Tour de France stage 19 preview: Sprinters versus breakaway men, with crosswinds possible
Last chance saloon for many teams who haven't won yet; we could see a 'breakaway world championships' as the race leaves the Pyrenees.
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Fabio Jakobsen masters mountains, defeats timecut at Tour de France: ‘I have to tell myself I never give up’
Quick-Step sprint star completes final mountain stage of Tour de France with four minutes to spare before resetting for two sprints to come.
Jonas Vingegaard rides the Wout van Aert express toward Paris at Tour de France
‘I didn’t have to attack.’ Vingegaard rides Van Aert’s wheel as burly Belgian bludgeons Pogačar out of contention.
Geraint Thomas relieved to finish final major Tour de France mountain stage
The Ineos Grenadiers rider says he'd had enough of the Pogačar and Vingegaard attacks when he went off the front on the Spandelles.
Tour de France stage 18: Jonas Vingegaard drops Tadej Pogačar to win on Hautacam
Jonas Vingegaard waited for Tadej Pogačar after a last-descent crash and then widened his grip on the yellow jersey.
Tour de France Femmes: 10 riders to watch
The peloton will be packed with star talent at the Tour de France Femmes, including Annemiek van Vleuten, Marianne Vos, and Elisa Balsamo.
VN Archives: Marianne Martin on winning the first women’s Tour de France
An interview from August of 1984, one month after Martin won the inaugural race.
Fabio Jakobsen survives penultimate mountain stage with 15 seconds to spare
The Dutchman crossed the line 15 seconds inside the time limit, keeping his dream of Paris victory alive with one mountain stage to go.
Tadej Pogačar boxes his way to a third stage win but only gains four seconds
Pogačar took his third stage win of the Tour, but it was impossible to shake Vingegaard who crossed the line on his rival's wheel.
Jonas Vingegaard: ‘I still have confidence in my Tour de France team’
The Dane will need to stand up to one more serious challenge from Pogačar.
‘Let’s say we survived:’ Jumbo-Visma bends but doesn’t break under UAE squeeze at Tour de France
'They made the race incredibly hard today. If you see the time gaps in the GC it's kind of crazy,' says Jumbo-Visma DS.
Tour de France: Don’t write Tadej Pogačar off but he was the weakest link in the UAE offensive on stage 17
The defending champion hasn't landed a single blow on Jonas Vingegaard and has just two days to realistically crack him.
Hors Course stage 17: Octave Lapize and the Tour’s first visit to the Pyrenees
Stage 17 sees the peloton tackle four climbs in the Pyrenees, a mountain range with an enchanting history at the Tour de France.
Fabio Jakobsen makes Tour de France timecut by 16 seconds
Dutch sprinter slumps against barriers after battle to stay in the race.
Tour de France stage 17: Tadej Pogačar pips Jonas Vingegaard but cannot crack him
Brandon McNulty rode at the front to blow up the peloton and crossed the line third to win the most combative prize.
Tour de France Femmes: Stage by stage race guide
From Paris to the Super Planche des Belles Filles, every kilometer of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes.
Tour de France: Wout van Aert can’t be beaten in green jersey race
Jumbo-Visma's green machine mathematically safe in points classification after stage 17 intermediate sprint. If he completes race, he’ll win his first 'maillot vert.'
Caleb Ewan: ‘I’ll be at Lotto-Soudal next year, unless they don’t want me’
Australian sprinter looks destined to stay with Lotto-Soudal but says he wants to strengthen his leadout train.
Tadej Pogačar title defense at Tour de France takes huge hit after loss of Rafal Majka
UAE Emirates on the ropes after loss of fourth rider as pressure mounts on Tadej Pogačar; Tim Wellens latest to leave with COVID-19.
Preview: The inaugural Tour de France Femmes
Eight stages, 1,029 kilometers, €250,000 prize money, and 144 history-making women.
Movistar announces team to back Annemiek van Vleuten at Tour de France Femmes
The Dutch woman is one of the major favorites and has already won the Giro d'Italia Donne this season.
Tour de France stage 17 preview: A Pyrenean clash ending at a James Bond movie location
Wednesday's 17th stage features three first-category climbs, including a steep ramp to the day’s summit finish.
What to expect from the Tour de France Femmes
The much-anticipated race gets underway on Sunday, but what can we expect to happen in the eight-stage race?
Team DSM announces Tour de France Femmes team
The young squad will be 'setting up fast finisher Lorena Wiebes for the sprints'
Toms on Tour blog: A huge third week of racing in store at the Tour de France
The Trek-Segafredo rider reflects on illness during the Tour, his teammate Mads Pedersen’s success and what could be a dazzling final week of racing.
Tadej Pogačar reveals more details of Col du Granon implosion: ‘I was a bit short of fuel’
Pogačar looked unbeatable until he fell into the trap set by Jumbo-Visma that turned the Tour de France upside down last week.
There’s plenty to look forward to in the final week of the Tour de France
Can Pogačar break Vingegaard's defences? Will the stage 20 ITT decide it all? Will Caleb Ewan get a stage win?
Tour de France faceoff: Was Jumbo-Visma right to send Primož Roglič home?
Jumbo-Visma's crucial call to pull Roglič to protect his health will leave Jonas Vingegaard short-handed ahead of final week of Tour — was it the right one? Our editors chime in.
Ranking every new Ineos Grenadiers signing since Jim Ratcliffe took over in 2019
VeloNews puts together the definitive list on the 19 riders Ratcliffe and his team has signed since Ineos took over from Sky.
Preview: A course breakdown of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
A stage-by-stage breakdown of the upcoming women's Tour, which starts on Sunday.
How big a physical impact does COVID have on a Tour de France rider?
Magnus Cort's COVID infection, in data and his personal observations.
Tour de France power analysis: How to drop Tadej Pogačar
We look at the power numbers of Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogačar, Sepp Kuss, Matteo Jorgenson, and more at the Tour de France.
The Tour Daily Podcast: Jumbo fell down
Straight to your ears from the finish lines, press rooms, and restaurants of the Tour de France.
Analysis: Why have there been no French stage wins so far at the 2022 Tour de France?
The last time France had a winless Tour was 1999. It’s not too late to triumph and there’s plenty of reasons behind it. Gaudu, Bardet and Madiot chime in.
Tadej Pogačar on Tour de France comeback: ‘I need to attack on every climb’
Pogačar says Ineos Grenadiers appears to be 'racing for the podium' but hopes the attacks will come against Jonas Vinegaaard: 'He is the favorite to win.'
Michael Mørkøv missing time cut shows grim reality of an extra-tough Tour de France
'Guys are really struggling:' Brutality of Tour baked by heat and shaped by aggressive racing takes toll on master leadout man Mørkøv.
Commentary: The specialist is dead. Long live the Tour de France all-rounder
Michael Matthews beating climbers in the mountains, Wout Van Aert able to win everywhere: versatility means more chances for success than ever before.
The moments that defined the ‘second week’ of the 2022 Tour de France
What a week of racing it's been. Before the final week begins, let's take stock of what we just witnessed.
Alexander Kristoff is yelling at the heat
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Jumbo’s nightmare day, and what it means for keeping Pogačar at bay
Jumbo is now weaker, particularly in the high mountains. Can Pogačar take advantage?
Jasper Philipsen takes a long-awaited Tour stage win in white-hot Carcassonne
Philipsen won his first Tour de France stage on the same finish he finished third behind Mark Cavendish in 2021.
The Tour Daily Podcast: Mende at work
Straight to your ears from the finish lines, press rooms, and restaurants of the Tour de France.
Jasper Philipsen celebrates ‘biggest victory’ of his career after Tour de France stage win
After six podium finishes on the Tour last year, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider claimed his maiden stage victory.
Jumbo-Visma rues ‘a shit day’ at Tour de France as yellow jersey dream hits a divot
Tour de France takes new tilt as UAE Emirates and Jumbo-Visma go six-on-six in tense battle between Vingegaard and Pogačar.
Astana-Qazaqstan turns to Vinokourov and Fraile homages to kick-start failing Tour de France
“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.
Salt Lake Criterium ends in fight and punches thrown between L39ion and Best Buddies
Hernandez, Justin Williams disqualified after post-race fight.
Tour de France stage 15: Jasper Philipsen holds off Wout van Aert to take victory
Jonas Vingegaard survives with race lead intact after crashing with 56k to go.
Andy Schleck: Tadej Pogačar would still be in Tour de France lead if it wasn’t for ‘stupid mistakes’
'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.
Tour de France: Magnus Cort, Simon Clarke out with COVID-19
Cort wakes up with fever and headache while Clarke returns positive in routine test.
L39ion of Los Angeles domination continues at Salt Lake City Criterium
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.
‘It is the most impressive ride of his career’ – Matthews’ tenacity pays off
It took a different approach to net a career-defining victory for the 31-year-old Australian.
Preview: What you need to know about stage 15 of the 2022 Tour de France
Our predictions for stage 15, one of the final sprint stages of this year's Tour, and another blistering hot day.
Bettiol: ‘That’s the Tour, your feelings go up and down, you feel good and then bad’
So close and yet so far. Only Michael Matthews came between Alberto Bettiol and a second stage win for EF Education-EasyPost.
Yves Lampaert: I wasn’t a dog lover before Tour de France crash and this certainly hasn’t helped
Belgian still in pain but nursing his wounds as vital rest day approaches.
Astana-Qazaqstan has negative prize money this Tour de France
Let's get the calculator out.
Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard happy he could follow Tadej Pogačar’s attacks as he defends race lead on stage 14
Jumbo-Visma rider talks of his respect for rival and how he expects to come under attack in the Pyrenees.
Tour de France stage 14: Michael Matthews wins solo in Mende
The Australian put in a fine performance to drop his breakaway companions.
Stuart O’Grady likens Wout van Aert to Eddy Merckx, talks Tour de France green jersey and Caleb Ewan
'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.
2022 Eurobike tech gallery #3: Magnesium, wacky sunnies, and lots of new tires
Vaast has a new magnesium road bike, Scicon continues to push the style envelope, and Hunt previewed a new flagship aero road wheelset.
The Tour Daily Podcast: Slushies in Saint-Étienne
Straight to your ears from the finish lines, press rooms, and restaurants of the Tour de France.
One step closer to a Tour de France breakaway breakthrough
Fred Wright has the second most breakaway kilometres this Tour and edges ever closer to victory.
Mads Pedersen out-sprints his breakaway rivals to win a blistering stage 13
Mads Pedersen attacked from the gun on stage 13, making it into the breakaway and taking a third victory for Denmark in four days.
Caleb Ewan can’t catch a break (except from a rival team car)
Another crash at a key moment dashed Ewan's hopes on stage 13 of the Tour de France.
Mads Pedersen lives Danish dream two weeks after grand départ disappointment
Pedersen hails Quinn Simmons for crucial role in the break as Danish riders continue to deliver at Tour de France.
Caleb Ewan: The most unlucky sprinter in the Tour de France
Bad luck turns to no luck at all for Caleb Ewan as a crash takes down the Australian on stage 13.
Matteo Jorgenson distraught after another near-miss at Tour de France
'Disappointment again.' Jorgenson vows to keep hunting after second top-five finish in four days in debut Tour.
Tour de France stage 13: Mads Pedersen wins out of breakaway
Day's escape move stays clear following crash by Caleb Ewan.
Tour de France: Caleb Ewan crashes with 70km to go in sprint opportunity
The Australian sprinter survived the Alps and Lotto-Soudal was chasing an early breakaway.
Watch: Salt Lake Criterium on July 16th
Stop 6 on the American Criterium Cup features two days of racing in Salt Lake City, Utah
The Tour Daily Podcast: Whippersnappers on Alpe d’Huez
Straight to your ears from the finish lines, press rooms, and restaurants of the Tour de France.
Tom Pidcock is not done at the Tour: ‘I have big ambitions in this race’
“The idea was to get me in the break and try and win the stage, so box ticked,” said Pidcock after stage 12 victory on Alpe d’Huez.
Geraint Thomas climbs with ‘little whippersnappers’ and moves onto Tour podium
Thomas seems happy to wait for another unexpected turn that he hopes shifts the yellow jersey onto his shoulders.
Tour de France stage 13 preview: Bunch sprint or breakaway?
The Tour leaves the Alps with a transition stage to St-Étienne in sweltering heat. The sprinters will be hungry to make the most of this opportunity.
Tour de France: Geraint Thomas climbs to third after strong ride on Alpe d’Huez
Ineos Grenadiers rider lauds teammate Tom Pidcock’s stage victory.
Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar admits he fell into Jumbo-Visma’s trap on the Col du Galibier
Pogačar can't shake Jonas Vingegaard on Alpe d'Huez: 'His team is very strong.'
The Tour Daily Podcast: The new king of France
Straight to your ears from the finish lines, press rooms, and restaurants of the Tour de France.
VN Archives: LeMond’s Tour de force
Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault rode across the line on the Alpe d'Huez after sticking it to their rivals
Geraint Thomas expects Pogačar to come out swinging on Alpe d’Huez
While Jumbo-Visma took the race to Pogačar, Ineos hope they have positioned them to also enter the fight for yellow.
Tour de France stage 11: Jonas Vingegaard seizes the yellow jersey as Tadej Pogačar buckles
Two-time Tour de France champion cannot follow as Jumbo-Visma breaks open the race.
After an attacking start to stage 11, Mathieu van der Poel quits Tour de France
Dutch rider had been on back foot for entire race as Giro form eluded him.