Latest articles by Chris Marshall-Bell
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Is Tadej Pogačar the GOAT?
Tadej Pogačar has won his fourth Tour de France, but has he done enough to cement his status as the greatest of all time? Chris Marshall-Bell weighs the arguments for and against
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'It's almost unbelievable' - desperate for a sponsor, Alpecin-Deceuninck keep winning at Tour de France
Stepping out of the shadow of the team's superstars, Kaden Groves adds his name to an exclusive list of riders who've won in all three Grand Tours
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'We've had Primož Roglič under control' - Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe set for Tour de France podium despite questionable tactics
The four-time Vuelta a España victor went all in for a Tour stage win, but in doing so risked his young teammate's spot on the podium
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'Maybe I need to crash to get more followers' - meet the most unknown rider of the Tour de France
Our new favourite Belgian has 0.07% of the total followers of Tadej Pogačar
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'I’m so relieved to get it done today' - Ben O'Connor kickstarts season with Tour de France win
The Australian rider has a penchant for being brave and daring and then winning spectacularly
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Ineos Grenadiers head soigneur leaves Tour de France and is to be interviewed over historic allegations
Team says it "has acted responsibly and with due process"
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'You suffer all day and then don’t sprint' - sprinters rue Tour de France stage 17 finale crash
The prevailing mood in the peloton is that the final day in Paris will not end in a bunch sprint
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'It's not possible to double the budget' - 15 Tour de France teams need a new sponsor, so is cycling close to bankrupting itself?
With so many Tour de France teams – big and small – searching for substantial investment, Chris Marshall-Bell asks why and ponders the question if ever-increasing budgets are sustainable.
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'We have a kind of power' - a day on Mont Ventoux in the Tour de France publicity caravan
Ever wondered what it’s like to be in the Tour de France publicity caravan? Chris Marshall-Bell dons his Capital J Journalism hat and finds out
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'You can't beat that' - 165 finishing stories of a 'crazy' Tour de France ascent of Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux is a bucket list ascent for the pros as it is for the sport's fans
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'Like an idiot I sprinted to win' – Julian Alaphilippe dislocates shoulder and mistakenly celebrates winning Tour de France stage 15 all in one day
The Frenchman had an x-ray after the stage which confirmed he had not broken any bones.
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Tour de France director hints that race will finish outside of Paris in future: ‘The 2024 finish in Nice won’t be unique’
Christian Prudhomme appears open to breaking a century-old tradition.
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'You have to be careful not to lose months instead of days' - Remco Evenepoel quit Tour de France to save season
The double Olympic champion left the race on the third day in the Pyrenees.
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'It's a big dream come true' - who is ex-skier Florian Lipowitz, now third at the Tour de France?
Primož Roglič isn't the only rider with a skiing background employed by Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe
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It's definitely a big deficit but anything can happen' - Visma-Lease a Bike promise a Tour de France fightback
The two-time Tour de France winner has his back against the wall but remains defiant
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Remco Evenepoel suffers public ignominy in Tour de France time trial: ‘It was a really bad performance’
The time trial world champion had a day he never expected and one that will take a some time to recover from
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Ineos Grenadiers release statement responding to '2012 allegations'
German TV investigation alleges links between team member and a doctor behind a doping ring
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'They’re certainly not out of it' - Tour de France podium fight is the race's biggest point of intrigue
Oscar Onley is in with a shot of landing a spot on the Tour de France podium, but there are five other riders who are chasing the same goal
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'If he didn’t crash, he would have won by four minutes' - UAE Team Emirates-XRG astounded by latest Tadej Pogačar Tour de France masterclass
The world champion chalked up his 20th Tour de France stage win, and one of his most convincing ever
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Should the Tour de France have waited for Tadej Pogačar after his stage 11 crash?
The world champion crashed in the closing kilometres and was immediately distanced.
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'Jonas Abrahamsen is a wonderboy' – Uno-X's glorious stage win is a reminder of what the Tour de France is all about
Jonas Abrahamsen finally got the stage win he's been craving, the fulfilment of a long, complicated journey.
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'We have to be creative' - Visma-Lease a Bike are creating chaos at the Tour de France
In their quest to regain the yellow jersey, Jonas Vingegaard's team are throwing punches – and lots of them – at Tadej Pogačar
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Tights, buckets and baths: how teams at the Tour de France are keeping their riders cool
Ice cubes are worth their weight in gold on the hot summer days of the Tour de France
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'I think they should be confident' - Tadej Pogačar wary of Visma-Lease a Bike comeback at Tour de France
Jonas Vingegaard and his Visma-Lease a Bike team have multiple reasons to be optimistic as the race leaves behind the flatter terrain
