Tour de France

Quick-Step boss questions knee injury keeping Wout van Aert from Belgian nationals as Jumbo-Visma Tour riders steer clear of racing.

Governing body urges against use of sleeved number fixation systems on jerseys and racesuits due to visibility issues.

Alaphilippe still waiting on Tour de France confirmation as he prepares to return to peloton at French nationals.

From Bardet and Pinot to Alaphilippe and Cosnefroy, the home crowd has a lot of big names to shout for. We look at what they could do in the 2022 Tour.

The UCI sent a letter to teams requesting they cease using number sleeves.

The last hurrah Tour glory for mechanical before almost certain extinction.

Merckx was at the height of his career, and seemed simply unstoppable. But on this day, Ocaña simply destroyed 'The Cannibal.'

'Our goal is to take the team’s first podium at the Tour de France': Bahrain Victorious sets bar high for GC leaders as it confirms Tour team.

Alpecin-Fenix kit partner Kalas teams up with aero aficionados Vorteq, maker of top-price, top-tech time trial suits.

There is a big prize pot of €2,288,450 on offer at this year's Tour de France, but who gets how much?

Former Tour de France stage winner and top-10 finisher Dan Martin picks out his favorites for the yellow jersey this July.

Peter Sagan, Adam Yates, Aleksandr Vlasov among victims of Suisse COVID wave yet to be confirmed for France.

British GC rider to focus on the Vuelta and skip the Tour de France, no Lawson Craddock after Texan raced the Giro d'Italia.

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Picture modern racing heroes in old black and white, tires strapped elegantly and efficiently across their shoulders.

"I was already at the Tour in my head. I hadn't really considered anything other than that."

Van Aert won't jeopardise his Tour de France, not even for that stunning red, yellow and black jersey.

Greg LeMond began to turn the tide on Stage 13 of the 1990 Tour de France, which he would go on to win ahead of Claudio Chiappucci.

A look at the 22 team bikes that are being raced at the 2022 Tour de France.

The new kit features a white base instead of the team's normal green.

The Belgian says it is going to take a few days to get over the disappointment of missing out on the Tour de France for first time since 2013.

Former teammate and Tour de France winner thinks Cavendish should be on the start line in Copenhagen.

The 27-year-old will miss the defense of his national road race title after injuring his knee during a training ride.

No spot for Søren Kragh Andersen as team send five Tour de France debutants to the race.

From the cobbles to the high mountains, there is plenty for the GC riders to be cautious of in the 2022 Tour de France.

37-year-old Froome forms part of the oldest eight-man squad at this year's Tour.

Move over Lachlan Morton, there's a new kid in town.

Danish rider set to miss the Tour de France in July.

For his direct rivals, the two-time Tour winner is like an impenetrable fortress. Everyone is looking for a crack to try breach the walls.

'I’ve come close to winning stages the last two times I’ve done the Tour, but I feel that I’ve always been hampered by injuries from crashes,' says Canadian rider.

The team looks set to target stage wins throughout the Tour de France.

This is Giuseppe Guerini, 23 years ago. He is about to crash into a fan taking his photo.

The Belgian team on the hunt for stage victories as it remains locked in tight WorldTour relegation battle.

It has been 10 years since Bradley Wiggins became the first British Tour de France winner. What happened next for the members of Sky's 2012 Tour-winning squad.

Slowly, slowly adding the final Tour rosters to make up the 2022 Tour de France startlist.

The Tour is almost here. Can you feel it?

It's a minor tweak and shouldn't have an effect on the outcome.

Team of GC rider Primož Roglič and green jersey contender Wout van Aert have selected a team based on dual ambitions.

For anyone bored of all the samey new bikes these days, here's a throw back to Indurain's iconic Pinarello Espada.

Double world champ returns to peloton Sunday in comeback from Liège-Bastogne-Liège injuries.

Looking at the data from the American's stellar ride at the recent Tour de Suisse.

Half of the Tour de Suisse peloton dropped out of the race – and with the Tour starting next week, that causes selection headaches.

The conservative consistency of Geraint Thomas' Tour de Suisse is the antithesis answer to two firecracker Slovenian hares at the Tour de France.

No spot for Rohan Dennis following recent health issues as Kuss gets the nod.

Jumbo-Visma set to stagger Tour de France lineup reveal due to COVID-19 situation.

The Tour is (almost) here.

Profiles and details of all 21 stages.

Geraint Thomas was one of two Grenadiers racing on Pinarello's first complete redesign of the Bolide rig in almost a decade at the Tour de Suisse.

Tadej Pogačar and his team has no distractions heading into the Tour de France, while Jumbo-Visma are chasing too many goals, writes Kate Wagner.

"Hold my beer," said UAE Team Emirates to Jumbo-Visma. Sort of.

Quintana finishes seventh in pre-Tour tune-up: 'Nairo showed he was already in the mix with two weeks to go before the Tour de France'

Thomas heads to Tour with open role as part of multi-rider tactic: 'Whether I stay up on GC to play another card, go for stages, help other guys ... whatever'

Pogačar wins final stage and secures GC of Tour of Slovenia to set the tone for Tour de France defense next month.

Slovak star infected for third time, exits Tour de Suisse: 'I have no symptoms, and I feel well.'

Pinot finds form and confidence with Tour de Suisse win as he zeroes in on Tour de France push with David Gaudu.

Queen stage victory in Switzerland confirmed Pinot’s comeback after a few tough years. What’s changed? He’s hunting stages not jerseys.

Rafal Majka and Tadej Pogačar go one-two in the mountains, just like Primož Roglič and Jonas Vingegaard did at the Dauphiné.

Coloradan lights up Swiss mountains in quest for Tour debut with Trek-Segafredo: 'I'm still trying to figure out what I can do ... I wanted to test myself.'

'Our main strength is not trying to fight Pogačar head-to-head:' Jumbo-Visma relying on Roglič-Vingegaard one-two and a squad for all scenarios.

How to watch the Tour in various territories around the world.

Slovenian takes stage 3 win and the race lead but COVID-19 cases at UAE Team Emirates takes some of the joy away.

Staff scramble to reconfigure schedules as top workhorses like Rohan Dennis and Sepp Kuss miss crucial pre-Tour efforts.

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Pat McQuaid says relegation risk is rife with pitfalls that could hurt teams and riders and perhaps even backfire in the fight against doping.

The team plays down how this could alter its Tour de France roster.

'I want to fully focus on stage victories,' says Dutch rider.

Colombian star returns from injury to race the Route d’Occitanie.

Speaking to L'Équipe, Gaudu said he and Pinot can share leadership duties without tension.

Quick-Step boss says in latest column that the team is leaning toward taking Fabio Jakobsen to the Tour de France.

Tour boss downplayed reports that the Tour will start in Italy and end in Nice to avoid complications with the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

'I don’t think that the result in Suisse will necessarily be why I make the team or not,' says former Tour winner.

Arch-rival Alexander Kristoff was impressed: 'He looked like a bit like the old Sagan.'

Ineos Grenadiers rider building form during the Tour de Suisse.

'Jumbo showed that they are really strong. Jonas and Primož they went really, really strong on the climbs. For sure it was some sort of statement, some reference,' says Tour de France favorite.

The battle for the green jersey between Peter Sagan, Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel could be one for the ages.