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After feeling the pressure in Tour de France stage 16, Chris Froome says he'd like a bigger time buffer before the Tour's stage 20 time trial.

Fred Dreier's takeaway from riding a Tour de France stage on the back of a moto is the passion French people have for the Tour.

The Women's WorldTour rides into the unknown with a new route for La Course up the Col d'Izoard. Here are nine top riders to watch.

The fourth edition of the women’s La Course has a new format: an epic mountain stage followed by a pursuit time trial in Marseille.

Frenchman Romain Bardet is 23 seconds behind race leader Chris Froome in the Tour's final week.

With one week of racing left at the Tour de France, Rigoberto Urán sits 29 seconds out of first place.

Mikel Landa said he's at the Tour de France to help Chris Froome win yellow, but he wouldn't mind a podium finish for himself.

Nairo Quintana admits that he's too far off the leading pace to challenge for the yellow jersey in the final week of the Tour.

With a bit of quick thinking and strong teamwork, Team Sky averts disaster when Chris Froome has a mechanical in the heat of stage 15.

With a remarkable recovery from back injury suffered in stage 9, Dan Martin is riding aggressively and taking back time in the overall.

Michael Matthews is thriving on his new Sunweb team, where he has increased support for sprint stages, like the one he won Saturday.

Fabio Aru lost the Tour de France lead in stage 14's chaotic, tough uphill finish in Rodez. This takes pressure off his weakened Astana team.

The high-stakes game of aiming for Tour de France stage wins has favored only a few in 2017, notably Quick-Step, which has five wins.

The Tour de France podium is closer on time than it's ever been this far into the race. Here's what to expect in the final week of racing.

We’re confident Bontrager's Velocis will fit in our regular rotation, especially given its competitive $200 price point.

Tour de France stage 13 delivers as one of the race's most thrilling days. There are three key components that made it must-see TV.

Spanish cycling fans have a new star to cheer in Mikel Landa. In stage 13, he links up with Contador, long the patron of the Spanish peloton.

The French press has mostly ignored race leader Fabio Aru. The Italian, for his part, plans to leave a mark on this Tour de France irregardless.

Team Sky looks to be holding a hand of winning cards with Froome and Landa very close on GC. But is there discord between the two?

The 2017 Tour de France is shaping up to be one of the closest in history. After 13 stages, the top-four riders are within 35 seconds of yellow.

Rigoberto Uran proves he's really handy with just one gear. Riders can't decide if they should wait for Froome, and bottles, oh the bottles!

This week's roundup of tech news includes a cool Instagram feature from Oakley, a new jersey, and more.

The stage 13 profile is jagged and short (101km) as it rides into the Pyrénées.

The race jury reverses course and axes time penalties it handed to a trio of riders during stage 12 at the Tour de France.

Was Peyragudes the beginning of the end for Froome? Probably not. But we aren't done talking about the UCI jury's bad decisions.

After escaping a scary crash in stage 9, Dan Martin is hobbled but undeterred in his aim to ride onto the Tour de France podium.

Mikel Landa says he'll be a loyal lieutenant to Chris Froome at the Tour, but the stage 12 finish called the Spaniards motives into question.

Romain Bardet credits a reconnaissance trip in May for his gritty stage win atop Peyragudes in Tour de France stage 12.

Chris Froome's weakness has been spotted. The aura of invincibility is gone. The Tour de France, dear bike fans, is on.

Nairo Quintana rues his attempt at the Giro-Tour double after tumbling down the Tour de France overall standings in stage 12.

Fabio Aru is elated to wear the Tour de France yellow jersey. The Italian remains wary of a short, tough day in stage 13, however.

New science shows that cyclists should consider periodizing their nutrition, much like they periodize their training.

There are 23,000 police officers keeping watch on the Tour de France to ensure safety for everyone involved.

Chris Froome said Thursday's stage 12, which ends with a summit finish, will go a long way at determining who wins the race.

The 29-year-old German has dominated the sprint stages in this Tour de France. Now he needs to survive until Paris.

Young stars TJ Eisenhart and Ruth Winder lead the Pro Road Tour thanks to successful starts to the 2017 domestic season.

Lennard Zinn runs through the options on how to straighten a derailleur hanger and provides advice on shifting and derailleur set-up.

Jakob Fuglsang will carry on riding the Tour de France despite suffering two small fractures in his left wrist in a fall on stage 11.

Bouhanni should be back home watching the remainder the Tour on TV. It doesn’t matter whether or not he connected with Bauer’s face.

With young cyclists coming through and the continued dominance of Froome, a eighth grand tour win appears impossible for Contador.

If Froome rides out of the Pyrénées with his advantage in minutes, the race will be on for the podium in the Tour de France.

Tour of California winner George Bennett wasn't expecting to be in the GC picture at the Tour de France, but after 11 stages he sits 10th.

Le Tour de France has a day at the race track, the Spa-Francorchamps Formula 1 track, that is.

Nacer Bouhanni's tiff with Jack Bauer in Tour de France stage 10 raises questions about the UCI jury's fairness.

The Tour de France is never dull, as we discuss in this latest episode of the VeloNews Podcast.

Romain Bardet has a chance of winning the yellow jersey at this Tour — which would break a decades-long drought for the French.

The mostly flat route from Eymet to Pau could be highlighted by some jittery riding among the GC favorites.

Rigoberto Uran carefully measured his effort throughout a brutal day of racing. Here's a look at his power data from Tour de France stage 9.

After taking his hand off the bars to strike a Quick-Step rider, Nacer Bouhanni is slapped with a minor penalty.

Fabio Aru and his Astana team head into the Tour de France's Pyrenean stages willing to attack Froome for the yellow jersey.

Marcel Kittel is focused on winning his first green jersey, but it is the breakaways, not bunch sprints that pose the biggest threat to his aim.

There is no written rule that neutralizes in the entire Tour de France when the yellow jersey has a problem. Writing one would be crazy.

Chris Froome learned a hard lesson in the 2016 Vuelta, and at the Tour de France, he'll approach the explosive stage 13 with caution.

Was the ASO wrong to put sketchy downhills into stage 9? Also, what's the deal with Fabio Aru's sneaky attack on Chris Froome?

Bora-Hansgrohe confirms that Peter Sagan is solely focused on an unprecedented third consecutive world championship title.

Now out of the picture to win yellow, Alberto Contador isn't done fighting. Expect the Spaniard to animate in the Tour's mountains.

The first week of the Tour de France had rainy carnage, an explosive summit finish, plenty of sprints, and an epic mountain stage.

The 178km route is expected to end in a bunch sprint, with the fast men on the road battling for the stage win.

Frenchman Romain Bardet's confidence is growing after the Tour de France's first big day in the mountains.

No one left Chambéry without reeling from the effects of stage 9. Porte abandons. Contador and Quintana lose time. Even Sky loses Thomas.

GC hopeful Rafal Majka exits the Tour de France after losing time in stage 9 due to a major crash. He will target the Vuelta a España.

Astana's Fabio Aru and Jakob Fuglsang know that tactics will be key to their assault on Froome's yellow jersey lead in the Tour.

The Italian suffered neurological injuries as a result of a crash at the 2016 Tour de San Luis.

Tour de France contender Porte says he's lucky not to have suffered worse injuries after crash in stage 9 that knocked him out of race.

Stage 9 of the Tour de France was dramatic, crash-filled, and controversial. Did Aru break an unwritten rule? What will we do without Porte?

Andrew Hood takes a look at the Tour de France's GC picture after nine stages of racing.

Fabio Aru surged ahead of the Tour leader when Froome suffered a mechanical during Sunday's stage 9.

The Froome/Aru score still unsettled despite Aru saying he was unaware of race leader's mechanical when he attacked on Tour's ninth stage.

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Dan Martin couldn’t believe his luck at the Tour de France. He just couldn’t decide if it was good luck or bad.

Tour de France doctor Florence Pommery said BMC’s Richie Porte was alert and speaking when she arrived at the crash scene.

Rigoberto Urán won a stage 9 sprints despite a bent rear derailleur hanger and broken shifting with 20km remaining on Sunday.

Chris Froome emerged through the debris of a "devastating" ninth stage of the Tour de France with his yellow jersey intact.

Geraint Thomas was sitting in a Sky team car, his shoulder wrapped in gauze, wondering if his 2017 season is cursed.

Australian Richie Porte crashed spectacularly out of the Tour de France on a treacherous and costly ninth stage on Sunday.

Chris Froome's Tour de France hopes took a blow on Sunday as chief lieutenant Geraint Thomas crashed out.

Big day for Boels-Dolmans as Megan Guarnier picks up final stage win as Anna van der Breggen caps week in pink with second Giro Rosa crown.

If there was one takeaway from BMC’s final-stage loss at the Criterium du Dauphine, it's 'do not allow Richie Porte to be isolated' ...