Tour de France 2011: Cycling Weekly's coverage index

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The 2011 Tour de France starts on Saturday July 2 in the Vendée region in north-west France and finishes three weeks later on the Champs Élysées in Paris on Sunday, July 24.

We will be covering the race in full, with daily stage reports, highlights videos, live text coverage, photo galleries from CW's Graham Watson and Andy Jones, rider interviews, post-stage analysis and much more.

All of our articles will be linked from this page, making it easy for you to keep track of everything that is happening in this year's Tour de France.

Keep checking back for the very latest updates.

Tour de France 2011: Stages, previews, reports and photos

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Stage 1Sat, Jul 2Passage du Gois La Barre de MontsMont des Alouettes Les Herbiers191.5kmPreview>Report>


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Stage 2Sun, Jul 3Les EssartsLes Essarts23km TTT

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Stage 3

Mon, Jul 4Olonne sur MerRedon

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Tues, Jul 5LorientMûr-de-Bretagne172.5kmPreview>


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Stage 5

Weds, Jul 6CarhaixCap Fréhel164.5kmPreview>


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Stage 6

Thurs, Jul 7

DinanLisieux226.5kmPreview>


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Stage 7

Fri, Jul 8

Le MansChâteauroux218kmPreview>


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Stage 8

Sat, Jul 9

AigurandeSuper-Besse Sancy189kmPreview>


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Stage 9

Sun, Jul 10

IssoireSaint-Flour208kmPreview>


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Stage 10Tues, Jul 12AurillacCarmaux158kmPreview>


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Stage 11Weds, Jul 13

Blaye-les-MinesLavaur167.5kmPreview>


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Stage 12Thurs, Jul 14

CugnauxLuz-Ardiden211km

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Stage 13Fri, Jul 15

PauLourdes152.5kmPreview>


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Stage 14Sat, Jul 16

Saint-GaudensPlateau de Beille168.5kmPreview>


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Stage 15Sun, Jul 17

LimouxMontpellier192.5kmPreview>


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Stage 16Tues, Jul 19

Saint-Paul-Trois-ChâteauxGap

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Stage 17Weds, Jul 20

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Pinerolo179kmPreview>Report>Photos>


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Stage 18Thurs, Jul 21PineroloGalibier - Serre Chevalier200.5km

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Stage 19Fri, Jul 22Modane ValfréjusAlpe-d'Huez109.5km

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Stage 20Sat, Jul 23Grenoble

Grenoble42.5km ITT

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Stage 21Sun, Jul 24CréteilParis Champs-Élysées95km

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Tour de France 2011: Latest news

Cavendish realises green jersey dream

Tour analysis: Schleck goes long

2011 Tour de France stage 10: Armstrong's famous bluff

Riis rules Contador out of Tour de France win

Cavendish nearly loses Tour's green jersey

Evans gambles with Tour win

Contador's attacks fail to cause major damage at the Tour

Boasson Hagen's second stage win put Norway joint top

Are the Tour de France's descents too risky?

Kolobnev's Tour de France positive confirmed

Evans in driving seat as Tour heads towards decisive stages

Cavendish's green jersey chances looking 'good'

Evans gains time as the weather leaves its mark

Schlecks falter ahead of Tour's final mountain days

Tour analysis: How the Schlecks can win

Swift sprinting towards Tour win

Cavendish joint seventh in all-time Tour list

Weather wreaks havoc in Etape du Tour

Basso back for Tour de France win

Garmin-Cervelo celebrate third Tour win

Geraint Thomas: "I had goosebumps on the Tourmalet"

Schlecks distance Contador in Tour mountain stage

Greipel gripes about 'crazy' Feillu

Tour de France Feed Zone (July 13)

Greipel's first Tour stage win 'extra special'

Greipel takes first win over Cav since HTC split

UCI defends its stance on tilted saddles

Kolobnev tests positive at Tour

Contador worried by knee injury

Tour rest day review (July 11)

Voeckler living the yellow jersey dream again

Hoogerland's Horror crash

Tour de France 2011: Teams, riders, start list

Tour de France 2011: Official start list

Tour de France 2011: Who's riding?

Tour de France 2011: Team guide

Tour de France 2011: Stage reports

Stage 21: Evans wins 2011 Tour as Cavendish clinches green jersey

Stage 20: Evans blows Schlecks away and takes yellow to Paris

Stage 19: King Rolland crowned on the Alpe but team-mate Voeckler loses yellow to Andy Schleck

Stage 18: Andy Schleck wins, Contador cracks and Voeckler keeps yellow by seat of his pants

Stage 17: Boasson Hagen makes it two for Sky as Voeckler loses more time

Stage 16: Evans and Contador go on the attack as Hushovd wins in Gap

Stage 15: Cavendish takes fourth stage win in 2011 Tour

Stage 14: Vanendert surprises the favourites as Voeckler holds on

Stage 13: World champ Hushovd takes well deserved solo Tour win

Stage 12: Sanchez wins at Luz Ardiden as Frank Schleck gains on other contenders

Stage 11: Cavendish moves into green after winning in Lavaur

Stage 10: Greipel beats Cavendish in Tour stage 10 sprint

Stage nine: Sanchez conquers day of crashes and climbs

Stage eight: Costa wins first mountain stage of 2011 Tour

Stage seven: Cavendish wins but Wiggins crashes out of Tour

Stage six: Boasson Hagen takes Sky's first Tour de France win

Stage five: Cavendish wins in Cap Frehel

Stage four: Evans edges out Contador on the Mur-de-Bretagne

Stage three: Farrar sprints to first Tour victory in Redon

Stage two: Garmin win team time trial to put Hushovd in yellow

Stage one: Gilbert blasts to victory as Tour gets off to spectacular start

Tour de France 2011: Highlights videos

Stage 21 video highlights

Stage 20 video highlights

Stage 19 video highlights

Stage 18 video highlights

Stage 17 video highlights

Stage 16 video highlights

Stage 15 video highlights

Stage 14 video highlights

Stage 13 video highlights

Stage 12 video highlights

Stage 11 video highlights

Video: Feeding the riders at the Tour

Stage 10 video highlights

Stage nine video highlights

Stage eight video highlights

Stage seven video highlights

Stage six video highlights

Video: Erik Zabel's role as Cavendish's sprint advisor

Stage five video highlights

Video: The ride of Philippe Gilbert at the Tour de France

Stage four video highlights

Stage three video highlights

Stage two video highlights

Stage one video highlights

Tour de France 2011: Photo galleries

Stage 21 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage 20 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage 19 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage 18 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage 17 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage 16 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage 15 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage 14 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage 13 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage 12 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage 11 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage 10 photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage nine photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage eight photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage seven photo gallery by Graham Watson

Tour de France 2011 wallpaper gallery

Stage six photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage five photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage four photo gallery by Andy Jones

Stage four photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage three photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage two photo gallery by Andy Jones

Stage two photo gallery by Graham Watson

Stage one photo gallery by Graham Watson

Tour de France 2011 team time trial training photo gallery by Andy Jones

Tour de France 2011 team presentation by Andy Jones

Tour de France 2011 team press conferences by Andy Jones

Tour de France 2011 team presentation by Graham Watson

Tour de France 2011: Live text coverage

Tour de France 2011 LIVE: CW's text coverage schedule

Stage seven live text coverage

Tour de France 2011: Archive videos

Video: 2003 Centenary Tour

Video: Lance Armstrong retrospective

Video: Behind the scenes at the Tour

Video: Guerini's 1999 stage win

Video: Thrills and spills at the Tour

Video: Armstrong in 1999

Video: The Indurain years

Video: Ladies of the Tour

Video: Best of bizarre



Tour de France 2011: Archive articles
1999 Tour de France stage two: Passage du Gois causes chaos

Tour de France 2011: TV schedule

British Eurosport Tour de France 2011 TV schedule

ITV4 Tour de France 2011 TV schedule

Tour de France 2011: Related links

Tour de France: The jerseys, what they are and what they mean

Potted history of the Tour de France

The closest Tours in history

Brits in the Tours: From Robinson to Wiggins

Tour de France 2010: Cycling Weekly's coverage index

Tour de France 2011: Older news items

UCI saddle clamp down

Feed Zone (July 4)

Cavendish to start all three grand tours in 2011

2011 Tour de France teams named

Tour de France 2011: Route details

The mountains of the 2011 Tour de France

Cavendish challenging for up to eight stages in 2011 Tour

Wiggins and Team Sky confident but not talking of Tour podium

Contador faces tough questions in pre-Tour press conference

Brits in the Tour de France 2011

UCI and AFLD collaborate on Tour de France dope tests

Contador confirmed for Tour de France

Evans set for Tour de France win

UCI says 'respect Contador at Tour de France'

Contador confirms taking part in Tour de France

Bookies slash odds on Wiggins winning Tour

Halfords launches free Garmin Tour de France fantasy game

How is Ben Swift's first Tour de France going?

Farrar's Tour gamble pays off

Cavendish loses two sprints in one stage

Wiggins off to ideal Tour start

Sky at the Tour team time trial photo special

Vaughters' Garmin-Cervelo team hits cycling's top

Tour GC contenders: the winners and losers after stage one

Already in white, can Geraint Thomas take yellow?

Evans jumps ahead in Tour opener

Tour team time trial training

Cavendish's train must adapt to win Tour stages

Pro predictions: Who will win opening Tour stage?

Tour de France teams presented, Contador booed

Crashes take toll on Tour's favourites

Schlecks within striking distance of Tour's race lead

Wiggins' operation scheduled for Monday

Thomas leads Sky's new focus

Analysis: Cav back on the train again

Sky devastated by Wiggins' exit from Tour

Wiggins crashes out of Tour

Dan Lloyd's busman's holiday at the Tour

Wiggins saw Sky's first Tour win coming

Tour bans motorcyclist after Sorensen's crash

Cavendish's race for the Tour green jersey

Cavendish surprises with Tour stage win and press conference

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