Tadej delights but there is always doubt

The pre-race favourite is in his prime and taking no prisoners, with a lead of over four minutes

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

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?

E ddy Merckx won the Tour de France ...

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

FAVOURITE Tour de France moment “The stage 20 time trial in 2020, on La Planche des Belles Filles [between Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar]. I’d never seen a stage 20 reversal on GC and I didn’t see t