Tour de France organisers threw down the gauntlet to the climbing specialists when they unveiled the "the highest Tour in history" for a 2019 edition featuring a record 30 mountain passes and five summit finishes.
Team Sky's sixth Tour de France victory in seven years has left cycling desperately seeking ways to restore suspense to the peloton. But how can i be done?
As the Tour de France champion-in-waiting, Geraint Thomas may only have celebrated his impending triumph with a "burger" and "a few beers" before Sunday's traditional victory parade around Paris.
World cycling chief David Lappartient called on Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford to stop fanning the flames after the Englishman blamed abuse of his team and riders on a "French cultural thing".
Team Sky chief Dave Brailsford hit out at Tour de France organisers on Monday for failing to stop "intimidating" abuse of his riders and staff saying that if they "don't want international teams to come, they can have a Tour de France for French teams."
More than 30,000 security agents will be deployed for the Tour de France, organisers said after the head of world cycling cited threats of violence and called for a safe environment for British rider Chris Froome.
Tour de France organisers have formally blocked four-time champion Chris Froome from competing in this year's race, Le Monde reported on Sunday, but he is expected to fight the move.
The Tour de France could look a little bit different this year as the competition prepares to ditch its famous and controversial podium girls. But whatever you think of them, there is an interesting story behind them.
Chris Froome all but secured a fourth Tour de France title by finishing third in Saturday's 20th stage time-trial in Marseille as Maciej Bodnar took the stage victory.
With three of five mountain ranges behind them, the Tour de France peloton set course towards the Massif Central on Saturday with opportunity in the air.
A commando unit of elite counter-terrorism officers will be among a deployment of 23,000 police ensuring safety at the Tour de France, which begins in Dusseldorf on Saturday, the French interior ministry has said.
Tour de France organisers on Tuesday unveiled a 2017 course light on mountain climbs that should boost reigning champion Chris Froome's bid for a fourth title.
Mark Cavendish claimed the Tour de France yellow jersey for the first time before paying tribute to members of the armed forces that have fallen in battle.
The world's favourite bicycle event Le Tour de France is set to be policed for the first time by the elite law enforcement agents from the GIGN this year.
There was a whiff of revolt in France when news broke that the Tour de France organizers had struck a deal to promote a Chilean wine at its 2016 event.
The highest mountain in western Europe, Mont Blanc will take a starring role in the 2016 edition of the Tour de France, whose complete route was unveiled in Paris on Tuesday. The iconic Mont Ventoux will also feature once again.
French police opened fire Sunday at a car which smashed through a security barrier in central Paris close to the finishing line of cycling's Tour de France, a police source said.
For the first time since he was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong on Thursday rode a stage of the famous race for charity.
