They are 23 teams of eight runners engaged in this 112nd edition of the Tour de France. A first since the cycling union accepted this year the presence of a 23rd team on the three major towers. Five teams and 33 three -color runners will be present. With a big favorite, the Slovenian and already … Read more
No one has done better than them. Apart from Lance Armstrong, erased from the charts after having admitted to having doped, there are four runners to have won the Tour de France five times, including two French. Names that we will not forget will not forget: Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault. The first won the … Read more
From “fuck you” to “respect”. The main favorite of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar seems to want to appease things with Jonas Vingegaard, his big rival, despite some friction “in the fire of action” last year. “I have a lot of respect for Jonas,” said Slovenian Thursday two days before the departure of the … Read more
For almost two centuries, the column of the goddess, synonymous with resistance, has dominated the heart of the Grand’Place in Lille (North). But this Thursday at 7:54 pm, it is a god on the handlebars of a white bicycle who triumphs even before having fought. The triple winner of the Tour de France Tadej Pogacar, … Read more
Among the serious candidates for a stage victory from the first week of the Tour de France, Mathieu Van der Poel was present this Thursday in Lille, the city departure from the 2025 edition, for a long intervention against the media with his teammate Jasper Philipsen. Asked about safety in cycling, the triple winner of … Read more
The last one was Bernard Hinault in 1985. Since then, French runners have not been able to win the Tour de France. There have been places on the podium (Fignon, Virenque, Péraud, Bardet, Pinot), polka dots, beautiful stages victories, but no one to finish in yellow in Paris. Autopsy of one of the greatest failures … Read more
A big departure from the Tour de France, it costs communities dearly but, on arrival, it can also pay big. At the European Metropolis of Lille (MEL), which estimates that it is “too early” to specify precisely the “important” economic benefits, they are estimated at “several million euros”. In 2022, a study by the Brest-Brittany … Read more
Since its creation in 1903, the large loop has seen the coronation of many cyclists with very different styles. Over the past ten years, names have imposed themselves and have marked their imprints like Tadej Pogacar or Jonas Vingegaard. Back on the last ten runners to have won the Tour de France. 2024: Tadej Pogacar … Read more
To try to dispel the suspicions that have hovered around the Peloton du Tour de France for a long time, the International Cycling Union (UCI) is still trying to improve its controls this year, as unveiled on Wednesday July 2 in its “programs to combat doping and technological fraud” for the big loop. “We want … Read more
Like all of France, Lille was suffocated. But now the tour presents itself and, almost in a miracle, the rain has started to refresh the streets. The large loop as an anti-cany weapon? We are kidding but a big start from Tour de France, it’s like a breath of fresh air. A wind of madness … Read more