Tour de France 2025

BMC is up against a formidable opponent in Chris Froome's Team Sky. Can Richie Porte vie for yellow with fewer top climbing domestiques?

Peter Sagan cost his Bora team an estimated $4.5 million, but the German squad says he's worth every penny at the Tour de France.

Marcel Kittel feels that Jan Ullrich needs to be more open with the German public but that he may deserve a second chance.

The Tour de France takes on a non-traditional route for 2017. The lack of traditional summit finishes may produce an exciting GC race.

Astana has created a sleek custom-painted Argon 18 Gallium Pro for Fabio Aru at the Tour de France.

If you are a little baffled by strategies and tactics in the Tour de France, give this episode a listen. We talk to a pro about the finer points.

Jan Bakelants got himself in hot water after making sexual remarks about the Tour de France's podium hostesses.

Mark Cavendish said in a new interview he intends to become the leader in career Tour de France stage wins, but likely not this year.

This is a full schedule of the Tour de France coverage available to cycling fans in the U.S. on the NBC Sports Group networks.

Chris Froome says he feels "fresher" ahead of a bid for a fourth Tour de France win, unconcerned by a winless 2017 so far.

Sky team principal Dave Brailsford claimed he and his team have maintained their credibility despite a series of scandals.

Everything you need to know about the Tour de France: Important rivalries, stages to watch, and a game of TDF bingo.

Chris Froome says he's on track to continue with Sky until 2021. He expects 2017 Tour de France to be his biggest challenge yet.

This episode is our Tour de France preview. Should Sky be worried about it's crappy team cars? How will Astana choose a leader? And more!

This year's group of Americans starting the Tour de France is half of what it was at the Giro d'Italia in May.

Could Peter Sagan match Eddy Merckx's record of most stage wins in a single Tour de France? Eleven stages look ripe with opportunity.

The 2017 Tour de France has enough plot lines to fill a novel. Here are five big stories we’ll be watching this month.

We analyze the Tour de France route, argue about the teams, and predict the podium. Plus, an interview with USPro champ Larry Warbasse.

The leader of the Tour de France often rides a commemorative yellow bike. Simple, right? Not exactly.

The Belgian squad will launch a multi-pronged attack starting with Saturday's opening stage in Germany.

Here's a look at the 2017 Tour de France's eight key stages and their climbs. The race will be decided in the Pyrénées and the Alps.

A Belgian newspaper reports that the squad has long-term commitments from three major sponsors, along with the team's owner.

As teams ramp up for the Tour de France, a few prominent riders, like Simon Gerrans and Bryan Coquard, will be left home in July.

Cannondale-Drapac's team features GC dark horse Andrew Talansky as well as Taylor Phinney making his Tour de France debut.

Dimension Data includes the British sprinter on its Tour de France lineup, which will focus on stage wins.

The Movistar rider has not raced since his runner-up performance in the Giro d'Italia, but his coach said his power numbers are solid.

Düsseldorf hosts Germany’s fourth Tour de France Grand Départ, 30 years after its last in West Berlin. It will be a welcome return.

Alberto Contador captains an international Trek-Segafredo team for the Tour de France. He's joined by classics star John Degenkolb.

The Movistar rider is among the favorites to win the yellow jersey in France, but his ride to the podium won't be easy.

Mavic's Tour de France neutral support bikes will have dropper seatposts so riders can get their fit correct.

American team BMC Racing will focus its Tour de France team on GC favorite Richie Porte. The Australian will be a top favorite in July.

France’s Thomas Voeckler turns the pedals for the last time at the 2017 Tour. He intends to savor his final moments on the bike.

The British team unveiled its list of nine riders who will tackle the Tour de France, which it calls "strong and experienced."

Australian Richie Porte is rider #2 in our Tour de France power rankings. Will he be able to win the yellow jersey for his BMC Racing team?

World champion and five-time green jersey winner Peter Sagan leads an ambitious Bora-Hansgrohe team at the Tour de France.

Reporting from the Tour de France can be many things, most of which take journalists to places unknown.

Things appear to be strained between the Norwegian sprinter and his Swiss-registered squad.

Esteban Chaves will race at the Tour de France for the first time in his career next month.

These Tour de France contenders look to dethrone defending champ Chris Froome. What are their odds of winning yellow?

Who are the top riders to watch in this Tour de France? We're counting down 10 GC favorites. Here are numbers 7-10.

Peter Sagan looks to be the top sprinter heading into the Tour de France. The world champion may earn his 100th victory in July.

No one knows what to expect from Esteban Chaves in Tour de France debut. The Colombian has proven strong in other grand tours.

BMC Racing manager Jim Ochowicz says Richie Porte is not the favorite to win yellow, contrary to what Chris Froome said.

Chris Froome won the Dauphiné before each of his Tour victories. What's going on in 2017?

"There were a few guys who preferred me to lose the race," Porte said after the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Alberto Contador refines his time trial position on a new Trek bike. With a strong result in the Dauphiné TT, he looks to be on track.

The Italian was forced to miss the Giro d'Italia because of an injury, so his attention has now turned toward the yellow jersey.

The Frenchman has never won a Tour de France stage, a benchmark for any French sprinter in the peloton.

Chris Froome says riders who raced the Giro d'Italia, which includes Nairo Quintana, may not pose a serious threat for yellow.

The race will honor the 50th anniversary of Eddy Merckx’s first of five Tour de France victories.

The 4km Passage du Gois was last featured in the race in 2011, when it hosted the start of the French grand tour.

The 2018 Tour de France will start from Vendée on Sunday, June 30.

In the VeloNews podcast's debut episode, we discuss the recently announced Giro and Tour routes plus the shady world of rider agents.

Should we be excited about the new mountainous route for La Course? It may be exciting, but it isn't enough for women's cycling.

With an unconventional 2017 route, take a close look at five key stages that may decide the Tour de France.

La Course, the Tour de France's one-day women's race, will move to the mountains for 2017, leaving the Champs-Élysées behind.

The 2017 Tour starts July 1 in Dusseldorf, Germany and concludes July 23 in Paris.

The route that starts in Germany will feature less climbs than in recent years and contains two individual time trials.

2016 Tour de France winner Chris Froome reflects back on the long and hard journey of winning cycling's greatest race.

The Tour de France featured one final push through the massive Alpine mountains before the traditional finish in Paris on the Champs-Elysees.

The second week of the Tour saw a crazy mishap on Mont Ventoux, a tough time trial and unpredictable transitional stages.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be part of one of the world's most elite cycling teams: Team Giant – Alpecin.

BrakeThrough Media revisits the drama of the Tour's first week, from the shores of Normandy to the high mountains of the Pyrenees.

Peter Sagan has won the last five green jerseys at the Tour, and one sport director thinks that will continue under the current rules.

BrakeThrough Media look for the perfect opportunity to juxtapose crazy fans with racers in the Tour de France's stage 18 time trial.

Our anonymous columnist, the Domestique Partner, describes what goes on after the Tour de France at the infamous-post race after-parties.

Sam Pilgrim breaks away from the Peloton to discover a new kind of route to the finish line at this year's Tour de France.

BrakeThrough Media followed Fabian Cancellara around on the Tour de France's rest day in his hometown of Berne, Switzerland.

Video highlights from the biggest women's race of the season, La Course by Le Tour de France, won by Chloe Hosking of Australia.

Gregor Brown takes a look at who the potential protagonists will be at next summer's race through France — Bardet, Porte, and Quintana all look strong.

The Tour de France peloton enjoys a relaxed ride to Paris before the furious final sprint. Celebrate the finish of the Tour from inside the peloton.

We check in with Bookwalter, Craddock, Howes, and Stetina one final time, the day after the Tour de France's finish in Paris.

BrakeThrough Media documented the Tour's visit to the Alps in the final week of the race.

Chris Froome and team Sky dominated this year's Tour de France. Do we need to change the rules for them? Is the Tour too predictable? Let's roundtable!

The Tour de France's final Alpine stage is battered by heavy rain and nasty weather. Ride the epic day inside the peloton with GoPro

From Sky's dominance to another impressive performance by Peter Sagan, AFP breaks down the 103rd Tour.

"We'll come back to do it all over again next year," says Sky director Dave Brailsford

An aggressive start, a dominating support staff, and stellar showings in both the mountains and the time trials propel Froome to a third career Tour de France win

No Frenchman has won a yellow jersey in over 30 years, but Romain Bardet gives the home crowd hope for a turnaround sometime soon

White jersey Adam Yates is just one of many up-and-comers taking big steps forward in this year's Tour de France