Tour de France 2025

Vingegaard right-hand man Jorgenson rues his 'bad day’ as team plan to minimise Pogačar explosivity on Galibier falls flat.

Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team hammers several big GC rivals on Tour de France's first big mountain stage.

UAE is leaving nothing to chance as Pogačar takes control of the Tour de France: 'It was important to see the level of each team.'

Vingegaard exceeds his own expectations, but lacks 'last bit of confidence' on descents, says Visma-Lease a Bike coach Niermann.

The Belgian star survives the first major mountain test of the 2024 Tour and eyes a strong time trial Friday to fuel his podium dreams: 'I'm getting better.'

The first big GC test of the 2024 Tour de France delivered fireworks.

'I wanted to hit hard today': Pogačar uncorks monster attack to drop Vingegaard, Carapaz and the GC 'bigs', moves 45 seconds clear in the classification battle.

How a kid from one of the world’s least developed nations conquered the Tour de France.

Ineos Grenadiers is committed to protecting Carlos Rodríguez and Egan Bernal across this Tour de France, but Pidcock could play a decisive GC 'joker' role.

It almost looks like we’ve seen this bike before but the new Pinarello Dogma F has some subtle design updates for the Tour de France.

We dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Frank van den Broek at the Tour de France.

If Tadej Pogačar wins this race, he will join a small and elite group of riders in completing the Giro-Tour double. But if he goes on to win the world championship too, he would become only the third rider ever to do that.

Tubes, tubeless, and all kinds of width: All of the nerdy details you ever wanted about what tires teams are riding in the Tour de France.

No one dreamed that Carapaz could put the American squad into yellow so soon: 'That's the crazy nature of our sport.'

Stage 3 results and the general classification, points, KOM, young rider, and team classification of the 2024 Tour de France.

Soudal-Quick Step DS calls for more fan 'discipline' as peloton reacts to hot, harrowing, history-making Italian stages.

In this second “Tales of the Unexpected,” John Wilcockson tells the startling stories of Italy’s Tour de France winners, including the three being honored at this year’s opening stages.

Eritrean star becomes first Black African to win a Tour stage, Carapaz moves into yellow on countback as GC favorites finish safe.

The first of eight predicted sprint opportunities beckon, putting the spotlight on an unprecedented 35th stage victory.

Dylan Groenwegen uses Scicon sunglasses with plastic aerodynamic nosepiece for first Tour de France bunch sprint Monday: 'Every little thing adds up'

Visma-Lease a Bike star escapes pothole fall with abrasions; believes confident team can look to win their third Tour de France.

A new Van Rysel aero road bike, new saddles from Specialized and Cadex, a new Poc helmet, wheels from Black Inc, and more found at the Tour de France 2024.

Your guide to stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de France. The sprinters should get their opportunity on this stage.

Tour debutant Evenepoel makes big recovery to move up to second overall behind Pogačar.

Dane believes he is almost back to his best after going toe-to-toe with Pogačar into Bologna.

'Today we wanted to test the rivals': Sunday's first punch wasn't the knockout blow that some were expecting, but Pogačar is one step closer to the Giro-Tour double.

French riders continue their incredible start to the 2024 Tour de France, while the GC gets its first battle.

Roglič, Jorgenson, Ayuso, Bardet lose 21 seconds in breathless final through Bologna in mouthwatering taste of GC battles to come.

Former US champion hasn't raced since Strade Bianche. Lidl-Trek officials tell Velo 'there is light at the end of the tunnel' for a Simmons comeback this summer.

From a Belgian 'Bull' to a French featherweight: Our pick of the fearless, fast debutants gunning to impress on the route between Florence and Nice.

Race organizers deny Vingegaard's team accreditation for a teched-out data center launched specifically for Le Tour.

Carapaz forgoes the typical EF Pro Cycling team paintwork for a gold Cannondale SuperSix EVO LAB71 design to celebrate his Olympic medal.

What the US, Canada, and Mexico might lack in numbers, they've certainly compensated with quality.

Echoes of the Ardennes Classics will please the climbers, and should result in a dramatic finale to the Tour's second stage.

Record-chasing sprinter is 'not sick'; endures vomiting and seven vile Italian climbs to live to fight another day.

'We expect UAE to drop the hammer every day': UAE, Red Bull turn screws in Tour opener to apply pressure on Jonas Vingegaard.

Popular Frenchman shrugs off pressure to win stage 1, finally achieving goal of taking yellow jersey.

Watch out, the aero gains are coming for your road bike tires now!

A hot day in Tuscany saw many teams ripping up their game plan to just survive the day, while Romain Bardet and DSM stole the show.

Pogačar, Vingegaard, Roglič, Evenepoel finish in the bunch behind DSM-Firmenich PostNL breakaway duo; Cavendish sick on bike, suffers all day.

Cavendish suffers in extreme heat, dangles off the back of the peloton in opening day of his quest to win a 35th Tour de France stage.

Cycling analyst says Danish rider’s injuries were far more severe than those of Pogačar in 2023.

A dramatic opener to this year's Tour with an elevation gain of 3,800 meters. Will the bunch fragment like last year?

Top teammate of Remco Evenepoel becomes tangled with spectator's backpack in pre-race paddock in disaster start to Tour de France.

Many pro cycling teams swap out their normal kits for a special version for the Tour de France. Here's every new kit at the 2024 race.

Irishman takes 'no stone unturned' approach to Tour de France debut as part of aggressive EF Education-EasyPost eight.

Velo's editorial crew debate their hot takes and wild guesses at the Tour's top-3 - and no, it's not all about Pogačar, Vingegaard, Roglič, Evenepoel.

The new model appears largely the same, with a few key differences.

Vision, Prologo, and Shimano components come together on this Wilier Filante SLR with paint representing a legendary career.

A single accident on April 4 saw three of the four top riders for this year’s Tour go down in an awful crash. That affected their buildup, and could have a crucial effect on the race.

Over the next three weeks, John Wilcockson, who has reported 45 Tours de France, will focus on unexpected happenings at this year’s race.

Tour de Hoody: Don't count Matteo Jorgenson out as a podium outsider, and it would be a mistake to say that he cannot win this Tour de France.

'We have everything in place to do it': Mark Cavendish plays down pressure as hype builds ahead of Tour de France chase to break the Eddy Merckx record of 34 victories.

It's a case of wait and see for Visma-Lease a Bike's Belgian all-rounder, hoping to be competitive in Tour sprints after damaging spring crash.

COVID doubts aside, Pogačar needs to strike in the Tour’s super-hard Italian start while his legs are hot and before Vingegaard finds form.

The brand new Trek Madone heads to the 2024 Tour de France with virtually no changes, but there’s still a few pro gear tricks to see.

Breaking down all the need-to-know information as we head into the biggest race of the season.

Get caught up on where the major GC contenders stand, stages to watch, the state of the Americans in the TdF peloton, Cavendish’s quest for 35, and other storylines and riders to watch.

'There was a bit of a question mark': The opening two stages across the heart of the Apennines will quickly reveal if Pogačar will be paying a price. 

Tour de France favorites wrap up: Some of the race's top stars speak as the race start draws closer.

Belgian Tour contender says UAE, Pogačar to seek revenge with early aggression, and want to show they are the Real Madrid of cycling.

UCI puts brain center for Jonas Vingegaard's title defense under scrutiny: 'Our priority is to ensure sporting fairness, equitable access to technology, the primacy of man over machine.'

A leaner, trimmer version of Mads Pedersen slots into pole position for the yellow jersey sweepstakes in Saturday's hilly opening stage: 'It makes no sense not to try.'

British star to chase stages as Ineos Grenadiers puts focus on aggressive racing and a Rodríguez podium chase.

A selection of serious, semi-serious, and downright stupid forecasts and hot takes for Le Tour.

We dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Primož Roglič, and Remco Evenepoel.

Whether you're a seasoned cycling fan or a first time watcher, here are some things you should know about the greatest cycling race in the world.

Former pro says victory in the Tour could lead to a Vuelta challenge too: ‘It’s never been done. And he’s the guy who could do it.’

As we get ready to cover the 2024 Tour de France these are some of the tech innovations we are expecting to see.

Red Bull's arrival as co-sponsor and majority owner of the German-based team is the biggest news to hit the cycling marketplace in decades. Will it pay off with yellow?

The Tour de France is a colorful affair, with multiple competitions going on simultaneously. The leader of each competition wears a special yellow, white, green, or polka-dot jersey.

Double world champion bounces back from injury to begin his first Tour. The ambitious Belgian is aiming high…

‘It is impossible to slip through the net,’ says UCI, as new measures are introduced.

Jeremy Whittle explores how a new breed of WorldTour bosses like Plugge, Zeeman, Brailsford pack transferable marketing and management acumen into a role once ruled by ex-riders.

Spain once dominated the hunt for the yellow jersey, but it's been nearly a decade since a Spanish rider hit the Tour de France podium. Velo speaks to the two rising stars.

Commentary: Nine months after team's own success pushed away Roglič, the injury-cursed Killer Bees need its founding leader more than ever.

These are the essentials I brought with me for the nine times I raced the Tour, plus what other pros can’t live without.

Fresh start sees the four-time grand tour winner and past Tour runner-up leading Bora-Hansgrohe squad, and determined to win yellow jersey.

At a glance, race bikes still look somewhat similar to 20 years ago, but look closer and essentially every feature has changed.

With GC captain Carapaz on the mend, riders like Neilson Powless and Sean Quinn will have freedom to move: 'I'm going with high ambitions and big goals.'