One example is when a rider changes teams. They can shake hands in March to move squads for the following year. Only the moment their current team learns of this it can almost be as if the rider might ...
José Catieau died aged 77 on the same day as the Tour de France start in France’s north was unveiled. The race paid tribute to various “giants of the north” who had worn the maillot jaune and among ...
The 2025 Tour de France route has been unveiled and while it’s a return to tradition, think of a remake rather than a replica. There are some surprises too. Lille had been unveiled already but a grand ...
A few loose ends and tangential observations. The actual presentation lacked riders but they’re not the Tour’s paying customers. Having more stars on stage would be a good thing in itself but if there ...
A closer look at the 2025 Tour de France Femmes by Zwift route. There’s a full traverse of France, an extra day of racing and some famous climbs The first thing to note about Stage 1, is an extra day ...
The Dauphiné reaches the Alps and the first of three days with summit finishes. Neutralised: it looked like a sprint finish was on the cards until a crash on a descent before the village of Marennes ...