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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Tadej Pogačar might have the highest VO2 max of any Tour de France winner in history, new study reveals
The world champion is pushing the limits of physiological performance
By Tom Davidson Published
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Cycling coverage got a lot more expensive in the UK this year – tell us your views
Eurosport closed down, TNT Sports became the home of live cycling and ITV's Tour de France coverage ended
By Adam Becket Published
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Kraftwerk's 'Tour de France' bike just sold for $57,600
The Speedwell bike sold amongst an array of treasures left by Florian Schneider
By Meg Elliot Published
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'I'd rather win the Giro d'Italia than the Tour de France for 2026' – Jonas Vingegaard seeks out Grand Tour triple
Speaking at the Saitama Criterium, which he won, the Dane suggests he could be glory-hunting beyond France next year
By James Shrubsall Published
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By Paul Brett Published
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Could this team set up by YouTubers race the Tour de France in 2026? It's starting to look likely
The Unibet Rose Rockets have the points, the marquee riders, and the charm to lure a Tour wildcard
By Tom Davidson Published
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Tadej Pogačar went to hospital during the Tour de France, proving once again that we can’t know everything
The Slovenian was struggling with an undisclosed knee injury, but said he was just tired at the time
By Adam Becket Published
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'He was in a lot of pain and we doubted he’d make it to the finish' – the knee injury that almost derailed Tadej Pogačar's Tour de France triumph
UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Tim Wellens reveals hospital visit
By Adam Becket Published
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2026 L'Étape du Tour de France and L'Étape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift to tackle iconic Tour climbs
The official 2026 Tour sportives will be tough rides as ever
By Adam Becket Published
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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
