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Dave Brailsford, Geraint Thomas, Racing, Tour de France 2019 - July 25, 2019

Team Ineos hope Luke Rowe disqualification won’t be a distraction in the Alps at Tour de France 2019

Geraint Thomas hopes to avoid distraction after Luke Rowe was disqualified from the Tour (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Team Ineos hope Luke Rowe’s disqualification from the Tour de France won’t be a distraction in the pivotal final weekend.

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News, Racing, Tour de France 2019 - July 25, 2019

Walking the line between retweets and recovery – How social media has shaped professional cycling

How has social media shaped the Tour de France? (Picture: AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE / Getty Images)

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have given fans more access the stars than ever before, but how do athletes and teams balance the demands?

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Cycling Weekly, Tour de France 2019 - July 25, 2019

Riding on thin air - how Tour riders deal with high altitude

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

Riding high on the Tourmalet, the Tour de France passes through the fans near the top of the icon climb

The high-altitude aspect of the race is going to be a significant factor,” four-time champion Chris Froome replied when asked his thoughts about the 2019 Tour de France route. Alas the four-time winner never made it to the Grand Départ in Belgium this year, let alone the mountain ranges, due to his crash at the […]

'We're 180 idiots riding in the way of each other': Tour de France riders give their thoughts on Luke Rowe & Tony Martin disqualification

Team Ineos and Jumbo-Visma lead the peloton at the 2019 Tour de France (GodingImages/PA Images)

Riders are fairly unanimous in their agreement that the two riders shouldn't have been thrown out of the Tour de France

Read the full statements from Team Ineos, Jumbo-Visma and UCI on Tour de France disqualifications

Luke Rowe on stage 17 of the Tour de France (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

As the Tour de France heads into the decisive final weekend of racing, two teams are being forced to rethink their strategies after key riders were disqualified.

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Team Ineos hope Luke Rowe disqualification won’t be a distraction in the Alps at Tour de France 2019

Walking the line between retweets and recovery – How social media has shaped professional cycling

Riding on thin air - how Tour riders deal with high altitude

'We're 180 idiots riding in the way of each other': Tour de France riders give their thoughts on Luke Rowe & Tony Martin disqualification

Read the full statements from Team Ineos, Jumbo-Visma and UCI on Tour de France disqualifications

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