Men's Cycling

GC and jerseys after Tour de France 2026 stage 8: Pogačar steady, Merlier drags green jersey fight closer

Stage 8 did not move the yellow jersey, but it changed the mood of the points classification. Tim Merlier made it back-to-back sprint wins in...

Tour de France 2026 stage 9 live viewing and start time update: shortened Ussel stage now shaped by extreme heat

Stage 9 of the Tour de France 2026 has become one of the most unusual viewing days of the opening week. The planned route from...

Tour de France 2026 stage 9 preview: shortened heatwave stage still looks made for the breakaway

Stage 9 of the Tour de France 2026 was already awkward. Now it has become something more complicated. The planned 185.5km stage from Malemort to...

Tour de France 2026 stage 8: Tim Merlier storms to back-to-back wins in Bergerac

Tim Merlier won stage 8 of the 2026 Tour de France in Bergerac, producing a huge late surge to beat Biniam Girmay and Olav...

A brief history of Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa

The Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa is one of those races that explains itself through the road. It is not a Monument, but it often feels...

Lampre team history: a long-running Italian presence through cycling’s modern shifts

Lampre were never cycling’s neatest team to explain. They were not one of the sport’s dominant super-teams. They did not build an era around a...

What is going wrong for Jasper Philipsen at the Tour de France?

Jasper Philipsen is not out of the sprint picture. That is the first point to make. He is still there in the finales. Alpecin-Premier...

Can the Tour de France survive racing in July heat?

The Tour de France can survive racing in July heat, but not by treating modern heat as just another form of suffering. That distinction matters....