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Post-traumatic stress disorder, once described military combattants and their response to extreme and continuous violence and death, now often applied to emotional upsets and frights. abelard looks at this damaging misuse of a significant definition.
General classification after final stage; More dominant than ever, Pogacar secures a fifth victory; French cyclists.
The ITT could be an opportunity for Evenepoel, but also 19 year-old Paul Seixas and, of course, Tadjar Pogacar.
Pogacar may be sure of the Yellow Jersey, but behind are cotenders for second and third places, including 20-year-old Paul Seixas.
This significant paper bearing on decisions in organising and running society, and in the manner chosen to educate the young. Wide-reaching, from schizophrenia to ADHD, with advice on their origins and how to manage.
3,800 meters of elevation gain and seven categorized climbs await the peloton on France's national day.
A punchy day, up and down, now intensified by shortening the race by 30 km.
The foreign planet department - Les Landes - to the 21st century capital Bordeaux, with sprint opportunies all the way on those straight roads.
The Tourmalet, a legendary, unmissable, rises this Thursday again. And it will likely be the climb to determine whether this unprecedented finish at the foot of the Cirque de Gavarnie can play a decisive role in the 2026 edition.
The end of Monday's third stage will be "without spectators" due to a huge fire in the Pyrénées-Orientale.
With the yellow jersey *not* on Tadej Pogacar's shoulders, the race could be interesting today.
A team trial with different rules should spice up this strinters' stage.
Changes of speed limits combined with radar on popular holiday roads result in many of approximately 14 million speeding tickets issued on French roads each year.
The Tour de France 2026 starts on the 4th July in Barcelona, Spain. Following three days in and around Barcelona, there will be a giddy pell-mell through the sights of France with height and difficulty records to be broken. But will the steel grip of Tadej Pogačar be broken this time with all the new challenges?
Seminal article updated. Remember this version Is Not behind a paywall. Normal distribution is like a bell curve - lots in the middle and not many at either end. But those at either end do exist, and perhaps more than you realise.
The UCI busies have started a yellow card system of daily fines and more.
Can Evenepoel take the yellow jersey with the time trial? Remco Evenepoel is the overwhelming favourite in Wednesday's individual time trial around Caen. He has 58 seconds to make up on Tadej Pogacar to take the yellow jersey.
Vertiginously hilly, then relentless climbs, celebrating the best of France in this year's velo travelogue.