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One minute we were rubbing in the sun cream, the next hunkering under brollies as the good old UK weather kept the British Touring Car Championship guessing at bucolic Oulton Park. The series’ annual

Greg Lemond and Bernard Hinault. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali… some of the best rivalries in sport have been a clash of styles, cultures and temperaments. Rocky IV was

When Jasper Philipsen was a child, long before he was winning Tour de France stages on a regular basis, he dreamed of becoming a professional footballer. Despite hailing from the same town as Belgian

This 2025 edition has more of everything. There’s one more stage – nine instead of last season’s eight. There’s more climbing – over 17,000m, and a mountain-fest from stage five onwards. More anticipa

Paul Double’s journey to the WorldTour may have taken a few extra years, but – as Chris Marshall- Bell finds out – his patience is paying off

Young Scot finishes third overall and takes a stage win ahead of Tour de France, writes Adam Becket