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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift stage six preview - the final sprint opportunity

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift stage six preview - the final sprint opportunity

Stage six will be the final chance for the sprinters to secure themselves a stage victory

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Chasing the white jersey: In the team car with Lifeplus-Wahoo at the Tour de France Femmes

Chasing the white jersey: In the team car with Lifeplus-Wahoo at the Tour de France Femmes

Rouleur sat in the team car of Lifeplus-Wahoo during stage four of the Tour de France Femmes as they chased the white jersey, giving an...

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Kasia Niewiadoma: Annemiek van Vleuten isn’t as strong as we would expect

Kasia Niewiadoma: Annemiek van Vleuten isn’t as strong as we would expect

The Canyon//SRAM rider argues that the first general classification battle of the race exposed who is going to be the favourite to win yellow at...

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Clásica de San Sebastián 2023 preview: Can anyone beat Remco Evenepoel?

Clásica de San Sebastián 2023 preview: Can anyone beat Remco Evenepoel?

The route, contenders, and prediction for the 2023 edition of the Basque classic

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Fenix-Deceuninck: The team on fire

Fenix-Deceuninck: The team on fire

Yara Kastelijn’s victory in stage four of the Tour de France Femmes was an example of how to instil a team culture that inspires riders...

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage five preview - sprint or break?

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage five preview - sprint or break?

Stage five looks like another opportunity for the sprinters, but with the punchy climbs, in the second half a break could keep away

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Taking every opportunity: Julie Van de Velde in touching distance of a stage win

Taking every opportunity: Julie Van de Velde in touching distance of a stage win

The Belgian came close to winning stage three at the Tour de France Femmes, but today, fortune did not favour the brave

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'We’re used to them not helping. They never do' - SD Worx won’t work

'We’re used to them not helping. They never do' - SD Worx won’t work

Lorena Wiebes came out on top, but her rivals in the peloton rued the lack of assistance SD Worx gave other teams in the run-up...

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage four preview - the longest stage

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage four preview - the longest stage

It is a day of two halves for the women's peloton, but the punchy climbs in the second half is where all the action will take...

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Josie Nelson’s Tour de France Femmes debut diary - Difficult days, French crowds, and team spirit

Josie Nelson’s Tour de France Femmes debut diary - Difficult days, French crowds, and team spirit

The 21-year-old British rider is making her debut at Tour. Rouleur caught up with Nelson in the first stages of this year's race 

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'I see the battle to just finish' - Meet Stéphane Bezault, driver of the Tour de France broom wagon

'I see the battle to just finish' - Meet Stéphane Bezault, driver of the Tour de France broom wagon

Rouleur speaks to the man in charge of looking after the riders at the very back of the Tour de France peloton

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How do you solve a problem like SD Worx?

How do you solve a problem like SD Worx?

Different teams have different approaches to tackling the dominance of the Dutch team

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'The body's not a perfect science' - Juliette Labous on an up and down start to the Tour de France Femmes

'The body's not a perfect science' - Juliette Labous on an up and down start to the Tour de France Femmes

The French rider had a disappointing start to the Tour de France Femmes but came back fighting on stage two

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No more Liane in waiting

No more Liane in waiting

The German rider emerges from the shadows of Annemiek van Vleuten to become Movistar’s winner at the Tour de France Femmes

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage three preview - a day for the sprinters

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage three preview - a day for the sprinters

With a flat run-in to the finish, could this be a chance for the sprinters?

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Tour de France 2023 team ratings: how did each team perform?

Tour de France 2023 team ratings: how did each team perform?

As another Tour comes to a close, we look back at how each of the participating teams performed over the three weeks

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On the defensive: Why women’s racing follows a different pattern to men’s racing

On the defensive: Why women’s racing follows a different pattern to men’s racing

Riders were criticised for a cagey opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes, but there are tangible reasons for this

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The Tour’s culture war

The Tour’s culture war

Jonas Vingegaard won the 2023 Tour de France and looks set for an era of dominance, but his style has not been a hit with...

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A thrilling Tour de France serves up one final twist on the Champs-Élysées

A thrilling Tour de France serves up one final twist on the Champs-Élysées

It was meant to be Jasper Philipsen's final glory in green, but an entertaining Tour signed off with one final thrilling chapter

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Why did no one join the break on the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes?

Why did no one join the break on the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes?

Despite expecting an explosive start to the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes, the first half of the day was slightly underwhelming

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Tour de France Femmes: It’s still all about SD Worx and other teams need to wake up

Tour de France Femmes: It’s still all about SD Worx and other teams need to wake up

Lotte Kopecky dominated with a solo win in Clermont-Ferrand, with questionable tactics from her competitors

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage two preview - a testing day in the Massif Central

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage two preview - a testing day in the Massif Central

As the route heads south, the peloton faces the Massif Central's challenging climbs

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Jonas Vingegaard's painfully perfect Tour de France

Jonas Vingegaard's painfully perfect Tour de France

Jonas Vingegaard is set to win his second Tour de France title but the Danish rider still manages to duck out of the spotlight

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Thibaut Pinot: Once More, With Feeling

Thibaut Pinot: Once More, With Feeling

France’s favourite cycling son tried hard to achieve a stage win on home ground in his penultimate day in the Tour, but despite passionate support,...

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Tour de France 2023 stage 21 preview - the grand finale in Paris

Tour de France 2023 stage 21 preview - the grand finale in Paris

The closing stage of this year's Tour de France will be the last chance for a sprinter to claim a stage win

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage one preview - an unpredictable opening day

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage one preview - an unpredictable opening day

The Côte de Durtol will be the final decider as to who will be the first rider to wear the yellow jersey 

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