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REVEALED: Mont ventoux - The Real Truth

Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 7 preview

August 7, 2026; La Voulte-sur-Rhône - Mont Ventoux, 146.8km, mountain

Cycling News

How Chris Froome won seven Grand Tours

Froome won four Tour de France titles during his career.

The Independent UK

'My friends think I'm completely mad' – 84-year-old scales Alpe d'Huez for charity

Anne Jones has now conquered Mont Ventoux, the Col du Tourmalet and Alpe d'Huez by bike, raising funds for Gaza

Cycling Weekly

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Colnago Y1Rs Tadej Pogačar rode at Tour de France and won World Championships on sells for $190,500, more than 10 times its value new

He didn't stop there on the Colnago, either, winning the World Championships and the Europeans too, oh and Il Lombardia

Cycling Weekly

The Friday cycling quiz: How well do you know Mont Ventoux?

The Giant of Provence is one of the most iconic mountains in all of France, but how well do you know the history of this unique climb?

Cycling Weekly

'It doesn't get more quintessential than Ventoux' – climb's inclusion in Tour de France Femmes route will be 'massive' for race, says Zwift director

Kate Veronneau expects GC fireworks in next August's edition

Cycling Weekly

Tour de France Femmes 2026 route from a Swiss Grand Départ, and Col d'Eze to Mont Ventoux

All the information about the nine-stage route of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes

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Tour de France 2026 –All the route rumours ahead of the official presentation

The details we know about next summer's men's Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes

Cycling News

Tour de France stage 18 preview: Battle for yellow jersey to ignite on ‘queen stage’ through the Alps

Time is running out for Jonas Vingegaard to overhaul Tadej Pogacar’s Tour de France lead - but today gives him the perfect chance

The Independent UK

Tour de France 2025 live: Chaotic sprint finish in wet conditions marred by late crash on stage 17

Jonathan Milan extended his lead in the green jersey classification with his second stage win of this Tour de France

The Independent UK

'We have a kind of power' - a day on Mont Ventoux in the Tour de France publicity caravan

Ever wondered what it’s like to be in the Tour de France publicity caravan? Chris Marshall-Bell dons his Capital J Journalism hat and finds out

Cycling Weekly

Tour de France stage 17 preview: Final chance for sprinters before Paris on flat route to Valence

It’s the penultimate chance of this year’s Tour de France for the fast men on what is likely to be another chaotic, full-gas day

The Independent UK

'We can go down swinging' – Even Visma-Lease a Bike's best-laid plans can't defeat Pogačar at Tour de France

Team give it everything on Mont Ventoux but still can't shake the race leader

Cycling News

Tour de France: Pogacar resists Vingegaard on Ventoux as Paret-Peintre claims stage 16

France’s Valentin Paret-Peintre prevailed atop the intimidating Mont Ventoux, while Tadej Pogacar repelled attacks from a ‘motivated’ Jonas Vingegaard

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The Independent UK

Jonas Vingegaard crashes into Tour de France photographer on Mont Ventoux finish

The two-time champion was frustrated as he was brought down in the finish area at the top of the legendary climb

The Independent UK

Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre wins atop Mont Ventoux as Tadej Pogacar keeps yellow jersey

The 24-year-old claimed his maiden Tour de France stage victory to become the first French winner of this year’s race

The Independent UK

Tour de France stage 16 preview: Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard set for battle on route up mighty Ventoux

The final week of the Tour de France resumes with one of the race’s most iconic climbs

Cycling News

'Is that it?' - A Tour de France stage winner on the Mont Ventoux, Thomas De Gendt explains why it's the one victory of his career he sometimes forgets

In his latest column, De Gendt looks back on a stage when Chris Froome had to run up the Ventoux to stay in the yellow jersey, how he sprinted for victory even though he wasn't 100% sure he was at the finish, and the best tactics for racing it today

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The Guardian - UK

Terrifying Mont Ventoux ready to create the unexpected again in Tour de France

From Simpson’s sad death to Froome’s bizarre run, the ‘Bald Mountain’, the finish to Tuesday’s 16th stage, has always been the place where stuff happens

Cycling News

'Jonas can be confident as well' – Tadej Pogačar having fun but not switched off heading into Tour de France third week

Slovenian looking forward to key Mont Ventoux and Col de la Loze stages despite saying course was 'designed to give me a bit of scaredness'

Cycling News

Beauty and beast – How to make Mont Ventoux the best place for a Tour de France trip

The Giant of Provence – which hosts the queen stage of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes – can be a nightmare if you don't prepare, so here are some tips to turn the beast into a good memory

Cycling Weekly

Mont Ventoux: The magic, mystique and legend of the Giant of Provence

As the Tour prepares to climb Mont Ventoux on stage 16, we look into why the climb is so revered.

Cycling News

The three Tour de France stages Tadej Pogačar will want to win most – Sites of Jonas Vingegaard's previous successes bring 'revenge' into play

The importance of Hautacam, Mont Ventoux and the Col de la Loze in the fight for the 2025 yellow jersey

Cycling News

Tour de France stage 16 preview - Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard to face off on one of cycling's most daunting ascents on Mont Ventoux

Tuesday, July 22, 2025: Montpellier - Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km

Cycling News

From Mont Ventoux to the Champs-Élysées: 10 iconic Tour de France moments

From emphatic victories and notable firsts to bizarre moments that only the Tour could throw up

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