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Two fewer climbs: Tour de France stage 19 rerouted and delayed due to cattle disease outbreak on Col des Saisies
Farmer distress forces major route change: race skips Col des Saisies and Côte d'Héry-sur-Ugine, and shortens stage to 95km
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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Evenepoel opens up: '[Quitting the Tour] was one of the rawest, most vulnerable moments of my career. I broke and strangely enough, I’m proud of it'
'It’s okay to be human. Sometimes stepping back is the strongest thing you can do,' says the Belgian star
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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'I’m so relieved to get it done today' - Ben O'Connor kickstarts season with Tour de France win
The Australian rider has a penchant for being brave and daring and then winning spectacularly
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'We'll give it everything tomorrow' – Oscar Onley just 22 seconds off Tour de France podium and white jersey with one mountain stage to come
Above the clouds on the Col de la Loze, the Scot stayed with the best to inch closer to third place
By Adam Becket Published
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Ineos Grenadiers head soigneur leaves Tour de France and is to be interviewed over historic allegations
Team says it "has acted responsibly and with due process"
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'I can't wait for it to be over': Tadej Pogačar says he's growing tired of the Tour de France as he contemplates final stages
Race leader says he's looking forward to getting back to normal life, even as he extends his lead on stage 18
By James Shrubsall Published
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Who is leading the 2025 Tour de France after stage 18?
The full general classification, along with the latest stage result, and the standings for the other jerseys
By Adam Becket Last updated
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Demi Vollering’s dream, depicted in carbon: Specialized unveils limited-edition Tarmac SL8
Only 400 individually numbered "Demi Dreaming" S-Works Tarmac SL8 framesets will be made
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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Ben O'Connor conquers the Col de la Loze to win stage 18 of the Tour de France
Tadej Pogačar takes second after late attack in the final kilometre drops Jonas Vingegaard
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Lizzie Deignan retires from cycling with surprise announcement
Former world champion reveals she is pregnant with third child
By Tom Davidson Published
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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2025 start list: Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky and Kasia Niewiadoma confirmed
All the teams and riders for the fourth edition of the race, which begins on 26 July
By Tom Davidson Last updated
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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2025: A bigger route in both length and severity
The Tour de France Femmes goes up to nine stages in 2025 with three stages in the mountains as the peloton cross the country
By Simon Richardson Published
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Ineos Grenadiers GC rider out of Tour de France with fractured pelvis
Carlos Rodríguez will not start stage 18 after coming down on the road to Valence on Wednesday
By Tom Thewlis Published
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How to watch Tour de France stage 18: TV details, live streams, time schedule, for queen stage to Col de la Loze
The Col du Glandon, Col de la Madeleine and Col de la Loze feature in an Alpine epic, but can Vingegaard hurt Pogačar? Don't miss stage 18 of the Tour de France.
By Patrick Fletcher Published
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Man invades finish line at Tour de France, taken out by police
A member of the public tried to cycle across the finish line minutes before Jonathan Milan won the stage
By Adam Becket Published
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'It's why I came back to the road' — Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is a wild card GC threat at the Tour de France Femmes
She’s conquered every other discipline. Now, Ferrand-Prévot takes on her first Tour de France Femmes.
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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'You suffer all day and then don’t sprint' - sprinters rue Tour de France stage 17 finale crash
The prevailing mood in the peloton is that the final day in Paris will not end in a bunch sprint
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'He's a cycling rockstar': Jonathan Milan hails the coming battle with Tadej Pogačar for the Tour de France green jersey
Italian has a comfortable lead after winning stage 17 – but there are tough times ahead
By James Shrubsall Published
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Jonathan Milan sprints to Tour de France stage 17 victory in Valence after crash in finale
Italian wins reduced bunch kick after Tim Merlier and Biniam Girmay go down in high speed fall in final kilometre
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'It's not possible to double the budget' - 15 Tour de France teams need a new sponsor, so is cycling close to bankrupting itself?
With so many Tour de France teams – big and small – searching for substantial investment, Chris Marshall-Bell asks why and ponders the question if ever-increasing budgets are sustainable.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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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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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2025: Everything you need to know
All the route information, key teams, and riders to watch at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
By Simon Richardson Last updated
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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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Tour of Britain Men reveals Cardiff finale in honour of Geraint Thomas
Tour de France winner set for hometown send-off in retirement race
By Tom Davidson Published
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Jonas Vingegaard’s all-out attack to combat Tadej Pogačar will make the last days of this Tour special, even if the time gap is a chasm
The Tour is the Tour, anything can happen, but there are just two GC days left
By Adam Becket 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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'You can't beat that' - 165 finishing stories of a 'crazy' Tour de France ascent of Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux is a bucket list ascent for the pros as it is for the sport's fans
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'I can't believe what's happened': Valentin Paret-Peintre puts to bed 23 years of hurt on the Mont Ventoux
The long wait for a French winner on the Giant of Provence in the Tour de France came to an end this afternoon
By James Shrubsall 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