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Geraint Thomas's - Best Tour De France Stages

This year’s journey to yellow may have started in the Vendée and ended in Paris but Geraint Thomas’s Tour de France career had many a twist and turn before it got there

Cyclists' Embarrassing Bodies

There are certain bodily malfunctions and mishaps that only happen to cyclists. Vicky Ware provides insider advice on dealing with nine common causes of pain and shame.

Pidcock Eyes Elite-Level Success

European champion takes under-23 World Cup lead in Tabor.

Walden Velo

Owen Rogers meets a friendly Essex club which has quickly established itself in a cycling heartland.

Dr Hutch

Next time you see the Doc on his bike, try to mow him down. Everybody else does.

The Straight-Through Block

The gear range of yesterday’s racers would make today’s wince.

Master Your Masters Years

Older racers come in many different vintages and types — with widely varying goals and training needs. Masters coach Tom Daly identifies four veteran racer archetypes and devises focused guidelines for each

Jo Bruton Trophy Summer, 1987

National champion Lisa​ Brambani (Ravensthorpe CC) rides to second place in the Jo Bruton Trophy (sprinter Sally Hodge of Cardiff Ajax took the main honours).

Specialized Roubaix Elite - £2,600 | 9kg

Will Thompson rides an endurance bike with race-winning pedigree

Learning To Let It Be

Molly Weaver describes how she is regaining her love of cycling following a devastating accident and subsequent mental health issues

Paris-Brussels

First held in 1893, the Franco-Belgian race was a 400-kilometre classic

Cavendish Left Out Of Tour De France

I hate to see Mark miss the TdF, but the way he has been riding, he would not last past the first week.

Cannondale SuperSix Goes Aero

Latest incarnation drags the SuperSix kicking and screaming into the aero age

Allez Julian!

With his goatee and dashing brilliance, Julian Alaphilippe is France’s new musketeer, stealing hearts and putting his rivals to the sword, writes Pete Cossins

ASO takes first step towards women's stage race

Tour organiser aiming for “a race that would be to women’s cycling what the Tour is to men’s”

French Attack Puts Ineos On The Ropes

Alaphilippe and Pinot light up the home fans by shaking Brit team’s dominance

Which Team In The Tour Has The Best Kit?

I love the Dekurne... The Decukn... The Dekurnik... Ah hell, I like CCC the best! Jon Elliott

Riding On Thin Air

With three summit finishes above 2,000 metres in this year’s race, Paul Knott looks at how the peloton has prepared for the heady heights of this year’s Tour de France

Sa Calobra

A 6.4-mile winding road to nowhere, this Majorcan icon is an Alpine-like climb that enjoys year-round sunshine

Dr Hutch

Cyclists delight in their inferiority to the heroes of the WorldTour but the Doc’s struggling to understand their inverted triumphalism

Bernal's Paris-nice Win Caps Bumper Week For Sky

Race to the Sun victory was the biggest of young Colombian’s career, reports Peter Cossins.

Keith Butler 1938-2019

The much-loved Londoner was a multiple national champion and GB squad member before going on to set up the Surrey Cycle Racing league.

Smaller Classics

A race named after a motorway, E3 can be viewed as a mini-Flanders with steep punchy climbs and a day that is focused around the famous Oude Kwaremont.

The Tour Of Flanders

This 267km berg-mottled behemoth gets the Classics in full swing.

Dandelion Rubber Hits The RoadDandelion Rubber Hits The Road

Continental unveils first bike tyre made out of rubber from dandelions

How To Train Harder

If you want to take your fitness to the next level, the simple truth is, you’re going to need to train longer and more intensely — that is, harder. Jim Cotton speaks to three renowned gluttons for suffering to find out how they do it

British National Championships

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Cuneo Alps, Langhe & Roero

Ride in Grand Tour tyre tracks and beyond in one of the highest corners of the Alps

Things To Do In June

Time trialling is the ultimate test of cycling fitness so get out and pit yourself against the clock

Dr Hutch

You can always rely on a mechanic to throw a spanner in the works come the moment of truth, observes the Doc