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Comment: Sky’s plan is no secret but can they execute it?
Sky’s tactical plan is ruthlessly simple and meticulously organised but will they be allowed to control the race all the way to Paris? Words by Lionel Birnie in Belfort Sunday July 8, 2012 Bradley...
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Stage eight analysis: home win on foreign soil
Thibaut Pinot took the first French stage win in this year’s Tour, while the favourites started to probe at Bradley Wiggins’ lead Words by Richard Moore in Porrentruy Sunday July 8, 2012 This was a...
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Comment: Wiggins, just being Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins hit out at anonymous rumour-mongerers in his post-race press conference at Porrentruy, and gained many new admirers for his stance. Words by Richard Moore in Besançon Monday July 9,...
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A tale of two climbs: Sky showed both strength and vulnerability in the...
Bradley Wiggins took the yellow jersey with a stunning show of team strength on the Planche des Belles Filles, but Sky were more stretched on the Col de la Croix. What does this mean for the rest of...
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Stage nine analysis: Wiggins turns the screw
Bradley Wiggins took his first ever stage win at the Tour de France in Besançon, and cemented his position in the yellow jersey. Words by Lionel Birnie in Besançon Monday July 9, 2012 This was, by any...
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Stage 10 analysis: no doubting Thomas
Thomas Voeckler was the popular winner in Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, outwitting breakaway companions in a tough finish. Words by Lionel Birnie in Bellegarde-sur-Valserine Wednesday July 11, 2012 The...
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Stage 13 analysis: never two without three
André Greipel won his third stage of the 2012 Tour, surviving a complicated finale to beat Peter Sagan by inches. Words by Richard Moore in Le Cap d’Agde Saturday July 14, 2012 Cadel Evans seems...
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Stage 14 analysis: Sanchez outwits Sagan
Luis Leon Sanchez won from a break into Foix, while the GC favourites’ progress was stalled by a vandal spreading tacks on the road Words by Edward Pickering in Foix Sunday July 15, 2012 Somebody...
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Stage 18 analysis: Sky unleash Cavendish
With Bradley Wiggins’ yellow jersey all but safe, Mark Cavendish was set free to take a stunning sprint win in Brive Words by Richard Moore Friday July 20, 2012 Mark Cavendish has had to improvise...
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Cycle Sport’s Tour Village
Pop in, grab a coffee and have a wander around. Cycle Sport’s 2012 Tour de France coverage is all here. RACE ANALYSIS In-depth stage-by-stage reporting from our team of experts. Prologue: A test of...
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