Richard Plugge asks fans to respect riders as Tour returns to France.

No celebrating second this time for Jumbo-Visma star: 'It's the first big disappointment.'

The only thing that could stop the Slovenian slayer is himself as desperate rivals search for a weakness to attack.

Rising Danish star says 'there are always doubts' about performances based on cycling's notorious doping past.

Jumbo-Visma duo says arriving to the Alps with all GC options fully intact is key in bid to derail Tadej Pogačar.

Questions remain over the Belgian's knee injury heading into the Tour de France.

Jumbo-Visma is among several teams hit by COVID just days ahead of the start of the 2022 Tour.

Officials confirmed to VeloNews Van Aert is 'good to go' and hopefuly 'ready to be in the mix for the first Tour jerseys' after knee knock last week.

Second last year in the Tour de France, the Dane is out to go one better in his podium quest.

Jumbo-Visma's Tour riders eat more, race less, and accumulate altitude more than ever before. Here's their Tour de France route map.

Quick-Step boss questions knee injury keeping Wout van Aert from Belgian nationals as Jumbo-Visma Tour riders steer clear of racing.

The Baby Giro winner has the best teams in the world chasing his signature for next year.

The 29-year-old hopes to use her 'brute force' and strategy to beat the teams as she rides solo this weekend.

The 27-year-old will miss the defense of his national road race title after injuring his knee during a training ride.

'I win one medal after another at the World Championships and then there are people who dare to start a discussion about it,' says Dutch rider.

For his direct rivals, the two-time Tour winner is like an impenetrable fortress. Everyone is looking for a crack to try breach the walls.

Team of GC rider Primož Roglič and green jersey contender Wout van Aert have selected a team based on dual ambitions.

Jumbo-Visma set to stagger Tour de France lineup reveal due to COVID-19 situation.

Tadej Pogačar and his team has no distractions heading into the Tour de France, while Jumbo-Visma are chasing too many goals, writes Kate Wagner.

Staff scramble to reconfigure schedules as top workhorses like Rohan Dennis and Sepp Kuss miss crucial pre-Tour efforts.

The team says at the moment the situation has no consequences for the upcoming Tour de France.

The team plays down how this could alter its Tour de France roster.

Jumbo-Visma's first victory in franchise history at the Critérium du Dauphiné sends a warning shot to its rivals ahead of the Tour de France.

Jumbo-Visma leaves the Critérium du Dauphiné with three stage wins, the green and yellow jerseys, and a blueprint for Tour success.

July will determine if a very strong Jumbo-Visma will be enough to earn the team its first yellow jersey.

Belgian star will be chasing stage wins and the green points jersey as Jumbo-Visma tries to finally win yellow jersey at the Tour.

Bahrain-Victorious duo climb into fourth and fifth, but tip hats to the Dutch team after dominant week at the Dauphiné.

For the Dane, the true finish line this week at the Critérium du Dauphiné is the start line of the 2022 Tour de France in Copenhagen.

'We need to finish it off' — Roglič firmly controls yellow jersey with one stage to go.

Jumbo-Visma has never won the key Tour de France warmup race, and opens this weekend with all of its firepower directed toward the Alps.

American star emerges from bad luck with new outlook: 'You’ve got to keep putting one foot in front of the other and hopefully it’ll work out your way.'

Dutch climber is poised to return to the Tour de France where he said Jumbo-Visma's collective strength will give them an edge.

US climbing ace heads to Tour de Suisse with stage wins in mind and Tour de France selection to race for.

There's no stopping Wout van Aert as he barnstorms toward Tour de France.

The Belgian was not to be denied again after the peloton reeled in the breakaway in the final meters.

The Dutchwoman has had a disrupted road season in 2022 after catching COVID-19 in the spring.

Primož Roglič, Wout van Aert, Jonas Vingegaard flood the top seven in Critérium du Dauphiné TT as team dials down details ahead of Tour de France.

Van Aert takes consolation in regaining the yellow jersey but rues blown opportunity for missing another chance at victory.

Belgian puts his arms in the air too early as Gaudu takes the stage.

Grischa Niermann confirms Roglič and Vingegaard will share leadership duties at Tour de France and vows to bring 'strongest riders' in support.

Jumbo-Visma misjudges the chase and Van Aert misses opportunity for another win and cedes the yellow jersey.

After not racing since the Ardennes, Jumbo-Visma star doesn't miss a beat to win the opening stage at Critérium du Dauphiné.

Hayter finishes second with Quinn in third after sprint finish.

Victory isn't priority for the Jumbo-Visma star's return to racing ahead of Tour de France clash with Tadej Pogačar.

Tour de France spots are still up for grabs as Jumbo-Visma holds off on announcing full eight for the French grand tour.

The Dutch superstar could no longer find the balance between pain and gain, and the peloton will be a lesser place without him.

'I feel happy and grateful and I now already look back on my career with a lot of pride,' says Dutch rider.

Tao Geoghegan Hart and Filippo Ganna headline for the team that's won seven of the 11 editions of the key Tour de France warmup race.

Reports in Dutch media suggest that only Primož Roglič, Wout van Aert, and Jonas Vingegaard have assured spots on the Jumbo-Visma roster.

Jumbo-Visma’s GC challenge may have come to nothing, but Koen Bouwman provided plenty to celebrate with two stage wins and a likely king of the mountains prize.

After spending two consecutive mountain stages in the break, Jumbo-Visma’s Koen Bouwman has the climbers’ title in his sights despite a back issue he blamed on riding his aero bike

Dutchman crumbles out of grand tour comeback empty handed and empty legged after stage 14 abandon.

'Tom had been struggling with his physical condition for several days' states team as Dutchman abandons early in stage 14.

'They weren’t doing those one percenters or half percenters for every single thing,' Australian says of Dave Brailsford's team.

Koen Bouwman takes his first-ever grand tour stage victory in frenetic day of racing.

Juan Pedro López defends the overall race lead and continues on in the maglia rosa.

The current Australian national TT champion has plenty of tips to offer, and talks about his superstitions on the bike.

'You cannot decide something like that within 24 hours,' says Marc Reef.

Dutch rider hits the deck after a tangle with a spectator on the side of the road.

The Dutchman loses over 6:30 to the other overall contenders after being dropped with just over 8km to go.

The 2018 Olympic 3,000-meter champion will begin racing with the team from June 1, following a training camp in May.

Could Vingegaard take over the leadership role in the summer or will Roglič return to his best after muscle injury during the spring?

Budding Jumbo-Visma star hoping to top ninth in 2021 as well as help teammate Tom Dumoulin race for pink at Giro d'Italia.

Tom Dumoulin also confirmed he's not planning on racing either the Tour de France or Vuelta a España later this season, so it's all in for the Giro.

With the big guns waiting for the Tour de France, Jumbo-Visma brings a competitive squad for stages and perhaps a run at the pink jersey.

Jumbo-Visma is getting the best out of a happy, committed and determined Rohan Dennis.

'I understand that I’m a very strong rider and that my next big goal is the Tour de France,' says Bora-Hansgrohe rider after huge Swiss win.

'He just didn’t have the power, he gave everything that he had. This was what was in the body today,' says team director.

Jumbo-Visma rider on the cusp of his biggest ever stage racing win after fending off attacks in key climbing stage.

‘He’s talking himself down a bit but I think he’s just trying to take a bit of the pressure off. I think he’ll climb really well,’ Welshman says of Rohan Dennis.

Rohan Dennis rolled safely through first full day in the race leader's jersey, with a 14-second lead.

Australian takes lead in Tour de Romandie with second on first uphill finish as he builds for optimum condition at the Tour de France.

Ethan Hayter crashes in his first full day in the race leader's jersey with 14km remaining.

Jumbo-Visma confirms interest in Paris-Roubaix winner and provides an update on Primož Roglič.

Jumbo-Visma star closes out the 2022 classics with another podium in a ‘sprint of dying swans,’ but laments missing out on a mission to win a monument this spring.

The Belgian champion is making his debut at the one-day race.

Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig will also miss the race following a positive COVID-19 test earlier in April.

Jumbo-Visma star sounding more confident about his chances following recon on Thursday: 'It's a beautiful arrival.'

Wout van Aert on comeback podium: ‘Every classic is hard, but Roubaix is utter chaos and a suffer-fest until the finish line.'