Road Racing

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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' ...

FDJ riders say you would not work so hard and risk being cut from Le Tour for any leader, but sprinter Arnaud Démare demands that attention.

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Le Tour: GC battle is about to heat up in the mountains, and VeloNews has some insights, along with the latest on Peter Sagan and more ...

Is Sunday’s the Tour’s hardest stage? According to reigning three-time winner Chris Froome the 'GC could be blown to pieces’ ...

Italian Marta Bastianelli topped a world-class podium on stage 9, while Anna van der Breggen keeps the overall lead at the 2017 Giro Rosa.

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We sound off on Peter Sagan's controversial disqualification and take a look at the Tour de France's GC picture after stage 5.

How does the Tour determine a victor when the gap is that small and riders are traveling in excess of 70 kilometers per hour?

Young GC hopeful Esteban Chaves rides an aerodynamic Scott Foil for the early stages of the Tour de France.

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The first week of the Tour de France is a nervous time for yellow jersey hopefuls. Here's how teams manage the pitfalls and risks.

Although Team Sky has held the yellow jersey since stage 1, Chris Froome's team has done little work to drive the peloton.

Lucinda Brand rides clear of breakaway companion Tatiana Riabchenko in stage 8 at the Giro Rosa to win solo.

French GC Romain Bardet is riding Factor's 02 in the Tour de France. The small brand sponsors Ag2r La Mondiale.

Dealing with rising temperatures in a bike race is surprisingly low-tech.

The 213.5km route is expected to end in a mad dash to the line.

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The Tour comes out the loser with Cavendish and Sagan out of the race, and it’s poor Marcel Kittel who has to face awkward questions.

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Tech editor Dan Cavallari and senior editor Caley Fretz talk tech from the first few stages of the Tour de France from Luxembourg.

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Without Peter Sagan to dominate the Tour's green jersey competition, Marcel Kittel and Arnaud Démare find themselves in a tight race.

Spanish champion Sheyla Gutierrez won stage 7 of the Giro Rosa Thursday in Baronissi, Italy.

Giro unveils new super-light shoe. The Prolight Techlace features three velcro straps attached to old-fashioned shoe laces.

Alberto Contador wants an opportunity to attack Tour rivals in the Alps. He'll get that chance in stage 9, which he expects to be brutal.

Bora-Hansgrohe is taking the case of Peter Sagan's Tour de France expulsion to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Fabio Aru won Wednesday's stage 5, which ended in a short climb up la Planche des Belles Filles.

The Dimension Data rider crashed out of the Tour de France in a controversial incident that led to Peter Sagan's expulsion.

Stage 6 is expected to end in a bunch sprint, but there could be some jittery riding in the wake of Tuesday's high-profile incident.

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Simon Yates is on track to match his twin brother Adam. He took the lead in the Tour's best young rider classification Wednesday.