An open letter to Chris Froome
It took some time, and several wild exploits at the Tour de France, but this writer is now a fan of Chris Froome.
It took some time, and several wild exploits at the Tour de France, but this writer is now a fan of Chris Froome.
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Froome might have put a lock on a third yellow jersey following his strong ride in Friday’s time trial, but he was in no mood to talk about it.
The Tour de France, and life, "must go on" after the truck terrorism attack that left 84 dead Thursday night in Nice, France.
Ride along in the first time trial of the Tour de France. Cyclist battle against the clock on a windy 37.5km course.
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See what it takes to compete in the Tour with former pro cyclists Jens Voigt and Christian Vande Velde and current cyclist Haimar Zubeldia.
The American's bike is decked out with Shimano components and Continental tires.
The Frenchman withdraws from the race following Thursday's finish on the slopes of Mont Ventoux.
Caley Fretz reflects on how the Tour will continue in the wake of the terror attack in Nice.
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Friday's 13th stage of the Tour de France will go ahead despite the terror attack which killed at least 84 people in Nice on Thursday.
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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?
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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.
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Tour de France riders sound off on the chaotic finish to stage 12. Richie Porte, Nairo Quintana, and Chris Froome express dismay about dangers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Amber Neben and Carmen Small have lost their arbitration cases against USA Cycling for the 2016 U.S. Olympic cycling team.
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.