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Veteran cycling journalist William Fotheringham bids adieu to Tour de France after more than a quarter of a century

Guardian writer's career on the race has spanned three decades coinciding with huge changes in the sport and the way it is reported

Quarq launch new power meters for Dura-Ace 9100 and Specialized cranksets

The new options mean you can have Quarq power with a Dura-Ace 9100 groupset, and you can also upgrade with an adapter

Brailsford says elite teams need to guard against getting “too fluffy” and “too PC”

Says he is “all for athlete welfare” but doesn’t want to lose “the very essence of what it took to win in the first place”

Bianchi to team up with Ferrari for new range of top-end bikes

The legendary Italian bike and car makers will collaborate for the 'Bianchi for Scuderia Ferrari' range, which will include road, mountain and e-bikes amongst others

Wet Hook Crit

The Red Hook Crit crashes into a rainy London

Tour de France 2017 in numbers

Fascinating figures from this year's race (some more fascinating than others, admittedly)

Videos: Chris Froome helps man propose after Tour de France win – while AG2R rider pops the question en route to Paris

“I’ve been carrying this around for three and a half weeks,” jokes Tour de France champion

Five cool products coming soon to road.cc

A preview prior to our verdicts on the latest products from Pirelli, Pearl Izumi, Ekoi, Specialized and PRO...

Chris Froome wins 4th Tour de France title, Dylan Groenewegen wins on Champs-Elysees

Fifth win in Paris in six years for Team Sky as cycling's biggest race reaches its climax

Sir Dave Brailsford apologises to reporter for “Stick it up your arse” tirade

Team Sky principal says: “We're in battle mode, but I let myself down"

British Cycling will retain public funding after approving governance changes

Many had predicted national council would vote against reforms

11 things we’ve learned this week

Raleigh flamed, order restored at Le Tour and British Cycling woes: here's 11 things we've learned this week

Tour de France Stage 19: Edvald Boasson Hagen wins from the break

Dimension Data rider gets first stage win since 2011 in cycling's biggest race

KoMs and QoMs aplenty as the pros race up the Col d’Izoard

Plus what happens to a domestique when they drop off the front group?

Tour de France Stage 18 to Warren Barguil as Chris Froome closes in on fourth overall win

French rider celebrates sealing polka-dot jersey in style, defending champion sees off rivals on the Izoard

Enve reveal latest SES Aero Road handlebar with Di2 integration

The SES Aero Road Bar from the high end component brand now takes a Di2 junction box on the bar end, and they've also released a new titanium quick release skewer

Tour de France Stage 17: Primoz Roglic wins, Fabio Aru loses podium place

Chris Froome still leads, Michael Matthews moves into green jersey as Marcel Kittel abandons following crash on first day in the Alps

Chapter2 release limited edition Tere frame to commemorate Stage 17 of the Tour de France

New Zealand-based Chapter2 have given the Tere a very tour-specific paint job, with the elevation details of Stage 17 painted onto the frame

Vuelta does away with podium kisses, introduces podium hosts

Race owner Unipublic takes action in response to debate on social media

Why are pro cyclists’ legs so veiny?

Polish cyclist Pawel Poljanski publishes photo revealing the physical toll of the Tour de France

Pinarello unveil Dogma F10 disc

Team Sky's bike of of choice is now available with discs to meet current demand for snappier stopping power

Tour de France Stage 16: Michael Matthews closes in on green with win, blow to Dan Martin’s hopes as peloton splits

Team Sky exploit crosswinds to break up the peloton as racing resumes after rest day

The pros’ idea of a rest day on Strava

Scott Thwaites squeezes in a bit of extra climbing during his day off

“Stick it up your arse” – Sir Dave Brailsford lashes out at reporter

Team Sky boss excluded writer from rest day press conference - but questions aren't going to go away

Tour de France: Overall contenders Froome, Aru and Bardet look ahead to final week

Four riders separated by less than half a minute on GC as race heads into final days

Five cool products coming soon to road.cc

A sneak peek at new stuff we’ve just had in from Pro, Castelli, Canyon, Craft and American Classic that are getting the road.cc ridearound…

Tour de France rider abandons race after rejecting Therapeutic Use Exemption that would have let him continue

Lotto-Soudal's Tim Wellens, reportedly suffering heat allergy, did not want reputation questioned by taking otherwise banned drug

Tour de France Stage 15: Bauke Mollema wins, Chris Froome battles to stay in yellow

AG2R-La Mondiale tactics and puncture threatened to derail Team Sky rider's quest for fourth overall win

Tour de France Stage 14: Matthews takes stage while Froome reclaims race lead (+ video)

Chris Froome now leads Aru by 19 seconds

Warren Barguil’s Bastille Day stage win on Strava

Unsurprisingly, the Tour de France’s current King of the Mountains picked up several KoMs