Tour de France

Simon Clarke wins as Tadej Pogačar gains time

The lack of form is frustrating and confusing for the Dutch star.

The team must now regroup after its yellow jersey aspirations took a hit on stage 5.

The Belgian retained his yellow jersey by a slim margin after a rollercoaster day for the Dutch squad.

Confirmed: Pidcock is not a vampire.

Martínez, Thomas and Yates content to finish 13 seconds down on Pogačar after bent hanger and day of chaos.

Pogačar took 13 seconds on his rivals on the stage 5 cobblestones.

'All I was thinking about was the stage win,' says Powless who pulls into second overall on GC.

Van der Poel finishes four minutes back in stage where he was slated for success.

The Italian was sent tumbling from his bike after he collided with a spectator that had stepped into the pavé.

Team officials confirm Slovenian star injured in cobblestone stage.

Cobblestone stage delivers carnage as Pogačar makes time gains.

Tadej Pogačar puts the hammer down and takes a huge step towards Tour de France victory.

It's 'Paris-Roubaix' day! As the Tour de France peloton takes on stage 5, José Been recounts her own cobbled experience.

The yellow jersey crashes with 96km to go.

'They’re not what worries me, it’s about the stress, the crashes, the punctures and all this stuff,' says Slovenian rider.

The cobbles loom as the first big shake-up of the Tour de France. Here's how it might play out for the top favourites.

Jakobsen: 'Obviously I realize that he [Dylan] and his family also went through hard times. I’ve got a lot of respect for that.'

A look back at the 2010 cobblestone stage, which pitted Lance Armstrong against Alberto Contador and the Schlecks and caused a shakeup in the general classification

The German rider was the last winner on the Tour de France cobbles and he's hoping to repeat it in 2022.

Vingegaard better-placed than Roglič on the road to Calais. A sign of things to come?

We look back at the tech from this year's Paris-Roubaix to see what stage 5 of the Tour might have in store.

The team has reigning Paris-Roubaix champion Dylan van Baarle, along with former top-10 finishers in Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe, and junior champion Tom Pidcock.

Jumbo-Visma not risking repeat of buckled wheels seen under Wout van Aert and Christophe Laporte at Paris-Roubaix this April.

On the cobbled stage 5 of the Tour de France Wout van Aert has a choice.

The Roubaix stage!

Previous winners, of both races, give their verdict.

“I was too far behind to follow, so I just tried to go as fast as possible to the top,” Pogačar said after a rare positioning error.

With chaos comes opportunity, and the cobbles will be chaos. Who will take the opportunity?

Australian sensation trying to avoid 'nothing crashes' that can torpedo a GC contender in the first week.

After seven podiums across two Tours de France, Philipsen thought he'd finally got his win on stage 4. Alas, Van Aert had already taken it.

Alpecin-Decuninck come up short in the first three sprint stages, shifting hopes to their superstar.

Here's how the stage from Dunkirk to Calais unfolded.

Resplendent in a yellow skinsuit, Wout van Aert was not going to finish second for a fourth time.

'First and foremost, we need to try and keep safe riders for the GC.' Pidcock hints at defensive strategy for Ineos Grenadiers in key GC stage.

A brief but brutal flurry of action over the Côte du Cap Blanc-Nez gives early indicators ahead of crueller climbs to come.

Tour de Hoody: Sepp Kuss defends his team's ambitious goals of the yellow jersey, green jersey, and stage wins.

Van Aert launched by impressive Jumbo-Visma team

The peloton will face nearly 20 kilometers of pavé as the GC riders take on their biggest challenge of the race so far.

Versatile Belgian ace talks staying patient after his second places and Jumbo-Visma’s opportunity to attack the cobbles.

The two-time defending champion says that cobbled stage will be a 'great show.'

'Then I saw him and I also heard them laughing behind me,' say Belgian rider.

Stage 4 takes the peloton - and the Tour de France caravan - from Dunkirk to Calais on the Strait of Dover. Look out for the white cliffs.

BikeExchange-Jayco fast man was the only big-name sprinter dropped on stage 4.

Ineos Grenadiers safely positions its trio of GC candidates against Jumbo-Visma aggression ahead of Wednesday's cobblestone clash.

Belgian rider drops the best climbers in the world, holds off the chase from the peloton but Roglič shows rare weakness.

Jumbo-Visma lights up race on final climb to distance sprinters and unleash yellow jersey for stunning stage win.

Mathew Hayman: 'I feel for the GC guys who prepare months, years even, and be faced with a stage like that.'

Race organizer says a third of country’s population turned out to view the race.

A look back at the winners, losers and dramas from modern Tour stages over the pavé.

Trek-Segafredo rookie admits he doesn’t harbor future yellow jersey GC dreams, but hopes to have freedom to hunt stages.

Bora-Hansgrohe leader limited losses in time trial and dodged costly crashes to remain the GC contender nobody's talking about.

Here's how to watch the race for the yellow jersey from a desktop computer, handheld or mobile device, TV, or smart streaming app.

'A lot of people were anticipating that coming back on Patrick Lefevere,' Wiggins says of the decision to leave Mark Cavendish at home.

'Everyone within a minute has a chance ... 20 seconds in a Roubaix stage is not much:' Van der Poel spies yellow prize at end of Arenberg pavé.

The Trek-Segafredo rider reflects on the opening three days of racing and what it means to start the Tour de France.

Tuesday's stage out of Dunkirk to be opened with a minute's applause, confirm Tour officials.

The cute story behind a cycling superstar's "good luck charm".

The South African received a contract offer just hours are packing his backs and returning home, believing his career was over.

One for the sprinters, unless a late attack is successful.

For two decades, Morten Kryger has been combining his city, cycling and cuisine into a ride to remember.

A Tour de France contender's insatiable habit for 6am runs.

The American rider pens his second exclusive blog from the Tour de France for VeloNews.

Cosmo Catalano is back from the first three stages of the Tour de France

Last year's Tour de France runner-up worked part-time to underwrite his amateur career before landing in the WorldTour with Jumbo-Visma.

Jonas Vingegaard hails from the northern part of Jutland, which says a lot about how and who he is.

'It’s a second family for me and that’s also why I decide to stay,' say Danish rider.

Tour de Hoody: Team boss Rod Ellingworth says Pogačar will 'lose one day' and promises UK super-team will be ready to pounce.

The 23-year-old American is bumped and bruised after a crash on stage 3 but is good to continue racing.

Thousands line the road for the opening three stages of the Tour de France in Denmark.

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

An in-depth look at the data from Mathieu van der Poel, Alexander Kristoff, and Quinn Simmons.

The peloton will be braced for a tricky first day in France on Tuesday.

The Tour de France debutant was in hot water for a brief visit to some roadside grass.

Peloton whisked off in Sunday evening flight while mechanics and sport directors trundle back to France in long drive.

Home star brings massed spectators something to cheer in day-long raid on KoM points.

Tour de France organisers have offered their "sympathy and compassion".

The best way to separate their narratives? Keep winning stages.