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Mark Cavendish completes switch to Astana Qazaqstan on one-year contract

The move gives him a chance to claim the Tour de France stage wins record outright after moving level with Eddy Merckx on 34 in 2021.

The Independent UK

Ex-Tour de France star Lieuwe Westra dies aged 40 after being found unresponsive at work

The 40-year-old, who retired in 2016, started the Tour de France five times after turning professional at the age of 26 and tributes have now flooded in following his passing

Daily Mirror

Illness forces Thomas out of street race

Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas, one of the headline names at the Tour Down Under, is not racing in a warm-up event as he recovers from illness.

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Bradley Wiggins backs NSPCC child abuse plan as he reveals impact of own experience

Five-time Olympic gold medallist and Tour de France winner says he swept alleged sexual abuse by coach ‘under the carpet’

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France legend Alberto Contador covered in bandages as he has 100 tumours removed

The Spanish cycling great Alberto Contador has been forced to undergo surgery and was covered in bandages as he had dozens of benign tumours removed from his body

Daily Mirror

Alberto Contador has surgery to remove more than 100 tumours

PARIS: Retired double Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has undergone surgery to remove more than 100 benign tumours.

The Times of India

Florence anointed as launch pad for the 2024 Tour de France

Tour de France race organisers have anointed the Italian city of Florence as the starting point for the 2024 edition of the world's most prestigious cycle race.

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Former Tour de France rider Walter Beneteau dies aged 50 as tributes pour in

French cyclist and former Tour de France regular Walter Beneteau has reportedly died in Indonesia at the age of 50, though details of his passing are still unclear

Daily Mirror

Conor McGregor touts 'Tour de France calves' as he shows off recovery progress

Conor McGregor boasted that he had 'Tour de France calves' and the grip of a 'velociraptor' in a bizarre string of late-night social media posts. The Notorious took to Twitter to show himself doing what appears to be a calf raise exercise as he pose

Irish Mirror

Chris Froome opens up on long-term heart and health concerns due to Covid

Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome contracted COVID-19 throughout the pandemic, and has now opened up on the health concerns he has to deal with in the aftermath.

Daily Mirror

Oscar Onley keen to get streetwise in bid to conquer the road

IT was only after he had pushed the reigning Tour de France champion all the way for the second time in a few days that Oscar Onley properly…

The National (Scotland)

Brian Robinson obituary

First British cyclist to complete the Tour de France, so paving the way for other Britons to succeed in the sport in mainland Europe

The Guardian - UK

Mountain stages dominate monstrous 2023 Tour de France cycle race

Two time champion Tadej Pogacar and Mark Cavendish, the record holder for stage wins, were joined by rising star Mark Pidcock at the unveiling on Thursday of the route for the 2023 Tour de France.

Radio France Internationale

Brutally mountainous route awaits Tour de France riders next summer

The routes for both races were unveiled by the Amaury Sports Organisation in Paris on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Tour de France reveal brutally mountainous route for 2023 race

The routes for both men’s and women’s races were unveiled on Thursday

Daily Mirror

Britain's first Tour de France cyclist Brian Robinson passes away, aged 91

Brian Robinson has been hailed as a 'true inspiration' after he set the trail for cyclists in Britain after he competed in the Tour de France in 1955

The Independent UK

Brian Robinson: First Briton to win Tour de France stage dies at age of 91

Robinson won stages of the Tour in both 1958 and 1959

Belfast Live

Joint bid by Northern Ireland and Republic to host opening stages of Tour de France considered

Ireland hosted Le Grand Depart in 1998 while Northern Ireland hosted a stage of the Giro D’Italia in 2014

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Irish Mirror

Joint North-South bid to host opening three stages of Tour de France has been submitted

The last time Le Grand Départ took place in Ireland was in 1998

The Independent UK

Joint bid to host opening stages of Tour de France being considered

Ireland previously hosted the Le Grand Depart in 1998.

The Guardian - UK

Dan Martin: ‘Cycling is quite boring to watch. It has become prescriptive’

As he gets used to life in retirement, the Irish rider tells Donald McRae about the unhealthy demands of professional cycling

The Guardian - UK

‘Dreams can come true’: Uganda’s first female pro cyclist aims for the Tour de France

Florence Nakaggwa talks about her goal to introduce the sport to more girls, and how working in a hair salon was never the right path for her

The Independent UK

On This Day in 2014: Bradley Wiggins becomes a world champion on the road

The 2012 Tour de France winner stormed to time trial victory in Ponferrada, Spain.

ABC News

Richie Porte retires from cycling, quoting Forrest Gump, after glittering career including Tour de France podium finish

The two-time Tour Down Under champion, three-time Paris-Nice winner and Tour de France podium finisher brings down the curtain on a storied cycling career with a Forrest Gump quote.

The Independent UK

Remco Evenepoel sets sights on Tour de France after winning Vuelta a Espana

The 22-year-old Belgian won the Spanish grand tour on Sunday and dreams of winning winning all three in his career

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