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Zoetemelk
Men's Cycling
Joop Zoetemelk: patience, durability and a career built on always being there
Joop Zoetemelk is still too often introduced through the races he did not win. Six second places at the Tour de France became the...
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
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...
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
TI-Raleigh team history – how one British-backed empire took over the peloton
TI-Raleigh was one of those teams that became bigger than a sponsor title. It started as a British-backed project, was registered in the Netherlands,...
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
Puy de Dôme: the climb that punched Merckx from his throne
The Puy de Dôme has always been more than just a climb in the Tour de France. Over the years, this volcanic peak in...
