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'A historic milestone' – Tour de France Femmes breaks French television viewing records once again amid calls for race to be broadcast in full

'23.2 million French people watched at least one minute of the race' report France Télévisions, including 5.1 million Ventoux stage viewers

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Tour de France Femmes records record TV audience share, 23 million people watch event in host country

The 2026 race was not broadcast in full, but still posted huge numbers in France

Cycling Weekly

Is it time we rethink our kit choices to help combat skin cancer?

Sunscreen can protect your skin, but as temperatures rise, should we look to European approaches to stay safer during the sunny season?

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ASO announces fan restrictions on some sections of Tour de France Femmes queen stage to Mont Ventoux due to wildfire risk

Spectators and hikers banned from two stretches of the route towards Mont Ventoux, though final climb is unaffected by restrictions

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Exclusive: 'There's a real discussion to be had' – full TV coverage being considered for Tour de France Femmes, says race director

Marion Rousse says the peloton "deserves" complete coverage

Cycling Weekly

The decision not to provide full TV coverage of the Tour de France Femmes is a disgrace, but it seems like cycling is waking up to this

Fans wanting to watch all of the biggest women’s race of the year could instead watch all 232km of a forgettable sprint stage in Poland

Cycling Weekly

'Partial coverage is no longer enough' – TV broadcasts of Tour de France Femmes criticised after missing stage-winning attack

Three of the nine stages are set to be shown in full

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'Ventoux will definitely go ahead' – Despite wildfires, Tour de France Femmes director Marion Rousse confident that legendary climb will remain on the route

Local authorities pressuring ASO to reconsider route in the Vaucluse region, which has been impacted by fires

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Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days

The nine-day race features nearly 19,000m of elevation gain including a first-ever visit to the infamous Mont Ventoux

The Independent UK

'We won't go from nine days to 21 overnight' – race director Marion Rousse on the rapid rise of the Tour de France Femmes

The former French champion tells us why she quit cycling and what it's like running the biggest women's race on the calendar

Cycling Weekly

Will Tadej Pogačar win a sixth Tour de France? - What can we expect from the 2027 Grand Boucle

What we know, and suspect, about the 2027 route, which challengers will step up and how team sizes could play a factor into the Slovenian's dominance

Cycling News

Delving beyond the Mont Ventoux showstopper: Analysing the key stages of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes

The iconic summit finish stands out on this year's route, but where else will the race be won and lost? We analyse four key stages between Lausanne and Nice

Cycling News

'If we had had older cars, the accident would not have happened' – Tour de France organiser defends Alpe d'Huez crowd control as UAE manager apologises for Rubio car incident

Matxin offers a heartfelt apology to Colombian rider after abandon, says 'my only reaction was to brake right away to avoid running over spectator'

Cycling News

Why locals are protesting an iconic Tour de France climb: ‘Nature is not a stadium’

TOUR DE FRANCE: A new route up Alpe d’Huez could provide a compelling test on the penultimate stage – but, Lawrence Ostlere writes, ecological issues provide cause for concern as the Tour’s environmental footprint comes under scrutiny

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Designing a Tour de France route: a three-year labour of love

CHAMBéRY (FRANCE) - As cycling fans on the roadside and watching at home on television marvel at the stunning scenery on view at the Tour de France, organisers ASO are already planning the next editions of the Grande Boucle.

Cycling Weekly

'Smell of rot' and 'water basically running down the walls' – Tour de France riders are sleeping in nightmare hotels

No matter the team's budget, rider accommodation is a lottery at the Tour

Cycling Weekly

Did Barcelona need the Tour de France? Ned Boulting on the Catalan Grand Départ

"I always favour lower key Grand Départs", says the podcaster

Cycling News

All that glitters is not gold – Half of Tour de France teams searching for title sponsors to fund rising rider salaries

'The market value of the top 5% of riders is so high that cycling is no longer the bargain value proposition that it was 10 years ago' says one team manager

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Time limit extended on Tour de France stage 9 as CPA says 'start times must evolve in order to protect athletes' health' amid extreme heat

Riders' union 'requests activation of the protocol in case of extreme weather conditions, secures agreement on the future decision-making process' as high temperatures continue to blight Tour

Cycling Weekly

Tour de France stage nine shortened due to 'exceptionally intense' heatwave

Temperatures forecast to exceed 40°C on Sunday

Cycling News

Stage 9 of Tour de France shortened amid 'red alert' heatwave warning in central France

30km to be cut from start of route as ASO forced to make adjustments in face of ongoing high temperatures

Cycling News

'I don’t understand why I was alone, we have an amazing chance to race the Tour de France' – A pat on the back from Pogačar as Baptiste Veistroffer saves the day

'If I hadn’t done it, the day could have been very very long for the fans' says lone breakaway rider on stage 5

Cycling News

Tour de France enters the Extreme Weather Protocol red zone but the show will go on

Temperatures up to 35°C and a risk of thunderstorms forecast for stage 6, which takes race over Col du Tourmalet

Cycling News

Jonas Vingegaard rides to stage start under police escort as Visma-Lease a Bike's team bus suffers air-con failure in Tour de France heatwave

The team are tying to fix the issue but have reportedly dispatched a replacement bus from their HQ in the Netherlands

Cycling Weekly

'Being here on the podium was a little bit sad' – inside the reality of a fan-restricted Tour de France stage

Crowds told to stay away from the finish of stage three. This is what it looked like on the ground

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