Contenders

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?

Unshackled from team “incompatibility” issues, Tom Pidcock is finally free to ride his own way. Tom Thewlis meets him in Austria to find out how far this new freedom can take him

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

The pre-race favourite is in his prime and taking no prisoners, with a lead of over four minutes

As Tadej Pogačar turned the screw in the Alps, there was still plenty of intrigue in the final week

The British Isles have two new Tour stars, Ireland’s Ben Healy and Scotland’s Oscar Onley . Can their contrasting talents take them all the way, asks Adam Becket