Riders crash on tricky corner on Tour de France time trial (videos)
Some riders are finding one corner pretty difficult on the stage 18 time trial at the Tour de France. Plus, read on for this week's video round-up
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Stage 18 of the Tour de France pitted riders against the clock and gravity for a 17km uphill time trial.
Within the TT course is one corner that is proving particularly bothersome. Both Jeremy Roy (FDJ) and Oliver Naesen (IAM Cycling) have missed the turn and gone crashing into/over the barrier.
Get inside the peloton on stage 17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNXADsns-uI
Although on-board is no longer a new novelty, it's still interesting to get a view inside the peloton and nearly all of us will never get the chance to be in amongst it in person.
Here are the on-bike highlights from stage 17 of the 2016 Tour de France. See if you can catch a glimpse of Adam Yates cooling off before the testing summit finish ahead of him.
Tour de France final week preview
Believe it or not, the Tour de France is nearly over for another year. There are some decisive kilometres between now and Paris, so get the lowdown on what the riders still have ahead of them in this final week.
Brailsford does his best Froome
Chris Froome running up Mont Ventoux will be remembered for the rest of time at the Tour, but his boss saw the funny side and even performed an impression of his top rider.
Sir Dave Brailsford is looking quite lean too, so has obviously been practising what he preaches when it comes to marginal gains.
Camera swap
Empty camera holder? Problem solved... or transferred.
Cooling off on a rest day
This one made it into our round-up of the best rest day tweets, but it's worth another look. I think I know where I'll be going on holiday next summer!
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Jack Elton-Walters hails from the Isle of Wight, and would be quick to tell anyone that it's his favourite place to ride. He has covered a varied range of topics for Cycling Weekly, producing articles focusing on tech, professional racing as well as cycling culture. He moved on to work for Cyclist Magazine in 2017 where he stayed for four years until going freelance. He now returns to Cycling Weekly from time-to-time to cover racing and write longer features for print and online. He is not responsible for misspelled titles on box outs
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