2015 Tour de France

Faces of Le Tour: part three

July 27, 2015

There’s far more to the Tour than just 200 cyclists making their way around France. There are literally thousands of people that work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure everything runs smoothly for the biggest annual sporting event in the world. And that’s not to mention the millions of fans that watch the race by […]

Trek Factory Racing: Cancellara may ride one more Tour de France before retirement

July 27, 2015

Although Fabian Cancellara said on the day he left the Tour de France that it was quite possibly his final participation in the event, his Trek Factory Racing team has confirmed that the Swiss rider might yet still line out in the event next season. Cancellara took yellow after stage two to Zeeland but crashed […]

Trek Factory Racing confirms interest in signing Cavendish, Holm tips Briton for Paris win

July 26, 2015

Commenting on rumours linking Mark Cavendish to a possible move to Trek Factory Racing, the American team has confirmed that the multiple Tour stage winner is a clear person of interest. “What I can say is that he is interesting for us and any team,” spokesman Tim Vanderjeugd told CyclingTips at the Tour de France. […]

Full Chris Froome press conference audio: Tour winner on racing, rivals and much more

July 26, 2015

Although the Tour de France doesn’t finish until Sunday evening in Paris, Chris Froome spoke at length to the media in the press room atop Alpe d’Huez on Saturday. Tradition dictates that the Tour winners’ press conferences always take place one day earlier than the finish on the Champs Elysees. This is both a recognition […]

Pinot wins Tour stage 20 atop Alpe d’Huez, Froome loses more time but secures yellow

July 26, 2015

ALPE D’HUEZ, France (CT) – Thibault Pinot (FDJ) has won the penultimate stage of the 2015 Tour de France, climbing to victory atop Alpe d’Huez. Pinot held off a fast-finishing Nairo Quintana (Movistar) to win the stage by 18 seconds having attacked from the second group on the road in the first half of the […]

CyclingTips Tour de France Podcast: Episode 7

July 25, 2015

In the seventh episode of our Tour de France podcast we sit down to chat about stages 17 to 19 of the race, some of the goings-on in and around the race in recent days, and how the final two stages of the race might unfold. We also talk briefly about La Course, the one-day […]

Froome blasts Nibali over opportunistic attack

July 25, 2015

Race leader Chris Froome is known for having a polite manner in the Tour de France but there was a definite edge of anger in his responses to the media at the end of stage 19 on Friday. Froome was irked by the attack of 2014 race winner Vincenzo Nibali, who jumped clear on the […]

Roche: Riding the Route du Sud may have been Contador’s error

July 25, 2015

LA TOUSSUIRE, France (CT) – One of the last riders to take the Giro-Tour double, Stephen Roche, has said that he believes Alberto Contador’s participation in the Route du Sud may have been the reason why the Spaniard’s tilt at the same goal evaporated this year. “It is very easy to look for faults when […]

Nibali solos to stage 19 Tour de France win, Froome loses time but retains yellow

July 25, 2015

LE TOUSSUIRE, France (CT) – Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) has won stage 19 of the Tour de France, climbing to a solo victory at the ski resort of La Toussuire after a long-range attack. Nibali made his move in the closing kilometres of the Col de la Croix de Fer climb, some 60km from the finish, […]

Tour de France tech: Custom paint jobs

July 24, 2015

It’s all about standing out at the Tour de France. Teams and riders fight for publicity over three weeks, whether it be getting in breaks that will ultimately fail, trying to winning a stage, wearing one of the leaders’ jerseys or in the case of some, having products that catch the attention of the media. […]