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Cycling, with its shady, drug-suffused past, has a long history of awkward silences and unfathomable omissions. As the world warms and blistering temperatures affect the Tour de France, an eerily familiar silence again hangs over cycling’s marquee event

By Matt Rendell Published 21 July 26

Performance coach Jacob Tipper and Wahoo's Tyler Harris explain how EF Education–EasyPost gets ready for Tour de France stages

By Jack Evans Published 21 July 26

By Vern Pitt Published 21 July 26

Away from the GC battle, this pair have seemingly been in every move

By Adam Becket Published 21 July 26

Jonathan Vaughters said that doping controls in the middle of the night would have solved cycling's doping crisis in the early 2000s.

By Chris Marshall-Bell Published 21 July 26

Le Grande Boucle is the hardest sporting event on the planet, and due to a range of calamities – from crashes to collapses – many riders will not reach Paris

By Pat Kinsella Last updated 21 July 26

Here's how to watch stage 16 of the Tour de France for free from anywhere with full broadcast details provided.

By James Roberts Published 21 July 26

First rider down start ramp at 1pm CEST, last rider at 5:15pm

By Adam Becket Published 21 July 26

Ten of the best social media posts from the Tour de France over the last week

By Vern Pitt Published 20 July 26

Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are not the only riders to have been woken up in the early hours

By Chris Marshall-Bell Published 20 July 26

All the key information on broadcasters and free live streams for the Tour de France from 4-26 July, so you can watch the French Grand Tour online, on TV, from anywhere.

By Adam Becket Last updated 20 July 26

There is a prize fund of €2.3m up for grabs, of which €606,000 has been handed out in two weeks of racing

By Vern Pitt Published 20 July 26

Although the UCI weight limit is 6.8kg, relatively few bikes actually meet this mark. We explain the ins and outs of Grand Tour race bike weights and how teams optimise their setups

By Jack Evans Published 20 July 26

Flooring company Quick-Step will no longer lend its name to one of cycling's most successful teams from next season. Is that a worry?

By Chris Marshall-Bell Published 20 July 26

Two-time winner rues mistake which led to crash

By Adam Becket Published 20 July 26

Pogačar's fourth stage win of this year's Tour has given him a lead of four-and-a-half minutes on his closest rival, Jonas Vingegaard

By Emma Magnus Last updated 20 July 26

International Testing Agency confirms testing Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard early on Sunday morning

By Adam Becket Published 19 July 26

The 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

By Chris Marshall-Bell Published 19 July 26

Briton goes into second rest day ninth overall

By Tom Davidson Published 19 July 26

Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard were woken in early hours before stage 15

By Adam Becket Published 19 July 26

Dane crashed out of race on stage 15 and broke his collarbone

By Adam Becket Published 19 July 26

The full general classification, along with the latest stage result, and the standings for the other jerseys

By Adam Becket Last updated 19 July 26

Belgian promoted to second on GC after Jonas Vingegaard crashes out

By Vern Pitt Published 19 July 26

Dane crashes on descent on stage 15

By Vern Pitt Published 19 July 26

The riders first and second in general classification were awoken in the middle of the night by testers

By Adam Becket Published 19 July 26

Brit is now ninth overall and nearly three minutes off a podium place

By Vern Pitt Published 19 July 26

Joe Dick has cycled 5000km across North America in 39 days, raising money for a suicide prevention program

By Pat Kinsella Published 19 July 26