Tour de France 2025

Leaving Mark Cavendish off its Tour de France roster was the right move for Dimension Data, writes Fred Dreier.

The winner of a monument and stage races alike in 2019, Jakob Fuglsang didn’t have the best start to the Tour but Astana is confident he can keep challenging for the title.

Geraint Thomas was caught up in a crash inside 2km remaining in Saturday's opening stage of the Tour de France. The defending champion said he is 'fine.'

With anxiety at a boiling point in the first week of any Tour de France, getting through it unscathed is vital to setting up success for the pivotal final stages.

Though performance director Rolf Aldag felt the Brit was physically ready and suited the team's strategy for the Tour, he was overruled by team owners.

A detailed photo gallery of EF Education First's two-day TTT practice in Girona, Spain, held a week before the Tour de France.

Mitchelton-Scott's Simon Yates may run clinchers at the Tour. What does this mean for tubular tires in years to come?

Rohan Dennis has been working for years to become a GC rider at grand tours. Dennis will place that mission on hold during this year's Tour de France

The four-time Tour champ is "on the mend" and will cheer on his teammates from bed during his recovery from severe injuries.

The British climber hopes to capitalize on a Tour route short on time trials and heavy on climbs, in a field without a clear favorite.

Geraint Thomas tells reporters that he'd be content to go down in history as a one-time Tour de France winner

Believing 2019 to be its best shot at winning the Tour de France, Movistar will back Nairo Quintana and Mikel Landa

Riders and directors believe the Tour de France's GC battle will be more wide-open due to the absence of Chris Froome

After a string of springtime illnesses, Richie Porte says he feels no pressure at this year's Tour de France

With just four starters at this year's Tour de France, American cycling has seen its presence in the French race plateau in recent years

Reports suggest that Tom Dumoulin could be looking to transfer. The Dutch rider said he intends to stay with Team Sunweb.

Mark Cavendish says he was in perfect condition to race the Tour de France, despite his team leaving him at home.

More than a dozen teams come to this year's Tour de France with ambitions of finishing high on the race's final general classification

Bora-Hansgrohe leads this year's collection of Tour de France sprint teams, some of which will target the green sprint jersey

These teams will target stage victories, long breakaways, and other opportunities to shine during the Tour de France. They will not, however, go after the GC or the points competition

Team Ineos is the strongest GC team with leaders Egan Bernal and Geraint Thomas

Astana makes a concerted run at the GC with Jakob Fuglsang and one of the strongest collection of support riders in the race

Deceuninck has ambitions in both the GC with Enric Mas, and in the sprint competitions with Elia Viviani. As one of the strongest squads in the WorldTour, the Belgian squad should contend for both.

EF Education First will target the GC with Rigoberto Urán, and Tejay van Garderen and Mike Woods will be capable backups

Jumbo-Visma is one of the few teams with strong ambitions in the GC and sprint competitions.

Movistar is focused entirely on the GC chase with Nairo Quitnana and Mikel Landa. Cagy veteran Alejandro Valverde rounds out the Spanish squad.

NBC's Tour de France broadcast is run by a small but dedicated staff of producers and reporters, and held together by a fragile and expensive ecosystem of cameras and radio transmitters

Team Dimension Data has decided to leave Mark Cavendish off its Tour de France roster

Defending champion Geraint Thomas will again have co-leadership at Team Ineos for the Tour de France; this time he is splitting those duties with Egan Bernal

Arkéa-Samsic targets the flat sprint stages with Andre Greipel

AG2R-La Mondiale targets the GC with Romain Bardet

Once a proud GC team, CCC Team now refocuses on winning stages with Greg van Avermaet

Early breakaways are the goal of Wanty-Gobert; a stage win would justify years of trying at the Tour

Stage wins are most important to the Belgian squad, which brings sprinter Caleb Ewan plus breakaway specialists Tim Wellens, Thomas De Gendt, and Tiesj Benoot

Tom Dumoulin's absence shifts the focus of Team Sunweb to sprints and stage wins

With Fernando Gaviria out, UAE-Team Emirates has its sights set squarely on the GC

The battle for the GC is Mitchelton-Scott's primary focus in 2019 with its GC leader Adam Yates

Bahrain-Merida will target the overall, sprints, and stage wins with its versatile lineup of riders

Without Marcel Kittel for the sprints, Katusha-Alpecin is chasing sprint and stage wins, with Ilnur Zakarin hoping to do well in the mountains

Trek-Segafredo comes into the Tour backing Richie Porte for the GC

Without Mark Cavendish or Louis Meintjes on its roster, Dimension Data comes to the 2019 Tour de France as an opportunist squad hunting for stage wins

Niki Terpstra and Niccolò Bonifazio will chase stage wins at this year's Tour

Adam Yates returns to the Tour de France as Mitchelton-Scott's GC favorite. HIs chief lieutenant will be his brother, Simon.

Elia Viviani, Enric Mas and Julian Alaphilippe will carry Deceuninck-Quick Step's hopes at the 2019 Tour de France

Despite his recent show of form, Egan Bernal is comfortable with Geraint Thomas leading Ineos at the Tour de France and says he will support him

Sprinter Caleb Ewan finally gets selected for his first Tour de France. But he's not just riding for the experience

As a number of favorites are sidelined or affected by injury and poor form, confidence is growing in the home nation's chances at the Tour de France

After years of watching Chris Froome achieve perfection, Fred Dreier is ready to embrace the race's lineup of flawed contenders

With Chris Froome injured and Geraint Thomas banged up, Egan Bernal hopes to make a mark at the Tour de Suisse, on his way toward the Tour de France.

How does Chris Froome's injury shape the Tour de France, and what does it mean for Team Ineos? Plus, Chloe Woodruff takes us inside the off-road chase for the 2020 Olympics

2018 stage winner John Degenkolb suggests he won't be selected for the Tour de France, as Trek-Segafredo focuses on Richie Porte's GC ambitions

According to Ineos boss Dave Brailsford, Froome was in excellent form and highly motivated when he suffered a freak accident on a recon ride at the Dauphiné

Team officials confirm Chris Froome will not start the Tour de France next month following a crash Wednesday in a training ride

Despite a bumpy ride last year, Movistar is packing all of its firepower into the Tour with hope of dislodging Ineos and Chris Froome

No Roglic for the Tour as Dutch squad focuses on sprints and GC

History is at stake at the 2019 Tour de France, and our annual guide takes you inside the key storylines shaping the race

After a wild winter, Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas says he's ready to defend title

Eight summits will offer increased time bonuses in the 2019 Tour with eight seconds on offer for the first rider atop each climb.

It's good news for French teams Arkea-Samsic and Direct Energie, but it means Pierre Rolland's Vital Concept-B&B Hotels team is left out.

The 2020 Tour de France will stun the peloton with a day of climbing immediately after the first stage in Nice, including Col de Turini and Col d'Eze.

Copenhagen will host the opening stage of the 2021 Tour de France with two additional Danish stages to follow.

Published this week in America, Geraint Thomas's new book takes readers inside the Tour. Here are three interesting points we learned from "The Tour According to G."

Nairo Quintana continues search for an answer to Team Sky, and he is unsure if he will remain Movistar's key leader for Tour de France.

French star Romain Bardet likes the 2019 Tour route and feels his chance for a career-defining victory is coming soon.

Two invites remain for the 2019 Tour de France after Belgian team Wanty-Groupe Gobert and Cofidis earn spots in the grande boucle.

Chris Froome opts out of defending Giro title in bid to win fifth Tour de France, opening door for 21-year-old Bernal to lead Team Sky in Italy.

A dismantling of 'Fortress Froome' would level peloton, though possibility of wealthy team purchasing a block of Sky and becoming new dominant force remains.

Ending speculation that he'll race the Giro d'Italia in 2019, Romain Bardet confirms plan to again focus on Tour de France.

Bernal's brilliant ride at the Tour didn't come easily. Yet crashes, injuries, and an unexpected schedule change couldn't hold him back.

The Spaniard thinks Chris Froome will aim for a fifth Tour win next year, regardless of what 2018 champ Geraint Thomas wants to do.

Euskadi-Murias fighting for wildcard slot on the Tour after elevation to Professional Continental level.

After a spring season that he calls the low point of his entire career, John Degenkolb's Tour stage was exactly what he needed.

The 2018 Tour de France had its setbacks and frustrations, but some insiders believe the race is stronger than it has ever been.

Next year's Tour route is a climbers paradise with five summit finishes and lots of high-altitude mountains, but it is short on TT kilometers.

In a wide-ranging interview, Geraint Thomas said communication between himself and Chris Froome was crucial to his TDF victory

Tour de France organizers boasted that the 2019 route was the "highest Tour ever" — does that mean it will be exciting for fans?