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On the defensive: Why women’s racing follows a different pattern to men’s racing

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

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The Tour’s culture war

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...

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A thrilling Tour de France serves up one final twist on the Champs-Élysées

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

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Why did no one join the break on the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes?

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

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Tour de France Femmes: It’s still all about SD Worx and other teams need to wake up

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

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage two preview - a testing day in the Massif Central

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

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Jonas Vingegaard's painfully perfect Tour de France

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

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Thibaut Pinot: Once More, With Feeling

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,...

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Tour de France 2023 stage 21 preview - the grand finale in Paris

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

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage one preview - an unpredictable opening day

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 

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The Tour de France Femmes uncorked: Cokie Ponikvar’s stage-by-stage wine recommendations

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

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Stage 19 is Bazball

Stage 19 is Bazball

Was that the most dynamic Tour de France stage there has ever been?

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'Gino gives us that extra bit of motivation': Matej Mohorič continues Bahrain-Victorious' Tour of emotions

'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

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Tour de France 2023 stage 20 preview - a penultimate test in the Vosges

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

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'I had kind of come from nowhere' - Claire Steels is just getting started at 36 years old

'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

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Dominique Powers: Beyond the lens

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...

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‘I’m going to shoot my shot on the Tourmalet’ - Veronica Ewers aims high at the 2023 Tour de France Femmes

‘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

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Canyon//SRAM launch new Tour de France Femmes special edition jersey

Canyon//SRAM launch new Tour de France Femmes special edition jersey

It's a fresh new jersey for the German squad this July

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Nothing but relief: Kasper Asgreen ends Soudal–Quick-Step's misery

Nothing but relief: Kasper Asgreen ends Soudal–Quick-Step's misery

It's positive headlines at last for the Belgian team

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Friends forever… almost

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

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Opinion: Jasper Philipsen’s loss on stage 18 was karma

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

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Tour de France 2023 stage 19 preview - a tight contest between the sprinters and the breakaway

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

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Does the Tour de France need to start taking crowd control more seriously?

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

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Tour de France Femmes 2023 favourites - who will in the second edition?

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?

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Getting the shot: The collapse of Pogačar

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

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'I’m gone. I’m dead.' - Where did it go wrong for Tadej Pogačar? And what’s next?

'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

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Tadej Pogačar's Tour de France dream dies for another year

Tadej Pogačar's Tour de France dream dies for another year

The first time it was shocking, this time it was expectant

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Vingegaard twists the knife

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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