Tour de France 2023

Canyon unveils Mathieu van der Poel edition Aeroad CFR

Limited-edition model comes with an updated frame and a white finish with MVDP logos

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What do pro riders do on Tour de France rest days?

Here's what the pro riders get up to when they're not racing...

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Factor launches new O2 VAM as “the world’s fastest climbing bike”

Updated model boasts a 700g frame that’s designed to combine its light weight with aero efficiency and will be raced by Israel-Premier Tech in the Tour de France

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Spectators cause two crashes in two days at Tour de France, Steff Cras forced to leave and blasts them saying “you have no respect”

Lilian Calmejane went down today after a fan pole took him out, and yesterday GC contender Steff Cras, who had to abandon the race, said "I hope you feel guilty"

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“His career cannot end here”: Mark Cavendish’s team ready to offer him another shot at Tour de France record win

"It would be nice if Mark comes back to the Tour for a 15th time and win that 35th stage," said Astana Qazaqstan's Team Manager, while Eddy Merckx said that he hopes Cav would ride the 2024 Tour

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Have we witnessed the death of tubular tyres? Why tubeless now rules the Tour de France peloton

Is the takeover of tubeless tyres in the pro peloton almost complete in 2023? Find out what the pros are using in this year's Tour de France

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Mark Cavendish abandons Tour de France 2023 after crash

The Manx Missile ends his Tour career with a record 34 stage wins, level with Eddy Merckx

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Is this the barmiest bike set-up ever? Plus Cavendish’s special Call of Duty bike, new Rapha x Shrimps women’s kit collab, Campagnolo hub motor + plenty of Tour de France tech

Check out the interesting designs making debut at TdF, new tech from Campag, kit from Rapha and much more

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Can teams ride prototype bikes in the Tour de France? What are the rules around unreleased cycling tech in pro road racing?

Are you keeping your eyes peeled for never-before-seen bikes and kit at this year's Tour? Here are the rules for unreleased equipment

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Is 1x the new disc brake debate? Single chainring simplicity at the Tour de France discussed + lactate testing on the road.cc Podcast

Now we're seeing the world's best on the biggest stage in road cycling switching to single chainring set-ups, is the death of the small ring now inevitable?

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