Front derailleur

A front derailleur attachable to a bicycle having a crank axis and a rear wheel axis which is parallel to the crank axis, the front derailleur comprising:

• a base member configured to be fixedly coupled to the bicycle;
• a chain guide configured to guide a chain;
• a link mechanism movably coupling the chain guide to the base member between a retracted position and an extended position in response to movement of an operation cable, the link mechanism including a cable attachment portion that is configured to be attached to the operation cable;
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• a cable guiding structure configured to guide the operation cable from the cable attachment portion, the cable guiding structure being disposed on at least one of the base member and the link mechanism, the cable guiding structure having a cable exit that is arranged such that the operation cable exits forwardly from the cable guiding structure within a sector having an angle of 150 degrees around the crank axis from an upper radius lying in a first plane that is perpendicular to a second plane containing the crank axis and the rear wheel axis.