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The Tour de France Jerseys: The Story so far

The Tour de France Jerseys: The Story so far

Rouleur review the status of each classification at the 2021 Tour de France over the second rest day.

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 17 Preview - Summit finish

Tour de France 2021 Stage 17 Preview - Summit finish

Rouleur previews stage 17 of the 2021 Tour de France, where the riders will rise to the first mountain-top finish since stage 9

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Lachlan Morton finishes his Alt-Tour 5 days ahead of the peloton

Lachlan Morton finishes his Alt-Tour 5 days ahead of the peloton

The EF-Education Nippo rider has finally reached Paris after 5,550 kilometers through France

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Opinion: Marianne Vos made history last week, let’s shout about it

Opinion: Marianne Vos made history last week, let’s shout about it

The Dutch rider has dominated women’s cycling for over a decade, and her 30 stage wins at the Giro Rosa leave a mark in history

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The 2021 Tour de France's youngest rider: Fred Wright on football, falls and fans

The 2021 Tour de France's youngest rider: Fred Wright on football, falls and fans

Football, fans and Mars Bars, Fred Wright tells Rouleur all about the craziness of his first Tour 

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 16 Preview - The Final Week Begins

Tour de France 2021 Stage 16 Preview - The Final Week Begins

Rouleur previews stage 16 of the 2021 Tour de France. Four categorised ascents await following the final rest day

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The Strangest Tour de France Rules

The Strangest Tour de France Rules

Rouleur looks back at some of the strangest rules in the history of the Tour de France.

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Mark Cavendish's transcendent wins

Mark Cavendish's transcendent wins

There aren’t many moments in sport that really touch our emotions, but Cav’s stage victories at the Tour are doing just that

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 15 Preview - Andorra's Mountains

Tour de France 2021 Stage 15 Preview - Andorra's Mountains

Rouleur previews stage 15 of the 2021 Tour de France, where the race crosses into Andorra and the mountains return.

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Five things we’ve learnt from the Giro Donne so far

Five things we’ve learnt from the Giro Donne so far

What are the main takeaways so far from the 2021 Giro d'Italia Donne?

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 14 Preview - Into the Pyrenees

Tour de France 2021 Stage 14 Preview - Into the Pyrenees

Rouleur previews stage 14 of the 2021 Tour de France. The Tour reaches the Pyrenees for the first time.

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Giro Donne Gallery: Part Two

Giro Donne Gallery: Part Two

With just three more stages to go, the race is still firmly in Anna van der Breggen and SD Worx's hands

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Drinking on Tour: From the Can Hunt to the Sticky Bottle

Drinking on Tour: From the Can Hunt to the Sticky Bottle

Richard Abraham explores the Tour de France's history with the bottle

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The V Word – why we need to talk about saddle discomfort

The V Word – why we need to talk about saddle discomfort

Orla Chennaoui explores why saddle discomfort is almost equally as uncomfortable to talk about among female cyclists

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 13 Preview - A Classics Profile

Tour de France 2021 Stage 13 Preview - A Classics Profile

Rouleur previews stage 13 of the 2021 Tour de France. A long, transitional day is on the cards which could provide a chance to the sprinters...

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Why the Col du Tourmalet is the most important climb of the Tour de France

Why the Col du Tourmalet is the most important climb of the Tour de France

It’s the most climbed mountain in the history of the race, and embodies everything that is special about the La Grande Boucle

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Is the Giro Donne done?

Is the Giro Donne done?

After just seven stages, Anna van der Breggen has a seemingly unassailable lead on the GC — is it all wrapped up already? 

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 12 Preview - Sprint potential

Tour de France 2021 Stage 12 Preview - Sprint potential

Rouleur previews stage 12 of the 2021 Tour de France. The sprinters will be eager to challenge in Nîmes, but the breakaway specialists could spoil the...

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Comment: Tadej Pogačar speaks for cycling, he needs to be asked the questions

Comment: Tadej Pogačar speaks for cycling, he needs to be asked the questions

After a rest day press conference with just three questions apiece from three journalists, it feels like the 2021 Tour is currently lacking Pogacar's voice. In its...

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Lachlan Morton is on track to beat the peloton to Paris

Lachlan Morton is on track to beat the peloton to Paris

Fuelled by baguettes and riding in sandals, Lachlan Morton is over halfway through his Alt Tour

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 11 Preview - Double Ventoux

Tour de France 2021 Stage 11 Preview - Double Ventoux

Rouleur previews stage eleven of the 2021 Tour de France. The Tour will ascend the revered Mont Ventoux on two occasions for the first time...

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The Tour de France 2021: The most iconic images

The Tour de France 2021: The most iconic images

It's been a beautiful and dramatic Tour de France so far. Here our a few of our favourite images from the race

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The Giro d'Italia Donne so far: Gallery

The Giro d'Italia Donne so far: Gallery

Sean Hardy has been capturing the drama from the Giro d'Italia Donne where after just four stages Anna van der Breggen and her SD Worx team...

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 10 Preview - Cavendish's Next Chance

Tour de France 2021 Stage 10 Preview - Cavendish's Next Chance

Rouleur previews stage ten of the 2021 Tour de France. Sprinters return to the fore following Alpine showdown

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Tour de France 2021

Here come the Belgians!

Who wants to see an all-Belgian break in this Tour de France? Gilbert, Naesen, and the plot to unify a nation

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 9 Preview - The longest climb so far

Tour de France 2021 Stage 9 Preview - The longest climb so far

Rouleur previews stage nine of the 2021 Tour de France. The race soars above 2,000 metres altitude for the first time.

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 8 Preview - The Arrival of the Mountains

Tour de France 2021 Stage 8 Preview - The Arrival of the Mountains

Rouleur previews stage eight of the 2021 Tour de France. The race reaches the Alps and the first mountains of the race.

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Tour de France 2021 Stage 7 Preview - The Longest Stage

Tour de France 2021 Stage 7 Preview - The Longest Stage

Rouleur previews stage seven of the 2021 Tour de France. The longest stage of the 2021 Tour de France will be a day of attrition.

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Five things to expect from the Giro d’Italia Donne

Five things to expect from the Giro d’Italia Donne

The biggest race on the women’s calendar starts this week. We know the route, and we know who some of the main contenders are, but...

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Are you being served? A domestique’s guide to the Tour de France

Are you being served? A domestique’s guide to the Tour de France

Previously Romain Bardet’s right-hand man, Axel Domont talks us through the high and lows of being a Tour de France super-domestique

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