Tour de France 2025

Van Aert beats back theories that Lampaert had advantage of drying roads after seeing countryman blast past his provisional best time.

Ben O'Connor loses almost a minute to defending champion Tadej Pogačar.

Tadej Pogačar makes huge ride to finish third on the stage and set the tone on title defense as Lampaert surprises the specialists for victory.

'That was the worst first half of a time trial that I’ve ever done,' says Ineos Grenadiers rider.

The flat, short course made for high speeds, dampened slightly by rainy conditions.

Products are a subject of debate within sport.

The Dane is looking beyond his home country in search of stage victories at the Tour de France.

French star returns to Tour for first time since 2020 unsure of form but all set for aggression.

Trek-Segafredo brings stacked squad for the first week, and Simmons hopes to have some chances in the second half of the Tour.

Europol releases photos of Tour de France raids as 412 capsules with undetermined brown content and 67 capsules with undetermined white content were found.

We take a trip to the speculation station and ponder the big questions ahead of this year's Tour.

'I voted for me and I'm not ashamed to say it. I think that if Anquetil had had to do that, he would have also put himself in first place,' says five-time Tour winner.

'In 2021 I was the only Black rider at the Tour de France in a peloton of over 170, in 2022 there will be none,' says rider.

Tadej Pogačar begins his title defense at 17:05 CET in what will be a leg-burning 13.2km blast around Copenhagen.

The French prosecutor's office hits back after the team denied that anything had been seized during recent raids.

EF Education–EasyPost's Neilson Powless will be writing an exclusive blog for VeloNews during the Tour de France.

The only thing that could stop the Slovenian slayer is himself as desperate rivals search for a weakness to attack.

The two-time defending champion says he's not thinking about making history as he looks to take his third straight overall win.

'There is no evidence that I have reached a peak or a plateau in terms of progression that I have seen this year,' Froome says.

With the yellow jersey up for grabs and potential significant time gaps, tension will be sky high across the swath of the peloton.

The squad is hoping to earn stage wins from the likes of Michael Woods, Jakob Fuglsang and Simon Clarke.

Press conference lasts less than 10 minutes after team refuses to answer questions about police searches ahead of the start of the Tour.

Officials release the Tour start list Thursday and the field includes 22 teams and 176 riders.

Bob Jungels allowed to race after UCI medical team rules he is not infectious, despite a positive COVID-19 test Wednesday.

The Dutchman is targeting stage victories again in his second appearance at the Tour de France.

Ineos Grenadiers and the other podium contenders know they need to race aggressively to try to create openings.

With Alejandro Valverde skipping the Tour, Movistar is bringing only one leader with Enric Mas.

The bike is part of a campaign to raise funds for a bike center in Rwanda.

Team raided for the second time in less than a week ahead of the Tour de France.

The Tour swap-out kit combines colors from both teams’ regular jerseys.

Four-time winner heads into the 2022 edition of the race looking to compete for stage wins.

'Ewan has to take something out of this Tour, otherwise it’s starting to look like a really disastrous season for him,' says former green jersey king.

UCI officials will scan and test bikes before and after each stage during the Tour using improved technology.

'The first week suits me more than some other GC riders but so much can go wrong in the first week of the Tour,' says 2018 winner.

Team boss confirms American rider Larry Warbasse would not be selected as a replacement following recent COVID bout.

Forecasters are expecting winds up to 20kph during second stage that could provoke splits in peloton ahead of bridge crossing.

Team sends attack-minded squad to the Tour to hunt stage wins and a possible top-10 on GC.

Matteo Trentin returned a COVID-19 diagnosis Wednesday and Marc Hirschi will replace him.

Rising Danish star says 'there are always doubts' about performances based on cycling's notorious doping past.

Team plays down the Europol raids that took place on Monday.

Jumbo-Visma duo says arriving to the Alps with all GC options fully intact is key in bid to derail Tadej Pogačar.

Questions remain over the Belgian's knee injury heading into the Tour de France.

Jumbo-Visma is among several teams hit by COVID just days ahead of the start of the 2022 Tour.

Dragons have taken over this special bike celebrating the Tour de France Femmes.

There most definitely will be opportunities for me to fight for a 'W'.

Every Tour starts with hope and promise, yet only a few achieve glory in Paris.

Team sponsors Cannondale, POC, WHOOP, and Wahoo are providing new bikes and gear to match.

'In view of the evolution of the international health situation and on the eve of the Tour, it has become necessary to reinforce measures in force.'

Seven US riders and three Canadians are expected to roll down the start ramp Friday to open the 2022 Tour in Copenhagen.

American to support Enric Mas, while Movistar also names strong squad to support Annemiek van Vleuten at Giro d'Italia Donne.

The Belgian domestique is out days before the race starts.

Van der Poel at center of team looking to put new partner Deceuninck at front of Tour de France frame.

Officials confirmed to VeloNews Van Aert is 'good to go' and hopefuly 'ready to be in the mix for the first Tour jerseys' after knee knock last week.

Second last year in the Tour de France, the Dane is out to go one better in his podium quest.

'In Adam, Dani and Geraint we have three fantastic GC heavyweights who can mount a real challenge' says Rod Ellingworth.

The Spanish climber will be putting in plenty of time on his aero bike this July.

Cavendish reacts to discovering Tour de France team selection via social media.

German-backed team brings a balanced team with ambitions for the final podium and a stage win before the Tour hits Paris.

Several members of the team have their residences searched by police before departing for the Tour de France.

Jersey aims to raise awareness of a fundraising campaign to build a bike center in Rwanda.

Warren Barguil will start as co-leader and will have freedom to hunt stages in the mountains in the Tour's final half.

Team goes all-in for Dutch sprinter, leaves world champion and record-chaser Cavendish at home.

'I can’t account for the person that I was then off the bike because it’s what made me good on the bike,' says 2012 Tour de France winner.

Jumbo-Visma's Tour riders eat more, race less, and accumulate altitude more than ever before. Here's their Tour de France route map.

Showers are expected across Friday's opening time trial, putting the entire peloton on edge if conditions are wet and slippery.

American team hunt stage wins with Mads Pedersen and Bauke Mollema included in the ranks.

American Brandon McNulty back for second Tour start, with George Bennett and Marc Soler adding depth for the mountains.

“Imagine getting the 35th Tour de France stage in the British champs jersey, it would be pretty beautiful," Cavendish said.

Officials working to send Tour de France back to Auvergne volcano for first time since 1988.

EF Education-EasyPost give themselves as much time as possible before confirming Tour de France selection.

Three-time world champion returns to racing on Sunday at Slovakian national championships: 'Peter is very good, he’s really good'

Stats released by race organizers shed light on the beast that is the biggest bike race in the world.

All you need to know about the 2022 Tour de France.

Aussie speedster confident of turning around a season that 'definitely hasn’t gone as good as I’d have hoped.'

Governing body urges against use of sleeved number fixation systems on jerseys and racesuits due to visibility issues.

Alaphilippe still waiting on Tour de France confirmation as he prepares to return to peloton at French nationals.

From Bardet and Pinot to Alaphilippe and Cosnefroy, the home crowd has a lot of big names to shout for. We look at what they could do in the 2022 Tour.

Merckx was at the height of his career, and seemed simply unstoppable. But on this day, Ocaña simply destroyed 'The Cannibal.'

'Our goal is to take the team’s first podium at the Tour de France': Bahrain Victorious sets bar high for GC leaders as it confirms Tour team.

Alpecin-Fenix kit partner Kalas teams up with aero aficionados Vorteq, maker of top-price, top-tech time trial suits.