Road Racing

The end of the Tour de France offers a rare moment of calm for professional riders and team staff, writes Toms Skujiņš in his exclusive VeloNews blog.

The TV images were dramatic, and the FDJ team boss was not happy with how much they were shown.

A look at the power numbers of Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogačar, Sepp Kuss, and Brandon McNulty at the Tour de France.

Losing might be the best thing that could have happened to the two-time Tour de France champion. And the worst thing for his rivals.

Stage 2 of the Tour de France Femmes takes the peloton from Meaux to Provins for an uphill sprint finish.

'Anyone who is thinking to use something needs to be an idiot. That’s it. They need to be an idiot,' says Bahrain Victorious team boss.

When COVID and crashes threw the team into crisis, Pogačar, McNulty, Bjerg and Hirschi bonded to become UAE Emirates' 'Class of '98.'

Tadej Pogačar unconfirmed, but Jai Hindley, Remco Evenepoel, Richard Carapaz, Vincenzo Nibali, Alejandro Valverde and Mikel Landa all set for Spanish grand tour.

Teenage Vingeaard would vomit with nerves before races and ‘introverted’ Dane told his girlfriend he’d be a banker, not a pro cyclist, L’Equipe article reveals.

Illness stopped Boivin and Woods at the doorstep in Paris, but the North American contingent lit up this Tour de France in ways unseen in decades.

Watch all the action on the iconic circuit around Paris.

This year's Tour de France had the story arc of a Disney sports movie.

Our predictions for stage 2. The race leaves Paris in search of mountains, but first another day for the sprinters.

Jasper Philipsen became the only sprinter to win more than one stage at the 2022 Tour de France with victory on the Champs-Élysées.

Even minor victories can be a big deal for the small teams in the race.

"To have him by my side has been incredible in the last three weeks," says Jonas Vingegaard.

After taking the first yellow jersey the 23-year-old was pictured with a disgruntled infant. “It was not mine," she confirmed after the race.

Tour de France champion says he started believing he would win after Hautacam and reflects on ‘incredible journey’ for him and Jumbo-Visma.

The white jersey and runner-up 'still really happy' to be on the Champs- Élysées.

Jumbo-Visma cracked Tadej Pogačar to avenge 2020, and Geraint Thomas hits the podium as the 'best of the rest' in a thrilling race.

As the Tour de France Hommes hand over to the Femmes, we look at some of the most famous women associated with belle Paris.

A new reality set in at this Tour de France, and Tadej Pogačar recognized it too late.

Jonas Vingegaard, quiet family man turned Tour champion.

Updated: 135 riders lined up for final stage into Paris as Boivin and Izagirre bow out; COVID-19 positives responsible for 44 percent of abandons.

A scene from someone else's press conference.

Following his best Tour in years, Quintana says he's likely staying with the French second-tier team harboring ambitions to jump to the WorldTour.

A cruel time to quit the race for Israel-Premier Tech's Canadian climber. The team will race into Paris with four riders.

Look out for Wout van Aert, Fabio Jakobsen and Dylan Groenewegen vying for the Superbowl of sprints in iconic Paris circuit-race.

Our predictions for stage 21, the classic Champs-Élysées finish to round out the 2022 Tour.

“We've definitely got our work cut out but that's the challenge and that's what gets you out of bed in the morning,” says Thomas.

Our predictions for stage 1. It's the first chance at the yellow jersey on the Champs-Élysées.

'Small mistakes' and big realities.

One more dawn before Jonas Vingegaard is crowned 2022 Tour de France champion.

Jonas Vingegaard will win the Tour de France by 3:34 over Tadej Pogačar, as Wout van Aert adds a sixth stage win to the Jumbo-Visma tally.

A podium finish for Thomas defies his team's expectations.

Not the Tour that Caleb Ewan was hoping for, but a place in history nonetheless.

Pogačar already relishing future rivalry with Tour de France foe Vingegaard: 'I like challenges. I saw a really big challenge this year in Jonas'

Watch the best of the final time-trial in Rocamadour.

It feels as if there, thankfully, haven't been as many monster pile-ups as there usually are in July.

Wout van Aert turns sour after questions over performance: 'I don’t even want to answer this question, it's such a shit question.'

Jumbo-Visma rider answers question in his press conference about why the public should believe in his overall victory.

A round-up of all the unseen Tour tech we haven't covered yet.

Bora-Hansgrohe man is big GC mover, leapfrogging Quintana and Meintjes to achieve his ‘minimum’ pre-race aim after rollercoaster three weeks.

Rocamadour is the Tour’s last stop before Paris, and the stage 20 time trial visits the home of a delicious goat’s cheese.

€20,000 is on the line, and there are a few hot contenders in the mix.

Jonas Vingegaard finishes second to all but wrap up the overall victory ahead of Sunday's final stage in Paris.

We take a closer look at the defending tour champion's 2022 road and time trial bikes.

The Swiss rider has had a three-week lesson in grit at a race he probably should never have started.

Jumbo-Visma domestique's departure leaves team of race leader Jonas Vingegaard down to five riders.

The Trek-Segafredo rider powered into five breakaway efforts and tried a few more times that didn't stick in his Tour debut.

Caleb Ewan is first at 13h05 (CET), while Jonas Vingegaard rolls down the ramp as the last rider at 17h00 (CET).

Our predictions for stage 20, a 40 km ITT which offers the final opportunity for the 12 teams still looking for a win and for any movement on GC.

The last time Wout van Aert told Laporte that the day was for him was at Paris-Nice, and what a day that was. Today was even better.

The Vittoria Corsa family of high-performance road tires gains its first nylon model, and there’s plenty of Corsa DNA baked in.

A mystery holiday is on the line this Tour de France, and there is (maybe) an inter-team tussle.

All the top contenders for the various jerseys of the Tour de France Femmes, and a few stage-hunters for good measure.

Christophe Laporte is the third Jumbo-Visma rider to win a stage, and the first French victor of the 2022 Tour de France.

Fast, technical TT unlikely to change yellow jersey, but Vingegaard and Pogačar will go deep.

Attackers seek to deny the sprinters on faster, flatter day in race.

Belgian rider says he was caught out by race-winning move of Christophe Laporte.

Here's where things stand in the races for yellow, green, white, and KoM jerseys after 19 stages of this year's Tour.

'We know that with Caleb we have one of the fastest in the peloton. Even if the two crashes have impacted him,' says team boss.

Küng is one of the most sought after riders on the WorldTour transfer market.

Vingegaard not letting guard down for Saturday's TT after sailing through one more day in yellow jersey on Friday.

Fabio Jakobsen didn't win the Tour's uphill sprint Friday. But he's hoping on three key things to deliver him a VIP victory in Paris on Sunday.

Team boss highlights the three main reasons why Pogačar failed to win the Tour de France.

Stage 19. We're almost there. But before the weekend, there's one more stage that looks like one for the sprinters.

The Frenchman jumped out of the bunch in the final kilometer to steal an impressive solo win.

The Jumbo-Visma rider secures France's first win at the 2022 Tour de France.

This is the third time during the 2022 Tour de France protesters disrupted the race.

Australian sprinter is lanterne rouge in a race he wasn’t sure he’d be able to finish.

No 2020 repeat? Jumbo-Visma, Jonas Vingegarad leave no stone unturned for Tour de France decider on Saturday.

The Vittoria Corsa family of high-performance road tires gains its first nylon model, and there’s plenty of Corsa DNA baked in.

Mas is the second rider from Movistar to leave the race with the virus.

Mauro Gianetti congratulates Jonas Vingegaard and thanks the Dane for the sporting gesture to wait for the fallen Pogačar.

Our coverage continues from Europe's biggest bike show with a whole bunch of new and interesting gear.

Green jersey Van Aert drops the climbers in Tour's mountain stage: 'It was a good test to know if I can target the maillot jaune one day.'

Could there still be a final twist in the tale?

Exclusive interview with the former Tour de France winner on his status within the team, proving doubters wrong, and his best numbers ever.

Jonas Vingegaard didn’t have to wait for Tadej Pogačar. It's a good thing he did.