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INTRODUCING *CARLOS* RODRIGUEZ

Chris Marshall-Bell speaks to the Spaniard who's enjoyed stage and GC success at this year's Tour de France

HEAD TO HEAD

With the third instalment of Tadej Pogačar versus Jonas Vingegaard now complete, we are in the midst of one of cycling's great rivalries, only accentuated by the main players' contrasting characters. Vern Pitt explores how the psychology of rivalry impacts on top riders

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TOUR DE FRANCE

Are you experienced?

Beneath the surface of the 2023 Tour, which saw the same two riders end the race on the top steps of the podium for the third year running (something unprecedented in 120 years), there was an unexpected and rather uplifting narrative. And it ran counter to the perceived direction of travel.

Fred Wright: Tour diary

Searching for the perfect break

TOUR IN REVIEW

The third week of a scintillating race saw no let-up in the action

Pidcock's GC ambition just beginning

Young Yorkshireman motivated after obtaining invaluable Tour experience

Yates brothers' best showing in years

Double rebirth for Lancashire twins as they impress with attacking performances

Pogačar's illusory form

Slovene's initial parity with Vingegaard hid underlying weakness due to injury, writes Adam Becket

Confident Vingegaard dominates as scepticism rolls in

Stunning ride in the Alps wins Jumbo-Visma rider second Tour against backdrop of doping insinuations, writes Adam Becket

WE REVEAL THE DEFINING TRAITS OF THE MODERN AMATEUR CYCLIST

RIDES FIVE TIMES A WEEK; OWNS FOUR BIKES; RACED BACK IN THE DAY; NOW PREFERS TTS AND ULTRAS; SUBSCRIBES TO THREE TRAINING APPS; RACKS UP OVER 5,000 MILES A YEAR; IS FITTER THAN MANY HALF THEIR AGE...

Are carbon rims really stronger than aluminium ones?

How is carbon-fibre, with its reputation for being lightweight but prone to catastrophic failure, now being ridden routinely by mountain bikers?

Surprise winners at 50-mile TT National Championship

Incidents abound as new champs crowned

BASQUE COUNTRY BIKE COUNTRY

With the 110th Tour de France starting in the Basque Country, Adam Becket investigated what makes it so crazy about cycling

THE HARDEST JOB IN CYCLING - The art of the lead-out

With more sprints at the 2023 Tour de France than in recent years, Tom Davidson speaks to the race's main lead-out men to find out the tricks of the trade

The hierarchy of power is changing

One of the fascinations for me of the opening weekend of racing in the Basque Country has been the gradual, enlightening process of working out the continental drift of the big teams.

Fred Wright Tour diary

Embracing the gruppetto after breakaway stardom

TOUR IN REVIEW

Twins peak, Powless gets the polka-dots and Cofidis are back...

Tom Pidcock ready to take a step up'

Ineos Grenadiers rider says that he's determined to beat Pogačar and Vingegaard to a stage win over the coming weeks

Victor Lafay lifts 15-year Cofidis curse

Frenchman finally ends drought in San Sebastian

A Yates in yellow

In-form Adam may prove key to UAE success at this year’s Tour

WATT WORKS FOR ME Danny van Poppel

The Bora-Hansgrohe rider tells us how he's become arguably the best leadout man in the business

FAST TO GO FASTER?

Intermittent fasting continues to be hyped by celebs, influencers and even some sportspeople, but is it an effective strategy for cyclists? Anita Bean investigates

Wright: 'I'm a good card for this Worlds'

Bahrain Victorious Brit hopes to use Tour form as springboard for Glasgow Championships

Saint Piran sweep Lancaster podium

Aggressive gameplan pays off for Cornish team with a second consecutive one-two-three

TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES Avec Zwift

The excitement of the Tour is set to continue for another week, and heads for a famous finish

COLD WARS

As the Tour de France winds its way through sweltering central France, Chris Marshall-Bell explores the new frontiers of pro-level performance Are

TOUR DE STRAVA

It's the most popular cycling social media site going but only just over two thirds of the Tour de France peloton are on it. Vern Pitt investigates

Tadej Pogačar is a Netflix dream

I’ve just passed the UAE team bus. I was riding my Brompton (leading out David Millar, effectively, on his carbon-fibre road bike, but that’s another story) past all the buses parked up in Saint-Gervais-lesBains after stage 15.

Chris Froome slammed by team boss

Brit has five-year contract but outburst raises questions over whether he will want out