Tour de France 2025

Marcel Kittel, Tony Martin, Dan Martin, and Julian Alaphilippe give Etixx – Quick-Step plenty of options in the battle to win stages at the 2016 Tour

Despite having multiple grand tour victories between them, Vincenzo Nibali and Alejandro Valverde are lining up for this year's Tour as domestiques

Was the 1986 Tour the best ever? The author of the book Slaying the Badger argues that it was.

After breaking vertebrae in a February crash, Jonathan Castroviejo now wants to help Nairo Quintana in the Tour de France.

The Swiss team will fold at the end of the year, but it's hoping to go out on a high note.

Denmark unveils its official bid to host the start of the Tour de France

Italian Fabio Aru is heading to France to race the Tour in two weeks, but the reigning Vuelta champ faces stiff competition.

Fabio Aru, 25, won the Vuelta a Espana last year and will have the backing of teammate Vincenzo Nibali on the roads of France.

Elite paramilitary police will also line the route for the first time as the grand tour takes place under the cloud of terrorism.

A security expert says the Tour de France is almost impossible to secure, raising concerns after the Paris terrorist attacks.

The three-week-long, 3,500km, 198-rider, millions-of-roadside-spectators beast that is the Tour route? Just two people create the entire thing each year.

Mikel Landa finished third in the Giro d'Italia last year, after helping teammate Fabio Aru to a runner-up result.

A 13km race against the clock will start the 2017 edition of the race.

ASO announces Düsseldorf will host the grand depart of the 2017 edition of the Tour, marking the first German start since 1987.

The Tour de France is a formidable weapon in ASO's power struggle with the UCI and its WorldTeams, says Cannondale boss Jonathan Vaughters.

Jérôme Cotto was hit by a runaway motorcycle during stage 10 of this year's Tour, leaving him close to death.

Movistar coach is confident that a yellow jersey is in Quintana's future as the Colombian anticipates steady improvement ahead.

The Dutch cycling federation wants the ASO to foot the bill for the 2015 Grand Départ, to the tune of $151,998.

David Brailsford says he thinks the Tour is harder for Froome than it is for the Briton's rivals due to the public's doping suspicions.

The 2016 Tour will favor climbing specialists. Here's a list of the major mountain tests they'll face next summer.

The Tour de France route is a healthy balance between traditional sprint stages and tough climbs, with climber-friendly TTs.

The two-time Tour de France champion says the 2016 course, which was unveiled Tuesday, favors his "all-round" racing style.

Tour director Christian Prudhomme announces a climb-heavy course that features Mont Ventoux, Mont Blanc, and the Col du Tourmalet.

Chris Froome is well on his way to becoming the best Tour de France rider of his generation, in large part due to his tough mindset.

The Tour de France may not rely on the traditional formula of tough TTs and brutal days in the mountains to challenge the peloton.

The race will reportedly climb Mont Ventoux, and may also swing through Switzerland for a time trial in Bern.

Anti-doping authorities conducted 656 controls during the three-week Tour de France in 2015.

Dusseldorf wants to become the first German city in 30 years to host Tour's Grand Départ, vies for 2018 race start.

London turns down the opportunity to host the Tour de France, likely due to tight budgets in its transportation departments.

Movistar ready for another crack at Chris Froome in 2016 Tour de France — "Quintana was truly the strongest in the mountains."

Tour de France's first Eritrean riders return to their home country and get a hero's welcome.

Early reports indicate that the famous hors-categorie climb in Provence will feature in the 2016 edition of the Tour.

BrakeThrough Media captured the thrilling drama as the Tour de France rode across the Alps and down into Paris during its final week.

The UCI president says Tour winner Chris Froome was the victim of a "fairly nasty form of antagonism" during the race.

Caley Fretz, Andrew Hood, and John Bradley talk to Lionel Birnie about the final week of the Tour de France while atop Alpe d'Huez.

In the week after the Tour, riders hit the criterium circuit for some fast laps under the lights, entertaining raucous crowds

The rivalry between Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana should make for several more hotly contested Tour de France battles in the years to come

Chris Froome was the big winner after taking the yellow and polka-dot jerseys, while several riders came up short of goals

AFP takes a look back at the French grand tour and highlights five key takeaways

A car smashed through barriers on the Place de la Concorde hours before the Tour de France landed in the French capital

Stage wins give teams publicity and exposure, but not every squad is able to find one at the Tour de France

Amid questions about the legitimacy of his performance, Chris Froome pedaled through it all to win his second Tour de France title

Tim De Waele captures the final stage of the 2015 Tour as it hits the Champs-Élysées

André Greipel powers to the victory on the Champs-Élysées as Chris Froome collects his second overall title in the Tour de France

Rainy weather that made a shambles of the women's race led organizers to neutralize the final circuits of the Tour de France

The French TV commentator and Sky principal Dave Brailsford spoke on Saturday, and Vasseur says the two are back to being friends

Pinot takes a stage victory atop the legendary Alpe d'Huez climb as Froome holds onto his race lead despite Quintana's attack

After a rough start to the Tour and a few near misses in his hunt for stage wins, Thibaut Pinot finally triumphs atop Alpe d'Huez

Quintana's efforts in the Alps can't quite make up for time lost early on in the Tour

Thibaut Pinot wins stage 20 atop Alpe d'Huez ahead of Nairo Quintana, while Chris Froome finishes fifth and holds onto his GC lead

Movistar puts the pressure on in the Tour's final mountain stage, but Chris Froome keeps his cool and his yellow jersey

Ryder Hesjedal digs deep in the Tour's 20th stage but has to settle for third place atop the Alpe d'Huez climb

Race leader Chris Froome hoping for a positive atmosphere on the often rowdy Alpe d'Huez climb

For three years, Rob Ijbema has painted his favorite moments from the Tour de France on a daily basis.

BrakeThrough Media captures Tour's brutal week two, which included rainy Pyrenean climbs, hot southern stages, and everything in between.

With a finish on l'Alpe d’Huez, the penultimate stage of the Tour will offer one last day of Alpine fireworks.

Why does Chris Froome end up looking at his stem on the Tour de France's tough climbs? The yellow jersey has a simple explanation.

Only one day remains for Nairo Quintana to try for a stage win and perhaps one last tilt at the yellow jersey.

Vincenzo Nibali attacks to victory on the Tour's queen stage, but his win is tainted by controversy after Chris Froome's mechanical.

Vincenzo Nibali made his race-winning move when yellow jersey Chris Froome was stopped with a mechanical in stage 19 of the Tour.

Nibali rode aggressively to capture the victory on stage 19 of the Tour de France and moved up to fourth in the general classification.

Former UCI president Pat McQuaid makes an appearance at the start of Friday's stage at the Tour de France, this time as a fan.

Two races are occurring in Friday's Tour de France stage 19: one at the front and one at the back

Nairo Quintana is targeting history on Saturday's finishing climb up the Alpe d'Huez in the name of a famous Colombian rider.

The driver of the moto that caused Jakob Fuglsang to crash near the top of the Col du Glandon has been ejected from the Tour.

Global Cycling Network throws the rulebook at you with 10 Tour de France rules that may be surprising and unexpected.

The final climb of the Tour's stage 18 was closed to fans due to the narrow roadway, giving the racers a surreal experience.

The 24-year-old French star is relieved to notch his first career stage win, under the weight of the host nation's great expectations.

With a number of near-misses at this Tour de France, Andrew Talansky and Cannondale-Garmin are undeterred in their quest for a stage win.

With strong climbing and fearless descending, Romain Bardet claimed his first career Tour win, the second this year for his Ag2r team.

After a dismal day in the saddle on Thursday, two-time champion Alberto Contador says he is not optimistic for Tour's final stages.

Despite being in fourth overall, Sky's Geraint Thomas is only worrying about securing yellow jersey for Chris Froome in Paris on Sunday.

Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) captured his first career Tour de France stage win on stage 18 from Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

The Sky rider says his rivals' moves and attacks in Wednesday's stage 17 were "impressive."

Chris Froome is leading the Tour de France on two fronts: On the road and at the post-stage microphone.

When Giant-Alpecin chose to leave Marcel Kittel home, Simon Geschke got the call, and he pays back the team tenfold with stage 17 win.

Alberto Contador's stage 17 was a day to forget as the Giro d'Italia champion lost over two minutes due to a late-race crash.