by Justin Davis The Tour de France kicks off here Saturday for what organisers pray will be a scandal-free three weeks of racing. But it will not go unnoticed that this year’s July 5-27 race comes 10 years after the […]

by Justin Davis Hopes of an entirely clean peloton contesting this year’s Tour de France should not be taken too seriously, if the claims of a top anti-doping expert are to be believed. The world’s biggest bike race clicks into […]

Miscellaneous rules and facts ahead of the 95th edition of the Tour de France, which takes place July 5-27:     Time out The time bonuses which can usually be picked up by the first few stage finishers have been scrapped […]

Penpix of yellow jersey contenders and outsiders for the Tour de France, which starts here on Saturday:     Cadel Evans (AUS) Evans has had a steady rise up the Tour’s general classification, and missed out on the big prize to […]

The nine medium-to-high mountains stages featuring on this year’s 95th edition of the Tour de France which begins in Brest on July 5 and ends in Paris on July 27:       Stage 6 (Aigurande – Super-Besse, 195 km)    […]

The 21 stages of this year’s July 5-27 Tour de France in detail:     Stage 1: Brest to Plumelec (197.5km) One of the first innovations this year is the lack of a prologue, meaning the fight for the race leader’s […]

The 20 Tour de France teams and their ambitions for this year’s July 5-27 race: Agritubel (FRA)As one of the few non-Pro Tour teams in the race, Agritubel is happy just to have the Tour de France invitation that can […]

by Justin Davis Australia’s Cadel Evans will saddle up as the Tour de France favourite this Saturday with a chance of making history – and settling some scores in the process. Evans came agonisingly close to winning the yellow jersey […]

The Tour de France has been battered with doping controversy the last couple of years. Enough so, that it seems any conversation about cyclings most important race will broach the subject of non-cycling followers. Much to the delight of Amaury […]

Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme is convinced this year’s race can take place without the numerous drug-tainted scandals that have left the event fighting for its credibility. by Jean Montois Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme is convinced this […]