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FRED WRIGHT T he stage race for ...

Dane leaves Italian opening weekend in red jersey after first three days of Spanish Grand Tour

Over his 12 years as a professional rider, Thierry Gouvenou never stood atop the podium. But in his 12 years designing stage routes, the 56-year-old Frenchman has built a reputation as the artist behi

R ecent weeks have been spent on a ...

We review the overall favourites and stage win prospects and weigh up their chances of success in Spain

At 10.43am on 11th March 1956, 104 riders left Milan’s Piazza Sant Elena for the start of the 39th Milano-Torino Classic. Ahead lay 225km and a finish on the track at Turin’s rather dilapidated Motove