Racing

Oliver Naesen rides steel Eddy Merckx bike on the Champs Elysees

What do The Cannibal and the AG2R La Mondiale rider have in common?

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Bernal to become youngest Tour winner since WWII – how do others sports and bike races compare?

From the Vuelta to Wimbledon - who are sports youngest winners?

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Team Ineos turn yellow for Tour de France finale, Colombian fans do likewise to the Champs-Elysées

Egan Bernal’s bike, plus Team Ineos kits and vehicles celebrate historic victory

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Transcontinental no.7 begins in Bulgaria

The Transcontinental began this morning in Burgas, Bulgaria. This year one of the control points is on top of Alpe d'huez

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Egan Bernal’s rapid rise to the top step of the Tour de France podium

We look back on career of 22-year-old Colombian set to clinch cycling's biggest prize in Paris today

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Tour de France winner-in-waiting Egan Bernal: “This is the triumph of a whole country”; full reaction including from second place Geraint Thomas + video highlights

Team Ineos set to win race for seventh time in eight years, Colombia to get its first champion

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Top 10 cycling stories you might have missed this week

The pick of the bunch from another action-packed week on two wheels in our road.cc recap…

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Nairo Quintana will ride for Arkea-Samsic next season confirms his dad

“I’m telling you, Colombians, that Nairo will probably do very well”

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Tour de France pro bikes 2019: Steve Cummings’ BMC Teammachine Disc

We take a closer look at the Dimension Data man's BMC Teammachine, complete with a whopping grwat big 150mm stem...

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Transcontinental Race no.7 2019 – a beginner’s guide

What is it, what are the rules and who would do such a thing?

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Tour de France Stage 20 cut to just 59km because of landslides

33km of it will be the climb to Val Thorens

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Tour de France pro bike: Jakob Fuglsang’s Argon 18 Nitrogen Disc

Although he's sadly not longer riding it at the Tour de France, we got to have a peek at Jakob Fuglsang's Nitrogen Disc aero road bike before injury forced him to abandon on stage 16...

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“I fully support” Egan Bernal says defending Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas as Colombian team-mate takes yellow after dramatic stage

Organisers cut dramatic stage short as roads rendered unrideable on day French hearts were broken

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Tour de France Stage 18 highlights & reaction: “I took some risks” admits Alaphilippe of storming descent from Galibier as Quintana wins stage and Bernal moves into second place overall

Colombian riders carry the day, race leader dropped on Galibier but recovers

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Dotwatchers ready – Transcontinental Race No 7 starts on Saturday

This year’s route takes riders East to West from the Black Sea to the Atlantic

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Tour de France Stage 17: Highlights and reaction as Trentin wins from break, no change on GC, Rowe and Martin get expelled from race

European champion wins Mitchelton-Scott's fourth stage of this year's race - and third of his career

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Video: Luke Rowe and Tony Martin apologise after mid-stage spat sees both expelled from Tour de France; teams plan appeal

Expulsions deprive Geraint Thomas and Steven Kruijswijk of key team mates ahead of decisive Alpine stages

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Tour de France Stage 16: Caleb Ewan wins, Jakob Fuglsang abandons, Julian Alaphilippe stays in yellow

Australian sprinter edges out Elia Viviani again to claim second win in this year's race

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House of Commons committee urges government to boost cycling and walking funding

Transport select committee also calls for more ambitious targets to be set for active travel in England

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Geraint Thomas “itching to go” as Tour de France heads towards Alps

Meanwhile Julian Alaphilippe says yellow jersey "hanging by a thread"

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Tour de France video round-up: Peter Sagan signs book for fan mid-stage, Pinot’s team manager loses it over stage win, painting over penises + more

Some of the weird and wonderful videos we've spotted over the weekend

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Tour de France Stage 14: The hard work pays off,” says Alaphilippe as he extends lead (+ video highlights + reaction)

Defending champion cracks on final climb

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Tour de France organisers say they are looking to launch major women’s race

Why has it taken so long? And why isn't there one already?

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Top 10 cycling stories you might have missed this week

The pick of the bunch from another action-packed week on two wheels in our road.cc recap…

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What was behind Rohan Dennis’s “reluctant” withdrawal from the Tour de France?

Stage 13 time trial favourite pulls out amid suggestions of dissatisfaction with time trial setup

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Tour de France Stage 13: Alaphilippe and Thomas react after Frenchman takes stunning time trial win to consolidate lead (+ video highlights)

Deceuninck-Quick Step rider puts a quarter of a minute into defending champion Geraint Thomas of Team Ineos

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Tour de France Stage 12: Simon Yates wins from the break (+ video highlights)

Mitchelton-Scott rider wins three-up sprint to complete set of victories at all Grand Tours

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Chris Froome confirmed as winner of 2011 Vuelta

“Better late than never”

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Tour de France 2019: eight of the most unique pro stems in the peloton

We've rounded up some stems from the Tour de France, and there is plenty of interesting ones amongst this year's peloton...

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Tour de France Stage 11: Caleb Ewan takes the sprint, Julian Alaphilippe remains in yellow

Lotto-Soudal sprinter edges out Dylan Groenewegen to take maiden Tour stage

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