Road Racing

Spindly South African climber catapults six spots up GC and reverses early ill-fortune: 'Hopefully this time I don't lose time again.'

Jumbo-Visma rider talks of his respect for rival and how he expects to come under attack in the Pyrenees.

Sweltering transition stage in south-west France offers an important opportunity for Ewan, Jakobsen, Groenewegen and other fast men.

'Pogačar came to me and said Jumbo are struggling, they’re struggling,' says Thomas.

Pogačar uncorks early attack in test of Jumbo-Visma's ability to defend: 'In the end, I know how good each one of them is.'

'I think that we expected that sort of gap on that sort of climb,' Ellingworth tells VeloNews.

Before we revisit the spectacular Mende finale seen at the 2015 Tour, stage 14 visits some stunning sights and a less stunning recipe…

The Australian put in a fine performance to drop his breakaway companions.

Grand tour powerhouse leaves open path for Pidcock to explore after young Brit packs more prestige into palmarès on Alpe d'Huez.

There have been no reports of injuries and incident should not disrupt stage finish.

'Every stage is like a mini World Cup race. It’s so intense. That’s great for the sport and for the viewers but it makes it hard work for the pure sprinters,' says Australian.

Vaast has a new magnesium road bike, Scicon continues to push the style envelope, and Hunt previewed a new flagship aero road wheelset.

Claus and Karina Vingegaard on their son’s cycling beginnings and how he dropped fellow riders on Alpe d’Huez as a teenager.

Alpecin-Fenix DS Michel Cornelisse accuses bike commissaire of having 'no feelings' after incident.

Organizers prepare 10,000 liters of water to douse melting tarmac as peloton meets a heatwave in sun-scorched southern France this weeekend.

The versatile Australian is sick and has finished second twice in the Tour de France so far. Can he win a stage and improve his contract position?

'We have the experience of losing the Tour on the last day and we have won three grand tours so we know that we have to stay focussed,' says Zeeman.

Elite adds power meter pairing and core body temperature control to speed and heart rate in a new air-filtering smart fan for indoor training.

A competitively priced rear view radar with stats set to give the Garmin Varia some stiff competition.

Our predictions for stage 14, a day that looks well suited to a breakaway.

Making sense of Pogačar’s loss of innocence, what it means for the Tour and exploring why fans like champions more when they fail.

Mads Pedersen attacked from the gun on stage 13, making it into the breakaway and taking a third victory for Denmark in four days.

Ingredients: 1 x stage-winning Dane / 1 x late night Instagram post / 1 x bonkers column / Shake vigorously and serve.

The breakaway has its day in Saint-Étienne.

The final climb is steep enough to cause problems for anyone not having a great day.

After an impressive showing on Alpe d'Huez, the American says he's 'hungry for more' in his exclusive VeloNews blog.

Pedersen hails Quinn Simmons for crucial role in the break as Danish riders continue to deliver at Tour de France.

Scope Cycling has a secret or two hiding behind the €4,000 price tag.

Bad luck turns to no luck at all for Caleb Ewan as a crash takes down the Australian on stage 13.

'Disappointment again.' Jorgenson vows to keep hunting after second top-five finish in four days in debut Tour.

'Last year we were in a different position but it’s a different race and every year is different. We’re here to fight,' says American climber.

Officials confirmed that the team's other seven riders cleared health controls, and will continue in the race.

Ineos Grenadiers director confident Thomas 'one of the best we've ever seen' as team counts on his experience in a Gen-Z race.

Day's escape move stays clear following crash by Caleb Ewan.

The Australian sprinter survived the Alps and Lotto-Soudal was chasing an early breakaway.

'If he got that Eddy Merkcx record, he’s an icon in the sport. You can always make room but there’s lots of questions,' says American team boss.

Team manager Joxean Fernández Matxin leaves race due to virus.

A thrilling victory atop Alpe d'Huez only raises expectations about Pidcock's grand tour future. His coach says 'we are going to see his limits.'

Third-place for Froome on Alpe d'Huez after cobblestone victory for Clarke leaves team thirsty for more as it battles relegation threat.

2012 Tour winner also praises performances of Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas.

An absolute sea of humanity descending on cycling's most famous climb to witness a terrific day's racing.

Sport director explains how the trap was set on the Col du Galibier to isolate and attack Tadej Pogačar.

Officials confirmed that the team's other seven riders cleared health controls, and will continue in the race. 

'Before we came to the race Tom Pidcock asked me what I expected from him and I just said full commitment,' says Steve Cummings.

3D printing isn’t just for saddles anymore, Fidlock is (maybe) going after Boa, and your next bike fitter might be a computer.

The clock is ticking.

Our predictions for stage 13, where the focus will likely shift to the sprinters after a tough slog through the Alps.

“The idea was to get me in the break and try and win the stage, so box ticked,” said Pidcock after stage 12 victory on Alpe d’Huez.

Thomas seems happy to wait for another unexpected turn that he hopes shifts the yellow jersey onto his shoulders.

Pogačar was looking for revenge. He did not find it.

Pidcock took only his second ever road win on stage 12 after going solo with more than 10 km of the Alpe d'Huez still to climb.

The peloton tackles Alpe d’Huez on Bastille Day.

Vingegaard parries Pogačar's attacks on the Alpe in day one of daunting nine-stage mission to defend yellow jersey.

'I compare myself to Pogačar to Wout, these guys, they are both older than me, and more experienced. But I am ambitious and I have big ambitions,' says British rider.

Yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard raises the fear of COVID, but fans and riders celebrate the return of the Tour's most famous climb.

South African back to form after several difficult seasons.

The Tour leaves the Alps with a transition stage to St-Étienne in sweltering heat. The sprinters will be hungry to make the most of this opportunity.

Frenchman finishes 19 seconds behind fellow challengers, limiting his losses by riding at his own rhyhthm.

Sepp Kuss leads Jumbo-Visma lockdown on Alpe d'Huez summit as Jumbo-Visma switches gears from explosive ride to the Granon.

Ineos Grenadiers rider lauds teammate Tom Pidcock’s stage victory.

Pogačar can't shake Jonas Vingegaard on Alpe d'Huez: 'His team is very strong.'

'Where I’ve come from over the last three years, battling back from my accident to finish third on one of the hardest stages in the Tour, I can be really happy with that,' says four-time Tour winner.

Stage 12 of the Tour de France goes from Briançon to Alpe d'Huez, the last in a trio of stages in the French Alps.

The Ineos Grenadiers rider soars away from the breakaway to take biggest road victory of his career.

"If I don’t try I’m not going to win," said Vingegaard, after taking the fight to Pogačar.

Team boss points to over-aggressive racing and commitment to yellow rather than COVID or a hunger knock as cause of Wednesday's spectacular undoing.

Former Tour winner predicts fireworks on return to iconic climb where he won in 2018.

Stage 9 winner to ride new BMC Teammachine SLR Mpc with frameset price of €12,000.

Colombian revs up climbing legs in blast from past to move up into top 5.

The Belgian suffered a puncture while riding to his team bus after the Col du Granon finish on stage 11 and gave away his green jersey to a fan who helped him.

The Grubers very nearly didn't get to the final climb on stage 11. We're glad they did.

U.S. rookie vows to keep attacking after all-action start to debut Tour.

Shimano partners with Blubrake for ABS e-bike brakes, EVOC’s new case is ace for integrated cockpits, and say goodbye to disc brake rub.

Team DSM leader up to second overall and happy to be back in the GC game for first time since 2018.

Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault rode across the line on the Alpe d'Huez after sticking it to their rivals

In the Alps, Primož Roglič bent the Tour de France to his will.

'I cracked myself but I didn’t care,' says Roglič after an epic day at the Tour de France.

FSA has updated its WE K-Force groupset with an extra sprocket, a host of claimed reliability improvements, and a familiar look.

Alpe d'Huez on Bastille Day - it doesn't get much more Tour de France than this. Pogačar to take the stage?

While Jumbo-Visma took the race to Pogačar, Ineos hope they have positioned them to also enter the fight for yellow.