Tadej Pogačar

Vingegaard suggests Pyrenean stages suit him better, despite ‘question mark’ over last-week staying power after curtailed preparation.

'We are in position to control the race:' Is the best defense a strong offense? Pogačar insists he's not obliged to attack.

Pogačar, Evenepoel, Vingegaard finish together after GC heavyweights Roglič and Ayuso abandon ahead of mountaintop doubleheader this weekend.

Reported COVID positive for precocious helper Ayuso deals race leader Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates blow in fight for race victory; crash victim Powless fights on with wrist fracture.

No one's celebrating Roglič's early exit, but Evenepoel's GC hopes see a boost: 'This increases our chance of finishing on the podium.'

Updated: Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe captain loses over two minutes after being involved in pile-up with 10km to go. 'He's hurt, we have different goals than fighting for podium,' says team manager Aldag.

Momentum shift at the Tour de France puts renewed focus on Pogačar's unrelenting attacks: 'How many bullets does Tadej have left?'

Vingegaard denied Pogačar for sensational stage victory Wednesday to change the tone of Le Tour, and he might only just be getting started.

Team directors rule out serious injury and highlight improving form for the Slovenian rider.

'I chose my own pace': Evenepoel continues to impress in this Tour de France, with the Pyrénées looming this weekend as the next big test.

'I really believed I was going to die three months ago': Vingegaard reacts after pegging back Pogačar and hopes stage win is turning point for him and Visma team.

'Jonas was 5cm faster than me today': Pogačar is seeing a renewed challenge from an old rival as Tour de France sees momentum shift.

Vingegaard closes GC gap on Pogačar, Evenepoel, after sensational comeback victory.

'You’re better off saving your energy for when it counts': Too many sprint teams, flatter terrain doom breakaways on transition stages so far in this Tour de France.

The 2023 sprint king Philipsen back on top after frustrating early part of the Tour.

The most unexpected aspect of the Tour’s first phase was the high degree of stress—particularly on the so-called sprint stages.

Evenepoel faces 'moment of truth' in the Pyrénées after making bulldozing start to his Tour de France debut.

Jeremy Whittle hitches a ride with EF Education-EasyPost on the craziest stage of the Tour de France. Here's his gripping inside-the-dust account:

From ketones and carbs to cheat meals and candies, we break down the 8,000-calorie food plans that fuel the Tour de France.

Even with Pogačar looking imperious, this is still one of the most competitive and high-level GC battles in the sport's recent history.

Podium favorite Roglič will face the decisive second half of the Tour de France without key mountain helper Aleksandr Vlasov: 'We will miss him.'

Defending champion defends negative racing in stage 9's gravel rumble, insists title defense isn't over: 'I'm getting better and better.'

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

Tour de Hoody: The wild dust-up was the best day of racing so far and confirms that Strade Bianche-inspired sector-based gravel stages deserve a place in the Tour de France. 

Two stage wins have harvested more than 43,000 euros for an underdog team, while Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team languishes at the bottom with only 2,390 euros.

GC contenders critical of Jonas Vingegaard’s refusal to pull when clear in gravel stage breakaways.

Stage 9 of the 2024 Tour de France delivered wall to wall action over 200km, including 14 gravel sectors totaling 32km.

'Visma only focused on me': Pogačar irrepressible but can't make the difference in all-attacking assault on controversial gravel stage.

'I can't explain how devastated I am': Peloton reels from tragic news as Austria Tour replaces final stage with condolence ride.

'He was a late-bloomer': Drege won the 16th Tour of Rhodes in March to put him on the radar of the top WorldTour teams.

Belgian relishing chance to chase yellow across the 14 dirt road sectors in Sunday’s stage 9 of the Tour.

Rough road sectors around Troyes on stage 9 set to shake up race and nervous Tour de France contenders. 'Anything can happen,' says Remco Evenepoel.

Pogačar tamps down any hint of drama between his two ambitious UAE teammates Ayuso and Almeida: 'We all know why we are here.'

Gravel world champion predicts nervous stage over 14 sectors and 32.2km of gravel: 'The most limiting factor is that it is narrow. The gravel itself is quite fast.'

Satisfied yellow jersey wearer rates his performance higher than Giro TT win and is happy to take time on rivals Vingegaard and Roglič.

Matteo Jorgenson roars to 7th while Van Aert loses nearly 2 minutes in warning ahead of Olympic Games: 'I hope for better legs during the Games.'

'Tadej is going to be pretty unreachable': Evenepoel delivers TT victory and trims Pogačar's lead from 45 seconds to 33 seconds to solidify podium position.

Evenepoel moves to 33 seconds back on Pogačar, Vingegaard resilient in first TT since injury, Roglič up to fourth overall.

'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.

Tadej Pogačar is able to attack for more than a minute, putting his rivals into the red and worse. Here's how to train like him.

‘There will be five seconds between Evenepoel and Pogačar’: contenders and their teams talk confidence, homework and tech marginal gains ahead of 25km time trial.

Race leader Pogačar cruises home safe after being pressured in cross winds, Philipsen relegated after crossing line second behind Groenewegen.

This Colnago V4Rs is a Tour de France bike that obsesses over the details. It's not just an off-the-shelf range-topper for the Tour's yellow jersey.

Lightning-quick reflexes and strong bike handling skills save race leader, but others go down.

Roglič limits losses in explosive opener. That's all that matters in this Tour de France full of questions and uncertainties among all the major favorites.

Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team hammers several big GC rivals on Tour de France's first big mountain stage.

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.'

Vingegaard exceeds his own expectations, but lacks 'last bit of confidence' on descents, says Visma-Lease a Bike coach Niermann.

The Belgian star survives the first major mountain test of the 2024 Tour and eyes a strong time trial Friday to fuel his podium dreams: 'I'm getting better.'

The first big GC test of the 2024 Tour de France delivered fireworks.

'I wanted to hit hard today': Pogačar uncorks monster attack to drop Vingegaard, Carapaz and the GC 'bigs', moves 45 seconds clear in the classification battle.

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.

No one dreamed that Carapaz could put the American squad into yellow so soon: 'That's the crazy nature of our sport.'

Eritrean star becomes first Black African to win a Tour stage, Carapaz moves into yellow on countback as GC favorites finish safe.

Tour debutant Evenepoel makes big recovery to move up to second overall behind Pogačar.

Dane believes he is almost back to his best after going toe-to-toe with Pogačar into Bologna.

'Today we wanted to test the rivals': Sunday's first punch wasn't the knockout blow that some were expecting, but Pogačar is one step closer to the Giro-Tour double.

Roglič, Jorgenson, Ayuso, Bardet lose 21 seconds in breathless final through Bologna in mouthwatering taste of GC battles to come.

Echoes of the Ardennes Classics will please the climbers, and should result in a dramatic finale to the Tour's second stage.

'We expect UAE to drop the hammer every day': UAE, Red Bull turn screws in Tour opener to apply pressure on Jonas Vingegaard.

Pogačar, Vingegaard, Roglič, Evenepoel finish in the bunch behind DSM-Firmenich PostNL breakaway duo; Cavendish sick on bike, suffers all day.

Cycling analyst says Danish rider’s injuries were far more severe than those of Pogačar in 2023.

Velo's editorial crew debate their hot takes and wild guesses at the Tour's top-3 - and no, it's not all about Pogačar, Vingegaard, Roglič, Evenepoel.

A single accident on April 4 saw three of the four top riders for this year’s Tour go down in an awful crash. That affected their buildup, and could have a crucial effect on the race.

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.

Breaking down all the need-to-know information as we head into the biggest race of the season.

Get caught up on where the major GC contenders stand, stages to watch, the state of the Americans in the TdF peloton, Cavendish’s quest for 35, and other storylines and riders to watch.

'There was a bit of a question mark': The opening two stages across the heart of the Apennines will quickly reveal if Pogačar will be paying a price. 

Tour de France favorites wrap up: Some of the race's top stars speak as the race start draws closer.

Belgian Tour contender says UAE, Pogačar to seek revenge with early aggression, and want to show they are the Real Madrid of cycling.

A leaner, trimmer version of Mads Pedersen slots into pole position for the yellow jersey sweepstakes in Saturday's hilly opening stage: 'It makes no sense not to try.'

A selection of serious, semi-serious, and downright stupid forecasts and hot takes for Le Tour.

We dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Primož Roglič, and Remco Evenepoel.

Former pro says victory in the Tour could lead to a Vuelta challenge too: ‘It’s never been done. And he’s the guy who could do it.’

The Tour de France is a colorful affair, with multiple competitions going on simultaneously. The leader of each competition wears a special yellow, white, green, or polka-dot jersey.

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

'Carlos will be leading the Ineos Grenadiers’ charge' : Pidcock, Bernal, and Thomas to back Spain's Rodríguez to corral forces to try to take on the 'Big 4.'

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.

'The greatest untapped marginal gain': How the rise of body temperature sensors gave the peloton a crucial new datapoint for training, racing, and R&D.