Rouleur: Inside the peloton

The Peter Saga: A Rough Guide to the Stage 4 ‘Incident’

Peter Sagan: expelled from the Tour. Mark Cavendish: out with a broken shoulder. Arnaud Démare: in the green jersey. We try to make sense of the ma...

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 4 – Guillaume Van Keirsbulck

Guillame Van Keirsbulck’s road to the Tour de France has been a long one. Now that he’s finally made it, he seems determined to enjoy every kilometre

Gallery: Tour de France stage 3 – Super Sagan takes Longwy

Complete control from Peter Sagan, Dan Martin close, Michael Matthews closer

Chute! A brief history of crash photography

Heavy rain and anxious riders made for a nervy beginning to this year’s Tour de France, with several big-name contenders hitting the deck. Duncan F...

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 3 – Juraj Sagan

So often overshadowed by his younger brother, or cropped out of shot altogether, Juraj Sagan deserves more than a little of the limelight for today...

Gallery: Tour de France stage 2 – Standard Liège and Kittel’s Comeback

Teeming rain, the break caught within sight of the line and a sprinters’ battle royale: Düsseldorf to Liège had it all

Tour de France: Florence and the Machine

When the Tour de France inevitably begins to take its toll on the peloton, it is doctor Florence Pommerie who pieces it back together. The race doc...

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 2 – Tony Gallopin

As is so often the case in the Tour, today’s fight at the back of the race was just as compelling as the one at the front

Gallery: Tour de France stage 1 – Geraint Thomas rocks Düsseldorf

Eighth Tour de France, first Tour stage win, first Grand Tour stage win, first maillot jaune. A landmark day for the Welshman

Geraint Thomas: Grand Tour Contender?

Self-effacing, humble, humorous, but can the Welshman go the extra mile?

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 1 – Taylor Phinney

It’s been a long way back for the big American from his horror crash in 2014 to his debut Tour. We think he’s going to enjoy it

Tour de France 2017 preview: Fourth Title for Froome?

From Düsseldorf to Paris and all stops between, your guide to a thoroughly enjoyable 104th Tour

Breaking away for good: saying goodbye to Thomas Voeckler

Love him or hate him, Thomas Voeckler has been one of the most exciting riders of his generation. As his final Tour de France beckons, we look back...