Tour de France

Eight categorized climbs await in the first climbing test of the 2025 Tour.

'Sorry, Mathieu, no friends today': Best training bud Evenepoel ruins party to chase down Van der Poel.

Olympic champion Pidcock takes blinged-out gold jersey to sensational solo victory in first MTB race since August 2024.

Mathieu van der Poel caught after epic stage-long attack, Tim Merlier beats Jonathan Milan in drag race to the line.

Crash injuries prove too much for João Almeida, who rolls to a halt and leaves UAE a key man down.

Ketones were the pariah of the pro peloton. A shift in stance from the UCI and new study with Team Visma might end the furor behind the most divisive drink of the Tour.

Jonas Rickaert and Mathieu van der Poel's opening kilometer attack almost goes the distance.

Photojournalist James Startt remembers USA's pressroom pioneer Abt after they spent years together chasing Le Tour: 'Bike talk never got better than with Sam.'

Two super-flat sprint stages on a Tour de France weekend? WTF? Race officials push back against bubbling discontent from a peloton of keyboard critics.

What it took to win the sprint on stage 8.

Milan powers to victory over Wout van Aert and Kaden Groves.

Tour de France leader says teammate has trouble breathing, applauds his resolve: ‘He is a true warrior’.

Water bottle incident in feed zone is latest flare up in UAE-Visma super team rivalry: 'I also read the whole peloton hates us now.'

The second weekend of the Tour is one for the race's fastest riders.

Back to back sprint stages continue at the Tour de France.

'We are looking forward to the real mountains': Vingegaard is the only one of the 'Big 4' with a teammate in the top-10 as Jorgenson hangs tough.

Cycling can be a highly individualistic sport, so keeping team camaraderie high is essential.

Giant Italian wins first Tour stage of his career, beating Wout Van Aert and Kaden Groves into Laval; Pogačar retains yellow.

Almeida banged up and hoping to survive through to Tuesday's rest day after fracturing rib and smashing hand in high speed fall on Friday.

The sprinters' teams lock down a flat stage bringing the inevitable finale

Tensions mount at Tour de France as Visma-Lease a Bike and UAE Emirates bicker over tactics, Vauquelin calls out Evenepoel.

Breaking down stage 4-7 of the Tour de France.

There's no off days in the GC race this year.

Belgian star shows growing confidence on Tour de France stage to Múr de Bretagne.

No team celebrates second, but Vingegaard taking it straight to Pogačar is just what they needed: 'Jonas is eager to take this on.'

Former pro Julich compares modern Tours with what he experienced before: ‘The sport has evolved significantly'.

Sudden crash close to the finish puts Almeida and Healy out of the top ten overall, sees Jack Haig withdraw from Tour.

'We had a plan, we stuck to it': UAE Emirates controls finale like PlayStation but Pogačar can't gap Vingegaard in final hilltop kick.

Abt spent more than three decades covering professional cycling and was widely regarded as the dean of English-language cycling journalism.

The latest tech we've found from the Tour de France, Cervelo's new aero road bike in review, and whether Van der Poel's private jet is justified.

Abandon of experienced domestique Cattaneo puts extra pressure on Evenepoel and an already underpowered Quick-Step team in battle with super teams of Pogačar, Vingegaard.

After his thunderous stage six win, we ask the question: Is Healy the true representation of his generation?

Another day of relentless attacks on the many undulations of northern France

How 'super teams,' TV coverage, the decapitation of the time trial, and the scientific evolution of the Tour de France shrunk the yellow jersey battle to the finest margins.

A double-ascent of the notorious climb awaits.

EF Education-EasyPost rider made big Tour breakthrough after implementing crucial tweaks.

Hoody and Hannah break down stage 6 of the Tour de France.

Big names came to compete on stage 6.

Yellow jersey drama: Late collapse from Van der Poel prompts Visma-Lease a Bike to viciously up the pace to try in vain to keep Pogačar in the maillot jaune.

With second in a classics-style bruiser, Simmons came agonizingly close to joining the club of male U.S. Tour de France stage winners.

Aero equipment is ubiquitous in the modern peloton. Some of it is more approachable than you might think.

Healy solos clear from day’s breakaway, Simmons and Storer scrap for second place while Van der Poel digs deep.

No panic (yet) from Visma-Lease a Bike's Kuss: ‘We’re not going to be talking about 1 minute in Paris.'

Former world number one Kelly tells Velo why he anticipates a huge week 3 battle in the Tour de France.

A stage of endless undulations serves up almost relentless action

Old school favorites like bananas, rice cakes, and wraps have been banished from a Tour de France that feeds almost exclusively on synthetic super fuels.

UAE overhauled Pogačar’s setup after Dauphiné TT disaster: 'I was looking at every detail about what I did wrong.'

Will and Hannah report from the press room in Caen, France.

We got a result we expected — and one we didn't quite.

Visma searching for answers after Vingegaard bleeds time to Pogačar in TT blowout.

'This is a very good day': Pogačar goes one minute faster than Vingegaard and claims yellow in huge GC shakeup, Evenepoel uncorks world champion-status winning performance.

Barring disaster at the Tour de France, UAE boss Mauro Gianetti suggested that Pogačar will return to the Spanish grand tour this year.

Some riders will be trying to win stage 5. Most, however, just want to get through as easily as possible.

How much have bikes changed in a decade? Quite a bit.

A day of upsets at the top of the GC standings

Vingegaard and Pogačar blew the doors off the peloton Tuesday in a 24kph romp up the cruelest climb of the Tour de France so far. We unpack the performance.

High drama in Caen: Pogačar zeroing in on yellow in Tour TT clash, but Evenepoel, Vingegaard might have something to say about that.

‘It would be nice to come to Paris. Long time no see’: Roglič is keen to stop a series of DNFs but admits yellow is slipping away.

'All the team has shown that we are strong and committed for Tadej.'

'You get adrenaline, it's pure racing.' Pogačar claims landmark victory, Van der Poel retains yellow as Roglič, Mas, and many more GC hopefuls lose time.

'We strongly condemn any form of harassment or insults directed at our riders': Cofidis rushes to sprinter’s defense after involvement in crash and DNF of Jasper Philipsen.

The final run of kickers brings out the big guns in Rouen.

ASO telling riders 'to take less risk' is like the NBA telling Steph Curry, 'shoot fewer threes.' Here's an insider's perspective of what the Tour de France needs to fix.

UCI Rakes in $3,100 in sanctions, dishes out yellow cards to Coquard, Theuns, Ballerini, Van Poppel in fractious Tour de France sprint stage.

Looks like there's a new Giro aero helmet aboard Visma-Lease A Bike riders in the Tour de France. We have the details.

Remco Evenepoel is down but not out amid multiple pileups during stage 3.

It's been an exciting first few days of the Tour.

UAE plays hot potato with the polka-dot jersey, giving Pogačar a post-stage podium break and hard-working Wellens some podium love.

Learn how stage 3 of the Tour de France played out.

Monday's straightforward sprint stage became anything but.

No straightforward sprint stage at the Tour de France: Philipsen abandons, Evenepoel falls in frantic final, Merlier edges out Jonathan Milan in photo finish

The green jersey had been vying for an intermediate sprint when he was involved in a hard crash.

Roglič says he doesn’t care about winning the Tour de France. Mind games or Red Bull's way of easing the pressure in the treacherous first week?

What's the red stuff riders are swigging at the end of Tour stages? 'It’s probably a rather marginal gain, but everything counts.'

Green jersey Philipsen abandons on crash-hit stage with no breakaway

Can French retailer Decathlon buy its way into Tour de France contention via takeover and spending spree? 'We want to be top-3 in the world.'

Visma-Lease a Bike forced to douse wildfire comments from Vingegaard's wife before they become ugly distraction from his sensational start to the Tour: 'It's out of proportion.'

Italian sprinter apologizes to 2024 Tour maillot vert Biniam Girmay: ‘Everything’s okay'.

The team came into the Tour laser focused on stage wins. It has already more than paid off.

It was another breathless day of racing at the Tour de France that threw all the peloton's biggest players into the mix.