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The Ventoux crash on stage 12 was plenty weird. But how does it stack up against the weirdest moments in Tour de France history?

Tour de France director Prudhomme says that "exceptional circumstances" were behind the decision to reinstate Chris Froome as race leader.

The Tour de France's ride up Mont Ventoux is even wilder than we expected. Watch on-board footage shot from the peloton with GoPro cameras.

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How weird was stage 12 at the Tour? Should the other riders have waited while Froome ran? Did the race jury make the right call?

Australia's Simon Gerrans is forced to quit the Tour de France on Thursday after breaking his collarbone in a crash.

Tour de France riders sound off on the chaotic finish to stage 12. Richie Porte, Nairo Quintana, and Chris Froome express dismay about dangers.

Mavic neutral support mechanics recount the hectic scene on Ventoux when a crash put Tour de France leader Froome in a dire situation.

Disaster strikes the GC group in Tour de France stage 12. Chris Froome crashes on Ventoux and is forced to run without his bike.

When choosing spokes for your next wheel build, there are three things to consider: gauge, how they're butted, and shape.

Prominent riders, ranging from GC favorites to sprinters complain about dangerous Tour stages. Wind buffeted the field in stage 11.

Chris Froome put in a big effort at the end of Wednesday's stage, and he's now targeting Friday's race against the clock.

The 6-foot-5 Italian was never expected to win on one of the most famous mountains in cycling, but in 1994 he did just that.

The famed ascent was shortened by 6 kilometers because of high winds at the summit Thursday.

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Windy weather causes havoc in Tour de France peloton. The safest way to watch the action is through an on-board GoPro camera.

Team Katusha hasn't had the best start to the Tour. Van den Broeck is out, Rodriguez has lost time, and Kristoff hasn't been sprinting well.

Defending Tour champ Chris Froome keeps surprising his rivals. In stage 11 he gained more time with a late attack alongside Sagan.

Joaquim Rodriguez rides aboard a stiff and aerodynamic Canyon Aeroad. The Spaniard will retire at the end of the season.

Peter Sagan and Chris Froome take the Tour de France by surprise in stage 11. The yellow and green jerseys ride away on a windy day.

Richie Porte should lead BMC Racing for the rest of the Tour de France, according to a handful of other teams' staffers.

The mythical Mont Ventoux is the hardest climb in France. Tour favorites will ride for glory — and yellow — in stage 12.

Antoine Duchesne turned pro in 2014 and he's Canada's lone representative in this year's Tour de France.

Mark Cavendish has three stage wins in this Tour so far and hopes to add another notch to his victory belt.

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Chris Froome's stage 8 punch-up with a fan at the Tour got us thinking. How does it stack up in the canon of fisticuffs?

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Ride inside the Tour de France peloton. Stage 10 takes on a big mountain pass then descends through the fog to the finish.

Lennard Zinn answers questions about max tire pressure, how to stop chain drops, and the Tour de France's falling 1km-to-go arch.

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Froome is happy to hold yellow after the Tour's first week. But Quintana and Movistar's strategy is to wait and attack in the final week.

More pros are moving to Andorra, a couple gets married at the Tour, and Brent Bookwalter is feeling better day by day.

Michael Matthews had nearly given up hope of winning at the Tour de France. But on Tuesday, he managed to beat Peter Sagan.

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The race for yellow gets a rest on stage 10 at the Tour de France. Instead, Sagan battles to win back the green jersey.

VeloNews catches up with four Americans on the Tour's rest day in Andorra.

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On the Tour's first rest day, Bahrain team insiders say they're on track, Trek re-ups with three key riders.

Adam Yates has confidence after attacking Tour de France favorites in early stages. The Brit wants to claim a stage win.

Nairo Quintana says he's prepared to attack Froome at the Tour de France. But Sunday's Arcalis stage wasn't the right moment.

How did VeloNews editors respond to Chris Froome's attack on the Col du Peyresourde, and to Nairo Quintana's poker face on Andorra Arcalis?

Tejay van Garderen isn't too concerned about time lost in the Tour's stage 9. He expects to move up in the coming weeks.

BrakeThrough Media captures Marcel Kittel's elation after he realizes he's won a photo-finish sprint at the Tour de France.

Multiple teams came to the Tour de France with more than one GC option, but potential conflicts have fizzled out.

On-board video footage from inside the peloton on the Tour de France's final big stage in the Pyrenees.

Dave Brailsford says his team, which includes race leader Chris Froome, is being tested more than anyone else.

Some said the BMC Racing rider was aiding his former teammate on the final climb of Sunday's stage 9.

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"It's pretty strange tactics," says Dan Martin of the cat and mouse game played by Nairo Quintana and Chris Froome in stage 9

The VeloNews Tour team reports on umbrellas in the peloton and traffic jams atop Arcalis after the thrilling stage 9 in Andorra

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Focusing on stage wins over GC aspirations pays off for Tom Dumoulin

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Thalita De Jong wins stage 9 of the Giro Rosa as Megan Guarnier claims the overall title

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Alberto Contador pulls out of the Tour de France with 100 kilometers left to race in stage 9

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Watch GoPro highlights from inside Tour de France stage 8, a mountainous route to Bagnères-de-Luchon.

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It's hard to imagine things going much better for Dimension Data so far at the Tour de France

The VeloNews Tour team gets the lowdown on melting tubular glue and a Christian Prudhomme apology

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A momentary lapse costs Nairo Quintana 23 seconds in his quest for a first Tour de France title

Alberto Contador's yellow jersey campaign is all but over after another rough day in the Tour