Tour de France 2023

A sampling of new stuff tech editor Zack Vestal has spied in France: wheels, components, helmets and more.

DeFeet isn't just about the feet. The company's made light, strong base layers for years, and its latest is a marvel.

Casey B. Gibson captured the action and the scenery (and the fog) from the critical stage.

A sign of weakness or maturity? Contador has attacked only a few times and hasn't won a stage, but appears destined for a third Tour win

Carlos Sastre says the peloton is taking things too far when it comes to 'fair play,' turning the sport into a 'baby's playpen' at times.

On the hardest mountaintop finish of the 2010 Tour de France, Ryder Hesjedal emerged from the mist atop the Tourmalet to cross the line in fourth.

They said that Andy Schleck needed to win Stage 17 by a big margin to capture the Tour de France. Just don’t tell that to Schleck, or his team.

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 17 results

Mid-stage shots from Thursday's ride to the Tourmalet.

The Tourmalet suits Andy Schleck's steady pace, and given the bad weather it's possible to find the time he needs.

Casey B. Gibson visits the Garmin-Transitions team on the second rest day of the 2010 Tour.

Andy Schleck promises to attack race leader Alberto Contador in a bid to reclaim the yellow jersey on the Tourmalet

With four days left in the Tour de France, RadioShack’s Levi Leipheimer is realistic about his chances of moving up from seventh overall to finish on the final podium.

There’s an intense battle brewing for the final spot on the Tour de France podium.

Cadel Evans admits his number one priority in this year's Tour de France is to just finish the thing

Ryder Hesjedal will stay in a Garmin-Transitions kit through 2013.

The 16th stage of the Tour de France was probably one of the hardest ever contested.

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 16 results

A look at Levi Leipheimer's quiver of Trek Madone Series 6 Tour bikes

A perfect match: The Pyrénées and the Tour

Big mountains and big doin's and Casey Gibson was there to capture the action of Stage 16 at the Tour.

Even Andy Schleck admits he needs a head start going into Saturday’s time trial if he has any chance of winning the Tour.

Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador have buried the hatchet, but promise to fight to the death up the Col du Tourmalet on Thursday.

It takes more than a front flat at 70 kph to keep the Saxo strongman from finishing a stage.

The Cervélo rider has a four-point lead, but thinks the battle will go all the way to Paris.

It’s wrong for cycling fans, the media or riders to vilify Alberto Contador for “The Chain of Events” situation between Contador and Andy Schleck on the hors categorie Port de Balès Monday.

“I’m not the best guy in the race. But I still have the spirit of a fighter,” Armstrong said after going for broke on stage 16.

The green jersey wearer promises cooperation and his team says it will support him while awaiting further details.

Mid-stage pics from Graham Watson. More soon.

Lennard Zinn has ideas as to why Andy Schleck's chain came off on Monday's stage in the Tour de France.

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 15 results

Casey in the cave, and on the roadside.

Spanish polls find support for Contador's response, but VeloNews.com readers have a different take.

Armstrong, Vino, Hunter and others weigh in on Contador's reaction to Schleck's problem.

Collusion between teams is nothing new. So what sorts of alliances are taking place at this Tour de France?

Mid-stage photos from Graham Watson. More soon!

They get less attention, but the races for team GC, King of the Mountains and other titles explain a lot of what goes on at the Tour.

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 14 results

Sunflowers, Leipheimer, and a shot of Chris Horner's seriously fit legs.

The battle between the two climbers is at stalemate, their GC difference the result of the prologue and the cobbles

The Garmin-Transitions rider rode his own pace on Sunday, and in the process took time from several big names.

Armstrong says he's not playing favorites, but Contador looks strongest.

British champ Geraint Thomas of Team Sky is a domestique for now, but he dreams of yellow.

Sastre scored his first Tour de France stage win on Aix 3 Domaines in 2003. He gave it another shot on Sunday.

Lance Armstrong says news about a federal probe into Floyd Landis' claims has not distracted him

Mid-race photos from Graham Watson. More soon!

After a near miss on Friday, Vinokourov gets his stage win at the Tour de France. Casey Gibson was there to capture the action.

Cervélo's team leader is taking the Tour day by day and says "anything is possible."

Alexander Vinokourov received an emotional finish-line hug from Astana teammate Alberto Contador moments after winning Saturday’s 13th stage.

Breakaways are the essence of the Tour — even when they don't succeed.

Mark Cavendish handily won the field sprint behind Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov, moving up in the points standing at the Tour de France.

Graham Watson captures the action on stage 13 of the 97th Tour de France.

The defending champ warns, however, one bad day can ruin months of hard work and preparation.

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 13 results

If Caisse d'Epargne is in a break, expect to see RadioShack there, too.

Both Contador and Vinokourov ride Specialized Tarmac SL3 road bikes. Zack Vestal checks them out.

It was five years in development, but Cofidis' Look 695 was worth the wait.

Ryder Hesjedal says he'd rather burn out than fade away after driving a dangerous break all day Friday.

For someone who lost 10 seconds to his most dangerous rival, Andy Schleck was both confident and defiant following stage 12.

A dangerous break, with a killer climb at the end and Casey B. Gibson was there to catch the action in the 12th stage of the Tour de France.

Ten seconds might not mean much by the time the Tour hits Paris, but they meant the world to Alberto Contador on Friday.

Irish champion Nicolas Roche, son of Stephen, is the best placed rider on a French team. He also is a French citizen.

The Katusha rider is only 5 feet 5 inches, but he stood tall on Friday's stage.

Angry with himself after botching the stage-11 sprint, the Norwegian infiltrates a break and grabs enough points to regain the green jersey.

The pain was too much, says director Matt White. Farrar now looks forward to the Vuelta and worlds.

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 12 results

Mid-race photos from Graham Watson. More soon!

A look at Carlos Sastre's new Cervélo R5.

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 11 results

The Garmin-Transitions rider still adjusting to being the team's GC leader

Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador are happy to wait until the Pyrénées. That doesn't mean anyone else should.

Updated with Renshaw's statement: 'I am extremely disappointed and also surprised'

More scenes from the peloton and the road side: Zabriskie tinkers, the water truck sprays and the road heats up.

Thursday's win breaks the sprinters' record of a dozen Tour victories, held by Mario Cipollini, Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen.

The Italian speedster, clearly back on form, says he'll be chasing stage wins rather than intermediate sprints.

Cavendish wins his 13th career Tour stage, but his lead-out man Renshaw is thrown out of the race for head-butting Julian Dean.