Tour de France 2022

'Everyone knows he’s a super talent but when the time is right we’ll try and fight against them,' says Quick-Step AlphaVinyl boss.

Tramadol has been banned by the UCI in competition since 2019. Quintana is still allowed to race the Vuelta a España as it is not considered an anti-doping violation.

What started as something that was pretty straightforward branched out, thanks to the absurdity proffered by the Internet, into a sprawling online conflict whose roots date all the way back to the mid-2010s.

'I know nothing about it. Primož or his manager didn’t say anything about this,' says Jumbo sports director.

Climber remains guarded on his future after finishing 10th in the Tour de France.

Recently crowned Tour winner is cheered on by multitude from same square where his Tour journey began a month ago.

Today's top WorldTour pros are paid more and race less, so the prize money doesn't count as much as it used to, but it's still a nice cherry on the cake.

Sport director Joxean Fernández Matxín praised Pogačar's fighting spirit: 'He never stopped trying to win.'

'The level is higher. I’m not a big numbers man if you look at the numbers they are going faster now,' says Ineos Grenadiers domestique.

Jonas Vingegaard’s rags-to-riches story is seemingly incredible, but it was all part of Plugge’s longterm plan to mine talent, polish the rough edges, and create the peloton’s most efficient and seamless team.

The end of the Tour de France offers a rare moment of calm for professional riders and team staff, writes Toms Skujiņš in his exclusive VeloNews blog.

A look at the power numbers of Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogačar, Sepp Kuss, and Brandon McNulty at the Tour de France.

'Anyone who is thinking to use something needs to be an idiot. That’s it. They need to be an idiot,' says Bahrain Victorious team boss.

When COVID and crashes threw the team into crisis, Pogačar, McNulty, Bjerg and Hirschi bonded to become UAE Emirates' 'Class of '98.'

Teenage Vingeaard would vomit with nerves before races and ‘introverted’ Dane told his girlfriend he’d be a banker, not a pro cyclist, L’Equipe article reveals.

Illness stopped Boivin and Woods at the doorstep in Paris, but the North American contingent lit up this Tour de France in ways unseen in decades.

Watch all the action on the iconic circuit around Paris.

Tour de France champion says he started believing he would win after Hautacam and reflects on ‘incredible journey’ for him and Jumbo-Visma.

The white jersey and runner-up 'still really happy' to be on the Champs- Élysées.

Jumbo-Visma cracked Tadej Pogačar to avenge 2020, and Geraint Thomas hits the podium as the 'best of the rest' in a thrilling race.

Updated: 135 riders lined up for final stage into Paris as Boivin and Izagirre bow out; COVID-19 positives responsible for 44 percent of abandons.

Following his best Tour in years, Quintana says he's likely staying with the French second-tier team harboring ambitions to jump to the WorldTour.

A cruel time to quit the race for Israel-Premier Tech's Canadian climber. The team will race into Paris with four riders.

Look out for Wout van Aert, Fabio Jakobsen and Dylan Groenewegen vying for the Superbowl of sprints in iconic Paris circuit-race.

A podium finish for Thomas defies his team's expectations.

Pogačar already relishing future rivalry with Tour de France foe Vingegaard: 'I like challenges. I saw a really big challenge this year in Jonas'

Watch the best of the final time-trial in Rocamadour.

Wout van Aert turns sour after questions over performance: 'I don’t even want to answer this question, it's such a shit question.'

Jumbo-Visma rider answers question in his press conference about why the public should believe in his overall victory.

Bora-Hansgrohe man is big GC mover, leapfrogging Quintana and Meintjes to achieve his ‘minimum’ pre-race aim after rollercoaster three weeks.

Jonas Vingegaard finishes second to all but wrap up the overall victory ahead of Sunday's final stage in Paris.

Jumbo-Visma domestique's departure leaves team of race leader Jonas Vingegaard down to five riders.

The Trek-Segafredo rider powered into five breakaway efforts and tried a few more times that didn't stick in his Tour debut.

Caleb Ewan is first at 13h05 (CET), while Jonas Vingegaard rolls down the ramp as the last rider at 17h00 (CET).

Fast, technical TT unlikely to change yellow jersey, but Vingegaard and Pogačar will go deep.

Attackers seek to deny the sprinters on faster, flatter day in race.

Belgian rider says he was caught out by race-winning move of Christophe Laporte.

Here's where things stand in the races for yellow, green, white, and KoM jerseys after 19 stages of this year's Tour.

'We know that with Caleb we have one of the fastest in the peloton. Even if the two crashes have impacted him,' says team boss.

Küng is one of the most sought after riders on the WorldTour transfer market.

Vingegaard not letting guard down for Saturday's TT after sailing through one more day in yellow jersey on Friday.

Fabio Jakobsen didn't win the Tour's uphill sprint Friday. But he's hoping on three key things to deliver him a VIP victory in Paris on Sunday.

Team boss highlights the three main reasons why Pogačar failed to win the Tour de France.

The Frenchman jumped out of the bunch in the final kilometer to steal an impressive solo win.

The Jumbo-Visma rider secures France's first win at the 2022 Tour de France.

This is the third time during the 2022 Tour de France protesters disrupted the race.

Australian sprinter is lanterne rouge in a race he wasn’t sure he’d be able to finish.

No 2020 repeat? Jumbo-Visma, Jonas Vingegarad leave no stone unturned for Tour de France decider on Saturday.

Mas is the second rider from Movistar to leave the race with the virus.

Mauro Gianetti congratulates Jonas Vingegaard and thanks the Dane for the sporting gesture to wait for the fallen Pogačar.

Green jersey Van Aert drops the climbers in Tour's mountain stage: 'It was a good test to know if I can target the maillot jaune one day.'

Exclusive interview with the former Tour de France winner on his status within the team, proving doubters wrong, and his best numbers ever.

Last chance saloon for many teams who haven't won yet; we could see a 'breakaway world championships' as the race leaves the Pyrenees.

Quick-Step sprint star completes final mountain stage of Tour de France with four minutes to spare before resetting for two sprints to come.

'We’ve got a couple of guys who can climb similar speeds. I think that Egan can climb at that rate,' says deputy team principal.

‘I didn’t have to attack.’ Vingegaard rides Van Aert’s wheel as burly Belgian bludgeons Pogačar out of contention.

With two rivals close behind Colombian rider pledges to remain focused in final three stages.

Catch up on a great day's racing from the final mountain stage of this year’s Tour.

Ineos Grenadiers and EF Education–EasyPost both got refreshed and optimized chains for cycling’s biggest race.

Groupama-FDJ leader saves best till last and is on track for France’s best Tour finish since 2017 after putting more than two minutes into rival Quintana.

The German rider misses out by just eight points after Vingegaard takes the stage win.

Two-time defending champion tips his hat to his Danish rival: 'In the end, Jonas was really, really strong on the final climb.'

The Ineos Grenadiers rider says he'd had enough of the Pogačar and Vingegaard attacks when he went off the front on the Spandelles.

Niermann responds to criticism of team's green and yellow jersey plans and lauds Vingegaard as 'the best climber in the world right now.'

Jonas Vingegaard waited for Tadej Pogačar after a last-descent crash and then widened his grip on the yellow jersey.

Rather than keep pressing the action, the yellow jersey soft-pedaled until his direct GC rival was able to regain contact.

New Zealand rider and Nils Eekhoff both fall at pinch point along course.

The former winner is the second Israel-Premier Tech rider to leave the race with the virus.

Frenchman still searching for form, says he was far from his usual level on Wednesday.

McNulty's comments reveal Pogačar didn't have the legs to attack Vingegaard on the final climb.

Four seconds separate the Groupama-FDJ climber from his Colombian rival ahead of stage 18. For Gaudu, the mental side is crucial.

Only four teams among the 22 starters still have all eight original riders remaining in the race.

Tour de Hoody: Across this Tour de France, US and Canadian riders are attacking and delivering results unseen by North American riders in decades.

Thursday's 18th stage features two hors catégorie climbs, including the summit finish on Hautacam, with a first category slope sandwiched in between.

Catch up on the action from another huge day in the mountains.

The Dane will need to stand up to one more serious challenge from Pogačar.

'They made the race incredibly hard today. If you see the time gaps in the GC it's kind of crazy,' says Jumbo-Visma DS.

The defending champion hasn't landed a single blow on Jonas Vingegaard and has just two days to realistically crack him.

The American helped pace Tadej Pogačar for most of the final 30 kilometers, setting up the Slovenian for the stage victory.

Dutch sprinter slumps against barriers after battle to stay in the race.