Change of gear

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

FIGHTING ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH

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?

When Masters racer Richard Oakes spoke, Chris Sidwells listened – and realised the multiple world champion’s hard-won wisdom was too good not to share

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