Tour de France

Cavendish - the 'Manx Missile' who sprinted his way to cycling's peak

By the time he retires Mark Cavendish may have secured for himself the greatest number of stage wins in the Tour de France -- he is joint record holder on 34 with the sport's all-time great Eddy Merckx.

Three talking points from the Tour de France

While the epic 21-day battle for the 2022 Tour de France title was eventually won by Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, the buzz around the race has raised several topics.

French hopes flagging on Tour de 'Lose'

Regional newspaper Le Progres groaned over the long wait for a home Tour de France stage winner this weekend with the scathing headline "Blue, Blanc, Lose", a play on the French tri-colour using lose instead of Rouge.

Tour de France interrupted by farmers' protest

A protest by local farmers bring stage 16 of the Tour de France to a halt as French and British media says bales of hay are thrown on to the road on the route from Carcassonne to Bagneres-de-Luchon.

Froome under fire over 'cheating' jersey

Chris Froome and his Sky team comes under attack again on the opening weekend of the Tour de France, but not on the road.

Tour de France champion Froome in 'hit and run' incident

Reigning Tour de France champion Chris Froome said Tuesday he had been deliberately knocked off his bicycle by a hit-and-run driver while training in southern France.

Froome focuses on Rio

No sooner had Chris Froome wrapped up a third Tour de France after three weeks on the road covering 3,500km, than his thoughts turn to Olympic gold.

Contador quits Tour de France

Two-time champion Alberto Contador sensationally quit the Tour de France on Sunday after succumbing to injuries and illness.

UEFA Euro 2016 / France extends state of emergency to cover Euros

France's parliament confirms a two-month extension of the state of emergency that has been in place since November's jihadist attacks to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and Tour de France.

May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023

Cavendish - the 'Manx Missile' who sprinted his way to cycling's peak

By the time he retires Mark Cavendish may have secured for himself the greatest number of stage wins in the Tour de France -- he is joint record holder on 34 with the sport's all-time great Eddy Merckx.

July 25, 2022
July 25, 2022

Three talking points from the Tour de France

While the epic 21-day battle for the 2022 Tour de France title was eventually won by Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, the buzz around the race has raised several topics.

July 17, 2022
July 17, 2022

French hopes flagging on Tour de 'Lose'

Regional newspaper Le Progres groaned over the long wait for a home Tour de France stage winner this weekend with the scathing headline "Blue, Blanc, Lose", a play on the French tri-colour using lose instead of Rouge.

July 24, 2018
July 24, 2018

Tour de France interrupted by farmers' protest

A protest by local farmers bring stage 16 of the Tour de France to a halt as French and British media says bales of hay are thrown on to the road on the route from Carcassonne to Bagneres-de-Luchon.

July 3, 2017
July 3, 2017

Froome under fire over 'cheating' jersey

Chris Froome and his Sky team comes under attack again on the opening weekend of the Tour de France, but not on the road.

May 9, 2017
May 9, 2017

Tour de France champion Froome in 'hit and run' incident

Reigning Tour de France champion Chris Froome said Tuesday he had been deliberately knocked off his bicycle by a hit-and-run driver while training in southern France.

July 26, 2016
July 26, 2016

Froome focuses on Rio

No sooner had Chris Froome wrapped up a third Tour de France after three weeks on the road covering 3,500km, than his thoughts turn to Olympic gold.

July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016

Contador quits Tour de France

Two-time champion Alberto Contador sensationally quit the Tour de France on Sunday after succumbing to injuries and illness.

May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016

France extends state of emergency to cover Euros

France's parliament confirms a two-month extension of the state of emergency that has been in place since November's jihadist attacks to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and Tour de France.

July 20, 2015
July 20, 2015

Tour de France 2015: Greipel sprints to third stage win

Andre Greipel sprint to his third stage win of this year's Tour de France in Valence as Britain's Chris Froome comfortably kept his overall lead.