2023 Tour de France Archives

2023 Tour de France

Cavendish after stage 8 Tour de France 2023 (Eurosport/GCN+)

Mark Cavendish abandons Tour de France 2023 after crash

The Manx Missile ends his Tour career with a record 34 stage wins, level with Eddy Merckx

Sat, Jul 08, 2023 14:09

Is 1x the new disc brake debate? Single chainring simplicity at the Tour de France discussed + lactate testing on the road.cc Podcast

Now we're seeing the world's best on the biggest stage in road cycling switching to single chainring set-ups, is the death of the small ring now inevitable?

Thu, Jul 06, 2023 13:31

2023 Tour de France Team Presentation Dylan Teuns Factor O2 VAM © Zac WiLLIAMS SWpix.com

Unreleased Factor O2 VAM breaks cover at Tour de France

How skinny is that top tube?!? Israel – Premier Tech riders are racing an updated lightweight bike and we’re expecting a launch on Monday

Thu, Jul 06, 2023 10:58

Carlos Rodriguez Tour de France crash (Twitter)

The pain doesn’t end at the finish line… Carlos Rodríguez taken out by broadcast crew after Tour de France stage; Cycling UK figure questions Telegraph claim “Britain’s cycling boom went bust”; Vingegaard’s bonkers climbing times + more on the live blog

Another double-header of Tour and Giro action, with Dan Alexander (optimistically) trying to keep on top of that plus everything else in the cycling universe this Thursday

Thu, Jul 06, 2023 08:05

All the gear? Check out the gearing choices of the pros at the Tour de France

What size cogs does it take to be successful in the Tour de France? We take a closer look at the gearing choices of the pros

Wed, Jul 05, 2023 11:00

Fabio Jakobsen quickly edits Instagram post to remove sight of broken Specialized; Pidcock’s back on Strava… with a Tour stage minimum heart rate of 47bpm; Mathieu van der Poel relegated for sprint shoulder barge on Biniam Girmay + more on the live blog

Feels like a year since Dan Alexander has done one of these, back in the live blog hot seat for a double-header of Tour and Giro action. Lovely stuff

Wed, Jul 05, 2023 08:01

Tour de France legends: The iconic Puy de Dôme returns to the Tour after 35 years

The long-awaited return of the legendary Massif Central climb, the scene of Raymond Poulidor and Jacques Anquetil’s iconic battle in 1964, adds another layer of nostalgia to the modern Tour de France when stage nine visits on Sunday

Tue, Jul 04, 2023 21:32

A closer look at Adam Yates’ Colnago V4Rs that propelled him to the first Tour de France stage win of 2023

New parts and modifications grabbed our attention on the first bike to be ridden to a stage victory at the 2023 Tour de France

Tue, Jul 04, 2023 16:00

2023 Tour de France Stage 2 Vingegaared © Zac WiLLIAMS SWpix.com (t-a Photography Hub Ltd) – 2

Jonas Vingegaard uses 1x gearing for Tour de France opening stages

Team Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout van Aert has switched to a single chainring system too, so what's going on?

Mon, Jul 03, 2023 11:16

Lilian Calmejane tack-covered wheel Tour de France stage two (Twitter)

Tour de France hit by tack attack, Lilian Calmejane calls out “morons” who endangered riders

"I don't think I was the only victim of a puncture in the end… know that you can fall and get really hurt with your bullshit you morons"

Sun, Jul 02, 2023 19:11