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Tour de France 2025 stage 16 preview: Mont Ventoux
The Tour de France resumes after its second rest day with a summit finish on one of its most iconic climbs
Tour de France 2025 stage 15 preview: Breakaway specialists eye glory
A lumpy transition stage seems primed for a breakaway, but a versatile sprinter could prevail
Tour de France 2025 stage 14 preview: Four mighty Pyrenean climbs await
The peloton faces the Tourmalet, the Aspin, the Peyresourde and the Superbagnères
What does the Giro d'Italia Women tell us about the Tour de France Femmes GC battle?
An intriguing GC fight in Italy gives some indication about the form of potential challengers to the likes of Demi Vollering and defending champion Kasia...
Tour de France 2025 stage 13 preview: A gruelling mountain time trial
The second Pyrenean stage is an all-out uphill effort against the clock
Tour de France 2025 stage 12 preview: The first summit finish
The first mountain-top finish of the Tour to Hautacam looms
Tour de France 2025 stage 11 preview: Sprint or breakaway?
A smattering of climbs in the final half of the stage could be enough to foil the sprinters' chances of a rare bunch finish in...
Tour de France 2025 stage 10 preview: Hardest test yet
The peloton faces almost 4,500m of climbing on challenging day in the Massif Central
Tour de France 2025 stage nine preview: A classic sprint stage
The stage is set for a fast and nervous bunch finish in Châteauroux
Tour de France 2025 stage eight preview: The sprinters back in play
The first of two chances for the sprinters in the Tour's second weekend
Tour de France 2025 stage seven preview: Mûr-de-Bretagne awaits
Riders will tackle two ascents of the steep slopes of Mûr-de-Bretagne in a finish suited to the climbers and puncheurs
Tour de France 2025 stage six preview: Chance for the breakaway?
A challenging stage in Normandy has over 3,500m of climbing
Tour de France 2025 stage five preview: The race of truth
A flat time trial could provide a big shake-up on the general classification
Tour de France 2025 stage four preview: Puncheur's paradise
Four categorised are packed into the final 30km in a lumpy finale to Rouen
Tour de France 2025 stage three preview: A chance for the sprinters
A ride out to the north French coast looks like a certain sprint finish – but will crosswinds disrupt the fastmen once again?
Tour de france 2025 stage two preview: A punchy finale
A tricky stage to the coast has the potential to cause time gaps amongst the GC contenders
Giro d'Italia 2025 Women’s preview: Who can stop Marlen Reusser?
Rouleur looks at the contenders for the Italian Grand Tour
Tour de France 2025 stage one preview: The sprint for yellow
A flat run in into Lille means the sprinters are eyeing the first maillot jaune
Tour de France 2025 predictions: who will be the stand-out riders in the 112th edition?
Best guesses at who will come out on top during the three weeks in France
Domination and revelations: The Dauphiné showed us more than just Tadej Pogačar's continued superiority
The final showdown before the Tour de France; what exactly did we learn from eight days at the Critérium du Dauphiné?
First blood in the mountains: What does Pogačar's crushing Dauphiné stage win tell us about the Tour?
Time trial gains for Jonas Vingegaard, first mountain domination for Tadej Pogačar. Are we set for a close-fought Tour de France?
Tour de Suisse 2025 preview: Almeida the man to beat?
With the big hitters fighting it out in the Critérium du Dauphiné, there's a golden opportunity for a WorldTour victory at the Tour de Suisse
Critérium du Dauphiné 2025 contenders: Pogačar, Vingegaard, and Evenepoel go head-to-head
The three superstars meet for a smaller-scale showdown ahead of the Tour de France in July
Giro d'Italia 2025 team ratings: The best and the worst performances
Assessing the success of the 23 teams that took to the start of the Giro d'Italia this year
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 21 preview: Roman finale
The Giro's final stage is one for the sprinters on a flat finish in the Italian capital
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 20 preview: Colle delle Finestre
The last chance for the GC contenders comes on the fearsome slopes of the Colle delle Finestre, where the fight for the pink jersey will...
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 19 preview: The queen stage
A brutal day in the Alps has the potential to cause huge time gaps amongst the GC contenders
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 18 preview: Sprinters or breakaway?
One of the Giro's shortest stages will be a push and pull between the breakaway and those eyeing a possible bunch finish
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 17 preview: The Mortirolo
Another difficult day in the mountains will put the general classification contenders under pressure once again
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 16 preview: The hardest test yet
A summit finish to San Valentino is almost certain to cause big changes to the GC standings
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