‘You’ve got to enjoy the sacrifices’: British riders on how they got to race (and win) the Tour de France 

Some of Britain’s biggest cycling stars give their insight on what it takes to reach the biggest race in the world

Alex Dowsett after stage 14 of the Tour de France 2019 (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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For decades, Britain’s cycling glories were sparse and sporadic, with riders from these isles an ocean away from their continental counterparts.

The honour of wearing the maillot jaune was reserved for those traditional great cycling nations – France, Italy, Belgium and Spain.

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