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The closest winning margins in Tour de France history
We take a look at the tightest battles and biggest thrashings since the Tour de France began in 1903.
The youngest and oldest riders at the Tour de France
Twenty-two teams and 176 riders lined up for the 2022 Tour de France. We look at the youngest and oldest riders at the race and their...
What’s next for Tadej Pogacar?
Winning a second Tour at the age of 22,Pogačar is on an unprecedented trajectory to stardom. What does the rest of the season hold for...
Tour de France 2021: The third week in pictures
Wout van Aert showed incredible versatility, Pogacar sealed the deal and Cavendish was denied that elusive record-breaking win. Here's the final week of the 2021 Tour...
Grading Every Team's Performance at the Tour de France 2021
Some teams will be coming away from the Tour elated, others not so much. We assess every team's performance at the 2021 Tour de France.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 21 Preview - The Champs-Élysées
Rouleur previews stage 21 of the 2021 Tour de France. Who will win the most prestigious sprint in professional cycling?
Tour de France 2021 Standings after Stage 21
Stay up to date with the Tour de France 2021 standings. Check who is battling for the yellow jersey in the general classification, as well...
Tour de France Abandons: How does the 2021 race compare?
Rouleur look at how rider abandons have affected the 2021 Tour de France, and how this has compared to previous editions.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 20 Preview - The Final Time Trial
Rouleur previews stage 20 of the 2021 Tour de France. A time trial will decide the final GC standings and the winner of the yellow...
Jonas Vingegaard: The revelation of this year’s Tour de France
We all expected that Team Jumbo–Visma would contest the Tour de France this year, but their 24-year-old Danish talent wasn’t the rider who we thought would lead...
The Breakout Riders of the Tour de France 2021
Rouleur takes a look at the riders that are flourishing to realise their potential at the Tour de France 2021.
“There was no doubt in Cav's head he would come back and win” Brian Holm on Mark Cavendish’s return to the Tour de France
Few in the world of cycling know Mark Cavendish better than Brian Holm, he spoke to Rouleur about what it took for the sprinter to...
Tour de France 2021 Stage 18 Preview - The Final Mountain Battle
Rouleur previews stage 18 of the 2021 Tour de France. The Col du Tourmalet and Luz Ardiden give the climbers a final chance.
Who was Henri Desgrange?
The founder of the Tour de France was a fitness buff. He was a stern and stubborn egomaniac. He was patriotic, despotic, sadistic, narcissistic and borderline...
Tour de France 2021 Stage 19 Preview - Could Cavendish take the record?
Rouleur previews stage 19 of the 2021 Tour de France. A penultimate chance for the sprinters lies ahead, giving Mark Cavendish the chance to create history.
The Tour de France Jerseys: The Story so far
Rouleur review the status of each classification at the 2021 Tour de France over the second rest day.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 17 Preview - Summit finish
Rouleur previews stage 17 of the 2021 Tour de France, where the riders will rise to the first mountain-top finish since stage 9
Lachlan Morton finishes his Alt-Tour 5 days ahead of the peloton
The EF-Education Nippo rider has finally reached Paris after 5,550 kilometers through France
The 2021 Tour de France's youngest rider: Fred Wright on football, falls and fans
Football, fans and Mars Bars, Fred Wright tells Rouleur all about the craziness of his first Tour
Tour de France 2021 Stage 16 Preview - The Final Week Begins
Rouleur previews stage 16 of the 2021 Tour de France. Four categorised ascents await following the final rest day
The Strangest Tour de France Rules
Rouleur looks back at some of the strangest rules in the history of the Tour de France.
Mark Cavendish's transcendent wins
There aren’t many moments in sport that really touch our emotions, but Cav’s stage victories at the Tour are doing just that
Tour de France 2021 Stage 15 Preview - Andorra's Mountains
Rouleur previews stage 15 of the 2021 Tour de France, where the race crosses into Andorra and the mountains return.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 14 Preview - Into the Pyrenees
Rouleur previews stage 14 of the 2021 Tour de France. The Tour reaches the Pyrenees for the first time.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 13 Preview - A Classics Profile
Rouleur previews stage 13 of the 2021 Tour de France. A long, transitional day is on the cards which could provide a chance to the sprinters...
Why the Col du Tourmalet is the most important climb of the Tour de France
It’s the most climbed mountain in the history of the race, and embodies everything that is special about the La Grande Boucle
Tour de France 2021 Stage 12 Preview - Sprint potential
Rouleur previews stage 12 of the 2021 Tour de France. The sprinters will be eager to challenge in Nîmes, but the breakaway specialists could spoil the...
The White Jersey at the Tour de France - A Brief History
The best young rider at the Tour de France is awarded the white jersey. But what is the history behind the maillot blanc?
Comment: Tadej Pogačar speaks for cycling, he needs to be asked the questions
After a rest day press conference with just three questions apiece from three journalists, it feels like the 2021 Tour is currently lacking Pogacar's voice. In its...
Lachlan Morton is on track to beat the peloton to Paris
Fuelled by baguettes and riding in sandals, Lachlan Morton is over halfway through his Alt Tour
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