Cavendish signs for astana

In an era dominated by Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard, how do the underdogs of the peloton summon the courage to keep hoping and attacking?

Naysayers silenced as crowds roar for the Tour

E ddy Merckx won the Tour de France ...

FIGHTING ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH

Slovenian wins fourth Tour, but hints at not going on forever, writes Chris Marshall-Bell in Paris

The Doc hails the dizzying insanity of sport’s most dazzling spectacle