Montmartre mix-up

Times are changing at the world’s biggest bike race. For most of us watching at home, the more fans, the more razzmatazz, the more hullaballoo the better. The carefully distilled passion fills up our

Over his 12 years as a professional rider, Thierry Gouvenou never stood atop the podium. But in his 12 years designing stage routes, the 56-year-old Frenchman has built a reputation as the artist behi

True to form, this year’s Vuelta doesn’t shy away from the high mountains and offers just two nailed-on sprint stages

In the first week of September, this year’s six-stage Tour of Britain runs from east to west, finishing in Wales

FRED WRIGHT T he stage race for ...

Last year, while on holiday in the south of France, I watched a night trail race from the comfort of a pavement café. In no rush to leave, I saw the whole shape of the race for maybe the first time ev