Tour de France 2025

Defending champion dropped early on final climb of the day to lose over seven minutes as yellow jersey Roglič takes second on stage.

On the 14th stage of the 1992 Tour de France to Alpe d'Huez, the peloton was split over the use of lighter, traditional down-tube shifters versus slightly heavier but more convenient STI levers. American Andy Hampsten used both and won.

With Egan Bernal under pressure to attack in the final week, David Brailsford and his team are in an unfamiliar situation.

UAE-Team Emirates balancing GC ambitions with losses of key riders ahead of Grand Colombier showdown.

MRI scan confirms Bardet was concussed in crash before riding on to the finish of stage 13.

Rolland rode on a team with Louison Bobet in the 1950s and had to sacrifice his own GC ambitions for his star teammate.

On today's roundtable, one reader wonders when Sepp Kuss will get grand tour leadership duties, while another proposes a classification jersey for riders over 35 at the Tour de France. As always, we want to hear your best and wildest questions about the 2020 Tour de France!

The upcoming climbs of the Tour de France will be strange to see without fans, writes Andrew Hood, but the riders seem to think the fan restrictions won't impact the race. What should we expect from Saturday's stage 15 to Grand Colombier?

Team Sunweb has become Fred Dreier's favorite squad at the 2020 Tour de France because of its aggressive riding and willingness to abandon the push for yellow and green.

Capturing two of the Tour's most faithful fans and their matching dots was not the expected shot for the day.

We put ourselves in David Brailsford's shoes, as well as discussing what makes Team Sunweb so successful at stage hunting.

Check out the highlights from a frantic stage at the Tour de France in this short video.

Bora-Hansgrohe making it hard on everyone as Sagan chases points and stage win.

Medical staff with the Tour de France said Romain Bardet passed initial tests for a head injury after his fall on Friday. Bardet later abandoned the race citing a possible concussion.

Sunweb rider takes stage after team lights up final 10 kilometers with repeated attacks.

Ineos Grenadiers is repeating the mantra 'the Tour ends in Paris' after Egan Bernal's setback on Puy Mary on Friday.

On today's episode Jens Voigt breaks down Egan Bernal's ride on Puy Mary, and why Ineos Grenadier' tactics were so strange. Then, Jens analyzes Peter Sagan's relegation on stage 11. Ben King joins the podcast to talk about Tour de France preparation amid the COViD-19 racing shutdown.

Sean Yates suggests Ineos is stuck in rut of using old strategy that isn't effective against stronger opponents.

Recent spikes in coronavirus cause Tour organizers to close finish areas in regions designated 'red zones.'

Australian veteran back to his climbing best but loses co-leader Bauke Mollema after crash.

Former teammate of Coppi, Bobet, and Anquetil turned sports director on leaving racing and went in pursuit of Merckx's signature.

We want your questions about the 2020 Tour de France for our daily Active Pass roundtable! Submit them at the bottom of the page.

French hopes for a Tour de France victory were dissolved on Friday as the country's best riders both faltered.

According to the team, Bardet hit his head when he crashed during the stage.

In a dramatic twist of fate, Martínez upended the script, dropping two Bora riders inside 500 meters to go and then sprinting into the stage win.

Defending champion vows to keep fighting after a Massif drubbling.

Watch the video highlights of stage 13 of the Tour de France and see the general classification blown apart behind the stage winner.

The 2020 Tour de France's GC reshuffled again after Friday's stage 13 to Puy Mary. Egan Bernal faltered, Tadej Pogačar flew, and France's hopes of yellow went ka-pow. Here's how the GC stars fared in the battle in the Massif Central.

Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič rode together as Egan Bernal cracked on the slopes of Puy Mary.

Ineos can’t crack Jumbo-Visma as Roglič establishes himself as strongest in race.

Did Bernal not have the legs? Who will be next to go out the back? And what's EF Pro Cycling's next move?

Primož Roglič extends his lead with big shakeups in the top 10 of the general classification.

While the Alps and the Pyrenees get most of the spotlight, the Massif Central boasts some giants.

We all know the Tour de France's GC leader wears the yellow jersey. The problem is, too many other riders are also sporting yellow in this year's Tour de France.

Dutchman abandons race after crash midway through stage 13 Friday.

Dane questions if Jumbo-Visma will use its strength in the best way to help Roglič.

While Voeckler was never considered one of the strongest riders in the peloton, he was revered as one of the smartest.

GC rivals brace for potentially explosive stage across Massif Central.

We answer your questions about the 2020 Tour de France. Today, the biggest question is whether Peter Sagan's relegation on Wednesday was the right call.

Fans and journalists alike are confusing the Tour de France's green jersey man Sam Bennett with Peter Sagan. Plus, the September date shifts shadows and sunflowers alike, writes Andrew Hood.

Ineos Grenadiers, AG2R-La Mondiale, Cofidis, and Mitchelton-Scott will not be in jeopardy of being excluded because of previous positive tests.

Marc Hirschi's stage win is confirmation of Team Sunweb's aggressive, stage hunting strategy after years of targeting sprints and the GC.

Watch young Swiss Marc Hirschi finally get his stage win, after two oh-so-close attempts on stage 2 and stage 9.

Where did aero bars and aero helmets come from? Geoffrey LeMond had a front-row seat to these developments as the son of Greg LeMond.

From Grenoble to Les Deux Alpes in the the years of Pantani and Jan Ullrich.

Alejandro Valverde has been far from the front during the 2020 Tour de France. Valverde, 40, is shepherding youngster Enric Mas through the race, and looking for opportunities that come to him.

We're hosting another live webinar for Active Pass members with our Tour de France reporters Andrew Hood and James Startt. The webinar will take place this coming Monday, September 14, at 1pm EST.

Geraint Thomas says his form is returning after several weeks of steady racing. He admitted he wasn't ready for the 2020 Tour de France after racing started up in August.

Primož Roglič continues his hold on the yellow jersey as the battle for the green jersey continues

American Tejay van Garderen is confident that teammate Rigoberto Urán can score a top finish at the Tour de France.

What could happen to team race strategies, or the overall outcome if one or more teams are expelled from the race? The chaotic 1998 Tour provides some interesting lessons and insights.

Van Aert fined for swearing at Sagan after the pair came head-to-head in Poitiers.

Irishman takes clear lead in green jersey classification but is hoping Sagan will put up a fight to challenge for it.

Sean Kelly, Pedro Delgado, and Stephen Roche battle it out in the mountains.

The GC battle is still quite tight at the 2020 Tour de France after 11 stages. How could Nairo Quintana, Tadej Pogačar, Romain Bardet, and other contenders win? We offer a pathway for each rider's victory.

There are rumors that Colombian riders may work together to dislodge Slovenians Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar, but Andrew Hood isn't buying it. Plus, Peter Sagan is going to get his revenge for Wednesday's relegation.

Another positive case this week could see teams removed from the race.

Lotto-Soudal pocket rocket Caleb Ewan score his second win in the 2020 Tour de France, while Peter Sagan is relegated.

Caleb Ewan wins stage 11 of the Tour de France with little to spare

Now the Tour is at its halfway point, we chew over some of the emerging themes and things to watch out for in the remaining 10 stages.

Peter Sagan was relegated for shoving Wout van Aert in the stage 11 sprint, and afterwards van Aert had heated comments about Sagan's sprint.

Primoz Roglic enjoys another day in yellow while Sam Bennett holds onto green.

WatrBodl sells Sticky Bottle, Purewatts Bottle, Bidon Domestique, and other designs that riff on cycling and popular culture.

Tejay van Garderen takes us inside the bizarre 2020 Tour de France; Jens Voigt's take on Peter Sagan's winless Tour and Primož Roglič's missed opportunity in the Pyrenees; A look at the Tour's COVID-19 testing on Monday.

Famous Tour de France commentator and ex-pro cyclist Sherwen had a passion for the culture of his adopted home in Uganda.

The 1994 Tour de France stage 8 race report which started in the town of Poiters, and is the finish town for stage 11 of the 2020 Tour.

Ineos Grenadiers veteran says real battle for yellow jersey comes in the Alps.

Rest-day scans reveal Frenchman avoided fractures in the opening-day crash that halted his yellow jersey ambitions.

Darrigade was one of the most prolific Tour sprinters of his era and a right-hand man to Jacques Anquetil. VeloNews spoke to him shortly before this year's race.

Dozens of riders crashed Tuesday during a nervous stage littered with road furniture and roundabouts.

How is the September weather impacting the race? And what do we make of the Col de la Loze coming up on stage 17? Let's roundtable!

Watch the exciting video highlights from this blazing-fast stage 10 of the 2020 Tour de France.

We all shed a tear for Sam Bennett after his emotional Tour de France stage win on Tuesday. Bennett has been waiting his entire career for a chance to win at the sport's biggest race.

Egan Bernal is equal on time to Roglič but 21 seconds behind on the general classification.

Everyone here on the ground seems pretty invested in trying to push this Tour to Paris.

Unbranded wheels abound in this year's Tour, from Princeton Carbonworks on Richard Carapaz's bike, to mystery hoops from Shimano on several riders' bikes.

Do leadout trains still work in the modern peloton, and does cycling still need pan-flat stages? And did the news all the riders were clear of COVID come as a surprise?

Slovenian now has target on his back after spectacular ride in Pyrénées.

Primož Roglič keeps the yellow jersey safely on his shoulders while Bennett moves back into the green jersey.