Sporting Cathedrals: Alpe d’Huez and the 21 steps to hell
Part torture chamber, part music festival - the climb that can break a rider’s Tour de France
My favourite sporting moment: San Sebastian erupts after Big Mig delivers
July 4th, 1992: The Tour de France gets underway in the Basque Country
Geraint Thomas secures maiden Tour de France title
Near flawless show allows third Team Sky rider to triumph after Wiggins and Froome
Irish riders to begin training for 2018 cycling racing season
Dan Martin eyes Tour de France podium finish with new UAE Team Emirates squad
Alberto Contador to retire after Vuelta a Espana
Spanish star one of six riders to win all three Grand Tours and was stripped of 2010 Tour de France title for doping
Tour de France 2017: The main contenders
Three-time British champion Chis Froome views Richie Porte as the man to beat in this year’s race
Tour de France finale the wettest since 1998 as Froome celebrates with Team Sky
A wintry end to a tour that took the full three weeks to come to the boil
Further questions await Chris Froome on the 21 steps to hell
The better the Tour de France leader does, the more superhuman his data will look
Battle of evenly-matched favourites points to an intriguing Tour de France
Contador, Froome, defending champion NIbali and Quintana all set out with high hopes
Alberto Contador adds second Giro to grand tour collection
Spanish rider draws level with Miguel Indurain and Fausto Coppi on seven titles
Alberto Contador poised to secure Giro d’Italia win
Fabio Aru wins 20th stage but Contador retains the pink jersey despite sixth place finish
For all its dark tales, raw bravery of professional cycling endures
Beyond doping, etiquette of ride on, don’t look back, deal with consequences later holds
Giro hits Clontarf and Vinny takes a ride to remember
Our steward for the day helps out team Roche and pulls a cheeky stunt
Tarnished Giro d’Italia history not one we should forget
No cycling race, with the possible exception of the Tour de France, is more tarnished by its shady past than the Giro
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