A sprint stage as the race leaves the Alps. The latter part of the race has some exposed roads and it can be windy but the latest forecast says it’ll be calm.
Tour de France Stage 9 Preview Tignes
The second day in the Alps and a more mountainous stage than yesterday, an extra one thousand metres of vertical gain, all in 145km.
Tour de France Stage 7 Preview
The longest stage of the Tour and a hard final hour in the Morvan’s mini-mountains before the finish in the industrial town of Le Creusot.
Roads to Ride: The Signal d’Uchon
What’s the difference between a mountain and a hill? Geologists and cartographers might have their definitions and some say it’s just a question of semantics.
Visit the Morvan – France’s smallest mountain range – and it does have that mountainous feel with a sense of scale, severity and menace. When the Tour de France route was unveiled last year the Signal d’Uchon was one of the novelties presented and it will feature late on Stage 7. Is it a mountain? Let’s take a closer look…
Tour de France Stage 5 Preview
A big day for the GC contenders, today’s time trial will reshuffle the pack of cards with the kings and aces coming to the fore.
Tour de France Stage 4 Preview
Another sprint stage, it’s the last day in Brittany but on larger roads for much of the stage.
Pro Team Sponsors
There are 23 teams in the Tour de France with a variety of sponsors: a mix of brands, wealthy individuals and governments. Let’s follow the money and then imagine if we could use every brand going.
Tour de France Stage 3 Preview
A stage for the sprinters but a day’s racing in Brittany which means up and down roads. The defining characteristic of today’s route is the narrow rural roads along much of the route before the tricky finish in Pontivy.