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All the special Tour de France switch-out kits you need to watch out for over the next three weeksVisma-Lease a Bike, Movistar, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Pinarello Q36.5, Jayco AlUla and Caja Rural-Seguros RGA squads will all be wearing different kits for the Tour
By Pat Kinsella Published
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Maybe Chris Froome should have retired years ago, but he's still the greatest British Grand Tour riderFour Tours de France, two Vueltas a España and one Giro d'Italia should not be sniffed at
By Adam Becket Published
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Seven Tour de France stages to be broadcast live for free in UK on Welsh channel S4CWelsh-language channel to broadcast Tour for 13th year in a row
By Adam Becket Published
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How to watch Tour de France 2026: Everything you need to live stream the French Grand TourAll 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 Published
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'Better, stronger and happier' – Jonas Vingegaard is ready to target the Tour de France after Giro d'Italia victoryThe Visma-Lease a Bike rider is looking to become only the ninth man in history to win the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in the same calendar year
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome confirms retirement from cyclingBriton says he "knew it was over" after life-threatening crash last summer
By Tom Davidson Published
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'We push to new heights every year' – Tadej Pogačar ready for another battle royale with Jonas Vingegaard at the Tour de FranceThe race favourite dished out maximum Pogacar on the eve of the big race in Barcelona
By James Shrubsall Published
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From UAE to TotalEnergies here are all the teams lining up for the Tour de France start in Barcelona this weekendYour essential guide to the 23 teams at the Tour de France and what to expect from them throughout the Grand Tour
By James Shrubsall Published
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'The priority is the general classification' – Paul Seixas has arrived at the Tour de France, and he's here to winExpectation swells around the race's youngest starter since 1937
By Tom Davidson Published
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Why is the Tour de France starting in Barcelona? Everything you need to know about overseas Grand Tour startsIt's not the first time the Tour has started abroad, and it likely won't be the last
By Tom Davidson Last updated
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Grand Départ to the Flamme Rouge and everything in-between: your guide to the language of the Tour de FranceWatching or reading about the Tour de France can often feel like learning a new language, so we've done a little translation for you
By James Shrubsall Published
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'Bikes are just too technical these days': Is the traditional 'Saturday job in a bike shop' entry route into the cycle trade dead and gone?Leading cycle trade association says rising employment costs have made offering youngsters a Saturday job too hard
By Pat Kinsella Published
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How does the team time trial at the Tour de France work?Expect to see lead-out efforts, rather than teams finishing in neat lines
By Tom Davidson Last updated
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'I've got my eye on some stages' – Fred Wright plots Tour de France breakthrough after National Championships winBritish champion says plan is to go for breakaways at sixth Tour
By Tom Davidson Published
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'My biggest ambition is to become one of the best lead out guys' – Jake Stewart on supporting Biniam Girmay’s Tour de France quest for stagesThe NSN Cycling rider talks wanting to perform on "biggest stage"
By Dan Challis Published
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When an Olympic medalist made a comeback, a special bike was soon on its way to him1948 Olympic medalist Tommy Godwin was handed this bike when he started riding time trials at the age of 61
By Simon Fellows Published
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Pinarello Q36.5 and Netcompany-Ineos the final teams out: Tour de France 2026 start listAll the riders for the French Grand Tour
By Adam Becket Last updated
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'We’ll race proactively' – Tom Pidcock's Pinarello Q36.5 team for Tour de France revealedBritish champion Fred Wright also on start line
By Adam Becket Published
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Full stage routes for the 2026 Tour of Britain Men announcedFeaturing 565 miles of racing across five stages, the Tour will roll from Lincolnshire to the Lowlands of the Scottish Borders
By Pat Kinsella Published
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'Fortune favours the brave' – Netcompany-Ineos reveal attacking squad for Tour de France, including Thymen Arensman and Josh TarlingIn the absence of Oscar Onley, Ineos go in with stage-hunting riders
By Adam Becket Published
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The Tour de France is days away – does anyone look likely to challenge Tadej Pogačar?Jonas Vingegaard and Isaac del Toro are looking good, and Paul Seixas has arrived...
By Adam Becket Last updated
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All-new Giant Revolt and Liv Devote gravel bikes get increased tyre clearance, and stiffer, lighter frames to deliver 'unconditional race speed'After a month of speculating, the gravel machines teased at Unbound Gravel get the big reveal and are officially named as the new Liv Devote and Giant Revolt
By Hannah Bussey Published
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Zipp brings performance to the people with sub-£1,000 404 S wheelsetA 50mm carbon wheelset at a more palatable price point
By Aaron Borrill Published
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Isaac del Toro has more chance of winning the Tour de France than Paul SeixasThe Mexican is the in-form stage racer of 2026, although Tadej Pogačar is in his way too
By Adam Becket Published
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'Our journey is only just beginning' – Decathlon invests in Brompton as the companies seek to super-size the iconic folding bike's futureFrench behemoth invests heavily in Britain’s largest bike manufacturer expect 'Brompton corners' in Decathlon stores
By Pat Kinsella Published
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Ben Healy promises to ride with 'air of unpredictability' at Tour de France as EF Education-EasyPost lineup announcedIrishman aiming to impress again, a year after stage-winning and yellow jersey heroics
By Adam Becket Published
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Tour de France jerseys: Yellow, green, white and polka dot explainedWe explain what the yellow, green, polka-dot and white jerseys worn by riders in the Tour de France represent
By Adam Becket Last updated
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Juan Ayuso leads stacked Lidl-Trek line-up for the Tour de FranceThe young Spaniard takes aim at GC
By James Shrubsall Published
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Who will be wearing the coolest jerseys this Tour de France? The new national champions of course, and here they areHere are the riders you can expect to see in France over the next three weeks
By James Shrubsall Published
