Vittel serves as the host of today’s Tour de France stage roll-out. But the little French spa town has a long history with the Tour...

Peter Sagan: expelled from the Tour. Mark Cavendish: out with a broken shoulder. Arnaud Démare: in the green jersey. We try to make sense of...

Complete control from Peter Sagan, Dan Martin close, Michael Matthews closer

Teeming rain, the break caught within sight of the line and a sprinters’ battle royale: Düsseldorf to Liège had it all

Eighth Tour de France, first Tour stage win, first Grand Tour stage win, first maillot jaune. A landmark day for the Welshman

Self-effacing, humble, humorous, but can the Welshman go the extra mile?

It’s been a long way back for the big American from his horror crash in 2014 to his debut Tour. We think he’s going to...

From Düsseldorf to Paris and all stops between, your guide to a thoroughly enjoyable 104th Tour

Cavendish, Froome, Thomas, Dowsett, Yates, McLay – even Gaviria. The big draughty house in Belgium that provides an invaluable stepping stone to the professional ranks

There are a few Tour de France stats that everyone knows  – 198 riders, 12 million spectators – but what about the less well-known ones? We’ve dug around...

While the men circle France for three weeks, the women get two short stages, neither of them in Paris. ASO could do better. A work...

With Cavendish ailing, Contador ageing and Froome in uncertain form, this year’s Tour de France could mark the end of a generation