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Will the real Visma-Lease a Bike please stand up?
The Dutch team’s plan failed to pay off on stage 17 of the Tour de France – why are things not clicking into place this year?
Heat, motorbikes and no incentive: How the life has been sucked out of the Tour de France breakaway
There’s been multiple days during the 2024 Tour which have lacked in entertainment value, where are the riders willing to try and take their chances?
Cycling doesn't seem to be getting bored of the Tadej Pogačar show
Rachel Jary analyses what makes Tadej Pogačar a likeable Tour de France leader
‘We will fight to the end’ - How Visma-Lease a Bike still can win the Tour de France
The Dutch team remains optimistic despite Tadej Pogačar’s demonstration on stage 15
The unbeatable Tadej Pogačar – Is the Tour de France over already?
The Slovenian rider took a dominant victory atop Plateau de Beille, is there any hope for his rivals?
‘No favours in bike racing’ - The hope and heartbreak of Ben Healy at the Tour de France
The Irish rider was caught on the slopes of the Pla d'Adet on stage 14 after a valiant effort in the breakaway
The method to his madness: Tadej Pogačar is the Tour de France’s puppet master
Last minute tactical decisions, late attacks and finding the fun – it’s all paying off for UAE Team Emirates
‘Crazy stressful’ – When the Tour de France turned into a one-day Classic
Stage 13 was a day of breathless racing
‘We are playing the game’ - How UAE Team Emirates instigated chaos Tour de France
Tadej Pogačar's team played a clever hand in stage 13 of the race when their rivals least expected it
The Tour de France dream is dead: Primoz Roglic’s curse of crashes
The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider's dreams of winning the Tour were dashed after he crashed in the lead-up to the sprint on stage 12
Rebels with a cause
Ribble Rebellion is one of the most exciting prospects in the UK domestic race scene. With a mission to disrupt the global criterium circuit and...
Tadej Pogačar is beatable: The Tour de France battle is on
Jonas Vingegaard got the better of Tadej Pogačar after a testing day in the Massif Central, proving that this Tour has the makings to be...
‘I thought I was going to die three months ago’ - Some victories mean more
This is the story of Jonas Vingegaard’s incredible win on stage 11 of the Tour de France after a season of setbacks
‘He told me he was going to win’ - Jasper Philipsen has a champion’s mentality
The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider showed his mental strength by overcoming adversity to win on stage 10 of the Tour de France
‘I’m not afraid of anyone’ - The real GC battle is about to begin at the Tour de France
It was fighting talk from the top three in the general classification after the first week of racing
Michael Mørkøv: The brains behind the operation
Michael Mørkøv talks to Rouleur about his career, navigating the personalities of bullish sprinters and why he’s so good at what he does
'The podium could have been decided today' – The Tour de France's befuddling GC stalemate
The favourites to win the yellow jersey would not work cohesively together on stage nine’s gravel roads and the tension in the peloton was clear
‘Are we in the Tour de France right now? This is crazy’ - Inside the peloton’s wildest day on the gravel
Wind, loose rocks and plenty of stress – it was a wild day on stage nine of the Tour
‘I like to have pain in my legs’ - A lone wolf, the breakaway that never came and the peloton’s slowest sprint
It was a strange stage in the Tour de France as a breakaway didn’t assemble despite expectations of fireworks
‘It’s unnecessary. We take enough risks on tarmac’ - A peloton divided over Tour de France gravel stage
Stage nine's gravel sectors are instilling fear in some riders and thrill in others
‘Everybody should be happy’ - Why Visma-Lease a Bike still believe in yellow at the Tour de France
Despite Jonas Vingegaard losing time to his rivals in stage nine’s individual time trial, his team says that the general classification at the Tour de...
‘I’m with the biggest and the best GC riders’ - Remco Evenepoel is coming of age at the Tour de France
The Belgian rider’s victory in the individual time trial signifies another step up in his career progression
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
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
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
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
‘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...
‘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
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...
‘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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