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.
BikeRadar Podcast | 5 must-ride climbs from the 2024 Tour de France
Simon Warren on the best climbs from this year's race
Tadej Pogačar’s yellow Tour de France winning Colnago V4Rs and lightweight TT1 time trial bike
A closer look at Pogačar’s Tour-winning bikes
Liam Cahill | Where did all the cool Tour de France bikes go?
If you don’t want a slightly aero and reasonably light bike in exchange for a lot of money, you’re out of luck with the big brands
AeroCoach analysis | Tour de France stage 21 time trial tech and performance predictions
AeroCoach's Dr Xavier Disley forecasts who will win the time trial on the final day of the 2024 Tour de France
Jack Luke | Victor Campenaerts is my dream BikeRadar tech writer
Belgium's biggest bike nerd has a place in my heart and BikeRadar's
How much do Tour de France bikes weigh in 2024? 9 Tour bikes weighed and analysed
All-rounders dominate again, but one team tries a different tactic
Logistics, doubt and money: why Tour de France teams are divided on chain waxing
We spoke to Dr Xavier Disley and Dan Bigham to find out why some teams use waxed chains and why others don’t
Ketones, bicarb, three bottles an hour and mountains of carbs | How the pros fuel, hydrate and stay cool at the Tour de France
A Tour de France chef, nutritionist and coach explain the riders' strategies
Up-close with Geraint Thomas’ Pinarello Dogma F | How the 2018 Tour de France champion has eked out extra watts
The veteran Welshman’s latest all-round Italian thoroughbred under the microscope
How to win the Tour de France | 6 techniques the pros use to triumph in the world's biggest bike race
Investigating the physiology and skills required for success in Le Tour
2024 Tour de France tech trends | 1x on the Galibier, new aero tech, waxed chains and more
How tech is evolving at the most important bike race of the year
How to watch the 2024 Tour de France | Live streams, broadcasters, plus stage start and end times
How to watch this year’s Tour in the UK, US and Australia
Remco Evenepoel’s custom Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 | An ultra-modern frame with the oldest tyres in the peloton
Could the Belgian spring a surprise aboard this custom racing machine?
From 2008 to 2024: Mark Cavendish's first and last Tour de France stage-winning bikes compared
How much has bike tech changed in 16 years?
Tadej Pogačar’s Colnago V4Rs versus Jonas Vingegaard’s Cervélo R5 | 2024 Tour de France GC bike head-to-head
Will one of these bikes win the 2024 Tour de France?
What's it like riding a stage of the Tour de France? Our writer went to the Etape du Tour to find out
Rookie Anna Gardiner straps in for the ride of her life at a scorching L’Étape du Tour, the world’s biggest, and arguably best, mass-participation cycling event
How much do Tour de France bikes cost? The cheapest to most expensive Tour bikes ranked
We rank 2024 Tour de France bikes in price order – which team's bike fleet is worth over half a million dollars?
Mark Cavendish's Wilier Filante SLR | The weight, key measurements and aero optimisations of the record-breaking bike
How the Manx Missile optimised his way to an historic 35th stage win
Long live the aero bike! Up close with Dare's hyper-aero, unreleased road bike at the Tour de France
We get a close look at Alexander Kristof’s new bike
The Aero 111 front tyre is Continental’s most aerodynamic yet – up to 18 watts faster than a GP 5000
Continental, DT Swiss and Swiss Side collab yields the “ultimate wheel tyre system”
Spotted | Lidl-Trek using prototype automatic chain waxing machine at the Tour de France
Is this “the holy grail” of chain optimisation?
Updated with new images | New Van Rysel aero bike spotted at the Tour de France
Van Rysel FCR looks set to join the RCR Pro
How much does the Tour de France cost? The price behind hosting the world's biggest annual sporting event
Is cycling's most famous race worth the investment for the host villages, towns and cities?
Tour tech | Aero-specific Continental front tyre breaks cover at the Tour de France
Is this the next step in aerodynamic optimisations?
