What does it take to be a gc contender?

The Tour de France is skewing younger than ever, but can the peloton’s elder statesmen still cut it at the sharp end? James Shrubsall explores what it takes to age gracefully as a Grand Tour racer

A You might wonder how it could be possible that cyclists who ride for 21 days around a lap of France at warp speed can finish heavier than when they started, but for some that’s the case. “It’s easil

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

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

These two Tour de France goliaths have opposing styles in the mountains: Vingegaard is the master of measured, sustained efforts; Pogačar the epitome of explosive panache. The Slovenian may appear to

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