Tour de France 2016

Chris Froome at ease with Geraint Thomas’s grand tour ambitions

Tour de France champ says he would also support team mate in Rio if race situation required it

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Think you could ride the 2016 Tour de France? Here’s your chance!

Places available on full three-week Tour de Force package, plus shorter trips of 2-10 days

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Geraint Thomas believes he has what it takes to win Tour de France

Team Sky rider has grown in confidence after stroing showing in support of Chris Froome this year

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Chris Froome: “Challenging” 2016 Tour de France “suits me better than this year’s Tour”

Defending champion views Bastille Day return of key Mont Ventoux stage as a "good omen"

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Mont Ventoux set to return to Tour de France next year

16th ascent of fabled climb where Chris Froome won in 2013 and Tom Simpson died almost half a century ago

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Tour de France to return to Andorra next year for three-day visit

Race makes first visit since Contador attacked team mate Armstrong in 2009 - and Wiggins showed he could climb

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Stage 1 of 2016 Tour de France set for sprint finale at D-Day’s Utah Beach

ASO reveals details of opening days of 104th edition of the race

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Tour de France 2016 to start in Normandy’s Manche department

Details of town hosting Grand Départ will be revealed in press conference next month

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