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QuickStep to end 24-year title sponsorship of Soudal-QuickStep team – but a replacement is lined up for 2027
News Safety Jogger set to step up as title sponsor of longstanding Belgian squad
All that glitters is not gold – Half of Tour de France teams searching for title sponsors to fund rising rider salaries
News 'The market value of the top 5% of riders is so high that cycling is no longer the bargain value proposition that it was 10 years ago' says one team manager
How to watch Tour de France 2026 – Live streams, TV information, official broadcasters
How to watch All the ways you can watch or stream the 2026 Tour de France, on TV, on your devices and more from wherever you are in the world, including free options
Tour de France penalties, fines and yellow cards – Adam Yates fined for 'sticky bottle' on shortened stage 9 into Ussel
Penalties Tracking the rule infringements and penalties accrued on the road from Barcelona to Paris
'That played in my favour in the end' – The harder it got, the more Mathieu van der Poel thrived in brutal Tour de France breakaway
News Dutchman scorches to third Tour stage win in Ussel ahead of Johannessen and Pidcock after another blazing hot day of racing
'The Tour is daunting, but we're in the fight' - Tour de France 'newbies' Caja Rural-Seguros RGA push hard to justify wildcard status
News Spanish team is finding their feet in their Tour debut with multiple breaks and a day in the mountains jersey in the first week
'We wanted to calm things down' - UAE team management justify the decision to keep Tour de France stage 9 break on ultra-tight leash
News The gap rarely rose above 90 seconds during the last part of the fraught, hot stage into Ussel
'I would change the whole calendar' - Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar argues for an end to summer racing in places with intense heat
News Slovenian speaks out after completing stage reduced by 30 kilometres because of red alert
Tour de France GC standings – Tadej Pogačar closes out opening week in yellow as peloton turns attention to a much-deserved rest day
GC Standings Slovenian leads the overall classification ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Isaac Del Toro
'I couldn't change gear' – Tom Pidcock explains electronic shifter issues that hampered sprint from Tour de France breakaway
News 'I don't think I would have come around him anyway' Brit concedes after taking third behind Mathieu van der Poel in Ussel, but takes positives from strong ride in break
Time limit extended on Tour de France stage 9 as CPA says 'start times must evolve in order to protect athletes' health' amid extreme heat
News Riders' union 'requests activation of the protocol in case of extreme weather conditions, secures agreement on the future decision-making process' as high temperatures continue to blight Tour
How to watch Tour de France Stage 9: All the broadcasters and live streams as the breakaway riders get an opportunity
How to watch Here's how you can watch Stage 9 of the Tour de France for free from anywhere in the world as the peloton heads from Malemort to Ussel.
'The three or four richest teams hoover up all the best young riders' – Tour de France director backs salary cap for professional cycling
News Christian Prudhomme weighs in on question of salary regulation in interview with The Athletic, saying 'it is necessary to rebalance' the spread of talent in the peloton
'Not a lot of other things they can do' – Tour de France stage winner Merlier welcomes shortening of stage 9 amid extreme heat
News Christian Prudhomme says when race director Gouvenou 'announced it to Pogačar earlier, he thanked him'
Søren Wærenskjold slams Biniam Girmay for Tour de France sprint intimidation
News UCI give NSN rider a warning but he avoids relegation in high-speed Bergerac sprint
'Thanks to the GC contenders for this respect' – Tadej Pogačar says agreement has been reached by favourites to sit at the back and stay safe on Tour de France sprint finishes
News World champion says 'So far, it's one of the most enjoyable Tours, except for the heat'
'If I see how I sprinted, it's crazy' - Biniam Girmay accepts that Tim Merlier is fastest in the Tour de France sprints
News NSN rider follows Merlier to move up to take second on the line in Bergerac
'It's clear that he hesitated after not winning yesterday' – Alpecin say no need for panic yet at Tour de France despite another sprint loss for Jasper Philipsen
News Philip Roodhooft says 'The leadout was good, and Jasper could not finish it off once again' in Bergerac
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QuickStep to end 24-year title sponsorship of Soudal-QuickStep team – but a replacement is lined up for 2027
Safety Jogger set to step up as title sponsor of longstanding Belgian squad -
All that glitters is not gold – Half of Tour de France teams searching for title sponsors to fund rising rider salaries
'The market value of the top 5% of riders is so high that cycling is no longer the bargain value proposition that it was 10 years ago' says one team manager -
How to watch Tour de France 2026 – Live streams, TV information, official broadcasters
All the ways you can watch or stream the 2026 Tour de France, on TV, on your devices and more from wherever you are in the world, including free options
