Men's Cycling

Tour de France 2026 route: best days for sprinters

The Tour de France 2026 is not an easy race for the sprinters, but it does give them a clearer points-classification pathway than some...

Jasper Philipsen at the Tour de France 2026: sprint chances and lead-out strength

Jasper Philipsen arrives at the Tour de France 2026 with a familiar question around him: how many sprint stages can he win if Alpecin-Premier...

Oscar Onley at the Tour de France 2026: British GC hope?

Oscar Onley arrives at the Tour de France 2026 in a very different place from 12 months ago. In 2025, he was still the...

Tour de France 2026 Vosges and Jura guide: the overlooked mountain block before the Alps

The Tour de France 2026 saves its most obvious drama for Alpe d’Huez, but the Vosges and Jura section may be where the final-week...

Jonathan Milan at the Tour de France 2026: green jersey contender?

Edit: It now looks likely Milan will not be at this year's edition Jonathan Milan goes into the Tour de France 2026 as one of...

Why Barcelona is hosting the 2026 Tour de France Grand Départ

Barcelona is hosting the 2026 Tour de France Grand Départ because it offers the Tour almost everything a modern race start wants: a global...

Tour de France 2026 Alps guide: Orcières-Merlette, Alpe d’Huez and the final mountain showdown

The Tour de France 2026 saves its hardest mountain sequence for the final week. After the early Pyrenees, the Massif Central, the Vosges and...

Best time triallists at the Tour de France 2026

The Tour de France 2026 gives time-triallists two very different chances to shape the race. Stage 1 in Barcelona is a 19.6km team time-trial...