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Bicycle-obsessed Westmorland Gazette web editor Bob Hart looks at the Tour de France, other road racing, and cycling culture, issues and lifestyle.

Wiggins tightens his grip on the Tour

Wiggins approaches the line in today's time trial. Photo: PA

5:13pm Monday 9th July 2012

IT’S possible to win the Tour de France without winning a single stage.

Doping questions overshadow a great day's racing at the Tour de France

9:24pm Sunday 8th July 2012

AFTER another compelling Tour de France stage today, race leader Bradley Wiggins launched into an expletive-filled tirade at journalists when asked about the issue of doping.

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A proud day for Lancashire as Wiggins claims the yellow jersey

9:15pm Saturday 7th July 2012

Well, what an exciting day of racing we've had in today's Tour.

The real Tour de France is about to begin

7:32pm Friday 6th July 2012

MORE crashes today. I can hardly watch the Tour when it's like this.

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The crusade to destroy Lance Armstrong can only be bad for cycling

7:47pm Thursday 5th July 2012

Another year, another drug scandal at the Tour de France.

The cruelty of crashes in the Tour

7:43pm Wednesday 4th July 2012

Less than a week into the Tour de France, and already I'm a nervous wreck thanks to the number of crashes we've seen so far.

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Difficulties for Team Sky in a chaotic day of the Tour

8:10pm Tuesday 3rd July 2012

Yesterday, I predicted Edvald Boasson Hagen for today's Tour de France stage win.

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Cav shows his class in second Tour stage

8:23pm Monday 2nd July 2012

WORLD champion Mark Cavendish proved today that there's more to winning than pedalling hard.

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Wiggins holds his advantage over Tour rivals

7:22pm Sunday 1st July 2012

INTERESTING day on the Tour.

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Wiggins strikes psychological blow on Tour's opening day

4:40pm Saturday 30th June 2012

Is there anything more tense for cycling fans than watching a Tour de France time trial?

Don't forget to cheer on Wiggo this weekend

4:25pm Friday 29th June 2012

The day the world's cycling fans have been waiting for is finally upon us - the Tour de France gets under way tomorrow!

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Five essential stages of this year's Tour de France

10:28pm Tuesday 26th June 2012

If you can't cope with three weeks of the Tour de France, here are five must-see stages . . .

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Forget footballers and tune in to the Tour

5:19pm Monday 25th June 2012

ENGLAND’S exit from Euro 2012 may be disappointing for many, but it’s also timely.

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The Tour de France for beginners

9:15pm Sunday 24th June 2012

IF you've never watched the Tour de France before, you could be forgiven for feeling utterly baffled by what's going on.

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Tour de France time is here again!

10:13pm Thursday 21st June 2012

The most important sporting event of the summer is nearly upon us.

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