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How do riders train to peak for the Tour de France Femmes?

How do riders train to peak for the Tour de France Femmes?

How do the likes of Lorena Wiebes prepare to peak at races? Good question…

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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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Tour de France Femmes stage three debrief: the favourites emerge

Tour de France Femmes stage three debrief: the favourites emerge

A look back at the events of stage three of the Tour de France Femmes 2022

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage four preview - time for the gravel

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage four preview - time for the gravel

The peloton will face some steep gravel inclines as the race steps up in difficulty at the halfway point

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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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Tour de France Femmes pro bikes: Marianne Vos's new Cervélo S5

Tour de France Femmes pro bikes: Marianne Vos's new Cervélo S5

A closer look at the legendary Dutchwoman's new Cervélo S5

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage two debrief: Carnage and crosswinds

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage two debrief: Carnage and crosswinds

A look back at how events unfolded on a thrilling stage two of the Tour de France Femmes

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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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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage three preview - a taste of the hills

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage three preview - a taste of the hills

Stage three is the toughest stage of the race so far

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Pictures from Paris: Images from a historic day at the Tours

Pictures from Paris: Images from a historic day at the Tours

Gallery of images from the Tour de France Femmes and Tour de France 2022 in Paris

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Tour de France 2022: where the race was won and lost

Tour de France 2022: where the race was won and lost

Analysis of where an how the general classification fight was decided at the 2022 Tour de France

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‘It’s a sh*t question’: Is it time for cycling to move on?

‘It’s a sh*t question’: Is it time for cycling to move on?

Sophie Smith asks whether Tour de France champions should still face questions drawn from cycling's dark past

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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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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage two preview - a day for the puncheurs

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage two preview - a day for the puncheurs

Rouleur previews stage two of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – a few lumps and bumps could put some of the pure sprinters...

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Tour de France 2022 stage 21 preview - Champs-Élysées sprint showdown

Tour de France 2022 stage 21 preview - Champs-Élysées sprint showdown

The final stage of the Tour de France sees the peloton riding laps of the greatest road circuit in professional cycling

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Tour de France standings: the results after stage 20

Tour de France standings: the results after stage 20

The latest standings from the 109th edition of the Tour de France

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There has been a vibe shift at the 2022 Tour de France

There has been a vibe shift at the 2022 Tour de France

Christophe Laporte won in Cahors by escaping from the sprinters at the last minute, just the latest surprising stage win of a crazy Tour

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Three wins in 19 stages – does this Tour de France mark the end of the pure bunch sprinter?

Three wins in 19 stages – does this Tour de France mark the end of the pure bunch sprinter?

As racing becomes harder to control and more riders can do it all, are the fast men running out of chances to win?

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Tour de France 2022 stage 20 preview - a race against the clock

Tour de France 2022 stage 20 preview - a race against the clock

The penultimate stage of the Tour sees a gently rolling parcours over 40.7km, with a nasty sting in the tail

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Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage one preview - Champs-Élysées sprint

Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage one preview - Champs-Élysées sprint

Stage one of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is going to be historic, Rouleur previews who could don the first yellow jersey of...

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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 stage 18 debrief: Alone at last

Tour de France stage 18 debrief: Alone at last

Jonas Vingegaard confirmed that he is the strongest rider in the Tour in winning at Hautacam

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'I tell everybody that I never give up, I also have to tell myself': Fabio Jakobsen suffers and survives mountains and time cut at Tour de France

'I tell everybody that I never give up, I also have to tell myself': Fabio Jakobsen suffers and survives mountains and time cut at Tour de France

The Dutch sprinter is now aiming for a second win from the two remaining chances at the Tour de France

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Tour de France 2022 stage 19 preview – a chance for the fast men?

Tour de France 2022 stage 19 preview – a chance for the fast men?

The peloton heads north away from the Pyrenees in a largely flat stage. On paper, it’s for the sprinters, but some late climbs may complicate...

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Tour de France Femmes 2025: Everything you need to know

Tour de France Femmes 2025: Everything you need to know

The fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes will feature nine stages, starting in Vannes and ending in Châtel

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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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