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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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Tour de France 2024 stage two preview - primed for attacks

Tour de France 2024 stage two preview - primed for attacks

The Tour continues it's stay in Italy with a punchy finale into Bologna

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Johannes Kulset: The Tour de France’s youngest rider who is going to ‘let his legs to do the talking’

Johannes Kulset: The Tour de France’s youngest rider who is going to ‘let his legs to do the talking’

The Uno-X Mobility rider is living his father's dream by riding in the Tour for the first time

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It’s time for round four: Is Pogačar vs Vingegaard cycling’s most iconic rivalry?

It’s time for round four: Is Pogačar vs Vingegaard cycling’s most iconic rivalry?

The duo will go head-to-head again in this year’s Tour de France after drastically different preparations

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Tour de France 2024 stage one preview - an explosive opener

Tour de France 2024 stage one preview - an explosive opener

The Tour takes a leaf out of the Giro's book and begins the 111th edition with an up and down stage in Emilia-Romagna

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This is me and who I am, by Aleksandr Vlasov

This is me and who I am, by Aleksandr Vlasov

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s backup option at the Tour de France is Aleksandr Vlasov, a top-seven finisher in all three Grand Tours. But little is known about...

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A new era for the white jersey - who will replace Pogačar as the Tour's best young rider?

A new era for the white jersey - who will replace Pogačar as the Tour's best young rider?

With the five-time winner of the white jersey now too old to dominate the classification, which of the Tour's young upstarts will be able to...

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Pressure, expectation and risk: Mads Pedersen is Lidl-Trek’s Tour de France trump card

Pressure, expectation and risk: Mads Pedersen is Lidl-Trek’s Tour de France trump card

With no general classification ambitions and a team built around him, all eyes are on the Danish rider to win stages

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Tour de France 2024 start list: The riders for this year’s race

Tour de France 2024 start list: The riders for this year’s race

All the riders who we know will be in attendance at the Grand Départ in Florence, Italy 

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Tour de France favourites 2024: Who will win this year's yellow jersey?

Tour de France favourites 2024: Who will win this year's yellow jersey?

Rouleur looks at who the bookies are backing for this year's Tour de France title

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'Pogačar will be unreachable' - Remco Evenepoel's relaxed and realistic Tour de France approach

'Pogačar will be unreachable' - Remco Evenepoel's relaxed and realistic Tour de France approach

While his preparation for the event hasn't been smooth, Evenepoel appears calm and collected a few days before the Grand Départ in Florence

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Bart Lemmen: From captain in the military to Visma-Lease a Bike’s Tour team in 18 months

Bart Lemmen: From captain in the military to Visma-Lease a Bike’s Tour team in 18 months

Replacing Sepp Kuss in Visma-Lease a Bike’s Tour de France team is a 28-year-old rider who was working as a military captain just 18 months...

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'It has a real weight on the Tour': Behind the making of the Tour de France's foreign Grand Départ

'It has a real weight on the Tour': Behind the making of the Tour de France's foreign Grand Départ

Rouleur looks back some of the most memorable Grand Départ in the Tour de France and explores how cities are chosen

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Bernal is back: Why the Ineos Grenadiers rider is being tipped for a Tour de France top-five

Bernal is back: Why the Ineos Grenadiers rider is being tipped for a Tour de France top-five

The Colombian returns to the race he won in 2019 with a genuine hope of a top placing for the first time since his devastating...

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Building sisterhood with Lifeplus-Wahoo

Building sisterhood with Lifeplus-Wahoo

Episode one of the Lifeplus-Wahoo 'Made This' series documents life in the team house leading up to the biggest races of the season

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From commuter to Unbound 200 winner: Meet Rosa Klöser

From commuter to Unbound 200 winner: Meet Rosa Klöser

The German rider won the world’s biggest gravel race despite having only started cycling competitively in 2022 – all while completing her PhD at the...

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How to watch and live stream the Tour de France 2024

How to watch and live stream the Tour de France 2024

With a star-studded line-up heading to the Grand Départ in Florence, you won’t want to miss any stages of the biggest race of the year 

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Tour de France 2024: Who can challenge Jasper Philipsen in the sprints?

Tour de France 2024: Who can challenge Jasper Philipsen in the sprints?

A look at the fast men in contention for the crown of sprint king at this year's Tour

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BECYCLE 2024: the speakers

BECYCLE 2024: the speakers

Read more about the speakers at this year's BECYCLE in Florence

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The toughest climbs of the Tour de France 2024

The toughest climbs of the Tour de France 2024

The crucial mountains that could decide who will be wearing the yellow jersey in Nice at the end of the three-week race

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Tour de France 2024 predictions: Who will stand out in cycling's biggest race?

Tour de France 2024 predictions: Who will stand out in cycling's biggest race?

From the overall winner to the most dutiful domestique, Rouleur makes its predictions for the 2024 Tour de France

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