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June 30th
- Tour de France: Stefan Küng happy with performance despite losing out on stage victory to Pogačar
- Mathieu van der Poel hails 'one of my best days on a bike' as he keeps Tour de France lead
- Tadej Pogačar didn't expect such a big GC gap after dominating Tour de France stage five time trial
- Five talking points from stage five of the Tour de France 2021
- Tour de France stage five LIVE: Changè to Laval Espace Mayenne
- Tadej Pogačar storms to stage victory on stage five of Tour de France with Van der Poel keeping yellow
- Tim 'Bacon' Searle becomes latest rider to be first past the 5,000 miles barrier
- Tour de France ‘opi-omi’ spectator arrested, according to report
- Chris Froome 'heading in the right direction' despite dark bruising on hip and chest
- British Cycling to receive world-leading wind tunnel as a gift from Halfords
- Lachlan Morton is already a stage ahead of the Tour de France peloton on his 'Alt Tour'
- Current and old peloton stars revel in Mark Cavendish's Tour de France stage glory
- Tour de France: French TV caught out by hoax after false claim 'opi-omi' spectator found in Glasgow
June 29th
- 'I had fire in my eyes': Mark Cavendish returns to Tour de France glory...just don't ask about the Merckx record
- Tour de France: Start times for crucial stage five time trial
- Geraint Thomas reacts to Mark Cavendish’s Tour de France stage win
- Here are all the riders that have been fined in the Tour de France 2021
- Five talking points from stage four of the Tour de France 2021
- Tour de France 2021: Mark Cavendish says he never should have left Deceuninck-Quick-Step
- Mark Cavendish sprints to Tour de France 2021 stage four victory
- Tour de France stage four LIVE: Redon to Fougères
- Mummified Primož Roglič still in the race after Tour de France crash
- Tour de France 2021: Full statement from the riders’s union after stage three crash controversy
- Tour de France: Philippe Gilbert reveals UCI intervened in neutralisation plans for stage three
- Early GC time gaps don't make much difference to eventual Tour de France podium, argues Ineos' Michał Kwiatkowski
- Steven Kruijswijk will continue Tour de France after finishing stage three with wounded hand
- Mark Cavendish: 'I feel like a GC rider saying we'll take it day-by-day, I don't want to be like that'
- Watch: On-board footage shows carnage of Tour de France stage three
- Luke Rowe explains why he was handed fine on Tour de France stage three
June 28th
- 'Straight away I felt a lot of pain': Caleb Ewan reacts to Tour de France crash
- Tour de France 2021: Sonny Colbrelli refuses to take blame for Primož Roglič crash
- Update: No broken bones for Geraint Thomas, will be reassessed before Tour de France stage four
- Tadej Pogačar bemoans hectic Tour de France stage three: 'It was such chaos'
- Primož Roglič didn't break any bones in Tour de France crash and 'can continue'
- Mark Cavendish 'so, so fortunate' after 'bike destroyed' in crash on Tour de France stage three
- Caleb Ewan out of Tour de France 2021 with collarbone fracture
- 'We cannot continue like this': Riders and team bosses give their verdict on crash-fuelled start to Tour de France 2021
- Five talking points from stage three of the Tour de France 2021
- Tour de France 2021: Geraint Thomas minimises losses after dislocating shoulder on stage three
- Tim Merlier dominates crash-blighted stage three of Tour de France 2021
- Tour de France stage three LIVE: Lorient to Pontivy
- 'Nervous' Mark Cavendish one of four big favourites on stage three of the Tour de France
- French police using Facebook to track down fan who caused Tour de France crash
- Cycling Weekly heritage kit now available on Zwift
June 27th
- Israel sports director questions whether the best-ever Chris Froome could compete with young stars of today
- Ineos Grenadiers 'remain in the fight' despite early time losses
- Five talking points from stage two of the Tour de France 2021
- Julian Alaphilippe admits that Mathieu van der Poel 'was simply stronger' on stage two of Tour de France
- Chris Froome finishes stage two of Tour de France despite injuries, Ineos Grenadiers riders lose more time
- Mathieu van der Poel's dream comes true as he takes Tour de France yellow jersey, but wishes PouPou was here for a photo
- Mathieu van der Poel wins stage two of Tour de France to take yellow
- Tour de France stage two LIVE: Perros-Guirec to Mûr-de-Bretagne
- British cycling and its biggest riders taking on the Government is a major deal
- 'This won't be my last season': Alejandro Valverde plans to continue racing next year aged 42
- Patrick Lefevere: Sam Bennett Tour de France absence 'says more about him than about me'
- Chris Froome passed fit to start stage two of Tour de France after evening in hospital
- Lachlan Morton sets off on solo Tour de France, aiming to beat peloton to Paris
June 26th
- Tour de France: Roglič comes third on team-mate's bike as Kruijswijk's snaps and three Jumbo-Visma riders roll in 16-minutes down
- Tour de France 2021: Geraint Thomas ‘gutted’ as Richie Porte and Tao Geoghegan Hart lose time
- Five talking points from stage one of the Tour de France 2021
- 'My goal is not to gain time, my goal is to win': Julian Alaphilippe resumes his never-ending party at the Tour de France
- Tour de France combativity award: how does it work?
- Julian Alaphilippe soars to heroic Tour de France 2021 stage one win
- Chris Froome caught up in nasty crash on stage one of the Tour de France 2021, loses 14 minutes
- 'I need to have a chat with ASO about getting up that early': Women gladly bid farewell to La Course as the Tour de France proper beckons
- Tour de France live: All the updates from stage one
- Demi Vollering continues her magnificent season winning La Course by Le Tour de France
- Tour de France: Alpecin-Fenix will wear special 'Poupou' jersey on stage one
June 25th
- Tweets of the Week: Mark Cavendish's meme, cycling Supermarket Sweep and Katie Archibald's throwback
- Mathieu van der Poel opens world of possibilities after promise he'll do everything he can to win a Tour de France stage
- Lotte Kopecky takes final stage and GC at the Lotto Belgium Tour
- First cycling memory to winning the Tour de France - get to know superstar Tadej Pogačar
- Sidestepping the sophomore slump
- Contract talk, leadership and legs: A Tour de France with more questions than answers for Geraint Thomas
- Ranking the Tour de France 2021 special edition team kits
- 'It's a beautiful life': Primož Roglič's partner Lora Klinc on family life inside the peloton
- Faster with Dr Hutch: Steve Cummings on engineering wins
- Koen de Kort has three fingers amputated on right hand
June 24th
- Alena Amialiusik takes solo win after an entertaining day at the Lotto Belgium Tour
- Thomas, Carapaz, Porte and Tao Geoghegan Hart say who they think the Ineos leader is at the Tour de France 2021
- Tour de France 2021: Michael Matthews says 'If Mark Cavendish wins a stage or not it will be special for the sport'
- La Course 2021: All you need to know about the one-day race
- New flagship Pinarello Dogma F is lighter, faster… and still comes with rim brakes
- Aleksandr Vinokourov fired by Astana-Premier Tech on eve of Tour de France
- Tom Pidcock returns to road racing at Italian one-day race
- Five things to look out for at the Tour de France 2021 in week one
June 23rd
- Michael Woods leads team at Tour de France but says 'I don't deserve to be in the conversation for the win'
- Lorena Wiebes imperious in Belgium Tour stage one sprint
- Specialized bikes renews contract with Deceuninck - Quick-Step long term
- Mark Cavendish is not going for Eddy Merckx's record at the Tour de France, according to his trainer
- Fake police officer in stab vest tells cyclist he needs a licence to ride in bike lane
- Dutch pro suffers brain haemorrhage after being hit by scooter
- Team director banned by UCI for sexual harassment
- How to find your next bike
June 22nd
- Who are the Americans riding the Tour de France 2021?
- New PRO Stealth Curved saddle designed for better stability in an aero position
- Alex Dowsett wanted daughter to be able to say her dad was an Olympian
- Chris Froome: The dream scenario would be a result on a stage
- UAE Team Emirates reveal strong team to support Tadej Pogačar Tour de France defence
- Allan Peiper: 'I've seen a lot of champions come through my ranks but Tadej Pogačar is different'
June 21st
- Sam Bennett and Patrick Lefevere respond to Irishman's absence from Tour de France line-up
- Mark Cavendish confirmed for Tour de France 2021
- Who's going to win the 2021 Tour de France? Cycling Weekly's preview show
- Racing against Van der Poel and Van Aert 'is like MotoGP', says Oliver Naesen
- Tom Pidcock: I'm going to Tokyo Olympics to win gold
- Laura Kenny has chance to claim three golds at Tokyo Olympics
- Jason Kenny not thinking about Hoy's record, has 'no plans whatsoever' beyond Tokyo
- Internal competition for Olympic spots means 'you never ever chill out', says Elinor Barker
June 20th
- Wout van Aert wins Belgian road race title, Evenepoel third, on weekend of National Championships
- Police shoot driver who reportedly drove into group of riders during bike race
- Gas stations, hallucinations and a good cry in a field: A brutal untold story from Unbound Gravel 2021
- Egan Bernal doesn't think he'll be able to win the Vuelta a España this year but dreams of completing Grand Tour set
- Fantasy Tour of Britain: Is it possible to design a route to guarantee home victories?
- Riding the Mach Loop: How does the RAF training ground fare on two wheels?
June 19th
- Britain's other medal factory: VC Londres
- Nic Dlamini fulfills childhood dream as the first Black South African to ride the Tour de France
- 'I can't take the risks some riders take anymore,' says Kévin Reza as Frenchman announces retirement
- Geraint Thomas: 'You need to be able to do everything well to win the Tour, it's not just about climbing'
- A closer look at the Ineos Grenadiers squad for the Tour de France 2021
June 18th
- Tweets of the week: Jeremy Clarkson shouting at Charlie Quarterman and Tadej Pogačar selling sandwiches
- Ineos announce their full Tour de France 2021 squad
- Bob Jungels will miss Tour de France to undergo surgery, 'relieved' to have found problem affecting performance
- No Tour de France for Mark Cavendish as Sam Bennett is confirmed fit by Lefevere
- Julian Alaphilippe reveals his key objective for Tour de France 2021
- Five UK cities ranked in most picturesque cycling spots in the world
June 17th
- Who will win the green jersey at the 2021 Tour de France? We rate the contenders
- Kasper Asgreen wins Danish time trial crown yet again as Chloe Dygert scoops American title
- Women's Tour de France to be sponsored by Zwift on four-year deal
- Rohan Dennis to join Jumbo-Visma from Ineos Grenadiers, reports suggest
- Primož Roglič: 'I am not the favourite for the Tour de France'
- Yves Lampaert cycles home with panniers on his bike after winning Belgian time trial title
- Dan Martin confirmed for Israel Start-Up Nation's 2021 Tour de France squad
- Fabio Jakobsen shows off 10 new 'astonishing' teeth in latest surgery
- Mark Cavendish: 'I've packed a suitcase for the Tour de France'
- 'I'm comfortable in my own skin again': Tom Dumoulin takes 'beautiful' victory in Dutch national time trial
June 16th
- Yves Lampaert beats Remco Evenepoel to Belgian time trial title
- Total Direct Energie change name and kit design after sponsor rebrand
- Chris Froome posts a massive 237km ride in the French Alps on Strava
- Egan Bernal meets Pope Francis: 'It's the most beautiful experience in my life'
- Tour de France 2021 contenders: favourites for the yellow jersey rated
- Danish TV's wonderfully poetic and evocative Tour de France advert will get you very excited
- Pascal Ackermann: 'Ralph Denk did not keep his word' on Tour de France selection
June 15th
- Tejay van Garderen to retire after US National Championships this weekend
- Young Briton Illi Gardner smashes Mont Ventoux QOM by more than two minutes
- There's a new wonderkid on the scene joining UAE Team Emirates and the Spanish are going mad over him
- Chris Froome 'can't wait' for Tour de France return after selection confirmed
- Chris Froome to ride the Tour de France 2021
- Marc Madiot admits he should've taken Thibaut Pinot out of racing earlier in 2020
- Peter Sagan confirmed to target eighth green jersey at Tour de France
- Egan Bernal set to travel back to Colombia after recovering from Covid-19
June 14th
- Transcontinental Race champion Fiona Kolbinger posts exhausting 430km ride across three countries in 14 hours to Strava
- Michael Woods to lead Israel Start-Up Nation at Tour de France, no word on Chris Froome yet
- Five things we learned from the Tour de Suisse 2021
- 'No plan B' if Sam Bennett can't ride Tour de France, says Patrick Lefevere, with Cavendish still needing to be convinced
- Is Chris Froome riding the 2021 Tour de France?
- Remco Evenepoel says Belgium Tour win is a 'big relief' as return to top-level nears ahead of Tokyo Olympics
- Ineos 'confident' ahead of Tour de France after Carapaz seals team's fifth 2021 stage race win at Tour de Suisse
- Tadej Pogačar 'almost ready for the Tour de France' following victory at Tour of Slovenia
June 13th
- Mark Cavendish coy on Tour de France inclusion after Belgium Tour stage win
- Richard Carapaz survives to win the Tour de Suisse overall
June 12th
- Rigoberto Urán obliterates Tour de Suisse competition with stunning time trial win
- Tweets of the Week: Pidcock's new safety measures, Victor Crampenaerts and more
- Jan-Willem van Schip disqualified from Belgium Tour for using aero handlebars
June 11th
- Wout van Aert selected to ride Tokyo Olympics
- Andreas Kron awarded stage six of Tour de Suisse 2021 after Rui Costa relegated
- Who are the bookies's favourites for the Tour de France 2021?
- President Joe Biden gifts Boris Johnson US-built bike
- Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles will be acquired by European sports giant Signa Sports United
- The race to the WorldTour - A new team enters the fight for a spot in cycling's top tier
- Mathieu van der Poel abandons Tour de Suisse 2021
June 10th
- Richard Carapaz powers to stage victory and the overall lead on stage five of Tour de Suisse 2021
- Remco Evenepoel narrowly beats team-mate in Belgium Tour time trial
- Victor Campenaerts abandons Belgium Tour after ‘going over the limit’ trying to follow Remco Evenepoel and breakaway
- How quickly do you recover when you taper for a race?
- Tadej Pogačar storms to victory and overall lead on stage two of Tour of Slovenia 2021
- Who will lead the men’s French Olympic squad? Romain Bardet joins Julian Alaphilippe in skipping Tokyo Games
- Annemiek van Vleuten to miss Giro Rosa and La Course to focus on the Olympics
- Get to know the Eskute Wayfarer and Voyager e-bike models
- Wout van Aert’s former team boss ‘relieved that justice has been done’
June 9th
- Stefan Bissegger takes breakaway success on stage four of Tour de Suisse 2021 as Van der Poel keeps yellow
- Miguel Ángel López sets fastest time on Mont Ventoux since 2004
- Mark Cavendish steps in for injured Sam Bennett at Baloise Belgium Tour
- Tom Pidcock back to riding six days after collarbone surgery
- Wout van Aert ordered to pay €662,000 to Nick Nuyens due to breaking contract with old team
- Harrison Ford spotted in full cycling kit near Newcastle
June 8th
- RideLondon Classique confirmed as a three-day Women’s WorldTour event in 2022
- Mathieu van der Poel powers to a second stage win and overall lead at Tour de Suisse 2021
- Insurer’s warning as bike thefts still on the rise since start of pandemic
- Miguel Ángel López blows away competition to win 2021 Mont Ventoux one-day race
- Mark Cavendish hoping for contract renewal at Deceuninck - Quick-Step
- Ineos Grenadiers will continue to ride Pinarello bikes after new contract extension
June 7th
- Mathieu van der Poel returns to road racing with a victory on stage two of the Tour de Suisse 2021
- Six things we learned from season two of the Movistar Netflix documentary series
- Mathieu van der Poel: It was a super fun stage, especially with the rain
- 10 hours, 20mph average, 300km: Strava stats reveal brutal efforts behind Unbound Gravel 2021
- Trek-Segafredo's Kiel Reijnen ran 18 miles barefoot after breaking wheel at Unbound Gravel
- Geraint Thomas can be as good as Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar, says Ineos sports director
- Tom Dumoulin thinks he's 'quite close' to where he needs to be after comeback at Tour de Suisse
- MPCC concerned 'no progress' is being made on cycling's ketone stance
June 6th
- Ian Boswell pips Laurens ten Dam to Unbound Gravel 200 title
- Photo finish puts Mark Cavendish second at Belgium one-day race as upward trajectory continues
- ‘It’s never felt so easy on the bike’: Mark Padun doubles Dauphiné win tally and takes polka dot jersey for good measure
- Richie Porte ‘would love to repay Geraint Thomas’ at Tour de France after taking Dauphiné victory
- Küng wins battle of the Swiss Stefans in opening time trial at Tour de Suisse 2021
- Richie Porte seals Critérium du Dauphiné title as Mark Padun wins second stage in a row
- Lizzie Deignan back to winning ways as Brit wins GC at the Tour de Suisse Women
- 'Maybe I'll chase the GC at Grand Tours again,' says Tom Dumoulin as he makes comeback at Tour de Suisse
- Tour de Suisse 2021 start list: List of riders for the 85th edition of the Swiss stage race
June 5th
- 'I'd love to finish it off,' says Richie Porte after taking Critérium du Dauphiné lead
- Elise Chabbey outsprints Lizzie Deignan at the return of the Tour de Suisse Women
- Richie Porte powers into Critérium du Dauphiné race lead as Mark Padun wins mountainous stage seven
- Transfer rumour mill 2022: Vincenzo Nibali to Deceuninck - Quick-Step? Rohan Dennis to UAE Team Emirates?
- Your CW5000 June challenges
- Remco Evenepoel returns to racing in Belgium alongside Mark Cavendish
June 4th
- David Millar and Garmin reunite as CHPT3 clothing brand relaunches
- Egan Bernal tests positive for Covid-19 days after Giro d’Italia victory
- Alejandro Valverde says ‘everything I manage to do now is special’ after Critérium du Dauphiné stage win
- Tweets of the Week: Geraint Thomas's stage win, Sarah Gigante climbs with the goats, and wheelie antics gone wrong
- Alejandro Valverde outsprints Tao Geoghegan Hart to win stage six of Critérium du Dauphiné 2021
- Richard Carapaz leads Ineos Grenadiers at Tour de Suisse as team finalises Tour de France squad
- Tour de France Femmes included in the 2022 Women’s WorldTour
- Sir Bradley Wiggins: I don’t like being defined as a cyclist
June 3rd
- Tom Pidcock breaks collarbone as pictures show wrecked bike from training crash
- Tom Pidcock was hit by driver while training, coach confirms
- Geraint Thomas reveals his Critérium du Dauphiné attack wasn’t planned
- Geraint Thomas's sneak attack delivers win on stage five of Critérium du Dauphiné 2021
- Chris Froome: ‘I don’t go from this level to winning the Tour de France in a few weeks’
- New British Cycling campaign hopes to reinvigorate grassroots bike racing
June 2nd
- Belgian champion Lotte Kopecky to join SD Worx for 2022
- 'My pacing was too aggressive': Geraint Thomas ships 30 seconds in final 8km of Dauphiné time trial
- Lukas Pöstlberger clings on to Critérium du Dauphiné lead in stage four time trial as Lutsenko takes win
- Sam Bennett linked with switch to Ineos Grenadiers
- Is this Ineos Grenadiers' team for the Tour de France 2021?
- UK Anti-Doping's case against Richard Freeman paused after doping doctor appeals tribunal verdict
June 1st
- eBay and e-bikes: The Perfect Match
- Mathieu van der Poel: The Tour de France will be my first Grand Tour, so a stage victory would be a success
- Sonny Colbrelli battles to tough uphill sprint victory on stage three of Critérium du Dauphiné 2021
- Joss Lowden announces Hour Record attempt
- Giro d’Italia was Remco Evenepoel’s ‘first defeat,’ says Patrick Lefevere
- Elinor Barker asks drivers to ‘have a bit of patience’ after Olympian was knocked down in hit and run