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Pain, probability and the Puy: How bike racing works

Pain, probability and the Puy: How bike racing works

Mike Woods won stage nine of the Tour de France atop the Puy de Dôme, after a complicated and absorbing battle between the 14 riders...

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A tale of two rivals: is Pogačar now Tour de France favourite after week one duels?

A tale of two rivals: is Pogačar now Tour de France favourite after week one duels?

It's a two horse race at the top, but there's plenty to fight for further down the GC as well

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Getting the shot: Vingegaard holds on to yellow

Getting the shot: Vingegaard holds on to yellow

Rouleur photojournalist James Startt recounts a day waiting for a single shot on the Puy de Dôme

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Agony and ecstasy on Puy de Dôme

Agony and ecstasy on Puy de Dôme

The Tour de France can be as cruel as it can be kind, and on stage nine's summit finish one man's heartache was another man's joy

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Tour de France 2023 stage 10 preview - a day for the breakaway

Tour de France 2023 stage 10 preview - a day for the breakaway

Stage 10 could be a grim day for the GC riders and sprinters who were hoping for a simple day in the saddle

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A lighthouse: The history and meaning of the Puy de Dôme

A lighthouse: The history and meaning of the Puy de Dôme

The Tour de France returns to the iconic Puy de Dôme for the first time in 35 years in 2023. From Issue 120 Rouleur takes...

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Raphaël Geminiani: The child of Puy de Dôme remembers an epic showdown

Raphaël Geminiani: The child of Puy de Dôme remembers an epic showdown

The man who was in the team car during Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor's famed Puy de Dôme battle recounts the historic day

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No fairytale for Mark Cavendish

No fairytale for Mark Cavendish

The greatest sprinter ever dramatically crashed out of the Tour de France on stage eight, between Libourne and Limoges, leaving the 2023 race short of...

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Too many near misses - What is going wrong for Wout van Aert?

Too many near misses - What is going wrong for Wout van Aert?

The Belgian rider’s physical strength is a marvel, but why doesn’t it convert into wins more often?

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Tour de France 2023 stage nine preview - the return of the Puy de Dôme

Tour de France 2023 stage nine preview - the return of the Puy de Dôme

After a 35 year hiatus, the legendary Puy de Dôme makes its return as the summit finish for stage nine

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20 years in the making: Jai Hindley at the Tour de France

20 years in the making: Jai Hindley at the Tour de France

The Australian fulfilled a lifelong dream by just being at the Tour, but his debut has already been remarkable

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Getting the shot: Cavendish’s near miss

Getting the shot: Cavendish’s near miss

Rouleur photojournalist James Startt explains how he shot stage seven of the 2023 Tour de France to Bordeaux

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Anatomy of a sprint: The Space Between

Anatomy of a sprint: The Space Between

Mark Cavendish found himself with the space to operate in the stage seven sprint in Bordeaux, but bad luck and a rampant Jasper Philipsen denied...

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Tour de France 2023 stage eight preview - putting the sprinters under pressure

Tour de France 2023 stage eight preview - putting the sprinters under pressure

The sprinters on stage eight will have to keep any attacks under control if they are to be in with a chance of being the...

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Before there was Paris, there was Bordeaux: meeting sprint legend André Darrigade

Before there was Paris, there was Bordeaux: meeting sprint legend André Darrigade

As the Tour de France returns to Bordeaux, Rouleur visits the sprint legend

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'We will ride like this to the end. It’s going to be a big fight' - Tadej Pogačar bounces back

'We will ride like this to the end. It’s going to be a big fight' - Tadej Pogačar bounces back

The Tour de France is alive as the rivalry between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar develops

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The Tour de France is not over after all

The Tour de France is not over after all

Tadej Pogačar turned the tables on new yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard by winning in Cautarets and closing to within 25 seconds of his lead

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The day it went wrong for Jumbo-Visma: How they should have raced differently in stage six of the Tour de France

The day it went wrong for Jumbo-Visma: How they should have raced differently in stage six of the Tour de France

An all-or-nothing strategy backfired in the face of Tadej Pogačar’s strength

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Tour de France 2023 stage seven preview - an uncomplicated day for the sprinters

Tour de France 2023 stage seven preview - an uncomplicated day for the sprinters

After two back-to-back mountain stages in the Pyrenees, the riders will be thankful for an uncomplicated day for the sprinters to win

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Tour de France pro bike: Jai Hindley's Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7

Tour de France pro bike: Jai Hindley's Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7

The weapon of choice for the Australian rider's day in yellow

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Tadej Pogačar loses time – and hope?

Tadej Pogačar loses time – and hope?

Stage five of the Tour de France was an honest reflection of Tadej Pogačar's condition

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Chaos theory and the 2023 Tour de France

Chaos theory and the 2023 Tour de France

Jai Hindley is in the yellow jersey, and Jonas Vingegaard now looks like the favourite for the 2023 Tour title, after a chaotic and unpredictable...

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Can Jai Hindley win the Tour de France?

Can Jai Hindley win the Tour de France?

A third horse has entered the race for the yellow jersey

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Tour de France 2023 stage six preview - Who can survive the Tourmalet?

Tour de France 2023 stage six preview - Who can survive the Tourmalet?

A second mountain stage will really test the legs of the riders with several unrelenting climbs

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Notre Dame des Cyclistes: an unlikely cycling Mecca

Notre Dame des Cyclistes: an unlikely cycling Mecca

In the small town of Labastide d’Armagnac sits the most holy place in cycling

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Sporting heroes, the Backstreet Boys and Tour de France wins: Question time with Jasper Philipsen

Sporting heroes, the Backstreet Boys and Tour de France wins: Question time with Jasper Philipsen

The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider gives Rouleur a glimpse into what life is like as the team's star sprinter

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Mathieu van der Poel the MVP

Mathieu van der Poel the MVP

When he's not winning, he's assisting

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