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'Haters gonna hate': Pogačar steals the show on Bastille Day

'Haters gonna hate': Pogačar steals the show on Bastille Day

France dreamed of a local victor on its national day. Instead, Tadej Pogačar lit up stage 10 with another trademark attack. Begrudged 'chapeaus' abound in...

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How Tourmalet stayed true to form on its eightieth outing

How Tourmalet stayed true to form on its eightieth outing

The famed climb lived up to expectations on stage six of the Tour de France, with Tadej Pogačar its latest conqueror.

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'Pogačar is a good bike rider, so I'll take the L': GC commiserations after Tourmalet

'Pogačar is a good bike rider, so I'll take the L': GC commiserations after Tourmalet

With Tadej Pogačar in yellow by a terrifying margin and the general classification in tatters, we're all in need of a stiff drink.

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Heatwave chaos: Wildfires disrupt plans for Tour de France stage three

Heatwave chaos: Wildfires disrupt plans for Tour de France stage three

Riders are keeping cool, but you can't put an ice vest over the Tour de France. As fires rage in the Pyrenees, organisers have asked...

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Visma-Lease a Bike ride past the Sagrada Família during the Tour de France's opening TTT in Barcelona

'The whole team will enjoy it': Strangely individualistic TTT won by the strongest collective

The opening TTT of the Tour de France delivered the excitement and jeopardy we wanted. Please can we have another?

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Tadej Pogačar in the yellow jersey and Jonas Vingegaard ride through cheering crowds at the start of the 2026 Tour de France in Barcelona

Pogačar, Vingegaard and Seixas: A three, two, or one horse race?

Two men have shared first and second at the Tour for five years. This time, a teenager and a super-domestique are queuing up to break...

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The Tour de France peloton and race convoy winding up hairpin bends of an Alpine mountain road, viewed from above

The eight climbs that will decide the Tour de France

From the Col du Tourmalet to a historic Alpe d'Huez double, these are the eight climbs that will determine the outcome of the 2026 Tour...

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Jonas Vingegaard: His breakout year

Jonas Vingegaard: His breakout year

Coming second in the Tour de France has propelled the Danish rider to stardom, he explains his off-season, his unusual training methods and his year ahead

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