The Toughest Tour Climbs
What is it that really makes ‘le Tour’ stand out from the crowd? One reason is the severity of some of the stages and the awe-inspiring way the athletes tackle them.
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New PeopleForBikes Campaign Encourages Dirt Road Riding
A new campaign from PeopleForBikes, the movement to make bicycling better for everyone, inspires riders to “take your bike to dirt.”
Two more years with Team LottoNL-Jumbo for Leezer
Tom Leezer extended his contract with Team LottoNL-Jumbo. The multifunctional rider signed a new contract that keeps him with the team in 2016 and 2017.
Lotto-Soudal Tour debutantes share their experiences
Several riders and staff of the Lotto Soudal team are having their first Tour de France experience.
2015 Tour de France: Stage 17 Preview
The Tour enters the Alps on Stage 17 with a 161kms mountainous route from Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup. With five climbs in store, I hope the riders make the most of their rest day!
Samuel Sánchez Renews With BMC Racing Team For 2016
Past Olympic road race champion Samuel Sánchez will race for the BMC Racing Team in the 2016 season
Kintner, Woodruff take second titles at Mountain Bike National Championships
Jill Kintner (Bellingham, Wash./Red Bull-Norco Bicycles) marched to the women’s pro downhill national championship and Chloe Woodruff (Prescott, Ariz./Team Stan’s NoTubes-Niner) sprinted to the women’s pro cross-country win
Froome tells reporters, fans that ‘times have changed’ (Reuters)
Top cycling performances should not systematically trigger doping suspicions, Tour de France overall leader Chris Froome said on Sunday.
Prudhomme hits out at reporting as Froome, Sky guarded by police (Reuters)
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme blamed the media for aggression aimed at yellow jersey holder Chris Froome as the Briton’s Team Sky were protected by police before the start of Sunday’s 15th stage.
Fan yelling “Doper!” hurls urine at Tour de France leader Chris Froome (AP)
Being doused in liquids by roadside fans goes with the terrain of being a Tour de France rider. But this spectator was yelling ”doper!” at Chris Froome and the liquid couldn’t have been more unwelcome