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Tour de France 2025 stage 21 preview: The Montmartre circuit
The final stage may still finish on the Champs-Élysées but not by the traditional route
‘Normally I plan tactics well, but yesterday was a f*ck up’ - What is going on at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe?
The team made questionable choices on stages 18 and 19 of this Tour de France – sports director Enrico Gasparotto explains why
Where were the attacks? - Inside a GC stalemate at the Tour de France
Stage 19 of the Tour de France did not provide the fireworks many expected on the final climb – was this thanks to wise tactical...
‘They're just kids, they're here to race their bikes’ - Fun and enjoyment the secrets behind Arensman’s Tour wins
Thymen Arensman claimed his second win at this Tour de France, beating Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard to La Plagne summit finish
Tour de France 2025 stage 20 preview: Attritional terrain favours break
A lumpy day in the Jura mountains provides a sting in the tail as the Tour nears its end
The Tour de France Femmes 2025 favourites: Who will win the yellow jersey?
Vollering, Niewiadoma-Phinney, Reusser and Longo Borghini line up for the most important showdown of the year
Tour de France Femmes 2025 stage one preview: A punchy start
A tough uphill finish kicks off the 2025 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, where the first yellow jersey is up for grabs
‘I’ve never done such a hard stage’ - Is this the endgame for Visma-Lease a Bike?
The Dutch team failed to take time on race leader Tadej Pogačar again despite their best efforts across the brutally hard climbs on stage 18
Red Bull, Oscar Onley and the Tour de France's complicated fight for the podium
Oscar Onley put 1:39 into Florian Lipowitz on the Col de la Loze
Brutal honesty, perfectionism and hard work: Ben O’Connor’s recipe for Tour success
Rouleur speaks to Jayco-Alula sports director, Mat Hayman, about the Australian rider’s perfect day on stage 18 of the Tour de France
Tour de France 2025 stage 19 preview: Final high mountain test
The last Alpine day features five categorised climbs and finishes above 2,000m at La Plagne
Sliding doors: the many cycling lives of Manon Lloyd
From being a European champion on the velodrome, to Global Cycling Network’s onlyfemale presenter, to a content creator trying to build a more inclusive future in her...
'Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma will be a step above the rest at the Tour de France Femmes'
Fabiana Luperini, winner of the Giro–Tour double for three consecutive years (1995, 1996, and 1997), talks about what it meant to race the Tour in...
Jonathan Milan versus Tadej Pogačar - Is the green jersey still fit for purpose at the Tour de France?
Jonathan Milan leads Tadej Pogačar by 72 points in the green jersey competition, with a maximum of 200 still to be decided
‘Sprinting is not a PlayStation’ - How Lidl-Trek make their own luck at the Tour de France
It was a second stage victory at the 2025 Tour de France for the team’s Italian sprinter, Jonathan Milan, on a wet day at the...
From Latvia to the Loze - The call of the mountains
As the Tour de France enters the Alps for the final mountain stages of the race, Lidl-Trek rider and Latvian National Champion Toms Skujiņš discusses...
Tour de France 2025 stage 18 preview: The queen stage
It's crunch time at the Tour de France, as the race enters the high Alps with three hors catégorie climbs on the agenda for the...
Entertainment, inspiration and visibility - the impact of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
A report from Zwift sheds light on the Tour de France Femmes’ growing influence on sport, media, and participation
‘You have to do it, you can’t give up’ - Valentin Paret-Peintre and the haunting magic of Mont Ventoux
Valentin Paret-Peintre delighted French fans with a victory atop the fabled mountain on stage 16 of the Tour de France. Rachel Jary recounts what it...
‘Jonas is ready to go to battle – we are still confident’ - Visma-Lease a Bike are clinging to the Tour de France dream
Jonas Vingegaard continues to show he will not give up by attacking on Mont Ventoux despite his four-minute deficit to Tadej Pogačar on the general...
‘Just chaos and completely bananas’ - The changing nature of breakaways at the Tour de France
Valentin Paret-Peintre and the breakaway prevail on the Mont Ventoux to claim stage 16 of the Tour de France
Tour de France 2025 stage 17 preview: A rare sprint opportunity
The sprinters' teams will have their work cut out to control a breakaway, but they won't want to let a stage-winning chance slip away up...
‘I struggled in the past because I could not be myself’ - Demi Vollering on controversy, new chapters and shouldering pressure
Signing for a new team, becoming a Nike athlete, being the favourite for yellow at this year’s Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – it’s...
Tour de France 2025 team ratings: The winners and losers from a week of mountains and breakaways
Rouleur analyses the performances of the 23 squads during the second week
Everyone should be active in the fight against doping, by MPCC president Roger Legeay
Roger Legeay is the president of the Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC), a voluntary organisation created in 2007 following a series of high-profile doping cases....
Meandering of the soul - Stubbleman on his Mont Ventoux-inspired album
Stubbleman is the alter ego of music producer Pascal Gabriel, who had a number-one hit in the UK in 1988 with The Theme from S’Express,...
All or nothing: Kim Le Court’s meteoric ascent through the pro cycling peloton
After just two years in the WorldTour, Kim Le Court has shot to stardom, taking her biggest win so far at Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes earlier this...
Exploring Mont Ventoux, cycling's eternal icon
The ‘Giant of Provence’ has inspired poets, walkers and cyclists for generations. What it is about Mont Ventoux that has such a hold on our sport?
A popped shoulder, a lost radio, and a broken dream - Julian Alaphilippe’s Tour de France tragedy
While the Frenchman looked almost back to his best in the breakaway of stage 15 of the Tour de France, the day ended in embarrassment...
No friends but plenty of wins: UAE Team Emirates’s Tour de France stranglehold leaves nothing for the rest
Stage 15 of the Tour de France brought yet another stage victory for the team, but this time it was thanks to a solo hit...
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