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2019 La Course, 2019 Tour de France, Features, Previews, Racing -

Preview: 13 things to know about the 2019 La Course by Le Tour de France

This year’s edition of La Course is being held in Pau to coincide with stage 13 of the Tour de France. Ahead of the race, here are 13 things you need to know about this important stop on the Women’s WorldTour. This is the sixth edition of La Course. The first three editions were held …

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Colnago V3Rs: An all-round racer that’s amusingly on-trend for 2020

Colnago V3rs

Colnago has a number of top-tier carbon fibre race bikes in its line-up. There’s the Italian-made lugged-construction C64, the latest in the iconic C-series. There’s the Concept, the company’s answer to an aero racer. And there’s the V series, an all-round racer that uses a monocoque construction method (like almost every other carbon race bike …

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2019 Tour de France, Features, Racing, Stig Broeckx -

Feel-good story of the Tour: Stig is back and Stig is beautiful

At the 2016 Tour of Belgium, Stig Broeckx was involved in a crash with two race motorcycles and nearly lost his life. The then-26-year-old Belgian was taken to hospital with serious head injuries, including a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain, and was in a coma for months. At the time doctors feared he …

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2019 Tour de France, Competitions, Features, Weekly Quiz -

CyclingTips Weekly Quiz #20: Le Tour and more

We’re over halfway through the 2019 Tour de France and the race is poised for a thrilling conclusion. Well, hopefully. Assuming someone can take it to Ineos! A lot has happened in the race so far, and there’s sure to be plenty more excitement to come. In today’s quiz, you’ll find a bunch of questions …

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2019 Tour de France, Features, Opinion and analysis, Racing, Rohan Dennis -

Inside the bizarre Tour departure of Rohan Dennis

Rohan Dennis, casual in a red Bahrain-Merida t-shirt, walked off his bus and straight toward a finish line he never crossed, flanked by his agent, Andrew McQuaid, and his press officer. Behind him, reporters and cameras trailed like the tail of a comet. His Tour de France was over, and he wouldn’t say why. Two …

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