi Vollering left confused by 'comical' time penalty for drafting car at Tour de France Femmes

Demi Vollering left confused by 'comical' time penalty for drafting car at Tour de France Femmes

The SD Worx rider received a penalty on stage five after drafting too long on the team’s car

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift stage six preview - the final sprint opportunity

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift stage six preview - the final sprint opportunity

Stage six will be the final chance for the sprinters to secure themselves a stage victory

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Chasing the white jersey: In the team car with Lifeplus-Wahoo at the Tour de France Femmes

Chasing the white jersey: In the team car with Lifeplus-Wahoo at the Tour de France Femmes

Rouleur sat in the team car of Lifeplus-Wahoo during stage four of the Tour de France Femmes as they chased the white jersey, giving an...

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Kasia Niewiadoma: Annemiek van Vleuten isn’t as strong as we would expect

Kasia Niewiadoma: Annemiek van Vleuten isn’t as strong as we would expect

The Canyon//SRAM rider argues that the first general classification battle of the race exposed who is going to be the favourite to win yellow at...

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Clásica de San Sebastián 2023 preview: Can anyone beat Remco Evenepoel?

Clásica de San Sebastián 2023 preview: Can anyone beat Remco Evenepoel?

The route, contenders, and prediction for the 2023 edition of the Basque classic

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Fenix-Deceuninck: The team on fire

Fenix-Deceuninck: The team on fire

Yara Kastelijn’s victory in stage four of the Tour de France Femmes was an example of how to instil a team culture that inspires riders...

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage five preview - sprint or break?

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage five preview - sprint or break?

Stage five looks like another opportunity for the sprinters, but with the punchy climbs, in the second half a break could keep away

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Taking every opportunity: Julie Van de Velde in touching distance of a stage win

Taking every opportunity: Julie Van de Velde in touching distance of a stage win

The Belgian came close to winning stage three at the Tour de France Femmes, but today, fortune did not favour the brave

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'We’re used to them not helping. They never do' - SD Worx won’t work

'We’re used to them not helping. They never do' - SD Worx won’t work

Lorena Wiebes came out on top, but her rivals in the peloton rued the lack of assistance SD Worx gave other teams in the run-up...

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage four preview - the longest stage

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage four preview - the longest stage

It is a day of two halves for the women's peloton, but the punchy climbs in the second half is where all the action will take...

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