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'The race will be wide open' – With no long climbs and no individual time trial, does the 2027 Tour de France Femmes route suit home favourite Pauline Ferrand-Prévot?
News 'The longest climb in this Tour is 11km. That was different in recent years. But that doesn’t mean this will be an easier Tour' says Visma DS Jos van Emden
'It's a question of resetting the balance' – Tour de France boss namechecks Bradley Wiggins and Federico Bahamontes to explain major increase in time trialling on 2027 route
Christian Prudhomme also addresses shortage of major climbs as he aims to provide 'a fight right the way to the end'
Anti-Pogačar? Not quite, but this radical Tour de France route does highlight ASO's love-hate relationship with the world's best rider
Analysis If this route is anti-anyone, it's anti-Vingegaard
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'I'm certainly not opposed to it' – Tim Merlier gives cautious thumbs up to teammate Paul Magnier joining him at 2027 Tour de France
News Top 2026 Tour sprinter pleased to have another chance to wear yellow with likely stage 1 bunch sprint finish next summer
Jonas Rutsch and Patrick Eddy add experience for Classics charge for Modern Adventure Factor Racing in 2027
News US U23 talent Owen Cole brings versatility to squad for next two seasons
As it happened: 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes routes revealed
Live All the information about next year's Tour de France routes live from the Paris presentation
'Some haggis and a deep-fried Mars Bar' - Local star Oscar Onley highlights Scottish specialities ahead of 2027 Tour de France
News After major crash wrecked participation chances in 2026, Netcompany Ineos leader says just taking part is the 'first goal'
'Where is the Tour de France Hommes?' - Marlen Reusser calls for greater equality between men’s and women’s Tour de France
News Tour de France organisers reply that race has to evolve at same rate as women's cycling
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South Africa’s Lisa Bone makes the leap to the WorldTour with EF Education-Oatly
27-year-old becomes only the third African woman to join a Women’s WorldTour team and offers inspiration for the next generation -
'It is a big goal' - Femke de Vries targets Grand Tour podium after breakthrough season
Visma-Lease a Bike rider finding improvements in her training after sixth place finish at Giro d'Italia Women -
'Anything is possible' - Paul Seixas open to racing Giro d’Italia in 2027
French star could take to the start in Trieste as he speaks about his admiration for Pogačar and his 2026 Tour de France
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'I would like to continue' - At 43, Domenico Pozzovivo is eyeing a return to the Giro d’Italia in 2027
Veteran climber hoping to renew with Italian ProTeam Solution Tech-Nippo-Rali after recording 'best ever' power numbers -
From breakaway to bikepacking adventure - Baptiste Veistroffer takes on 2,500km charity ride
Lotto-Intermarché rider is heading to Vietnam and Cambodia for a 21-day solidarity adventure, aiming to raise €5,000 for Belgian organisation -
'I'm just happy to be alive' - Tadej Pogačar reveals three fractured vertebrae after Vuelta crash
Slovenian superstar tells The Athletic the full extent of his injuries after discovering two additional spinal fractures weeks after his crash
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'They’ve destroyed cycling' - Bardiani-CSF-7 Saber boss gives scathing assessment of the UCI after Italian team unable to race Giro d’Italia in 2027
Long-standing ProTeam could fold in the coming years due to UCI regulations, says Bruno Reverberi -
'I still need some time to analyse what I really want' - Tadej Pogačar to return to the UAE Tour, but 2027 race calendar still undecided with Tour de France the main target
UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider likely to head to the Classics again -
'I think things could have been done better' - Visma-Lease a Bike departee regrets slow development on Dutch team as he drops to continental level for 2027
Loe van Belle disappointed to lose his WorldTour contract after overcoming iliac artery issue
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'A contract is about more than salary' - The Cyclists' Alliance 2026 rider survey finds financial insecurity, health and safety issues among the main concerns of the women's peloton
Financial and welfare issues are widespread at Continental level, where 75% of riders receive no team salary and only 17% have access to regular medical screening -
USPro criterium star Luke Elphingstone, 'a Michael Matthews kind of rider', among three national champions featured in younger Project Echelon Racing squad for 2027
Team has heavy European calendar but ending season with trio of US UCI races – Armed Forces Cycling Classic, Battenkill, Philadelphia Cycling Classic – is 'especially important to us' -
Zwift vs TrainerRoad: An indoor cycling head-to-head
We compare indoor training experiences on Zwift and TrainerRoad
