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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.
Cover me: black books and blank stares from the peloton press pack
“He’s not interested in any answers you might have to his questions and invites you all to shove your answers up your arses.” Charming
Pictures from Paris: Images from a historic day at the Tours
Gallery of images from the Tour de France Femmes and Tour de France 2022 in Paris
Tour de France 2022: where the race was won and lost
Analysis of where an how the general classification fight was decided at the 2022 Tour de France
‘It’s a sh*t question’: Is it time for cycling to move on?
Sophie Smith asks whether Tour de France champions should still face questions drawn from cycling's dark past
Tour de France standings: the results after stage 20
The latest standings from the 109th edition of the Tour de France
Tour de France stage 18 debrief: Alone at last
Jonas Vingegaard confirmed that he is the strongest rider in the Tour in winning at Hautacam
Lights, camera, Netflix: The flies on the wall at the Tour de France
Team insiders explain what the Tour de France has been like with riders being followed by Netflix documentary crews
Tour de France 2022 stage 17 preview - Peyragudes summit finish
The second Pyrenean stage takes the riders over three tough passes before the steep finishing climb to the summit finish at Peyragudes
It’s time for the Ineos Grenadiers to live up to Dave Brailsford’s promise at the Tour de France
The British team have a choice: race safely into third place, or risk that podium place, and everything, for a win
Six takeaways from the Tour de France week two
Talking points from a captivating second week at the 2022 Tour de France
Tour de France 2022 stage 15 preview - up and down day to Carcassonne
Another hot, lumpy, bumpy day riding south out of the Massif Central to the Languedoc region which is either a rare chance for the sprinters,...
Too close for comfort: Tour de France tantalisingly poised for final week showdown
An Alpine thriller has setup one of the most intriguing general classification battles in years
Getting the shot: Vingegaard on Alpe d’Huez with a Danish touch
James Startt explains how he got his shot of the day on Alpe d'Huez
Tour de France 2022 stage 13 preview - return of the sprint?
With the Alps in the rear-view mirror, the Tour peloton tackles a tough transitional stage to the former centre of France’s bike-manufacturing industry
Getting the shot: Teamwork!
James Startt explains how he got his top shot from stage 11 of the 2022 Tour de France
Tour de France 2022 stage 12 preview - Alpe d'Huez
For the second consecutive day, the Tour will cross some of its most iconic climbs, this time en route to the famous summit finish of...
Tour de France 2022 bikes: Stefan Bissegger's Palace x Rapha Cannondale SystemSix Hi-Mod
A closer look at the Tour de France special edition bike of EF Education First-EasyPost
Tour de France 2022 stage 11 preview - savage summit finish on Col du Granon
The 2022 Tour de France hits the high Alps for one of the hardest summit finishes ever seen in the race
Tour de France 2022 stage 10 preview - Out of the rest day, into the mountains
Preview of stage 10 of the 2022 Tour de France, a 148.1km ride to a summit finish at Megève
Six takeaways from week one of the Tour de France 2022
A thrilling week of racing has left the race tantalisingly open, but there's one man who's still ending up top of the pile
The state of play: why Jumbo-Visma and Ineos Grenadiers need to risk it all to topple Tadej Pogačar at the Tour de France
Analysing how things stand at the Tour on the first proper rest day, and what needs to happen to depose Pogačar from the top of...
Getting the shot: Alpine redemption
James Startt explains how he captured his shot of Bob Jungels on stage nine of the 2022 Tour de France
Tour de France 2022 stage seven preview - the first summit finish
The first true summit finish of the 2022 Tour de France is also its steepest, with a testing last few hundred metres on gravel
Pogačar thrives as Jumbo-Visma’s strength-in-depth prevails: Analysing the Tour de France cobbles stage
A chaotic stage five on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix proved mix fortunes for the GC contenders
Wout van Aert is the best cyclist in the world
The Belgian finally added a stage win to his run of second places - by dropping the entire Tour de France peloton on the Côte...
Tour de France 2022 stage five preview - The cobbles
The Tour de France meets Paris-Roubaix as the peloton tackle the dreaded cobbles of the Hell of the North
Who are the Tour de France commentators?
Find out who's behind the mic and reporting on the ground for the respective Tour de France broadcasters
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...
Philippe Gilbert aiming for swansong victory on Tour de France cobbles
The Belgian celebrates his 40th birthday at the Tour this year, and hopes to make his mark as the race crosses the cobbles of norther...
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