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As many as 80 percent of the fans following the race on the Web and TV, have been calling it a bore. [more]
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Wiggins takes aim at Olympic gold after tour triumph. [more]
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Sky's performance leaves BMC and Evans looking for a new approach. [more]
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Wilcockson remembers men who would have loved to celebrate the first British Tour champion and their own Tour histories. [more]
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With almost half of the entire prize purse, UK squad has lucrative 21 days. [more]
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A fast start on the track finally fulfilled on the road. [more]
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Team finishes six minutes ahead of Team SKY. [more]
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UK gets first Tour victory as Cavendish wins 4th consecutive bunch sprint in Paris. [more]
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“When you are the strongest, the Tour is the easiest race to win because it is the hardest race of all.” [more]
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Bradley Wiggins virtually secured his maiden Tour victory after winning the penultimate time trial. [more]
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It's going to happen tomorrow. We're going to ride to Paris. [more]
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“For the first time since I’ve had the lead I thought I’d won the Tour, and all the fight went out the window." [more]
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Mark Cavendish produced a stunning finish to claim victory on the 18th stage of the Tour de France. [more]
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Cadel Evans looks for Tour salvation in the final time trial. [more]
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On stage 17 Thomas Voeckler collected enough points to all but secure the climbers jersey. [more]
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Froome puts yellow jersey ambitions on hold – for now. [more]
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Alejandro Valverde claimed a stylish solo victory in the 17th stage of the Tour de France. [more]
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Nothing demonstrates more clearly the cruelty of the Tour de France than the fall of a champion. [more]
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It's getting hot. You can feel the heat pulsing off the pavement underneath you. [more]
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If Wiggins and Froome are to be tested it will be by the young Italian. [more]
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Frenchman also takes lead in Mountain classification as Wiggins defends. [more]
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Defending Tour champ loses another 5 minutes on stage 16 to trail Wiggins by 8:05. [more]
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It wasn't pretty, but we're still in it - all of us. [more]
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Only pure optimists believe Evans, Nibali or Van den Broeck has the wherewithal to change the overall picture. [more]
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Frank Schleck quit the Tour de France Tuesday after testing positive for a banned diuretic. [more]
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With only five days of racing left, the peloton is on the point of rupture. [more]
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Bradley Wiggins pledges to help Chris Froome win the Tour in the future. [more]
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"Sky have just shown their strength, they've really all come on firing" [more]
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So will the first Englishman to win the Tour be the one grew up in Kenya, or the one born in Belgium? [more]
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Easy stages are the hardest ones because you look at the profile and mentally dismiss them. [more]
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Pierrick Fedrigo beat Christian Vande Velde to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France. [more]
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Brett Lancaster quit the Tour de France Monday near the halfway stage of the 15th stage. [more]
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French time trial champion Sylvain Chavanel abandoned the Tour de France early on the 15th stage. [more]
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Incidents of fan disruption and sabotage are nothing new to the Tour [more]
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As Wiggins and other riders complain of ill-timed attack Frenchman professes no knowledge of incident. [more]
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With only four riders left Rabobank wins a sabotage marred stage. [more]
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200m before final climbs summit tacks were thrown on road. [more]
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Despite a comfortable lead, Peter Sagan won't stop fighting until Paris. [more]
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Maria is on the ground, head resting in Jennifer's lap. Awake but not moving. [more]
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Only 43 men were left in the front group that sprinted for the stage win in Cap d’Agde. [more]
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Andre Greipel claimed his third victory of the Tour de France as Bradley Wiggins held on to the yellow jersey. [more]
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Green jersey bid suffered a blow after the Australian was docked 30 points. [more]
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It’s been surprising how quickly Team Sky has sped to the top of pro cycling. [more]
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"It's massive. It's been a horrific Tour for us so far," [more]
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I want to tell you how much parts of today sucked. [more]
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Stage 11 saw so many different tactics at work from several different teams that it was hard to keep up. [more]
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Cadel Evans vows to fight on dispute time deficit. [more]
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Pierre Rolland claimed an epic 11th stage victory on the Tour de France as Bradley Wiggins retained the overall lead. [more]
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Fabian Cancellara heads home in anticipation of the birth of his second child. [more]
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An effort like this doesn't come without causalities and sometimes sanity is one of them. [more]
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Despite attacks by Nibali and Van den Broeck SKY controlled the pace easily to defend yellow. [more]
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Wilcockson spends the day with BMC on the eve of the big mountains. [more]
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The race organizer called it the hardest climb in France. It lived up to its reputation.
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Evans, Wiggo look to the tactics they can expect to see in the mountains to come. [more]
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John Wilcockson shares a chapter from his book, “23 Days in July", musing on the 'Americanization' of cycling. [more]
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John Wilcockson breaks down the time trial and the Evans-Wiggins duel [more]
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Cancellara and Martin fail to challenge GC riders Wiggins and Froome. [more]
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Evans falters to finish 1:43 adrift of the SKY rider. [more]
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Yes, I’m talking about those yellow hats, the ones the Sky riders have been forced to wear since they took the lead in the team race a week ago. [more]
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Not unlike those of a previous leader, Lance Armstrong [more]
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"I marked this stage down a long time ago. And, the race was blowing up all over the place. It was a war." [more]
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Youngest rider in the race holds off GC battle as Wiggo defends yellow. [more]
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Wiggins and Froome follow in the footsteps of Tom Simpson and Robert Millar [more]
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Olympic champion and defending Tour KOM out with possible broken collarbone. [more]
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In lieu of storytelling, an attempt to answer some of the many questions I've received... [more]
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Chris Froome won the seventh stage of the Tour de France, as Bradley Wiggins claimed the yellow jersey. [more]
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The Tour de France casualty list hit its highest figures since 1998. [more]
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Ryder Hesjedal has pulled out of the Tour after suffering injuries in the crash-marred sixth stage. [more]
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127 miles today from Tomblaine to La Planche des Belles Filles. [more]
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Sagan continues amazing run... [more]
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At last, a nice juicy story to feed on! [more]
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What is happening with us is not visible to those not on the road. [more]
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Cancellara remains in yellow.... [more]
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That is the question for Fabian Cancellara right now [more]
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How far the modern fight against doping has come [more]
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German rider Andre Greipel prevailed in a sprint finish to claim the fourth stage of the Tour De France. [more]
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Crashes are the curse of bike racers. [more]
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We had no idea what we were getting into. There, I said it. [more]
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Cancellara sees holding yellow as a positive sign for winning gold in London. [more]
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Peter Sagan won the third stage of the Tour de France, easing home in the final 100 meters. [more]
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The Tour de France gets down to business on Tuesday with light rainfall and strengthening winds. [more]
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It took 14 Tours for André Darrigade to record 22 stage wins, a race record Mark Cavendish is fast approaching. [more]
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British sprint king Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France [more]
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Tony Martin insisted he will fight to stay in the Tour de France despite a left wrist fracture. [more]
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Our man in France looks ahead to tomorrow's likely bunch gallop. [more]
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Wind, wind, wind. Welcome to the hell of flat stages. REVE Stage 2. [more]
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In two years, he has developed from that feisty kid wanting to win at all costs into a mature, confident young man. [more]
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The BMC rider and the SKY director talk about a nervous start to the 2013 Tour de France. [more]
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Liquigas rider plays yellow jersey Cancellara to perfection on final ramp to the finish. [more]
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No yellow aspirations for Australian team 100% focused on stages and sprinters jersey. [more]
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Gilbert is fast approaching his best form. [more]
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They called this stage Flat. [more]
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The Tour de France kicks off in Liège. [more]
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American Tejay Van Garderen provided another glimpse of his future potential. [more]
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Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won the race-opening prologue of the Tour de France. [more]
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The fight for the first yellow jersey will almost certainly be between Cancellara and Martin. [more]
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Tomorrow we truly start the ride of a lifetime. [more]
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Schleck, Horner, Sanchez, Nibali, Hesjedal, Gesink, Wiggins and Evans line up for Tour Glory. [more]
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Despite a slow start to the season, Cadel Evans is ready to claim yellow. [more]
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Vincenzo Nibali has promised to attack in a bid to win the Tour de France. [more]
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American plans to use his time trailing skills to land on podium. [more]
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Alejandro Valverde and Juan Jose Cobo to lead Spanish team. [more]
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With a week to go before the start, Bradley Wiggins looks to be Britain's first Tour winner. [more]
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Is there any doubt that the Tour de France is the world’s greatest bike race? [more]
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Cavendish joins SKY despite focus on GC victory for Wiggins. [more]
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By this time next week, we'll be in Europe getting ready to start our ride. [more]
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Cadel Evans looks to defend title. [more]
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What can we expect at the 99th Tour de France in a month’s time? [more]
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Five days. That's what we have to work with. [more]
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