Tour de France

We’re not in the mountains but the general classification had a significant shake-up because of 200km over difficult terrain in stage 8.

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On this episode of PYSO Gus and Bobby talk with Dr. Allen Lim about recovery and preparation

Tejay van Garderen abandons the Tour de France after breaking his left hand in a crash on Friday

Just three flat stages remain at this year's Tour de France, and the race's pure sprinters must survive the hills and hight mountains to reach them

With Landa and Quintana showing signs of life, Movistar enters the second week of the Tour de France with growing confidence.

The UCI is asking fans to take a survey for how to improve professional road racing. We appreciate the gesture, and have some not-so serious improvements we'd like to make

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Don't sleep on the second week of the Tour de France, as hilly stages pack a painful punch through France's Massif Central.

Dylan Groenewegen won the bunch sprint to take stage 7 of the Tour de France

We chose a selection of our favorite images from the opening week of the Tour de France

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Audaciousness is an asset, not a liability, in Julian Alaphilippe’s racing world. Can he apply that to the Tour?

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The Tour de France's general classification battle has taken shape after Thursday's summit finish atop La Planche des Belles Filles

Thursday's sixth stage of the Tour de France produced a classic battle, and helped further the mythology of the Tour's newest great climb: La Planche des Belles Filles

Dylan Teuns held off Giulio Ciccone to win stage 6 atop La Planche des Belles Filles. Ciccone took yellow from Julian Alaphilippe

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On this episode of PYSO Bobby and Gus discuss tactics

Movistar is under pressure to perform in Thursday's first mountain stage in a Tour route that favors the team's fleet of climbers

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From issue 84 • Words by John Wilcockson with images from Graham Watson

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Michael Matthews was disappointed after he finished seventh place in the sprint on Wednesday. Reporter Rob Arnold was there to chronicle the moment

The final kilometer of Thursday's climb to La Planche des Belles Filles includes a mix of gravel road and chip seal. Does gravel cycling have a place at the Tour de France?

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Peter Sagan addressed questions about his form by winning stage 5 of the Tour de France in Colmar

Two mountainous stages in the Vosges could determine Jakob Fuglsang's fate in this year's Tour de France

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What does a Tour de France rider's daily routine look like? And how do team time trials compare to individual time trials? This and a whole lot more in Jack Haig's latest diary from the Tour de France.

EF Education First assistant sports director Tom Southam calls in to talk about analog technology. And Bobby Julich and Gus Morton discuss failed nature-break ploys, getting jiggy with it, France vs. Italy on the subject of “legal usage” of champagne, high-speed praying mantes and more.

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The Tour's first week is full of stresses, and riders work hard to eliminate unnecessary fatigue. The hardest days have yet to come, and cracks are already starting to appear.

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Elia Viviani out sprinted Alexander Kristoff in downtown Nancy to win the Tour's fourth stage

On flat stages like Tuesday's stage 4, GC riders seek out an ideal position in the peloton. Unfortunately, the perfect place in the bunch does not exist.

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Although he started the Tour almost unrecognizable in his trade team kit, Peter Sagan is back in the more familiar green jersey. Having won the points competition in every Tour he's finished, you might as well get used to seeing him in it.

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How long can Julian Alaphilippe hold the Tour de France race lead? And is Alaphilippe capable of one day winning cycling's biggest race?

France has been in desperate need of a rider capable of winning the Tour. Julian Alaphilippe has said it isn’t him. But do you believe him?

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A look at the stories and photo galleries that you may have missed from this weekend's stages of the Tour de France

Julian Alaphilippe scored a dramatic stage victory on stage 3 after a solo breakaway. Alaphilippe now moves into the race's yellow jersey

The Irish rider became a father and reunited with his old trainer in the off-season.

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When a bike appears with both Ernesto Colnago and Eddy Merckx's name on it, it draws far more attention than the state-of-the-art superbikes ridden by those racing today.

Jakob Fuglsang and Adam Yates lost some time in Sunday's team time trial, but both GC threats are still in the hunt for the Tour overall

With Mark Cavendish's chances of matching Belgian's 34 Tour de France stage wins looking slim, Eddy Merckx's prowess is being given a new lease of life.

For many teams, the stage 2 TTT was all about limiting losses, as an early deficit can easily turn into a chasm with the smallest of issues later in the race.

Grip tape, clincher tires and old-school turbo trainers on display before team time trial stage.

The first GC shakeout of the race sees pre-race contenders Steven Kruijswijk, Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, and Vincenzo Nibali profit from their team's performances.

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As well as providing a vital opportunity for GC riders to gain seconds, the TTT adds a sense of team camaraderie and a visual spectacle, says Mitchelton-Scott boss.

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With anxiety at a boiling point in the first week of any Tour de France, getting through it unscathed is vital to setting up success for the pivotal final stages.

After a late crash took out his teammate Dylan Groenewegen, the Jumbo-Visma leadout man was able to beat Peter Sagan by the narrowest of margins.