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What makes a good chamois that you can forget all about on your ride? Materials, positioning, and pressure mapping are the primary keys.

Jens Voigt joins the VeloNews Podcast as a co-host for the Tour de France and offers his perspective on Julian Alaphilippe's GC chances, Geraint Thomas's Tour omission, and the role of the peloton's 'patron.' Then, Andrew Hood and James Startt have a dispatch from Nice.

Gouvenou constructs the race route — linking start towns and finish towns in the most original way possible — to exploit the beauty of France as well as provide challenging racing.

While there was no major fireworks among the yellow jersey contenders at the Tour's opening weekend, some are teetering off the back already.

'Bling' goes back to former team after four-year spell with Sunweb comes to a sudden close.

From getting around gendarmes to hitching up a telephone pole, James Startt got the shot – though it wasn't as he planned it.

From Factor's yet-to-be-released aero bike to Canyon's Ultimate CFR, we look at a handful of new bikes already spotted at the 2020 Tour de France.

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Specialized pushes the envelope, and on Saturday the bike brand nabbed a Tour de France stage win with the Turbo Cotton clincher tires.

Are we to believe Julian Alaphilippe, who says he is chasing stage wins and not overall victory at the 2020 Tour de France? We analyze Alaphilippe's potential as a GC racer this year.

The media ground game in 2020 is more like the enormity of the Olympics than racing's old-school charm.

Is there a symbolic significance to the Frenchman's victory? Did the early mountains have an impact? And what is Jumbo-Visma up to?

Ineos Grenadiers rallies around Colombian climber in first mountain showdown with arch-rivals.

Belgian won bunch sprint for fourth in all-in bet for yellow jersey and stage win that went bust.

Frenchman sparked the selection on final climb of the stage to take race's second yellow jersey, dedicating the win to his father.

Our second Active Pass roundtable features a reader question that cuts to the heart of the 2020 race. Do we think all stages will be raced this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic?

Peloton rolled out for day in the mountains clad in bandages and nursing bruises after traumatic Tour opener.

Belgian star reacts with distress amid growing rumors over object removed from his pocket in moments after crash.

Relive the action and check out some dramatic-on bike footage capturing the sights and sounds of the pro peloton.

French filmmaker Julien Camy's documentary 'Le Roi Melancolique' captures a career encompassing both flashes of brilliance as well as remarkable tragedy.

Lotto-Soudal left reeling after two key stage-hunters forced out of race, Groupama-FDJ hit by wave of injuries.

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In his first Tour de France diary, Andrew Hood muses about the rain and crashes, and laments the loss of the prologue at this year's race.

Thibaut Pinot was annoyed but unscathed after crashing with 3km to go during Saturday's stage 1 of the 2020 Tour de France.

Miguel Ángel López crashed on a wet descent shortly after the peloton called an unofficial truce during stage 1 of the Tour de France.

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After scores of riders crashed on rain-soaked roads, the peloton's leaders called a truce on the final descents of Saturday's Tour de France opener.

Lizzie Deignan has become a global inspiration for athletic moms, and she's used her platform to advance topics like paid maternity leave and the need for a women's Tour de France.

Crashes, mid-race neutralizations and a dark-horse winner are the talking points in our Tour stage 1 roundtable. Let's get some takes!

Norwegian veteran wins opening sprint in Nice after heavy rain and technical parcours leads to handfuls of crashes.

Stage 1 ends in disaster when Wilfried Nelissen hits a police officer at top speed in finishing sprint.

Our first Active Pass roundtable features questions from our readers. The biggest question on everyone's mind: Will Chris Froome ever win the Tour de France again?

Watch highlights of the one-day race and the dramatic final kilometer of racing.

The Italian remains the only rider to finish in the top ten in all three grand tours in the same year after finishing 3rd in the Vuelta a España, 4th in the Giro d’Italia, and 6th in the Tour de France in 1965.

Trek-Segafredo make numbers count as Deignan and Longo-Borghini work together to deny Vos.

Kometa-Xstra to become EOLO-Kometa from 2021 as new backers come on board.

Footage emerges of sport director removing mystery item from rider's pocket before being stretchered from ravine.

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Intervention by the French government has squashed a compromise between the Tour de France and teams, meaning the original 'two strikes' policy for COVID-19 safety will be in place for Saturday's start.

‘I think the Tour will be very wide open, with a big favorite in Egan Bernal. The real battle as always comes down to the mountains,’ Quintana told reporters on Friday.

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With all eyes on Ineos and Jumbo-Visma, the Tour could be set up for a spoiler. And no team presents themselves as much as a possible candidate as EF Pro Cycling.

COVID-19 isn't the only hazard facing riders at the 2020 Tour de France. The sudden return to racing following a five-month break has led to crashes and injuries inside the nervous and motivated peloton.

Three weeks, 21 stages, often multiple countries, history from 1903... the Tour is complicated! Here's your fun, animated video primer.

If ‘B-sample’ results are not completed before the start of a stage, riders won’t start.

World champions, multi-time La Course winners, and powerhouse teams will line up in Nice for the seventh edition of this premier Women's WorldTour race.

The VeloNews editorial team will be producing plenty of daily content for Active Pass members, and we are asking you to supply us with questions and topics to steer or analysis of the race.

Peter Sagan said the 2020 Tour de France is one for fans to watch on television, not from the side of the road.

Trek-Segafredo duo hoping to hang in contention through opening weeks and pounce on flagging favorites in final stages.

Frenchman stronger and more confident after dramatic abandon in last year's race.

Two-strike expulsion will only apply to riders in late update to COVID protocol.

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Brailsford keen to move on from era of Froome and Thomas but plans to draw on Tour-winning knowledge from the past.

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Ewan, Bennett brace under expectation to deliver with few sprint opportunities available.

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These limited edition sunglasses feature white and gold color scheme, which the seven-time green jersey champ says is a reflection of his personality and racing style.

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We all know about Team Ineos Grenadiers vs. Jumbo-Visma. Here are five storylines outside of the GC battle and the race's COVID-19 precautions to follow throughout the 2020 Tour de France.

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Making highly charged personnel selections is nothing new for Rod Ellingworth, who has a deep background with the British Olympic program. He explains how Bahrain-McLaren picked its 2020 Tour de France team, including the omission of his old associate Mark Cavendish.

French health authorities have reclassified Nice as a "red zone" which means that only a few dozen fans would be able to attend the Tour start Saturday.

Belgian team Lotto-Soudal has sent multiple staffers home from the Tour de France after recent COVID-19 tests revealed one positive and one 'suspicious' result.

The pros have instincts, training, and planning on their side. But the right choice of gear can affect a rider's decision-making during a race, too.

‘We have a professional relationship and a personal relationship which is absolutely good on both fronts,’ said the Ineos Grenadiers boss.

UCI President David Lappartient says a professional women's stage race is in the works for 2022, and the organizer is Tour de France owner ASO.

In an uphill sprint to the line, the reigning world champion from the Netherlands put her wheel across the line ahead of Italian Elisa Longo Borghini.