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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 29 | History Defined

From a crucial TTT to double Alpe d'Huez – The key stages that will decide the Tour de France

Cyclingnews takes a closer look at the days where the yellow jersey battle could be won or lost

Cycling News

'We’ll now wait for the routes of the other Grand Tours' - Red Bull hold off naming Remco Evenepoel as 2026 Tour de France team leader

Belgian with new teammates in Germany for off-season get-together

Cycling News

The most influential cyclist you've never heard of – remembering the godfather of British road racing

Eighty years before Britain celebrated its first Tour de France winner, one man set the wheels in motion. Cycling Weekly traces the legacy of Bill Mills, a forgotten pioneer

Cycling Weekly

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'It's a Tour in crescendo' – 2026 Tour de France designed to limit early Tadej Pogačar dominance

'I imagine that when Pogačar sees L'Alpe d'Huez twice, he'll want to win up there' says race director Chirstian Prudhomme

Cycling News

The Tour de France route designers hope for suspense until stage 20 next year, with novelty thrown in, but will Tadej Pogačar listen?

An opening day TTT, two ascents of Alpe d'Huez, a visit to all of the mountain ranges... what's next?

Cycling Weekly

'I'm ready to put in the work on the time trial' –Pauline Ferrand-Prévot enthusiastic about Ventoux, home roads in the 2026 Tour de France Femmes

Defending champion 'needs to take a step forward' for 21km test in Dijon according to team manager

Cycling News

Tour de France route presentation Live - The 2026 men's and women's race route unveiled in Paris

All the information about next year's routes of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes as it comes in

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Organisers unveil routes for men and women at 2026 Tour de France

Organisers of the 2026 Tour de France on Thursday unveiled the routes for the men's and women's races.

Radio France Internationale

'Remco Evenepoel will be rightfully disappointed': Ned Boulting's take on the route of the Tour de France 2026

Next year's route is underwhelming and could be another Tadej Pogačar show, but is not without its gems, says the broadcaster

Cycling Weekly

New team time trial format set to decide first yellow jersey at 2026 Tour de France draws criticism from Visma-Lease a Bike CEO

GC times in opening Barcelona stage to be taken from first rider across the line, following on from new format tested at Paris-Nice

Cycling News

'We still believe we can fight for the win'- Visma-Lease a Bike back Jonas Vingegaard to take on Tadej Pogačar in 2026 Tour de France

Team manager Richard Plugge sees stages for Wout van Aert in back-loaded mountainous route

Cycling News

Marion Rousse calls 2026 Tour de France Femmes route 'mischievous' with 'pitfalls on practically every stage'

Race director says next year's race is full of stages which 'will be very difficult to keep up with mentally'

Cycling News

Does cycling have a Tadej Pogacar problem?

The Slovenian backed up his generational 2024 season with another run for the ages in 2025. Where next for the man with a serious claim to the title of greatest of all time – and can anyone catch up?

The Independent UK

Tour de France unveils 2026 route with double Alpe d’Huez for men and Ventoux debut for women

The 2026 men’s Tour de France will start in Barcelona on 4 July while the women’s race starts in Lausanne on 1 August

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The Independent UK

Tour de France 2026 routes unveiled as men face epic Alpe d’Huez double and women take on mighty Mont Ventoux

Back-to-back summit finishes on Alpe d’Huez will likely decide the destiny of the 2026 yellow jersey, while Mont Ventoux features in the Tour de France Femmes for the first time

Cycling News

2026 Tour de France route - the complete stage-by-stage guide

Double ascent of Alpe d'Huez defines final weekend which build with first week in Pyrenees, return to Le Lioran in Massif Central and Orcières-Merlette in Alps

Cycling Weekly

'The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift continues to break records and exceed expectations' – Zwift extends partnership with TDFF

Deal extended to 2029, eight years of Tour de France Femmes and Zwift

Cycling News

Alpe d'Huez – A history of the most famous 21 turns of the Tour de France

The very first mountain-top finish in the Tour has never failed to live up to its status as the most iconic in the race's history

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The Guardian - UK

Florian Schneider’s Kraftwerk instruments put up for auction in US

Auction in US includes late musician’s vocoders, flute, sunglasses and bike he rode in Tour de France video

Cycling News

'I want 2026 to be as good or better than 2025' – four-times Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar looking to raise the bar again in coming season

Slovenian heading for holidays prior to deciding on specific 2026 objectives in December team meeting

Cycling Weekly

If you want to win a Grand Tour next year, the Giro d’Italia or Vuelta a España are your best bet

Tadej Pogačar is targeting a fifth Tour de France, which opens up other possibilities

Cycling News

'Cycling also exists outside of the Tour de France' –Jonas Vingegaard teases possible Giro d'Italia bid for 2026

Dane also expresses desire to compete in more one-day races in future

Cycling News

2028 Tour de France set for June start to avoid Los Angeles Olympic clash, Luxembourg and Prague contenders for early Grand Départ

July Olympics impacts 2028 cycling calendar

Cycling News

'We’ll be ready the moment the chance comes' – Unibet Tietema Rockets on track for 2026 Tour de France wildcard place

Innovative ProTeam end season in 26th place, with Dylan Groenewegen joining for 2026

Cycling Weekly

'It's not the most feasible option' – Tadej Pogačar unlikely to ride Vuelta a España in 2026

UAE sports manager Joxean Fernández Matxin makes clear that a fifth Tour de France is the priority

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