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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'We are here to win' – Jonas Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike vow to fight on despite losing more time to Tadej Pogačar at Tour de FrancePogačar now has 3:36 on Vingegaard after 10 stages, but the team say they're not thinking about defending second yet
By Adam Becket Published
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'Haters gonna hate': Tadej Pogačar dismissive of roadside boos at Tour de France after yet another victoryThe yellow jersey claimed his third victory of this year's race on stage 10, and seems to destined to win a record-equalling fifth title.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'It is Bastille Day and I tried to honour the yellow jersey' – Tadej Pogačar attacks to win Stage 10 of the Tour de France with an imperious solo performancePogačar gets revenge for 2024, leaving Vingegaard for dust
By Pat Kinsella Published
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'Smell of rot' and 'water basically running down the walls' – Tour de France riders are sleeping in nightmare hotelsNo matter the team's budget, rider accommodation is a lottery at the Tour
By Tom Davidson Published
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'I would change the whole calendar': Tadej Pogačar says extreme weather means the Tour de France shouldn’t be raced in July – is he right?The peloton has been racing through a heatwave since the Grand Départ
By Adam Becket Published
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Backies, bucket hats, banana avatars, rowing riders and wacky World Cup conspiracy theories… The first nine stages of the 2026 Tour de France, as seen through social mediaNine social media spots, direct from the Tour
By Pat Kinsella Published
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Get the Paul Seixas look: The youngest rider to start the Tour de France in 89 years, and with arguably the most affordable setupDeals Decathlon has been making waves in the pro peloton with its affordable gear, and now the company has Paul Seixas to show it off at the head of the race
By Matt Ischt-Barnard Published
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Remco Evenepoel is using unreleased Specialized lace-up shoes at the Tour de France, and nobody has noticedThe Belgian appears to be choosing lace-ups over the lightweight S-Works Torch Remco options, in a move to potentially combat the extreme heat
By Jack Evans Published
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From 27bpm to 185bpm: How a cyclist’s heart rate evolves during the Tour de FranceA Tour de France cyclist’s resting heart rate is less than half that of a normal adult male’s. They need regular monitoring to ensure everything is running smoothly.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'A tough cookie' – Josh Tarling is riding his debut Tour de France with a cracked ribNetcompany-Ineos rider crashed just three weeks before race
By Tom Davidson Published
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Tadej Pogačar rules, Tom Pidcock tempers ambition and Remco & Lipowitz need to make it up: Five things we learned at the Tour de France last weekThe top of the GC is in an iron grip, but there's plenty more besides
By James Shrubsall Published
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NSN Cycling Team and Uno X-Mobility are testing a concussion sensor at the Tour de France - but what does this mean for rider safety?Riders' helmets are fitted with 'an intelligent crash detection system'
By Jack Evans Published
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Did Barcelona need the Tour de France? Ned Boulting on the Catalan Grand Départ"I always favour lower key Grand Départs", says the podcaster
By Adam Becket Published
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End of an era as Quick-Step set to step down as Soudal Quick-Step title sponsor after 24 yearsThe team will be known as Soudal Safety Jogger for the 2027 season
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Fan seriously injured at Tour de France after car driver crashes into crowd – reportsIncident happened near finish line of stage nine in Ussel
By Adam Becket Published
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'The peloton opted for the chaos' – how the breakaway had its deserved day at the Tour de FranceDespite the best efforts of UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Netcompany-Ineos, the break made it, just
By Adam Becket Published
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'The most promising cyclists need to go to numerous, different teams' - Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme in favour of a salary cap to increase excitementWith year's Tour de France GC all but decided after stage six, could a salary cap help create suspense?
By Owen Rogers Published
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'Keep working, keep believing in it' – Mathieu van der Poel refuses to panic and gets Tour de France stage win on scorching dayAlpecin-Premier Tech turn around Tour with win in Ussel
By Adam Becket Published
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'I couldn't change gear anymore' – Tom Pidcock explains mechanical issue that let him down on Tour de France stage nineBriton still pleased to be 'really in the game' with third place in Ussel
By Tom Davidson Published
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'I was really struggling' - Mathieu van der Poel comes to terms with the heat to win stage 9 of the Tour de France from the breakawayOnly four of a huge breakaway survived to fight for the win after Netcompany-Ineos and Lidl-Trek led the chase
By Owen Rogers Published
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'It's not what we hoped, but we remain confident' – Alpecin-Premier Tech keep faith in Jasper Philipsen at Tour de FranceTeam bosses hopeful Philipsen will return to winning ways after three missed chances
By Tom Davidson Published
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'If you don't shoot, you always miss' – breakaway hero Liam Slock finds pride in near miss at Tour de FranceThe Belgian was caught with just 1.3km to go on Saturday
By Adam Becket Published
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Tour de France stage nine shortened due to 'exceptionally intense' heatwaveTemperatures forecast to exceed 40°C on Sunday
By Tom Davidson Published
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'That was not how it should be' – Jasper Philipsen left perplexed after Tour de France stage sevenAlpecin-Premier Tech rider finishes fifth again, with sprint opportunities running out
By Tom Davidson Published
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'I'm better than back then' – a bad day in the 2026 Tour de France for Tadej Pogačar? Don't bet on itThe yellow jersey explains how he's grown, and improved, since the day he cracked on the Col du Granon
By James Shrubsall Published
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'You start to be scared... there aren't a lot of opportunities' – Tim Merlier defeats 'pressure' to deliver at sprinter-unfriendly Tour de FranceSoudal Quick-Step's Belgian sprinter has now won four stages in three starts at Tour
By Adam Becket Published
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Tim Merlier takes sprinters' stage seven into Bordeaux at Tour de France with unstoppable late moveSoudal Quick Step returned to stage winning ways at the Tour with Merlier who was by far the quickest rider on the day.
By Simon Richardson Published
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‘He’s in great, great shape’: is Isaac del Toro better than Jonas Vingegaard at this Tour de France?Just over a year on from almost winning the Giro d’Italia, Isaac del Toro is favourite to secure a top-three spot in only his third three-week race.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Which road bikes are being raced at the 2026 Tour de France? We run through what the 23 teams are racingWatching the Tour de France and wondering if you can get your hands on one of those fast looking machines? Well, you could... if your pockets are deep enough
By Jack Evans Published
