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Eros Poli

The Giant on the Giant: When the Tour de France’s tallest, heaviest rider conquered Mont Ventoux – and held off Marco Pantani

“I just kept singing James Brown’s ‘I Feel Good’ – to forget about how I really felt,” says Eros Poli, whose stage-winning exploits on the Ventoux in 1994 have been immortalised in a new film

Tue, Jul 22, 2025 12:33
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Colnago Y1RS Black edition for Tour de France Ventoux stage July 2025

Tadej Pogačar riding special edition Colnago Y1Rs as Tour de France hits Mont Ventoux: paper-thin finish, sprint shifters and weight-saving accessories complete unique build

After destroying the field aboard a hill climb version of his favoured aero bike on stage 13, the race leader deploys another modified version of the Colnago Y1RS built to tackle a long, varied stage with a fearsome Ventoux finish

Tue, Jul 22, 2025 11:25
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2025 Tour de France preview

Tour de France 2025, your ultimate stage-by-stage guide: Everything you need to know about the world’s biggest bike race

A throwback start, a brutally mountainous second half, the return of Mont Ventoux, and a tasty twist right at the end – what’s on the menu for the 2025 Tour?

Wed, Jul 02, 2025 08:07
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Labour shadow secretary for transport Louise Haigh riding a bike

Labour’s shadow secretary for transport rides a bike and offers support for cycling infrastructure… gets accused of photo-op (and for riding without helmet); Eden Hazard climbs Mont Ventoux; Chris Froome denies team power struggle + more on the live blog

It’s World Bicycle Day! Adwitiya’s hoping for better days on his bike (and some sunnier weather) this Monday as he hunts for all the news and updates from the cycling world

Mon, Jun 03, 2024 09:19
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Anne Jones mont ventoux – via JustGiving

82-year-old London cyclist battles hailstorms to conquer Mont Ventoux ride raising cash for children in Gaza

Despite severely inclement weather with fog so thick they nearly missed the famous Tom Simpson memorial, Anne Jones and her support team reached the summit of Ventoux on Friday after five hours of riding, raising £15,000 and counting

Sat, May 18, 2024 17:00
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Video: riding the Mont Ventoux on Zwift

Have you done Zwift's newest, biggest climb yet?

Mon, Jul 20, 2020 10:26
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First Ride: Michelin’s first ever road tubeless tyre + Video

First Ride on Michelin's brand new Power Road tyre, in clincher and tubeless versions

Fri, Oct 11, 2019 09:41
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Mont Ventoux (licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 by BlueBreezeWiki).jpg

Row in village at foot of Mont Ventoux over plans for cycling hotel and shopping complex plus 3,000-seat covered velodrome

Residents of Bédoin claim "white elephant" wouldn't benefit village's economy and would kill its character

Sun, Nov 12, 2017 20:04
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Miriam and Poppy Goode (picture via Monkton Sports on Twitter).jpg

Seven-year-old girl from Bath rides up Mont Ventoux

Miriam Goode, who tackled the mountain with her sister Poppy, 10, is thought to be youngest cyclist to conquer the Géant de Provence

Wed, Aug 30, 2017 11:15
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Joanne Simpson at the memorial to her father, Tom Simpson (YouTube video still).JPG

Tom Simpson memorial on Mont Ventoux officially reopened on 50th anniversary of his death (+ video)

Family, friends - and Sir Bradley Wiggins - gather on mountain in Provence to remember one of British cycling's greats

Thu, Jul 13, 2017 12:54
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