“the tour throws a match into the box of fireworks and lets the whole lot go off at once”

Naysayers silenced as crowds roar for the Tour

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

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?

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

FIGHTING ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH