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Tour de France 2024 stage eight preview - a battle between the sprinters and the breakaway

Tour de France 2024 stage eight preview - a battle between the sprinters and the breakaway

Despite being categorised as a flat stage, the route features 2,334 metres of elevation and five categorised climbs

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Giro d’Italia Women 2024 preview: Route, predictions and contenders

Giro d’Italia Women 2024 preview: Route, predictions and contenders

With RCS taking over the race, will the Giro step up in 2024? 

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More disaster for Jasper: Philipsen needs to turn his Tour de France around

More disaster for Jasper: Philipsen needs to turn his Tour de France around

The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider had another difficult day after being relegated in stage six of the Tour de France

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Trust, confidence and a 'complex' sprinter: How Jayco-Alula manufactured a Tour de France stage victory

Trust, confidence and a 'complex' sprinter: How Jayco-Alula manufactured a Tour de France stage victory

Dylan Groenewegen won stage six of the Tour de France – a reward for the hard work from his entire Australian team

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The race for green is hotting up already at the Tour de France

The race for green is hotting up already at the Tour de France

Just six stages into the Tour and with no sprinter dominating the fast finishes, the green jersey competition already looks delicately poised between several candidates

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Tour de France 2024 stage seven preview - the first test against the clock

Tour de France 2024 stage seven preview - the first test against the clock

The differences between the specialists and the pure climbers will be measured in minutes rather than seconds on stage seven 

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Witnessing history: The Mark Cavendish magic

Witnessing history: The Mark Cavendish magic

Rachel Jary recounts what it was like to see the Manxman’s breathtaking 35th Tour de France stage win 

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How Mark Cavendish secured his historic 35th stage win

How Mark Cavendish secured his historic 35th stage win

A closer look at how the Manx missile outsprinted his rivals at the 2024 Tour de France

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The greatest sprinter in the world

The greatest sprinter in the world

Inside the moment when history was made on stage five of the 2024 Tour de France as Mark Cavendish took his 35th stage win

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‘It was not a great day’ - Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s disappointing Galibier show

‘It was not a great day’ - Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s disappointing Galibier show

Jonas Vingegaard lost almost 40 seconds to Tadej Pogačar on the first mountain stage of the 2024 Tour de France – where did it all go...

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Work to do: Key GC support found wanting in the Tour's first mountain test

Work to do: Key GC support found wanting in the Tour's first mountain test

Many of Tadej Pogačar's key rivals were left isolated in the face of UAE Team Emirates's power on the Galibier

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‘Tadej is a ticking time bomb’ - Tadej Pogačar is running away with the Tour de France

‘Tadej is a ticking time bomb’ - Tadej Pogačar is running away with the Tour de France

The first opportunity in the mountains and UAE Team Emirates grabbed it with both hands

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Tour de France 2024 stage five preview - destined for a sprint

Tour de France 2024 stage five preview - destined for a sprint

The second opportunity for the sprinters to go for glory

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Gallery: A brutal and beautiful Italian Grand Départ

Gallery: A brutal and beautiful Italian Grand Départ

In many ways it is hard to believe that the Tour de France has never started in Italy, but the race organisers more than made...

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How long can Richard Carapaz keep the yellow jersey?

How long can Richard Carapaz keep the yellow jersey?

The EF Education-EasyPost rider makes history as the first Ecuadorian to wear the yellow jersey at the Tour de France 

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The dream stays alive: Mark Cavendish is not giving up on number 35

The dream stays alive: Mark Cavendish is not giving up on number 35

The Manx rider didn’t contest the win in the first sprint opportunity of the 2024 Tour de France, but still cut an optimistic figure after...

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‘Everyone will believe African riders can do anything’ - Biniam Girmay’s victory transcends cycling

‘Everyone will believe African riders can do anything’ - Biniam Girmay’s victory transcends cycling

The Intermarché-Wanty rider becoming the first black African to win a Tour de France stage will have a seismic impact on the future of the sport...

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Tour de France 2024 stage four preview - GC fireworks on the Galibier?

Tour de France 2024 stage four preview - GC fireworks on the Galibier?

Will it be a GC battle or will a breakaway be allowed to go clear?

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'There will never be another one like Fausto' - A teammate and friend remembers Coppi

'There will never be another one like Fausto' - A teammate and friend remembers Coppi

As the Tour continues its stay in Italy and passes through the hometown of the great Fausto Coppi, one of his former teammate recalls his...

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No wings from Red Bull: What went wrong for Primož Roglič in the Tour de France?

No wings from Red Bull: What went wrong for Primož Roglič in the Tour de France?

The Slovenian rider couldn’t follow the main general classification contenders and lost time to his key rivals on stage two

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‘This is the cycling we love’ - The Tour de France has been set alight

‘This is the cycling we love’ - The Tour de France has been set alight

The favourites emerged on a punchy second stage to Bologna

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From swansong to maiden conquest: The French riders are thriving in the Tour's trip to Italy

From swansong to maiden conquest: The French riders are thriving in the Tour's trip to Italy

Despite Romain Bardet relinquishing the yellow jersey, France continued one of its finest ever starts to the Tour de France with another unexpected victory

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Tour de France 2024 stage three preview - a sprint into Turin

Tour de France 2024 stage three preview - a sprint into Turin

The first sprint opportunity will allow us to see who is on winning form this Tour de France

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Tour de France: My first time at the greatest show on earth

Tour de France: My first time at the greatest show on earth

Rachel Jary recounts being at the opening stage of the Tour and it was a spectacular start in Florence

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'It was clear he was special' - Growing up with Marco Pantani

'It was clear he was special' - Growing up with Marco Pantani

As the Tour de France leaves Cesenatico on stage two of its historic Grand Départ in Italy, the race is paying homage to Marco Pantani,...

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Standing in the shadows of greatness - capturing a stunning Grand Départ in Florence

Standing in the shadows of greatness - capturing a stunning Grand Départ in Florence

James Startt reveals how he captured his shot of the Tour's opening stage in Florence

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Blood, sweat and tears: Inside the Tour de France peloton’s hottest day

Blood, sweat and tears: Inside the Tour de France peloton’s hottest day

Emotions ran high and states of exhaustion were reached in the opening stage of the Tour under the blazing Italian sun

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The attack that never came: Pogačar and his rivals hold fire in the Tour de France heat

The attack that never came: Pogačar and his rivals hold fire in the Tour de France heat

Give its difficulty, stage one of the Tour de France was widely expected to see the first GC shake-up of this year's edition. But no...

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‘It was pure joy’ - Romain Bardet’s Tour de France victory should make you believe in happy endings

‘It was pure joy’ - Romain Bardet’s Tour de France victory should make you believe in happy endings

In his last participation in the Tour, the French rider took the win and yellow jersey on the opening stage after an inspired two-up attack...

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