Tragedy and triumph in the race against the time cut at the Tour de France
Some of the hardest racing of the Tour de France takes place way off-camera as the 'gruppetto' battles against the jury's stopwatch.
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Meet Harry Sweeny, the first-year pro who almost won a Tour de France stage
Most neo-pros don't get to race the Tour de France. Harry Sweeny isn't just racing the Tour as a first-year, he looks right at home.
Preview: What you need to know about stage 13 of the 2021 Tour de France
Probably a sprint finish.
Fireworks spark 30th Giro Donne stage win for Marianne Vos
A hilly circuit opened up the finale of the seventh stage of the Giro Donne and allowed for the Dutchwoman to take an exciting 30th victory in Italy.
How to discuss the Tour de France with non-cycling fans
Here are some mainstream comparisons to put the 2021 Tour de France into perspective for the non-cycling fans in your life.
Gallery: Nils Politt’s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7
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Tour de France: What the stars said after stage 12 into Nîmes
Here's what Wout van Aert, Stefan Küng, and others said after stage 12 of the 2021 Tour de France.
Peter Sagan leaves the Tour de France
Peter Sagan won't take the start on stage 12 of the Tour de France citing knee pain he sustained in the crash on stage three
Getting the shot: Pogacar after the line
This may not be my best shot of the Tour de France, but it sure felt good taking it.
Roger Kluge ‘pretty sure’ Caleb Ewan would have beaten Mark Cavendish in Tour de France sprints
Lotto-Soudal's leadout man believes Caleb Ewan could have challenged Mark Cavendish in the Tour de France sprints.
Tour de France stage 12: Nils Politt solos to win from front of 13-man break
The leaders of the four jersey competitions — yellow, green, polka dots, and white — rode easily in the peloton with no change to standings.
Tour de Hoody: When the Tour de France takes over a village
What happens when the Tour de France invades a small French village? Months of planning are over in a flash.
Giro d’Italia Donne stage 7: Marianne Vos secures 30th Giro stage win
The Jumbo-Visma rider outsprinted Elisa Longo Borghini for career-defining victory.
Tour de France unsung heroes: Michael Gogl on swapping the cello for bike racing
Michael Gogl used to play the cello as a child but he soon learned that his talents were best placed elsewhere, bike racing. He is riding his fourth Tour de France.
Tour de France: Peter Sagan abandons with knee injury
Peter Sagan has quit after further aggravating a knee injury he picked up during his crash with Caleb Ewan on stage 3 of the Tour de France.
Reactions: The Tour de France tackles the ‘Giant of Provence’ x 2
The peloton share their Twitter thoughts on a historic day of racing.
Preview: What you need to know about stage 12 of the 2021 Tour de France
Another one for the sprinters.
Van Aert: ‘Maybe it’s my best victory ever’
One day after finishing second in a bunch sprint, Wout van Aert traversed Mount Ventoux twice en route to his fourth career Tour stage win.
Wout van Aert has conquered Mont Ventoux before
Before the 2019 Tour de France, Van Aert rode all three sides of Mont Ventoux in a day, notching KOMs along the way.
Norsgaard wins Giro Donne stage 6 after Longo Borghini and Moolman Pasio reeled in
Coryn Rivera and Marianne Vos took second and third in the sprint, respectively.
Tour de France: What the stars said after the stage 11 battle on Mont Ventoux
Here's what Wilco Kelderman, Mark Cavendish, Guillaume Martin, and others said after two laps up and over Mont Ventoux.
Video: Tour de France stage 11 highlights and final kilometer
Watch the stunning stage 11 victory that came after two ascents of Mont Ventoux.
Analysis: Tadej Pogačar bends but doesn’t break as Tour de France GC shuffles on Mont Ventoux
Jonas Vingegaard exposes tiniest of cracks in Pogačar's armor as Tour de France GC battle takes on a new twist.
Tour de France analysis: Wout van Aert, what can’t he do?
After sprinting against Mark Cavendish on stage 10, Wout van Aert wins over Mont Ventoux on stage 11. Where is the limit for the Belgian and can he be a future GC contender?
Tour de France Stage 11: Wout van Aert soars twice over Mont Ventoux for solo win
Tadej Pogačar held onto the yellow jersey, marking his general classification rivals for the entire stage.
The pros and cons of satellite shifters – for pros and the rest of us
Without the restraints of cables, electronic shifters can be put anywhere. But is that a good thing?
Giro d’Italia Donne stage 6: Emma Norsgaard delivers for Team Movistar
The 21-year old seals her second podium finish in two days.
Here’s what happens if you simulate the 2021 Tour de France 100 times
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Tour de Hoody: Will Tadej Pogačar smother the Tour de France?
The rise of a possible 'Pogačar Era' might be great for racing, but Tour de France owners might be worried.
Peter Sagan down but not out at the Tour de France
Sagan is battling to recover from injuries, but opportunities in second week and refusal to give up on green keep Slovak in the frame.
Tour Daily Podcast, stage 10: Records and rumours
That M---- record is looking more and more doable for Mark Cavendish.
Giro Donne: Lorena Wiebes winning streak continues
Wiebes won the fifth stage of the Giro Donne.
Mark Cavendish sprints to victory on stage 10 of the Tour de France
Mark Cavendish has pulled to within one victory of tying Eddy Merckx's record for Tour de France stage wins.
Tour de France: What the stars said after the fast finale of stage 10
Here's what Tadej Pogačar, Nacer Bouhanni, Peter Sagan, and others said following the fast stage 10 finale.
Tour de France daily digest: Mark Cavendish saves the 2021 Tour de France
Mark Cavendish now seems poised to equal or break Eddy Merckx's stage record, and the story couldn't come at a better moment.
Dutch report links Peter Sagan to team TotalEnergies for 2022
A report by Dutch site Wielerflits.nl has linked Peter Sagan to French team TotalEnergies for 2022.
Getting the shot: The calm before the storm
This shot summed up what was a quiet day on the Tour — the quiet before the storm that is Mont Ventoux!
Tour de France stage 10: Mark Cavendish one win shy of equalling Eddy Merckx’s record
Tadej Pogačar maintained his position as leader of the general classification.
Giro d’Italia Donne stage 5: Lorena Wiebes sprints to her first stage win
Team DSM executes a flawless finish; Norsgaard and Vos round out the podium.
Tour de France unsung heroes: Jonas Rickaert – school prankster, lead-out man to the stars
Jonas Rickaert works hard in the peloton for Mathieu van der Poel and Tim Merlier, but he used to be a bit of a prankster as a teenager.
The 19 Lost Boys of the Tour de France
Since setting out from Brest on June 26, the Tour de France has lost 19 riders, including pre-race favorite Primož Roglič. A look at the lost boys of the 2021 Tour de France.
Running up Mont Ventoux: Looking back at one of the most memorable Tour de France moments
The 2016 Tour de France ascent of the Mont Ventoux will go down as one of the most chaotic in its history. VeloNews takes a look behind the scenes of that memorable day.
How much do riders and teams make at the Tour de France?
The Tour de France is cycling's biggest race – but does the prize money match the prestige?
Mathieu van der Poel, Alpecin-Fenix: From the fringe of the WorldTour to the top of the Tour de France
Alpecin-Fenix treads a tricky line between being defined by Mathieu van der Poel while wanting to be independent of his success.
Here’s what’s coming up in ‘week two’ of the Tour de France
There's plenty to look forward to as the race resumes.
Giro d’Italia Donne stage 4: Anna van der Breggen takes another stage victory and extends GC lead
Demi Vollering and Grace Brown round out the podium.
Tour de France: What the stars said after Sunday’s rainy stage 9
Here's what Tadej Pogačar, Julian Alaphilippe, Mark Cavendish, and others said headed into the first rest day of the 2021 Tour.
How Mark Cavendish can equal and top the Eddy Merckx record
Mark Cavendish is closing in on the all-time stage-win record of 34 — let's take a dive into his improving chance of equalling Merckx.
Tim Merlier and Arnaud Démare are out of the Tour de France
Sprinters Tim Merlier and Arnaud Démare are just two of the many riders who left the Tour de France on stage 9.
Marianne Vos dedicates 29th Giro Donne stage win to Jolien Verschueren
"We are here and we think we suffer, but there is so much more in life."
Tour de France: Mark Cavendish celebrates making time limit as if it’s a victory
Sprint rivals Arnaud Démare and Bryan Coquard eliminated, along with Nic Dlamini in brutal stage across French Alps.
Tour de France stage 9: Ben O’Connor soloes to searing stage win, Tadej Pogačar retains yellow
O'Connor storms into GC contention with long-range solo move, Pogačar attacks GC group in final kilometers with assertion of authority.
Giro d’Italia Donne stage 3: Marianne Vos storms to dominant sprint win in Ovada
Marianne Vos took a clear win over Lucinda Brand from the breakaway as Anna van der Breggen stays in the pink jersey.
Pogačar takes control of yellow as Teuns wins stage 8 of the Tour de France
Dylan Teuns descended to victory on a very wet stage 8 of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogačar took over the yellow jersey.
Beefs and bromances light up the Tour de France
Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert's lifelong rivalry and Movistar's tactical plays are gifts that keep giving – and they rewarded the Tour on Friday.
Five key things to watch out for as the Tour reaches the Alps
We're in for an exciting few days of racing.
For an entertaining Tour de France, thank a weak UAE-Team Emirates
Tadej Pogačar has a weakness, but it's not his own legs.
Women’s Cycling Weekly: Issue 32
Amy Jones lays out the news, videos, and results from women's cycling this week.
Getting the shot: Charging towards the finish with MVDP
When photographing a bike race from a motorcycle there may be multiple options, but when shooting the Tour from a car, options are significantly limited.
Tour de France: What the stars said after the longest Tour stage since 2000
Here's what Mathieu van der Poel, Geraint Thomas, Primož Roglič, and others said after the nearly 250km route to the foothills of the Alps.
Groad Trip: Soaking it all up at an excellent gravel summer camp
The Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder was such a great event, for so many reasons.
Tour de France stage 7: Matej Mohorič wins longest Tour stage in 21 years
Mathieu van der Poel defended the yellow jersey from the front of the race, riding in the breakaway group.
Lost Boys: Jasha Sütterlin – The odd man out
Former VeloNews editor John Wilcockson is profiling the Tour de France abandons. Jasha Sütterlin was the first rider to leave the 2021 race early.
Three sprints, three podiums: Nacer Bouhanni is knocking on the door
Lurking in Mark Cavendish's shadow is a man who desperately wants to win a Tour de France stage.
VeloNews Podcast: Mark Cavendish’s bike setup; Tadej Pogačar’s Tour de France legacy
On this episode we talk Tour de France tech, Mark Cavendish's sprint shifters, and Tadej Pogačar's place in Tour history.
‘Don’t say the name’: Mark Cavendish inches closer to Eddy Merckx’s record
Mark Cavendish moved to within two victories of tying Eddy Merckx's all-time record for Tour de France stage wins on Thursday.
Cavendish sprints to another victory on stage 6 of the Tour de France
Mark Cavendish sprinted to his 32nd Tour de France stage win on Thursday's stage 6.
Tour de France: What the stars said after Mark Cavendish won stage 6
Here's what Michael Mørkøv, Peter Sagan, and others said after Mark Cavendish rocketed to another stage win.
Mark Cavendish on Tour de France win No. 32: ‘Don’t ask me about the Merckx record’
Mark Cavendish is shying away from discussing Eddy Merckx's record of 34 Tour de France stage wins as he creeps closer to the mark.
Tour de France stage 6: Mark Cavendish one win closer to Merckx mark
Mathieu van der Poel defends yellow jersey, maintaining an eight-second margin ahead of Tadej Pogačar.
Tour de France unsung heroes: Jacopo Guarnieri balancing single parenthood with racing
Jacopo Guarnieri is a hugely successful leadout man for Arnaud Démare but he also balances his life as a rider with life as a single parent.
Will the break survive? Chapatte’s Law might have the answer
Commentators often talk about the break needing one minute per 10 km. But is it that simple?
Preview: What you need to know about stage 6 of the 2021 Tour de France
Should be one for the sprinters.
Here’s what’s going to happen (we think) at the Giro Donne
Some predictions ahead of the 2021 Giro Donne.
Tour de France: Mathieu van der Poel puts in ride of his life to keep yellow
A sleepless night, a 900km drive and a determined ride sees Mathieu van der Poel keep yellow for another day at the Tour de France.
Tour de France roundtable: Should ASO sue the fan who caused the stage 1 crash?
Should ASO sue the fan who caused the stage 1 crash? What's the proper punishment for the costly mistake? We offer our opinions.
Rebuilding Cav: How Mark Cavendish returned to the top of the Tour de France
Trainer Vasilis Anastopoulos reconfigured Cavendish's training and helped rebuild the confidence that saw the Manxman land victory number 31.
Preview: Your stage-by-stage guide to the 2021 Giro Donne
Ten days of racing, two brutal mountain stages, three potential breakaway days, and two (and a half?) days for the sprinters.
All Mark Cavendish needed was one more chance
They say sprinting is as much a matter of belief as power, that desire can be as good as any leadout.
Geraint Thomas, Primož Roglič face test of resilience and recovery in Tour de France time trial
Primož Roglič, Geraint Thomas will start battered, bruised and with time to regain in crucial time trial Wednesday.