Tour de France

Retired climbing star dives into what can be learned from the explosive stage 7 final on the Super Planches des Belles Filles on Friday.

One for the breakaway?

Pogačar vs Vingegaard vs everybody else. The battle for the 2022 Tour de France is on.

"Us Africans love to run" Meintjes said.

Two stage wins on the bounce for Pogačar as Vingegaard emerges as most likely challenger.

Ineos Grenadiers happy with day as Thomas moves up to third and is best of their fab four after stage 7.

The day's battle will be between a breakaway and the climbing sprinters in the bunch.

It was heartbreak for the breakaway as Pogačar and Vingegaard went mano a mano in the final 100 m of la Super Planche des Belles Filles.

The tech quietly slips out of the pro peloton as its last high-profile holdout modernizes.

After his wink became a GIF in 2014, the UAE Team Emirates offered another theatrical gesture on stage 7

Jumbo-Visma 'satisfied' with Planche des Belles Filles result with 'a lot of climbs to go' before Paris.

Tadej Pogačar puts early stranglehold on yellow jersey on emotional return to scene of his dramatic 2020 time trial victory.

What's in a name? With the Tour's first summit finish on stage 7, José Been recounts the legend of the Planche des Belles Filles.

The Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert rider dismounted his bike and ran the closing meters at the summit to cross the line.

'We want to try to use those numbers well and see what we can do,' says Geraint Thomas after taking lead position in Ineos' multi-prong assault.

Yates, Vlasov, O'Connor, Mas, Thomas, and Bardet all lose time.

UAE-Team Emirates dominates extra steep summit to launch Pogačar to second stage win in two days.

Straight to your ears from the finish lines, press rooms, and restaurants of the Tour de France.

Any mention of Tour affiliation has been scrubbed from WEDU.

The controversial American legacy in the Tour de France and the yellow jersey.

The Canadian begins his search for stage wins with the polka-dot jersey on his mind.

Merijn Zeeman on ketones, anti-doping cultures and Roglič’s ability to deal with disappointment in L’Equipe interview.

Schachmann points toward Dutch crew as cause of late crash on stage 6 on Thursday.

'I have a lot of pain everywhere but I’m not here to cry,' says Slovenian rider.

'I’m still coughing up a bit of dust in my lungs from the pavé'

A wobbly menace's big day out.

Bora-Hansgrohe leader aiming for podium finish in Tour

'There are still lots of opportunities for a stage win' – Ag2r captain reconfigures after early losses as Aussie podium hopes evaporate.

Giro d'Italia illness leads to Tour silver lining for former Olympic champion.

Van der Poel vows to suffer onward as he mulls early Tour exit after going full at the Giro d'Italia.

The West Australian might well be back in stage-hunting mode.

As the Tour hits the mountains, we found a disc brake electronic aero bike weighing 6.8 kg.

Voilà, the first climbing test for the GC men.

We're going to be here for a while.

It's a multiple-choice question with a handful of answers.

The American ace shares his feelings on a rollercoaster couple of days at the Tour de France in his exclusive VeloNews blog

The steep final climb of Super Planche des Belles Filles signals a change of rhythm.

The BikeExchange-Jayco DS believes that Michael Matthews could have beaten Tadej Pogačar if he was positioned better in uphill finale.

The Brit succinctly sums up a day of dominance from the Belgian.

Tadej Pogačar is, quite simply, on another planet.

Slovenian in a lot of pain but offers “reassuring” stage 6 ride.

American rider marvels at how Tadej Pogačar is so strong he often rides alone in the peloton.

Catch up on the day’s action here

Slovenian on moving into the yellow jersey after surprise sprint victory in Longwy

American Tour rookie impressed after breakaway with Wout van Aert: 'I've never been ridden out of the wheel like that before.'

A “pretty special present,” Clarke says of the cobblestone pried from a sector.

The UK super-team roars into Friday's summit finish with four riders stacked into the top-10.

Stage 5 was a pretty decent day for EF, but it could have been a whole lot better, and much of the blame has been lowered on Alberto Bettiol.

Day-long escape is a 'nice way to honour yellow jersey' for protagonist of the Tour’s first week.

Tadej Pogačar's win sees Neilson Powless lose out on yellow by just four seconds.

Stage 6 is the longest of the 2022 Tour de France, so what better day than this to delve into some local and cycling history?

'I don’t know what to say. He’s taking the piss isn’t he,' Ineos rider says after the Belgian makes a long-range attack on stage 6.

Wout van Aert out of yellow as Pogačar takes race lead, and Powless misses out.

The internet went into meltdown after Bettiol went on the offensive with two teammates up the road on stage 5 of the Tour de France.

Looking at the hypocrisy that cuts through our sport.

The Italian rider said he made a mistake after attacking from the main bunch with two teammates in the breakaway.

Peter Sagan has lost a key rider from his TotalEnergies squad with the retirement of Daniel Oss from this year’s Tour.

A dusty and chaotic day on the pavé, as captured by our photographers.

When Caleb Ewan went down, so did Roglič and Haig.

An incredibly simple approach to a common issue.

The Slovenian crashed on the cobbles but is set to remain in the race.

Six months ago Simon Clarke was preparing for life after pro racing. Now he's a stage winner at the world's biggest race.

Stuyven felt breakaway companion Pogačar didn’t have a super day.

Israel-Premier Tech’s veteran champion stayed out of trouble on the cobbles as he still dreams of a fifth Tour triumph.

Big tyres, bike swaps, and double wrapped bars.

The Australian plays it cool as breakaway takes victory on the cobbles at the Tour de France.

The Tour's 'Roubaix stage' didn't unfold the way the West Australian hoped it would.

A long day that might suit the breakaway. Those late climbs are intriguing though ...

It was a very good day for Tadej Pogačar and a very bad day for a few others, as the GC got a bit of a sorting out on the cobbles.

Meet your Flandrian-born Colombian, Nairo van Quintanen.

This was the day for Jumbo-Visma to flex their strength on the cobbles, but the team was left scrambling.

'We are doing very well so far but the Tour is still very long.'

While Jumbo-Visma had a shocker, Ineos Grenadiers emerge mostly unscathed from the Roubaix Tour de France stage.

Pog's DS Mauro Gianetti 'very happy' after defending champion excels in opening period where they were expected to be tested.

The Italian appeared to chase down his own teammates over the cobbles with Robbie McEwen asking if he's signed to Tadej Pogačar's team for 2023.

The Jumbo-Visma co-leader came down late in the race and was forced to chase alone, ultimately losing almost two minutes on GC.

From no contract to Tour de France stage win, Simon Clarke takes an emotional win as cobbles cause chaos for GC favourites.

The riders are the first to exit the 2022 Tour, leaving 174 racers to start Thursday's sixth stage.

The longest stage could deliver some real sparks with a steep uphill finale that will guarantee tension until the end.