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Men's Cycling
The 21 hairpins of Alpe d’Huez: every bend and Tour de France winner explained
The 21 hairpins of Alpe d’Huez form the most recognisable countdown in professional cycling.
The bends begin with hairpin 21 at the bottom of the...
Men's Cycling
Alpe d’Huez: 10 greatest moments in Tour de France history
Alpe d’Huez is neither the longest nor consistently the steepest climb used by the Tour de France, but no summit finish has produced a...
Men's Cycling
A history of Alpe d’Huez at the Tour de France
Alpe d’Huez is not the longest climb in the Tour de France. It is not always the hardest. It is not even used every...
Men's Cycling
Telekom team history: Germany’s Grand Tour machine and its layered legacy
Team Telekom was more than a successful cycling team. For a period in the mid-to-late 1990s, it became the closest thing Germany had to...
Pro Cycling
Alpe d’Huez: why the Tour still fears the 21 bends and its history
Alpe d’Huez has never needed to be the steepest climb in the Tour de France to feel like the hardest. It simply has to...
Men's Cycling
Flashback to the 1999 Tour de France
The 1999 Tour de France was labelled 'the Tour of Renewal' in reaction to the Festina Affair the year before. The 1999 Tour was...
Men's Cycling
Close Encounters – Crashes with Spectators in Pro Cycling
It's a huge plus point that at the pinnacle of our sport, all you have to do to be a spectator for the race...
