Exclusive: British Cycling throws weight behind Tour de France host bid September 9, 2024 British Cycling has thrown its weight behind plans to bring the Tour de France Grand Depart back to the UK for the first time since 2014 and insisted it would “love” to stage it in London. Funding body UK Sport identified the 2027 Tour as one which could begin in Britain – with the Tour [...]
Mark Cavendish signs off from Tour de France after breaking record in 2024 July 21, 2024 Mark Cavendish has finished what could be his last ever stage of the Tour de France in Nice on Sunday. The Brit finished his time trial in Nice to end a stellar career in grand touring. He broke a record he shared with cycling legend Eddy Merckx when he won his 35th stage of the [...]
Ned Boulting: Tour de France rivals are ordinary humans doing extraordinary things July 15, 2024 The present can look banal in comparison with the sepia-tinted past but that is not the case when it comes to Pogacar and Vingegaard.
Cavendish wins 35th Tour de France stage to pass Merckx record July 3, 2024 Sir Mark Cavendish yesterday made history by breaking the record for Tour de France stage wins. His 35th stage victory in Saint-Vulbas took him beyond the great Eddy Merckx, who held the record for decades before Cavendish matched him on 34 in 2021. It means 39-year-old Cavendish becomes the greatest Tour de France sprinter of [...]