Romain Bardet

Vingegaard and Roglič drop Kuss with 2km to go on the legendary climb and the American digs deep to defend the leader's jersey.

Soudal Quick-Step's coach reveals the unique factors that allow Evenepoel to blow away his rivals with extra-aero attacks.

Evenepoel drops Bardet in summit finish for emotional victory, Kuss retains red as classification battle simmers.

Team DSM-Firmenich rider Romain Bardet calls for change and says it is 'karma' for using flight transfers at grand tours.

Multiple falls see efforts to create a go-slow, but not everyone agreed.

EF Education-EasyPost snatch red leader's jersey in a complicated stage marked by crashes at the Spanish grand tour.

Follow all the pre-race news ahead of the opening Barcelona team time trial on Saturday 26.

Pro-Catalan group calls for political action just as extreme temperatures are expected to ease this weekend.

The Vuelta boasts the strongest GC field of the season's grand tours – we pick the favorites, dark horses, and outsiders.

Follow all the action and headlines at the 2023 Tour de France.

A tale of four retirees.

Hindley hurt, Meintjes and Bardet out of race as seven riders abandon in day with two serious crashes.

Huge crash in opening 10km forces officials to neutralize the stage for almost 30 minutes, second crash soon after causes more injuries.

Riders pushing for more safety measures after Gino Mãder tragedy: 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little scared.'

Follow all the Tour de France hype ahead of the Bilbao 'grand départ' on July 1.

From Hindley and O’Connor through Mas and Carapaz, who's looking hot and who's not after the Critérium du Dauphiné, Tour de Suisse.

Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard face off for the first time in a stage race since July. Yet the 'Race to the Sun' is more than a two-horse race.

'It's a super exciting course': French climber hails 2023 Tour's mountain-packed opening phase and the return of Puy de Dôme.

Is there a lost generation between the era of ‘experienced’ Grand Tour winners and today’s fledgling superstars?

Frenchman says his 2022 was good but that it lacked a 'sparkle' it might have had without his Giro d'Italia abandon.

'I just do what I do': Ferrand-Prevot keeps on switching disciplines and winning bike races at Sunday's mountain bike marathon.

Two-time defending champion ready to race to help French teammates defend the stripes: 'I'd be even happier if one of my colleagues wins.'

Arensman embarks on 'voyage of discovery' with first full grand tour leadership role.

Here's where things stand in the races for yellow, green, white, and KoM jerseys after 19 stages of this year's Tour.

Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock drop down the overall standings as Romain Bardet bounces back to sixth overall.

Dropped on Mur de Péguère, Team DSM leader falls from fourth to ninth overall after stage 16 sufferings.

Six of the top-10 placings changed in the first of three climbing stages in the Pyrénées.

Team DSM pushes back on perceived notion that Bardet could come unstuck in penultimate stage TT of 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.

'The race is still very much on,' vows DSM. But is Bardet backed against two conflicting battles ahead of the Tour's final week?

Frenchman finishes 19 seconds behind fellow challengers, limiting his losses by riding at his own rhyhthm.

Team DSM leader up to second overall and happy to be back in the GC game for first time since 2018.

Now in second overall, Romain Bardet looks well poised for a great GC result at the Tour.

DSM climber captain keeps open playbook as he heads toward high ground in range of a GC top-three.

The Frenchman is still in the top 10 overall at the end of the first week despite coming into the Tour de France with stage win ambitions.

More worry following Martin departure as riders talk about testing and their concerns.

Romain Bardet, David Gaudu survive cobbles and emerge from GC pack on the Super Planche shakeout to sit poised for podium push.

French star returns to Tour for first time since 2020 unsure of form but all set for aggression.

From Bardet and Pinot to Alaphilippe and Cosnefroy, the home crowd has a lot of big names to shout for. We look at what they could do in the 2022 Tour.

No spot for Søren Kragh Andersen as team send five Tour de France debutants to the race.

Can Bardet stop the Slovenians? DSM captain returns to home tour after lighting up Giro before being sidelined with sickness.

The Frenchman left the Giro d'Italia in the second week after falling sick.

The Frenchman fell ill on stage 12 and his condition worsened overnight.

Giro di Hoody: The French climber seemed poised for more in this Giro d'Italia, and the race will miss his elegant, attacking style in the final week.

DSM captain forced to quit the race due to illness that had affected him for two days. 'We gave it a go, but it just wasn’t possible,' says Matt Winston

It was a real tug-of-war between the sprinters and the breakaway in the 2022 Giro's last chance for a mass gallop.

Frenchman quits the race due to illness.

Matt Winston explains how Team DSM’s focus on consistency in the sprints was the key to Dainese’s breakout Giro victory.

Team DSM’s French leader won’t be letting his guard down on the less challenging stages during the Giro’s second week as he bids to maintain his GC push.

Bahrain-Victorious star shakes off crashes, mishaps to rise to the top at Blockhaus: 'I'd love to grab the pink jersey, and it would be a dream to have it, even if just for one day.'

Ineos Grenadiers applied the pressure on the Blockhaus summit but Carapaz finds company from Landa and Bardet.

Australian takes the stage win on a key GC day that sees Simon Yates drop out of contention.

Rising Dutch star learning from French foil in final season before shift to Ineos Grenadiers in 2023.

Frenchman pens new two-year deal during the Giro d'Italia.

'For sure we'll see a big battle between GC riders.' Buzzsaw-shaped stage packs potential for ambush, attack, and sending sprinters out the back.

Team DSM star braces for next major GC tussle: ‘There could be some big gaps there.’

‘We have something to build on.’ Bardet comes out of Budapest test in range and looking for more in pink jersey push.

From Carapaz to Carthy, Andy Schleck rates 10 potential contenders for the Giro d'Italia.

Hot off his first GC win in nearly a decade, the French star is ready to take a run at the final podium at the Giro d'Italia.

From Budapest to Verona, here are the pink jersey favorites, the key stages, the traps and opportunities to open the 2022 grand tour racing season.

Romain Bardet, Jérémy Cabot, and Rigoberto Urán recall horror pile-up, call for collective responsibility for safety in the peloton.

'He felt conscious but he couldn’t really talk. I really hope that he’s OK,' Bardet says after coming to Alaphilippe's aid.

'We go to the race with a well-balanced team where we can cover all bases,' says Matt Winston.

A day to celebrate for French cycling.

Pinot and Bardet end years of hurt with stage win and GC victory at Tour of the Alps to rekindle hopes of long-expecting French fans.

French climber hopes to race under the radar until late-race podium surge in the Dolomites.

The Frenchman is planning to ride two grand tours in 2022 but he doesn't know yet which ones he will do.

Stage 14 winner Romain Bardet celebrates Team DSM’s third victory at the 2021 Vuelta a España.

Zwift Academy winner is making strong impression in his grand tour debut, and delivers gutsy comeback following high-speed crash in stage 14.

Bardet wins out of 18-strong breakaway, GC battle simmers ahead of another tough mountain stage Sunday.

Romain Bardet was 'in pain riding to the line' after crashing on stage 5 of the Vuelta a España.

Kenny Elissonde takes over lead after late-race crash splits bunch with about 11km to go.

Here's the news making headlines for Friday, August 6.

Here's the news making headlines for Thursday, August 5.

Egan Bernal, Mikel Landa, Romain Bardet, Aleksandr Vlasov among heavyweight startlist revving their engines in Burgos this week.

Here's the news making the headlines on Tuesday, June 8.

From Damiano Caruso 'realizing a dream' to Bernal 'managing a difficult situation,' here's what the stars said after Giro's final mountain test.

Bernal limits losses as Caruso makes long-range move. He now holds 1:59 lead on GC with just one stage remaining.

Wednesday's stage to Sega di Ala provided a dramatic finale and another shake-up in the overall standings.

Riders can still win and lose a lot during the last five days of the Giro d'Italia with podium places at stake.