Too many ‘headwinds’ behind tour of britain organiser’s collapse

Something occurred to me when reading Ned Boulting’s latest book – it was possible that ITV’s long-serving commentator and reporter has never watched the Tour de France on television. So, I put it to

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

When Marion Rousse stood up to speak at the UCI’s headquarters in Aigle at the start of June, it was a landmark moment. The director of the women’s Tour de France, or the ‘Femmes’, was revealing new s

Recreational and competitive cycling are enjoying huge popularity worldwide, and this has rubbed off on the women’s side of the sport. From road races to mountain biking and everything in between, mor

The first women’s Tour de France ran in 1955 – and then vanished. Stephanie Boland charts the long, winding road to its modern revival

L ast Sunday night the ITV4 screens went ...