2022 Tour Archives - We Love Cycling magazine

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Disaster at the L’Étape du Tour: What Happened to Cameron Jeffers?

August 15, 2022 at 8:55 am4 min reading

Enjoying the atmosphere of the Tour and watching the peloton from the seat of a car and later of a helicopter is one thing. Becoming one of the pack and tasting the actual torment of climbing the Col du Galibier in the saddle is another.…

What We Learned from this Year’s Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

August 1, 2022 at 2:14 pm6 min reading

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The (nearly) inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift has come to a close, and what a ride it has been! Annemiek van Vleuten’s overall victory served as a well-deserved cherry on top of a career that may be in its twilight but continues to…

Kasia Niewiadoma: “I’ve been enjoying the first couple of days”

August 1, 2022 at 10:19 am5 min reading

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The Canyon-SRAM rider and We Love Cycling expert has reached a result she’s been ‘dreaming of’. She finished third overall at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift after defending the podium in stages 7 and 8.

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2022 Tour de France Femmes’ Race for the Škoda Green Jersey

August 1, 2022 at 9:31 am7 min reading

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What a race. Cycling fans got a thrilling prize with Mariana Vos’ performance in the Tour de France Femmes. Vos lit up the race and impressed with her all-around skills, racking up stage wins and taking possession of the yellow and green jerseys for a…

When a Child Saved the Day for Jens Voigt at the Tour

July 29, 2022 at 2:55 pm6 min reading

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The Tour de France is, without a doubt, the most thrilling sports event in the world. No other race has so much drama, so many adrenaline-pumping moments as this race does. Tears of joy, heartaches, celebrations, and drama always come hand in hand when hundreds…

5 Iconic Moments that Paved the Way for the Tour de France Femmes 2022

July 29, 2022 at 12:14 pm6 min reading

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Women’s cycling rocks. Full of heart-stopping moments that leave us with sweaty palms, the racing gets better every year. And thankfully, we are getting to see more and more of it. Witnessing these events where history is being made in live broadcast is a reminder that…

Recovery After a Grand Tour

July 28, 2022 at 1:40 pm5 min reading

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Racing for three weeks straight, covering 3,000 km and scaling the Alps and Pyrenees mountains in the process takes a huge toll on the body. What do the pros do to recover day to day? And what happens when their efforts at the Tour finally…

Kasia Niewiadoma: ‘I’m really gutted as I was aiming this stage’

July 27, 2022 at 9:37 am5 min reading

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The 27-year-old Polish rider and We Love Cycling expert crashed at the base of the last categorised climb. Making it back to the front group cost her a lot of energy. In the end she finished sixth on the stage but didn’t lose any time…

TdFF Director Marion Rousse Opens Up About What the Role Means to Her

July 26, 2022 at 11:36 am6 min reading

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We were delighted to have the chance to chat with Marion Rousse, the director of the race and one of the most influential women in cycling. We spoke about what her six-year-old self would have to say about where she is today, how women’s cycling…

Lorena Wiebes: “Every ride I’m motivated to get the highest watts possible”

July 25, 2022 at 11:32 am4 min reading

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She won all three stages at the RideLondon Classique and now Lorena Wiebes claimed the victory on the Champs Élysées. The Dutchwoman is possibly the best sprinter in the women’s peloton.