Tour de France
Tour de France coverage from Cycling Weekly, with up to date race results, rider profiles and news and reports.
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The most influential cyclist you've never heard of – remembering the godfather of British road racing
Eighty years before Britain celebrated its first Tour de France winner, one man set the wheels in motion. Cycling Weekly traces the legacy of Bill Mills, a forgotten pioneer
By Feargal McKay Published
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The Tour de France route designers hope for suspense until stage 20 next year, with novelty thrown in, but will Tadej Pogačar listen?
An opening day TTT, two ascents of Alpe d'Huez, a visit to all of the mountain ranges... what's next?
By Adam Becket Published
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'Remco Evenepoel will be rightfully disappointed': Ned Boulting's take on the route of the Tour de France 2026
Next year's route is underwhelming and could be another Tadej Pogačar show, but is not without its gems, says the broadcaster
By James Shrubsall Published
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Tour de France 2026 route: Pyrenees, Massif Central, Vosges and two separate stages up Alpe d'Huez, before Montmarte finish in Paris
Race to take place 4-26 July, with Grand Départ in Barcelona, before a clockwise route
By Adam Becket Last updated
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If you want to win a Grand Tour next year, the Giro d’Italia or Vuelta a España are your best bet
Tadej Pogačar is targeting a fifth Tour de France, which opens up other possibilities
By Adam Becket Published
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'It's not the most feasible option' – Tadej Pogačar unlikely to ride Vuelta a España in 2026
UAE sports manager Joxean Fernández Matxin makes clear that a fifth Tour de France is the priority
By Adam Becket Published
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'I get it if he wants to stop cycling': Tadej Pogačar's mum voices concern over her son's exhaustion
It has been a stellar season for the Slovenian but one that wasn't without huge mental and physical pressure
By James Shrubsall Published
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World champions, Olympic medallists and a Tour de France winner – these are the riders retiring in 2025
More than 50 pros are hanging up their bikes this year, chapeau to them all
By Tom Davidson Published
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Tour de France 2026 route rumours, from Alpe d'Huez to Le Lioran
Here's where the men's and women's routes might be heading, according to local insiders
By Tom Davidson Published
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'We're going to be seen from outer space' - As Rapha and EF Pro Cycling part ways, we look back at their most iconic collaborations
From duck helmets to kaleidoscope kits, we look back at some of the times the iconic pink jerseys were, by race decree, switched-out on the start-line of the Giro d’Italia
By Meg Elliot Published
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'My town really exists' – the political power of the Tour de France
A new paper suggests that the Tour de France could reduce support for the far-right
By Meg Elliot Published
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Tour de Protest: The Vuelta a España is just the latest in a long line of races to be a platform for protest
After the Vuelta a España prematurely ended due to protests, Patrick Fletcher looks back on another time a major race was stopped in its tracks
By Patrick Fletcher Published
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'A lot more people recognise me now' – Oscar Onley finds new fame after Tour de France heroics
Brit is hoping to be an 'animator' at the Tour of Britain Men this week
By Tom Davidson Published
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Why is the Vuelta a España starting in Italy? Everything you need to know about overseas Grand Tour starts
It's not the first time the Giro has started abroad, and it likely won't be the last
By Tom Davidson Last updated
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'It was new, it was exciting, it was an adventure. And it was about f****** time' - the story of the forgotten women's Tour de France
New film 'Breakaway Femmes' charts the tumultuous history of the Tour de France Féminin
By Meg Elliot Published
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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
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Remco Evenepoel leaves Soudal Quick-Step contract early, moves to Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe for 2026
Double Olympic champion's contract to be ended by mutual agreement ahead of move to Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'We look back not with sadness... but with immense pride': ITV bids farewell to the Tour de France
'I'm very proud of the standards that we've set on this production for a very long time'
By Meg Elliot Published
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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
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'Fresh impetus and a new direction' – Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe head sports director leaves team ahead of rumoured Remco Evenepoel transfer
Rolf Aldag joined the German team in 2022, guiding it to victories at the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España, as well as the podium at the recent Tour de France
By Adam Becket Published
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The Tour de France should continue with the Montmartre finish in Paris – it’s the future
The last day gripped like no other of my lifetime, and it needs to be repeated
By Adam Becket Published
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'I found this race crazy': Paris-Roubaix is Tadej Pogačar's biggest goal after fourth Tour de France, no Vuelta a España for Slovenian
Slovenian not racing Vuelta a España in August with UAE Emirates-XRG opting to field Juan Ayuso and João Almeida instead
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'Everyone loved it' – Tour de France organisers want to continue with Montmartre Paris final stage
After the drastic shakeup to the final day of the Tour this year, ASO want it to continue
By Adam Becket Published
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The Trek Madone SLR Project One Jonathan Milan used to secure the green jersey at the Tour de France is on another level
To celebrate winning the Tour de France points classification, Jonathan Milan received a special-edition bike to race on the streets of Paris
By Aaron Borrill Published
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Five tech trends that dominated the 2025 Tour de France
No surprises here as Tadej Pogačar and aerodynamics took centre stage, here are our hot-takes on the tech deployed and bike hacks that worked
By Aaron Borrill Published
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'If I burnout I would be happy with what I've achieved' – Tadej Pogačar, triumphant at fourth Tour de France, rides off with no clear plans
UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Slovenian won by four minutes, tired in last week, but has no regrets
By Adam Becket Last updated
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'I guess this is a really big moment in my career' – Oscar Onley fourth at second Tour de France
22-year-old missed out on podium, but became first Scot since 1984 to finish in the top five
By Adam Becket Published
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Quinn Simmons steals the show on Champs-Élysées with surprise marriage proposal
The Lidl–Trek rider finished a career-best Tour with a heartwarming proposal on cycling’s most iconic boulevard
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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How to watch Tour de France stage 21: TV details, live streams, time schedule for new-look finale in Paris
The 2025 Tour de France comes to a close with a new-look finale in Paris – here's how to watch stage 21 of the Tour de France today.
By Patrick Fletcher Published
