Tour De France

Germany's Andre Greipel crosses the finish line ahead of Peter Sagan of Slovakia, left, and Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish, right, to win the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 166 kilometers (103 miles) with start in Utrecht and Cancellara stole the yellow jersey from Tony Martin thanks to his four second … Read more

If you're a cycling fan and it's July that means it's time for the Tour de France, which this year runs July 4-26. The Tour is the world's largest annual sporting event and one of the most grueling physical and mental endurance  The Specialized S-Works Venge ViAS is "the fastest bike in the world," the … Read more

Whether you're new to watching the Tour de France, or a lifelong fan, the time-trial stages can seem like they are more about teams showing off alien-looking aerodynamic bikes and gear than about winning a stage. The bikes have sleek, angular shapes to  A doping-related scandal involving the tainted Astana team of Tour de France … Read more

Rohan Dennis BMC smashes Tour de France time trial record Benoit Tessier/ReutersAustralia's Rohan Dennis, 25, on his way to winning stage one of the 2015 Tour de France on Saturday, July 4, 2015. The 2015 Tour de France is already off the a historic start after Rohan Dennis set the record for the fastest average … Read more

The sweltering conditions would have been familiar to Daniel Teklehaimanot as he rolled down the start ramp on Saturday, but not the wall of noise that hit him seconds later. The first black African to ride the Tour de France was given the honour of Going for the Tour de France this year is tougher … Read more

In Yorkshire it was almost impossible to escape the Tour de France. Everywhere the official dress code was yellow. Municipal buildings and statues. Llamas and sheep. Every third person you passed. Yellow, yellow, yellow. But London was different – at Vincenzo Nibali was flanked by two women as he celebrated on the podium after winning … Read more

YORK, England—. Mark Cavendish's Tour de France came to a brutal end after the British sprint specialist failed to recover from a crash at the end of the first stage and pulled out of the race Sunday morning. "It's devastating," Cavendish, who will YORK, England—. Mark Cavendish's Tour de France came to a brutal end … Read more