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‘We will go again in rematch’ – Inside an SD Worx disaster at the Tour de France Femmes

‘We will go again in rematch’ – Inside an SD Worx disaster at the Tour de France Femmes

With Lorena Wiebes the stand-out sprinter in the Tour this year, SD Worx had high expectations for the opening stage before things went very wrong in...

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‘This is just the beginning’ - The fall and rise of Charlotte Kool

‘This is just the beginning’ - The fall and rise of Charlotte Kool

After a challenging season the Dutch rider has a victory on cycling’s biggest stage and her team believe there is only more to come

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'The best day of my life' - Inside Yara Kastelijn's big day out at the Tour de France Femmes

'The best day of my life' - Inside Yara Kastelijn's big day out at the Tour de France Femmes

Yara Kastelijn claimed the biggest win of her career in last year’s Tour de France Femmes. She tells Rouleur about one of the best days...

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Tour de France Femmes favourites 2024 - Who will win the yellow jersey?

Tour de France Femmes favourites 2024 - Who will win the yellow jersey?

Can anyone pose a challenge to Demi Vollering in the fight for yellow?

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‘The gap to SD Worx is getting smaller’ - FDJ-Suez plan to be women’s cycling’s new super team

‘The gap to SD Worx is getting smaller’ - FDJ-Suez plan to be women’s cycling’s new super team

Looking to the Tour de France Femmes and beyond, the French squad have lofty ambitions and self-belief in abundance

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Women’s Olympic road race 2024: Route, contenders, and prediction

Women’s Olympic road race 2024: Route, contenders, and prediction

Can anyone challenge the Netherlands? Will they be able to manage a team of superstars?

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Inside cycling’s holy week with Lifeplus-Wahoo

Inside cycling’s holy week with Lifeplus-Wahoo

A look at the ups and downs of racing the biggest Classics in the world

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The final curtain call: Tadej Pogačar is the best in the world

The final curtain call: Tadej Pogačar is the best in the world

The Slovenian rider closed a chapter of unquestionable dominance in the Tour de France with a commanding win on the final stage

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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‘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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The method to his madness: Tadej Pogačar is the Tour de France’s puppet master

The method to his madness: Tadej Pogačar is the Tour de France’s puppet master

Last minute tactical decisions, late attacks and finding the fun – it’s all paying off for UAE Team Emirates

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‘We are playing the game’ - How UAE Team Emirates instigated chaos Tour de France

‘We are playing the game’ - How UAE Team Emirates instigated chaos Tour de France

Tadej Pogačar's team played a clever hand in stage 13 of the race when their rivals least expected it

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The Tour de France dream is dead: Primoz Roglic’s curse of crashes

The Tour de France dream is dead: Primoz Roglic’s curse of crashes

The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider's dreams of winning the Tour were dashed after he crashed in the lead-up to the sprint on stage 12

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Rebels with a cause

Rebels with a cause

Ribble Rebellion is one of the most exciting prospects in the UK domestic race scene. With a mission to disrupt the global criterium circuit and...

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Tadej Pogačar is beatable: The Tour de France battle is on

Tadej Pogačar is beatable: The Tour de France battle is on

Jonas Vingegaard got the better of Tadej Pogačar after a testing day in the Massif Central, proving that this Tour has the makings to be...

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‘I thought I was going to die three months ago’ - Some victories mean more

‘I thought I was going to die three months ago’ - Some victories mean more

This is the story of Jonas Vingegaard’s incredible win on stage 11 of the Tour de France after a season of setbacks

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‘He told me he was going to win’ - Jasper Philipsen has a champion’s mentality

‘He told me he was going to win’ - Jasper Philipsen has a champion’s mentality

The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider showed his mental strength by overcoming adversity to win on stage 10 of the Tour de France

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‘I’m not afraid of anyone’ - The real GC battle is about to begin at the Tour de France

‘I’m not afraid of anyone’ - The real GC battle is about to begin at the Tour de France

It was fighting talk from the top three in the general classification after the first week of racing 

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