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Tadej Pogačar descends the Col du Galibier. He's leaning his bike hard left in a corner, trailed by a FranceTV camera moto. Behind, a rocky, snow-covered slope looms, shrouded in mist.

TdF stage 4 report: Pogačar strikes

Evenepoel finishes stage three of the Tour de France 2024.

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Biniam Girmay of Intermarché-Wanty celebrates as he wins stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de France.

TdF stage 3 report: Girmay makes history with a furious finish

Primož Roglič leads Remco Evenepoel and a select group of chasers on the Côte di San Luca climb on stage 2 of the 2024 Tour de France. They're racing past a long, two-story building of red sandstone with many arches, the road lined with fans, and other riders including Egan Bernal and Carlos Rodriguez behind.

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Tadej Pogačar takes a selfie during the teams presentation for the 2024 Tour de France.

Pogačar’s COVID-19 brush shows there are no guarantees at the Tour de France

Jonas Vingegaard climbs the Col de la Loze on stage 17 of the 2023 Tour de France. He has Pello Bilbao behind him with David Gaudu a few meters behind, and they are surrounded by masses of flag-waving fans.

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Riders accelerate for a sprint on stage 4 of the 2017 Tour de France. Their heads are down, and Peter Sagan's right elbow juts out as he makes contact with Mark Cavendish. Cavendish is squeezed against the barriers and is falling but has not yet hit the ground.

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Andrea Piccolo waves to the camera from sign-in at the 2023 Vuelta España.

EF fires Andrea Piccolo after rider reportedly caught with HGH

An illustration of a bicycle saddle, with the left half of the image showing the 3D-printed padding lattice, and the right representing custom pressure mapping, with high-pressure areas in red and lower-pressure in blue.

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge How far would you go for the perfect perch?

A bearded man unloads a mountain bike next to a Sprinter-style van with a Küat Transfer v2 rack on the back.

Küat announces major recall on Transfer v2 bike racks

Remco Evenepoel adjusts the sleeve of his yellow race leader's jersey on the startline of a stage at the Criterium du Dauphiné. Primož Roglič, in the green jersey, looks on.

Pogačar’s Tour de France challengers have plenty of time to peak

A woman rides an e-bike on a path next to the beach, with the sun behind her.

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