Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is the most important bike race in the pro road cycling calendar. It is an annual multiple-stage race held primarily in France every summer, occasionally venturing into surrounding countries.

 

It comprises 21 stages that take place over 23 days, which consist of flat, hilly, mountainous terrain, as well as individual time trial races.

2018 Giro d'Italia in Israel with person waving Israeli flag.

Israel wants to host the Tour de France Grand Départ

The president of the Israel Cycling Federation said "we've already brought the Giro here; anything is possible"
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2026 Tour de France route revealed: race will finish on iconic climb not once but twice

Plus, the race starts with a team time trial for the first time since 1971 and retains Montmartre climb on the final stage
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The Tour de France slows rise of far right: "It looked like our town was actually important"

Voting in towns and villages on the route of the Tour found to shift less to the right than nearby areas, according to new research
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French flag with red M&M's character and Tadej Pogačar.

What?! M&M’s is now the official sponsor of the Tour de France

Director Christian Prudhomme says M&M's "perfectly embodies the values of conviviality and community spirit" of the Tour
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Collage showing aero bike and climbing bike split by thunder strike with Tadej Pogacar and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot.

Aero vs lightweight: Why do the men’s and women’s pelotons choose different bikes?

The men’s Tour de France was dominated by aero bikes, but the women’s race saw riders opt for climbing bikes. We delve into why the two pelotons opt for different bikes, and whether the UCI needs to change its stance on bike weight
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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot celebrating at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Tour de France Femmes winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot earned 10 times less prize money than Tadej Pogačar

The pay disparity has prompted comments from race organiser Marion Rousse
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Ben Healy racing on Tour de France stage 21 2025.

Want to own a piece of Tour de France history? Ben Healy’s cycling kit is now up for auction 

There are also skinsuits and jerseys from Healy's EF Education–EasyPost teammates up for grabs
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Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Oscar Onley and Florian Lipowitz at the 2025 Tour de France.

Strava reveals how many KOM records were set at the 2025 Tour de France

And which rider claimed the most overall
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Jasper Philipsen's Canyon Aeroad CFR at the 2025 Tour de France

The green jersey that never was: Jasper Philipsen's Canyon Aeroad CFR for the 2025 Tour de France

The bike Philipsen rode to victory on stage 1
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LUCHON-SUPERBAGNERES, FRANCE - JULY 19: Remco Evenepoel of Belgium and Team Soudal Quick-Step - White best young jersey competes during the 112th Tour de France 2025, Stage 14 a 182.6km stage from Pau to Luchon-Superbagneres 1794m / #UCIWT / on July 19, 2025 in Luchon-Superbagneres, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

The stories you missed from the Tour – the winners, losers and unsung heroes

Daniel Benson wraps up his coverage of the 2025 Tour
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Jonathan Milan's green Trek Madone SLR for 2025 Tour de France

Jonathan Milan’s gleaming Trek Madone SLR honours his Tour de France green jersey

Milan's Trek has a chrome green finish courtesy of Project One
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Tadej Pogačar's yellow Colnago Y1Rs

The bike that won the 2025 Tour de France – Pogačar's yellow Colnago Y1Rs

Pogačar rolls into Paris to claim his fourth Tour win.
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TOPSHOT - Guest and UAE Team Emirates - XRG team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles with the pack of riders (peloton) past the Arc de Triomphe on Place Charles de Gaulle during the 21st and final stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 132.3 km between Mantes-la-Ville and Paris' Champs-Elysees Avenue, on July 27, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

This year's Tour de France was the fastest ever

The 112th edition of the race was just over 0.7kph faster than the previous record
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Tadej Pogačar at 2025 Tour de France.

7.1 w/kg and a 42.5km solo attack: the numbers behind the 2025 Tour de France

An insight into the key stats from the Grand Boucle’s 112th edition
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Team Picnic PostNL team's British rider Oscar Onley cycles to the finish line of the 19th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 93.1 km between Albertville and La Plagne, in the French Alps, on July 25, 2025. The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shorted from its initial 129.9 km route, bypassing the Col des Saisies where an outbreak of nodular dermatitis in a herd of cattle was discovered, prompting organizers to modify the race route. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

'The gap to Pogačar is huge, but time’s on his side’ – analysing this Brit's breakout Tour de France

Oscar has Onley gone and done it, securing fourth place at the 2025 Tour de France. I analyse his chances as a future yellow jersey contender.
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Arnaud De Lie's Orbea Orca Aero at the 2025 Tour de France

Arnaud De Lie's Orbea Orca Aero is a sprinter's dream and packs special grease

Belgian sprinter rides Orbea's top-spec aero bike
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Tadej Pogacar has the physique typical of a Tour de France winner. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images

Why are Tour de France cyclists built the way they are?

Explaining the physiology of these elite athletes
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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: Valentin Madouas of Team France competes passing by the Basilica of the Sacre Coeur while fans cheers during the Men's Road Race on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at trocadero on August 03, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)

The final stage sees three climbs disrupt tradition – can the sprinters still win in Paris?

Everything you need to know about stage 21: Mantes-la-Ville > Paris
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Felix Gall's Van Rysel RCR-F at the 2025 Tour de France

Felix Gall's Van Rysel RCR-F is an 'affordable' choice – but it's no longer the cheapest Tour de France bike

Gall has switched between Van Rysel’s heavier aero bike and the lighter RCR Pro as the Tour has progressed
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Breakaway including Simon Yates riding at 2025 Tour de France.

Final stage before Paris could see a win for the breakaway

Everything you need to know about stage 20: Nantua > Pontarlier
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VALENCE, FRANCE - JULY 23: An amateur cyclist trying to cross the finish line few minutes before the pack is pushed down by a cop and arrested during Stage 17 of the 112th Tour de France 2025, a 160.4 km stage from Bollene to Valence on July 23, 2025 in Valence, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

Tour de France intruder sentenced with suspended prison sentence

31-year-old handed eight month suspended sentence and fines
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Ineos Grenadiers' David Rozman leaves Tour de France amid doping investigation

Rozman to be interviewed over 2012 text messages as Ineos Grenadiers says it has acted "responsibly and with due process"
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