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Taking every opportunity: Julie Van de Velde in touching distance of a stage win

Taking every opportunity: Julie Van de Velde in touching distance of a stage win

The Belgian came close to winning stage three at the Tour de France Femmes, but today, fortune did not favour the brave

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'We’re used to them not helping. They never do' - SD Worx won’t work

'We’re used to them not helping. They never do' - SD Worx won’t work

Lorena Wiebes came out on top, but her rivals in the peloton rued the lack of assistance SD Worx gave other teams in the run-up...

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage four preview - the longest stage

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage four preview - the longest stage

It is a day of two halves for the women's peloton, but the punchy climbs in the second half is where all the action will take...

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Josie Nelson’s Tour de France Femmes debut diary - Difficult days, French crowds, and team spirit

Josie Nelson’s Tour de France Femmes debut diary - Difficult days, French crowds, and team spirit

The 21-year-old British rider is making her debut at Tour. Rouleur caught up with Nelson in the first stages of this year's race 

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'I see the battle to just finish' - Meet Stéphane Bezault, driver of the Tour de France broom wagon

'I see the battle to just finish' - Meet Stéphane Bezault, driver of the Tour de France broom wagon

Rouleur speaks to the man in charge of looking after the riders at the very back of the Tour de France peloton

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How do you solve a problem like SD Worx?

How do you solve a problem like SD Worx?

Different teams have different approaches to tackling the dominance of the Dutch team

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'The body's not a perfect science' - Juliette Labous on an up and down start to the Tour de France Femmes

'The body's not a perfect science' - Juliette Labous on an up and down start to the Tour de France Femmes

The French rider had a disappointing start to the Tour de France Femmes but came back fighting on stage two

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No more Liane in waiting

No more Liane in waiting

The German rider emerges from the shadows of Annemiek van Vleuten to become Movistar’s winner at the Tour de France Femmes

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage three preview - a day for the sprinters

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage three preview - a day for the sprinters

With a flat run-in to the finish, could this be a chance for the sprinters?

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Tour de France 2023 team ratings: how did each team perform?

Tour de France 2023 team ratings: how did each team perform?

As another Tour comes to a close, we look back at how each of the participating teams performed over the three weeks

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On the defensive: Why women’s racing follows a different pattern to men’s racing

On the defensive: Why women’s racing follows a different pattern to men’s racing

Riders were criticised for a cagey opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes, but there are tangible reasons for this

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The Tour’s culture war

The Tour’s culture war

Jonas Vingegaard won the 2023 Tour de France and looks set for an era of dominance, but his style has not been a hit with...

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A thrilling Tour de France serves up one final twist on the Champs-Élysées

A thrilling Tour de France serves up one final twist on the Champs-Élysées

It was meant to be Jasper Philipsen's final glory in green, but an entertaining Tour signed off with one final thrilling chapter

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Why did no one join the break on the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes?

Why did no one join the break on the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes?

Despite expecting an explosive start to the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes, the first half of the day was slightly underwhelming

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Tour de France Femmes: It’s still all about SD Worx and other teams need to wake up

Tour de France Femmes: It’s still all about SD Worx and other teams need to wake up

Lotte Kopecky dominated with a solo win in Clermont-Ferrand, with questionable tactics from her competitors

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage two preview - a testing day in the Massif Central

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage two preview - a testing day in the Massif Central

As the route heads south, the peloton faces the Massif Central's challenging climbs

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Jonas Vingegaard's painfully perfect Tour de France

Jonas Vingegaard's painfully perfect Tour de France

Jonas Vingegaard is set to win his second Tour de France title but the Danish rider still manages to duck out of the spotlight

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Thibaut Pinot: Once More, With Feeling

Thibaut Pinot: Once More, With Feeling

France’s favourite cycling son tried hard to achieve a stage win on home ground in his penultimate day in the Tour, but despite passionate support,...

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Tour de France 2023 stage 21 preview - the grand finale in Paris

Tour de France 2023 stage 21 preview - the grand finale in Paris

The closing stage of this year's Tour de France will be the last chance for a sprinter to claim a stage win

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage one preview - an unpredictable opening day

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage one preview - an unpredictable opening day

The Côte de Durtol will be the final decider as to who will be the first rider to wear the yellow jersey 

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The Tour de France Femmes uncorked: Cokie Ponikvar’s stage-by-stage wine recommendations

The Tour de France Femmes uncorked: Cokie Ponikvar’s stage-by-stage wine recommendations

Sommelier and cyclist Cokie Ponikvar shares her favourite wines for you to enjoy during the 2023 Tour de France Femmes

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Stage 19 is Bazball

Stage 19 is Bazball

Was that the most dynamic Tour de France stage there has ever been?

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'Gino gives us that extra bit of motivation': Matej Mohorič continues Bahrain-Victorious' Tour of emotions

'Gino gives us that extra bit of motivation': Matej Mohorič continues Bahrain-Victorious' Tour of emotions

Mohorič claimed Bahrain-Victorious's third win of the Tour de France after winning an unlikely sprint against Kasper Asgreen

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Tour de France 2023 stage 20 preview - a penultimate test in the Vosges

Tour de France 2023 stage 20 preview - a penultimate test in the Vosges

This year's Tour de France does not feature its usual time trial on the penultimate stage, instead, it is a day in the mountains

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'I had kind of come from nowhere' - Claire Steels is just getting started at 36 years old

'I had kind of come from nowhere' - Claire Steels is just getting started at 36 years old

The British rider on her debut WorldTour season, keeping perspective and the Tour de France Femmes

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Dominique Powers: Beyond the lens

Dominique Powers: Beyond the lens

There’s much more to taking a photograph than just pushing the shutter button. Dominique Powers tells Rouleur about her unique journey to becoming one of...

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‘I’m going to shoot my shot on the Tourmalet’ - Veronica Ewers aims high at the 2023 Tour de France Femmes

‘I’m going to shoot my shot on the Tourmalet’ - Veronica Ewers aims high at the 2023 Tour de France Femmes

The EF Education-TIBCO-SVB rider talks Tour de France Femmes goals, Giro Donne success, and lessons learned in the past year

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Canyon//SRAM launch new Tour de France Femmes special edition jersey

Canyon//SRAM launch new Tour de France Femmes special edition jersey

It's a fresh new jersey for the German squad this July

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