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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
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...
‘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
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?
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...
'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
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
‘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
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
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
'I’m going to defend this jersey until 30 metres after the finish line' - Elisa Longo Borghini is determined to keep hold of the maglia rosa
A career-best climbing performance from Lotte Kopecky puts her just one second behind Elisa Longo Borghini in the fight for the GC win
Tour de France 2024 stage 15 preview - More GC fireworks in the Pyrenees
The second of the back-to-back stages in the Pyrenees, who will have recovered well enough to take the stage win?
Tota Magalhães on animating the Giro d’Italia Women: 'I'm much more of a person that attacks than defends'
The 23-year-old Brazilian has spent 172 km in the break throughout the race, and she is still looking for more
'There is always something going on': The chaos, craziness, and challenges of life as a Tour de France moto driver
This weekend the Tour enters the Pyrenees, featuring some of the most technical and dangerous roads of the Tour, and the in-race moto drives are...
Were the stage 14 crosswinds a missed opportunity for Visma-Lease a Bike?
Noticeably weaker as a team on the climbs, the Classics-style conditions could have been a scenario for the Dutch team to put UAE Team Emirates...
‘Crazy stressful’ – When the Tour de France turned into a one-day Classic
Stage 13 was a day of breathless racing
‘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
Tour de France 2024 stage 14 preview - the first mountaintop finish
This is the first stage in the Pyrenees and it is set to sort the real GC contenders from the pretenders
The godmother of the peloton: Meet the chef who's cooked for generations of Tour de France riders
Françoise Deneckere has been supporting riders in the peloton for more than 30 years. We meet the woman who has become an integral part of...
From Covid to crashes: How stage 12 of the Tour de France shook the peloton
There had been few abandonments during the 2024 Tour de France. That was until stage 12...
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
Anyone's race: Giro d'Italia Women GC is on a knife-edge ahead of crucial mountain tests
Just a handful of seconds separate the top five on GC going into the final three mountain stages
Tour de France 2024 stage 13 preview - last chance sprint before the mountains
With only two sprint opportunities up for grabs, all the fast men will be vying for victory
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...
Tour de France gallery: A day on Bardet Corner
Roman Bardet received a greeting that will not be forgotten anytime soon, as fans christened the final hairpin of the Puy Mary climb Bardet Corner
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...
‘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
The best of the rest: What's next for Evenepoel and Roglič at the Tour de France?
Stage 11 of the 2024 Tour de France resulted in a major GC battle, a sign of what is to come in the upcoming mountain...
Tour de France 2024 stage 12 preview - a contest between the sprinters and the breakaway
It is a stage of two halves, but who will cross the line victorious?
Marcel Kittel: 'Today's sprinters have to be able go it alone'
The former sprint superstar reflects on the Tour de France's sprints so far and how the art has changed since he retired
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