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Tour de France 2024, your ultimate stage-by-stage guide: From Florence to Nice, here’s everything you need to know

A first-time Grand Départ for Italy, an unprecedented finish away from Paris with a final day time trial... Le Tour 2024 could be a seminal edition

Wed, Jun 19, 2024 17:15

2024 Colnago C68 Fleur-de-Lys Tour de France – 4

Like Colnago’s new Tour de France bike? It’ll cost you £20,000

Limited edition version of Colnago’s C68 road bike marks the Tour’s Florence grand départ at the end of this month; the number 1 model will be auctioned by Sotheby’s

Thu, Jun 06, 2024 16:30

Police spring into action to find stolen bike and arrest thief within an hour of it being taken

A heart-warming tale in a week in which survey found UK public believe police give lowest priority to bike theft – although this one happened in Italy and the bike cost €7,500

Thu, Oct 06, 2022 11:23

Pinocchio 2013 world championships mascot

No word of a lie – Pinocchio selected as mascot for 2013 world championships

News comes in week Pat McQuaid insisted UCI has nothing to hide over Lance Armstrong

Fri, Oct 26, 2012 22:10

Catedral de Barcelona. © Turisme de Barcelona : G. Foto .jpg

Barcelona bids for 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ, Scotland also in negotiations

Catalan capital has hosted race three times previously but faces competition from around Europe

Fri, Feb 11, 2011 08:01

Florence Panorama (credit- Jean-Christophe Benoiste:Wikimedia Commons).jpg

Florence hoping to host 2014 Tour de France Grand Depart

Tuscan city looking to commemorate centenary of Gino Bartali's birth

Sun, Jan 02, 2011 12:26

Florence (picture credit Marcus Obal:Wikimedia Commons).JPG

Gino Bartali hid Jewish family in Florence home to protect them from Holocaust

New details emerge of Italian cycling legend's clandestine wartime activities

Tue, Dec 28, 2010 14:46