Le Tour Dispatch: Stage 19
A mega-mountain stage, a monumental performance that will live long in the memory, and a liberal dose of heart-break. Start your final Tour de France weekend the right way with today's Dispatch.
Katy Madgwick
Writing about cycling - the stories, the facts, the opinions, the interviews, the silly poems, the movie comparisons. You name it, if it's about bike racing, I'm stringing sentences together about it.
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Le Tour Dispatch: Stage 18
A nice normal breakaway stage? Who would have thought it possible? Yes, it was one last chance for the swashbuckling baroudeurs and they gave us what we came for - a show, a new winner, and a kick-ass post-race interview. Plus a lot of tears. Catch up, in today's Dispatch.
Le Tour Dispatch: Stage 17
What DIDN'T stage 17 have?! (There is one thing... you'll find out if you read today's report). All the action from a frenetic day of action at Le Tour, and a look ahead to the first day back in the Alps as the breakaway go stage hunting one last time...
Le Tour Dispatch: Stage 16
The final chance for the fast men began on the south coast and while crosswinds threatened, they didn't amount to much. A look back on the sprinters' last hurrah and a look ahead to what must SURELY be a breakaway day... right?
Le Tour Dispatch: Stage 15
Day two of a huge weekend in the Pyrenees saw heroic performances all round. Relive the action and look ahead to the final flat stage of the race on the south coast of France in today's Dispatch.
Le Tour Dispatch: Stage 14
The mountains beckoned, and the mighty Col du Tourmalet was just the starter in the Pyrenees before the race headed to the Pla d'Adet. UAE threw down a gauntlet, and an idiot threw some crisps. All the action and looking ahead to tomorrow...