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Mark Cavendish relishing one final tilt at new Tour de France stage win record
Manxman currently shares record with Eddy Merckx‘I’m more ready now than I was last year’Mark Cavendish’s final tilt at claiming a record-breaking 35th stage win at the Tour de France begins in earnest on Monday when he targets victory in the ... -
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A pirate’s life: Tour de France sets sail for home of the great Marco Pantani
The tragic rise and fall of the controversial Italian cycling legend will be celebrated in stage two start in Cesenatico. Those who like their history black and white, with coherent moral conclusions and all loose ends tied up, would do well to ... -
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How to watch the Tour de France today
Wake up to the best cyclists in the world competing in the 2024 Tour de France. Find out how to watch today. -
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Tour de France 2024: Vauquelin wins stage two as Pogacar takes yellow jersey – live reaction
A second successive French victory was secured in Bologna on a day the two favourites went toe to toe in a late climb. 125km to go: Here we go, a climb, the first of the day, all 2km of it, at a 7.5% incline. Jonas Abrahamsen, who began the day in ... -
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Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens
Replacing the 6,000 calories burned daily by a Tour de France rider, while negotiating the vaguaries and motorways of a 21-stage, 2,100 mile race is a formidable challenge. -
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The Tour de France Star Taking Aim at the Most Daunting Feat in Cycling
Tadej Pogacar isn’t just attempting to become the first rider in more than 25 years to pull off the Giro-Tour double. He also wants to make it look like fun. -
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UCI to pay whistleblowers for motor doping tip-offs at Tour de France
Authorities cracking down on hidden motors on bikes‘This is a way to show that we really take this seriously’The head of world cycling’s governing body has revealed his organisation will pay whistleblowers to come forward with evidence of hidden ... -
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Rivalries, crashes and meltdowns: Tour de France storylines to watch
Imagine speeding down a winding mountain road going 60 mph, protected by little more than carbon, spandex and a helmet, surrounded by nearly 200 competitors as thousands of stunned onlookers shout and jeer. -
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Vingegaard back to defend Tour de France title but Pogacar man to beat
Slovenian has taken over the sport since double Tour winner Vingegaard suffered horror crash in April. If the defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard overcomes both the lingering aftermath of a horror crash in April that hospitalised ...
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