Pogacar conquers Alpe d’Huez in record climb to win stage 19 and extend Tour de France lead
Tadej Pogacar conquered the famed hairpins of the Alpe d’Huez in a record time as he won stage 19 of the Tour de France to extend his overall lead
Tour de France worries emerge for Tadej Pogacar after illness sweeps through team
Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour, but uncertainty surrounds the health of race leader Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Emirates XRG team
Tour de France director rejects accusations of bias towards French riders
Christian Prudhomme also defended the night-time drug tests, adding that International Testing Agency (ITA) practices did not favour any riders
Anti-doping chiefs reject claims of Paul Seixas favouritism as Tour rivals cry foul
The home rider Paul Seixas has yet to be tested at night, unlike some of his rivals, but authorities deny that the French doping agency plays any role in who is tested
Evenepoel pips Pogacar again as Tour de France nighttime doping test row deepens
Remco Evenepoel took back-to-back stage wins in the Tour de France, and eroded some of Tadej Pogacar’s overall lead, with victory in the stage 16 time trial from Evian to Thonon-les-Bains
Vingegaard and Pogacar’s night-time doping tests authorised by Paris judge
The International Testing Agency had petitioned the Paris prosecutor’s office to test the duo outside of the normal 6am to 11pm window before stage 15
Pogacar attacks on steepest climb to clinch another Tour de France stage win
A fourth stage win for the Slovene leaves him 4min 30sec ahead of Jonas Vingegaard while Paul Seixas took the lead in the young rider’s classification
Tom Pidcock surges up standings while Mauro Schmid wins Tour de France stage 13
Tom Pidcock leapt up the overall standings in the Tour de France after a fulminating stage to Belfort ended in a debut Tour win for Mauro Schmid
Pogacar has discovered Tour de France fans love heroic defeat more than crushing victory | William Fotheringham
This year’s dominant leader shouldn’t take the boos personally – even Eddy Merckx didn’t always get red carpet treatment
Tim Merlier surges to Tour de France 2026 hat-trick on stage 12 but crash hits sprinters
Soudal–Quick-Step rider Tim Merlier pipped Olav Kooij and Jasper Philipsen on the line but further back, Tadej Pogacar safely retained his yellow jersey