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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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Inside Project 35: How Mark Cavendish has prepared for his Tour de France swansong

Inside Project 35: How Mark Cavendish has prepared for his Tour de France swansong

As the start of the Tour fast approaches, Mark Cavendish's coach reveals how the Manxman has been preparing for his bid at history

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Unstoppable UAE Team Emirates - Is a podium sweep possible at the Tour de France?

Unstoppable UAE Team Emirates - Is a podium sweep possible at the Tour de France?

The Emirati team’s performance at the Tour de Suisse is a sign that they are going to be hard to beat in this year’s Tour

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Tour de France winners: The full history

Tour de France winners: The full history

Only one rider can win the Tour de France each year, making it one of the most select groups in cycling. Ahead of the 2024...

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Beyond the Bike: Tao Geoghegan Hart on his roots, transience and a vision for a different future in cycling

Beyond the Bike: Tao Geoghegan Hart on his roots, transience and a vision for a different future in cycling

Episode two of Beyond the Bike is out now - A brand new podcast series revealing the human behind the athlete

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Tour de Suisse Women preview - A showdown between Tour de France Femmes contenders

Tour de Suisse Women preview - A showdown between Tour de France Femmes contenders

The likes of Elisa Longo-Borghini, Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma will go head-to-head in this crucial Tour warm-up race

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Tour de Suisse 2024: contenders and prediction

Tour de Suisse 2024: contenders and prediction

The final WorldTour race before the Tour de France at the end of June

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I still really miss Gino, by Pello Bilbao

I still really miss Gino, by Pello Bilbao

Almost a year on since Gino Mäder died at the Tour de Suisse, his Bahrain-Victorious teammate Pello Bilbao opens up about the effect Mäder’s death...

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Maximum effort: why Maxim Van Gils is content to fly under the radar in his quest for greatness

Maximum effort: why Maxim Van Gils is content to fly under the radar in his quest for greatness

Belgium's potential new superstar on football style, a superb spring, and big ambitions

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The Tour of Britain Women returns, but is an SD Worx clean sweep inevitable?

The Tour of Britain Women returns, but is an SD Worx clean sweep inevitable?

The four-stage route looks to suit a strong all-rounder with a mix of punchy and flat stages

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Beyond the Bike: Demi Vollering on yoga, the Swiss Alps and changing women's sport

Beyond the Bike: Demi Vollering on yoga, the Swiss Alps and changing women's sport

A new podcast by Rouleur showing the human behind the athlete - listen now

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Critérium du Dauphiné 2024 preview - Roglič vs Remco?

Critérium du Dauphiné 2024 preview - Roglič vs Remco?

A key race in the build-up to the Tour de France, the Dauphiné will be a true test of climbing abilities

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Haters still disappointed: Merlier matches Milan as the Giro's sprint supremo

Haters still disappointed: Merlier matches Milan as the Giro's sprint supremo

The Belgian was head and shoulders above the other sprinters on the final dash to the line in Rome, levelling him with Jonathan Milan on...

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Now for the Tour? Why the smart money is on Tadej Pogačar completing a historic double

Now for the Tour? Why the smart money is on Tadej Pogačar completing a historic double

A sublime show of dominance in the Giro bodes well for the Slovenian's aim a of second Grand Tour win in July

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The best of the rest: Analysing the performances of the 2024 Giro d'Italia's top five

The best of the rest: Analysing the performances of the 2024 Giro d'Italia's top five

Beyond Tadej Pogačar, a rider with almost 10 minutes on his rivals, Rouleur looks at how the other GC riders will feel about their own race...

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 21 preview - the grand finale in Rome

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 21 preview - the grand finale in Rome

A circuit finish around Rome will close this year's Giro d'Italia

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