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'There's no time for nostalgia' - Increasingly fraught fight for last-chance breaks in Tour de France keep 2026 retiree Ion Izagirre focused on race
Cofidis racer, 37, just four days away from completing 12th and final Tour of his career, but still determined to go out on a high note -
'It's hard to deal with' - Tour de France stage winner Jasper Philipsen opens up on struggle against pressure of expectations
Alpecin-Premier Tech co-leader claims first victory after several top fives this year and acknowledges 'Van der Poel is very important' for all 11 career stage victories at the Tour -
'I completely messed up' – Devastated Michael Matthews saw a chance to win for his family at the Tour de France
'We debrief the race, we say what we want to say in the debrief, we have 12 hours to get over it, and then we move on,' says Australian
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Tour de France penalties, fines and yellow cards – Visma-Lease a Bike team car relegated, DS given yellow card on stage 17
Arthur van Dongen fined 1000CHF for failing to follow instructions -
‘He can ventilate the frustration, but we stick to the line’ – Lidl-Trek director responds to Quinn Simmons’ comments on team’s Tour de France priorities
USPro road champion active again on stage 17 and works for Mads Pedersen to secure green jersey in four days -
'It was a good decision' – Is Remco Evenepoel's controversial break from racing behind his rising Tour de France form arc?
'This Tour de France was all about crescendo' says Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe DS
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Forget Tadej Pogačar and the yellow jersey, the Tour de France points battle on stage 17 was way more fun - Analysis
Why Mads Pedersen and Jasper Philipen will fight for green in Paris, with UAE and Lidl-Trek locked in the fight for the team prize -
'These controls serve an overriding interest: the fight against doping' – UCI backs use of night-time tests at the Tour de France
ITA carried out several night-time tests earlier this week -
As it happened: Alpecin-Premier Tech emerge as the masters from an epic breakaway day on Tour de France stage 17
Jasper Philipsen closes the gap in green jersey competition after stunning win on 174.7km stage from Chambéry to Voiron
