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Whatever advantage Romain Bardet carried into Monday's team time trial evaporated on the hot tarmac surrounding Cholet, France.

The Tour de France decided to put a TTT early in this year's race. Does it make the battle for yellow more exciting?

Although Movistar was well off the pace of BMC and Team Sky, Alejandro Valverde and Mikel Landa are still in the hunt.

Rigoberto Uran's EF Education First-Drapac team delivers a solid sixth-place result to keep him in touch on Tour GC.

Vincenzo Nibali and his Bahrain-Merida team are content to have the Tour's team time trial behind them with minimal time lost.

BMC left the starting line 15 minutes behind Team Sky, and the position allowed the American squad to use Sky as a reference point.

Quietly cruising through the Tour de France's first three days, Tom Dumoulin is well-positioned to ride for GC after racing the Giro.

Chris Froome says his stage 1 crash wasn't as bad as it looked. Sky's performance in team time trial puts him back in the mix for yellow.

After disastrous first stage, Adam Yates is back in GC conversation after a strong showing in the team time trial by Mitchelton-Scott.

For the second day in a row, Jolien D'hoore sprints to victory at the Giro Rosa, beating Italian Marta Bastianelli in the 109km stage 4.

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Monday's team time trial could also shake up the general classification standings.

Trek has fine-tuned its IsoSpeed Decoupler, improved the fit, and added disc brakes, making this edition of the Madone even better.

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Monday’s stage 3 team time trial was meant to be a race-breaker in this year’s Tour de France, but early setbacks to major favorites have muted the stage's significance.

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Words: John Wilcockson | Images: James Startt

“F---------ck,” Lawson Craddock screamed, or cried maybe, every time the pack slowed and a fistful of brake threw his weight forward onto a scapula that screamed back.

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Jolien D'Hoore took a convincing sprint victory today on a hot, flat third stage of the Giro-Rosa.

Who would have guessed that a simple sprint stage could mix up the Tour de France's GC race more than a summit finish?

Andrew Hood and Dane Cash have the rundown on the crazy lead-up to the season's big race, as well as its chaotic first stage.

Team Sky GM Dave Brailsford let the world know how he felt about UCI president David Lappartient in a candid interview over the weekend.

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After months of dread and angst leading up to the Tour de France, Peter Sagan reminded everyone Sunday why July can be so much fun.

A team time trial that starts and finishes in Cholet could see several GC contenders take a tumble down the overall leaderboard.

Five riders across four teams are flying the American flag in this year’s Tour, which is about average for U.S. representation.

Tom Dumoulin is poised to emerge as the winner of the first three days of the Tour following the TTT on Monday.

Vincenzo Nibali says general classification stars must risk everything to survive the first stages without time losses.

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Words: John Wilcockson | Images: James Startt

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Here's a quick guide to the trends, products, and practices that are worth keeping an eye out for during this year's Tour de France.

Take a look at the faces focused on day one of the 2018 Tour de France, check back as the race goes on to see how the race wears on the riders.

Kirsten Wild took the stage victory on the second stage of the Giro Rosa, while Lucinda Brand took the overall lead.

Velonews caught all the tech worth talking about prior to the first stage of the 2018 Tour de France.

Ian Boswell and Chad Haga made it through the hectic first day of their debut Tour de France.

Fernando Gaviria delivered the second-ever leader's jersey to Colombia with a sprint win on day one of the 2018 Tour.

Lawson Craddock is touch-and-go for tomorrow's stage 2 after suffering injuries in a crash early on stage one at the Tour de France.

Movistar's three-headed GC monster got a lot more interesting following Nairo Quintana's ill-timed flat on Saturday.

An opening-stage crash has thrown a wrench into Chris Froome's plans to win a record-tying fifth Tour title.

Velonews got a look at Peter Sagan's new custom Specialized S-Works Venge before the first stage of the Tour de France.

Now that Chris Froome’s controversial Salbutamol case has been closed, the big question now making the rounds is who leaked it?

Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana are both bona-fide Grand Tour winners. Do they have what it takes to beat Chris Froome?

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Two cases involving riders at opposite ends of the peloton in terms of power and influence shake the anti-doping system to its core.

If you are looking for a new super-bike, put the Madone SLR on your must ride list.

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Movistar team backs Nairo Quintana for Tour de France GC with Alejandro Valverde and Mikel Landa.

In this episode, we discuss the science of Dirty Kanza 200, including training principles, fueling strategy, pacing, and more.

Agence France-Presse combs through the record books to find key benchmarks that have stood the test of time at the Grande Boucle.

A day after being booed by roadside fans, Tour de France favorite Chris Froome appealed for understanding from the French public.

With back-to-back sprint stages to start the Tour, fast finishers are in prime position to wear cycling's most coveted jersey.

Fernando Gaviria goes all-in with disc brakes on his new Specialized S-Works Venge for the tour de France.

Team Sunweb wins stage 1 of the Giro Rosa Friday by a slender margin over Mitchelton-Scott. Boels-Dolmans takes third.

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After the UCI dropped the anti-doping case with Chris Froome, a cloud of questions lingered.

Three-time world champion Peter Sagan will be racing on disc brakes throughout the 2018 Tour de France, with one exception.

This week's roundup of tech news features new offerings from 3T, 100%, Factor, CHPT3, and Bontrager.

We chat Tour dreams, an American-Russian alliance, marginal gains, and when your heroes are your colleagues

Chris Froome's fellow Brit, who rides for Mitchelton-Scott, is among the contenders to challenge him for yellow.

The 23-year-old Colombian sprinter will make his highly anticipated Tour de France debut this weekend.

One year after finishing second, Rigoberto Urán is a legitimate contender to win the yellow jersey.

If there is a Tao of Rigo, this feels like it. More bananas. Less stress.

Lezyne's new Mega XL and C are its most refined GPS offerings yet, but they are affordable at just $200.

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Some fans weren't too keen to see Chris Froome at the 2018 Tour de France teams presentation, booing the defending champ.

Cycling fans welcomed riders and teams to the start of the 2018 Tour de France in Vendee.

Do you like numbers? Facts and figures? Stats and metrics? Here is the 2018 Tour de France, by the numbers.

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A look at the marquee stages of the 2018 Tour de France — make sure to watch these nine pivotal days.

Team Sky's 21-year-old Egan Bernal lines up as the youngest rider on the 2018 Tour de France after a sensational rise to the top.