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Cyclist: What are your earliest memories of the Tour? Serge Laget: I first discovered the Tour in my village of Langogne in the Cévennes in 1954, when I was seven. I remember as if it were yesterday.

‘Who are the French guys who can win the Tour this year? It’s a subject that’s served at the table every July,’ says Romain Bardet, whose second place in 2016 is the closest a Frenchman has come to br

To cycle up a mountain is to pedal into a world of paradoxes. Mountains are a playground and a torture chamber; a means of outdoor adventure and inner discovery; an opportunity for wonder, a guarantee

'Compared to the men's racing, where there are a few riders especially one who win most of the time, in the women's races it's much more open.' So says pro racing photographer Francesco Rachello, and

Eighty years before Britain celebrated its first Tour de France winner, one man set the wheels in motion. Feargal McKay traces the legacy of Bill Mills, a forgotten pioneer

During the night of 27th April 2024 – just 15 hours before the 18th edition of the men’s Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic – the rain began. Race founder Colin Clews watched anxiously as heavy clouds drenc