Soon after is the right turn on to the Col de Peyresourde with the first time check. On the way up there’s a steep section through the village of Loudervielle but otherwise this is the steady part of ...

Christian Prudhomme called these opening stages a trompe l’œil, an “optical illusion” as to glance at them was to imagine ...

Weather: 29°C and sunshine, with a 25-30km/h Tramontane wind from the NW. TV: KM0 is at 1.45pm the finish is forecast for 5.15pm CEST. It could be a lively start but if you’re rationing your time the ...

Continuing the construction site theme among Belgian sponsors, Deceuninck is a Belgian maker of PVC windows and doors. The ...

The Tour takes on a new dimension today as it goes into the Pyrenees for the first summit finish. Can Tadej Pogačar deliver the big blow to Jonas Vingegaard or can Visma-LAB undo UAE and strike back ...

see more CHATEAUROUX, FRANCE - JULY 13: (L-R) Jonathan Milan of Italy and Team Lidl - Trek - Polka dot Mountain Jersey, Tim Merlier of Belgium and Team Soudal Quick-Step and Arnaud De Lie of Belgium ...

see more LAVAL, FRANCE - JULY 12: Jonathan Milan of Italy and Team Lidl - Trek - Green Sprint Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 112th Tour de France, Stage 8 a 197km stage ...

The bike market according to SRAM If you want more detail on this subject, see previous items like “ Who Made Your Bike ” which looks at the factories in Asia who produce frames and more for the big ...

Do rankings and points matter in cycling? Demonstrably not as the points tables are hard to find, they’re 70 pages into a 394 page PDF linked to on the regulations page of the UCI website. But they do ...

The first of two sprint stages this weekend. Today’s stage is flat in the totality but the finish is slightly uphill. Pogačar 101: UAE worked hard all day with Nils Politt chasing the breakaway like a ...

Richie Porte has just won the Tour Down Under and collects 500 UCI points, as many if he’d won Paris-Nice or the Tour de Suisse. A rankings system in pro cycling often seems pointless, it’s a ...