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Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen finally stood down from ITV’s Tour de France coverage
Au revoir to Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen. This site’s received a number of comments today expressing sadness at the absence of Phil and Paul from ITV’s coverage of the race. One woman even went so far as to say that her husband would not be watching the race as a consequence, which seems oddly…
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Nine tips to help you enjoy the 2017 Tour de France
If you fancy following the Tour de France this year but aren’t exactly sure of the best way of going about that, just follow the tips below. Beforehand Read my brief and blunt explanation of the ins and outs of bike racing Check out the tactics section of 2014’s interactive guide at the Guardian (I…
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Yellow jersey contenders in 2016
Who’s going to win the Tour de France? Probably not Bartosz Huzarski or Tsgabo Grmay unless an awfully large number of people abandon the race injured. Maybe one of these guys though. Chris Froome Both times he’s won the Tour, Froome’s ceded ground to Nairo Quintana in the mountains in the final week. He says…
