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July 2017
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- July 31st
- Peter Sagan retakes Tour of Poland lead after sensational climbing performance
- London bike shop 'fined by council for providing free pump' outside premises
- Australian cyclists targetted by vandal pouring oil over cycle path
- Rider dies after suffering cardiac arrest during RideLondon sportive
- 11 best out-of-contract riders who could be changing teams for 2018
- RideLondon winner Alexander Kristoff falls just short of taking Box Hill Strava KOM
- Italian rider accused of using a motor says he couldn't have bike checked as he 'had to go to a wedding'
- Rider dies after being hit by vehicle in Belgium during Transcontinental Race
- Michal Kwiatkowski's stellar season reflected in his rise up the WorldTour ranking
- Fire sweeps through Rio Olympic Velodrome causing damage to track
- July 30th
- July 29th
- July 28th
- Could the Tour de France be heading for dirt roads in the mountains in 2018?
- Vuelta a España organisers make last-minute route changes just three weeks before race start
- Meet the indoor cycle trainer TV system that won't let you watch if you pedal too slowly
- WorldTour transfer rumours: Warren Barguil to Fortuneo-Oscaro; Team Sky sign Movistar time trial specialist?
- Team Sky appoints former Tinkoff pro Matteo Tosatto as sports director
- Tweets of the week: Luke Rowe, Simon Geschke, Geraint Thomas, and more
- Six essentials to take with you on RideLondon
- Chris Boardman appointed as Manchester's first cycling commissioner
- The moment you know that you are obsessed with cycling
- Dan Martin finished Tour de France with fractured spine, scans reveal
- July 27th
- Jan Ullrich: 'The black time of cycling is behind us'
- Watch: US crit racer celebrates too early and suffers unfortunate crash
- Mark Cavendish sets sights on Madison event at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Is cycling the toughest sport?
- Ride With… Cowley Road Condors
- Luke Rowe column: Chris Froome eats, sleeps and breathes the Tour de France
- July 26th
- Team Sky set to sign promising young Russian winner of amateur Giro d'Italia
- Could the Tour de France be heading to Norway for Grand Départ in 2022?
- Controversial 'suicide' sticker sparks social media debate over filtering up inside of traffic
- Dr. Hutch: The unwritten rules of cycling
- Adam Hansen completes record 18th consecutive Grand Tour despite 'golf-ball size sore'
- Mikel Landa 'frustrated' and 'very angry' after sacrificing his own chances at the Tour de France
- July 25th
- Claudia Cretti starts long recovery from Giro Rosa crash after waking from coma
- Bike thief reveals tricks of the trade in this shockingly candid interview
- Chris Froome beaten into second in post-Tour criterium; still wins big hat and bigger beer
- Petition to ban cyclists from dual carriageways launched after death of 91-year-old time triallist
- London-Edinburgh-London and the rise of the Audax
- Completely new look for Peter Sagan as he shaves his head
- Riders and directors pay tribute to 'Tour de France great' Chris Froome
- Chris Froome confirmed for Vuelta a España on back of Tour de France victory
- July 24th
- Rapha subject of £200 million takeover bid by Aston Martin owners, reports suggest
- Watch: The best moments of the 2017 Tour de France
- Michael Matthews confirmed for RideLondon-Surrey Classic
- Eight controversial moments that shaped the 2017 Tour de France
- Chris Froome's first win of 2017 puts him sixth in new WorldTour ranking
- Tour de France 2017 ratings: How did each team perform?
- Rigoberto Uran’s power output for stage nine of the Tour de France analysed
- July 23rd
- Chris Froome seals historic fourth Tour de France title as Dylan Groenewegen wins final stage
- Chris Froome: 'I never dreamed of being named alongside Merckx, Anquetil, Hinault, and Indurain'
- How the 2017 Tour de France was won
- Warren Barguil: Future Tour de France winner?
- Book extract: Butcher, Blacksmith, Acrobat, Sweep - The tale of the first Tour de France
- How good was the 2017 Tour de France? Riders and sports directors have their say
- July 22nd
- Romain Bardet: 'I have no regrets. We rode an almost perfect race and we tried everything'
- Tour de France 2017: Chris Froome set for historic fourth yellow jersey after dominant time trial
- 1,280km in Tour de France breakaways: riders heap praise on 'strong' but 'strange' Thomas de Gendt
- Dave Brailsford: 'This is Chris Froome's best Tour de France win'
- 'I did my best, I always tried, but I'm disappointed': Steve Cummings admits Tour de France frustrations
- Tour de France 2017: 'Nobody else knew it, but Rigoberto Uran came here to win the Tour'
- Annemiek Van Vleuten completes La Course victory with dominant solo performance on stage two
- Tour de France 2017: stage 20 time trial start times
- Chris Froome vs Romain Bardet vs Rigoberto Uran: who will win the 2017 Tour de France?
- British Cycling avoids loss of millions in public funding after voting through governance changes
- July 21st
- Football shirts and flag waving: The Colombian fans who cheer their Tour de France heroes no matter what
- Why is it so difficult to form a successful breakaway at the Tour de France? Riders explain
- Ben Swift: 'I took a drink and then the break split. A demonstration of how to mess up a race'
- Edvald Boasson Hagen snatches Tour de France breakaway win; Froome enjoys easy day before crucial time trial
- 'Sadness and shock' at death of 91-year-old killed during time trial record attempt
- Tom Dumoulin decides to skip Vuelta a España to avoid physical and mental fatigue after Giro win
- Sprint rivals tip André Greipel for Champs-Élysées win
- 'We understand the rules, so why not?': Sky to continue with 'vortex' skinsuits in Tour de France time trial
- Tweets of the week: Michal Kwiatkowski, Luke Rowe, Thomas De Gendt, and more
- Annemiek Van Vleuten was so fast up the Izoard that only two Tour de France riders could beat her on Strava
- What is the most impressive thing you’ve ever seen someone do on a bike?
- Ride With... Harworth & District Cycling Club
- Teenager shot in ankle while cycling near Regent’s Park
- July 20th
- Warren Barguil 'living the dream' as Sunweb go from strength to strength
- Romain Bardet: 'I have no regrets... I gave so much I thought I couldn't breathe after the finish'
- Chris Froome feeling better than ever in the Alps as new Tour de France preparation pays off
- 'Don't expect miracles, Chris Froome will win the 2017 Tour de France'
- Cannondale-Drapac boss: 'Uran and Bardet would have to be phenomenally lucky to turn it around'
- Five talking points from stage 18 of the Tour de France
- Chris Froome unshakeable on Tour de France's final mountain stage as Barguil wins
- Lizzie Deignan ‘surprised’ by great form as she rides to second place on Col d’Izoard at La Course
- What exactly makes a good bike shop?
- Fabio Aru, Dan Martin, and Elia Viviani all set to ride for UAE Team Emirates in 2018, reports suggest
- What do the riders think is the worst thing about the Tour de France?
- Annemiek Van Vleuten wins stage one of La Course atop Col d'Izoard; Deignan second
- The Col d’Izoard: A giant of the Tour de France
- Luke Rowe column: It's been fun to ride aggressively at the Tour de France
- Fabio Aru will have to attack early if he wants to win the Tour de France, says Team Sky
- Alberto Contador backing Chris Froome to hold on for overall Tour de France victory
- July 19th
- John Degenkolb says spat with Michael Matthews is a 'cleared up situation'
- Chris Froome works with Bardet, but is surprised to see Aru dropped in the Tour de France
- Marcel Kittel: 'To go home without arriving in Paris is a disappointment'
- Bardet critical of Urán for taking bonus seconds after lack of work on Tour de France stage 17
- Simon Yates concedes he simply 'wasn't strong enough' to stay with the favourites on the Col du Galibier
- 'It's Romain Bardet's race to win' say Astana after Fabio Aru's time loss on the Galibier
- Five talking points from stage 17 of the Tour de France
- Chris Froome passes Tour de France's first big test in the Alps to retain yellow jersey
- Brit Dan McLay abandons the 2017 Tour de France on stage 17
- Marcel Kittel abandons the 2017 Tour de France on stage 17
- Geraint Thomas back training after crashing out of Tour de France
- Movistar dismiss rumour that Nairo Quintana could leave in 2018
- Marcel Kittel and Steve Cummings caught in Tour de France crash on stage 17 (video)
- 'My legs look tired': Tour de France rider Pawel Poljanski posts photo of veined limbs
- Chris Froome: These next two days are the biggest of the Tour de France
- July 18th
- Alberto Contador uncertain about Tour de France return in 2018
- Nearly four hours behind Chris Froome: Dan McLay's daily battle to make the time cut
- 'You can’t describe it, it sucks': George Bennett abandons Tour de France with 'serious case of man flu'
- Michael Matthews unhappy after being 'grabbed' by John Degenkolb in post-race spat (video)
- Dan Martin's hopes of winning Tour de France 'probably over' after losing time in crosswinds
- Matthews and Kittel ready for green jersey battle to come down to fight on the Champs-Élysées
- Dave Brailsford: Team Sky have an advantage in the Alps, but Tour could come down to the Champs-Élysées
- Rigoberto Uran: Chris Froome is right to see me as a threat for Tour de France victory
- Tour de France peloton ripped to pieces in crosswinds as Michael Matthews wins stage 16
- Vuelta a España to replace podium girls with 'elegantly dressed' men and women
- The Col du Galibier: The Tour's most iconic climb (video)
- Illness forces Philippe Gilbert out of Tour de France
- ‘It’s like riding a Classic every day’: Tour de France debutants reflect on their first Grand Tour
- Michal Kwiatkowski: 'Froome thanks me a couple of times a day at the Tour de France'
- July 17th
- Mikel Landa takes aim at Tour de France podium, but not at the expense of Froome’s yellow jersey
- Cannondale-Drapac 'super-optimistic' of securing major new sponsor before end of Tour de France
- Peter Sagan: Tour de France jury made 'a big mistake' over disqualification
- Bryan Coquard set to lead new French pro continental team in 2018
- Chris Froome rates Rigoberto Uran as 'the dark horse for Tour de France victory’
- Romain Bardet offers apology to Chris Froome after yellow jersey booed by fans at Tour de France
- Voeckler's last stand: riders and pundits pay tribute to fighting Frenchman riding his last Tour de France
- How to climb the Col de la Croix de Fer (video)
- Blog: Maratona dles Dolomites riders joined by Bradley Wiggins
- July 16th
- Tim Wellens refuses TUE to treat illness and abandons Tour de France
- 'It's to be expected': Chris Froome brushes off fans' boos on stage 15 of the Tour de France
- Dan Martin: 'It works in my favour that the Tour GC is so close'
- Chris Froome: 'It was panic stations. I had to get back on or it was game over'
- 'There is not a moment he can relax': Ag2r La Mondiale promise to keep attacking Chris Froome
- Chris Froome's Tour de France lead put under serious pressure as Mollema wins chaotic stage
- ‘Maybe people forgot about Uran, but it’s at their cost that they underestimate him’
- Nairo Quintana's Giro/Tour double was 'a team decision' despite his father's protest
- Dave Brailsford: 'I wouldn’t be surprised if Fabio Aru lost the yellow jersey on purpose'
- July 15th
- Michael Matthews: 'It's harder to win when you're the stage favourite'
- Fabio Aru on losing Tour de France lead: 'I paid for being in a bad position'
- Chris Froome: 'I never dreamt I'd take 24 seconds out of Aru'
- Chris Froome sensationally retakes Tour de France race lead as Matthews wins stage 14
- Why are short stages so exciting? Tour de France riders and teams have their say
- 'I still can't believe it': Strava stats tell the inside story of Warren Barguil's Tour de France stage win
- July 14th
- Team Sky enjoy ‘proper racing’ and ‘having fun’ as they look to take yellow jersey off Fabio Aru
- Fabio Aru: 'I knew Landa would try something today but I couldn't follow everyone'
- 'Chris Froome's still the Team Sky boss': Mikel Landa to continue in domestique role at Tour de France
- Dan Martin: Gaining time 'a bonus' as Irishman continues to suffer from injury at Tour de France
- Chris Froome: Mikel Landa ‘a real threat for the overall’ after stage 13 attack at Tour de France
- Fabio Aru fends off Chris Froome's attacks to retain Tour de France lead as Warren Barguil wins stage
- Promising American rider Adrien Costa decides to take 'leave of absence' from cycling
- Tour de France commissaires explain decision to reverse penalties for illegal feeding on stage 12
- Confirmed: Peter Sagan to return to racing at Tour de Pologne after Tour de France disqualification
- Astana: 'Chris Froome is not as strong as he was last year'
- Eight Strava KOMs, one Tour de France stage win: Romain Bardet uploads incredible stage 12 ride
- Richie Porte slams 2017 Tour de France route as a 'joke of a course'
- Tour de France jury reverses decision to penalise Uran and Bennett for illegal feeds on stage 12
- Simon Yates: 'Sky are going to rip some legs off today'
- Spectators banned from steep final climb of stage 13 of the Tour de France
- How Romain Bardet improved his climbing: team reveals vast altitude training gains
- Alberto Contador looks for positives in 'better than expected' Tour de France stage 12
- ‘I went for victory and didn’t look back’: should Mikel Landa have waited for Chris Froome at Peyragudes?
- July 13th
- Watch: Should Romain Bardet have been penalised 20 seconds for taking illegal feed at Tour de France?
- Romain Bardet: 'Team Sky are not happy, they will battle to regain lead tomorrow'
- Fabio Aru: 'I saw Chris out the back… and realised I had the yellow jersey'
- 'I felt good, but I'll try again another day': Steve Cummings reflects on brave Tour de France breakaway
- Chris Froome: 'No excuses' for losing Tour de France lead on stage 12 summit finish
- Watch: Tour de France stage 12 highlights
- Why was Chris Froome wearing a nose ring at the Tour de France?
- Chris Froome loses yellow jersey to Fabio Aru as Romain Bardet wins Tour de France summit finish
- Comment: Why we should all take a moment to remember Tom Simpson
- Luke Rowe column: Good days and bad days at the Tour de France
- WorldTour transfer rumours: Aru deciding between Astana and UAE, Contador set to stay at Trek
- Nine ways to make your commute more like the Tour de France
- How to ride hairpins (video)
- Ride With... Garstang Cycling Club
- Dan Martin: The Pyrenees were an opportunity, but now it's just a case of survival
- Tom Simpson 1937–1967: A life in pictures
- July 12th
- Jakob Fuglsang suffers fractures to elbow and wrist in Tour de France crash
- Chris Froome expecting a 'savage day' on Tour de France's second summit finish
- 'I was in front for 200km and fell short by 200m'
- Marcel Kittel continues Tour de France 2017 sprint domination with fifth stage victory
- Riders taking 'big risks' make Tour de France descents dangerous, says event director
- ‘It’s a joke, it should have been €10,000’: Quick-Step critical of Nacer Bouhanni fine for apparent punch
- Bora-Hansgrohe reveal former rider failed drugs test in 2016
- Van driver filmed forcing cyclist off road to appear in court charged with dangerous driving
- Lizzie Deignan on the right track for World Championships after Giro Rosa work load
- July 11th
- Chris Froome prepared for long-range attack from Alberto Contador in Tour de France
- Marcel Kittel sets new German record with Tour de France stage 10 win
- Quick-Step boss: It's not our fault the Tour de France sprint stages are boring
- Nacer Bouhanni handed fine and time deduction in Tour de France after apparent punch (video)
- Six bold predictions for the remainder of the Tour de France
- Tour de France rider causes hotel fire alert after leaving towel on radiator
- Can anyone beat Chris Froome? Experts have their say on how it could be done
- Watch: Shocking moment kids push bike into road which upends cyclists
- Truck driver fined more than £1,000 for passing too close to cyclist
- Tour de Pharmacy review: An enjoyable, ridiculous, yet uneasy satire of cycling's dark past
- The British riders to have led one of the Grand Tours
- July 10th
- 'Hey! Wheel! Wheel!' Dan Martin gets bike sorted after Tour de France crash (video)
- Richie Porte: 'I locked my back wheel & the next thing I was heading for the grass verge'
- ‘A dirty move’: Simon Yates slams Fabio Aru’s decision to attack Chris Froome
- Rafal Majka abandons Tour de France 2017 after stage nine crash
- Adriano Malori retires at age 29 after horror crash in 2016
- 'Crazy' to suggest swerve towards Fabio Aru was on purpose, says Chris Froome
- Warren Barguil's astounding Strava file for Tour de France stage nine
- Dave Brailsford: 'It'll take quite a lot for Geraint Thomas to get over Tour abandon'
- July 9th
- Richie Porte out for at least four weeks with fractures after Tour de France crash
- Fabio Aru 'didn't see Chris Froome's hand or mechanical' before attacking
- Rigoberto Uran wins Tour de France stage despite only having two gears for final sprint
- Tour de France organisers ‘got what they wanted’ on chaotic Mont du Chat descent
- Geraint Thomas 'massively disappointed' to crash out of Tour de France
- Richie Porte 'conscious and asking for his helmet and glasses' after Tour de France crash
- Boels-Dolmans dominate final Giro Rosa stage with Megan Guarnier win and overall for Anna van der Breggen
- Rigoberto Uran wins in photo finish as Froome keeps lead on dramatic Tour de France stage nine
- Geraint Thomas abandons Tour de France after crash
- July 8th
- Lilian Calmejane: ‘I started cycling admiring Thomas Voeckler and now I get to share this moment with him’
- Team Sky's Tour de France crash is 'a reminder that things can go wrong in a second'
- Marta Bastianelli bags Italian victory while it’s as you were for the Giro Rosa GC
- Lilian Calmejane takes breakaway victory on fast and hectic Tour de France stage eight
- July 7th
- 'We've got to make the best of it': Dimension Data fighting on at Tour de France after losing Mark Cavendish
- Chris Froome happy to relinquish yellow jersey to breakaway as he looks forward to 'decisive' mountain stages
- 'He doesn't like me, I don't like him': FDJ rider sorry for using foul language, but remains critical of Bouhanni
- Marcel Kittel by a whisker: Tour de France stage seven settled by photo finish
- Lucinda Brand storms to solo Giro Rosa stage eight win despite late crash
- Shortening 'pointless' long Tour de France stages would make race more exciting, say riders
- Team Sky domestiques enjoy 'easiest week in a Grand Tour ever' ahead of first mountain stages
- What are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Tour de France?
- Ride With... Huddersfield Star Wheelers
- Italian rider Claudia Cretti in critical condition following 90kph Giro Rosa crash
- July 6th
- Chris Froome: 'I actually enjoy these long Tour de France days'
- Marcel Kittel 'won't chase green jersey at all costs' after Peter Sagan disqualification
- Sheila Gutierrez takes first Women's WorldTour win as Anna van der Breggen maintains Giro Rosa lead
- Win yourself a Rapha travel trip with this year's Rapha Rising
- Marcel Kittel stuns sprint rivals to claim his second stage of the Tour de France
- Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds Peter Sagan's disqualification from Tour de France
- Mark Cavendish asks for 'vile and threatening' abuse on social media to stop
- Elia Viviani takes his second stage win in Tour of Austria
- How do Team Sky fuel for the Tour de France?
- July 5th
- Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule on Peter Sagan's Tour de France disqualification
- Team Sky: ‘We wouldn’t have worked as hard as BMC did today’
- Fabio Aru: 'I decided when to attack by watching videos of Chris Froome in 2012'
- Chris Froome: 'Tour de France summit finish gives an indication of who has more to give'
- Geraint Thomas 'It's sad to take off the yellow jersey… but I didn't expect to keep it'
- Dan Martin 'confident and calm' as he eyes up Tour de France GC challenge
- Fabio Aru wins on summit finish of Tour de France stage five as Chris Froome takes overall lead
- Lotta Lepistö wins Giro Rosa stage six whilst Barnes' break is swept up
- Mark Cavendish: ‘It took a lot of courage to eliminate the world champion from the Tour de France’
- Homemade sign pleading for drivers to slow down for cyclists erected on road where rider was killed
- Dunwich Dynamo: what is it and how do I take part?
- Peter Sagan: 'I accept the jury's decision, but I don't think I did anything wrong in the sprint' (video)
- Peter Sagan remains disqualified from Tour de France after UCI rejects appeal
- Andy Schleck: Geraint Thomas is the only guy who could beat Chris Froome at this Tour
- Yellow jersey of Geraint Thomas prepared for domestique duty on Tour de France summit finish
- July 4th
- Bora-Hansgrohe make official protest against Peter Sagan's disqualification from Tour de France
- Mark Cavendish out of Tour de France 2017 with broken shoulder blade
- Rival teams braced for Richie Porte attack on first summit finish of Tour de France
- 'I thought I should go back, but that would look stupid': Guillaume Van Keirsbulck's 190km solo break
- The UCI race jury explains decision to disqualify Peter Sagan from the Tour de France
- Former top sprinters condemn decision to disqualify Peter Sagan from the Tour de France
- Dimension Data boss doubts Mark Cavendish will be able to start Tour de France stage five
- Peter Sagan disqualified from Tour de France
- Mark Cavendish: 'I'd like to speak with Peter... a crash is a crash, but I'd like to know about the elbow'
- Arnaud Démare wins Tour de France stage four as Mark Cavendish taken down in crash
- 11 bike maintenance mistakes and how to avoid them
- Annemiek van Vleuten wins deceptively brutal Giro Rosa time trial
- ‘100 per cent useless’: Pros and directors question effectiveness of new three-second rule for sprints
- What type of Tour de France rider are you most like?
- Elia Viviani wins Tour of Austria stage as Sep Vanmarcke takes overall lead
- How to stay hydrated during a Gran Fondo
- July 3rd
- Team Sky more wary of Richie Porte after aggressive ride on Tour de France stage three
- Greg Van Avermaet: Everything needs to be perfect to beat Peter Sagan
- Dan Martin hopeful he's in condition for GC challenge after 'unexpected' third place at Tour de France
- Peter Sagan thanks his luck after pedal incident nearly cost him Tour de France stage win
- Peter Sagan storms to Tour de France stage three victory as Thomas keeps lead
- Jolien D'Hoore wins Giro Rosa stage four as Hannah Barnes leads points competition
- Win a £4000 bundle this July with Ribble
- Team Sky skinsuit controversy 'quite funny' says team boss Dave Brailsford
- Watch: Frightening moment that man drives Audi into racing cyclists after disagreement (video)
- Man who assaulted women while cycling around London is 'banned from cycling indefinitely'
- Richard Hammond asks for advice on taking up cycling as he recovers from car crash
- July 2nd
- Taylor Phinney celebrates epic break with 'friend for life' Yoann Offredo
- Marcel Kittel: 'The only way I can win the green jersey is if Peter Sagan gets sick'
- 'It was raining but my day was still awesome': Geraint Thomas relishes first day in yellow at Tour de France
- 'I just lost a bit of skin': Froome happy to finish relatively unscathed on Tour de France stage two
- Britain’s Hannah Barnes sprints to Giro Rosa stage three victory
- Marcel Kittel powers to Tour de France stage two victory as Geraint Thomas retains yellow
- Elia Viviani 'could leave Sky before Vuelta a España'
- Team Sky rule out change of tactics after Geraint Thomas takes yellow at Tour de France
- July 1st
- 'It was great to have that feeling': Chris Froome enjoying being back on time trial form at the Tour de France
- Dave Brailsford: 'Despite what everyone says, we're on it, we're here to race'
- Richie Porte 'petrified' during wet Tour de France time trial as he loses time to Chris Froome
- Geraint Thomas left in disbelief after taking Tour de France time trial victory and yellow jersey
- Geraint Thomas wins Tour de France 2017 stage one time trial to wear yellow jersey
- Alejandro Valverde likely out for rest of season after suffering broken knee cap in Tour de France crash
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