Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is the most important bike race in the pro road cycling calendar. It is an annual multiple-stage race held primarily in France every summer, occasionally venturing into surrounding countries.

 

It comprises 21 stages that take place over 23 days, which consist of flat, hilly, mountainous terrain, as well as individual time trial races.

BDS Movement calls for protests against Israel–Premier Tech at Tour de France

The BDS Movement accuses Israel–Premier Tech of sportswashing
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From a cyclocross background to his Strava KOMs, 11 surprising things you need to know about Tadej Pogačar

Did you know the current world champion was once a national cyclocross champion?
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Confirmed: 2027 Tour de France to start in the UK with tri-nation Grand Départ for men's and women's races

Tri-nation Grand Départ for the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes
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Take a sneak peek at Oakley's hingeless Velo Katos for the 2025 Tour de France

The Velo Katos were released last week and we've got our hands on the Tour de France edition
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The Tour de France is coming to Britain, but the costs of hosting should be spent elsewhere

The costs to host the world’s biggest race running into the millions
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Just when the Classics specialists could sleep easy, Tadej Pogačar could be planning a Roubaix–Tour de France double

Just when the Classics specialists thought they could sleep easy...
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One Cycling wants to change the Tour de France forever. Can it succeed?

Plans for sweeping calendar and financial reforms have provoked fierce debate around the future of professional cycling
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Colnago's new Y1RS aero bike is as outrageous as Tadej Pogačar's talents

Italian brand claims radical design saves 20 watts at 50kph over the V4RS
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The 2025 Tour de France route is out, but I already knew I wouldn't watch it

Why I couldn’t care less about the Tour not being on my TV anymore
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‘The truth is, not enough of us cared’ | In this exclusive column, Ned Boulting reacts to the end of ITV’s coverage of the Tour de France

Veteran Tour commentator Ned says farewell to free-to-air coverage of the race in the UK
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The history of carbon monoxide rebreathing – and whether it should be banned – according to USADA's director of science

Laura Lewis explains what carbon monoxide rebreathing is and whether the method should be outlawed
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