MVDP Does Like To Be Beside the Seaside Stage 2 was a puncheur’s race, and Mathieu van der Poel was the favourite. The Dutchman has a taste for flashy sports cars, and has recently been promoting climate-destroying private jet travel;
Reduced Bunch Sprint on Stage 1 Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France ended in a reduced bunch sprint, won comfortably by Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin Deceuninck. There was an early break featuring Benjamin Thomas, Mathis Le Berre, Mattéo
Carapaz Ruled Out of Tour de France Richard Carapaz has been ruled out of the 2025 Tour de France with a gastrointestinal infection, picked up while he was training at home in Ecuador according to a report in the Guardian.
2027 Tour de France in Edinburgh May Cost £1.7 Million The 2027 Tour de France in Edinburgh may cost £1.7 million, reports Edinburgh News. A report which will be considered at a council meeting today contains a request for that
Simon Yates Wins the Giro d’Italia Simon Yates of Team Visma-Lease-a-Bike won the Giro d’Italia yesterday. After Stage 19, he was 1min21 behind leader Isaac del Toro of UAE, with Richard Carapaz of EF Education EasyPost just in front of
Tour de France 2027 Grand Départ in Britain? The men’s and women’s Tours de France could both start in Britain in 2027. Men’s Tour de France 2027 The BBC reports that Edinburgh is under consideration for the Grand Départ 2027.
Tour de France 2025 Route Announcement The Tour de France 2025 route announcement took place today, with both the men’s and women’s routes being revealed. I watched the strung-out waffle-fest so you didn’t have to. These are the stages, from
Final Flourish – Stage 21 The final stage of the 2024 Tour de France was an individual time trial from Monaco to Nice. If the GC had been closer, this ITT could have been pivotal – but it wasn’t. The
Belote and Rebelote on Stage 20 Stage 20 of the Tour de France 2024 saw the usual suspects – Pogacar and Vingegaard – rise to the top of the Col de la Couillole in first and second place, with Pogacar
Deja Vu on Stage 19 Stage 19 of the Tour de France 2024 saw a breakaway go early. By the foot of the final climb, there were just six riders left at the front of the race. Matteo Jorgenson was