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Few know how close Mark Cavendish came to not making it to Paris in the 2010 Tour de France.

From crushing time trials to flogging keyrings, here are a few facts you need to know about the 22-year-old Tour champion.

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Photojournalist James Startt recounts a Tour de France image that he's taken many times before, but one that always looks great. It's the iconic Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Colnago bikes have been raced to many illustrious victories over the decades, but never for the Tour de France overall until this year.

Team of Tadej Pogačar takes over €620,000 while least rewarded squad Arkéa-Samsic don't even hit the €16,000 mark

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Riders wrote the anti-racism slogan on their masks just days after Kévin Reza gave an interview highlighting the sport's struggles with racial equality.

Jumbo-Visma's chief architect Richard Plugge admitted to being 'stunned' by the outcome of Saturday's Tour de France time trial. Plugge said that while the team is pleased with its three stage wins, the 2020 Tour de France will be viewed as a disappointment.

Irish sprinter beats Mads Pedersen and Peter Sagan on the Champs-Élysées.

What can Wout van Aert achieve in his career? Will any WorldTour teams not return in 2021? You have questions and we have answers.

Pogačar is first rider since Merckx to win three jerseys in Paris.

Several Spanish journalists leave race after Spanish-language reporter tested positive.

The Dutchman went on to finish the Tour de France 16 times, a record at the time he retired. His battle for the Tour title was also a study in perseverance.

No Spanish rider won a stage, but Mas and Landa both landed in top-five and Movistar wins teams classification for fifth time in six years.

Greg LeMond turned the tables on Laurent Fignon in the final time trial in 1989. 31 years later, Tadej Pogačar did the same to Primož Roglic.

The 2020 Tour epitomized how advancements in training technologies and the 'globalization of cycling' is sparking the dominance of young talents in the sport.

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Young Swiss rider elected 'super combatif' of the Tour from shortlist of six via jury and public vote.

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Richie Porte has confirmed his grand tour potential with a podium finish in the 2020 Tour de France. Porte rode his way into 3rd place overall in the stage 20 time trial up La Planche des Belles Filles.

The Tour de France's final time trial was not short of drama, with tragedies and tribulations throughout the GC. We share our opinions and memories from the stunning stage 20 to La Planche des Belles Filles.

Stunning reversal has 21-year-old's head spinning after winning debut Tour de France.

Colombian's climbing legs fail him on stage 20 time trial, leaving him to drop from third to sixth on GC.

One Slovenian found his wings while another succumbed.

While Peter Sagan could mathematically still win the Tour de France's green jersey, the Slovakian star appears to have conceded the competition to Sam Bennett.

The Tour de France's only individual time trial completely shook up the GC standings one final time before Paris. How did Primož Roglič, Rigoberto Urán, Richie Porte, and the other GC stars fare? We analyze each man's ride.

Primož Roglič lost his legs for first time in an otherwise faultless Tour de France performance Saturday, tumbling out of the race lead in dramatic time trial collapse

Roglič loses yellow jersey in final day of racing of the Tour as Pogačar dominates final stage to take yellow, white and polka-dot jerseys.

Should a rider stick with a TT bike when the road gets steep, or transition to a lighter road bike? Like all things cycling, the answer is: It depends.

Van der Breggen takes third Giro Rosa title in Motta Montecorvino.

On this episode of The VeloNews Podcast Jens Voigt breaks down the breakaways from stages 18 and 19 of the Tour de France. Then, can Ineos Grenadiers save it's Tour? We hear from American Sepp Kuss. And French journalist Pierre Carrey discusses how French fans are viewing the 2020 race.

John Wilcockson, writing from Paris at the conclusion of the 1998 Tour de France, reflects on Bobby Julich's trials and tribulations en route to third overall.

Star domestique to be given freedom to race for victory – and a possible hat trick of stage wins – at the Tour's ITT on Saturday.

Slovenian duo fitted out for custom yellow and white race suits ahead of key race against the clock.

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The Canyon-SRAM rider drops to second in the GC as Anna van der Breggen takes control of the maglia rosa.

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Saturday's individual time trial up La Plache des Belles Filles will inject more drama into the 2020 Tour de France as Primož Roglič tries to defend yellow.

David Green created Epic Ride Weather years ago for his commute. Today, Jumbo-Visma uses it for races.

Just about every expectation I had when the Tour started has been turned upside down.

Carapaz in duel to salvage polka dots

Slovenian star's pathway toward Tour victory has come through a cocktail of strength, robustness, tactical savvy, and the touch of lady luck.

It's looking likely Sagan's long run of green jersey dominance will end in Paris on Sunday – is it the end of an era?

Watch the exciting, successful surprise sprung on the sprinters by Sunweb's Anderson

Slovakian star was outfoxed and outnumbered as the green jersey challenge slips from his control.

The backstory behind Bernard Hinault disappearing from the Tour de France in the middle of the night.

The new bike from Specialized sure looks like a race bike, but Oss' post indicates it's a lightweight machine intended for rides beyond the race.

Primož Roglič of Jumbo Visma kept his yellow jersey safe, with just two days of racing remaining

The Italian from Trek-Segafredo outsprinted new GC leader Anna van der Breggen to win stage.

Should the Tour de France bring back prologues and longer individual time trials? And who will win the UCI road world championships?

Zeeman evidently became upset — enough so to warrant his expulsion from the race — with the technicians when they began to take apart Roglič’s bike.

Authorities restrict fans to a maximum of 5,000 in bid to control spread of COVID-19.

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Tom Simpson died scaling this mountain, but other names associated with its moonscape have met happier fates.

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With Slovenian athletes flourishing across various disciplines, it's not only Roglič and Pogačar flying the flag of the small nation.

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After an injury before Strade Bianche sidelined her for two weeks, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio says she's feeling better every day at the Giro Rosa.

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A Dutch newspaper is reporting that Annemiek van Vleuten suffered a broken wrist in a crash during Thursday's seventh stage of the Giro Rosa. The injury could put van Vleuten's defense of the rainbow jersey in doubt.

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We get an American media darling, and speculation flies — about breakaways and transfers — into the final days of the 2020 Tour de France.

Thursday's stage 18 over the Plateau des Gliéres saw riders tackle a long stretch of gravel road. Afterwards, riders said they aren't convinced that gravel belongs in the Tour de France.