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Got the minerals: Vittel, the peloton’s drink of choice

Got the minerals: Vittel, the peloton’s drink of choice

Vittel serves as the host of today’s Tour de France stage roll-out. But the little French spa town has a long history with the Tour...

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The Peter Saga: A Rough Guide to the Stage 4 ‘Incident’

The Peter Saga: A Rough Guide to the Stage 4 ‘Incident’

Peter Sagan: expelled from the Tour. Mark Cavendish: out with a broken shoulder. Arnaud Démare: in the green jersey. We try to make sense of...

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Gallery: Tour de France stage 3 – Super Sagan takes Longwy

Gallery: Tour de France stage 3 – Super Sagan takes Longwy

Complete control from Peter Sagan, Dan Martin close, Michael Matthews closer

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Gallery: Tour de France stage 2 – Standard Liège and Kittel’s Comeback

Gallery: Tour de France stage 2 – Standard Liège and Kittel’s Comeback

Teeming rain, the break caught within sight of the line and a sprinters’ battle royale: Düsseldorf to Liège had it all

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Gallery: Tour de France stage 1 – Geraint Thomas rocks Düsseldorf

Gallery: Tour de France stage 1 – Geraint Thomas rocks Düsseldorf

Eighth Tour de France, first Tour stage win, first Grand Tour stage win, first maillot jaune. A landmark day for the Welshman

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Geraint Thomas: Grand Tour Contender?

Geraint Thomas: Grand Tour Contender?

Self-effacing, humble, humorous, but can the Welshman go the extra mile?

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 1 – Taylor Phinney

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 1 – Taylor Phinney

It’s been a long way back for the big American from his horror crash in 2014 to his debut Tour. We think he’s going to...

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Tour de France 2017 preview: Fourth Title for Froome?

Tour de France 2017 preview: Fourth Title for Froome?

From Düsseldorf to Paris and all stops between, your guide to a thoroughly enjoyable 104th Tour

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The Chairman: Former British champion Tim Harris and his Belgian Seat of Learning

The Chairman: Former British champion Tim Harris and his Belgian Seat of Learning

Cavendish, Froome, Thomas, Dowsett, Yates, McLay – even Gaviria. The big draughty house in Belgium that provides an invaluable stepping stone to the professional ranks

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A Million Things We Have Learned about the Tour de France

A Million Things We Have Learned about the Tour de France

There are a few Tour de France stats that everyone knows  – 198 riders, 12 million spectators – but what about the less well-known ones? We’ve dug around...

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La Course: A race fit for the best women racers in the world?

La Course: A race fit for the best women racers in the world?

While the men circle France for three weeks, the women get two short stages, neither of them in Paris. ASO could do better. A work...

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Comment: for Froome the bell tolls?

Comment: for Froome the bell tolls?

With Cavendish ailing, Contador ageing and Froome in uncertain form, this year’s Tour de France could mark the end of a generation

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