Tour de France

Ventoux chronicler Jeremy Whittle charts the history and challenges of the most notorious climb of the Tour de France.

A detailed course breakdown and a few initial takeaways from the recently released 2025 Tour de France route.

You know it's off-season when the year-end Asian exhibitions begin. Expect kimonos, martial arts, and very little racing.

The Tour goes 'back to the future' in 2025 with leg-sapping mountain sufferfests and few modern gimmicks - is that a good thing?

No risk of complacency for Slovenian star: ‘He has always been one of the best in motivating himself, finding new goals’

Next year's Tour is loaded with climbs where Vingegaard stomped on Pogačar – but Visma-Lease a Bike accepts it needs to 'close the gap'.

Cavendish appears to leave door open to another Tour ride, Evenepoel weighs up ‘mythical’ course, and more.

No cobbles or gravel, but plenty of drama should be delivered in a route heavy on uphill finals and explosive breakaway stages.

Will Van der Poel renew his rocky relationship with cross-country? Struggles at the Tour and a vert-packed road worlds are tempting him to shift disciplines.

On Tuesday, the long-awaited launch of next year’s Tour de France takes place in Paris, but the host nation seems to be becoming increasingly disenchanted with cyclists and cycling.

The relatively unknown DARE brand brings a brand new pure aero Tour De France bike to market this month.

Two-time Tour de France champion already back on the bike and ironing out the wrinkles ahead of a 2025 showdown with Tadej Pogačar.

The long-term contract extension ends when he's 32 and will make him the best-paid rider in the peloton: 'We have watched him blossom.'

Tadej Pogačar hints at targeting all three of the Giro, Tour, and Vuelta in one season, but it won't be any time soon.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe launches new U23 team: 'The goal is to discover and groom talent for a career in the WorldTour.'

Can't wait for the official route reveal to see what Pogačar will face in the 2025 Tour de France? We dug through the French press to find out what's coming.

Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, Vuelta a España: Here are the likely key grand tour showdowns for the ‘Big 4’ in 2025.

Promising US talent Jared Scott walked away from the dream of a pro life to chase a different kind of beat as a DJ: 'I miss 20-minute threshold efforts.'

Visma-Lease a Bike gave Jorgenson the tools he needed to succeed, and now the 'Killer Bees' have full confidence he can 'ride grand tour GC next year.'

Four-time Tour de France winner Froome admits his days of racing for the win are over: 'I don’t look at results anymore.'

Urán is a confirmed superstar in Colombia, and he won't be bored running his expansive business empire even if his soccer dreams don't pan out.

Roglič hints at return to Giro d'Italia in 2025 as Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe looks to satisfy 'super team' status: 'Improvements are possible in all areas'

Soudal Quick-Step closes roster with 30 riders: No blockbusters, but plenty of fresh legs to help Evenepoel's big ambitions for 2025.

Geraint Thomas weighs in on growing Ineos-Pidcock drama: 'People who are around Tom I don't think help.'

Pidcock sparks fresh intrigue and speculation after being told Thursday night he would be left out of Ineos Grenadiers' lineup for the season-ending Italian monument: 'I guess off-season starts early.'

Sodium bicarbonate was once seen as a gut-crushing gain for short-form athletes. Fresh studies and a wave of new products are changing that.

Downturn in form at end of sensational 2024 puts Evenepoel's chances for end-of-year showdown with Pogačar at Il Lombardia in jeopardy.

Teams refuse to comment on bombshell rumors over Brit superstar's future, but links with Pinarello and reports of rifts at Ineos could make it a possibility.

Tour stage record holder remains vague about whether or not he will continue in the sport.

Analysis: Tadej Pogačar wants to win it all, but San Remo, Roubaix, and the Vuelta could prove stubborn prizes.

The physiological phenom shared his wild training stats and open nutrition philosophy with Peter Attia. We break down the key points and explore why they matter.

Jorgenson is relishing the chaos and opportunity of the world championships: 'Many can win in a chaotic race.'

'He's a phenomenon,' says Roche, who details his own path to joining Merckx as the only riders to win Giro, Tour and world championships in the same season.

Decathlon wants to become the next Nike or Specialized, and it's got equal ambitions for its cycling team: 'They want to win the world's biggest races in the next four years'

Roglič reveals how he questioned his cycling future in the weeks before his record-equaling fourth Vuelta a España victory.

'We'll see what happens in the future': Cavendish floats possibility of another season in the pro peloton following new all-time Tour de France record.

'Ideas from other sports can keep us competitive': Can a former Olympic swim guru fill the void left by Visma's retiring Tour de France mastermind Merijn Zeeman?

UAE is bullish on Isaac del Toro but 'super team' is giving Mexican GC talent room to grow: 'He’s a rider who will have a spectacular level.'

Blummenfelt and coach Bu pull U-Turn on Tour de France project, refocus on 2028 Olympic triathlon: 'We want to give it one last shot.'

Pogačar has won every race he's started in 2024 except for 3rd Milano-Sanremo as his near-perfect season continues: 'I am eager to get back to it now.'

Opinion: The Vuelta a España was a wide-open thrill-ride in the absence of Pogačar and Vingegaard. But grand tour racing will be all the better when they're back.

Time running out for Thomas De Gendt and his final breakaway win at Vuelta a España: 'The legs have to cooperate too.'

Double Olympic champion reveals that he has no say in who Soudal Quick-Step signs in the transfer season: 'The team knows what it is doing.'

Paths diverge for Tour de France toppers: Evenepoel logs huge training miles ahead of end-of-season assault, Vingegaard calls time on 2024.

UAE boss waves off historical milestones as Pogačar zeroes in on 'Triple Crown' marker: 'We don't race for that. We race to win.'

Weird and wacky new solutions combine with old-school strategies as the peloton faces a first-week furnace at the Vuelta a España.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe star will be hoping back pain eases across the Vuelta and he can have the legs to save his grand tour racing season: 'We have to be realistic.'

Analysis: The absence of the Tour de France dominators creates a power vacuum at the top of a wide-open classification pack that should bring wild, dynamic racing.

Kuss carries momentum into his title defense at the Vuelta a España, with Visma teammate Vingegaard back in action this weekend.

'It shows anything is possible': Cavendish digs into what pushed him on against naysayers, age, injuries, and rivals.

Uncertainty remains over whether Roglič will face off against former teammate Sepp Kuss at La Vuelta after Slovenian star cracked his back at the Tour.

Multiple Tour winner Froome says all-time Tour de France GC record is ‘vulnerable’ due to Pogačar’s dominance.

'Sepp finished it off fantastically:' The victory will see Kuss return to the Vuelta a España to defend his 2023 crown with renewed confidence.

Wednesday's HC summit finale will put Kuss to the test and provide of glimpse of his condition ahead of the Vuelta a España.

After a number of quiet seasons, four-time Tour de France winner wants to say farewell on a high note.

A growing roar about a possible Pidcock transfer leaves the MTB gold medalist exasperated in explosive Olympic road race: 'I was mentally exhausted with the Olympics and everything else going on.'

The Idahoan was one of the strongest in the race and leaves Paris with a bittersweet 9th: 'I had the best feeling I ever had in a one-day race, I wish I would have used it to medal.'

Dan Bigham blasts direction at Ineos Grenadiers; team signs veterans to mentor young talents while rivals snap up proven winners and leaders.

We dive into the power numbers of Derek Gee, Chris Froome, Tadej Pogačar, and more.

August 1 marks the 'official' opening of the transfer market, though deals are sealed months ago: The richest teams continue to pounce on most promising talent.

Could Giro d’Italia-Tour de France champion yet have a change of heart about Vuelta a España?

A two-time US national time trial champion, he raced 10 grand tours and finished 3rd in the 2014 Amgen Tour of California.

Team mechanics have been working around the clock this season thanks to new team gear and sponsor changes.

'We won't go to cycling to retire. We go to make a difference': Norwegian megastar's trainer outlines plans to win the Tour in 2028 amid rumors of deal with Jayco-AlUla.

The race saw huge triumphs and crushing disappointments, but the human side of the Tour is what persists.

Wheel choice, and a puncture from Josh Tarling, help Van Aert earn emotional bronze medal: 'It's only a bronze, but I can be proud of that.'

Uncertainty over Vuelta a España after an off-key debut with Red Bull 'super team' leaves 34-year-old at risk of losing the wheels of the Pogačar era.

Three-time Tour winner’s swashbuckling season sees more and more records fall.

For this Workout of the Week, we’ll do a time trial simulation of the final stage of the 2024 Tour de France.

'Primož is only training a bit on the home trainer': Team pours water on statements that Roglič will race Vuelta a España after Slovenian veteran abandoned the Tour.

'My bike is 1kg too heavy': Guillaume Martin didn't use a power meter at the Tour for fear of adding extra weight to his Look 795 bike frame.

History was made and records were broken, but this year's Tour de France wasn't all awesome. Here are the disappointments and duds of a three-star three weeks.

There was high action and intense racing through the Alps during the third week of the Tour de France

North Americans in the Tour de France: 3 Americans and 3 Canadians lit up the race from start to finish with attacks, top-10s, near-misses.

In this column, we dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, and more at the Tour de France.

Brutally tough Tour de France takes its toll as question marks also linger over summer schedules of Cavendish, Roglič.

Third overall behind Pogačar and Vingegaard marks a stunning debut, but Belgian cycling history tells a cautionary tale.

A bit of Paul Smith's bike collection here, a Pogacar Giro-winning bike check there, and more from the BeCycle show before the 2024 Tour de France.

Tadej Pogačar finds himself in good company — and has outperformed a certain Eddy Merckx.

Richard Carapaz is a deserving polka-dot champion, but the points system needs changing and timed segments on climbs could shake up Tour racing.