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Captain Marvel

Pfeiffer Georgi explains her unique job and the pressures that go with it in the season’s biggest race

Welcome

111 editions into the Tour de France and, despite doping being better policed than ever, the speed of the race continues to go up each year. Science of the Tour de France author James Witts looks into the influence of nutrition, aerodynamics, money, data and youth development on this trend. Before that, we bring you […]

Tour talk

Eight key talking points ahead of a much-anticipated race

Teams

Tour de France 2024Teams Words John Whitney At time of writing it isn’t certain that star rider Mathieu van der Poel will be in Alpecin’s Tour team. If he decides to ride XC mountain bike at the Paris Olympics he won’t, and if he doesn’t, he will. Regardless, he’s had mixed fortunes at the French […]

Stages

Tour de France 2024Stages Words John Whitney 01 Florence – Rimini 29 June / 206km Did you know? Range finderToday’s stage visits the Apennines, one of four mountain ranges on this year’s route (with the Alps, Pyrenees and Massif Central) Smart money The first act Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) to repeat his 2023 trick […]

The fast show

The Tour de France peloton is taming the world’s greatest cycling race at speeds never seen before. But how?