Tour de France: Jumbo-Visma narrowly salvages disaster day on the cobbles
Van Aert, Roglič crash while Vingegaard has multiple bike changes after a puncture. Roglič dislocates shoulder but is set to continue race.
Van Aert, Roglič crash while Vingegaard has multiple bike changes after a puncture. Roglič dislocates shoulder but is set to continue race.
Team officials confirm Slovenian star injured in cobblestone stage.
Cobblestone stage delivers carnage as Pogačar makes time gains.
Tadej Pogačar puts the hammer down and takes a huge step towards Tour de France victory.
It's 'Paris-Roubaix' day! As the Tour de France peloton takes on stage 5, José Been recounts her own cobbled experience.
The yellow jersey crashes with 96km to go.
Annemiek van Vleuten retains the maglia rosa despite late drama.
'They’re not what worries me, it’s about the stress, the crashes, the punctures and all this stuff,' says Slovenian rider.
The cobbles loom as the first big shake-up of the Tour de France. Here's how it might play out for the top favourites.
Jakobsen: 'Obviously I realize that he [Dylan] and his family also went through hard times. I’ve got a lot of respect for that.'
A look back at the 2010 cobblestone stage, which pitted Lance Armstrong against Alberto Contador and the Schlecks and caused a shakeup in the general classification
Here's what some of the peloton's biggest names counted on for the cobblestones of stage 5.
the inaugural Gravel Tour du Mont Blanc in France promises to capture the imagination of swarms of gravel riders looking for an ultimate experience.
New Zealand climber says UAE needs to avoid focusing only on Jumbo-Visma as Tour de France heats up.
The German rider was the last winner on the Tour de France cobbles and he's hoping to repeat it in 2022.
Vingegaard better-placed than Roglič on the road to Calais. A sign of things to come?
We look back at the tech from this year's Paris-Roubaix to see what stage 5 of the Tour might have in store.
The team has reigning Paris-Roubaix champion Dylan van Baarle, along with former top-10 finishers in Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe, and junior champion Tom Pidcock.
Jumbo-Visma not risking repeat of buckled wheels seen under Wout van Aert and Christophe Laporte at Paris-Roubaix this April.
On the cobbled stage 5 of the Tour de France Wout van Aert has a choice.
Previous winners, of both races, give their verdict.
“I was too far behind to follow, so I just tried to go as fast as possible to the top,” Pogačar said after a rare positioning error.
With chaos comes opportunity, and the cobbles will be chaos. Who will take the opportunity?
Australian sensation trying to avoid 'nothing crashes' that can torpedo a GC contender in the first week.
After seven podiums across two Tours de France, Philipsen thought he'd finally got his win on stage 4. Alas, Van Aert had already taken it.
Alpecin-Decuninck come up short in the first three sprint stages, shifting hopes to their superstar.
Here's how the stage from Dunkirk to Calais unfolded.
Resplendent in a yellow skinsuit, Wout van Aert was not going to finish second for a fourth time.
'First and foremost, we need to try and keep safe riders for the GC.' Pidcock hints at defensive strategy for Ineos Grenadiers in key GC stage.
A brief but brutal flurry of action over the Côte du Cap Blanc-Nez gives early indicators ahead of crueller climbs to come.
Can Charlotte Kool break through for a win against Vos and Balsamo?
Tour de Hoody: Sepp Kuss defends his team's ambitious goals of the yellow jersey, green jersey, and stage wins.
Van Aert launched by impressive Jumbo-Visma team
Trek-Segafredo star kicks past Kool, Vos, in final sprint.
The peloton will face nearly 20 kilometers of pavé as the GC riders take on their biggest challenge of the race so far.
Versatile Belgian ace talks staying patient after his second places and Jumbo-Visma’s opportunity to attack the cobbles.
The two-time defending champion says that cobbled stage will be a 'great show.'
'Then I saw him and I also heard them laughing behind me,' say Belgian rider.
Stage 4 takes the peloton - and the Tour de France caravan - from Dunkirk to Calais on the Strait of Dover. Look out for the white cliffs.
BikeExchange-Jayco fast man was the only big-name sprinter dropped on stage 4.
Ineos Grenadiers safely positions its trio of GC candidates against Jumbo-Visma aggression ahead of Wednesday's cobblestone clash.
Belgian rider drops the best climbers in the world, holds off the chase from the peloton but Roglič shows rare weakness.
Jumbo-Visma lights up race on final climb to distance sprinters and unleash yellow jersey for stunning stage win.
And sprint battles between Vos and Balsamo heat up.
Mathew Hayman: 'I feel for the GC guys who prepare months, years even, and be faced with a stage like that.'
Race organizer says a third of country’s population turned out to view the race.
A look back at the winners, losers and dramas from modern Tour stages over the pavé.
Trek-Segafredo rookie admits he doesn’t harbor future yellow jersey GC dreams, but hopes to have freedom to hunt stages.
Bora-Hansgrohe leader limited losses in time trial and dodged costly crashes to remain the GC contender nobody's talking about.
Trek-Segafredo star kicks past Kool, Vos, in final sprint.
Here's how to watch the race for the yellow jersey from a desktop computer, handheld or mobile device, TV, or smart streaming app.
'A lot of people were anticipating that coming back on Patrick Lefevere,' Wiggins says of the decision to leave Mark Cavendish at home.
'Everyone within a minute has a chance ... 20 seconds in a Roubaix stage is not much:' Van der Poel spies yellow prize at end of Arenberg pavé.
Huge progress on tap for Paris after Tokyo saw 130 men versus just 67 women in road races. However paracycling lags behind.
The Trek-Segafredo rider reflects on the opening three days of racing and what it means to start the Tour de France.
Tuesday's stage out of Dunkirk to be opened with a minute's applause, confirm Tour officials.
The cute story behind a cycling superstar's "good luck charm".
The South African received a contract offer just hours are packing his backs and returning home, believing his career was over.
One for the sprinters, unless a late attack is successful.
Annemiek van Vleuten and Mavi Garcia put 43 seconds into Marta Cavalli and almost five minutes into the rest of the GC hopefuls.
For two decades, Morten Kryger has been combining his city, cycling and cuisine into a ride to remember.
Van Vleuten attacked on the Colle del Barbotto in order to take the descents her speed. The move won her the stage.
A Tour de France contender's insatiable habit for 6am runs.
Van Vleuten now leads the GC by 25 seconds.
The American rider pens his second exclusive blog from the Tour de France for VeloNews.
Cosmo Catalano is back from the first three stages of the Tour de France
Two-wheeled dreams in the form of carbon fiber and steel.
The two week break will be as important for the Dutchwoman mentally as physically.
Bernal set to join handful of teammates in Andorra this week, date for racing return still to be confirmed.
Last year's Tour de France runner-up worked part-time to underwrite his amateur career before landing in the WorldTour with Jumbo-Visma.
Jonas Vingegaard hails from the northern part of Jutland, which says a lot about how and who he is.
Cycling kit to look and feel like a god
Female cycling journalists still have to regularly deal with sexist comments and it should be called out.
'It’s a second family for me and that’s also why I decide to stay,' say Danish rider.
Tour de Hoody: Team boss Rod Ellingworth says Pogačar will 'lose one day' and promises UK super-team will be ready to pounce.
The 23-year-old American is bumped and bruised after a crash on stage 3 but is good to continue racing.
Van Vleuten takes 25 second GC lead as race hits Italian mainland.
Breakaway specialist to keep shaking things up after recovery from burnout.
Bernal set to join handful of teammates in Andorra this week, date for racing return still to be confirmed.