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Tadej Pogačar soared to a solo stage victory in Stage 10 of the 2026 Tour de France on Bastille Day. It was stage victory number three for Pogačar at this year’s race, with the UAE Team Emirates-XRG man extending his… Read More »2026 Tour de France: Stage 10 Results
To celebrate 80 years since its founding AND Bastille Day, LaPierre has unveiled the Xelius DRS 80th Anniversary, a highly limited-edition version of its flagship road frameset.
Following the phenomenal success of their Giro d’Italia switch-out kit, ASSOS of Switzerland and EF Pro Cycling are back with another limited edition kit for the 2026 Tour de France.
Attackers narrowly got the better of the peloton on a spectacular stage 9 of the 2026 Tour de France that eventually saw Mathieu Van der Poel power to victory in Ussel, after 154.6 km of exhilarating battle from Malemort.
Stage 8 of the 2026 Tour de France saw Soudal Quick-Step’s Tim Merlier take back-to-back sprint victories, conquering Bergerac the day after winning in Bordeaux.
Pinarello has unveiled the next generation of the DOGMA X, its flagship “all-road” performance bike, engineered for riders who live for long days in the saddle.
After a long breakaway with Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto Intermarché) and Jakub Otruba (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), the finish in Stage 7 of the 2026 Tour de France came down to a sprint finish where Tim Merlier won the bunch sprint.
With another imperious display, Tadej Pogačar won stage 6 of the 2026 Tour de France and retook the Yellow Jersey as the leader of the general classification. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG went on a solo conquest on the Col du Tourmalet, before riding to the… Read More »2026 Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar Conquers Pyrenees to Take Stage Win and Tour Lead
Stage 6 of the 2026 Tour de France saw huge efforts by Mads Pedersen earlier in the day, but it was Tadej Pogacar showing his strength on the Col du Tourmalet to win the stage and take over the yellow… Read More »2026 Tour de France: Stage 6 Results
In his first appearance in the race, Dutch sprinter Olav Kooij win Stage 5 of the 2026 Tour de France after a day dominated by a solo breakaway by Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto Intermarché). No change took place in the G.C.… Read More »2026 Tour de France: Stage 5 Results