Tour de France 2011: Cycling Weekly's coverage index
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
Stage | Date | From | To | Length | Preview | Report | Photos | Video |
Stage 1 | Sat, Jul 2 | Passage du Gois La Barre de Monts | Mont des Alouettes Les Herbiers | 191.5km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 2 | Sun, Jul 3 | Les Essarts | Les Essarts | 23km TTT | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 3 | Mon, Jul 4 | Olonne sur Mer | Redon | 198km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 4 | Tues, Jul 5 | Lorient | Mûr-de-Bretagne | 172.5km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 5 | Weds, Jul 6 | Carhaix | Cap Fréhel | 164.5km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 6 | Thurs, Jul 7 | Dinan | Lisieux | 226.5km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 7 | Fri, Jul 8 | Le Mans | Châteauroux | 218km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 8 | Sat, Jul 9 | Aigurande | Super-Besse Sancy | 189km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 9 | Sun, Jul 10 | Issoire | Saint-Flour | 208km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
REST | Mon, Jul 11 | Le Lioran Cantal | - | - | - | Review> | - | - |
Stage 10 | Tues, Jul 12 | Aurillac | Carmaux | 158km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 11 | Weds, Jul 13 | Blaye-les-Mines | Lavaur | 167.5km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 12 | Thurs, Jul 14 | Cugnaux | Luz-Ardiden | 211km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 13 | Fri, Jul 15 | Pau | Lourdes | 152.5km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 14 | Sat, Jul 16 | Saint-Gaudens | Plateau de Beille | 168.5km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 15 | Sun, Jul 17 | Limoux | Montpellier | 192.5km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
REST | Mon, Jul 18 | Département de la Drôme | - | - | - | Review> | - | - |
Stage 16 | Tues, Jul 19 | Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | Gap | 162.5km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 17 | Weds, Jul 20 | Gap | Pinerolo | 179km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 18 | Thurs, Jul 21 | Pinerolo | Galibier - Serre Chevalier | 200.5km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 19 | Fri, Jul 22 | Modane Valfréjus | Alpe-d'Huez | 109.5km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 20 | Sat, Jul 23 | Grenoble | Grenoble | 42.5km ITT | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Stage 21 | Sun, Jul 24 | Créteil | Paris Champs-Élysées | 95km | Preview> | Report> | Photos> | Video> |
Tour de France 2011: Latest news
Cavendish realises green jersey dream
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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 articles1999 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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