Tadej Pogačar

Kuss and Jorgenson confirm to Velo they'll race the Vuelta a España, with Vingegaard expected to start in what could be a rematch with Pogačar just weeks after the Tour.

The 24-year-old Lipowitz is the revelation of this Tour de France, and Red Bull believes it's found its next star: 'He's getting better and better.'

Pogačar rides into rest day with a formidable lead. Not even the sniffles can stop him now at the Tour de France.

GC racers hit pause as Pogačar's superdomestique Wellens completes the 'grand tour grand slam' of stage wins with barnstormer attack.

The hyper-speed modern peloton is powered by as many as 5 gels per hour. Is that radical 120g carbohydrate rate a quick ticket to a personal best?

Pogačar looks unbeatable, but there are still plenty of things to watch for in the last seven stages.

Jorgenson tumbles out of top 10, Kuss raid falls short, Vingegaard can't crack Pogačar in final bitter pill of Pyrénées: 'One of the hardest mountain stages I've ever done.'

Jonas Vingegaard attacks Tadej Pogačar but is unable to distance the Tour leader, Evenepoel drops out of race.

Tadej Pogačar's rivals are in just as much awe as we are.

With 21 stage wins and counting, Pogačar is zeroing in on some of cycling's most hallowed records: 'I'm at the best moment of my career.'

The best photos of the Tour's mountain TT.

Fascinating tussles are in store at the Tour with Evenepoel in uncertain form, Roglič on the up, and others performing well.

Pogačar and UAE Emirates - XRG went as minimal as possible to make the Colnago ready to roll. Here's what the bike has.

From here to Paris, he'll be looking over his shoulder if he hopes to match his breakout 2024 Tour debut: 'I hope I can get myself together for tomorrow.'

Stage 13 of the Tour served up a solo climbing test.

Vingegaard found his form again, but Pogačar had more in the tank still.

'I was targeting all-out start to finish, and to smash the pedals as much as possible': Who said the Tour de France is rocket science?

Jonas Vingegaard catches Remco Evenepoel to finish second in uphill TT, but concedes another 36 seconds

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The best images from Hautacam.

Remco Evenepoel showed huge strength of mind during Thursday's first day in the high mountains: ‘I clawed my way back’.

Pogačar set the fastest time up Hautacam since the '90s.

Pogačar delievered a big statement on stage 12 of the Tour de France.

‘Tadej had a big X on this stage’: UAE teammates rally around banged-up Pogačar to deliver stunning blow to rivals in first major mountain summit.

Pogačar brushes off stage 11 crash and romps to 3:31 GC lead over Vingegaard with 12km mountain assault.

Defending Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar updates on crash injuries, pays tribute after death of Italian rider Privitera.

Peloton reaction to unlucky Tour de France 'racing incident' sets dangerous precedent for future similar scenarios, shutting down action while attacks were happening.

Tour de France drama ratchets upwards on wild, wacky day.

Johannessen swept right and took out Pogačar’s wheel, but post-stage vitriol has him 'scared from the amount of threats in my inbox.'

'Collective decision' taken ensures bunch slow-down after Pogačar crash as respect reigns between rival super-teams UAE Emirates-XRG and Visma-Lease a Bike.

Chaotic stage sees Jonas Abrahamsen triumph from stage-long breakaway while Pogačar avoids time loss after high speed fall.

Pogačar crashes hard around 5km from finish of stage 11 of Tour de France but doesn't lose GC time after favorites neutralize racing.

'Visma will try to attack us — that’s normal, but Tadej is very confident:' Top UAE sport director pushes back against chatter that Pogačar is buckling to stress.

Mobbed by fans on Tuesday, Healy and EF Education-EasyPost embrace unexpected spell in yellow

Can Evenepoel stun the Tour de France big two in the Pyrénées? 'It's good for me they are focused on each other ... I'm going to let them play their games.'

Pogačar wants to roar back into yellow with big GC gains in Tour's first major mountain suffer-fest finales: 'We are ready to attack.'

Don't despair, the Tour de France ain't over. And if it is, we got some other ideas for you to fill your July (We might even suggest you go for a bike ride).

We expect record times on Ventoux and other storied climbs in 2025

A new top team emerges at the Tour — but is it enough to beat the top rider?

'We have to be realistic': Red Bull redoubles podium push after off-radar Roglič survives the first half of the Tour without crashing.

Pogačar and Vingegaard cross line together after late attack from GC group, gain precious seconds on Evenepoel, Vauquelin, Roglič.

Pogačar, Vingegaard and Evenepoel poised for chaos and opportunity as Tour de France hits the mountains.

Crash injuries prove too much for João Almeida, who rolls to a halt and leaves UAE a key man down.

Two super-flat sprint stages on a Tour de France weekend? WTF? Race officials push back against bubbling discontent from a peloton of keyboard critics.

Tour de France leader says teammate has trouble breathing, applauds his resolve: ‘He is a true warrior’.

Water bottle incident in feed zone is latest flare up in UAE-Visma super team rivalry: 'I also read the whole peloton hates us now.'

Giant Italian wins first Tour stage of his career, beating Wout Van Aert and Kaden Groves into Laval; Pogačar retains yellow.

Almeida banged up and hoping to survive through to Tuesday's rest day after fracturing rib and smashing hand in high speed fall on Friday.

Breaking down stage 4-7 of the Tour de France.

There's no off days in the GC race this year.

No team celebrates second, but Vingegaard taking it straight to Pogačar is just what they needed: 'Jonas is eager to take this on.'

Sudden crash close to the finish puts Almeida and Healy out of the top ten overall, sees Jack Haig withdraw from Tour.

'We had a plan, we stuck to it': UAE Emirates controls finale like PlayStation but Pogačar can't gap Vingegaard in final hilltop kick.

Yellow jersey drama: Late collapse from Van der Poel prompts Visma-Lease a Bike to viciously up the pace to try in vain to keep Pogačar in the maillot jaune.

Healy solos clear from day’s breakaway, Simmons and Storer scrap for second place while Van der Poel digs deep.

No panic (yet) from Visma-Lease a Bike's Kuss: ‘We’re not going to be talking about 1 minute in Paris.'

Former world number one Kelly tells Velo why he anticipates a huge week 3 battle in the Tour de France.

UAE overhauled Pogačar’s setup after Dauphiné TT disaster: 'I was looking at every detail about what I did wrong.'

We got a result we expected — and one we didn't quite.

Visma searching for answers after Vingegaard bleeds time to Pogačar in TT blowout.

'This is a very good day': Pogačar goes one minute faster than Vingegaard and claims yellow in huge GC shakeup, Evenepoel uncorks world champion-status winning performance.

Barring disaster at the Tour de France, UAE boss Mauro Gianetti suggested that Pogačar will return to the Spanish grand tour this year.

Vingegaard and Pogačar blew the doors off the peloton Tuesday in a 24kph romp up the cruelest climb of the Tour de France so far. We unpack the performance.

High drama in Caen: Pogačar zeroing in on yellow in Tour TT clash, but Evenepoel, Vingegaard might have something to say about that.

'All the team has shown that we are strong and committed for Tadej.'

'You get adrenaline, it's pure racing.' Pogačar claims landmark victory, Van der Poel retains yellow as Roglič, Mas, and many more GC hopefuls lose time.

UAE plays hot potato with the polka-dot jersey, giving Pogačar a post-stage podium break and hard-working Wellens some podium love.

What's the red stuff riders are swigging at the end of Tour stages? 'It’s probably a rather marginal gain, but everything counts.'

Visma-Lease a Bike forced to douse wildfire comments from Vingegaard's wife before they become ugly distraction from his sensational start to the Tour: 'It's out of proportion.'

It was another breathless day of racing at the Tour de France that threw all the peloton's biggest players into the mix.

Promising early indicators from Vingegaard, Matteo Jorgenson and Visma Lease a Bike, with aggressive start to Tour campaign.

Van der Poel takes yellow jersey from teammate Philispen after gruelling, classics-style final, Vingegaard third after another day of aggression from Visma-Lease a Bike.

Why does the Tour de France keep producing one unstoppable champion who bends the world’s toughest race to their will? Pogačar is just the latest tyrant to rule the Tour.

Defending champion Pogačar and archrival Vingegaard animate finale and take early gains in hazardous opening stage: 'I'm just happy day one is done.'

GC riders and sprinters dropped after Vingegaard and Pogačar help force late echelons in high-tension grand départ.

Podium chasers or yellow contenders? Roglič, Evenepoel look to challenge Pogačar and Vingegaard whenever opportunities arise at the Tour.

The Double winner has put in the work and believes in his prospects: ‘If we were afraid of Tadej, we wouldn’t be here’.

Tour de Hoody: Will this Tour de France be the pivot point of the Pogačar era or Vingegaard’s revenge? All I want is a race that burns into week three.

Defending Tour champ Pogačar talks Netflix drama, competition, respect, rivalries. ‘I hope I can live up to the expectation’.

The Tour de France offers the biggest purse in pro cycling, but the reward for yellow is like pocket money in other sports. We break down what's up for grabs this summer.