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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Lance Armstrong's former manager Johan Bruyneel slams UCI statement condemning his Tour de France visit
According to the world governing body, Lance Armstrong's former manager was "not authorised" to be present in the race paddock
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'We have a kind of power' - a day on Mont Ventoux in the Tour de France publicity caravan
Ever wondered what it’s like to be in the Tour de France publicity caravan? Chris Marshall-Bell dons his Capital J Journalism hat and finds out
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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KOM history made: Tadej Pogačar sets new record on Mont Ventoux during stage 16 of the Tour de France
Six fastest Strava times ever set on Ventoux as Pogačar strengthens GC lead while making KOM history
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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UCI warns Tour de France that Lance Armstrong's former manager Johan Bruyneel is 'not authorised' to be given accreditation
Bruyneel was present on stage 12 as a guest on Belgian television
By Adam Becket Published
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'People in the finish area should use their eyes a bit more' – Jonas Vingegaard crashes into photographer after finishing Tour de France Ventoux stage
Visma-Lease a Bike rider lost two seconds to Tadej Pogačar on the climb, and then ended up on the floor
By Adam Becket Published
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Tour de France GC rider given oxygen at the end of stage 16
Tobias Halland Johannessen taken to hospital for checks, team says he feels "much better"
By Adam Becket Published
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Valentin Paret-Peintre brings French glory to the Tour de France with Mont Ventoux victory on stage 16
Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard exchange blows on mountain but finish seconds apart
By Tom Davidson Published
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Florian Lipowitz will tackle Mont Ventoux at the Tour de France today on a custom Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8
Check out our detailed bike check of the current leader of the Maillot Blanc competition, painted by Lumarcolors
By Aaron Borrill Published
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Mathieu van der Poel out of Tour de France with pneumonia
Dutchman won a stage and spent time in the yellow jersey in opening week
By Adam Becket Published
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'I didn't really appreciate hearing that' - Tim Wellens hits back at Quinn Simmons drafting suggestion at Tour de France
Simmons hinted that Wellens benefitted from motorbike assistance on way to stage 15 victory
By Tom Davidson Published
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'I'll risk losing second place to take yellow' – Jonas Vingegaard vows to go on attack in Tour de France final week
Four minutes down ahead of stage 16, Visma-Lease a Bike's Dane has nothing to lose
By Adam Becket Published
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8 useful things Tour de France pros use, that we might actually bother buying
The Tour de France welcomes oodles of new gear which we love poring over. Some of it makes no sense to riders like you and I, but if it were our money, what would we buy and why?
By Andy Carr Published
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'I'm not really sick, it's just a pain in the ass' – Tadej Pogačar healthy and still dominant heading into final week of Tour de France
Race leader says he is 'becoming less sick' ahead of second rest day
By Adam Becket Published
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'Everyone's tactics were strange' – Tempers fray on tough breakaway day at Tour de France on stage 15
Tim Wellens escaped from the break to take his first Tour stage win in Carcassonne
By Adam Becket Published
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Tim Wellens claims first-ever Tour de France stage win in a solo victory on stage 15
The Belgian takes his first Grand Tour stage win in five years
By Alex Lancaster-Lennox Published
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Tour de France director hints that race will finish outside of Paris in future: ‘The 2024 finish in Nice won’t be unique’
Christian Prudhomme appears open to breaking a century-old tradition.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'It's better to die in the front than survive in the back' – battle for top 10 heats up at Tour de France
Behind Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard, the fight is on for top 10, top five and the podium, all of which would be career-changing
By Adam Becket Published
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Ineos Grenadiers DS fined 5000 CHF and given a yellow card at Tour de France after team car hits fan
TV footage showed a driver of a team car hit a spectator standing on the Col du Peyresourde on stage 14
By Adam Becket Published
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Thymen Arensman saves Ineos Grenadiers’ Tour de France with stage 14 mountain breakaway victory
Dutchman takes a brilliant win while Pogačar puts bonus seconds into Vingegaard to increase his GC lead
By Owen Rogers Published
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No paint, no bar tape, no bottles: take a look at the bike that Tadej Pogačar rode to Tour de France stage 13 glory
Shaved paint, no bar tape and 140mm rotors - UAE Team Emirates XRG went all in to make GC leader, Tadej Pogačar's Colnago Y1RS as light as possible for the 16% pitches of Stage 13
By Andy Carr Last updated
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Remco Evenepoel out of the Tour de France after abandoning on stage 14
White jersey is dropped after on a third torrid day in the Pyrenees and abandons the race on stage 14
By Owen Rogers Published
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Who are Ineos Grenadiers? – Ned Boulting's Tour de France column
12th on GC, no stage win, and with a new French sponsor, Ned ponders on the team's future
By Ned Boulting Published
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The middle-aged punk rocker who forged a press card to follow the Tour de France
Johnny Green, former road manager of The Clash, followed the Tour in 2004 and wrote one of the most revealing books on the sport you could read.
By Trevor Ward Published
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A heavier but cooler new version of the Met Trenta has been hiding in plain sight at the Tour de France - Tadej Pogačar is wearing it to combat the extreme heat in the mountains
New Met Trenta Mips helmet breaks cover and it's been developed with none other than world champion, Tadej Pogačar. Here's everything we know so far
By Aaron Borrill Published
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Farewell free-to-air: Inside ITV's final Tour de France
After four decades of free Tour de France coverage on British TV, the ITV team are on their final lap. Tom Davidson drops in on the roadside studio
By Tom Davidson Published
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Tadej Pogačar destroyed GC riders in stage 12 of the Tour de France with a solo breakaway on the Hautacam - check out the bike he used for the climb and it's not his V5RS
A closer look at the full-aero Colnago Y1Rs setup the defending champion piloted to win the first mountain stage of this year's Tour de France
By Aaron Borrill Published
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We rode the legendary climb that has been missing from the Tour de France for 36 years: Superbagnères is now back for 2025
Superbagnères returns to the Tour after 36 years. We take on the iconic Pyrenean climb to explore its enduring legacy – and to get a taste for what it holds in store for the peloton
By Peter Cossins Published
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'They’re certainly not out of it' - Tour de France podium fight is the race's biggest point of intrigue
Oscar Onley is in with a shot of landing a spot on the Tour de France podium, but there are five other riders who are chasing the same goal
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Tadej Pogačar drops Jonas Vingegaard to win Tour de France stage 12 solo on Hautacam, regains yellow jersey
World champion stamps authority with two-minute gap on race's first mountain finish
By Tom Davidson Published