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On the defensive: Why women’s racing follows a different pattern to men’s racing
Riders were criticised for a cagey opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes, but there are tangible reasons for this
The Tour’s culture war
Jonas Vingegaard won the 2023 Tour de France and looks set for an era of dominance, but his style has not been a hit with...
A thrilling Tour de France serves up one final twist on the Champs-Élysées
It was meant to be Jasper Philipsen's final glory in green, but an entertaining Tour signed off with one final thrilling chapter
Why did no one join the break on the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes?
Despite expecting an explosive start to the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes, the first half of the day was slightly underwhelming
Tour de France Femmes: It’s still all about SD Worx and other teams need to wake up
Lotte Kopecky dominated with a solo win in Clermont-Ferrand, with questionable tactics from her competitors
Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage two preview - a testing day in the Massif Central
As the route heads south, the peloton faces the Massif Central's challenging climbs
Jonas Vingegaard's painfully perfect Tour de France
Jonas Vingegaard is set to win his second Tour de France title but the Danish rider still manages to duck out of the spotlight
Thibaut Pinot: Once More, With Feeling
France’s favourite cycling son tried hard to achieve a stage win on home ground in his penultimate day in the Tour, but despite passionate support,...
Annemiek van Vleuten: Demi Vollering favourite to win the Tour de France Femmes and I hope others make it difficult
The defending champion hopes for a competition rather than a two-horse race
Tour de France 2023 stage 21 preview - the grand finale in Paris
The closing stage of this year's Tour de France will be the last chance for a sprinter to claim a stage win
Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage one preview - an unpredictable opening day
The Côte de Durtol will be the final decider as to who will be the first rider to wear the yellow jersey
The Tour de France Femmes uncorked: Cokie Ponikvar’s stage-by-stage wine recommendations
Sommelier and cyclist Cokie Ponikvar shares her favourite wines for you to enjoy during the 2023 Tour de France Femmes
Stage 19 is Bazball
Was that the most dynamic Tour de France stage there has ever been?
'Gino gives us that extra bit of motivation': Matej Mohorič continues Bahrain-Victorious' Tour of emotions
Mohorič claimed Bahrain-Victorious's third win of the Tour de France after winning an unlikely sprint against Kasper Asgreen
Tour de France 2023 stage 20 preview - a penultimate test in the Vosges
This year's Tour de France does not feature its usual time trial on the penultimate stage, instead, it is a day in the mountains
'I had kind of come from nowhere' - Claire Steels is just getting started at 36 years old
The British rider on her debut WorldTour season, keeping perspective and the Tour de France Femmes
Dominique Powers: Beyond the lens
There’s much more to taking a photograph than just pushing the shutter button. Dominique Powers tells Rouleur about her unique journey to becoming one of...
‘I’m going to shoot my shot on the Tourmalet’ - Veronica Ewers aims high at the 2023 Tour de France Femmes
The EF Education-TIBCO-SVB rider talks Tour de France Femmes goals, Giro Donne success, and lessons learned in the past year
Canyon//SRAM launch new Tour de France Femmes special edition jersey
It's a fresh new jersey for the German squad this July
Nothing but relief: Kasper Asgreen ends Soudal–Quick-Step's misery
It's positive headlines at last for the Belgian team
Friends forever… almost
The break held off the chasing peloton in Bourg-en-Bresse. Rouleur looks at the temporary alliances which win and lose bike races
Opinion: Jasper Philipsen’s loss on stage 18 was karma
The sprinter’s teams failed to bring back a four-man break, and it almost felt like Philipsen wouldn’t have deserved the victory anyway
Tour de France 2023 stage 19 preview - a tight contest between the sprinters and the breakaway
The hilly terrain in the opening kilometres provides a perfect springboard for any riders looking to get in the early breakaway
Does the Tour de France need to start taking crowd control more seriously?
It seems like a ticking time bomb until the race is decided by a mishap on a climb packed with fans
Tour de France Femmes 2023 favourites - who will in the second edition?
The biggest stage race of the year for the women’s peloton is back. Who will win yellow? Who will secure stage wins?
Getting the shot: The collapse of Pogačar
Photographer James Startt describes witnessing Tadej Pogačar's moment of struggle in the Alps from a motorbike on stage 17 of the Tour de France
'I’m gone. I’m dead.' - Where did it go wrong for Tadej Pogačar? And what’s next?
It’s been a tough last two days at the Tour de France for Pogačar as he waves goodbye to the chance of another yellow jersey
Tadej Pogačar's Tour de France dream dies for another year
The first time it was shocking, this time it was expectant
Vingegaard twists the knife
In an implacable show of dominance, Jonas Vingegaard killed off the 2023 Tour de France, and for good measure psychologically crushed Tadej Pogačar

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