3 d. ago Tour de France unveils dramatic change to final stage of 2025 route

After last year’s Cote d’Azur time trial, the final stage of the 2025 Tour de France gets another revamp

Events

3 d. ago Tour de France’s controversial change divides opinion in cycling world

Organisers want to capitalise on the massive crowds at the Olympic Games Paris 2024

Politics

4 d. ago The controversial addition to Tour de France which has the cycling world talking

Organisers want to capitalise on the massive crowds at Paris 2024

Politics

7 d. ago Crystal Palace hero Geoff Thomas went from beating leukaemia to riding Tour de France route

WALLY MEETS: Geoff Thomas captained Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final and is now undertaking epic charity bike rides - with the football legend giving his thoughts on Saturday's Wembley match

Politics

1 week ago Bradley Wiggins says he is ‘lucky to be here’ after revealing cocaine addiction

Five-time Olympic champion was ‘a functioning addict’Wiggins, 45, has been sober for a year after therapySir Bradley Wiggins has revealed he became addicted to cocaine following his retirement from cycling and is “lucky to be here”. The 2012 Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic champion said his children wanted to put him in rehab amid fears the issue could prove fatal.Wiggins, a father of two, is now 12 months sober, attends regular therapy sessions and feels “a lot more at peace” with himself. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Bradley Wiggins reveals his addiction to 's***loads of cocaine'

The Tour de France champion and five-time Olympic gold medallist revealed earlier this year that he had struggled with a drug addiction following his retirement from the sport in 2016.

Politics

2 w. ago Pogacar’s absence from Giro d’Italia may offer breath of fresh air for competition

Dominance of last year’s champion can become predictable and this event could be volatile with more opportunities for the pelotonThe 2025 Giro d’Italia may lack the star power of the Tour de France, but it is likely to make up for it with dynamic and unpredictable racing when it gets under way in Tirana on Friday.Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel, the top three riders in last year’s Tour de France, are not racing, but the Giro will, as ever, throw up plentiful drama. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Geraint Thomas: ‘It’s been up and down. You remember the good times’

Tour de France winner in 2018 is building for a final assault on the great race before a farewell in Cardiff“Bike racing is all I have ever known,” says Geraint Thomas of the 19-year professional career that will end this summer with one final Tour de France and a farewell appearance in the Tour of Britain.While many of his peers are relishing a Tadej Pogacar-free Giro d’Italia that starts on Friday, the 2018 Tour winner has opted against three weeks in Italy, favouring one last ride in July’s French hothouse. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Australian cyclist Caleb Ewan stuns sport by announcing retirement

Sprinter won five Tour de France stages in top careerMessy exit from JaycoAlUla team took ‘significant toll’ Caleb Ewan, at his peak one of Australian cycling’s greatest talents, has stunned the sport by announcing his immediate retirement.Ewan delivered his bombshell decision on social media, saying events of the last two years – especially around his messy exit from top Australian team Jayco AlUla – have “taken a significant toll on my relationship with the sport”. Continue reading...

Sport

3 w. ago 'I took a 24h trip to France for wine tastings and tours – and was back home in time for dinner'

If you're looking for a quick Bank Holiday trip, I enjoyed a 24-hour trip to France from London, managing to fit in a wine tasting, walking tour and Michelin-star meal into my short holiday.

Society

3 w. ago Jeremy Vine made cyclists look 'unhinged' and 'militant' with his vigilante videos, ITV Tour de France commentator claims

ITV's Tour De France commentator Ned Boulting said the Radio 2 host's clips had put the 'fear of God' into anyone thinking of ditching their cars for a bike.

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