If it had been a movie, no one would have believed that a single sporting event could contain so much feel-good drama, so many horrific crashes and so many tears.
Tour de France Commentary Column
If it had been a movie, no one would have believed that a single sporting event could contain so much feel-good drama, so many horrific crashes and so many tears.
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…
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…
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.
For Markko Karu, preparing for L’Étape during The Unseen Stage meant far more than hours in the saddle. The months leading up to the event were filled with early-morning training rides, strength sessions, races across Estonia, and long drives to reach them. Throughout that journey,…
