3 d. ago Tadej Pogacar ‘already counting the years until retirement’ after latest Tour de France success

The Slovenian secured his fourth Tour success with a dominant performance in France in July

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6 d. ago Luxury hotel offers chance to cycle with Tour de France pros in Mallorca

The itinerary also includes lunch at seaside restaurants, plus restorative spa sessions and a winery tour

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8 d. ago Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel to ride for Red Bull

The former Vuelta a Espana winner will join Grand Tour rivals Primoz Roglic and Florian Lipowitz on the German team

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1 week ago Mascots, dogs, and cogs: the Tour de France Femmes 2025 – in pictures

The fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes has come to an end with Pauline Ferrand-Prévot taking the yellow jersey after nine gruelling stages. We take a look at the best images from the last two weeks Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'I woke up at 5am to eat like a Tour de France pro for 24 hours – here's what I learned'

I had the bright idea of eating like a Tour de France professional for 24 hours - here's what happened and if I'll do it again

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1 week ago Tour de France Femmes 2025: stage nine concludes in the mountains at Châtel – live

Latest updates as the battle for the yellow jersey concludesStage eight: race report from Jeremy Whittle | Mail AmyHere is another description of today’s stage, this time via the Tour race centre:The ninth and final stage begins with a long descent, promising sparks from the first kilometres. Three major climbs will then provide further fireworks on this 124.1km Haute-Savoie course: the Côte d’Arâches-la-Frasse (category one, 6.2km at 7.1%), the Col de Joux Plane (Hors Categorie, 11.6km at 8.5%), and the Col du Corbier (category one, 5.9km at 8.5%).Of course, Joux Plane is the biggest challenge with its gradient that sometimes reaches 11%. At the summit, there are still 58km and the Corbier to cover, the summit of which will still be quite a long way from the finish (29km). The finale takes the form of an interminable uphill false flat littered with delicious changes in slope. The slightest failure will be dearly paid for.Yellow jersey: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike), 2...

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3 w. ago Revealed: The bizarre reason Tour de France star STOLE a fan's cardboard sign, ripped it up and shoved it under his jersey

Tour de France rider Julian Alaphilippe left spectators and viewers stunned when he snatched the sign out of a woman's hands and rode off with it on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Tour de France: Alaphilippe celebrates on stage 15 but discovers Wellens won long before him

Radio damage meant Alaphilippe unaware of Belgian’s winWellens had crossed line over a minute before FrenchmanFrench stage wins in the Tour de France are increasingly rare, so when they do happen, there are wild celebrations. Julian Alaphilippe, the former world road race champion, raised his arms in triumph in Carcassonne, thinking he had won, only to be told seconds later that he had in fact finished third behind two Belgians.Ahead of the crestfallen Alaphilippe, Tadej Pogacar’s teammate Tim Wellens took a solo win on stage 15 of the Tour, well ahead of compatriot Victor Campanaerts, a teammate to Jonas Vingegaard. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025: Tim Wellens goes solo to win stage 15 amid Alaphilippe confusion – as it happened

The 34-year-old Belgian rider won his first-ever stage before Julian Alaphilippe, in third, crossed the line thinking he had won143km to go. The peloton is about one minute behind Pogacar’s group. A slightly chaotic start to stage 15 which has limited any breakaway threats.146km to go. The peloton is back together at the front, but there are some gaps further back. UAE Team radio has just been played on the broadcast requesting that Pogacar slow the front of the race as a Vingegaard was caught in the crash incident. It’s not clear whether or not the Dane was involved in the crash itself. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tim Wellens completes set of Grand Tour victories with solo win on stage 15

The Belgian sealed the biggest win of his career with an audacious attack from a strong four-man breakaway

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025: Tim Wellens goes solo to win stage 15 amid Alaphilippe confusion – live

Rolling updates from 169km ride in south-east FranceStage-by-stage guide | And you can drop Tom a mail143km to go. The peloton is about one minute behind Pogacar’s group. A slightly chaotic start to stage 15 which has limited any breakaway threats.146km to go. The peloton is back together at the front, but there are some gaps further back. UAE Team radio has just been played on the broadcast requesting that Pogacar slow the front of the race as a Vingegaard was caught in the crash incident. It’s not clear whether or not the Dane was involved in the crash itself. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 15 result and standings as Tim Wellens wins with late solo attack

UAE Team Emirates-XRG domestique Tim Wellens sealed victory on stage 15 of the Tour de France with a canny solo attack

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 15 route and updates with breakaway specialists battling for glory on chaotic day

Stage 15 of the Tour de France sees the route flatten out - but will the sprinters have recovered enough to contest the finish?

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3 w. ago Volunteers flock to immigration courts to support migrants arrested in the hallways

A diverse group of volunteers from faith leaders to grandmothers to retired lawyers have been escorting people to immigration courts across the country

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025: stage 15 from Muret to Carcassonne – live

Rolling updates from 169km ride in south-east FranceStage-by-stage guide | And you can drop Tom a mailWe’re about an hour away from the peloton rolling out of Muret and then it’ll be another 10 minutes to KM0 where the racing will get underway.General classification Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 15 route and updates with breakaway specialists and sprinters set to do battle

Stage 15 of the Tour de France sees the route flatten out - but will the sprinters have recovered enough to contest the finish?

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3 w. ago Ineos apologise after hitting spectator with support car during Tour de France

Police are investigating after Ineos ‘accidentally and regretfully’ hit a fan with a team vehicle during stage 14 of the race

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3 w. ago INEOS' team car knocks down SPECTATOR on the road during Tour de France mountain climb

The fan had been stood in the road filming cyclists as they went by when the INEOS vehicle hit them, knocking them over and sending their phone flying.

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Result and standings as Ineos’s Thymen Arensman wins brutal stage 14 with solo attack

The Tour de France continued with the toughest stage of this year’s race, featuring four mammoth Pyrenean climbs

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3 w. ago Thymen Arensman delivers Tour de France relief for Ineos as Tadej Pogacar grows lead in yellow jersey

The Dutchman earned a much-needed win for Ineos on stage 14 as he held off the late charge of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard

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