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Patrick Redford

Staff Writer

NBA

Russell Westbrook Was Singular

August 13, 2026
NBA

Lakers Owner Mark Walter Suddenly Sells Team Amid Federal Investigation

August 12, 2026
Podcasts

Trans Rights And Lesbian Lefts, With Maya Goldberg-Safir

August 12, 2026
Music

Charli XCX Made A Beautiful Monument To Impermanence

August 11, 2026
Cycling

The Tour de France Femmes Was A Contentious, Hypercompetitive Classic

August 10, 2026
This Is So Stupid

Defector Also Investigating How Our Super Powerful AI Tool Broke Contain

Podcasts

‘Nothing But Respect’ Is Back From Summer Break

August 5, 2026
Capital

David Ellison’s Bid To Control Warner Bros. Hits The Rocks

Cycling

Some More Stuff I Saw At The Tour de France

Cycling

How Tadej Pogacar Got The Joy Back

Cycling

A Day In The Chaos Of Cycling’s Most Legendary Arena

Cycling

A Good Tour de France Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Cycling

A Mathematically Rigorous Guide To The Uncs Of The Tour de France

Cycling

Intensified Doping Investigations At Tour de France Threaten Cycling’s Delicate Balance

Cycling

Jonas Vingegaard Felled Yet Again By The Cruelty Of His Sport

Cycling

Quinn Simmons Lets The Bike Speak For Him, For Better And Worse

Cycling

A Chaotic Day In The Life Of The Photographers At The Tour de France

This Is So Stupid

I Believe I Have Located A Ham Truck In France

Cycling

The Inter-Red Bull Teammate Drama Is The Best Story Of The Tour de France So Far

Interviews

An Interview With Three Italian Backpackers Who Crossed The Pyrenees And Accidentally Ran Into The Tour de France

Cycling

Meet Torstein Træen, The Stoic Norwegian Survivor Who Briefly Lit Up The Tour de France

Cycling

The Tour de France’s Infernal Present Portends Its Impossible Future

Cycling

Gifts, Gritos, And A Breakthrough Win: An Afternoon With The Tour de France’s New And Jubilant Mexican Fanbase

Cycling

Jonas Vingegaard Made It Out Alive, Then Made Barcelona Smile

Cycling

Your Guide To The 2026 Tour de France

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