Christian Prudhomme called these opening stages a trompe l’œil, an “optical illusion” as to glance at them was to imagine ...

The first climb of the day is over 4km long and starts climbing in town and chased by a lumpy road to Charbonnières. It was a ...

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. Lille aux trésors: the stage win and yellow jersey for ...

Continuing the construction site theme among Belgian sponsors, Deceuninck is a Belgian maker of PVC windows and doors. The ...

The first big summit finish comes on Stage 12 to Hautacam followed the next day by an 11km mountain time trial. Then come a ...

There are a few changes to the rules this year which could be worth note at this year’s Tour which range from feeding to sprinting and the mountain stages. To save you a click you don’t have to read ...

After previewing the mountains competition, time for the points competition and the green jersey contenders where a tricky course awaits the pure sprinters. Do the maths As ever, the pedant knows ...

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. The Route: ...

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 ...

Giro d'Italia stage guide. All the stage profiles together on one page along with a short description of each day's course.