Road Racing

Sky says Chris Froome is fresh and ready to take on the Tour de France. He aims to win his third title with help from Wout Poels, Mikel Landa, and other talented teammates.

Tour de France sprints are carefully choreographed high-speed battles. Lotto – Soudal's Marcel Sieberg explains how he helps teammate André Greipel win big in France.

After a life-threatening crash in January, John Degenkolb's perspective has changed. He's happy to enter the Tour de France as a team player to support Warren Barguil.

Cyclists use clichés during interviews, but what are they really trying to say? Here's a guide.

Cannondale's new disc-brake version of its flagship road bike rides as well or even better as its rim-brake cousin.

Nacer Bouhanni injured his right hand in a fight the night before last week's French national championships.

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Alberto Contador and Peter Sagan will once again share leadership roles on the Tinkoff Tour team. Contador aims for another yellow jersey, while Sagan focuses on green.

Mark Cavendish wants to win a stage in the upcoming journey across France, which ends six days before he'll race at the Olympics.

The company reimagines its cyclocross offering with different axles, wheels, and geometry to tackle gravel and technical courses.

Lennard Zinn takes questions about an adjustable seatpost, mixing drivetrain components, and updates on previous columns.

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Kristen Legan explains what gravel bikes are and why you might want to pick one for your next adventure on pavement, dirt, and anywhere else.

Five of Trek – Segafredo's nine Tour de France riders are 35 years or older. Fabian Cancellara will race the Grande Boucle for the final time ahead of retirement.

The 2016 Tour de France will see five American starters. That's an increase over last year, but some significant names, like Andrew Talansky are missing.

Fabio Aru has had an unimpressive run-up to the Tour de France. However, Astana will bet on the young Italian, not former champ Vincenzo Nibali, as team leader.

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Former British champion Mark Cavendish is out-sprinted for the national title by young Adam Blythe of the Tinkoff team.

"Nairo is the peloton’s best climber right now," says Movistar manager Eusebio Unzué

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André Greipel, taking a third career German championship win, headlines a long list of past champs reclaiming national titles this weekend

Giacomo Nizzolo takes his first career Italian national championship road race win

33-year-old Philippe Gilbert wins the Belgian national championship road race ahead of Tim Wellens

Arthur Vichot wins his second French national championship road race

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José Joaquín Rojas solos to his second career Spanish national championship title

Alberto Contador is skipping Spanish nationals with a minor cold, but his Tinkoff team says it's nothing to worry about

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Barguil will lead Giant – Alpecin's GC campaign at the Tour de France, with Degenkolb, Dumoulin, and Geschke aiming for stage wins

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It will be a tall order for anyone to stand up to a formidable Sky lineup in this year's Tour de France

Above everything else, it is the spectacle that makes the Tour de France larger than life.

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BMC has built its Tour de France roster around Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte. The team will bring Brent Bookwatler, Rohan Dennis, Greg Van Avermaet, and others.

Dylan Groenewegen takes Robert Gesink's place on the squad after Gesink's recent crash at the Tour de Suisse.

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Eduardo Sepúlveda was booted from the 2015 Tour de France for riding 100 yards of the route in a race vehicle.

The 31-year-old Chris Froome is seeking to win his third Tour de France title in four years.

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Ilnur Zakarin, Joaquím Rodríguez, and Alexander Kristoff headline Katusha's 2016 Tour de France squad

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Marcel Kittel, Tony Martin, Dan Martin, and Julian Alaphilippe give Etixx – Quick-Step plenty of options in the battle to win stages at the 2016 Tour

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Despite having multiple grand tour victories between them, Vincenzo Nibali and Alejandro Valverde are lining up for this year's Tour as domestiques

Was the 1986 Tour the best ever? The author of the book Slaying the Badger argues that it was.

After breaking vertebrae in a February crash, Jonathan Castroviejo now wants to help Nairo Quintana in the Tour de France.

The Swiss team will fold at the end of the year, but it's hoping to go out on a high note.

Lennard Zinn addresses a variety of questions — including one regarding the use of a soda can to fix a slipping carbon seatpost.

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Denmark unveils its official bid to host the start of the Tour de France

The six-day race concludes with Brad Huff and Ellen Noble winning the Stillwater Criterium.

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What makes an aero road bike different from other rides? Dan Cavallari takes a look at all the features found in these fast bikes.

22-year-old Miguel Ángel López wins the overall Tour de Suisse title as Jarlinson Panton nabs the final stage

Elizabeth Armitstead wraps up the overall victory at the Aviva Women's Tour as Lotta Lepistö nabs Sunday's fifth and final stage

Joe Schmalz and Joëlle Numainville take North Star stage victories Saturday, while Evan Huffman and Brianna Walle control the leader's jerseys

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Ion Izagirre wins the eighth stage of the Tour de Suisse and Miguel Ángel López rides into the GC lead

Vos wins stage 4 of the Aviva Women's Tour ahead of Leah Kirchmann and Emma Johansson

Justin Williams and Skylar Schneider take sprint victories in the fourth stage of the North Star Grand Prix

Evan Huffman sneaks into a late breakaway, and Coryn Rivera wins the field sprint in the Cannon Falls road race.

Nairo Quintana's Tour de France prep at Route de Sud continues to hum along as he wins the time trial and takes GC lead.

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American Tejay van Garderen wins Tour de Suisse stage 7, a brutally long race to Solden, Austria that finished with an hors category climb.

The reigning world champion breaks free from the leading group inside the final kilometer to win the stage.

Among this week's tech news is a free trip giveaway to the Tour by Enve, a new aluminum bike, and more.

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Pieter Weening solos to a stage victory as Wilco Keldermann snatches the overall race lead with a fast finish at the top of a category 1 mountaintop finish.

Wednesday night's St. Paul Criterium was cancelled after two major crashes caused a delay in stage 2 of the women's North Star Grand Prix.

The Wiggle – High5 rider wins the rainy stage in a fast sprint ahead of Lisa Brennauer and Marianne Vos.

Art's Cyclery demonstrates how to install and adjust this mountain bike axle system.