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The method to his madness: Tadej Pogačar is the Tour de France’s puppet master

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

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‘We are playing the game’ - How UAE Team Emirates instigated chaos Tour de France

‘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

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The Tour de France dream is dead: Primoz Roglic’s curse of crashes

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

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Rebels with a cause

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...

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Tadej Pogačar is beatable: The Tour de France battle is on

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...

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‘I thought I was going to die three months ago’ - Some victories mean more

‘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

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‘He told me he was going to win’ - Jasper Philipsen has a champion’s mentality

‘He told me he was going to win’ - Jasper Philipsen has a champion’s mentality

The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider showed his mental strength by overcoming adversity to win on stage 10 of the Tour de France

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‘I’m not afraid of anyone’ - The real GC battle is about to begin at the Tour de France

‘I’m not afraid of anyone’ - The real GC battle is about to begin at the Tour de France

It was fighting talk from the top three in the general classification after the first week of racing 

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Michael Mørkøv: The brains behind the operation

Michael Mørkøv: The brains behind the operation

Michael Mørkøv talks to Rouleur about his career, navigating the personalities of bullish sprinters and why he’s so good at what he does

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'The podium could have been decided today' – The Tour de France's befuddling GC stalemate

'The podium could have been decided today' – The Tour de France's befuddling GC stalemate

The favourites to win the yellow jersey would not work cohesively together on stage nine’s gravel roads and the tension in the peloton was clear

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‘Are we in the Tour de France right now? This is crazy’ - Inside the peloton’s wildest day on the gravel

‘Are we in the Tour de France right now? This is crazy’ - Inside the peloton’s wildest day on the gravel

Wind, loose rocks and plenty of stress – it was a wild day on stage nine of the Tour

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‘I like to have pain in my legs’ - A lone wolf, the breakaway that never came and the peloton’s slowest sprint

‘I like to have pain in my legs’ - A lone wolf, the breakaway that never came and the peloton’s slowest sprint

It was a strange stage in the Tour de France as a breakaway didn’t assemble despite expectations of fireworks

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‘It’s unnecessary. We take enough risks on tarmac’ - A peloton divided over Tour de France gravel stage

‘It’s unnecessary. We take enough risks on tarmac’ - A peloton divided over Tour de France gravel stage

Stage nine's gravel sectors are instilling fear in some riders and thrill in others

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‘Everybody should be happy’ - Why Visma-Lease a Bike still believe in yellow at the Tour de France

‘Everybody should be happy’ - Why Visma-Lease a Bike still believe in yellow at the Tour de France

Despite Jonas Vingegaard losing time to his rivals in stage nine’s individual time trial, his team says that the general classification at the Tour de...

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‘I’m with the biggest and the best GC riders’  - Remco Evenepoel is coming of age at the Tour de France

‘I’m with the biggest and the best GC riders’ - Remco Evenepoel is coming of age at the Tour de France

The Belgian rider’s victory in the individual time trial signifies another step up in his career progression

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More disaster for Jasper: Philipsen needs to turn his Tour de France around

More disaster for Jasper: Philipsen needs to turn his Tour de France around

The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider had another difficult day after being relegated in stage six of the Tour de France

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Trust, confidence and a 'complex' sprinter: How Jayco-Alula manufactured a Tour de France stage victory

Trust, confidence and a 'complex' sprinter: How Jayco-Alula manufactured a Tour de France stage victory

Dylan Groenewegen won stage six of the Tour de France – a reward for the hard work from his entire Australian team

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Witnessing history: The Mark Cavendish magic

Witnessing history: The Mark Cavendish magic

Rachel Jary recounts what it was like to see the Manxman’s breathtaking 35th Tour de France stage win 

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The greatest sprinter in the world

The greatest sprinter in the world

Inside the moment when history was made on stage five of the 2024 Tour de France as Mark Cavendish took his 35th stage win

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‘It was not a great day’ - Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s disappointing Galibier show

‘It was not a great day’ - Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s disappointing Galibier show

Jonas Vingegaard lost almost 40 seconds to Tadej Pogačar on the first mountain stage of the 2024 Tour de France – where did it all go...

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‘Tadej is a ticking time bomb’ - Tadej Pogačar is running away with the Tour de France

‘Tadej is a ticking time bomb’ - Tadej Pogačar is running away with the Tour de France

The first opportunity in the mountains and UAE Team Emirates grabbed it with both hands

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The dream stays alive: Mark Cavendish is not giving up on number 35

The dream stays alive: Mark Cavendish is not giving up on number 35

The Manx rider didn’t contest the win in the first sprint opportunity of the 2024 Tour de France, but still cut an optimistic figure after...

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‘Everyone will believe African riders can do anything’ - Biniam Girmay’s victory transcends cycling

‘Everyone will believe African riders can do anything’ - Biniam Girmay’s victory transcends cycling

The Intermarché-Wanty rider becoming the first black African to win a Tour de France stage will have a seismic impact on the future of the sport...

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No wings from Red Bull: What went wrong for Primož Roglič in the Tour de France?

No wings from Red Bull: What went wrong for Primož Roglič in the Tour de France?

The Slovenian rider couldn’t follow the main general classification contenders and lost time to his key rivals on stage two

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‘This is the cycling we love’ - The Tour de France has been set alight

‘This is the cycling we love’ - The Tour de France has been set alight

The favourites emerged on a punchy second stage to Bologna

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Tour de France: My first time at the greatest show on earth

Tour de France: My first time at the greatest show on earth

Rachel Jary recounts being at the opening stage of the Tour and it was a spectacular start in Florence

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Blood, sweat and tears: Inside the Tour de France peloton’s hottest day

Blood, sweat and tears: Inside the Tour de France peloton’s hottest day

Emotions ran high and states of exhaustion were reached in the opening stage of the Tour under the blazing Italian sun

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‘It was pure joy’ - Romain Bardet’s Tour de France victory should make you believe in happy endings

‘It was pure joy’ - Romain Bardet’s Tour de France victory should make you believe in happy endings

In his last participation in the Tour, the French rider took the win and yellow jersey on the opening stage after an inspired two-up attack...

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Johannes Kulset: The Tour de France’s youngest rider who is going to ‘let his legs to do the talking’

Johannes Kulset: The Tour de France’s youngest rider who is going to ‘let his legs to do the talking’

The Uno-X Mobility rider is living his father's dream by riding in the Tour for the first time

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