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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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'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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'Maybe it's a one-day festival': Classics man Van der Poel takes his third Tour de France win in Ussel

'Maybe it's a one-day festival': Classics man Van der Poel takes his third Tour de France win in Ussel

The Tour de France spoke the Flying Dutchman's language during a lumpy breakaway stage in the Massif Central

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Jasper Philipsen speaks to reporters after stage seven of the 2026 Tour de France

'That was just not how it should've been': No rewrite in Bordeaux for Philipsen

Three years after downing Mark Cavendish on the same finish line, Jasper Philipsen returned to Bordeaux hoping for a performance of equal measure. This time,...

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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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'I wanted to enjoy myself, that's exactly what I did': Veistroffer is the hero of stage five

'I wanted to enjoy myself, that's exactly what I did': Veistroffer is the hero of stage five

While Olav Kooij added another win to his tally in Pau, it was Baptiste Veistroffer's valiant 144km lone break – and the joy he took...

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'It's nice to show them they are wrong': It's good to have you back, Mads

'It's nice to show them they are wrong': It's good to have you back, Mads

After a ten-month drought, the former world champion took his 61st professional victory on the breakaway stage to Foix. Pedersen is in green, and order...

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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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"It'll never go to plan": Ineos forced to settle for second after bad luck on stage one

"It'll never go to plan": Ineos forced to settle for second after bad luck on stage one

Geraint Thomas had a stage one plan built around Kévin Vauquelin, but the Frenchman's back wheel had other ideas.

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Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz side by side at the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe pre-Tour de France press conference in Barcelona, 2026

'Our own thing, in our own way': Can Red Bull leaders Evenepoel and Lipowitz share the Tour?

Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe's dual GC strategy faces its first real test. At the pre-race press conference, only one of its two leaders was talking. But doth...

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Tim Merlier and Soudal Quick-Step teammates at the Tour de France team presentation in Barcelona

'I'm a sprinter, I need to survive': How the fastmen are shaping up at kilometre zero of the Tour

The 2026 route wants the sprinters dead by Paris. The points classification, reformed in their favour, might just keep them alive long enough to win...

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Tour de France bookies' favourites 2026: Who will win the yellow jersey?

Tour de France bookies' favourites 2026: Who will win the yellow jersey?

A look at who the bookmakers are backing to win the general classification at this year's Tour

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Amy and Kyle Hudson sit together on a sofa with their dog, looking at a laptop.

'A few years ago I didn't want to be here, now I'm riding around the world': Amy and Kyle Hudson's record-breaking ride

Amy Hudson got a bike four years ago to lift her depression. And it changed her life. Now she and husband Kyle are attempting to...

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Pep's big day out: The lost cycling history of FC Barcelona

Pep's big day out: The lost cycling history of FC Barcelona

As Barcelona prepares to host the third Spanish Tour de France Grand Départ, Rouleur uncovers a forgotten chapter of FC Barcelona’s cycling ambitions.

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‘I had to dare to lose it all’ : Comebacks and crowning moments at the Giro d’Italia Women

‘I had to dare to lose it all’ : Comebacks and crowning moments at the Giro d’Italia Women

A fight down to the wire made the Giro d'Italia Women finale one of the season's most satisfying conclusions

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Strength in numbers: FDJ United-Suez powers Vollering to her long-awaited Giro moment

Strength in numbers: FDJ United-Suez powers Vollering to her long-awaited Giro moment

The Dutch star’s first Giro stage victory underlines her decision to renew her contract with Stephen Delcourt’s team for another two years. FDJ’s strength is...

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‘I’ve worked really hard to get to this point again’: Anna van der Breggen strikes back

‘I’ve worked really hard to get to this point again’: Anna van der Breggen strikes back

On a brutal  time trial stage of the Giro d'Italia Women, the SD Worx-Protime rider stunned her rivals by claiming a lead of over a...

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Learning Curves: In conversation with Cat Ferguson and Liane Lippert

Learning Curves: In conversation with Cat Ferguson and Liane Lippert

20-year-old talent Cat Ferguson is teammates with the vastly experienced Liane Lippert, a veteran of the pro peleton at a mere 28. The two compare...

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‘We’ve been crying a lot’: What does Wiebes’s disqualification mean for the rest of the Giro d’Italia Women?

‘We’ve been crying a lot’: What does Wiebes’s disqualification mean for the rest of the Giro d’Italia Women?

Lidl-Trek’s Elisa Balsamo wears the maglia rosa after Lorena Wiebes was disqualified for riding a bike that was too light. It's not the start that...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 21 preview:  The grand finale

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 21 preview: The grand finale

A final opportunity for the sprinters, while the rest of the peloton can relax in what is largely a ceremonial stage through the iconic streets...

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Giro d’Italia Women 2026: All you need to know

Giro d’Italia Women 2026: All you need to know

Who will claim the maglia rosa of the 37th edition?  

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 19 preview: Who will conquer the queen stage?

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 19 preview: Who will conquer the queen stage?

Jonas Vingegaard’s iron grip on the GC leaves a hotly contested battle for the remaining two podium spots in its wake. Rome is in sight...

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The Maglia Ciclamino battle: Jhonathan Narváez against Paul Magnier will go all the way to Rome

The Maglia Ciclamino battle: Jhonathan Narváez against Paul Magnier will go all the way to Rome

After 17 stages, Narváez holds a 12-point lead – and with just one  truly flat finish remaining, the road is quickly running out for Quick-Step’s...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 17 preview: attacks abound in the Dolomites

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 17 preview: attacks abound in the Dolomites

A lumpy transitional stage with a flat first 50km calls for lively action in the breakaway   

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SOS save our sprint: how the breakaway foiled the favourites in Milan

SOS save our sprint: how the breakaway foiled the favourites in Milan

What was supposed to be a straightforward sprint stage turned into one of the most enthralling dramas of this year’s Giro. With only two flat...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 15 results: Fredrik Dversnes stuns with surprise breakaway victory

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 15 results: Fredrik Dversnes stuns with surprise breakaway victory

A day set for the pure sprinters turned into a shock breakaway finale in Milan on the third-fastest stage in Giro d'Italia history

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 13 preview:  A complicated finish in Verbania summons late attacks

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 13 preview: A complicated finish in Verbania summons late attacks

Two category climbs inside the final twenty kilometres of a predominantly flat stage invite breakaway opportunities and late stage attackers to the table   

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 12 preview: Can the sprinters survive the climbs?

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 12 preview: Can the sprinters survive the climbs?

A flat, straight finale into Novi Ligure holds promise for the sprinters of the peloton – but with two category three climbs in their way,...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage five preview: Breakaway beckons in the Basilicata region

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage five preview: Breakaway beckons in the Basilicata region

The peloton tackles over two-hundred kilometres of rolling hills from Praia a Mare to Potenza, facing the biggest elevation gain yet in this year’s Giro...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage three results: Paul Magnier takes a second stage win

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage three results: Paul Magnier takes a second stage win

The Frenchman makes it two stage wins in three days at the 2026 Giro d'Italia

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