Road Racing

A glimpse inside the calm before the storm of the biggest race of the year kicks off.

Though performance director Rolf Aldag felt the Brit was physically ready and suited the team's strategy for the Tour, he was overruled by team owners.

Italian's sprint-machine is all about integration and minimal frontal area to give every advantage possible for the fast finishes.

A detailed photo gallery of EF Education First's two-day TTT practice in Girona, Spain, held a week before the Tour de France.

Mitchelton-Scott's Simon Yates may run clinchers at the Tour. What does this mean for tubular tires in years to come?

Newly-crowned Latvian champ's Madone boasts a setup for the breakaways and Trek-Segfredo's stunning special Tour de France paint job.

Rohan Dennis has been working for years to become a GC rider at grand tours. Dennis will place that mission on hold during this year's Tour de France

The four-time Tour champ is "on the mend" and will cheer on his teammates from bed during his recovery from severe injuries.

Garmin's new Edge 830 is a substantial evolution from its predecessor, with several new features that cater to climbers, mountain bikers, and the safety-conscious.

All the training for the 2019 Tour de France has been done. All the preparation is complete. On July 1, Tejay van Garderen and Mike Woods of EF Education First did one last big ride to test their condition.

Canyon-SRAM victory places Katarzyna Niewiadoma in the Giro Rosa's pink jersey

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Seven months after the tragic death of Paul Sherwen, NBC Sports will slot several announcers into its Tour de France broadcast

The British climber hopes to capitalize on a Tour route short on time trials and heavy on climbs, in a field without a clear favorite.

Geraint Thomas tells reporters that he'd be content to go down in history as a one-time Tour de France winner

Believing 2019 to be its best shot at winning the Tour de France, Movistar will back Nairo Quintana and Mikel Landa

Giant launches Cadex, a new brand of wheels, saddles, tires, and other products

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Episode 1 brings you the genesis story of Allen Lim, PhD, from racing against the likes of Jonathan Vaughters and George Hincapie as a junior to coaching Floyd Landis and George W. Bush to being shunned from the sport and ultimately coming back on his own terms.

Riders and directors believe the Tour de France's GC battle will be more wide-open due to the absence of Chris Froome

After a string of springtime illnesses, Richie Porte says he feels no pressure at this year's Tour de France

With just four starters at this year's Tour de France, American cycling has seen its presence in the French race plateau in recent years

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Reports suggest that Tom Dumoulin could be looking to transfer. The Dutch rider said he intends to stay with Team Sunweb.

Mark Cavendish says he was in perfect condition to race the Tour de France, despite his team leaving him at home.

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More than a dozen teams come to this year's Tour de France with ambitions of finishing high on the race's final general classification

Bora-Hansgrohe leads this year's collection of Tour de France sprint teams, some of which will target the green sprint jersey

These teams will target stage victories, long breakaways, and other opportunities to shine during the Tour de France. They will not, however, go after the GC or the points competition

Team Ineos is the strongest GC team with leaders Egan Bernal and Geraint Thomas

Astana makes a concerted run at the GC with Jakob Fuglsang and one of the strongest collection of support riders in the race

Deceuninck has ambitions in both the GC with Enric Mas, and in the sprint competitions with Elia Viviani. As one of the strongest squads in the WorldTour, the Belgian squad should contend for both.

EF Education First will target the GC with Rigoberto Urán, and Tejay van Garderen and Mike Woods will be capable backups

Jumbo-Visma is one of the few teams with strong ambitions in the GC and sprint competitions.

Movistar is focused entirely on the GC chase with Nairo Quitnana and Mikel Landa. Cagy veteran Alejandro Valverde rounds out the Spanish squad.

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NBC's Tour de France broadcast is run by a small but dedicated staff of producers and reporters, and held together by a fragile and expensive ecosystem of cameras and radio transmitters

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Team Dimension Data has decided to leave Mark Cavendish off its Tour de France roster

The UCI's new reforms to track racing leave no room for sponsor-backed trade teams

Defending champion Geraint Thomas will again have co-leadership at Team Ineos for the Tour de France; this time he is splitting those duties with Egan Bernal

Arkéa-Samsic targets the flat sprint stages with Andre Greipel

AG2R-La Mondiale targets the GC with Romain Bardet

Once a proud GC team, CCC Team now refocuses on winning stages with Greg van Avermaet

Early breakaways are the goal of Wanty-Gobert; a stage win would justify years of trying at the Tour

Stage wins are most important to the Belgian squad, which brings sprinter Caleb Ewan plus breakaway specialists Tim Wellens, Thomas De Gendt, and Tiesj Benoot

Tom Dumoulin's absence shifts the focus of Team Sunweb to sprints and stage wins

With Fernando Gaviria out, UAE-Team Emirates has its sights set squarely on the GC

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The battle for the GC is Mitchelton-Scott's primary focus in 2019 with its GC leader Adam Yates

Bahrain-Merida will target the overall, sprints, and stage wins with its versatile lineup of riders

Without Marcel Kittel for the sprints, Katusha-Alpecin is chasing sprint and stage wins, with Ilnur Zakarin hoping to do well in the mountains

Trek-Segafredo comes into the Tour backing Richie Porte for the GC

Without Mark Cavendish or Louis Meintjes on its roster, Dimension Data comes to the 2019 Tour de France as an opportunist squad hunting for stage wins

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Niki Terpstra and Niccolò Bonifazio will chase stage wins at this year's Tour

Knoxville's technical course made for fast, aggressive racing where positioning was key.

Adam Yates returns to the Tour de France as Mitchelton-Scott's GC favorite. HIs chief lieutenant will be his brother, Simon.

Cannondale reimagines its flagship climbing bike and adds plenty of cross-category features.

Giro officials revealed the opening three stages of next year's edition, but sources tell VeloNews a 'virtual' event could still be in the cards

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Elia Viviani, Enric Mas and Julian Alaphilippe will carry Deceuninck-Quick Step's hopes at the 2019 Tour de France

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Lennard receives ample feedback from his recent column about lightning strikes and frame material, plus some insight into proper junior gearing

Despite his recent show of form, Egan Bernal is comfortable with Geraint Thomas leading Ineos at the Tour de France and says he will support him

Sprinter Caleb Ewan finally gets selected for his first Tour de France. But he's not just riding for the experience

As her longtime team sponsor Hagens Berman prepares to depart, Lindsay Goldman shares the business model that helped her team survive

The Zero SLR joins the likes of Specialized's S-Works Tarmac on the growing list of superbikes.

Rohan Dennis failed to take the 22 seconds required to grab GC victory, allowing Egan Bernal to take his second stage race win of the season.

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Bernal defies expectations to only lose 19 seconds on GC rival Dennis, with just one mountain stage remaining.

As a number of favorites are sidelined or affected by injury and poor form, confidence is growing in the home nation's chances at the Tour de France

Dutch climbing talent Antwan Tolhoek holds off Egan Bernal on Tour de Suisse summit finish

After years of watching Chris Froome achieve perfection, Fred Dreier is ready to embrace the race's lineup of flawed contenders

Cannondale takes a unique approach to full-suspension gravel with a leaf-spring system.

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