Julian Alaphilippe

Affectionately called “The Race to the Sun,” the week-long stage race makes it way down through the heart of France to the Mediterranean Sea, noted for its abundance of sunshine.

The Faun Ardèche Classic and the Royal Bernard Drôme Classic offer muscular terrain that suits puncheurs and climbers alike.

EF Pro Cycling retains overall advantage, with the lead moving from Jonathan Caicedo to Higuita.

The Deceuninck-Quick Step star remains motivated to try for another successful year.

WorldTour all-stars offer that elevation—which will be no less than 8,500 feet during every stage—to be the greatest challenge for this early season stage race.

Evenepoel caught up in late-race crash but escapes time-losses after jury verdict.

On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast, Andrew Hood checks in from Deceuninck-Quick Step's camp on his way to the Tour Down Under. Plus, we welcome new VeloNews Senior Editor Betsy Welch.

The French star will have plenty to keep him busy in an Olympic year, but trying to win the Tour de France isn't on radar.

For more than two decades, Belgian team boss Patrick Lefevere keeps delivering big wins — for 2020, he starts anew with 11 fresh faces

First major European stage race of the calendar draws host of talent including Pogacar, Pinot, and Quintana.

Tour de France stars to start season at high-altitude 2.1 category stage race, Quintana to miss race on home territory.

Deceuninck-Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevere feels Alaphilippe should target other races before Flanders or the Tour - but isn't going to hold him back either.

On this episode of The VeloNews Podcast, Andrew Hood and Fred Dreier examine the 2019 VeloNews Awards, as well as the Stories of the Decade.

Bernal ranked second, van Vleuten fifth in the international ranking handed down by an international jury.

A 2020 Tour de France short on time trials and packed with surprises leaves French GC hopefuls motivated to raise their nation's hopes.

2020 sees an atypical Tour route packed with opportunities and risks for the GC riders - and here are five stages that could prove crucial.

While Ineos' stars remain tight-lipped about their 2020 race schedules, Alaphilippe confirms he will be at the Tour, but not racing for the overall.

Our grand-parents would not recognize the unconventional and surprising Tour route revealed Tuesday in Paris

Frenchman pulls out of scheduled starts at Milano-Torino and Il Lombardia as he draws a long season to a close.

Yorkshire delivered on its promise of a demanding race, but Sunday's test pushed the world's best to their collective limit.

Julian Alaphilippe revived French dreams with his thrilling Tour ride, but this writer hopes "Loulou" stays just the way he is.

Several top riders are heading to Spain for the Clásica San Sebastián, but recent Tour winner Egan Bernal might be heading home.

Pinot vows to return to the Tour de France next year to make amends for his tearful departure

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Young guns shine in the final stage of the Tour as 25-year-old Ewan wins on the Champs-Elysées and 22-year-old Bernal wraps up the overall.

Jumbo-Visma caps its best season ever by pushing Steven Kruijswijk onto the final podium, with Sunday's sprint yet to come.

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Weather turned the Tour de France upside Friday and not in ways that will please anyone. But, as Andrew Hood writes, that's simply part of the sport.

On one of the wildest day's of racing in recent Tour history, the race was upended, first by Pinot's abandonment, then by the weather-shortened stage.

The young Colombian climbing sensation rode his way into yellow in an abbreviated stage marred by extreme weather. Thibaut Pinot also abandoned early in the stage.

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Egan Bernal's attack on the Col du Galibier was actually Geraint Thomas's decision, the Colombian told reporters after the stage

The other GC favorites flinched when Egan Bernal attacked on the Col du Galibier. Now, the Colombian has emerged as the biggest threat to take down Julian Alaphilippe.

How does Egan Bernal's advantage change the dynamics heading into the final two stages? And what is the significance of Nairo Quintana's stage victory?

The Colombian climber won alone, out-climbing his breakaway companions. Alaphilippe cracked, but regained the GC group on the descent in dramatic fashion.

French hero Alaphilippe is becoming a bigger problem by the day for the top favorites as the Tour enters its final battleground. And Pinot packs the punch that should worry all the other would-be winners.

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The Tour's race director sits down with Rob Arnold to discuss the excitement of the 2019 race, the prospects of a bigger women's event, and who is the Tour's best domestique

Australian journalist Rupert Guinness speaks with five international colleagues about the Tour thus far, the biggest stories in each journalist's home country, and how the race will play out in the final week.

We highlight a selection of our favorite images from the second week of the Tour de France.

The Frenchman concedes his lead hangs by a thread, but he'll fight with everything he has to hold yellow to Paris.

A look at the stories that you may have missed from this past week's coverage of the Tour de France

The Pyrenees shook up the Tour de France's overall standings. Who is the strongest? How can Thibaut Pinot or Geraint Thomas win?

A combination of factors has transformed this year's Tour de France into one of the most unpredictable and engaging in decades.

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The yellow jersey remains the same after stage 15, but Julian Alaphilippe surrendered time to key rivals in the scintillating finale. Now there are three men with a deficit of less than two minutes to the Frenchman.

Though he carries the yellow jersey into the Tour's final rest day, Alaphilippe realizes how hard it is going to be to win the Tour de France.

After putting costly time losses behind him, Pinot is a riding a wave of momentum after three stellar days across the Pyrénées to surge back into contention for the yellow jersey

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Across France, cycling fans and pundits are beginning to believe that Julian Alaphilippe is the man to end the country's 34-year drought at the Tour de France

With a French one-two at the top of the Tourmalet, it seems the home fans got that little bit closer to seeing something they’ve been waiting 34 years for: a French rider capable of winning the Tour de France’s yellow jersey.

Did Saturday's battle on the Col du Tourmalet live up to the hype? Which GC riders excelled and fell back in the Tour's first summit finish?

Julian Alaphilippe again defied expectations to take second place on the stage, while his GC rival Geraint Thomas cracked on the final slopes of the first high mountain of the race.

Alaphilippe defied all expectation to hold on to the yellow jersey in the stage 13 time trial. The mountains to come will tell us much about his prospects for not just the Tour, but also his career.

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The only person more surprised than Rob Arnold of Julian Alaphilippe's time trial win was Alaphilippe himself

Geraint Thomas and other GC riders now believe Julian Alaphilippe is a serious threat to win the Tour de France overall

Julian Alaphilippe won Friday's individual time trial at the Tour de France, holding off defending champion Geraint Thomas

Stage 12 features two major climbs and a long, fast descent to the finish. Teams and riders are preparing for anything and everything.

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The French superstar is realistic about his chances to defend the yellow jersey as the race finally tilts into the longer climbs looming in the Pyrenees and the TT challenge

A touch of wheels sent Mikel Landa to the ground as the peloton broke into echelons. The Basque favorite ended up losing important time.

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French fans have embraced Julian Alaphilippe throughout this year's Tour de France. Alaphilippe's yellow jersey on Bastille Day boosted his popularity even further

French fans are celebrating Bastille Day with Alaphilippe in the yellow jersey and Pinot moving up.

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Audaciousness is an asset, not a liability, in Julian Alaphilippe’s racing world. Can he apply that to the Tour?

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The Tour de France's general classification battle has taken shape after Thursday's summit finish atop La Planche des Belles Filles

There were winners, losers, and big surprises on La Planche des Belles Filles. Did stage 6 live up to the hype?

The first summit finish of this year's Tour will see GC contenders come to the fore to battle for precious seconds.

With Julian Alaphilippe in yellow and Elia Viviani winning his first Tour stage, the team known as the "Wolfpack" continues to dominate.

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How long can Julian Alaphilippe hold the Tour de France race lead? And is Alaphilippe capable of one day winning cycling's biggest race?

France has been in desperate need of a rider capable of winning the Tour. Julian Alaphilippe has said it isn’t him. But do you believe him?