The Tour de France, haute couture, and Coco Chanel
Paul Maunder is diving into the culture and history of the Tour de France. Today it's Coco Chanel.
Paul Maunder is diving into the culture and history of the Tour de France. Today it's Coco Chanel.
The Bahrain-Victorious rider revived the GC hopes of his team by vaulting into fifth place overall after picking up the stage win from the break.
The bikes' white livery for the Tour de France calls attention to Bahrain’s historic pearling industry.
German superstar sits down for an unconventional Shoddy interview.
A look at cycling's challenges, both in the US and beyond.
Rumors of an early Van Aert departure are quickly shot down as Jumbo-Visma dodges Pogačar raid early in scorcher.
Love them or hate them, the new Specialized S-Works Torch Lace shoes gets bonus points simply for not being a billboard.
Bilbao tributes breakaway victory to Gino Mäder, Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard finish together in the bunch.
Van der Poel plays leadout-de-luxe to teammate Jasper Philipsen in evolution of personal and Alpecin-Deceuninck ambitions.
Action man Pidcock climbs up the standings, enjoying challenge of racing for GC and exploring limits.
Throughout this Tour, longtime cycling journalist John Wilcockson is writing about the riders who have to abandon the race: The Lost Boys.
A bunch gallop appears to be the most likely outcome.
In this column, we dive into the power numbers of the world’s best riders at the Tour de France.
In his latest diary, Lawson shares what it was like to climb Puy de Dome, how the mood is inside the team bus, and how team hotels are divvied up across the Tour de France.
An up-and-down day which should result in explosive racing.
Hovering at just 17 seconds behind the yellow jersey, a newly confident Pogačar seems poised for more: 'I am feeling day by day better.'
32 athletes, including Neilson Powless, Quinn Simmons, and Chloe Dygert have been selected to compete at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland Aug 5-12.
The Israel-Premier Tech team is racing the bike at the Tour de France to quite some success.
The additions bring the number of teams to 16 total, including five WorldTour-level teams.
This Factor aero bike features parts from FSA, Black Inc, and a blacked-out tire that definitely isn't sponsor correct.
Celebrating seven of the most prolific female cycling photographers for the Tour de France Femmes.
The action during the stage 9 finish on Puy de Dome did not disappoint.
There's actually very little 'resting' on a grand tour rest day. Teams remain a beehive of activity, from training rides, backroom deals, family visits, and media.
The US contingent is lighter after Quinn Simmons abandons, but the polka-dot jersey and 'maillot jaune' are in play.
NTT provides more than just the live race tracking data, it tracks the whole race from the publicity caravan to the in-race vehicles. They can even forecast the weather.
The 2024 edition will be seven days in August as the race is slotted into the gap between the Olympics and Paralympics, but features a split stage on day two.
Paul Maunder is digging into the history and culture of the Tour de France. Today it's Raphaël Géminiani.
Serving hors categorie cuisine from a tiny food truck is tough – Here's how EF Education-EasyPost chef Owen Blandy makes it happen.
A former runner, Canadian blitzes Puy de Dôme to cap unconventional road to the top of the WorldTour: 'The window to win a stage was starting to close.'
Mind games continue between UAE-Team Emirates and Jumbo-Visma as Pogačar whittles deficit down to 17 seconds after 'small victory'.
Philipsen's wins have harvested more than 48,000 euros for the Dutch team, while the once-mighty Soudal Quick-Step languishes at the bottom with only 3,600 euros.
The American on Movistar comes up 500 yards short of winning on one of the most famous climbs on the Tour de France: 'I am happy with the risk I took.'
A dramatic day of racing en route to the Puy de Dôme.
Woods caught Jorgenson in the final 500 meters after the American went on the attack with just under 50km to go.
Saturday's crash is just the latest in a long history of over-eager fans and too-close spectators causing chaos on the Tour de France.
Van Vleuten claims her fourth-ever Giro d'Italia Donne title.
Mark Cavendish looked on course for win 35, but a crash on stage 8 ended his Tour de France dream.
John Wilcockson looks back on his first interview with Cavendish ahead of the Manxman's debut Tour de France in 2007.
The argument for a few more months in the pro peloton.
Race goes back to where Anquetil and Poulidor went head to head.
Van Aert misfires in sprint as Vingegaard prepares for showdown with Tadej Pogačar on the Tour's most famous volcano at Puy-de-Dome.
Simon Yates drops from 4th to 6th, and Belgian rider Steff Cras who started 13th overall is evacuated by ambulance.
Another big sprint at the Tour but without the discipline’s biggest name.
The Dane beats Jasper Philipsen on a tough uphill drag to the line.
The Manxman leaves the race with a collarbone fracture after falling short of bettering Merckx mark.
Canyon-SRAM shredded the bunch on the rise to the finish line but Vas had the pace to take the win.
Velo has been made aware of several women who have submitted complaints against the sport director to the UCI. Davis tells Velo that he 'deeply regret' his behavior.
Former yellow jersey dominator accepts it's a level below Pogačar and Vingegaard, but is plotting its return to the top.
Jayco-AlUla has chosen Giant's lightweight aero road bike and paired it with a $20 part from Amazon.
‘I’ve stepped up,’ says the stage-chasing US whizz-kid whose confidence and numbers have skyrocketed.
Another chance for Cavendish, Girmay and Philipsen with an uphill finish in Limoges.
Mechanical issues complicate things for Tour stage record-hunter.
‘I guess it’s not meant to be,’ Astana Qazaqstan sprinter says as mechanical mishap contributes to second place finish.
Cavendish went for an early sprint but gearing problems make it hard to keep Philipsen at bay.
Tadej Pogačar strikes back
The cyclocross star is showing that she has several strings to her bow as she sits just outside the top-10 in GC.
The frenetic sprint finish on stage four saw two sprinters lose key leadout riders.
Paul Maunder is diving into the history and culture of the Tour de France. Today is Freddy Maertens.
Tour de Hoody: Pogačar bites back and resets the scoreboard of this tightly bound Tour de France.
Wout van Aert can win any stage type at the Tour de France. Most of the time he reaches for the Cervélo S5 aero bike.
Venue changes, race cancelations, C-suite shakeups, and unanswered questions indicate money woes at the upstart criterium league.
The ACC reaches its midway point.
A yellow jersey gained but precious seconds lost to Pogačar in Tour's latest twist.
Throughout this Tour de France, longtime cycling journalist John Wilcockson is writing about the riders who have to abandon the race: The Lost Boys.
Pogačar plays it smart to deliver stinging rebuke to Vingegaard in stage 6's Pyrénéan brawl.
Epic battle in the mountains on race’s first summit finish.
The mighty Tourmalet puts an end to Hindley's yellow jersey and Pogačar turns tables on Vingegaard in another wild ride.
Leadout hysteria, waiting for the break to go, and the element of surprise.
Just six weeks after he piloted Primož Roglic to the pink jersey, Kuss is making his presence felt in Jumbo-Visma's yellow jersey quest.
Labous moves into second overall as Ewers slips back.
Attacks went off like fireworks
British rider shares the stage win record with Eddy Merckx, and hopes to go one better in Bordeaux.
There's a fierce debate behind the scenes about the best way to make an inherently dangerous sport safer without diminishing the essence of racing on the open road: 'More needs to be done.'
Paul Maunder dives into the history and culture of the Tour de France. First up, 'cassoulet' and how it saved an army.
In this column, we dive into the power numbers of the world’s best riders at the Tour de France.
A breakdown of Jai Hindley's Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7 which he rode to win Stage 5 of the 2023 Tour de France.
UAE-Team Emirates management on letting Hindley off the leash and defending champion Vingegaard's 'impressive' strength.
In his first entry, longtime journalist and author John Wilcockson celebrates the life of Gino Mäder.
Jumbo-Visma dominates on day it didn't expect success: 'We didn’t think today was the perfect stage for me.'