On a final day in the Pyrenees that featured both sunshine and rain, the 2016 Tour de France took a detour from domestic roads to begin the day in Spain and finish in Andorra. Along the way, we had our first large-scale abandonments of the race, including some big names in the peloton who had come to this year's event with big hopes. The...
The general classification contenders finally jockeyed for position in Stage 8, a four-climb Pyrenean odyssey from Pau to Bagneres de Luchon, after hanging back in the wings and allowing sprinters and classics specialists to pass the yellow jersey back and forth during the first week of this year's Tour. Coming over the top of the...
We had our first real shake-up of the general classification on the slopes of of the Massif Central, as Greg Van Avermaet soloed away to victory and took a five-minute lead on all of the favorites for the yellow jersey. The 31-year-old Belgian veteran, more well known as a one-day classics rider than a stage racer, nonetheless opened...
A day after watching points classification rival Mark Cavendish steal the first stage win of the 2016 Tour de France, current UCI world champion Peter Sagan worked his own magic to slip into not just the green jersey but also the yellow version. Sagan, who has worn the green jersey in Paris each of the past four years, has succeeded in...
In less than a week, 198 cyclists from 22 teams will converge on Utrecht in the Netherlands for the July 4 Grand Depart of the 2015 Tour de France. The race commences with a 14-kilometer time trial -- the only individual time trial of this year's race. The dynamics of the 2015 route will play a major role in the way the race plays...
As the Tour de France gets set to begin its run through the Alps on Friday, several memorable story lines have begun to emerge. Sadly, it is largely due to the interesting twists that have led the two pre-race favorites for the maillot jaune were forced to withdraw from the race after crashes.
First it was defending champion...
