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.
2284756596

Why are Pogačar and Del Toro riding different bikes?

Too many aces up their sleeves for UAE Team Emirates-XRG?
Show more
Zwift Montmartre climb.

“Short, sharp and built to sting” – Zwift doubles Paris map for Tour de France with Montmartre climb

Zwift has expanded its Paris map with 8 new rides, including the divisive climb that debuted at last year’s Tour de France
Show more
Isaac del Toro

Who is Isaac del Toro? 4 things you need to know about the Mexican who could be a future Tour de France winner

Isaac del Toro has entered the chat
Show more

null

undefined

NSN Cycling Team's New Zealander rider George Bennett, Movistar Team's Spanish rider Raul Garcia Pierna, EF Education - EasyPost team's French rider Alex Baudin, Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Nicolas Prodhomme and TotalEnergies team's French rider Matteo Vercher cycle in a breakaway during the 3rd stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 195,9 km between Granollers in Spain and Les Angles in southern France, on July 6, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images)

"We have police officers at every corner" – Tour de France fans told not to attend stage 3, so why are there spectators by the road?

The Tour de France announced restrictions for today's stage 3, but there are still fans on the roadside
Show more
BARCELONA, SPAIN - JULY 05: (L-R) Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia - Polka dot Mountain Jersey and stage winner Isaac Del Toro of Mexico and UAE Team Emirates - XRG celebrate at finish line during the 113th Tour de France 2026, Stage 2 a 168.5km stage from Tarragona to Barcelona 109m / #UCIWT / on July 05, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Isaac del Toro's stage-winning Colnago V5Rs may sit exactly on the UCI weight limit

UAE heir apparent’s V5Rs is less aero but lighter than Pogačar‘s second-place Y1Rs
Show more

A Tour de France breakaway only has a 2% chance of winning, so why join one?

Breakaways animate the Tour de France, but they rarely lead to victory. We explain why the pros make these foolhardy moves
Show more
A Canadair CL-415 water bombing aircraft of France's Civil Security services drops water on a wildfire in the southern France departmennt of Pyrenees-Orientales where 700 hundred firefighters backed by special aircraft battled to control a "gigantic" blaze spreading in a hard-to-reach remote area, with more than 10,000 local residents evacuated, near the town of Bouleternerre on July 6, 2026. Wildfires raged across southern Europe, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and prompting officials to ban spectators from a stage of the storied Tour de France cycling race. (Photo by Jc Milhet / AFP via Getty Images)

Fans told to avoid Tour de France stage 3 due to ‘major wildfires’

Tour organisers issued a statement on Sunday night outlining adjustments to stage 3 and asking the public not to gather along the route or near the finish
Show more
Ned Boulting and Matt Stephens cycling commentators

Why is the Tour de France not on ITV?

The Tour de France was a fixture on ITV, providing free-to-air viewing of the world's biggest bike race. But that's all changed with coverage moving to TNT Sports
Show more
Tadej Pogačar's Colnago TT2 at the Tour de France 2026

Tadej Pogačar's time trial bike: a weight-saving Colnago frame, 64-tooth chainring, 160mm cranks, 28mm tyres and new ENVE wheels

All the details on Pogačar‘s Colnago TT2 for the Tour de France stage 1 team time trial
Show more
PERREUX, FRANCE - JUNE 09: A general view of Juan Ayuso of Spain, Julien Bernard of France, Lennard Kamna of Germany, Quinn Simmons of United States, Mattias Skjelmose of Denmark, Toms Skujins of Latvia, Carlos Verona of Spain and Team Lidl - Trek compete during the 78th Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026, Stage 3 a 28.4km team time trial stage from Perreux to Perreux / #UCIWT / on June 09, 2026 in Perreux, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

How does the Tour de France team time trial work, why have the rules changed and will that influence today's tactics?

The Tour de France will start with a team trial today for the first time since 1971, but the race has a new formula that could impact tactics
Show more
Tour de France 2025

Everyone expects Tadej Pogačar to win the Tour de France – but that's not why you should watch

Five reasons to watch the 2026 Tour de France
Show more
Tadej Pogacar

What time does Tadej Pogačar start today? Here are the key start times for the Tour de France team time trial

Who to watch, and when
Show more
All leaders jerseys on podium at tour de france 2025

What do the Tour de France jerseys mean? Yellow, green, polka dot and white jerseys explained

How to win the Tour de France general, sprint, mountains and youth classifications
Show more
Tadej Pogacar drinking from water bottle.

“We‘re doing things to cool down the body, but we need to cool down the planet" – Tour de France teams braced for heatwave as Europe's extreme summer continues

Tour organisers are taking steps to protect riders as more extreme heat is forecast for France and Spain
Show more
Ben O'Connor Giant Trinity Tour de France time trial bike.

Ben O’Connor's unpainted Giant Trinity Advanced SL TT bike also has titanium bolts and a 130g saddle to save weight

The Jayco AlUla team leader's bike has been stripped back to the max
Show more
Tadej Pogacar at the TDF 2025 in Paris

Can the Tour de France ever be Pogačar-proof? The race organisers face a near-impossible task

Four wins out of six – and two commanding victories in a row – puts a target on the back of Tadej Pogačar. And not just from his rivals, but the race organisers too
Show more
Tadej Pogačar Colnago Y1Rs Tour de France 2026

We weighed Tadej Pogačar’s 2026 Tour de France bike – and it’s heavier than you might think

The reigning champion has opted for the raw-carbon Colnago Y1Rs aero bike, and it weighs a chunk more than rival Jonas Vingegaard's Cervélo S5
Show more
Tour de France peloton.

The Tour de France used to be almost twice as long – and riders tackled 400km stages. How does the 2026 race compare?

At just over 2,000 miles, the 2026 Tour de France is fairly typical of recent editions, but pales in comparison to the 1926 race
Show more
Tour de France in Paris 2025

From a rare team time trial to a brutal Alpe d’Huez finale: 8 questions answered about the 2026 Tour de France route

We look at why the 2026 Tour de France route might make for the most exciting edition yet
Show more
Jonas Vingegaard Cervélo S5 at the 2026 Tour de France.

Jonas Vingegaard’s Cervélo S5 for the 2026 Tour de France is bang on the UCI’s 6.8kg weight limit

Is this the setup that will help the Dane snatch victory at the Tour de France from rival Tadej Pogačar?
Show more
Footer banner
This website is owned and published by Our Media Ltd. www.ourmedia.co.uk
© Our Media 2026