2015 Tour de France

Chefs on Tour: cooking for the Tour de France peloton

July 22, 2015

If you follow the pro road scene and keep a close eye on social media you’ll notice that many teams turned to self-contained kitchens at races like the Tour de France. At this year’s Tour we caught up with some of the people inside those kitchens; the chefs that keep the riders fed and watered, […]

Sky releases Chris Froome’s powermeter data from stage 10 of the Tour de France

July 22, 2015

At the Tour de France’s second race day in Gap Team Sky released power data from race leader Chris Froome’s stage 10 ride in the hopes to silence critics of his performance. Speaking to the press, Team Sky general manager Dave Brailsford said: “We thought we’d give people concrete numbers and facts. We’re not going to get […]

Tour de France photo gallery: stages 13-16

July 22, 2015

We’re now into the thick of it in week three of the Tour de France we continue to get some spectacular imagery from BrakeThrough Media (Iri Greco & Jim Fryer) and Kristof Ramon. Once again, ditch the smartphone and have a look at this photo gallery of week 3 on a BIG monitor!

Daily News Digest

July 22, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Coryn Rivera rides to victory at stage 5 of Thüringen Rundfahrt; Rodriguez renews with Katusha; Hansen renews with Lotto Soudal; Sánchez renews with BMC; Night-time doping tests blocked by French law; No racing at all for Marianne Vos; Team Cult Energy could fold before the […]

CyclingTips Tour de France Podcast: Episode 6

July 22, 2015

In the sixth episode of our Tour de France podcast we sat down to chat about stages 13 to 16 of the race, some of the goings-on in and around the race in recent days, and how the next few stages before the second rest day might unfold. Please note: there’s a small amount of […]

Peter Sagan’s descending masterclass

July 21, 2015

Regarded as the the rider with the best bike handling skills in the pro peloton, watch Peter Sagan as he descends the Col de Manse into Gap on stage 16 of the Tour de France. A masterclass lesson from one of the best. As you can see, Jarlinson Pantano (IAM) can hold Sagan through the […]

First look: FSA’s electronic groupset

July 21, 2015

It’s been known that FSA has been developing an electronic groupset for a year now, since we spotted it at the 2014 Tour de France, and as expected it’s finally been shown to the public at the Tour de France. GCN takes a closer look at the prototype on one of Michal Kwiatkowski’s bikes in […]

Faces of Le Tour: part two

July 21, 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 […]

Daily News Digest

July 21, 2015

In today’s Daily News Digest: Plaza fends off Sagan to take stage 16; Lepistö wins stage 4 of Thüringen Rundfahrt; Geraint Thomas loses time in spectacular crash; “If God wants, I win.” Consistency continues but Sagan still hunting stage victory; “Mayuko Hagiwara has the potential to win the Giro Rosa”; BMC back van Garderen as […]

Plaza fends off Sagan to take stage 16 in Tour de France, Nibali aggressive

July 21, 2015

Spanish rider Ruben Plaza clocked up the best result of his career at 35 years of age, winning stage 16 of the Tour de France in Gap on Monday. The Lampre-Merida rider attacked on the final climb, the Col de Manse, surging 15 kilometres from the finish line and riding flat out to the summit. […]