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Van Impe
Men's Cycling
Lucien Van Impe: a pure climber in an era that still rewarded endurance first
Lucien Van Impe belongs to a particular line of Tour de France champions: small, light climbers whose authority came from the mountains rather than...
Women's Cycling
A brief history of GP Lucien Van Impe
The GP Lucien Van Impe is one of the youngest races on the international women's calendar, but the cycling history behind its name stretches...
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
The greatest Tour de France climbers
The Tour de France has always been shaped in the mountains. The yellow jersey can be won in time trials, defended on flat roads...
Men's Cycling
Renault-Elf team history: the machine behind Hinault’s dominance
Bernard Hinault is usually remembered as a force of nature. The glare, the stubbornness, the attacks, the refusal to accept a race being ridden...
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...
Women's Cycling
Lorena Wiebes confirms favourite tag with 2025 GP Lucien Van Impe victory
Lorena Wiebes delivered on expectations in Erpe-Mere, sprinting to her seventeenth victory of the season in the upgraded 1.1 GP Lucien Van Impe. The...
