Tour de France 2025

With a 30-person bubble and regular tests in 'amplified' battle against virus, UAE Team Emirates medical director explains protocol.

Back for his second Tour de France, McNulty confirms a possible Vuelta a España start later this season.

The 40-second gap is ‘not a lot, only one bad day for Pogačar’ says Dane as he and Kuss reflect on race’s first nine stages.

The Luxembourg rider almost missed the Tour de France due to a late positive COVID test.

The two-time Tour champion will use Monday's rest to brace for the onslaught in the Alps looming later this week.

The Frenchman is still in the top 10 overall at the end of the first week despite coming into the Tour de France with stage win ambitions.

Geraint Thomas, Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock remain in the top-10 ahead of second Tour de France rest day.

Tadej Pogačar retains his grip on the yellow jersey as Thibaut Pinot falls short in emotional chase.

More worry following Martin departure as riders talk about testing and their concerns.

Vermaerke was among seven US riders starting the 2022 Tour de France.

Two more riders out of the Tour de France ahead of the second rest day.

American team down to seven riders as the race moves towards the second rest day.

'It’s a natural thing for people who are dominant, who take every little last crumb of success,' says former Tour de France winner.

Watch the best of the action as Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogačar and Michael Matthews go head-to-head.

Mas avoids most of the landmines in the first week as he relishes the looming Alps.

Four-time winner hunts Tour breakaways as he sees “huge improvement” on where he’s been in last three years.

There have been few opportunities for the breakaway to take victory, but Sunday's mountain stage could prove to be just that.

'To be second to Wout is not too bad,' Matthews takes consolation after second runner-up spot this week.

Pogačar shook off an early crash that sent Kevin Vermaerke home and put Nairo Quintana and others to the ground.

The 2018 Tour winner says Tadej Pogačar is 'an unbelievable talent.'

Two crashes and a punch to the face: Pinot looks to better days after rough stage for Groupama-FDJ as David Gaudu crashes.

The Danish rider says he's focusing on keeping in touch with Tadej Pogačar as he waits for the big mountains to arrive.

In the five stages Van Aert has contested, he has won two and finished second in the other three.

'For sure it's a little bit disappointing but third is great.' Pogačar can't complete team leadout in stage 8 sprint but extends GC lead over Vingegaard.

Team doctors are still waiting for final diagnosis, but it appears the Tour rookie suffered a shoulder injury.

Pogačar crosses line third and extends GC lead.

The Groupama-FDJ star was forced to stop from the impact before chasing back after unfortunate incident.

Nothing's decided yet in this Tour, and rivals say they need to be ready to pounce if there’s an opening.

Romain Bardet, David Gaudu survive cobbles and emerge from GC pack on the Super Planche shakeout to sit poised for podium push.

Tadej Pogačar's teammate Vegard Stake Langen and climber ace Geoffrey Bouchard become first riders struck by coronavirus.

The American says that Planche des Belles Filles was better suited to Tadej Pogačar and that Jonas Vingegaard will come into his own later in the race.

Jumbo-Visma and others will continue to seek to dethrone Pogačar, and Bennett says that they're ready.

Stage win denied in final 100 meters, podium ambition suffers setback on steep Super Planche summit.

Retired climbing star dives into what can be learned from the explosive stage 7 final on the Super Planches des Belles Filles on Friday.

Ineos Grenadiers happy with day as Thomas moves up to third and is best of their fab four after stage 7.

The day's battle will be between a breakaway and the climbing sprinters in the bunch.

The tech quietly slips out of the pro peloton as its last high-profile holdout modernizes.

After his wink became a GIF in 2014, the UAE Team Emirates offered another theatrical gesture on stage 7

Jumbo-Visma 'satisfied' with Planche des Belles Filles result with 'a lot of climbs to go' before Paris.

Tadej Pogačar puts early stranglehold on yellow jersey on emotional return to scene of his dramatic 2020 time trial victory.

The Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert rider dismounted his bike and ran the closing meters at the summit to cross the line.

'We want to try to use those numbers well and see what we can do,' says Geraint Thomas after taking lead position in Ineos' multi-prong assault.

Yates, Vlasov, O'Connor, Mas, Thomas, and Bardet all lose time.

UAE-Team Emirates dominates extra steep summit to launch Pogačar to second stage win in two days.

The controversial American legacy in the Tour de France and the yellow jersey.

The Canadian begins his search for stage wins with the polka-dot jersey on his mind.

Merijn Zeeman on ketones, anti-doping cultures and Roglič’s ability to deal with disappointment in L’Equipe interview.

Schachmann points toward Dutch crew as cause of late crash on stage 6 on Thursday.

'I have a lot of pain everywhere but I’m not here to cry,' says Slovenian rider.

'I’m still coughing up a bit of dust in my lungs from the pavé'

Bora-Hansgrohe leader aiming for podium finish in Tour

'There are still lots of opportunities for a stage win' – Ag2r captain reconfigures after early losses as Aussie podium hopes evaporate.

Giro d'Italia illness leads to Tour silver lining for former Olympic champion.

Van der Poel vows to suffer onward as he mulls early Tour exit after going full at the Giro d'Italia.

The Dutch rider enjoys a personalized version of his go-to Canyon road bike.

The American ace shares his feelings on a rollercoaster couple of days at the Tour de France in his exclusive VeloNews blog

The steep final climb of Super Planche des Belles Filles signals a change of rhythm.

The BikeExchange-Jayco DS believes that Michael Matthews could have beaten Tadej Pogačar if he was positioned better in uphill finale.

Slovenian in a lot of pain but offers “reassuring” stage 6 ride.

American rider marvels at how Tadej Pogačar is so strong he often rides alone in the peloton.

Catch up on the day’s action here

Slovenian on moving into the yellow jersey after surprise sprint victory in Longwy

American Tour rookie impressed after breakaway with Wout van Aert: 'I've never been ridden out of the wheel like that before.'

The UK super-team roars into Friday's summit finish with four riders stacked into the top-10.

Day-long escape is a 'nice way to honour yellow jersey' for protagonist of the Tour’s first week.

Tadej Pogačar's win sees Neilson Powless lose out on yellow by just four seconds.

'I don’t know what to say. He’s taking the piss isn’t he,' Ineos rider says after the Belgian makes a long-range attack on stage 6.

Wout van Aert out of yellow as Pogačar takes race lead, and Powless misses out.

American climber says Jumbo-Visma promises to attack 'every stage in the mountains' after bumpy cobblestone ride.

Looking at the hypocrisy that cuts through our sport.

The Italian rider said he made a mistake after attacking from the main bunch with two teammates in the breakaway.

Peter Sagan has lost a key rider from his TotalEnergies squad with the retirement of Daniel Oss from this year’s Tour.

The Slovenian crashed on the cobbles but is set to remain in the race.

Stuyven felt breakaway companion Pogačar didn’t have a super day.

Israel-Premier Tech’s veteran champion stayed out of trouble on the cobbles as he still dreams of a fifth Tour triumph.

The Australian plays it cool as breakaway takes victory on the cobbles at the Tour de France.

'We are doing very well so far but the Tour is still very long.'

The Italian appeared to chase down his own teammates over the cobbles with Robbie McEwen asking if he's signed to Tadej Pogačar's team for 2023.

The riders are the first to exit the 2022 Tour, leaving 174 racers to start Thursday's sixth stage.

The longest stage could deliver some real sparks with a steep uphill finale that will guarantee tension until the end.