You can have uphill finishes in the massif central that drag on without ever getting too steep. But this is 6.7km long and the slope averages 7.1% and that includes a brief downhill and flat section ...

The traditional opener to the west of Paris.

MARGUERITTES, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 06: Paul Magnier of France and Team Soudal Quick-Step celebrates at podium as Yellow Points ...

NINOVE, BELGIUM - MARCH 01: (L-R) Rune Herregodts of Belgium and Antonio Morgado of Portugal and Team UAE Team Emirates lead ...

In Italy the Ronde has been collecting steadily some 800K in terms of average single viewers, despite the general relative ...

If the Tour de France is a business, who are its clients? Certainly TV audiences and roadside spectators alike. But there’s third group: mayors and local government officials. While President Macron’s ...

This is Belgium’s version of the Galibier, Tourmalet or Stelvio. It might not be the highest nor the hardest but its name is celebrated as a place central to the sport’s history. What’s it like to ...

The Netflix Tour de France series is out. It’s entertaining at times but don’t expect any great insights or art. There are eight episodes, typically 40 minutes but one is 34, another 49 minutes. Each ...

The race started in the 1970s thanks to Roland Fangille. It’s taken place the week after the French season-opening GP La Marseillaise and worked because of this, close to Marseille and benefitting ...

Jacques Augendre has died at the age of 99. He covered 55 editions of the Tour de France, a record which he of all knew well as the Tour de France’s in-house historian but he took little pride from it ...