Top Banana: Tour de France stage 9 – Dan Martin
The Irishman has ridden a strong and smart first week at the Tour. Today’s crash was a setback, but he is still in contention
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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 8 – Lilian Calmejane
No competition today. The excellent Lilian Calmejane rode brilliantly in a stage of non-stop action and constant attacking
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Rouleur Cover Stories: issue 17.5 – Tom Simpson
A bon vivant who liked to drive fast and laugh hard, Simpson crammed many adventures and memorable moments into his 29 and a half years
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Gallery: Tour de France stage 7 – Kittel by a whisker
Just six millimetres separated Marcel Kittel from Edvard Boasson Hagen in Nuits-Saint-Georges, apparently. Wafer thin.
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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 7 – Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
With Cavendish out, Dimension Data should have been reduced to also-ran status in the sprints. Janse van Rensburg showed their train is still on th...
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Tour de France: Matt Seaton on hopes, dreams and breakaways
The breakaway: natural home of cycling’s dreamers and romantics. Matt Seaton considers what it takes to succeed in the sport’s most kamikaze of spe...
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A letter from the Editor
ITV4 has a new guest expert in the studio next week. Meet Philippa York
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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 6 – Frederik Backaert
Today’s scorching temperatures limited the break to only the hardiest of souls. Here’s to the young farmer who is no stranger to long days in the sun
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Krasna Lipa: the Czech Republic’s long-running women’s race
The Tour de Feminin, based on the small Czech town of Krasna Lipa, celebrates its 30th edition this week. Our editor was on soigneur duties in 2012
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Gallery: Tour de France stage 5 – Aru conquers the mountain
Aru takes the stage, Quintana loses time, Thomas loses yellow, Froome takes the biscuit
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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 5 – Stefan Küng
While Porte was ponderous on La Planche des Belles Filles, here’s to the BMC youngster who kept the breakaway of Voeckler, Gilbert and company in c...
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Got the minerals: Vittel, the peloton’s drink of choice
Vittel serves as the host of today’s Tour de France stage roll-out. But the little French spa town has a long history with the Tour that goes far d...
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The Peter Saga: A Rough Guide to the Stage 4 ‘Incident’
Peter Sagan: expelled from the Tour. Mark Cavendish: out with a broken shoulder. Arnaud Démare: in the green jersey. We try to make sense of the ma...
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