Twenty years ago a famous escape for Marco Pantani on the Galibier enlivened the 1998 Tour and led Giles Belbin into discovering the world of professional cycling

We were on the verge of having the first Tour de France since 1930 without a French team taking a stage. Groupama-FDJ won the day...

Behind the battle for Tour de France victory, there’s a bunch of exhausted riders simply trying to survive. Geraint Thomas, Malcolm Elliott and Alex Stieda...

For some riders, a Grand Tour can be a struggle to down enough calories. Not so for sports directors, like EF Education First’s Charly Wegelius, where long...

A good day for Colombia at the Tour de France. Nairo Quintana wins the stage and Egan Bernal takes the prize Sky are really concerned...

No one wants to have to reapply whilst on the fly, that’s why Pelotan sun protection receives a lot of summer loving from us at...

Romain Bardet, Peter Sagan and Philippe Gilbert soak up the high altitude atmosphere of the Sierra Nevada in more ways than one

Stage 17 of the 2018 Tour de France is a mere 65km. There have been shorter, including 1988’s dash to Pau of 38km. Four of the...

An untimely tumble put paid to Adam Yates’ hopes of a first Grand Tour stage win. In finding his feet again he came out every...

From the pilot’s seat of his motorbike, Luke Edwardes-Evans discusses the equipment he takes on Tour and observes the demeanour of Sky’s dual leaders  

Cartoonist Roger Blachon’s perfectly drawn illustrations graced the pages of l’Equipe for 20 years. Isabel Best meets those who knew him well

Another mountain stage breakaway, more points and a helping hand to Majka from the Tour’s remarkable green machine

Nicolas Portal’s pre-race recces are as thorough as they come and his relationship with Chris Froome is fundamental to the team’s success. Meet the young...

The groundwork was all laid, the result just didn’t turn out as planned. All the more reason then to recognise Philippe Gilbert’s effort

On Alpe d’Huez the quest for the perfect selfie ended one rider’s race and jeopardised the integrity of the whole Tour de France. What can...

Have you heard the one about the Kiwi and the banana? It’s been a long road from the foot of New Zealand to the top...

With ties that stretch back to the very beginning of the Tour de France, French newspaper L’Equipe enjoys a privileged position amongst Tour de France...

Rope barriers were placed around the notorious party central hairpin to tame the crowd, but how much of the atmosphere did it really sacrifice? An...

Dutch Tour contender Steven Kruijswijk made the early break and then took off on his own with over 70km to go. Having shaken the race...

The Spaniard secured his 2008 Tour victory on Alpe d’Huez. “The road book was already in my mind before the race started, I knew almost...

Barguil stakes claim to retake his king of the mountains crown in La Rosière

Stage 9 of the 2018 Tour de France was the one we’d all either been looking forward to or dreading. With their general classification man,...

An exploration of love, loss and life with Annalisa Casartelli, widow of the last competitor to die during the Tour de France

In a tough and macho sport, the refreshing reactions of John Degenkolb and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig at the Tour de France showed the power of...

Who expected lanky Luke Rowe to lead the bunch over two big climbs? Respect to last year’s lanterne rouge for a real rouleur’s ride

As if the crashes and punctures aren’t chaotic enough for the riders, there’s a whole bunch of people in the Tour’s convoy who need to...

You can sit around and wait for the inevitable. Or you can stick your neck out and maybe pull it off. Hats off to Cecilie Uttrup...

Nor Peter Sagan’s podium goggles for that matter. Stage 10 of the 2018 Tour includes a couple of kilometres of dirt track on the Plateau de...

The Tour de France – one part sporting spectacle, one part logistical nightmare. Andy McGrath meets the men who keep the wheels turning

Stage 9 brought us a second splendid serving of stones for 2018, though it could have also brought the house down on so many Tour...