Featuring interviews with Marcel Kittel, Bernard Hinault and Warren Barguil

Martin Procter’s illustrated history of Alpe d’Huez, the tale of Africa’s trailblazer Ali Neffati and a tour of Direct Energie’s Vendée manor HQ.

We chat to breakaway stars Wanty-Groupe Gobert and find out hot seat highs and lows from top time-triallists.

There’s sheep, cheese and civil unrest, the Tour’s cobblestones, best and worst TTTs, Philippa York on Paris ’89 and much, much more.