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'The pain on the bike was nowhere near as bad as my struggles with mental health' - meet Amy Hudson, who just completed all 21 stages of the Tour de France, plus transfers, four years after getting her first bike

Across 29 days, Hudson covered 6556km, climbed 74862 meters in elevation, and raised over £89,000 mental health charity, Shout

By Meg Elliot Published 11 August 25

Could social media save crit racing in the UK?

Meet the criterium content creators breathing new life into cycling

By Meg Elliot Published 6 August 25

'I'm in my early 20s and this is what I'm choosing to do on my Friday night' - Meet the London cyclists racing cyclo-cross on Friday nights

MAAP London Summercross took place over July and early August at Herne Hill Velodroome

By Meg Elliot Published 5 August 25

'Abandoning will never be an option' - broken and bruised, these riders are just trying to finish the Tour de France Femmes

For the smaller teams at the race, reaching the end is a goal in itself

By Tom Davidson Published 3 August 25

I was praised for looking like a 'real athlete' – but I was starving myself to death: Why male cyclists need to open up about eating disorders

An anorexia survivor speaks out about cycling's dangerous culture around food and weight

By Michaél Costello Published 1 August 25

Who is Kim Le Court-Pienaar? Meet the Tour de France Femmes history-maker

The 29-year-old Mauritian once quit road racing – now she's in the yellow jersey

By Tom Davidson Published 31 July 25

How do cyclists pee mid-race? Marley Blonsky asks Education–Oatly’s Veronica Ewers all the 'dumb' Tour de France Femmes questions you’ve been wanting to ask

Video: Marley Blonsky is at her very first WorldTour race and she's got questions

By Anne-Marije Rook Published 30 July 25

The Tour de France just killed the climbing bike - here’s the physics that proves it

A lightweight bike must be easier to ride on a hilly course? The science says no, and this is why the climbing bike might be dead in WorldTour racing, but it doesn't mean they're of no use to you and I.

By Andy Turner Published 30 July 25

You can’t call yourself a cycling community without fat Black women

And who gets to call themselves a cyclist, anyway?

By Iresha Picot Published 29 July 25

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

By Chris Marshall-Bell Last updated 27 July 25

Yellow Jersey: This history of the most iconic piece of clothing in sport

The symbol of the Tour de France, and a jersey that some people think you shouldn't wear when out riding your bike

By Peter Cossins Published 25 July 25

I swapped my bike computer for my phone for a week – this is what happened

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Is my phone a better solution for recording and reporting my rides?

By Simon Fellows Published 25 July 25

'I expect chaos' - what does the Tour de France peloton really think of the new final stage in Paris?

A hilly finale will replace the usual procession of the 21st stage. Tom Davidson asks riders if it’s what they really want

By Tom Davidson Published 25 July 25

'I was going for the record. I didn't care about anything else' - Molly Weaver on 21 days around the coast of Britain

Weaver becomes the fastest person - and first ever woman - to complete the circumnavigation of Britain

By Meg Elliot Published 23 July 25

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Saving smart is a ride like any other – having the proper support makes even the toughest challenge more achievable.

By Simon Fellows Published 22 July 25

'Sometimes it can still feel like a maze' - how female professional cyclists deal with periods

The Tour de France Femmes begins on Saturday, and for some riders in the peloton, the race will come at the wrong time in their menstrual cycle

By Meg Elliot Published 21 July 25

'Suicide is the biggest global killer of men. That's why I'm doing this' - meet the cyclist riding Britain's coastline to get men on their bikes and talking

Chris Hall is riding around Great Britain unsupported to raise money for Movember

By Meg Elliot Published 21 July 25

8 useful things Tour de France pros use, that we might actually bother buying

The Tour de France welcomes oodles of new gear which we love poring over. Some of it makes no sense to riders like you and I, but if it were our money, what would we buy and why?

By Andy Carr Published 21 July 25

No paint, no bar tape, no bottles: take a look at the bike that Tadej Pogačar rode to Tour de France stage 13 glory

Shaved paint, no bar tape and 140mm rotors - UAE Team Emirates XRG went all in to make GC leader, Tadej Pogačar's Colnago Y1RS as light as possible for the 16% pitches of Stage 13

By Andy Carr Last updated 19 July 25

The middle-aged punk rocker who forged a press card to follow the Tour de France

Johnny Green, former road manager of The Clash, followed the Tour in 2004 and wrote one of the most revealing books on the sport you could read.

By Trevor Ward Published 18 July 25

Farewell free-to-air: Inside ITV's final Tour de France

After four decades of free Tour de France coverage on British TV, the ITV team are on their final lap. Tom Davidson drops in on the roadside studio

By Tom Davidson Published 18 July 25

We rode the legendary climb that has been missing from the Tour de France for 36 years: Superbagnères is now back for 2025

Superbagnères returns to the Tour after 36 years. We take on the iconic Pyrenean climb to explore its enduring legacy – and to get a taste for what it holds in store for the peloton

By Peter Cossins Published 18 July 25

‘It's like a game of chess’ - how group psychology affects the tactics of the Tour de France peloton

Domestiques, sprinters, hill climbers and GCs. How exactly do teams work at the Tour de France?

By Meg Elliot Published 16 July 25

Rides, late-night pizza and mimosas: how people around the world watch the Tour de France

Crepes, crates and commentary - we talk to the communities hosting their own Tour watch-parties and ride outs

By Meg Elliot Published 14 July 25

How to strike the perfect balance between indoor and outdoor cycling

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By Rob Kemp Published 11 July 25

'Where once we were at the top of the heap, we’re not anymore' – Can Ineos Grenadiers survive another Tour de France flop?

Once the dominant force in Grand Tour racing, Ineos Grenadiers now look lost in the era of Pogačar and Vingegaard. What went wrong, and can they ever pull it back?

By Chris Marshall-Bell Published 11 July 25

‘Every kilometre is a statement that women of colour belong in this sport’ - Meet the woman cycling the Tour de France Femmes before the pros

Ayesha McGowan became the first African-American pro cyclist, and now she’s raising money to bring more women of colour onto the professional stage

By Meg Elliot Published 10 July 25