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'A free mind equals fast legs' – How my mental state helped me wear the yellow jersey for two days at an unforgettable Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Member Exclusive In Luke Tuckwell's latest column for Cyclingnews, he recalls his memorable week in France, and how he went from tears in training to his first yellow jersey
There were winners and losers at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, but mainly losers – including anyone hoping for a ramp-up in Tour de France tension
Analysis Tadej Pogačar's domestique beating all of his rivals doesn't exactly bode well for the Tour and hopes of a more open race
From glory to futility – What version of Paul Seixas will rise from the ashes of his torched Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?
Analysis The French prodigy's Dauphiné did not go as expected, but it may have taught him some lessons he needed to learn
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'I gambled, I put a lot into my effort, I've lost quite a bit' – Final day breakaway for three Netcompany-Ineos riders rounds out brutally tough Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes for British squad
News Kévin Vauquelin best overall finisher for British team in 15th place after Oscar Onley crashes out and Josh Tarling breaks collarbone
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Tour de France stage 2 LIVE: Montjuïc triple-header set to shape the GC even further
The peloton will race across 168.5 kilometres from Tarragona to Barcelona, culminating atop Côte de Monjuic, the traditional finale of the Volta a Catalunya -
The battle for the Tour de France points competition starts on unfamiliar shoulders as Egan Bernal claims the race's first green jersey
Colombian led the way as quickest to the first checkpoint in TTT, while at the other end of the standings, Picnic-PostNL can look back on a day to forget -
Cooling hacks, prototype bikes and new TT groupset parts: Tour de France TTT tech gallery
The Tour's opening team time trial was packed with tech and cooling mods
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160mm cranks, time-trial tyres and an aero saddle - race leader Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France race bike sweats the details
The Dane's race bike is an excellent example of his team's attention to detail -
Elise Chabbey confirms her 2026 season is over as she reveals the reason for her absence from racing since April
Swiss rider announces that she is pregnant and will miss the Tour de France Femmes and remainder of 2026 with her baby due in January 2027 -
Tour de France abandons – Clément Berthet first rider to leave the race ahead of stage 2
Tracking all the riders who have crashed out or otherwise left this year's Tour between Barcelona and Paris
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'A real blow' – Groupama-FDJ United already a climber down after Tour de France team time trial crash
Clément Berthet crosses stage 1 finish line after a fall but will be missing from the start of a hilly stage 2 -
Cold arms, fast legs? Netcompany Ineos roll out unusual pre-cooling strategy at the Tour de France team time trial
Staff set up cold water containers behind start ramp for riders to submerge their arms in -
UCI bans ice socks in skinsuits at the Tour de France
Despite 30°C heat, riders are forced to remove ice socks at the start ramp as UCI says it 'changes the morphology' of the rider
