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Tour de France

Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than 3,600 kilometres and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world.
Tadej Pogacar (right) should only now be starting to reach his peak years, meaning he could go on to win several more Tour de France titles. Photo: AP

Is ‘generational talent’ Pogacar’s domination making the Tour de France boring?

The same accusations were laid against Spaniard Miguel Indurain and Briton Chris Froome, but the Slovenian’s rivals enjoy the challenge.

Uphill task: 3-year labour of love to design scenic, historic Tour de France route

Geraint Thomas defends Pogacar’s Tour de France dominance, says ‘that’s racing’

South Korea

South Korea under emergency advisory as heatwave days increase

Scientists warn that extreme weather events such as heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense as a result of human-induced climate change.

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A woman uses a fan to shelter from the sun on a street in Seoul Sunday. Photo: AFP

New star Paul Seixas to race Tour de France at 19, with a whole country watching

Cycling prodigy, youngest rider to take part in the race in 89 years, is regarded as best hope of becoming first French winner since 1985.

Tourism

Want to cycle with Tour de France winners? Head to Spain’s Costa Blanca

Pro cyclists like Tadej Pogacar gather in the region in winter to train for new seasons, while eager amateurs can attempt to keep up.

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Cycling great Cavendish signs off with emotional win at Singapore Criterium

The 39-year-old, who holds the record for most Tour de France stage wins, pulled away after the final bend to win final race of his career.

Britain’s Mark Cavendish (centre) celebrates as he crosses the finish line during the third Tour de France Singapore Criterium race on Sunday, to win the final race of his career. Photo: AFP
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Return to France, star-studded US team help spice up Olympics cycling programme

After being largely an afterthought in Rio and Tokyo, where it is not as popular, cycling will take centre stage in Tour de France country.

Isle of Man

Tension builds as Tour de France rivals Pogacar, Vingegaard brace for fresh duel

Race gets under way in Florence next weekend with four riders in mix, and tour set up to go down to the wire.

Tourism

7 of the world’s most spectacular sporting venues, from Italy to China

From Europe’s highest football pitch to a Unesco heritage site in Italy and the world’s longest golf course, in China, these sporting venues boast scenery that matches the action they host.

The Ottmar Hitzfeld Arena, home to the Swiss Mountain League’s FC Gspon, is one of the most spectacular sporting venues in the world. Photo: AFP
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Cycling looks to future in 2024, but Tour de France still dominates landscape

Question of who will win sport’s most prestigious race centres around Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, but discussions over new league continue to bubble away in the background.

Jumbo-Visma’s Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard (right) with overall leader’s yellow jersey shakes hands with UAE Team Emirates’ Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar after winning the 21st and final stage of the 110th edition of the Tour de France. Photo: AFP
Tourism

‘Be patient, slow down’: biking up monster Tour de France climb in the Alps

The 17.6km Col de la Colombiere, in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps, is a regular Tour de France climb and was as stunning as it was challenging for Steve Wartenberg.

France

Jonas Vingegaard, king of the mountains, wins Tour de France

The 25-year-old Vingegaard became the first Danish rider to win cycling’s biggest race since Bjarne Riis in 1996.

Vingegaard on the verge of being crowned Tour de France champion

Jonas Vingegaard insists he will not take any risks on Saturday’s key time-trial as he stands on the verge of being crowned Tour de France champion.

The Yellow Jersey Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard crosses the finish line of the 19th stage of the Tour de France 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE

French riders on course for historically bad year at Tour de France

With stage wins proving elusive, it could be only the third year in the race’s history, after 1926 and 1999, the local favourites reach Paris empty-handed.

Team DSM’s Romain Bardet crosses the finish line after stage 14, Saint-Etienne to Mende, of the Tour de France. Photo: Reuters

The Tour de France climbs that will separate the winners from the also-rans

From the imposing Col du Galibier to the brutal challenge of the Alpe d’Huez, stages 10 through 12 will be gruelling affairs.

Pizza, fried rice for Tour de France riders in 3-week binge, but no more wine

The gruelling 3-week event requires a huge intake of healthy foods – and unlikely ones like pizza – but approaches have changed over the years.

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Slovenia

Pogaca chasing 3rd Tour de France win, but Jumbo pair out to upset

Tour de France title challengers Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo-Visma believe their team’s two-leader strategy can finally deliver cycling’s most treasured title after consecutive narrow defeats.

Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates during a training session in Copenhagen. Photo: AFP
IOC

Cavendish talks epic Tour de France comeback, depression, and cycling for family

‘[Mental health is] not about being strong, or weak, in the head. It’s an illness,’ says Mark Cavendish, who has been nominated for Laureus World Sports’ comeback of the year award.

UCI Track Cycling World Cup

Tan and Aliaa blazing a trail for region’s women in pro cycling ranks

Singapore’s Chelsie Tan has joined Team BikeExchange-Jayco, which is based in the Girona region of northern Spain, while Malaysia’s Siti Nur Alia Monsor has been selected to join new development squad WorldTour Canyon-SRAM.

Extreme fitness

The Tour de France explained: stages, jerseys, tactics and more

The most famous cycling race – organisers claim 3.5 billion people tuned in to watch in 2018 – is a masterclass is tactics, not just in fitness

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Team UAE Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar (of Slovenia), wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, rides next to Team Jumbo rider Wout van Aert (of Belgium) in 2020. The Tour de France is a complicated race with tactics at play and different jerseys up for grabs. Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFP
UFC 246

Kanye West’s old Versace robe, and 5 more things Conor McGregor splurged on

A red robe also owned by Drake and Kanye, Gucci trainers, Lamborghini and McLaren supercars – how has the newly engaged Irish MMA millionaire splashed the cash?

Conor McGregor in a red Versace robe, also worn by Drake, Kanye and Kevin Hart. Photo: Instagram/@thenotoriousmma
France

Vive le Tour! Race defies Covid-19 with youngest champion in 116 years

None of the 176 starters, or 146 finishers, test positive for Covid-19 in multiple batteries of tests, validating the hermetic bubble of measures that shielded them from infection and the decision to postpone the race from July to September, but not to cancel it.

France

Champagne on ice as Tour de France arrives in Paris

The task of leading the peloton into the French capital in his yellow jersey falls on the shoulders of the 21-year-old Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, who celebrates his 22nd birthday on Monday.

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Tour de France: Slovenia on edge as pair set to make history

Slovenians Primoz Roglic and Tadej Pogacar lead race going into last two stages and either would be first winner from the nation of just two million known for basketball players such as Luka Doncic.

Team UAE Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the best climber's polka dot jersey (left) and Team Jumbo rider Primoz Roglic battle it out on the Glieres plateau during the 18th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France. Photo: AFP

Ireland’s Sam Bennett zooms to Tour de France stage 10 win

Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic retains the overall leader’s yellow jersey.

Ireland’s Sam Bennett crosses the finish line ahead of Slovakia’s Peter Sagan to take stage 10 of the Tour de France. Photo: AP
Coronavirus pandemic

All Tour participants await Covid-19 test results on Tuesday

If two members of any team return positive tests for Covid-19, the whole team could be kicked off the tour.

Primoz Roglic takes Tour lead as Tadej Pogacar grabs stage win

Overnight leader Adam Yates of Britain makes a valiant effort to keep hold of the yellow jersey but falls away on the final climb as the gradient hits 12 per cent.

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