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Alex Zingle's fast-twitch muscle reaction saved Pedersen — and himself — from perhaps more serious injury: 'I was coming too fast to brake.'

Cavendish's career has spanned decades. Here's a look at every single one of his record 35 Tour de France stage wins.

'Sometimes you have to use your head': The 5 key moments where Cavendish used all his tradecraft and acumen to deliver a stunning win for his history-making sprint.

Wilier put together a special bike for Mark Cavendish's pursuit of a record setting 35th Tour de France stage win.

Stage 5 results and the general classification, points, KOM, young rider, and team classification of the 2024 Tour de France.

Over the past 12 years, the women's pro conti has produced numerous national champs and sent riders to world championships and Olympic games.

Manxman achieves long-targeted goal, moving past Eddy Merckx with blistering sprint finish.

Lightning-quick reflexes and strong bike handling skills save race leader, but others go down.

Roglič limits losses in explosive opener. That's all that matters in this Tour de France full of questions and uncertainties among all the major favorites.

From the contenders and the course to the storylines and the stakes, this is the ultimate preview of the eight-day tour.

‘My sprint is still good enough to win’: 33-year-old speedster returns to the Tour wiser, stronger, and chasing his 2020 prowess.

Pogačar and UAE Emirates ruled the Galibier, but third-week individual strength will determine the true king of Le Tour.

Vingegaard right-hand man Jorgenson rues his 'bad day’ as team plan to minimise Pogačar explosivity on Galibier falls flat.

Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team hammers several big GC rivals on Tour de France's first big mountain stage.

UAE is leaving nothing to chance as Pogačar takes control of the Tour de France: 'It was important to see the level of each team.'

Vingegaard exceeds his own expectations, but lacks 'last bit of confidence' on descents, says Visma-Lease a Bike coach Niermann.

The Belgian star survives the first major mountain test of the 2024 Tour and eyes a strong time trial Friday to fuel his podium dreams: 'I'm getting better.'

The first big GC test of the 2024 Tour de France delivered fireworks.

'I wanted to hit hard today': Pogačar uncorks monster attack to drop Vingegaard, Carapaz and the GC 'bigs', moves 45 seconds clear in the classification battle.

How a kid from one of the world’s least developed nations conquered the Tour de France.

Ineos Grenadiers is committed to protecting Carlos Rodríguez and Egan Bernal across this Tour de France, but Pidcock could play a decisive GC 'joker' role.

It almost looks like we’ve seen this bike before but the new Pinarello Dogma F has some subtle design updates for the Tour de France.

We dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Frank van den Broek at the Tour de France.

If Tadej Pogačar wins this race, he will join a small and elite group of riders in completing the Giro-Tour double. But if he goes on to win the world championship too, he would become only the third rider ever to do that.

Tubes, tubeless, and all kinds of width: All of the nerdy details you ever wanted about what tires teams are riding in the Tour de France.

No one dreamed that Carapaz could put the American squad into yellow so soon: 'That's the crazy nature of our sport.'

Stage 3 results and the general classification, points, KOM, young rider, and team classification of the 2024 Tour de France.

Soudal-Quick Step DS calls for more fan 'discipline' as peloton reacts to hot, harrowing, history-making Italian stages.

In this second “Tales of the Unexpected,” John Wilcockson tells the startling stories of Italy’s Tour de France winners, including the three being honored at this year’s opening stages.

Eritrean star becomes first Black African to win a Tour stage, Carapaz moves into yellow on countback as GC favorites finish safe.

The first of eight predicted sprint opportunities beckon, putting the spotlight on an unprecedented 35th stage victory.

Dylan Groenwegen uses Scicon sunglasses with plastic aerodynamic nosepiece for first Tour de France bunch sprint Monday: 'Every little thing adds up'

'It's been a long road, with its ups and downs': Sagan closed historic road career Sunday with Tour of Slovakia swansong.

Visma-Lease a Bike star escapes pothole fall with abrasions; believes confident team can look to win their third Tour de France.

A new Van Rysel aero road bike, new saddles from Specialized and Cadex, a new Poc helmet, wheels from Black Inc, and more found at the Tour de France 2024.

Your guide to stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de France. The sprinters should get their opportunity on this stage.

Tour debutant Evenepoel makes big recovery to move up to second overall behind Pogačar.

Dane believes he is almost back to his best after going toe-to-toe with Pogačar into Bologna.

'Today we wanted to test the rivals': Sunday's first punch wasn't the knockout blow that some were expecting, but Pogačar is one step closer to the Giro-Tour double.

French riders continue their incredible start to the 2024 Tour de France, while the GC gets its first battle.

Roglič, Jorgenson, Ayuso, Bardet lose 21 seconds in breathless final through Bologna in mouthwatering taste of GC battles to come.

Former US champion hasn't raced since Strade Bianche. Lidl-Trek officials tell Velo 'there is light at the end of the tunnel' for a Simmons comeback this summer.

From a Belgian 'Bull' to a French featherweight: Our pick of the fearless, fast debutants gunning to impress on the route between Florence and Nice.

Race organizers deny Vingegaard's team accreditation for a teched-out data center launched specifically for Le Tour.

Carapaz forgoes the typical EF Pro Cycling team paintwork for a gold Cannondale SuperSix EVO LAB71 design to celebrate his Olympic medal.

What the US, Canada, and Mexico might lack in numbers, they've certainly compensated with quality.

Echoes of the Ardennes Classics will please the climbers, and should result in a dramatic finale to the Tour's second stage.

Record-chasing sprinter is 'not sick'; endures vomiting and seven vile Italian climbs to live to fight another day.

'We expect UAE to drop the hammer every day': UAE, Red Bull turn screws in Tour opener to apply pressure on Jonas Vingegaard.

Popular Frenchman shrugs off pressure to win stage 1, finally achieving goal of taking yellow jersey.

Watch out, the aero gains are coming for your road bike tires now!

A hot day in Tuscany saw many teams ripping up their game plan to just survive the day, while Romain Bardet and DSM stole the show.

Pogačar, Vingegaard, Roglič, Evenepoel finish in the bunch behind DSM-Firmenich PostNL breakaway duo; Cavendish sick on bike, suffers all day.

Cavendish suffers in extreme heat, dangles off the back of the peloton in opening day of his quest to win a 35th Tour de France stage.

Cycling analyst says Danish rider’s injuries were far more severe than those of Pogačar in 2023.

A dramatic opener to this year's Tour with an elevation gain of 3,800 meters. Will the bunch fragment like last year?

Top teammate of Remco Evenepoel becomes tangled with spectator's backpack in pre-race paddock in disaster start to Tour de France.

Many pro cycling teams swap out their normal kits for a special version for the Tour de France. Here's every new kit at the 2024 race.

Irishman takes 'no stone unturned' approach to Tour de France debut as part of aggressive EF Education-EasyPost eight.

Velo's editorial crew debate their hot takes and wild guesses at the Tour's top-3 - and no, it's not all about Pogačar, Vingegaard, Roglič, Evenepoel.

The new model appears largely the same, with a few key differences.

Vision, Prologo, and Shimano components come together on this Wilier Filante SLR with paint representing a legendary career.

A single accident on April 4 saw three of the four top riders for this year’s Tour go down in an awful crash. That affected their buildup, and could have a crucial effect on the race.

Over the next three weeks, John Wilcockson, who has reported 45 Tours de France, will focus on unexpected happenings at this year’s race.

Tour de Hoody: Don't count Matteo Jorgenson out as a podium outsider, and it would be a mistake to say that he cannot win this Tour de France.

'We have everything in place to do it': Mark Cavendish plays down pressure as hype builds ahead of Tour de France chase to break the Eddy Merckx record of 34 victories.

It's a case of wait and see for Visma-Lease a Bike's Belgian all-rounder, hoping to be competitive in Tour sprints after damaging spring crash.

COVID doubts aside, Pogačar needs to strike in the Tour’s super-hard Italian start while his legs are hot and before Vingegaard finds form.

The brand new Trek Madone heads to the 2024 Tour de France with virtually no changes, but there’s still a few pro gear tricks to see.

Breaking down all the need-to-know information as we head into the biggest race of the season.

Get caught up on where the major GC contenders stand, stages to watch, the state of the Americans in the TdF peloton, Cavendish’s quest for 35, and other storylines and riders to watch.

'There was a bit of a question mark': The opening two stages across the heart of the Apennines will quickly reveal if Pogačar will be paying a price. 

Tour de France favorites wrap up: Some of the race's top stars speak as the race start draws closer.

Belgian Tour contender says UAE, Pogačar to seek revenge with early aggression, and want to show they are the Real Madrid of cycling.

UCI puts brain center for Jonas Vingegaard's title defense under scrutiny: 'Our priority is to ensure sporting fairness, equitable access to technology, the primacy of man over machine.'

The American component brand adds to an already-robust list of road bike tire choices.

The Emonda dies and the Trek Madone is once again the all-around race bike, but all I can ask is how can a bike this fast be this comfortable?

A leaner, trimmer version of Mads Pedersen slots into pole position for the yellow jersey sweepstakes in Saturday's hilly opening stage: 'It makes no sense not to try.'

British star to chase stages as Ineos Grenadiers puts focus on aggressive racing and a Rodríguez podium chase.

A selection of serious, semi-serious, and downright stupid forecasts and hot takes for Le Tour.