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'I don't want to get carried away' - Juan Ayuso seizes Tour white jersey after riding at his limit
The Lidl-Trek rider moved within 16 seconds of the podium at Le Lioran, but said following Jonas Vingegaard's pace left him unable to contribute to the chase.
Wout van Aert completes 700km training block with 17,743m of climbing as Vuelta comeback edges closer
The Belgian's Strava data shows seven days of long climbing rides in the Dolomites, although Visma has yet to confirm his return date or Vuelta selection.
'I didn’t expect to reach World Tour level so quickly': Kate Courtney turns road experiment into immediate FDJ United-Suez deal
The mountain-bike world champion and new USA road champion has secured a contract through 2028, with her first WorldTour start scheduled for August.
ASSOS and EF have somehow made the Giro’s alien kit even weirder with new ‘Spooky’ collection
The limited-edition capsule includes two aero-fit jerseys and a casual long-sleeve option, priced from £115 to £180, but its extraterrestrial details provide the main talking point.
'He knows what the record is': Armstrong predicts Pogačar will chase seven Tour wins
Five victories would match cycling’s official benchmark, but Armstrong believes the stripped total associated with his own career will keep Pogačar returning to the Tour.
Tour de France Stage 9 cut by 30km after red heatwave alert in Corrèze threatens 41°C spikes
Sunday’s race from Malemort to Ussel will start later and use a revised route as organisers respond to an intense heatwave.
‘There is no reason or evidence’: Tom Dumoulin defends Tadej Pogačar after Tourmalet dominance
The former rider said cycling’s history makes suspicion understandable, but argued that Pogačar’s extraordinary performance cannot itself support claims of wrongdoing.
‘I was not calculating seconds or minutes' – Pogačar blows Tour de France apart on Tourmalet to win stage 6 and retake yellow
Tadej Pogačar attacked with 40km remaining on the Tourmalet, held 30 seconds over Jonas Vingegaard at the summit, then kept growing his advantage all the way to Gavarnie-Gèdre. The top 10 is now split by more than seven minutes.
Stage 6's Tourmalet test will show whether Vingegaard has a Tour left to fight for
Stages 2 and 3 showed Pogačar calm while Vingegaard looked stretched. Stage 6's passage over the Tourmalet will reveal whether the Tour still has a contest or has already become an exercise in damage limitation.
Stage 4 sees the first rider miss the time cut from the Tour de France, but how is the limit calculated?
The Australian finished outside the 37:37 allowance on the road to Foix after suffering in the days following his stage 2 crash. Here's how the Tour sets its time limit.
'I heard a lot of places that I was done', Mads Pedersen ends drought with Tour de France stage 4 win and takes green jersey lead
Pedersen's first victory since the 2025 Vuelta a España came from a carefully planned breakaway on the road to Foix, giving him a commanding lead over Tadej Pogačar in the points classification.
‘This suffering is nothing’: Arvid De Kleijn on surviving the Tour de France time cut
The Dutch sprinter was dropped early on the first mountain stage and spent the entire day riding alone to beat the limit, his thoughts fixed on his father's suffering from cancer.
Arnaud De Lie abandons Tour de France after illness but the criticism should be aimed elsewhere
Arnaud De Lie abandoned the Tour de France citing a stomach infection, but Sporza analysts José De Cauwer and Sven Nys argue the issue runs deeper than illness alone.
Questions raised over Isaac Del Toro’s roadside assistance after Tour stage win
Isaac Del Toro won stage 2 of the Tour de France after receiving roadside mechanical help from Visma and Ineos staff when UAE's car missed him. UCI rules carry a 2–10 minute time penalty for such assistance.
Visma have yellow but UAE already hold the stronger hand after two stages in Barcelona
A team time trial win and a road stage win apiece, but the balance of power after the Tour's opening weekend points clearly in one direction.
‘Just wait’: Why Luke Rowe refused to send teammates back for Paul Seixas at the Tour de France
Decathlon-CMA CGM sports director Luke Rowe reveals why he chose not to drop teammates back to Paul Seixas after a double bike change on stage 2, and what the disruption likely cost the 19-year-old on Montjuïc.
'I haven't seen such potential since Hinault', Prudhomme names Pogačar clear favourite and hails Seixas ahead of 2026 Tour
The Tour de France director used his pre-race L'Équipe interview to declare Pogačar the undisputed No. 1 favourite, explain how the route was built to preserve suspense, and compare 19-year-old Paul Seixas to Bernard Hinault.
'We will try to be in every breakaway that can reach the finish', Vaughters sets out EF's aggressive Tour de France plan
EF Education-EasyPost arrives at the Barcelona Grand Départ targeting stage wins, the mountains jersey and combativity prizes, with Richard Carapaz carrying personal motivation after his mother's recent death.
'We don't want to be passengers', Geraint Thomas reframes Netcompany-INEOS Tour de France after Onley loss
With planned GC leader Oscar Onley ruled out by injury, Netcompany-INEOS arrive in Barcelona with a revised mandate: race aggressively, hunt stages, and let Saturday's opening team time trial set the tone.
Free-to-air live Tour de France coverage survives in the UK as S4C confirms 2026 deal
S4C has sublicensed Welsh-language Tour de France coverage from TNT Sports for the 13th consecutive year, but only stages 1, 2, 3, 18, 19, 20 and 21 will be shown live. Highlights cover the full race.