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Zwift racing, bravery and self-belief in abundance: The path to success for Justine Ghekiere
Inside the Belgian rider's stunning solo stage victory atop Le Grand Bornand in the Tour de France Femmes
‘She was scared’ - A battle of mind games between SD Worx and Canyon//SRAM at the Tour de France Femmes
While there wasn't any real GC action, the politics between key teams in the race came to the fore on the penultimate stage
‘We have something in mind’ - The threat of Demi Vollering and the mountains at the Tour de France Femmes
With two big general classification days in the mountains coming up, SD Worx have plans to blow the Tour apart
‘Waiting wouldn’t have made a difference’ - Shameful tactics or smart racing from SD Worx at the Tour de France Femmes?
It was a day of contrasting emotions for the Dutch team who secured a stage win for Blanka Vas while Demi Vollering crashed and lost...
‘I’m not the rider I once was’ - Lizzie Deignan on her new role at Lidl-Trek, retirement and changing priorities
The British rider explains that she is happy to be in a domestique role at Lidl-Trek, something that has shifted alongside her life trajectory
Can Tour de France Femmes debutant Puck Pieterse challenge Demi Vollering for the yellow jersey?
The Fenix-Deceuninck rider now sits in second place on the general classification, but her ability on long climbs is relatively unknown as the race speeds...
Are both Tours de France about to be defined by one dominant rider?
As Demi Vollering takes the lead of the Tour de France Femmes after just three stages, it seems like we could have another Tour controlled...
200 euro salaries, inexperienced youngsters and gaming the system: Tashkent City justify their place at the Tour de France Femmes
The Uzbekistan team only had three of their seven riders finish the opening stage of the race, but their team manager Gleb Groysman argues they...
Is this the end of the Lorena Wiebes sprinting reign?
The SD Worx-Protime rider was beaten again by Charlotte Kool on the second stage of 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...
‘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
'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...
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?
‘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
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?
Inside cycling’s holy week with Lifeplus-Wahoo
A look at the ups and downs of racing the biggest Classics 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
The Tour de France and a changing of the guard
Rachel Jary reflects on the significance of the race from the finish in Nice
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
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
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
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...
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
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...
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?
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?
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
‘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?
‘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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