Tour de France 2023

The 'Eagle of Toledo' won six King of the Mountains jerseys and one yellow jersey as he raced during cycling's 'golden era' of the 1950s and 1960s.

Alison Jackson hoping for some food-based gifts from fans, including but not limited to, hamburgers and chicken wings.

Rags and riches: How many teams won stages? Which squads left with nothing? We dive in.

Custom bikes from, Cavendish, Van der Poel, Sagan, Pedersen, and more.

New bikes, helmets, and more at the 2023 Tour de France.

In his final diary entry, Lawson Craddock takes us inside the final stage on the Champs-Élysées and reflects after a hard month of racing.

'He deserves a bit of calm', but no rest for a hungry bike racer: Pogačar to take aim at rainbow jersey and considers future runs at Giro and Vuelta.

The GC specialist spent many more days on his aero bike than you might expect.

We dive into the power numbers of the Tour's best breakaway riders.

In the final part of this series, we focus on the need for top GC riders.

A look at the bikes of Julian Alaphilippe and current European road cycling champion Fabio Jakobsen.

A yellow jersey, a near-miss in the King of the Mountains, and breakaways galore: How the US riders performed at the Tour de France.

Exploring the famous Lascaux caves and the challenges of preserving their 17,000-year-old paintings.

Here's the final prize money list for the Tour de France.

From the Jumbo-Visma steamroller and Pogačar's panache, to polka perfection and Plan Bs: Here's a pick'n mix of talking points.

The American is looking to return to the top 10 after a strong debut showing in 2022.

Messed-up sleep, fighting off sickness, damaged motivation: Michael Woods, Felix Gall, and Tom Pidcock on the highs and lows.

American Powless held jersey for over half of the race and can savor his performance.

Champs Élysées enlivened by flat-out racing and multiple attacks

In the last of the 'Lost Boys' series, John Wilcockson profiles the Tour's final rider who did not arrive to Paris.

This Tour reconfirmed that Pogačar and Vingegaard are at the very top of the Tour de France pyramid, and both are already plotting a rematch for 2024.

Though several teams had multiple riders in the group behind the Belgian, a fractured chase only helped to cement Kopecky's advantage.

Meet Bora-Hansgrohe’s Belgian bullet who beat his friend Philipsen and stunned the cycling world in Paris.

Jonas Vingegaard delivers a near-perfect performance to win a second straight yellow jersey, while Tadej Pogačar attacks on final laps in sign of intention.

Belgian describes the 2022 race as her 'worst week on the bike.'

SD Worx-Protime kick-starts its Tour campaign in style as Lorena Wiebes finishes second from the chase group.

Start in Clermont-Ferrand is a chance for the women's peloton to 'create our own story' says Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio.

Pidcock leaves the Tour with lessons for the future as he strives to become Ineos Grenadiers' next yellow jersey.

Follow all the action and headlines at the 2023 Tour de France.

The Italian says she has 'nothing to lose' as she goes into this year's race with few expectations.

One more big display of panache in final pro season.

Last-ever Thibaut Pinot mountain raid and GC contender scrap for stage win.

The start list is packed with big names and even bigger ambitions. Who will claim this year's opening yellow jersey?

It's mission accomplished for the American climbing star with Jumbo-Visma poised to win the yellow jersey Sunday in Paris: 'I was happy to be there in a lot of key moments.'

Cycling's most successful twins end the Tour on attacking high that mirrors how they opened the race in Bilbao nearly three weeks ago.

Velo caught up with some of the main contenders ahead of the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Vingegaard finishes safe in third to all-but guarantee final victory, Pinot animates explosive 'home' stage through the Vosges.

The race for the podium is going to be more competitive than ever. From Demi Vollering to Juliette Labous, here are the leading candidates for the top spots in cycling's biggest prize.

Coaches of Tour's 'big two' lift the lid on how fundamental training principles still rule in the biggest race in the world.

The most famous sprint in cycling to play out once again.

The Groupama-FDJ rider from Luxembourg was overcome with emotions when he finished his first Tour de France last year.

Grizzled vet Alexander Kristoff rides the Dare VSRu aero road bike for the debut of the Uno-X team in the Tour de France.

The breakaway fends off the chasers for the second day in a row.

Slovenian shows admirable empathy towards rivals: 'I wish that everyone could win a Tour stage.'

Dane unexpectedly makes it into all-out breakaway battle and nearly becomes first rider in 21st century to win back-to-back breakaway stages.

Mohorič pips Asgreen after breakaway holds off a breakaway in a wild stage for those at the front.

More riders leave the race, while another battles against the odds to survive.

Throw your hands in the air like you just don’t care: Sagan, Ciccone, and Flecha on putting on a show with charismatic salutes.

Belgium's green jersey-in-waiting poses 'luxury' dilemma for Belgian worlds team after selection alongside Van Aert, Evenepoel.

A big, big day in the mountains to decide the final general classification.

In his latest diary, Lawson talks about the Col de la Loze, pulling all day to bring back a breakaway, and what lies in store for Friday's firecracker stage.

Stage 18 of the Tour de France should have been a certain sprint stage, but four men had a different plan.

Tour de Hoody: Will a second Tour de France loss serve as a moment of reckoning for Pogačar and UAE? First comes the final push to Paris.

Also: The difficulties inherent in neutralizing races.

Literally no one expected Vingegaard to beat Tadej Pogačar by one minute and 38 seconds in stage 16’s time trial.

Superb finale sees break fend off hard-chasing main bunch.

Jumbo-Visma's 'Mailman' retains top-10 overall while playing pivotal role in fending off two-time winner Pogačar: 'We knew what we needed to do to crack him.'

Breakaway's gap controlled by bunch but still holds off sprinters' teams.

Injury forced Matteo Jorgensen out of the race, and Alexis Renard missed the time cut.

Any surviving sprinters will have a chance as the route takes a breather from climbing.

French squad is looking to build on stage win at last year's race with aggressive approach from the outset.

Simon Yates revives podium hopes after long-distance break on stage 17.

Teams running out of time for those still without a stage win or a big result.

As foreign 'grand départs' get more ambitious, Tour de France technical director Thierry Gouvenou explores the possibility of a start across the Atlantic.

Logjam on the Col de la Loze: An official race vehicle and motorcycles create a high-altitude traffic jam in second incident of this Tour.

Part five of a deep dive into what it will take to grow the popularity of cycling in the U.S.

Pogačar blows up on crushing Col de la Loze ascent, falls to more than seven minutes back on GC in gruelling Alpine 'queen stage'.

Hidden valves, upgraded derailleur pulleys, Rotor cranksets, and other goodies on the bikes of Biniam Girmay and Rui Costa.

A big shakeup in the high mountains.

Jumbo-Visma says that GC fight is now 'over' as long as Vingegaard stays out of trouble.

A crash, a slump, a big time loss for UAE Team Emirates leader: 'He touched everyone's heart today.'

The 25-year-old Tour de France rookie just won the hardest climbing stage of the race.

The latest in the series about riders who are forced to leave the Tour de France.

The 27-year-old missed out on Tour selection last year but is set to help teammate Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio’s GC ambitions this year.

Three opportunities remain for the fast men in the peloton, but they will have to beat dominant sprinter Jasper Philipsen and survive the Alps to take victory.

After years of dominance, Sagan flames out in a race he helped reconfigure.

The prototype BMC and Red Bull bikes that AG2R Citroën Team are riding in the Tour de France have a number of interesting component choices.

The race's sole TT opens things up.

A big, big day in the mountains that will prove crucial to the GC battle.

Head of performance Heijboer gives insight into months of preparation, bike change decision, and Vingegaard's aero gains.