This article appeared in the Wall Street Journal: “The Tour de France Was Obsessed With Germs Long Before the Pandemic The strangest edition of the world’s most famous bike race begins on Saturday, amid rising coronavirus cases in France By Joshua RobinsonAug. 28, 2020 When the world suddenly learned this […]
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2020 LA COURSE BY LE TOUR DE FRANCE with FDJ: LATEST NEWS WITH ONE DAY TO GO
Key points: – The 7th edition of La Course by Le Tour de France avec FDJ looks more unpredictable than ever on a course around Nice especially designed to favour tactics over sheer strength. Title holder Marianne Vos and in-form Lizzie Deignan, who races at home, are excited about the […]
BIANCHI TARGETS YELLOW WITH ROGLIC AND TEAM JUMBO-VISMA
With a special version of his Bianchi Oltre XR4, the Slovenian aims to win the Tour de France starting in Nice on August 29th In the wake of an early 2020 season raced at the highest level, enriched by 14 wins, including Strade Bianche and Milano-Sanremo, Bianchi looks with confidence […]
Trek-Segafredo quotes from the 2020 Tour de France press conference
Bauke MollemaAbout the coronavirus: “Corona is having a big influence on everyone – on the whole world as well as on our season, and we can be really lucky that we are here about to start the Tour. It’s a special Tour, that’s for sure, with all the safety measures […]
JACK HAIG JOINS TEAM BAHRAIN McLAREN
Thursday, 27th August 2020 – We are thrilled to announce that Jack Haig has signed with Team Bahrain McLaren on a three-year deal. The 26-year-old Australian, who is renowned for his climbing ability, will play a key role in Team Bahrain McLaren’s rider line-up and future. Jack began his cycling […]
Van Vleuten claims European title with victory in Plouay
World champion Annemiek van Vleuten has added a European title to her growing trophy cabinet with a stunning victory in the European Road Race Championships in Plouay. The 37-year-old claimed her sixth victory of the season by holding off Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) in a duel for the gold medal. […]
THE BIG PREVIEW: ISRAEL START-UP NATION READY FOR ITS HISTORIC TOUR DE FRANCE DEBUT
Team Israel Start-Up Nation is eager and ready to take on its very first Tour de France – and this year’s edition is a great one! Mountains, mountains, and more mountains will challenge our eight riders on their three-week trip from Nice to the Champs Elysees. What will they face? […]
Change of Tour de France staff people at Team Lotto Soudal
After a PCR test, specific to SARS-Cov-2, revealed two non-negative cases, Team Lotto Soudal decided to send home two staff people, as well as their roommates. Safety remains priority number one. Despite all efforts made by all staff and riders in the weeks prior to the Tour de France, two […]
Tour de France Info with Two Days to Go
Key points:Ø Primoz Roglič confirmed his participation to the Tour de France despite his crash at the Critérium du Dauphiné.Ø French teams aim for stage victories in priority: AG2R-La Mondiale with Romain Bardet and Benoît Cosnefroy, Cofidis with Elia Viviani and Guillaume Martin.Ø The teams’ presentation of the 107th Tour […]
2000: The Tour on the archi-pedal-o (9/10)
Pescheux, Le Blanc At the turn of each decade, the Tour de France has gone through organisational changes and backstage struggles that have variously turned out to be decisive or utterly inconsequential. The journey back in time proposed by letour.fr continues with the run-up to the 2000 Tour de France, […]

