Felice gimondi and vittorio adorni

E ddy Merckx won the Tour de France ...

Around 60km remained on Stage 11 of the 1985 Tour de France when Bernard Hinault decided to go to the front of the race. Hinault, who had taken yellow three days earlier after winning the 75km time-tr

Naysayers silenced as crowds roar for the Tour

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?

Frenchwoman earns dream win on debut, reports Tom Davidson in Châtel

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