The first of two sprint stages this weekend. Today’s stage is flat in the totality but the finish is slightly uphill.
Tour de France Stage 7 Preview
A stage in Brittany, the region of France where cycling as a sport is the most popular. There’s the now familiar finish at Mûr-de-Bretagne, two times up like the last time.
Tour de France Stage 5 Preview
It’s only Wednesday and there are only eight riders within a minute of the yellow jersey. Today’s time trial will shake things up further. Remco Evenepoel wants the stage win and as much time as he can get.
Tour de France Stage 4 Preview
Another hectic hilly finish where we could see Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel in action.
Pro Team Sponsors Explained
The annual look at pro team sponsors and what they do. Many of the sponsors are the same as last year but their situation has changed.
Tour de France Stage 2 Preview
A trip to the seaside but no picnic as another nervous stage awaits with crosswinds and rain too. The final has a series of wall-like climbs.
Tour de France Stage 1 Preview
The Tour de France starts with the yellow jersey awaiting the sprinters for the first time since 2020. Light crosswinds are forecast which could just be sufficient to split the peloton too.
Tour de France Contenders
This year’s preview feels too easy to write with the podium finishers from last year set to gather again in Paris, and quite possibly on the same step again. Is July is a fête accomplie?
It’s conceit to establish the hierarchy at the start and hopefully it gets scattered to the wind by sport across the next three weeks.