Analysis

History was made and records were broken, but this year's Tour de France wasn't all awesome. Here are the disappointments and duds of a three-star three weeks.

From Cavendish's 35th to high-speed bunny-hops, to Jorgensen's MVP ride and Girmay's breakthrough, here are the best moments of a Tour de France that never stopped delivering.

UAE Team Emirates won nearly one-third of the €2,282,200 prize pot, with a surprising name at the bottom of the list.

Remco's rise, Pogi's double, Girmay's history, Vingegaard's enigma: Here are the big narratives to follow for the dramatic climax of the Tour de France.

Our calculations suggest that Pogačar’s Tour performances have been below the level he reached in May.

The first nine stages of the Tour de France have been non-stop excitement. Catch up on all the story lines from the first week.

Pogačar couldn't crack his rivals before meeting his kryptonite high mountains during an exhausting opening week on the attack.

'Those days of Merckx are over. What Cavendish did is just insane:' Belgian pro Oliver Naesen says peloton holds deep respect for what the Manxman accomplished.

UAE is leaving nothing to chance as Pogačar takes control of the Tour de France: 'It was important to see the level of each team.'

We dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Frank van den Broek at the Tour de France.

If Tadej Pogačar wins this race, he will join a small and elite group of riders in completing the Giro-Tour double. But if he goes on to win the world championship too, he would become only the third rider ever to do that.

What the US, Canada, and Mexico might lack in numbers, they've certainly compensated with quality.

Tour de Hoody: Don't count Matteo Jorgenson out as a podium outsider, and it would be a mistake to say that he cannot win this Tour de France.

COVID doubts aside, Pogačar needs to strike in the Tour’s super-hard Italian start while his legs are hot and before Vingegaard finds form.

Commentary: Nine months after team's own success pushed away Roglič, the injury-cursed Killer Bees need its founding leader more than ever.

Tour de Hoody: A unique course, four favorites on uncertain form, and a peloton chasing history will make this Tour de France one for the ages.

Nobody knows what version of Vingegaard will show up to the Tour, but Visma-Lease a Bike has no option but to take him: 'We're going with a different mindset.'

Sepp Kuss, Matteo Jorgenson to ride for Vingegaard as injury doubts remain over defending champ: 'We don't know how far he can go yet.'

Where will the yellow jersey be won? A stupid-hard opener, some gravel, and the most explosive Tour de France finale in decades will decide.

#GCKuss redux? Superstar teammates like Kuss, Yates, Jorgenson stand better chances at the Tour podium than some of the beat-up 'Big 4'.

Forget Tadej Pogačar and his pink jersey rout. The race for his GC leftovers is tightly coiled and loaded with jeopardy.

Breaking down how the hardest day of the 2024 Giro d'Italia was won.

Pogačar is on another planet, but there's plenty to be pumped for in the Giro's final week. Will Thomas risk it all to upturn the race?

Breaking down how what should have been a routine sprint stage descended into chaos, and highlighted how we could be in for an incredibly fun three weeks of non-stop all-out racing.

Can you hold 9w/kg for 3 minutes? We dive into the power numbers of Jhonatan Narnaez and Tadej Pogačar at the Giro d’Italia.

Tour de Hoody: Vollering stamps name on La Vuelta and North Americans continue to light up results sheet.

Thomas and Martínez lead the chase behind the Slovenian savage, but the Welshman's canny could be crucial in the attrition of the 'corsa rosa.'

The Giro-Tour double is rare. But if there’s one thing Pogačar has proven, it’s that he can do anything in cycling.

From a deliciously tempting 'grande partenza' to a decisive double shot of Monte Grappa, these are the king-maker stages of the Giro d'Italia.

Tour de Hoody: Will the arrival of big hitters like Nike mark a new era in professional cycling? Red Bull's Tour de France jersey leaked?

Analysis: A relatively thin GC start list could tempt Pogačar and Co. to drop their guard, and that would be a mistake UAE cannot afford.

Analysis: Points and rankings dictate the Tour de France wild-card selection process that's now almost devoid of drama and intrigue.

A savage start, some crushing climbs, and yes, some gravel, will decide the Pogačar-Vingegaard-Roglič-Evenepoel battle.

'It's the day when you can lose the Tour': Is race organizer's hope for 'chaos' on the 2024 Tour's gravel stage a risk too far?

Grand tour racing could be turned upside down by potential 'Soudal-Visma' fusion, and Tadej Pogačar could profit.

Tactical trauma and P.R. problems taint history-making grand tour sweep and could cause trouble for some time.

Jumbo-Visma coach reveals how Kuss balanced recovery and rebuild to blaze through Giro, Tour, Vuelta in one season.

Vingegaard, Kuss, Roglič decimated the Vuelta a España in the Pyrenees – we look at the numbers behind their rides.

Evenepoel hinted at partnership with Soler, Almeida, Ayuso – but UAE Emirates could prove just as much an enemy as a friend.

Welsh veteran may be facing a difficult end to his GC career at Spanish tour as Ineos Grenadiers tilts toward a new era.

Crunching the numbers shows that Kuss faces ultimate 'race of truth' Tuesday in quest to keep red from Evenepoel's shoulders.

Stage 6 saw mayhem in the race for the maillot rojo – we pick apart what it means for the key players in the stages to come.

Jumbo-Visma rides into Vuelta as top favorite with a historic sweep of the season's grand tours at stake.

Vingegaard, Roglič, Evenepoel set to suffer through a whole host of horror stages in the race for red – these are the most important.

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

Ineos Grenadiers come out swinging in quest to win its first grand tour in two years with Arensman, Ganna also part of blockbuster selection.

Climber carnage at Ineos Grenadiers, more heft behind Pogačar, questions over Evenepoel, Cavendish, and all the other nuggets to know.

Pidcock continues to thread the needle between three disciplines – but his Tour de France mission may force him to reconfigure.

EF Education-EasyPost dominated and Arkéa-Samsic disappeared – breaking down the road worlds startlist and diving in to what it means.

The labrynthine Glasgow circuit Sunday mixed opinions but served its purpose by bringing only the strongest to the top.

Van Aert, Evenepoel, Philipsen pledge to race 'all for one' after concerns over internal clashes rattle across Belgian nation.

Who's going to rule the elite men's road race this Sunday? We rate the favorites, dark-horses, and everyone in between.

'We must not be disappointed by our way of racing.' After the tactical trauma and Belgian beef of 2021, personal and national ambitions could collide again in Glasgow.

If Vingegaard or Roglič win the Vuelta a España, Jumbo-Visma will be the first team to sweep a season's grand tours – and its reputation will be changed forever.

The heated contest for the 15 WorldTour licenses is 'pushing every team,' says Uno-X sport director Alex Greenfield.

Rags and riches: How many teams won stages? Which squads left with nothing? We dive in.

Here's the final prize money list for the Tour de France.

Stage 2 of the Tour de France Femmes saw Movistar square off against SD Worx.

From the Jumbo-Visma steamroller and Pogačar's panache, to polka perfection and Plan Bs: Here's a pick'n mix of talking points.

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

After years of dominance, Sagan flames out in a race he helped reconfigure.

Check the start time for every rider in the peloton ahead of a 22km burner that could decide the yellow jersey.

Pogačar 'lost' bonuses to Vingegaard on stage 14 that could have brought GC gap to four seconds in race of fine margins.

High-profile segments are being raced faster than ever before as power numbers continue to reach higher peaks.

Jumbo-Visma climbing ace predicts Pogačar, Vingegaard to measure up: 'We haven’t had a true high mountain stage yet.'

Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are riding away from the pack in this Tour – here's how their rivals plan to catch back.

Van der Poel plays leadout-de-luxe to teammate Jasper Philipsen in evolution of personal and Alpecin-Deceuninck ambitions.

There's actually very little 'resting' on a grand tour rest day. Teams remain a beehive of activity, from training rides, backroom deals, family visits, and media.

The US contingent is lighter after Quinn Simmons abandons, but the polka-dot jersey and 'maillot jaune' are in play.

Serving hors categorie cuisine from a tiny food truck is tough – Here's how EF Education-EasyPost chef Owen Blandy makes it happen.

The American on Movistar comes up 500 yards short of winning on one of the most famous climbs on the Tour de France: 'I am happy with the risk I took.'

Saturday's crash is just the latest in a long history of over-eager fans and too-close spectators causing chaos on the Tour de France.

Mark Cavendish looked on course for win 35, but a crash on stage 8 ended his Tour de France dream.

Van Aert misfires in sprint as Vingegaard prepares for showdown with Tadej Pogačar on the Tour's most famous volcano at Puy-de-Dome.

Simon Yates drops from 4th to 6th, and Belgian rider Steff Cras who started 13th overall is evacuated by ambulance.

Former yellow jersey dominator accepts it's a level below Pogačar and Vingegaard, but is plotting its return to the top.

Tour de Hoody: Pogačar bites back and resets the scoreboard of this tightly bound Tour de France.

The mighty Tourmalet puts an end to Hindley's yellow jersey and Pogačar turns tables on Vingegaard in another wild ride.

The irony is that quite a bit happened in the four-hour snoozer, but it was all packed into the final chaotic 10km.

Van Aert says hints of tension in the Netflix documentary does not reflect reality: 'The criticism should not be there. The atmosphere is great.'