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Takeaways From and Other Thoughts About the Marvelous 2026 Tour de France

Yesterday at 9:08 am3 min reading

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This edition of the Tour de France, the 113th since 1903, was the most dramatic and exciting I’ve ever seen – and this despite the fact that there was no suspense at all, not since stage 10, about who would win the yellow jersey (if…

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Pogačar Joins Cycling Olympus with Fifth Tour de France Triumph

July 26, 2026 at 10:42 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

Tadej Pogačar won his fifth Tour de France on Sunday in Paris and joins Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Induráin in the ranks of the immortals who have won the race five times. Induráin, the only rider to win five consecutive Tours,…

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Evenepoel Doubles Up, the Škoda Green Jersey Race Heats Up, and UAE Has a Bug

July 24, 2026 at 10:30 am2 min reading

Road cycling

A Tour de France rest day separated Remco Evenepoel’s surprising (to say the least!) victory on Sunday’s stage 16, when he beat race leader Tadej Pogačar on the brutal climb to the Plateau de Solaison, and his unsurprising dominance in Tuesday’s time trial, when Pogačar…

Tour’s Worst Road Graffiti Is Becoming Another Tour’s Best Billboard

July 21, 2026 at 7:24 am2 min reading

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There are certain things you can expect to see during the Tour de France: doomed breakaways, sunflower fields, spectacular châteaux and, sooner or later, an aerial shot containing a crudely drawn piece of male anatomy. The last of those is not part of the official…

Vingegaard Out of the Tour: “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got ’til It’s Gone”

July 20, 2026 at 2:36 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

The moment the television camera showed Jonas Vingegaard getting into an ambulance after his crash on Sunday’s stage 15, an odd feeling came over me: the feeling that the spectacle I was watching, the Tour de France, had suddenly, and brutally, changed. And I realised…

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Tour Shocks: Vingegaard Crashes Out on Stage 15 as Remco Beats Pogačar on Big Climb

July 20, 2026 at 8:26 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Two-time race Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard abandoned the 2026 Tour de France after crashing on a harmless-looking curve with 22km left to ride on Sunday’s stage 15, breaking his collarbone. The incident occurred as Visma–Lease a Bike had set up the stage to challenge race…

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Another “Pogačar Show” and Maybe the Last Two Bunch Sprints of the Race

July 17, 2026 at 10:03 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Though everyone knew how Tuesday’s stage 10 of the Tour de France would end – with a victory by Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) – it was dramatic enough to warrant its own series of takeaways.

Global Warming Threatens to Upend Cycling Calendar and Race Schedules

July 15, 2026 at 1:49 pm2 min reading

Road cycling

It’s hot almost everywhere in Europe, but especially on the roads of this year’s Tour de France, with temperatures on some early stages surpassing 40° Celsius (104°F), while most of the stages were run at 35°C and higher. That would make for difficult conditions on…

The Epiq Moments Only Cyclists Can Appreciate

July 14, 2026 at 8:06 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Cycling is full of moments that make absolutely no sense to normal people. Try explaining to a colleague why you’re excited that a weather forecast predicting 80% rain somehow produced perfect sunshine. Tell your partner about the stranger who shared turns with you for 20…

Merlier Wins Two Bunch Sprints, van der Poel Wins His Stage and Pogačar Still Leads the Tour

July 13, 2026 at 9:30 am2 min reading

Road cycling

After the premature climax of stage 6, when Tadej Pogačar effectively ended the competition for the yellow jersey, the three stages leading up to the first rest day were actually a welcome relief for the riders and, I presume, for fans, who were all still…

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Takeaways From and Other Thoughts About the Marvelous 2026 Tour de France

Pogačar Joins Cycling Olympus with Fifth Tour de France Triumph

Evenepoel Doubles Up, the Škoda Green Jersey Race Heats Up, and UAE Has a Bug

Tour’s Worst Road Graffiti Is Becoming Another Tour’s Best Billboard

Vingegaard Out of the Tour: “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got ’til It’s Gone”

Tour Shocks: Vingegaard Crashes Out on Stage 15 as Remco Beats Pogačar on Big Climb

Another “Pogačar Show” and Maybe the Last Two Bunch Sprints of the Race

Global Warming Threatens to Upend Cycling Calendar and Race Schedules

The Epiq Moments Only Cyclists Can Appreciate

Merlier Wins Two Bunch Sprints, van der Poel Wins His Stage and Pogačar Still Leads the Tour

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