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Luke Tuckwell

'A free mind equals fast legs' – How my mental state helped me wear the yellow jersey for two days at an unforgettable Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Maxim van Gils Luke Tuckwell GC France Paul Seixas TARA Tobias Halland Johannessen Denmark UnoX WorldTour
CREST-VOLAND, FRANCE - JUNE 12: Luke Tuckwell of Australia and Team Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe celebrates at podium as Yellow Leader Jersey winner during the 78th Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026, Stage 6 a 182.3km stage from Saint-Vulbas to Crest-Voland 1211m / #UCIWT / on June 12, 2026 in Crest-Voland, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

Hello again everyone!

When my coach informed me, after my performance at the Tour of Romandie, that instead of racing the Tour de Suisse I would go to the Dauphiné… my bad, the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (or TARA, as I will call it for the rest of this piece), I was initially quite apprehensive.

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