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Trying to identify the riders or understand the commentators? Here's VeloNews' beginner's guide to the Tour de France

A more relaxed Froome isn't carrying the burden of defending yellow and enters the Tour feeling more confident than ever

Vincenzo Nibali says his goal is the podium, but admits it will be a tall order to repeat as overall Tour de France winner

Nairo Quintana doesn't consider former Tour champ Chris Froome to be his biggest rival on the eve of a race tailor-made for the Colombian

Alamar Houston is accused of purposefully crashing his car into three cyclists in two separate incidents outside of Sacramento, California

American Andrew Talansky started summer on the back foot due to illness but says he's riding the momentum of building form ahead of Tour

Defending Tour champ Nibali makes waves implying Quintana is dodging anti-doping tests in Colombia; Movistar leader refutes rumors

Utrecht, Netherlands welcomes the Tour de France teams and riders with boat rides, water stunts, and big crowds

Mark Cavendish happy to be back to racing after aborting Tour with crash in 2014, says he's not concerned about Kittel or overall win tally

Stage 1 in Utrecht will be flat, fast, and hot, so riders like Boom are making adjustments for as much speed in the heat as possible

The defending Tour champion's quiver includes his all-rounder bike and his cobble-stage bike, among others

Global Cycling Network breaks down who to keep an eye on during the Tour de France

BMC Racing thinks American Tejay van Garderen has a legitimate chance of landing on the Tour de France podium

With no two stages alike, the route for this year's Tour de France plays to all types of riders in the peloton

The Tour has plenty of big name firepower, but there are several riders not at the French grand tour

The veteran is no longer the king of time trials, and Saturday's stage 1 TT at the Tour de France is packed with potential victors

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British Cycling claimed Dowsett tied the elite men’s TT nationals record with four wins, but Stuart Dangerfield says he has six

The French ministry of the interior says it is prepared for the threat of terrorism on the eve of the world's third-largest sporting event

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The biggest women's stage race of the season kicks off Friday and should offer ample climbing and an exciting penultimate-stage time trial

Art's Cyclery has a few clever ways you can open a bottle using only the components on your bike

Peter Sagan will have to play second-fiddle to Alberto Contador as the Tinkoff-Saxo team is solely focused on the battle for yellow jersey

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If world champion Michal Kwiatkowski can stay close to the lead through the opening time trial, he could take yellow on the Mur de Huy

The time trial specialist will vie for a stage 1 win in Utrecht to lead off the Tour de France aboard this fit-tailored Specialized Shiv

Alberto Contador comes to the Tour de France fit, rested, and ready to write his name into the history books with a Giro-Tour double

A look back at the first running of one of America's most influential cycling races during the sport's formative years

Ride along with BMC Racing as the riders preview the Tour de France's cobblestone stage. Watch out for that tractor!

All-rounder John Degenkolb is confident he can fill the shoes of Giant-Alpecin sprinter Marcel Kittel at this year's Tour de France

A ground-up redesign yields a finished product with the stiffness of an aero bike but comfort that could fill the shoes of the all-rounder

The Swiss superstar has a chance of winning Saturday's stage 1 and wearing the yellow jersey

The officers are seeking higher pay, and they initially planned to hold up the peloton during stage 2

Be sure to tune in and watch these dramatic moments during the Tour, which kicks off Saturday in the Netherlands

The Cannondale-Garmin team founder discusses a variety of issues with VeloNews as his team gears up for another Tour de France

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A look back at the last decade of the Tour de France's big send-off with photos of TT action, festivities, fans, and more

How's GC favorite Chris Froome doing ahead of the Tour de France? Global Cycling Network talks to the 2013 champ

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Part one of a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with Cannondale-Garmin team founder Vaughters ahead of the Tour de France

A look inside the official Tour de France app, which uses TourTracker's familiar format and layout

A roundup of some of the top stories in the days before the start of the 2015 Tour de France

The Tour of Utah announces its complete slate of men's and women's teams, including Horner's Airgas-Safeway squad

Though Kittel is a proven stage winner, Giant-Alpecin feels it has more options than ever to collect victories at the Tour

Velon and ASO strike a deal with GoPro to bring Tour de France footage from bike cameras, team cars, mechanics, and more to the public

Quintana's unassuming, patient style of racing belies a fierce turn of speed on the Tour's hardest climbs and a stubborn mentality

If you want an inside look at the Tour de France, here are 10 Twitter accounts that are sure to give you all the juicy details this July

Ex-soccer player Geoff Thomas, a cancer survivor, explains why he asked Lance Armstrong to ride part of the Tour route with him

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VeloNews heads to the Netherlands to see what makes the new Madone stand apart from its predecessors and the competition

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What's the harm in buying that knockoff carbon frame from the Internet? A lot more than you might think. Not all frames are created equal

Italian Appollonio fails a doping test in June after finishing the Giro and before he won the points jersey at Tour of Slovenia

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Dimension Data and ASO will provide live-tracking of the Tour de France with real-time rider data based on GPS transmitters

Since she raced with the pro men at the North Star Grand Prix, Small has fielded a lot of questions. Here, she answers three common queries

The sport’s only all-diabetes cycling team heads into mid-season break on a high and with more than 1.3 million followers on social media

The new CAAD12 promises a revolution in alloy construction: comfort, light weight, and a great price point, but promises aren't enough

This week, Lennard Zinn addresses reader questions about routing cables, mixing drivetrain parts, and more

Follow along with the Tour de France by riding with FasCat using this training plan that mimics the Tour's challenges day for day

The German shampoo company sponsors UCI WorldTeam Giant-Alpecin

The Spaniard has won seven grand tours, including the last two — last year's Vuelta a Espana and May's Giro d'Italia