Heat, hierarchy and a hotly contested green jersey: what we learnt from the Tour's first week
Rouleur breaks down the heatwaves, the sprint points battle, and UAE's grip on week one of the Tour de France.
'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
By Rachel Jary
Photography by Zac Williams/SWpix
7 JULY 2024 | UPDATED 11.38 PM BST
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Pidcock's redemption arc: Brit content in defeat after refinding his love of Le Tour
A jammed shifter and a third place in Ussel would once have wrecked Tom Pidcock's Tour. Free of pressure and riding for a team on its Tour debut, he can now sh…
'Maybe it's a one-day festival': Classics man Van der Poel takes his third Tour de France win in Ussel
The Tour de France spoke the Flying Dutchman's language during a lumpy breakaway stage in the Massif Central
'It's no secret: we've got seven guys going for the break' - Movistar turn to Corrèze's climbs to end seven year Tour drought
Rouleur caught up with sports director Matt White to discuss the complications of breakaway hunting at the Grande Boucle
A rule change, a settled GC, and a gentlemen's agreement: Why the Tour de France sprint stages have been safer in 2026
In previous years, crash-marred sprint stages have guaranteed chaos in the first week of the Tour. But as of stage eight in 2026, the crash toll stands at zero…
'That was just not how it should've been': No rewrite in Bordeaux for Philipsen
Three years after downing Mark Cavendish on the same finish line, Jasper Philipsen returned to Bordeaux hoping for a performance of equal measure. This time, t…
Toast to that: Merlier confirms world-best status in Bordeaux
The Wolfpack may have lost a key domestique in Bert Van Lerberghe in the Pyrenees, but Tim Merlier was unstoppable on the banks of the Garonne
How Tourmalet stayed true to form on its eightieth outing
The famed climb lived up to expectations on stage six of the Tour de France, with Tadej Pogačar its latest conqueror.
'Pogačar is a good bike rider, so I'll take the L': GC commiserations after Tourmalet
With Tadej Pogačar in yellow by a terrifying margin and the general classification in tatters, we're all in need of a stiff drink.
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In printIssue 144
The Tour Issue
Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.
In printIssue 144
The Tour Issue
Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.
