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The Tour de France and a changing of the guard

The Tour de France and a changing of the guard

Rachel Jary reflects on the significance of the race from the finish in Nice

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Smart-cooling mattresses, dehumidifiers and a whole lot of data: The Tour de France peloton’s marginal gains

Smart-cooling mattresses, dehumidifiers and a whole lot of data: The Tour de France peloton’s marginal gains

Rouleur speaks to Tour de France teams about how they ensure every incremental gain is accounted for

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Which teams will leave the Tour de France disappointed?

Which teams will leave the Tour de France disappointed?

Although valiant attempts were made by many to get the win on stage 20, it was another victory for the yellow jersey

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Tadej Pogačar wins Tour de France stages when he doesn’t even want to - Is this still fun?

Tadej Pogačar wins Tour de France stages when he doesn’t even want to - Is this still fun?

The Slovenian rider took his fifth stage win of the race on the penultimate day despite claiming it wasn’t his aim

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Tour de France 2024 stage 21 preview - a grand finale against the clock

Tour de France 2024 stage 21 preview - a grand finale against the clock

From Monaco to Nice, this individual time trial is designed for those with strong climbing legs

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Remco, Tadej, and the blossoming Tour bromance

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

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Tales from the top of the Tour - return to the Cime de la Bonette

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

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Alpine acquiesce: Vingegaard and Visma turn to second place consolidation at the Tour de France

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 

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Motivation or misery? The Tadej Pogačar effect at the Tour de France

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...

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Tour de France 2024 stage 20 preview - another intense day in the Alps

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

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Managing the circus: Meet the man who moves the Tour's stage starts from town to town

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  

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Victor Campenaerts and the art of blue-sky thinking

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

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No more two-horse race: How Remco Evenepoel served a wake-up call at the Tour de France

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...

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How Richard Carapaz proved persistence pays off at the Tour de France

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

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Will the real Visma-Lease a Bike please stand up?

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?

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Tour de France 2024 stage 18 preview - last chance saloon for the breakaway artists

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...

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Heat, motorbikes and no incentive: How the life has been sucked out of the Tour de France breakaway

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?

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Sprinters of fortune: how the fastmen fared at the Tour de France 2024

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

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Tour de France 2024 stage 17 preview - a day for the breakaway

Tour de France 2024 stage 17 preview - a day for the breakaway

Will this finally be an opportunity for a breakaway to stay away?

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Cycling doesn't seem to be getting bored of the Tadej Pogačar show

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

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The Tour de France and the Boulder Problem

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...

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‘We will fight to the end’ - How Visma-Lease a Bike still can win the Tour de France

‘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

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The unbeatable Tadej Pogačar – Is the Tour de France over already?

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?

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On a tight leash: Is there still hope for the breakaway riders at the Tour de France?

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...

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'Now it’s mine': Elisa Longo Borghini wins war of wills to take the Giro d'Italia

'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

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Tour de France 2024 stage 16 preview - the final sprint

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

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‘No favours in bike racing’ - The hope and heartbreak of Ben Healy at the Tour de France

‘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

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Does Jonas Vingegaard need to rethink tactics if he is to defend his Tour de France title?

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

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