Two months of the season to go and here’s a look at the standings in the promotion and relegation race. Things are close at the bottom end of the table with events off the road as well as likely as racing results to impact the outcomes.
Cycling As The New Football
Transfer talk, fee payments, mega salaries and managers being fired. No, not the Premier League but Remco Evenepoel and Red Bull this summer. Pro cycling is increasingly taking on some aspects of soccer’s top flight because it is attracting ever larger sums of money.
The Moment The Tour de France Was Won
After an opening week where Tadej Pogačar took time gains here and there, the first summit finish settled things. Jhonatan Narvaez leads out Tadej Pogačar at the foot of the climb to Hautacam. Seconds later the rainbow jersey will attack and Jonas Vingegaard cannot follow. The Dane tries to pace himself, holding at 20 seconds for several kilometres but cracks, losing over two minutes and almost being caught by Florian Lipowitz.
Tour de France Stage 21 Preview
The final stage with a twist, the climb of Montmartre and with this the chance of a different kind of race in the finish.
Tour de France Stage 20 Preview
The breakaway world championships. The transition stages have been better than the mountain stages this year and today should be a lively day.
If you want to watch note the earlier finish of the stage today, timed so you can stay and watch the Tour de France Femmes which starts begins its traverse of France this evening.
Tour de France Stage 18 Preview
The biggest mountain stage of the Tour, with three big climbs, altitude and bad weather too.
Tour de France Stage 17 Preview
The chance for the sprinters. The way many stages have been ridden there’s a chance of breakaway.
Tour de France Stage 16 Preview
A dash to Mont Ventoux. If you want to watch on TV note today’s finish has an early arrival.
Tour de France Stage 15 Preview
A day for the breakaway which means frantic racing for all the riders and teams desperate for a result.