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Sombre mood descends over Tour de France after latest Tadej Pogačar exhibitionThe vibes on the ground are subdued. Unless you're in the UAE Team Emirates-XRG camp
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'I think I was justifiably angry' – Remco Evenepoel blasts team-mate after Tour de France stage sixRed Bull-Bora-hansgrohe rider says Florian Lipowitz refused to give him a lead-out to the line
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Former yellow jersey Torstein Træen out of Tour de France after breaking ribs on stage sixThe Norwegian had already lost yellow to Tadej Pogačar, but hospital tests showed he couldn't continue
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'The race went perfect for us' – Tadej Pogačar reaches new level of dominance at Tour de France on stage sixWorld champion leads the race by almost three minutes after one of his most supreme days
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'He doesn't know any different' – Adam Yates hails Tadej Pogačar's mindset after world champion smashes Tour de France rivals on stage sixUAE Team Emirates-XRG rider reclaimed yellow after a remarkable solo break
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'A very tough day' – Jonas Vingegaard's perfect Tour de France plan goes up in smoke on stage sixVisma-Lease a Bike rider was the best of the rest, but still a gulf behind the man he needs to beat to win yellow
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'Nothing to lose' – Tadej Pogačar destroys field in Pyrenees on stage 6 of Tour de France to take win and yellow jerseyWorld champion puts stamp on race in first proper mountain test of year
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Yellow jersey Torstein Træen crashes on stage six of Tour de FranceUno-X Mobility rider was losing time when incident happened
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Tadej Pogačar wins Souvenir Jacques Goddet on Col du Tourmalet at Tour de FranceUAE Team Emirates-XRG rider attacked alone 4.1km from top of famous climb
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Hand-painted by the CEO and rushed to France: How Tour de France leader's custom bike was delivered to the race within 30 hoursThe frameset was prepped and hand-painted by Ridley CEO Jochim Aerts before being escorted to Brussels Airport for an express flight to the Hautes-Pyrénées
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'I don't remember the crash' – Caja Rural rider abandons Tour de France with fractured handAlex Molenaar crashed with around 5km to go on stage five
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'It just feels airless' – what do the Tour de France riders make of the record-breaking heat?The race is wrestling a heatwave, and the riders are feeling it
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'I don't like third – I want to win': Tim Merlier falls short after 'disaster' Tour de France sprint finaleThe Belgian sprinter came close to victory in Pau despite not having a lead-out train
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'Tadej is Tadej' – Torstein Træen weighs up the chances of keeping his Tour de France yellow jersey beyond mountainous stage 6The Tour takes on the Tourmalet and others tomorrow, in what will be a real test for Træen
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'When I saw the line I just went as hard as I could' – Olav Kooij wins first bunch sprint of 2026 Tour de France on stage fiveDecathlon CMA CGM rider outguns bunch after a late crash 5km from the finish line caused chaos
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Meet Pinarello Q36.5's billionaire owner Ivan Glasenberg, the man looking to shake up cyclingThe owner of Tom Pidcock's team is one of cycling's most mysterious power brokers - where has he come from, and what does he want?
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As heatwaves and forest fires hit the Tour de France — here’s my guide to high- and low-tech gear that can help to make extreme temperatures more bearable this SummerDeals 11 Tour de France peloton-inspired high- and low-tech gear solutions for beating heatwaves as a solo, unsupported rider this summer
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'I won't have it forever': Peter Sagan believes his Tour de France green jersey record will be brokenThe Slovakian discusses his heart scare in 2024 as well as reflecting on his seven Tour de France green jerseys
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Stem spacers and shorter cranks: Felix Engelhardt's Bundesflagge-themed Giant Propel Advanced SLCustom paint, 55/44T chainrings and 30mm tyres headline national champion's Tour de France-ready Giant Propel race bike
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'It's a big gap' – Tadej Pogačar predicts it could be a long time before he wears the Tour de France yellow jersey againThe defending champ handed over the jersey on stage four and won't miss the obligations that go with it, at least for now
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'We want much more' – Uno-X Mobility cement place as Tour de France mainstays with first yellow jerseyThe Norwegian team has outperformed those with much bigger budgets and a far greater history since their debut in 2023
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'It's almost rarer than winning a stage' – USA's Sean Quinn comes agonisingly close to yellow jersey at the Tour de FranceEF Education-EasyPost rider now less than 30 seconds off race lead after breakaway dig
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'A masterpiece in teamwork' – Mads Pedersen sprints to victory on stage 4 of Tour de France after giant break goes clearTorstein Træen takes over yellow jersey after super day for Nordic countries
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It’s stage four of the Tour de France and most teams are already hunting for scraps – I long for a more open raceThree days of racing, three wins for the big GC teams. Is this how everything has to be now?
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UCI changes rules on feed zones amid extreme heat at Tour de FranceRiders to be allowed more musettes during stages
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'If this is my last win, I'll be happy enough' – Tadej Pogačar says his career is already beyond his wildest dreams after taking Tour de France yellow jerseySlovenian took GC lead on a day where wildfires cancelled his family plans
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'I was riding with my dad in mind' – the agony and ecstasy of racing against the Tour de France's broomwagonArvid de Kleijn, last on stage three, made the time cut by seven minutes. Arnaud De Lie wasn't so lucky
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'Being here on the podium was a little bit sad' – inside the reality of a fan-restricted Tour de France stageCrowds told to stay away from the finish of stage three. This is what it looked like on the ground
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'If we can win like we won today, and the team feels super good, then we have to take the opportunity' – Tadej Pogačar springs to Tour de France stage 3 win and claims yellow jerseyThe defending champion finished with a two-second gap over Jonas Vingegaard during a day that went nothing like anyone predicted
