Tour de France

'In 2021 I was the only Black rider at the Tour de France in a peloton of over 170, in 2022 there will be none,' says rider.

Tadej Pogačar begins his title defense at 17:05 CET in what will be a leg-burning 13.2km blast around Copenhagen.

The added security is due to the terrorist attack outside the Great Synagogue in the Danish capital in 2015.

A chance for the TT specialists to wear yellow.

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

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The first Tour rider starts at 4 pm local time.

We spoke to team osteopath Barnabé Moulin, whose property was searched for five hours by 20 police officers.

...in the drug-legal district of Copenhagen.

EF Education–EasyPost's Neilson Powless will be writing an exclusive blog for VeloNews during the Tour de France.

Bahrain Victorious has been searched twice in the week leading up to the Tour de France, a continuation of last year's doping investigation.

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

The two-time defending champion says he's not thinking about making history as he looks to take his third straight overall win.

'There is no evidence that I have reached a peak or a plateau in terms of progression that I have seen this year,' Froome says.

With the yellow jersey up for grabs and potential significant time gaps, tension will be sky high across the swath of the peloton.

Team raided for the second time in less than a week ahead of the Tour de France.

The squad is hoping to earn stage wins from the likes of Michael Woods, Jakob Fuglsang and Simon Clarke.

Press conference lasts less than 10 minutes after team refuses to answer questions about police searches ahead of the start of the Tour.

It was a way to pass the time.

Officials release the Tour start list Thursday and the field includes 22 teams and 176 riders.

Bob Jungels allowed to race after UCI medical team rules he is not infectious, despite a positive COVID-19 test Wednesday.

The Dutchman is targeting stage victories again in his second appearance at the Tour de France.

Ineos Grenadiers and the other podium contenders know they need to race aggressively to try to create openings.

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With Alejandro Valverde skipping the Tour, Movistar is bringing only one leader with Enric Mas.

Team raided for the second time in less than a week ahead of the Tour de France.

“Now we have Roglič, Pogačar, we can’t ride the same, if we pull all day and then it’s just man vs. man it’ll be hard to beat them."

Matteo Trentin returned a COVID-19 diagnosis Wednesday and Marc Hirschi will replace him.

The Tour swap-out kit combines colors from both teams’ regular jerseys.

Four-time winner heads into the 2022 edition of the race looking to compete for stage wins.

'Ewan has to take something out of this Tour, otherwise it’s starting to look like a really disastrous season for him,' says former green jersey king.

UCI officials will scan and test bikes before and after each stage during the Tour using improved technology.

'The first week suits me more than some other GC riders but so much can go wrong in the first week of the Tour,' says 2018 winner.

Team boss confirms American rider Larry Warbasse would not be selected as a replacement following recent COVID bout.

Forecasters are expecting winds up to 20kph during second stage that could provoke splits in peloton ahead of bridge crossing.

Matteo Trentin returned a COVID-19 diagnosis Wednesday and Marc Hirschi will replace him.

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.

A culinary review of Pogačar's line of supermarket sandwiches.

And should Cavendish be there?

The collaboration between Rapha and Palace Skateboards will be worn by both the men's and women's teams at this year's Tours.

The door is open for COVID positive riders to stay in the peloton, too.

There most definitely will be opportunities for me to fight for a 'W'.

"We'll go to Legoland another time."

The Ineos Grenadiers have announced their Tour squad.

Every Tour starts with hope and promise, yet only a few achieve glory in Paris.

Unsupported, the 20-year-old German will ride from Copenhagen to Dunkirk and then clockwise around France. All stages. All transfers.

Team sponsors Cannondale, POC, WHOOP, and Wahoo are providing new bikes and gear to match.

'In view of the evolution of the international health situation and on the eve of the Tour, it has become necessary to reinforce measures in force.'

Seven US riders and three Canadians are expected to roll down the start ramp Friday to open the 2022 Tour in Copenhagen.

American to support Enric Mas, while Movistar also names strong squad to support Annemiek van Vleuten at Giro d'Italia Donne.

The Belgian domestique is out days before the race starts.

Van der Poel at center of team looking to put new partner Deceuninck at front of Tour de France frame.

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.

Here are the riders we expect to shine at the 109th edition of the world's biggest bike race.

Investigation into the team, which began in 2021, continues ahead of the 2022 Tour.

The lineup puts a huge amount of pressure on a first-time Tour de France sprinter. It could backfire spectacularly.

Cavendish reacts to discovering Tour de France team selection via social media.

The world champion is absent through injury while last year's green jersey was not picked by Quick-Step AlphaVinyl.

German-backed team brings a balanced team with ambitions for the final podium and a stage win before the Tour hits Paris.

Several members of the team have their residences searched by police before departing for the Tour de France.

Jersey aims to raise awareness of a fundraising campaign to build a bike center in Rwanda.

Warren Barguil will start as co-leader and will have freedom to hunt stages in the mountains in the Tour's final half.

Team goes all-in for Dutch sprinter, leaves world champion and record-chaser Cavendish at home.

'I can’t account for the person that I was then off the bike because it’s what made me good on the bike,' says 2012 Tour de France winner.

Spanish grand tour rider confirmed he will stay with Spain's lone WorldTour team for three more seasons. 

Showers are expected across Friday's opening time trial, putting the entire peloton on edge if conditions are wet and slippery.

In April, after months of scrambling for a contract, Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg packed up his life and moved back to South Africa. Two hours later, a Lotto-Soudal offer landed.

American team hunt stage wins with Mads Pedersen and Bauke Mollema included in the ranks.

American Brandon McNulty back for second Tour start, with George Bennett and Marc Soler adding depth for the mountains.

Few would bet against Pogačar taking a third consecutive Tour de France. Where might he find the risks and rewards at the 2022 race?

“Imagine getting the 35th Tour de France stage in the British champs jersey, it would be pretty beautiful," Cavendish said.

Officials working to send Tour de France back to Auvergne volcano for first time since 1988.

Three-time world champion returns to racing on Sunday at Slovakian national championships: 'Peter is very good, he’s really good'

Stats released by race organizers shed light on the beast that is the biggest bike race in the world.