The Irish Times

Tour de France organiser confirms there will be a women’s race in 2022

‘It mustn’t lose money or it will end up like the Tour in the 80s and it will die’

Wed May 12 2021 - 09:24

UCI bans cyclists from giving water bottles to fans

Long tradition ends and teams now have to figure out how to dispose of used bidons

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 20:17

Tour de Covid tells us to cheer, clap and don’t ask questions

Members of Nairo Quintana’s Arkéa-Samsic team targeted in hotel raids last week

Tue Sept 22 2020 - 10:07

Five positive tests at Tour de France but none of them riders

Race director Christian Prudhomme was one of five individuals to test positive for Covid-19

Tue Sept 08 2020 - 13:03

Tour de France in doubt as Nice placed on Covid-19 red alert

Two staff members of one team sent home after ‘non-negative’ test results for virus

Thu Aug 27 2020 - 21:32

August Tour de France could be a ‘recipe for disaster’

Public health expert warns that running race this year could spread the virus around France

Thu Apr 16 2020 - 14:21

Egan Bernal becomes first Colombian to win Tour de France

Bernal also becomes youngest winner of race in 110 years; Caleb Ewan takes final stage sprint

Sun Jul 28 2019 - 20:55

Tour de France: stage curtailed due to dangerous weather

Hail and landslides render route impassable as Egan Bernal claims yellow jersey

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 20:38

The ‘highest Tour de France in history’ gets under way in Brussels

Martin and Roche aiming big in what many describe as the hardest Tour of recent years

Sat Jul 06 2019 - 07:00

Team Sky’s legacy: titles and ambition tarnished by coldness and allegations

The team which will lose Sky as a sponsor next year made cycling more professional, yet forfeiting some of its humanity

Wed Dec 12 2018 - 18:40

Organisers unveil ‘highest Tour in history’

Route for 2019 Tour de France will encourage more breakaways and attacks

Thu Oct 25 2018 - 14:55

French media call for salary cap to curb Team Sky dominance

‘The problem in cycling isn’t doping any more. It’s money,’ says French directeur sportif

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 19:49

Tour de France faces uphill battle against spectator disorder

Chris Froome was spat at, Vincenzo Nibali forced out of race and a flare fired at peloton

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 01:00

Chris Froome finds out no rider is bigger than the Tour

Organisers try to blackball the defending champion from this year’s race

Sun Jul 01 2018 - 19:52

Balanced 2016 Tour de France route set to favour climbers

Defending champion Chris Froome believes he is even better suited to next year’s route

Tue Oct 20 2015 - 17:49

Fabian Cancellara withdraws from Tour de France

Yellow jersey holder fractured vertebrae in big crash during third stage Antwerp to Huy

Tue Jul 07 2015 - 10:12

Chris Froome takes yellow jersey at Tour de France after two major crashes

Ireland’s Dan Martin finished fourth in today’s stage to move to 20th overall

Mon Jul 06 2015 - 17:20

Tour de France organisers unveil sparkling 2015 route

Penultimate stage set for dramatic finish on l’Alpe d’Huez

Wed Oct 22 2014 - 12:13

Vincenzo Nibali back in Tour de France yellow

Contador exits after crash to leave Italian stage winner the clear race favourite

Tue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00