Tour de France bosses honoured for role in bringing Grand Depart to Edinburgh Christian Prudhomme and Paul Bush both received honorary degrees from Edinburgh Napier University. Evening Standard · Oct 28
Tour de France 2027 routes revealed with British stages, time trials and a volcano Edinburgh will host the most northerly Tour de France start in 2027 while the Pyrenees will provide the competitive finale of next year’s route The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
'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 · Jul 31
Relentless Tadej Pogacar wins fifth Tour de France to equal record Tadej Pogacar joined the all-time greats as Mathieu van der Poel won a frantic final stage in Paris The Guardian - UK · Jul 26
Tour de France director rejects accusations of bias towards French riders Christian Prudhomme also defended the night-time drug tests, adding that International Testing Agency (ITA) practices did not favour any riders The Guardian - UK · Jul 23
Budget cap, points limit and a draft system: how could we make the Tour de France more competitive? Riders and their managers have their say on how to even cycling’s playing field in the era of super-teams Cycling Weekly · Jul 22
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. Bangkok Post · Jul 22
Horror hotels, delicious desserts and José Mourinho – week two of the 2026 Tour de France on social media Ten of the best social media posts from the Tour de France over the last week Cycling Weekly · Jul 20
'It's not possible, the Tour de France is July': Race director rejects Tadej Pogačar's wish The reigning champion's desire for the Tour de France to move to an earlier or later spot in the calendar looks unlikely to be fufilled. Cycling Weekly · Jul 18
With fans wanting fireworks from day one, there are many ingredients needed for a great Tour de France Grand Depart Still buzzing from the Tour's Barcelona bonanza, we look at all the elements that need to come together for an unforgettable opening weekend Cycling Weekly · Jul 15
Tour de France director hits back at Uno-X hotel criticism and reveals how hotels are shared out fairly 'At the end of the Tour all the teams will have the same number of hotel stars' says Christian Prudhomme Cycling News · Jul 14
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 Cycling News · Jul 13
'The most promising cyclists need to go to numerous, different teams' - Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme in favour of a salary cap to increase excitement With year's Tour de France GC all but decided after stage six, could a salary cap help create suspense? Cycling Weekly · Jul 12
Tadej Pogacar urges radical overhaul of Tour de France amid stifling heatwave Tadej Pogacar called for radical change to the professional racing calendar after another day of stifling temperatures, as Mathieu van der Poel won the ninth stage The Guardian - UK · Jul 12
Cycling News · Jul 12 'The three or four richest teams hoover up all the best young riders' – Tour de France director backs salary cap for professional cycling Christian Prudhomme weighs in on question of salary regulation in interview with The Athletic, saying 'it is necessary to rebalance' the spread of talent in the peloton
Radio France Internationale · Jul 12 Heatwave forces Tour de France to shorten stage for first time Tour de France organisers have shortened Sunday's stage by 30km due to extreme heat, the first time in the history of the cycling race that high temperatures have forced a change to the route.
Cycling News · Jul 11 'Not a lot of other things they can do' – Tour de France stage winner Merlier welcomes shortening of stage 9 amid extreme heat Christian Prudhomme says when race director Gouvenou 'announced it to Pogačar earlier, he thanked him'
Cycling News · Jul 11 Tour de France 2026 stage 9 preview - Shortened by 30km but four climbs remain on breakaway-friendly route to Ussel July 12, 2026; Malemort - Ussel, 154.6km, hilly
Cycling News · Jul 11 The Tour de France organisers wanted 'suspense to the end' but the Tourmalet stage design backfired dramatically – and they should have seen it coming Including such a big climbing day so early has ensured that Tadej Pogačar is already in the lead by a healthy margin, with two weeks of racing still to go
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10 Sports quiz of the week: England v Norway, Wimbledon and Alexia Putellas Have you followed the big stories in football, tennis, rugby union, cricket, cycling, rugby league and swimming?
Cycling News · Jul 9 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
Euronews · Jul 7 Cooling down a 'logistical nightmare' at Tour de France, champ Tadej Pogacar says Beyond just the heat, Monday's third stage from Granollers in Spain, over the border into Les Angles in France, was threatened by wildfires which had broken out around 70km from the finish.
Cycling News · Jul 6 'Uncharted terrain' builds on the legend of Alpe d'Huez at this year's Tour de France - A retrospect of two sides to one mountain Stages 19 and 20 lead to the top of famous ski resort with first-time ascent of La Sarenne
The Independent UK · Jul 6 French wildfire forces 10,000 from homes as fans banned from Tour de France stage The Trevillach fire was burning near the third stage of the Tour de France
The Guardian - UK · Jul 6 Tour de France 2026: Pogacar surges clear to win stage three and take yellow jersey – as it happened The defending champion powered away at the deserted finish to a stage with wildfire threats hanging over it