Shane Stokes

Andrew Hood and Shane Stokes join Mike Levy to talk about the biggest headlines and insights from the Tour de France Femmes on the Velo Podcast.

Olympic MTB champion Ferrand-Prévot becomes first home winner of Tour de France Femmes, winning the concluding stage 9.

Dygert’s withdrawal from Tour de France Femmes provoked by agonizing injury plus illness.

Ferrand-Prévot dominant on stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes, finishing over 1:30 clear of Sarah Gigante and three minutes up on others

One of cycling's most storied climbs will help write a critical chapter of the Tour.

Overnight leader Kim Le Court dropped on final climb of Tour de France Femmes stage 7 but fights back, saving yellow with fearless descent.

The German supermarket giant buys a controlling stake in the Lidl-Trek team and commits long-term to the sport and to the US squad.

GC riders hold fire on first big day in the mountains, keeping powder dry for upcoming stages.

Stage 7 offers a chance for a breakaway before the weekend finale in the mountains.

Having returned to the road to target the Tour de France Femmes, French star Pauline Ferrand-Prévot poised in second overall.

The second half of the race heads into the mountains.

Le Court wins stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes from elite group, becoming first African rider to triumph.

US and Olympic champion Faulkner, Elisa Balsamo and others exit the Tour on crash-littered stage 5.

Lorena Wiebes overpowers Marianne Vos and Lara Gillespie to take another Tour de France Femmes victory, Vos retains Tour yellow jersey.

The race for yellow is on.

Tour de France winner Pogačar to target Canadian races, João Almeida to lead UAE in Vuelta.

Iconic climb which featured on final stage of the Tour could be a regular fixture in future editions.

Wout van Aert victory brightens frustrating Tour de France campaign for Vingegaard and Visma.

Wiebes beats Marianne Vos, who retakes yellow jersey; Demi Vollering involved in big crash but limps in.

Jonas Vingegaard is inching closer to Tadej Pogačar, despite three off days in the Tour. Next stop the Vuelta.

The fastest riders in the peloton should get their chance finally on day three.

Belgian Wout Van Aert takes win he had been seeking all race, blows Pogačar away on Montmartre climb.

Vos, Ferrand-Prévôt, Niewiadoma lurking close to maillot jaune and ready to strike in days to come.

Stage 2 has another interesting parcours on offer.

Ferand-Prévôt and Niewiadoma shine on uphill finish to stage 1 of women's Tour.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt goes close to stage win in first-ever Tour de France stage, Vos swoops.

Big favorites talk tactics, ambitions, and the toughest route yet for the blockbuster French Tour.

Faulkner and Dygert among the 10-strong North American contingent in the Tour de France Femmes.

The first stage will favor explosive riders rather than pure sprinters.

The Australian rider was injured earlier in the Tour de France but pulled off a brilliant solo victory on stage 18.

Pogačar boosts Tour lead over Vingegaard, O'Connor bounces back after early crash in Tour, taking second stage of his career.

Vollering vs. the world? The toughest route yet and a deep GC field promise fireworks for the Tour de France Femmes.

Once one of the top riders in the sport, Deignan announces pregnancy and decision to bring forward retirement date.

Stage victory by Jonathan Milan boosts his points advantage over Pogačar with two big climbing stages ahead.

Governing body investigating attendance of former US Postal team manager Bruyneel at the Tour.

Uno-X Mobility explains what was behind incident which saw Tobias Halland Johannessen given oxygen on Mont Ventoux.

What’s the dominant Tour winner Tadej Pogačar really like as a person? Family, teammates, and rivals let us in on the real Pogačar.

Young Dutchman had a tough start to the Tour but persevered to rebound Saturday in the high mountains.

Jonas Vingegaard attacks Tadej Pogačar but is unable to distance the Tour leader, Evenepoel drops out of race.

Fascinating tussles are in store at the Tour with Evenepoel in uncertain form, Roglič on the up, and others performing well.

Jonas Vingegaard catches Remco Evenepoel to finish second in uphill TT, but concedes another 36 seconds

Remco Evenepoel showed huge strength of mind during Thursday's first day in the high mountains: ‘I clawed my way back’.

Defending Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar updates on crash injuries, pays tribute after death of Italian rider Privitera.

Tour de France drama ratchets upwards on wild, wacky day.

Chaotic stage sees Jonas Abrahamsen triumph from stage-long breakaway while Pogačar avoids time loss after high speed fall.

Mobbed by fans on Tuesday, Healy and EF Education-EasyPost embrace unexpected spell in yellow

A new top team emerges at the Tour — but is it enough to beat the top rider?

Pogačar, Vingegaard and Evenepoel poised for chaos and opportunity as Tour de France hits the mountains.

Mathieu van der Poel caught after epic stage-long attack, Tim Merlier beats Jonathan Milan in drag race to the line.

Anna Van der Breggen second to Lianne Lippert in breakaway sprint, Marlen Reusser unable to gap Elisa Longo Borghini on final Giro stage.

Crash injuries prove too much for João Almeida, who rolls to a halt and leaves UAE a key man down.

Tour de France leader says teammate has trouble breathing, applauds his resolve: ‘He is a true warrior’.

Giant Italian wins first Tour stage of his career, beating Wout Van Aert and Kaden Groves into Laval; Pogačar retains yellow.

Overnight Giro leader Reussser unable to reel in Longo Borghini on summit finish, slips to second with one stage remaining.

Belgian star shows growing confidence on Tour de France stage to Múr de Bretagne.

Battle for the pink jersey rages heading into final weekend of the Giro, Longo Borghini takes fight to Reusser

Sudden crash close to the finish puts Almeida and Healy out of the top ten overall, sees Jack Haig withdraw from Tour.

EF Education-EasyPost rider made big Tour breakthrough after implementing crucial tweaks.

Healy solos clear from day’s breakaway, Simmons and Storer scrap for second place while Van der Poel digs deep.

Reusser part of unexpected breakaway, moves one day closer to overall victory.

Former world number one Kelly tells Velo why he anticipates a huge week 3 battle in the Tour de France.

‘It would be nice to come to Paris. Long time no see’: Roglič is keen to stop a series of DNFs but admits yellow is slipping away.

Giro race leader Henderson amongst many riders to hit the deck in slippery finale of stage 3.

No straightforward sprint stage at the Tour de France: Philipsen abandons, Evenepoel falls in frantic final, Merlier edges out Jonathan Milan in photo finish

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Promising early indicators from Vingegaard, Matteo Jorgenson and Visma Lease a Bike, with aggressive start to Tour campaign.

Tour team’s sponsors jumped into action to keep riders on the road following theft on Saturday night.

Blow for Ineos Grenadiers and also Decathlon Ag2r la Mondiale as Stefan Bissegger also crashes out of the Tour.

Podium chasers or yellow contenders? Roglič, Evenepoel look to challenge Pogačar and Vingegaard whenever opportunities arise at the Tour.

The Double winner has put in the work and believes in his prospects: ‘If we were afraid of Tadej, we wouldn’t be here’.

Defending Tour champ Pogačar talks Netflix drama, competition, respect, rivalries. ‘I hope I can live up to the expectation’.

Van der Breggen has opportunity to equal all-time record but faces rivals such as Longo Borghini and Reusser.

Former winner Geraint Thomas pledges his full support for teammate in what is his swansong Tour.

A summary of some of the major national road race championships being settled across Europe and elsewhere.

The opening half of this year’s race is angled towards the sport’s fastmen, making for very intense rivalries.

2024 King of the Mountains Carapaz hit by illness while training for Tour, Jonas Abrahamsen makes remarkable recovery from fracture.

Modern Adventure Pro Cycling promises to have minimum of 50 percent US riders, aiming to ride Tour de France within a half-decade.

Almeida overcomes huge deficit to win big Tour de France warmup race, but others also have reason to smile.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider Meeus won at the Tour de Suisse Friday, then exited the race.

Simmons riding strongly again Saturday, Matthew Riccitello forced to leave race due to injury.