Latest articles by Chris Marshall-Bell
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‘He was clinging to the bank’ – Chris Froome reveals he unintentionally pushed guest into canal at Tour de FranceThe most successful British Grand Tour rider in history talks about nighttime tests at the Tour de France, and his own experiences of racing through the boos and jeers
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‘I was on the verge of crying’ – heartache and salvation inside the broom wagon on Tour de France queen stageCycling Weekly was inside the Tour de France’s broom wagon on stage 20. It was a day of tears, crashes and salvation.
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‘We’ve ridden it in a spectacular way’ – Richard Carapaz is the Tour de France cyclist everyone wants to beThe EF Education-EasyPost rider won his second stage in three days, and with it made sure of the polka dot jersey and a top-10 on GC.
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'My eardrums were hurting' – Tour de France riders on the madness and chaos of Alpe d'HuezFranceTV reported that 600,000 people watched the Tour de France ascend Alpe d'Huez. What was it like to ride through that maelstrom of people?
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'You probably need six minutes' – Sepp Kuss tries but can't resist Tadej Pogačar on Alpe d'Huez at Tour de FranceThe American finished fourth on stage 19 of the Tour de France, as he looks to round out his sixth Tour with a stage victory
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Movistar rider abandons Tour de France after crashing into back of UAE Team Emirates-XRG carThe Colombian suffered facial injuries and failed to finish stage 19 atop Alpe d'Huez.
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'Who can ride non-handed the longest' – Britain's Max Walker sets Tour de France challenge up Alpe d'HuezThe Manx man, who rides for EF Education-Easy Post, is nearing the end of his maiden Tour de France
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‘Many riders are ill in the bunch’ – could a stomach virus deny Tadej Pogačar at the Tour de France?Adam Yates, Tim Wellens and Brandon McNulty, three of UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s eight-man squad, are run down with a stomach infection. McNulty left on stage 18 – will Tadej Pogačar safely make it to Paris?
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‘The doctors will decide’ – Adam Yates may not continue in Tour de France due to stomach infectionThe British rider was the third-last rider to cross the finish line in Voiron, and he’s in a battle to remain in the race
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Budget cap, points limit and a draft system: how could we make the Tour de France more competitive?Riders and their managers have their say on how to even cycling’s playing field in the era of super-teams
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'He's one of the greatest' – Tadej Pogačar settles for second again behind Remco Evenepoel at Tour de FranceThe road world champion was beaten by the time trial world champion in the Tour de France's only individual time trial
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'All riders were included in the operation' – Entire Tour de France peloton provided blood samples to anti-doping organisation on rest dayThe International Testing Agency confirmed to Cycling Weekly that they undertook a mass testing program on the Tour de France's second and final rest day
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'I've just been healing' - Josh Tarling's Tour de France hindered by ongoing recovery from broken collarboneThe Welshman posted the fastest time after an hour of racing in stage 16s time trial but isn't confident of achieving his pre-race aim of a top-five
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'Very effective' - Tour de France team manager applauds night-time anti-doping testsJonathan Vaughters said that doping controls in the middle of the night would have solved cycling's doping crisis in the early 2000s.
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Multiple riders have been subjected to night-time doping controls at Tour de FranceTadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are not the only riders to have been woken up in the early hours
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'We keep hold of our ownership': Soudal Quick-Step bank on traditional approach to sponsorship to fuel future successFlooring company Quick-Step will no longer lend its name to one of cycling's most successful teams from next season. Is that a worry?
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‘We were not flying at altitude’ – Remco Evenepoel stuns even his teammates with mountain victory at Tour de FranceThe Belgian star out-sprinted Tadej Pogačar and Isaac Del Toro at the top of Plateau de Solaison to record his biggest ever win in the Tour de France
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‘We have the mindset that we want to win’: Jonas Vingegaard continues to believe he can beat Tadej Pogačar at Tour de FranceThe Dane lost time to both Tadej Pogačar and other GC riders on Le Markstein, but he remains second overall
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'It's not possible, the Tour de France is July': Race director rejects Tadej Pogačar's wishThe reigning champion's desire for the Tour de France to move to an earlier or later spot in the calendar looks unlikely to be fufilled.
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'You shouldn't ever underestimate him': Tom Pidcock's team declare him a Tour de France podium contenderThe Briton is now just a few seconds off the podium spots as the race heads into the major mountains.
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Team budgets are approaching €60 million, and Visma-Lease a Bike is still hunting for a title sponsor at the Tour de FranceChief business officer isn't concerned and says 'being a first title sponsor of one of the biggest teams in the world could benefit a company a lot'
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'We've lost our most important riders': Tour de France's smallest team counts the cost of crashesFernando Gaviria joins Alex Molenaar in crashing out of the Tour de France on Caja Rural-Seguros RGA's debut
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'The magic starts after three years' - how a coach went about building Tour de France winner Jonas VingegaardEx-Visma coach Tim Heemskerk outlines the training philosophy behind Vingegaard's Tour de France victories
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'Very, very sketchy': was stage 11 of Tour de France too dangerous?A narrow final few kilometres increased tension and nerves, but was it unsafe?
