Tour de France: Jakob Fuglsang out with fractured rib
Israel-Premier Tech climber crashed Sunday, and although he finished the stage, an X-ray reveals a fractured right rib.
Israel-Premier Tech climber crashed Sunday, and although he finished the stage, an X-ray reveals a fractured right rib.
What a week of racing it's been. Before the final week begins, let's take stock of what we just witnessed.
'We want him to podium in the tour ... it’s within his reach.' Quintana quietly cruises into form at Tour de France as team targets more in third week.
The cleverly simple mechanism promises ultra-fast engagement without the usual durability concerns.
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Jumbo is now weaker, particularly in the high mountains. Can Pogačar take advantage?
Philipsen won his first Tour de France stage on the same finish he finished third behind Mark Cavendish in 2021.
A masterclass in fluid transportation from Toms Skujiņš.
Straight to your ears from the finish lines, press rooms, and restaurants of the Tour de France.
Watch the highlights from an action-packed sprint stage.
After six podium finishes on the Tour last year, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider claimed his maiden stage victory.
Jonas Vingegaard loses two teammates in one day as Steven Kruijswijk crashes out on the road to Carcassonne.
Tour de France takes new tilt as UAE Emirates and Jumbo-Visma go six-on-six in tense battle between Vingegaard and Pogačar.
“You can win a stage and all of a sudden it can go from being a disaster to a great success for the team," says American rider Joe Dombrowski.
'I’m more looking ahead but you have to be aware of what’s behind you,' Welshman tells VeloNews.
The peloton races on in extreme heat on Sunday from Rodez to Carcassonne.
Cofidis rider was seeing stars at the finish in Carcassonne after valiant breakaway effort on home roads.
Hernandez, Justin Williams disqualified after post-race fight.
We’re back in Carcassonne for stage 15, scene of history-making sprint victories and some delicious history.
Jonas Vingegaard survives with race lead intact after crashing with 56k to go.
"There’s a big chance I’m the only brewer in the peloton,” says Dewulf, who has gone from homebrewing to a commercially released tripel.
Unlike on Stage 10, the race continued after police dragged protestors from the road.
'All these stupid mistakes of sprinting for two seconds. Then you come to a point where you are fucked and you lose two and a half-minutes,' says former Tour de France winner.
Jumbo-Visma sees a second rider quit the Tour de France after a heavy fall, shortly before the yellow jersey also hits the deck in fast crash.
Roglic will head home to allow his injuries to heal.
With temperatures still very high in Europe, the time cut has been extended and riders will be able to take bottles almost all day long.
Cort wakes up with fever and headache while Clarke returns positive in routine test.
Kendall Ryan leads the team home for a 1-3 in the women's race while Ty Magner heads up a podium clean sweep in the men's competition.
The Slovenian has been suffering with injuries that have lingered since his stage 5 crash.
'With Rigo, I never really assumed that he would be able to ride GC after he came out of Suisse with COVID,' says Vaughters.
It took a different approach to net a career-defining victory for the 31-year-old Australian.
Our predictions for stage 15, one of the final sprint stages of this year's Tour, and another blistering hot day.
The Brit also revealed Tadej Pogačar asked if he or Adam Yates would jump with him in the early attacks of stage 14.
So close and yet so far. Only Michael Matthews came between Alberto Bettiol and a second stage win for EF Education-EasyPost.
The Australian overcame being dropped on the final climb to take arguably the best win of his career on stage 14.
Belgian still in pain but nursing his wounds as vital rest day approaches.
Let's get the calculator out.
The BikeExchange-Jayco rider registered his first stage victory at the Tour de France since 2017.
Watch the best of the action as Matthews took an impressive win and the GC action ignited behind him.
Spindly South African climber catapults six spots up GC and reverses early ill-fortune: 'Hopefully this time I don't lose time again.'
Jumbo-Visma rider talks of his respect for rival and how he expects to come under attack in the Pyrenees.
Sweltering transition stage in south-west France offers an important opportunity for Ewan, Jakobsen, Groenewegen and other fast men.
'Pogačar came to me and said Jumbo are struggling, they’re struggling,' says Thomas.
Flames before the flamme rouge.
Pogačar uncorks early attack in test of Jumbo-Visma's ability to defend: 'In the end, I know how good each one of them is.'
'I think that we expected that sort of gap on that sort of climb,' Ellingworth tells VeloNews.
“It’s not my priority, as I’ve always said. Many people asked me to do it, it didn’t come from me,” says the time trial world champion.
Before we revisit the spectacular Mende finale seen at the 2015 Tour, stage 14 visits some stunning sights and a less stunning recipe…
The Australian put in a fine performance to drop his breakaway companions.
Grand tour powerhouse leaves open path for Pidcock to explore after young Brit packs more prestige into palmarès on Alpe d'Huez.
The reigning New Zealand national road race champion was dropped by Human Powered Health earlier this year and is now awaiting USADA's final decision on a ban.
There have been no reports of injuries and incident should not disrupt stage finish.
'Every stage is like a mini World Cup race. It’s so intense. That’s great for the sport and for the viewers but it makes it hard work for the pure sprinters,' says Australian.
Vaast has a new magnesium road bike, Scicon continues to push the style envelope, and Hunt previewed a new flagship aero road wheelset.
Claus and Karina Vingegaard on their son’s cycling beginnings and how he dropped fellow riders on Alpe d’Huez as a teenager.
Alpecin-Fenix DS Michel Cornelisse accuses bike commissaire of having 'no feelings' after incident.
Organizers prepare 10,000 liters of water to douse melting tarmac as peloton meets a heatwave in sun-scorched southern France this weeekend.
Italian scales back plan to do it in August, envisaging autumn or 2023 instead.
The versatile Australian is sick and has finished second twice in the Tour de France so far. Can he win a stage and improve his contract position?
'We have the experience of losing the Tour on the last day and we have won three grand tours so we know that we have to stay focussed,' says Zeeman.
Elite adds power meter pairing and core body temperature control to speed and heart rate in a new air-filtering smart fan for indoor training.
A competitively priced rear view radar with stats set to give the Garmin Varia some stiff competition.
Straight to your ears from the finish lines, press rooms, and restaurants of the Tour de France.
Our predictions for stage 14, a day that looks well suited to a breakaway.
The reigning New Zealand national road race champion was dropped by Human Powered Health earlier this year and is now awaiting USADA's final decision on a ban.
Fred Wright has the second most breakaway kilometres this Tour and edges ever closer to victory.
Making sense of Pogačar’s loss of innocence, what it means for the Tour and exploring why fans like champions more when they fail.
Mads Pedersen attacked from the gun on stage 13, making it into the breakaway and taking a third victory for Denmark in four days.
Another crash at a key moment dashed Ewan's hopes on stage 13 of the Tour de France.
Ingredients: 1 x stage-winning Dane / 1 x late night Instagram post / 1 x bonkers column / Shake vigorously and serve.
The breakaway has its day in Saint-Étienne.
The final climb is steep enough to cause problems for anyone not having a great day.
After an impressive showing on Alpe d'Huez, the American says he's 'hungry for more' in his exclusive VeloNews blog.
Pedersen hails Quinn Simmons for crucial role in the break as Danish riders continue to deliver at Tour de France.
The 26-year-old climber is now cancer free just two months after a doping inspector warned him of troubling blood test results.
Scope Cycling has a secret or two hiding behind the €4,000 price tag.
Bad luck turns to no luck at all for Caleb Ewan as a crash takes down the Australian on stage 13.
'Disappointment again.' Jorgenson vows to keep hunting after second top-five finish in four days in debut Tour.
'Last year we were in a different position but it’s a different race and every year is different. We’re here to fight,' says American climber.
As stage 13 finally leaves the high mountains, we revisit the history of Bastille Day, celebrated yesterday across France.