Features

10 luxury watches of the Tour de France: The best timepieces we've seen from cycling's biggest race

By Matthias Bayer Published 10 July 26

Features Richard Mille, Audemars Piguet, Tudor, Rolex, and Breitling spotted at the start of cycling’s biggest race

Sprints underrated, mountains overrated? We just had a huge debate about which Tour de France stages are more exciting, and want to know your thoughts

By Matilda Price Published 8 July 26

Poll The start of the Tour has sparked discussion about excitement, tension and whether mountain stages are more foregone than sprints these days

Will Tadej Pogačar beat Mark Cavendish's Tour de France stage wins record? Crunching the numbers

By Matilda Price Published 8 July 26

Analysis Slovenian records his 22nd win, putting record within reach by 2030, according to our number crunching

Early access: Cyclingnews subscribers get first eyes on our Cannondale SuperSix Evo video review

By Cyclingnews Published 7 July 26

Member Exclusive How does the latest iteration of the popular aero bike compare to its predecessors? Our Senior Tech Writer took it to the French Alps to find out

'Uncharted terrain' builds on the legend of Alpe d'Huez at this year's Tour de France - A retrospect of two sides to one mountain

By Jackie Tyson Published 6 July 26

Features Stages 19 and 20 lead to the top of famous ski resort with first-time ascent of La Sarenne

Race bikes head-to-head: Pogačar's Colnago Y1RS vs Vingegaard's Cervélo S5 - Which setup will prove fastest?

By Tom Wieckowski Published 6 July 26

Pro bikes The Colnago Y1RS and Cervélo are set for a battle royale over the next few weeks.

How do riders stay cool at the Tour de France? Alcohol sprays and frozen carbs are just the tip of the iceberg

By Will Jones Published 6 July 26

Tech Sure, the UCI has banned ice socks but that’s not going to stop anyone trying to beat the heat

The importance of a Tadej Pogačar gift in the race against Vingegaard for Tour de France supremacy – Barcelona Grand Départ GC analysis

By James Moultrie Published 5 July 26

Analysis How the picture in the race for the yellow jersey looks after two sweltering days of racing

Cooling hacks, prototype bikes and new TT groupset parts: Tour de France TTT tech gallery

By Tom Wieckowski, Josh Croxton Published 5 July 26

Member exclusive The Tour's opening team time trial was packed with tech and cooling mods

New helmets from KASK and POC, loads of aero tape hacks, and two new prototype bikes: It's time for the 2026 Tour de France Grand Départ mega tech gallery

By Josh Croxton, Tom Wieckowski Published 4 July 26

Member exclusive All the best nerdy stuff from the Tour de France Grand Départ, including the leaked new Specialized time trial bike and a second prototype bike that's flown under the radar