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Is Chris Froome back? The story of the man who refused to give up

Is Chris Froome back? The story of the man who refused to give up

The four-time Tour de France winner finally silenced doubters with a podium finish on stage 12 to Alpe d’Huez, showing us all we should have...

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Getting the shot: Vingegaard on Alpe d’Huez with a Danish touch

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

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Tour de France 2022 stage 13 preview - return of the sprint?

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

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Getting the shot: Teamwork!

Getting the shot: Teamwork!

James Startt explains how he got his top shot from stage 11 of the 2022 Tour de France

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Tour de France stage 11 debrief: Jumbo-Visma crack Pogačar

Tour de France stage 11 debrief: Jumbo-Visma crack Pogačar

In a scintillating stage in the High Alps, Jumbo-Visma took Tadej Pogačar’s GC challenge apart, leaving their rider Jonas Vingegaard in the yellow jersey

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Tour de France 2022 stage 12 preview - Alpe d'Huez

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...

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Pogačar’s resolve: will a reduced team have any impact on his bid for a third Tour de France?

Pogačar’s resolve: will a reduced team have any impact on his bid for a third Tour de France?

As Covid-19 continues to take riders out of the Tour de France, including two from UAE Team Emirates, Sophie Smith asks whether it will have any effect...

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Tour de France stage 10 analysis: high excitement in the middle mountains

Tour de France stage 10 analysis: high excitement in the middle mountains

The best and worst racing happens in the middle mountain stages, and stage 10 to Megève was no exception, with a fascinating battle for the...

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Getting the shot: Pogačar won’t give up

Getting the shot: Pogačar won’t give up

James Startt explains how Tadej Pogačar's sprint for the finish in Megève lit up the finish of the favourites' group

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Tour de France 2022 bikes: Stefan Bissegger's Palace x Rapha Cannondale SystemSix Hi-Mod

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

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Tour de France 2022 stage 11 preview - savage summit finish on Col du Granon

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

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Giro Donne 2022 debrief: Six talking points from an action-packed edition

Giro Donne 2022 debrief: Six talking points from an action-packed edition

Key learnings from a hotly contested edition of the Giro Donne

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Tour de France 2022 stage 10 preview - Out of the rest day, into the mountains

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

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Beat the heat  – how pro riders hydrate and acclimatise during the Tour de France

Beat the heat – how pro riders hydrate and acclimatise during the Tour de France

The Tour de France often sees temperatures over 40°C. It’s why the WorldTour teams delve into the science to dial in their acclimation and hydration...

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Six takeaways from week one of the Tour de France 2022

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

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The state of play: why Jumbo-Visma and Ineos Grenadiers need to risk it all to topple Tadej Pogačar at the Tour de France

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...

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Thibaut Pinot and the life-affirming beauty of imperfection

Thibaut Pinot and the life-affirming beauty of imperfection

The Frenchman came close to a stage win in Pré-la-Joux, but with Pinot, defeat is as meaningful as victory

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Getting the shot: Alpine redemption

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

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'At some point, I’ll win a stage': Fred Wright’s breakaway of hope and disappointment at the Tour de France

'At some point, I’ll win a stage': Fred Wright’s breakaway of hope and disappointment at the Tour de France

The Brit worked hard to get into the move in stage eight of the Tour de France. He made it, but with only two other...

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Getting The Shot : Power, Speed And Emotion

Getting The Shot : Power, Speed And Emotion

James Startt explains how he got his shot of Wout van Aert in full flight during the sprint in stage eight of the Tour de...

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The perfect stage: what stage eight of the 2022 Tour de France says about modern cycling

The perfect stage: what stage eight of the 2022 Tour de France says about modern cycling

The Lausanne stage of the Tour could have been won by anybody. So of course, Wout van Aert was the victor

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Tour de France 2022 stage nine preview: to the mountains

Tour de France 2022 stage nine preview: to the mountains

A steady ramping up in intensity as the 2022 Tour tackles two first-category climbs in Switzerland before returning to France for a finish above Châtel

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Too many cooks: is one team leader better than multiple at the Tour de France?

Too many cooks: is one team leader better than multiple at the Tour de France?

Pogačar is the only GC contender in UAE Team Emirates, meaning his team can give him full focus as the leader. Is this one of...

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Getting The Shot : Mano a Mano On La Planche

Getting The Shot : Mano a Mano On La Planche

James Startt on how he got his shot of Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard vying for stage victory atop La Super Planche des Belles Filles

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Fine young cannibal: has Tadej Pogačar won the Tour?

Fine young cannibal: has Tadej Pogačar won the Tour?

Tadej Pogačar is inexorably bending the 2022 Tour de France to his will, with a second consecutive stage victory atop La Super Planche des Belles...

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Tour de France 2022 stage eight preview: A punchy route to Lausanne

Tour de France 2022 stage eight preview: A punchy route to Lausanne

A lumpy and bumpy stage takes the Tour peloton through and over the Haut-Jura en route to an uphill finish in Lausanne on the shores...

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How to make sure you never miss a second of the Tour de France 2022

How to make sure you never miss a second of the Tour de France 2022

Catch every moment of the Tour de France live and on demand with GCN+

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Tour de France 2022 stage seven preview - the first summit finish

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

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Getting The Shot: Inspiration, Van Aert style

Getting The Shot: Inspiration, Van Aert style

James Startt explains how he got his shot of the day on stage six of the 2022 Tour de France

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Solo attacks: how the big riders are shaping the Tour de France

Solo attacks: how the big riders are shaping the Tour de France

Today’s stage to Longwy was all about Wout van Aert, just like the day before that, and the day before that. Are fewer riders taking...

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