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Business as usual: Does the Tour de France ever get old for riders or their families?

Business as usual: Does the Tour de France ever get old for riders or their families?

The average number of Tour de France appearances per rider this year is approximately 3.4 participations. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed debutants have been making headlines enough...

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Illustration of a Tour de France crash — riders down in a cloud of dust with a bike, bottle and a spectator's cardboard sign

Over and out: First stage crashes

“Physically you’re at your best, you’ve been away preparing for months, and then it all ends. The Tour is a big beast that eats you...

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Illustration of cyclists, a bike and a bidon tumbling in a cloud of dust beside an "Allez Opi-Omi" roadside sign, depicting a Tour de France crash

Over and Out: First stage crashes

Crashing out of any race hurts, but the opening stage of the Tour de France? Four riders who have lived that day-one nightmare on the...

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