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'Heavy duty' sachets could see cyclists close to maximum recommended intake without having consumed a meal – are electrolyte drinks worth their salt?With heatwaves becoming ever more common, the importance of hydration creeps up the priorities list. But does this mean we need to add electrolytes, asks India Paine
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Think next year's UK Tour de France Grand Départ is historic? Discover the radical cross-Channel race that time forgotA post-WW2 Paris-London stage race promised to revolutionise British cycling. Its founder risked everything to make it happen – only for bureaucracy, and history, to leave it behind
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‘There was a bear in my midst. And if its bowel movement was anything to go by, it was a big one’: I biked through the bear capital of EuropeSteve Shrubsall doesn't believe in visiting another country without turning a pedal stroke in it, a rule he regretted – at times – during this particular excursion
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'It'll be a nice cherry on top to finish in Paris' – these riders already know they're racing their final Tour de FranceThe Class of '26 includes two previous stage winners
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Betrayal, unbreakable records, and a four-second thriller: the greatest Alpe d'Huez ascents in Tour de France historyAhead of the Tour de France's double serving of Alpe d'Huez, we remember seven of the climb's unforgettable moments
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A new livery and golden decals: Tom Pidcock’s Pinarello Dogma F is ready to slay the French AlpsThe Yorkshireman’s Pinarello Dogma F is a very different machine to the one we covered at Opening Weekend
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'Since 20 May I have been home for four days' – inside the sacrifices Tour de France riders make just to be at the raceAltitude camps, living out of suitcases, restrictive diet – it all sounds like not a lot of fun
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Think this year's Tour de France is hard? Don't expect any sympathy from the ghosts of 1926As today's stage 16 rolls out of Evian, we look back exactly a century to when the town hosted the historic 1926 Grand Départ – kicking off a 5,745km ordeal that remains the longest and most brutal edition in the race's history
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Golden paint and custom details: Remco Evenepoel's 7.05kg S-Works Tarmac SL9 for the Tour de FranceA closer look at the double Olympic Champion's Tour de France race bike
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'It's not only for aero gains' – why are riders shaving their arms at the Tour de France?Today's pros are going further than just hair-free legs
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'Anything's possible' – how Tom Pidcock is rediscovering his love for the Tour de FranceFor Tom Pidcock, this year's Tour was never about fighting for the GC or proving his talent – it's about restoring his childhood passion for the race
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When my friend was involved in a pile-up and broke his collarbone, he rang me from A&E to ask how his bike wasWe used to worry about damaging our bikes when they cost a quarter of what they do now - How can people afford taking any risk?
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Non-sponsor-correct kit, custom saddles, and shoes – how riders optimise their setups for the Tour de FranceComfort is paramount to performance over three weeks of racing, so how do the pros optimise their equipment for the Tour de France?
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Blacked-out frameset with stem spacers and 28mm tyres: Paul Seixas’ Van Rysel RCR-Pro prototypeDecathlon CMA CGM’s teenage prodigy spotted aboard an unreleased Van Rysel race bike
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‘The last interval tells the truth’: Elite riders reveal the training sessions they dread most – and value mostFrom stomach-tightening sprints to soul-crushing threshold blocks, these are the sessions PB-chasing riders love to loathe. We hear the gory details
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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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With fans wanting fireworks from day one, there are many ingredients needed for a great Tour de France Grand DepartStill buzzing from the Tour's Barcelona bonanza, we look at all the elements that need to come together for an unforgettable opening weekend
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With bespoke Cantiflex tubing made exclusively for them, Bates were able to create unique bikes for all surfacesA rapid late ’30s beauty, with shapely tubing and delicately flowing forks
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'I believed he could do it, I just never thought it would happen' – why a rider making his Tour de France debut is a family affairThree riders, three families, all brought together by the dream of riding the Tour de France
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Hand-painted by the CEO and rushed to France: How Tour de France leader's custom bike was delivered to the race within 30 hoursThe frameset was prepped and hand-painted by Ridley CEO Jochim Aerts before being escorted to Brussels Airport for an express flight to the Hautes-Pyrénées
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‘Everesting’ wasn’t tough enough, so I completed the Everest RoamAccumulating 8,848 meters without a single hill rep is the aim of the game
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Meet Pinarello Q36.5's billionaire owner Ivan Glasenberg, the man looking to shake up cyclingThe owner of Tom Pidcock's team is one of cycling's most mysterious power brokers - where has he come from, and what does he want?
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Stem spacers and shorter cranks: Felix Engelhardt's Bundesflagge-themed Giant Propel Advanced SLCustom paint, 55/44T chainrings and 30mm tyres headline national champion's Tour de France-ready Giant Propel race bike
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I’ve run many marathons and completed even more 100-mile rides: which is harder?Marathons might inflict greater impact, but riding a century requires a lot of fuel and some mechanical know-how. Steve Shrubsall has totted up the scores to determine which is really the greater endurance feat
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Athletes might want to measure themselves against the best, but sometimes you want to take a medal home and prove it's not all a massive waste of timeSometimes, Dr Hutch just wished Bradley Wiggins had been on a training camp, rather than crushing him in a time trial
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25mm tyres, golden titanium bolts and glued-on shifter buttons: Tadej Pogačar's Colnago TT2 is ready to do battle on the streets of BarcelonaA closer look at the defending Tour de France champion's time trial setup, including crank length, brake rotors and chainring sizes
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Shouldering the hopes of a win-starved nation, can Paul Seixas bring home the yellow jersey at the Tour de France?Meet the 19-year-old debutant already tipped as a future winner
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3D-printed blip mounts and 160mm cranks: Tom Pidcock’s Pinarello Bolide F time trial bike primed and ready to roll ahead of the Tour de France TTTA 60T chainring, 28mm tyres, and a host of 3D-printed goodies headline the Yorkshireman's go-faster machine
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Forget the Tour - the toughest ride in France doesn't even have a winnerParis-Brest-Paris has been humbling cyclists since 1891. Your shot at it starts now.
