Tadej Pogačar

Vingegaard surfs through the first day in the Pyrenees as UAE Team Emirates lose another rider.

Kuss delivers crushing ride on road to Foix as he carries burden of shepherding Vingegard through two mountaintops to come.

The Spaniard missed the time cut by 15 minutes after vomiting several times during the stage.

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

The Canadian wins the attack-riddled 16th stage across the French Pyrénées while Jonas Vingegaard fends off Tadej Pogačar.

'I don't know if Vingegaard will crack but every rider can have a bad day,' says former winner.

Pogačar looked unbeatable until he fell into the trap set by Jumbo-Visma that turned the Tour de France upside down last week.

We look at the power numbers of Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogačar, Sepp Kuss, Matteo Jorgenson, and more at the Tour de France.

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.'

The 2018 Tour winner is having his best Tour in years and enters the final week with everything in play: 'You've got to keep believing.'

Tuesday's 16th stage features two first-category climbs in the second half of the route that will be punctuated once again by blazing heat.

Jumbo-Visma leads among 22 teams with the lion's share of prize money to be awarded Sunday in Paris.

'I’m more looking ahead but you have to be aware of what’s behind you,' Welshman tells VeloNews.

'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 rider talks of his respect for rival and how he expects to come under attack in the Pyrenees.

'Pogačar came to me and said Jumbo are struggling, they’re struggling,' says Thomas.

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.

Making sense of Pogačar’s loss of innocence, what it means for the Tour and exploring why fans like champions more when they fail.

The breakaway has its day in Saint-Étienne.

The final climb is steep enough to cause problems for anyone not having a great day.

'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.

Ineos Grenadiers director confident Thomas 'one of the best we've ever seen' as team counts on his experience in a Gen-Z race.

Team manager Joxean Fernández Matxin leaves race due to virus.

A thrilling victory atop Alpe d'Huez only raises expectations about Pidcock's grand tour future. His coach says 'we are going to see his limits.'

Sport director explains how the trap was set on the Col du Galibier to isolate and attack Tadej Pogačar.

Pogačar was looking for revenge. He did not find it.

The peloton tackles Alpe d’Huez on Bastille Day.

Vingegaard parries Pogačar's attacks on the Alpe in day one of daunting nine-stage mission to defend yellow jersey.

'I compare myself to Pogačar to Wout, these guys, they are both older than me, and more experienced. But I am ambitious and I have big ambitions,' says British rider.

Yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard raises the fear of COVID, but fans and riders celebrate the return of the Tour's most famous climb.

UAE Team Emirates team manager Matxin Fernandez tested positive overnight and has left the Tour de France.

Sepp Kuss leads Jumbo-Visma lockdown on Alpe d'Huez summit as Jumbo-Visma switches gears from explosive ride to the Granon.

Pogačar can't shake Jonas Vingegaard on Alpe d'Huez: 'His team is very strong.'

UAE's Gianetti says it wasn't hunger or heat.

The Ineos Grenadiers rider soars away from the breakaway to take biggest road victory of his career.

Team boss points to over-aggressive racing and commitment to yellow rather than COVID or a hunger knock as cause of Wednesday's spectacular undoing.

The Slovenian dropped out of the yellow jersey on stage 11 and now trails Vingegaard by two and a half minutes.

Three hors categorie climbs on the menu, culminating in a crowd-packed Tour favorite. Will Vingegaard add to his lead, can Pogačar hit back, or might Bardet surprise again?

'There's a big question over how Vingegaard will cope now that he has a big target on his back,' says Dan Martin in his exclusive column for VeloNews.

Watch back on the day's action here.

Fireworks on the legendary climb confirm that a new generation has forever buried the tactics of controlled racing.

'We’ll see. I’ll keep fighting until the end. The Tour is far from finished,' says the defending champion.

Two-time Tour de France champion cannot follow as Jumbo-Visma breaks open the race.

The Slovenian is distanced after Jonas Vingegaard launches stinging attack on the Col du Granon.

Tadej Pogačar counters after Jumbo-Visma attacks on the approach to the Galibier in a preview of GC fireworks in the French Alps.

Another likened the halting to when you stop at a cafe and then get going again.

Nobody, that's who.

'“If the doctor and the UCI say that he can start then I suppose they know what they’re doing,' says Pogačar's team boss.

German rider left just 11 seconds off the yellow jersey

Watch the best of the action on a day when dogged persistence prevailed

Stage 11 features monster climbs Galibier and Granon stacked up in the final 50km that will test the GC riders to their limits.

Pogačar points to huge crowds and mass contacts as problem after Bennett, Majka tested positive Tuesday.

Lennard Kämna comes close to yellow jersey but Tadej Pogačar defends lead by 11 seconds.

Tour rookie says Ineos Grenadiers must be tactical in its numbers because 'we are not racing crap riders' at Tour de France.

The Dutchman says that the stage he's fearing the most is the stage 12 summit finish on Alpe d'Huez.

UPDATED: UAE Team Emirates sees its second rider leave the Tour de France with COVID-19, Majka positive but stays for now.

'The fact that he is fighting for every second indicates that he realizes that he may need that lead someday,' says Richard Plugge.

Five storylines that counted so far: Every Tour de France tells it own story, and why Tadej Pogačar is messing with everyone's minds.

In this column, we look at the power numbers of Wout Van Aert, Tadej Pogačar, Neilson Powless, and more at the Tour de France.

Pogačar says only a positive COVID test would bring his exit from the race: 'It doesn’t matter if you have the yellow jersey or not.'

'Pogačar is phenomenal. I can’t see how he won’t continue to be the biggest favorite for the next five or six years,' says Thomas.

Astana-Qazaqstan in last as such teams as Jumbo-Visma and UAE Team Emirates dominate the list.

Jonas Vingegaard is almost five minutes better off than this time last year, but he expects Tadej Pogačar to be hard to shake.

Watch the best of the action on an epic day for the breakaway.

With a 30-person bubble and regular tests in 'amplified' battle against virus, UAE Team Emirates medical director explains protocol.

Back for his second Tour de France, McNulty confirms a possible Vuelta a España start later this season.

The two-time Tour champion will use Monday's rest to brace for the onslaught in the Alps looming later this week.

Tadej Pogačar retains his grip on the yellow jersey as Thibaut Pinot falls short in emotional chase.

'It’s a natural thing for people who are dominant, who take every little last crumb of success,' says former Tour de France winner.

Watch the best of the action as Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogačar and Michael Matthews go head-to-head.

Four-time winner hunts Tour breakaways as he sees “huge improvement” on where he’s been in last three years.

One teammate down with the virus, is Pogačar worried that COVID-19 might ruin the Tour de France?

'To be second to Wout is not too bad,' Matthews takes consolation after second runner-up spot this week.

Pogačar shook off an early crash that sent Kevin Vermaerke home and put Nairo Quintana and others to the ground.

The 2018 Tour winner says Tadej Pogačar is 'an unbelievable talent.'

The Danish rider says he's focusing on keeping in touch with Tadej Pogačar as he waits for the big mountains to arrive.

'For sure it's a little bit disappointing but third is great.' Pogačar can't complete team leadout in stage 8 sprint but extends GC lead over Vingegaard.

Team doctors are still waiting for final diagnosis, but it appears the Tour rookie suffered a shoulder injury.

Pogačar crosses line third and extends GC lead.