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Tour de France stage 8 in photos

Stage 8 was the first summit finish of this year’s Tour which saw a massive shake-up in the General Classification. Blel Kadri (Ag2r-La Mondiale) took an impressive stage victory after attacking from a five-rider breakaway in the final 25km of the race. Kadri left his companions behind on the first of three climbs to hold […]

Tour de France stage 7 in photos

Stage 7 from Epernay to Nancy was the longest the peloton have had to endure so far and was labelled a “transition stage” where the race made its way towards the mountains in the Alps. However, today’s stage was anything but a 234km soft-pedal. The Tour has now completed its first week of racing and there have been 13 riders who […]

Tour de France stage 6 in photos

Many would have expected to see a complacent peloton in today’s stage 6 after yesterday’s brutal stage, but after struggling to make an impression in the early sprint stages, Andre Greipel has come out of hiding with a win on the flat, windswept sixth stage from Arras to Reims. Crosswinds threatened to tear the race […]

Tour de France stage 5 in photos

Stage 5 was meant to commemorate the start of World War I and was raced through the battlefields of Flanders Fields. Using the analogy of war to talk about this stage would be disrespectful to our veterans, but in the context of sport this was as close as it gets. The stage certainly lived up […]

Tour de France Stage 4 in photos

The Tour de France has left UK soil and crossed the channel into France. Stage 4 in the Nord Pas de Calais region was in stark contrast to the festive atmosphere and massive crowds that Yorkshire put on. You’d be forgiven for mistaking today’s stage for the Dauphine or some minor race. Not only were the […]

Tour de France Stage 3 in photos

The third and final UK stage of the 2014 Tour de France began in the world-famous university city of Cambridge with the streets lined with spectators as the riders raced towards the finish in London 155km down the road. With no classified climbs it was a predictable stage with two riders breaking away early and […]

Tour de France Stage 2 in Photos

The second stage of the Tour de France held in Yorkshire proved to be another spectacular finish in which the GC contenders laid down their cards. In a day that was billed as a mini Liege-Bastogne-Liege with favourites such as Peter Sagan or Simon Gerrans expected to take the win, it was Vincenzo Nibali who […]

Tour de France Stage 1 in Photos

If there’s one thing I can say beyond the vastness and beauty of Yorkshire, it’s that they know how to put on a good show. The 190km course saw thousands of yellow bikes, flags, festivals and everything else you associate with this great event which made this so much more than just a bike race.

Bikes of Le Tour: Vincenzo Nibali’s Specialized Tarmac & the McLaren Tarmac

As with any Grand Tour, the team leaders at the Tour de France like to have a little bit of bling, be that a custom helmet, a jazzed up pair of shoes or, for several of the big guns, a custom painted bike. Obviously the team bike sponsors love to get as much coverage as […]

Tour de Suisse in photos

The Tour de Suisse finished yesterday with world champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) winning his third consecutive title. We’ve pulled together a selection of the best photos from the nine-stage race to tell the story of how the race unfolded and share some shots of the great Swiss scenery.