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Remco, Tadej, and the blossoming Tour bromance
The pair have become willing accomplices in this year's Tour de France, brought together by a love for aggressive racing and ruthless attacks
Tales from the top of the Tour - return to the Cime de la Bonette
Rouleur photojournalist James Startt reflects on his day at the highest point of this year's Tour
Alpine acquiesce: Vingegaard and Visma turn to second place consolidation at the Tour de France
The Dutch team concede there is little to be done in the light of Tadej Pogačar's obliterating dominance
Motivation or misery? The Tadej Pogačar effect at the Tour de France
The UAE Team Emirates rider dealt another blow to the rest of the peloton on the queen stage and his actions are having a widespread...
Tour de France 2024 stage 20 preview - another intense day in the Alps
This is the shortest road stage of the race, however, it also boasts the most amount of metres climbing
Managing the circus: Meet the man who moves the Tour's stage starts from town to town
Rouleur speaks to Yannick Goasduff, the man in charge of organising and executing the Tour de France's complex stage starts
From dominance to desperation: Can Ineos Grenadiers rescue their Tour de France?
Time is ticking for the British team
Victor Campenaerts and the art of blue-sky thinking
The Lotto-Dstny rider’s victory on stage 18 of the Tour de France is a product of years of hard work and dedication
Tour de France 2024 stage 19 preview - the Cime de la Bonette beckons
The first stage of a gruelling final weekend
No more two-horse race: How Remco Evenepoel served a wake-up call at the Tour de France
The Soudal-Quick-Step rider's attack on stage 17 proved that it’s all still to play for when it comes to the podium – his competitors should be...
How Richard Carapaz proved persistence pays off at the Tour de France
After many attempts, EF Education-EasyPost finally reap the rewards of their efforts thanks to Carapaz
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?
Tour de France 2024 stage 18 preview - last chance saloon for the breakaway artists
With only two mountain stages and one time trial coming up, this is the last opportunity for those in the peloton to secure themselves a...
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?
Sprinters of fortune: how the fastmen fared at the Tour de France 2024
The opportunities at this Tour de France are over for the sprinters, and many will be finish the race happier than others
Tour de France 2024 stage 17 preview - a day for the breakaway
Will this finally be an opportunity for a breakaway to stay away?
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
The Tour de France and the Boulder Problem
Tadej Pogačar went into the Pyrenees with a slim lead in the 2024 Tour de France, and emerged with a significant one. Rouleur looks at...
‘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?
On a tight leash: Is there still hope for the breakaway riders at the Tour de France?
After the opening weekend of this year's Tour, there's been very little to shout about if you're a stage hunter in the breakaways. But is...
'Now it’s mine': Elisa Longo Borghini wins war of wills to take the Giro d'Italia
The Italian held off world champion Lotte Kopecky to take her first Grand Tour victory
Tour de France 2024 stage 16 preview - the final sprint
The final true flat stage of the race will hand the sprinters and the rouleurs a chance at victory
‘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
Does Jonas Vingegaard need to rethink tactics if he is to defend his Tour de France title?
Stage 14 proved that Visma-Lease a Bike may need to go back to the drawing board if they are to beat Tadej Pogačar
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
'I’m going to defend this jersey until 30 metres after the finish line' - Elisa Longo Borghini is determined to keep hold of the maglia rosa
A career-best climbing performance from Lotte Kopecky puts her just one second behind Elisa Longo Borghini in the fight for the GC win
Tour de France 2024 stage 15 preview - More GC fireworks in the Pyrenees
The second of the back-to-back stages in the Pyrenees, who will have recovered well enough to take the stage win?
Tota Magalhães on animating the Giro d’Italia Women: 'I'm much more of a person that attacks than defends'
The 23-year-old Brazilian has spent 172 km in the break throughout the race, and she is still looking for more
'There is always something going on': The chaos, craziness, and challenges of life as a Tour de France moto driver
This weekend the Tour enters the Pyrenees, featuring some of the most technical and dangerous roads of the Tour, and the in-race moto drives are...
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