In focus

It's the calm before the storm, but once the flag drops, can anyone stop the Slovene?

Greg Lemond and Bernard Hinault. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali… some of the best rivalries in sport have been a clash of styles, cultures and temperaments. Rocky IV was

But Tadej Pogacar has the speed and stamina to eat up the toughest climbs of the Tour de France, says Simon Barnes

This 2025 edition has more of everything. There’s one more stage – nine instead of last season’s eight. There’s more climbing – over 17,000m, and a mountain-fest from stage five onwards. More anticipa

The world champion won his first Dauphiné title on Sunday, beating rivals Vingegaard and Evenepoel

Dream weekend for Alpecin-Deceuninck overshadowed as Philipsen crashes out