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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.

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'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'

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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

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Tour de France 2026: third stage to go ahead without spectators; Del Toro wins stage two

The third stage of the Tour de France will take place without spectators due to wildfires in the eastern Pyrenees

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Who gets which race bib number in the Tour de France, and why?

Top French racer Paul Seixas will wear 'lucky' bib number 51 this year, thanks to organisers

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Tour de France braced for historic stage cancellations amid 44C European heatwave

‘It’s something very much on our mind,’ said Thierry Gouvenou, the Tour’s technical director, with extreme weather likely to affect the peloton on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

'The successes of yesterday seem completely unattainable without profound transformation' – Historic French team to close men's squad to go all-in on women's cycling

Tony Gallopin, Steve Chainel and Thierry Gouvenou all came through the St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 set-up, but women represent its future

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'Fewer minutes but more eyeballs' – ASO race director defends reduction in women's Paris-Roubaix broadcast and his 'moron' comments on Rockets boss Bas Tietema

'Coverage is not just about watching a race. It is about visibility, value, and the future of the sport' The Cyclists' Alliance speaks out about decreased television coverage of Paris-Roubaix Femmes

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'Leave those cobblestones where they belong. This race is ruthless enough as it is' - Paris-Roubaix organisers horrified by thoughtless thieves pinching parts of the course

Hell of the North trophy hunters are putting riders' lives at risk

Cycling Weekly

'If it rains, Van der Poel has a small advantage on Pogačar' - Paris-Roubaix technical director says wet conditions would favour defending champion next Sunday in Hell of the North

Thierry Gouvenou expecting major duel for victory in 123rd edition of French Monument

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Why are the men's and women's Paris-Roubaix races on the same day in 2026? ASO explains calendar change

Race director Gouvenou details why the women's Monument will no longer have its own day next season

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Tour de France 2025 finale: Pogacar wins again as Van Aert lands stage 21 in Paris – as it happened

Wout van Aert won a stage for the ages but Tadej Pogacar came close on the way to confirming his fourth Tour de France title

The Guardian - UK

'I expect chaos' - what does the Tour de France peloton really think of the new final stage in Paris?

A hilly finale will replace the usual procession of the 21st stage. Tom Davidson asks riders if it’s what they really want

Cycling Weekly

Tour de France director hints that race will finish outside of Paris in future: ‘The 2024 finish in Nice won’t be unique’

Christian Prudhomme appears open to breaking a century-old tradition.

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'Sprints are even more monotonous than before' - Why the Tour de France route planners tore up the script for 2025

'So many factors play a role' in route plan, says Thierry Gouvenou after 10 stages split between chances for GC riders, sprinters, and Classics racers

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2025 Tour De France Adds Montmartre Suspense To Final Stage

The Tour de France will make three circuits of the historic Paris district of Montmartre on its last stage this year in what organisers said Wednesday would add a competitive finale to the world's greatest bike race.

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'The cobbles themselves could wear Pogačar out' - Paris-Roubaix race director predicts tough battle for World Champion

Thierry Gouvenou calls Pogačar's participation 'an exceptional moment'

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'Cycling is not for softies' – Paris-Nice stage 4 winner João Almeida defends race restart after bad weather neutralisation

Portuguese rider rejects calls that stage should have been stopped completely

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Paris-Roubaix 2025 route

Four corners before the entrance to the Arenberg adds a new twist to the 'Hell of the North'

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Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2025 route

No changes for the women's route in the Hell of the North

Cycling Weekly

Paris-Roubaix Arenberg chicane replaced with 'small detour' for 2025

Race director says new four-turn measure will 'slow down the riders in a more fluid manner'

Cycling News

Tour de France could copy the Paris Olympics and spice up Champs-Elysées procession stage with hilly circuit around Montmartre

ASO submit file to Paris Police Prefecture for triple ascent of Montmartre hill to be included on Tour's final day, according to Le Parisien

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'It wouldn't be acceptable' - Olympics circuit will not be replicated when Tour de France returns to Paris

Technical director Thierry Gouvenou explains why climb of Montmarte couldn't feature in July

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'Another dark day for cycling' - Critérium du Dauphiné peloton rues latest mass crash

Huge pileup late on stage 5 sees 'a good 50 riders fall' and not enough ambulances to continue with the race

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Paris-Roubaix organisers seek better future options for slower Arenberg forest entry

Race director blames last-minute change on 'a psychosis in the peloton'

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