Slovene is youngest of riders to win five Tours de France and few would bet against him claiming sixth victory next year
The 2026 Tour de France served up an epic battle that lasted for day after day …
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Pogacar has discovered Tour de France fans love heroic defeat more than crushing victory | William Fotheringham ⊕⊕
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This year’s dominant leader shouldn’t take the boos personally – even Eddy Merckx didn’t always get red carpet treatment
Enduring the ire of French cycling fans is a rite of passage for a majority of …
17 days ago
Tour de France 2026: stage 10 updates to Le Lioran on Bastille Day – live ○
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Live mountain stage updates from 12pm BST/1pm CEST
Pogacar urges Tour overhaul amid heatwave | Mail Luke
“Shortish but vicious” is William Fotheringham’s summary:
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The Badger, the Professor and the teenager: France’s long wait for a Tour champion | William Fotheringham ⊕⊕
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The hype around Paul Seixas is fully justified as the 19-year-old bids to end four decades of French disappointment
When you write about the Tour de France for the best part of (deep breath) 40 years…
12 months ago
Tour de France Femmes 2025: stage three sets lengthy test to Angers – live ○
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Live updates, 163.5km stage from La Gacilly to Angers
William Fotheringham on Tadej Pogacar | Email Amy
Stage three of the Tour de France Femmes 2025 is under way. The peloton have rolled out from La G…
Pogacar’s rivals must work out how to defeat a champion at the top of his game | William Fotheringham ○
If ever a cyclist was suited to the intensity of the modern, made-for-TV format of the Tour, it is Tadej Pogacar
Fourth Tour wins are, I once wrote, “more for the record books than the heart … the pen…
Tour de France 2025: stage 17 updates on the road from Bollène to Valence – live ○
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Updates from Wednesday’s 161km stage to Valence
Stage 16 report | Stage-by-stage guide | Email Luke
The official Tour de France withdrawals page is a handy resource. Mathieu van der Poel abandoned yest…
Tour de France 2025: stage 16 updates on return to fearsome Mont Ventoux – live ○
Riders take on 171.5km mountain route to Montpellier
William Fotheringham on Mont Ventoux | And mail John
Is the race for the yellow jersey over? Not according to Jonas Vingegaard, the two-time winner …
Tour de France 2025: stage 11 updates as race resumes around Toulouse – live ○
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Updates from Wednesday’s stage around Toulouse
Stage-by-stage guide | And you can also email Amy
Here’s a look at today’s stage, Wednesday 16 July: Toulouse to Toulouse, 156.8km, with William Fothering…
Tour de France’s phoney war gets dose of reality as Pogacar v Vingegaard hits the mountains | William Fotheringham ○
There are questions around the race contenders’ teams but Wout van Aert’s form could be key for the Danish challenger
There is always a sense of phoney war in the run-in to the Tour de France’s first …