Tour de France
All the news and essential information about the world famous Tour de France cycle race.
What you need to know about the Tour de France stages in Dordogne and Corrèze
Over the weekend, the world’s most famous cycle race will pass through two historic French départements. Here’s what you need to know.
MAP: All the stages of the 2026 Tour de France cycle races
The 2026 men's Tour de France cycle race gets underway on Saturday with the women's race to follow in August. Here's a list of the stages and maps if you wanted to catch a glimpse of the pelotons.
Tour de France to return to Dordogne in 2026
An entire stage of the 2026 Tour de France will take place in the southwest département of Dordogne.
In pictures: The scene-stealing Tour de France fans
The men's Tour de France has concluded for another year, but as the riders celebrate their wins or nurse their injuries, here's a look back at the antics of some of the dedicated fans who make the Tour what it is.
Where you can watch the Tour de France climax in Paris
This year's Tour de France ends on Sunday with the finish line on Paris’s Champs-Élysées - but in a new twist this year, cyclists will loop through the cobbled streets of Montmartre, in an echo of last year's Olympic races. Here's how, when and where to go and watch.
Tour de France prankster gets eight-month suspended term for crossing finish line
A man has been handed an eight-month suspended jail term for trying to cycle across the Tour de France finish line on stage 17 this week, the public prosecutor told AFP on Friday.
'I'm famous thanks to c**ks': Meet the Tour de France penis eraser
Thousands of people work on the annual sporting spectacle that is the Tour de France cycle race - but 65-year-old Patrick Dancoisne has something of a unique role.
OPINION: Tour de France remains a great French festival (even if the French no longer win)
As he prepares to welcome the Tour de France to his Normandy village, John Lichfield reflects on why the world's greatest cycle race remains as popular as ever with the French, despite their 40-year losing streak.
2025 Tour de France to pass through Paris' historic Montmartre district
Organisers have confirmed that the Tour de France will pass through the historic Parisian district of Montmartre on its final stage this year after huge crowds massed there for the 2024 Olympic road races.
Britain set to host 2027 Tour de France Grand Depart
Britain is in line to host the Grand Depart of the 2027 Tour de France, according to media reports over the weekend.
MAP: What you need to know about the Tour de France route for 2025
The full 3,320 km route for the 2025 Tour de France was unveiled on Tuesday, and for the first time in five years, the entire race will take place on French soil. Here is the map and the 21 stages of the race.
'Dazzling' finish to new-look men's Tour de France route
High altitude, an Italian debut in Florence and a finale on the French Riviera are on the itinerary of the 3,492km route for the 2024 Tour de France unveiled on Wednesday.
Champion Vingegaard leads Tour de France back to Paris
Champion-in-waiting Jonas Vingegaard leads the Tour de France peloton into Paris on Sunday on the final day of a storied race animated by a tense tussle with two-time former winner Tadej Pogacar.
Tour de France sets off from Bilbao
The Tour de France started in Bilbao on Saturday, embarking on a 3,404km race to Paris with the first three of the 21 stages in the Spanish Basque Country.
MAP: What you need to know about the 2023 Tour de France
The Tour de France begins on Saturday, with riders facing a Spanish start and a climb up the highest volcano in France before the traditional race finish in Paris.
Anti-Covid protocol to be reintroduced for Tour de France - sources
This year's Tour de France will see the reintroduction of an anti-Covid protocol, including the wearing of masks and social distancing, sources said Sunday.
MAP: What you need to know about the 2022 Tour de France (and Denmark)
The 2022 Tour de France starts on Friday and is once more an international event - setting off from Copenhagen - after the previous two years' events were curtailed by the pandemic.
Inaugural Women's Tour de France to start at Eiffel Tower
The route for the inaugural women's Tour de France was unveiled on Thursday with eight stages, embarking from the Eiffel Tower on July 24th next year.
Five things to know about the 2021 Tour de France
For the second year in a row, the gruelling Tour de France has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic - from a change to the location of the Grand Départ, to the size of the crowds allowed to see the start and finish of each stage.
Pogacar crowned Tour de France winner after a delayed race under strict health conditions
Slovenian rookie Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France on Sunday, riding triumphantly into Paris in the race leader's yellow jersey at just 21 years old.
Tour de France 'will make it to Paris despite Covid'
Ineos chief Dave Brailsford said on the eve of the 2020 Tour de France that he was confident the race would make it to Paris despite gloom over Covid-19.
Tour de France organisers confirm August start for 2020 race
The Tour de France will take place from August 29th to September 20th, organisers announced on Wednesday, postponing the race originally slated to start on June 27th due to the coronavirus pandemic.
REVEALED: Discover the route of the 2020 Tour de France
The route for the 2020 Tour de France was unveiled on Tuesday and while those in the south of France will have a great chance of catching the peloton, cycling fans in the north will be disappointed.