Tour de france

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

Naysayers silenced as crowds roar for the Tour

... Tom Davidson asks riders if it’s what they really want

E ddy Merckx won the Tour de France ...

The speed, power and excitement of the 2025 Tour is spelled out by the drama of its data

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