Men's Cycling
USA rider Brandon McNulty abandons: how does UAE protect Pogačar on Alpe d’Huez?
Brandon McNulty’s abandonment on stage 18 leaves UAE Team Emirates-XRG with one fewer rider to protect Tadej Pogačar across the Tour de France’s decisive...
Men's Cycling
Tour de France 2026 stage 19 preview: Alpe d’Huez begins the final battle for the podium
Tour de France stage 19 takes the peloton from Gap to Alpe d’Huez on Friday 24 July 2026, beginning the race’s unprecedented pair of...
Men's Cycling
Tour de France 2026 stage 18: Richard Carapaz wins at Orcières-Merlette after final-climb attack
Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the 2026 Tour de France at Orcières-Merlette, attacking from the breakaway on the final climb to give EF...
Men's Cycling
Orcières-Merlette: the climb that humiliated Eddy Merckx during the 1971 Tour de France
Orcières-Merlette is remembered for one of the most extraordinary attacks in Tour de France history.
On 8 July 1971, Luis Ocaña rode alone for approximately...
Men's Cycling
Can Remco Evenepoel win the Tour de France 2026?
Remco Evenepoel enters the final three mountain stages of the Tour de France sitting second overall, 4:32 behind Tadej Pogačar.
Mathematically, the race is not...
Men's Cycling
Which teams still have no stage win at the Tour de France 2026?
Fourteen teams are still searching for their first stage victory of the 2026 Tour de France with only four opportunities remaining.
Nine of the 23...
Men's Cycling
Tour de France 2026 stage 18 live viewing and start time update
Tour de France stage 18 begins at 11:35 BST on Thursday 23 July, with the riders covering 185.2km from Voiron to the summit finish...
Men's Cycling
Del Toro vs Seixas: who will win the Tour de France 2026 white jersey?
Isaac del Toro and Paul Seixas begin the final Alpine block separated by only 20 seconds in both the Tour de France general classification...
