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“It’s not normal what she did” What does Van Vleuten’s performance at the Tour de France Femmes mean for women’s cycling?
The Movistar rider was, quite simply, untouchable in the race’s Queen stage
Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage seven debrief: Van Vleuten destroys the competition
Analysis from the first mountain stage of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes
Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage eight preview - final showdown on La Super Planche des Belles Filles
The steep, savage climb is the finale of the Tour de France Femmes 2022
Tour de France Femmes 2022 bikes: Demi Vollering's Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7
All the details on the Team SD Worx rider's bike
Tour de France Femmes stage six debrief: Vos is boss, can she hold on to yellow?
The Dutch rider secured her second stage win and it this time it was in the maillot jaune
‘It's like everyone's already decided who's going to win the race’ Should teams have raced differently to beat the sprinters at the Tour de France Femmes?
British rider Joscelin Lowden laments a “lack of energy” on stage five of the women’s Tour de France
Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage seven preview - the real climbing begins
The first of the two final mountain stages of this year's race should cause a GC shake up
Does gravel have a place in stage races? The pros have their say
It’s a great spectacle, but can mean the race is decided by luck rather than on merit
Long sprint stages in the Tour de France Femmes: do we really need them?
Stage five was predictable, classic Tour stage, but is that actually what’s best for the race?
Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage five debrief: a long day, a big sprint, and a wrong turn
Analysis of the action from the longest stage of the Tour de France Femmes 2022
Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage six preview - a bumpy ride to Rosheim
A rolling stage which could favour the breakaway
Tour de France Femmes 2022 pro bikes: Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig's Lapierre Xelius SL
A closer look at the Danish champion's Tour de France Femmes stage winning bike
The Tour de France Femmes is showing that it’s getting harder and harder to win in women’s cycling
The stages so far have been an indication of the big developments in the sport
Marlen Reusser’s win at the Tour de France Femmes is a lesson to us all that you’re never too old to learn
Only in the WorldTour peloton for three seasons yet the Swiss rider has won on the biggest stage, and she’s done through determination and an...
Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage five debrief – cagey racing and Marlen Reusser's raw power
We analyse all the action from a dramatic stage on the gravel roads
Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage five preview - the longest day
Stage five is the longest of this year's race and a sprint finish could be on the cards
How do riders train to peak for the Tour de France Femmes?
How do the likes of Lorena Wiebes prepare to peak at races? Good question…
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig: The flamboyant fighter
The Danish champion was a popular winner in stage three of the Tour de France Femmes, overcoming setback after setback to take the biggest victory...
Tour de France Femmes stage three debrief: the favourites emerge
A look back at the events of stage three of the Tour de France Femmes 2022
Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage four preview - time for the gravel
The peloton will face some steep gravel inclines as the race steps up in difficulty at the halfway point
Opinion: Individuals aren’t to blame for crashes at the Tour de France Femmes, it is part of bike-racing
Drawing conclusions about particular riders or the structure of women’s cycling from the mass pile-ups in stage two is unfair
Tour de France Femmes pro bikes: Marianne Vos's new Cervélo S5
A closer look at the legendary Dutchwoman's new Cervélo S5
Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage two debrief: Carnage and crosswinds
A look back at how events unfolded on a thrilling stage two of the Tour de France Femmes
How do you solve a problem like Annemiek van Vleuten? Looking ahead to the mountains at the Tour de France Femmes
Van Vleuten is virtually unstoppable when the road starts to go up. What can other teams do about it?
Emerging through chaos: Marianne Vos
Widely thought of as one of the greatest cyclists of this century, Vos adds a Tour de France Femmes stage win to her glittering palmares
Tour de France Femmes 2022 stage three preview - a taste of the hills
Stage three is the toughest stage of the race so far
Pictures from Paris: Images from a historic day at the Tours
Gallery of images from the Tour de France Femmes and Tour de France 2022 in Paris
Tour de France 2022: where the race was won and lost
Analysis of where an how the general classification fight was decided at the 2022 Tour de France
‘It’s a sh*t question’: Is it time for cycling to move on?
Sophie Smith asks whether Tour de France champions should still face questions drawn from cycling's dark past
How does Lorena Wiebes keep on winning?
The Dutchwoman took the first yellow jersey in the Tour de France Femmes, unfazed by the pressure on her to perform
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