Tour de France
Cavendish - the 'Manx Missile' who sprinted his way to cycling's peak
By the time he retires Mark Cavendish may have secured for himself the greatest number of stage wins in the Tour de France -- he is joint record holder on 34 with the sport's all-time great Eddy Merckx.
Three talking points from the Tour de France
While the epic 21-day battle for the 2022 Tour de France title was eventually won by Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, the buzz around the race has raised several topics.
French hopes flagging on Tour de 'Lose'
Regional newspaper Le Progres groaned over the long wait for a home Tour de France stage winner this weekend with the scathing headline "Blue, Blanc, Lose", a play on the French tri-colour using lose instead of Rouge.
Tour de France interrupted by farmers' protest
A protest by local farmers bring stage 16 of the Tour de France to a halt as French and British media says bales of hay are thrown on to the road on the route from Carcassonne to Bagneres-de-Luchon.
Froome under fire over 'cheating' jersey
Chris Froome and his Sky team comes under attack again on the opening weekend of the Tour de France, but not on the road.
Tour de France champion Froome in 'hit and run' incident
Reigning Tour de France champion Chris Froome said Tuesday he had been deliberately knocked off his bicycle by a hit-and-run driver while training in southern France.
Froome focuses on Rio
No sooner had Chris Froome wrapped up a third Tour de France after three weeks on the road covering 3,500km, than his thoughts turn to Olympic gold.
Contador quits Tour de France
Two-time champion Alberto Contador sensationally quit the Tour de France on Sunday after succumbing to injuries and illness.
UEFA Euro 2016 / France extends state of emergency to cover Euros
France's parliament confirms a two-month extension of the state of emergency that has been in place since November's jihadist attacks to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and Tour de France.
Bucolic and death-defying cycling destinations around the world
With the Tour de France in full swing, here’s a selection of other epic bike routes around the world that include trails for everything from the novice, recreational cyclist to the daredevil who makes sport of flirting with death.
