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Team Visma - Lease a bike team's Belgian rider Wout van Aert cycles to the finish line to win the 21st and final stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 132.3 km between Mantes-la-Ville and Paris Champs-Élysees, on July 27, 2025. (P

Van Aert wins in Paris as Pogacar secures yellow jersey

Tadej Pogacar celebrated his fourth Tour de France title in Paris but was denied what would have been a stunning final stage victory as Wout van Aert rode away on the wet cobbles of Montmartre to win on the Champs-Elysees.

Cycling • 27 Jul

Ben Healy of Ireland and Team EF Education - EasyPost crosses the finish line during the 112th Tour de France 2025, Stage 20 a 184.2km stage from Nantua to Pontarlier / #UCIWT / on July 26, 2025 in Pontarlier, France.

Healy wins combativity award at Tour de France

Ben Healy has won the Super Combativity award for his performances during the 2025 Tour de France.

Cycling • 27 Jul

Alpecin - Deceuninck team's Australian rider Kaden Groves cycles to the finish line to win the 20th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 184.2 km between Nantua and Pontarlier, in the Jura, eastern France, on July 26, 2025.

Groves wins penultimate stage, Pogacar poised for title

Australian Kaden Groves completed his set of grand tour stage wins when he prevailed on the Tour de France's penultimate ride, avoiding a crash on slippery roads before powering to a solo triumph on the 184.2km journey from Nantua

Cycling • 26 Jul

Tadej Pogacar in yellow and Jonas Vingegaard on Stage 18 of 2025 Tour de France

Pogacar stretches advantage in yellow; Healy stays 9th

Ben Healy remains ninth in general classification at the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar conquered his demons on the Col de la Loze to stretch his advantage in yellow as Ben O'Connor won stage 18.

Cycling • 25 Jul

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates pictured at the finish of stage 13 of the 2025 Tour de France cycling race, an 11km individual time trial from Loudenvielle to Peyragudes, on Friday 18 July 2025 in France. The 112th edition of the Tour de Fran

Pogacar tightens grip on Tour, Healy 11th overall

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar won the 13th stage of the Tour de France, a 10.9 km individual time trial up to Peyragudes, to extend his overall lead on Friday, as Ireland's Ben Healy remained 11th in the general classiciation.

Cycling • 18 Jul

A crash during stage seven of the Tour de France

Crash scuppers Healy and Dunbar hopes, Pogacar prevails

Irish pair Eddie Dunbar and Ben Healy were caught up in a crash with just under 6km to go in Friday's seventh stage of the Tour de France.

Cycling • 11 Jul

Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the best climber's polka dot (dotted) jersey after the 4th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 174.2 km between Amiens Metropole and Rouen, Northern France, on July 8,

Pogacar claims milestone win to bolster Tour hopes

Tadej Pogacar claimed the 100th victory of his professional career to move level on time with Mathieu van der Poel in the yellow jersey on a thrilling stage four of the Tour de France in Rouen.

Cycling • 08 Jul

Pogacar first since Roche to claim 'triple crown'

Tadej Pogacar took victory in the men's elite road race at the World Championships in Zurich on Sunday to become the first male rider to complete cycling's unofficial triple crown since Irishman Stephen Roche in 1987.

Cycling • 29 Sep 24

Tadej Pogacar made it a hat-trick of Tours

Pogacar wraps up third Le Tour with sixth stage triumph

Tadej Pogacar secured his third Tour de France title with another show of strength, bossing the closing time trial to claim a sixth stage win of this year's race and his third in as many days.

Cycling • 21 Jul 24

Tadej Pogacar is on the verge of another Tour de France victory

Merciless Pogacar puts the hammer down

Tadej Pogacar inched closer to securing his third Tour de France title after outwitting his main rival, defending champion Jonas Vingegaard, to win the penultimate stage on Saturday.

Cycling • 20 Jul 24

Pogacar explodes to brilliant Tour stage success

Tadej Pogacar stormed to a stunning solo victory on Friday's stage 19 of the Tour de France in the Alps, a 145km ride from Embrun to Isola 2000.

Cycling • 19 Jul 24

Richard Carapaz celebrates his stage win in the alpine resort of SuperDevoluy

Carapaz takes stage as Pogacar maintains Tour lead

Olympic champion Richard Carapaz of EF Education-EasyPost climbed solo to victory on stage 17 of the Tour de France, a 178km ride from Saint-Paul-Trois-chateaux to SuperDevoluy.

Cycling • 17 Jul 24

Jasper Philipsen celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of Wout van Aert

Philipsen pips Van Aert to Tour de France stage 13 win

Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck won Friday's stage 13 of the Tour de France, pipping Wout van Aert to the line in a crash-marred sprint finale to win his second stage in four days.

Cycling • 12 Jul 24

Stage winner Jonas Vingegaard celebrates at the finish line ahead of Tadej Pogacar

Vingegaard claims stage 11 but Pogacar extends lead

Jonas Vingegaard won stage 11 of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar's bid to distance his main rival for yellow fell short in the Massif Central.

Cycling • 10 Jul 24

Biniam Girmay retains the green jersey and sprints uphill to the finish line

Girmay stays in green as Drege news dampens mood

Biniam Girmay took his second victory on stage eight of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey while news came in from Austria on the sad news of a death on the Tour of Austria.

Cycling • 06 Jul 24

Remco Evenepoel celebrates on the podium after winning the seventh stage

Evenepoel wins stage seven to cut Pogacar's Tour lead

Remco Evenepoel overcame a late scare to win the stage seven time trial on the Tour de France and eat into Tadej Pogacar's lead in yellow as the front two put time into their other rivals.

Cycling • 05 Jul 24

UAE Team Emirates team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar

Pogacar wins first mountain stage to take Tour lead

Tadej Pogacar made an early statement in the Tour de France as he dropped defending champion Jonas Vingegaard to claim victory in the first mountain stage and take the overall leader's yellow jersey on Tuesday.

Cycling • 02 Jul 24

Kevin Vauquelin makes it two stage wins from two for French riders

Vauquelin victorious on stage two, Pogacar takes yellow

Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin of the Arkea–B&B Hotels team won the second stage of the Tour de France as two-time champion Tadej Pogacar claimed the overall leader's yellow jersey.

Cycling • 30 Jun 24

Tadej Pogacar (C) celebrates his Giro triumph

Pogacar cruises to Giro d'Italia win in stunning debut

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar emphatically won the Giro d'Italia on his debut when he retained his unassailable overall lead after Sunday's 21st and final stage in Rome, winning by the biggest overall margin since 1965.

Cycling • 26 May 24

Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's pink jersey celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 20th stage

Race leader Pogacar dominates stage 20 at Giro d'Italia

Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates rode away solo to win stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia, his sixth stage victory as he extended his overall lead going into the final day.

Cycling • 25 May 24

George Steinhauser on his way to victory

Steinhauser solos to stage win, Pogacar increases lead

Germany's George Steinhauser halted race leader Tadej Pogacar's streak of stage wins at the Giro d'Italia with a solo victory after a day of incessant climbing.

Cycling • 22 May 24

Milan delights home crowds with sprint finish victory

Jonathan Milan delighted the home crowd as he won a bunch sprint finish on stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia.

Cycling • 15 May 24

Valentin Paret-Peintre in action during this year's Giro

Paret-Peintre attacks late to win Giro stage 10

Valentin Paret-Peintre of Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale launched a late attack on the final climb to win stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, celebrating at the finish line with his brother Aurelien who finished fifth.

Cycling • 14 May 24

Kooij pips Milan to stage nine win at Giro d'Italia

Olav Kooij won stage nine of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, pipping Jonathan Milan by half a wheel right at the finish line in the sprint at the end of a 214-km ride from Avezzano to Naples.

Cycling • 12 May 24

Tadej Pogacar celebrates another stage win in his maiden Giro d'Italia

Leader Pogacar claims third Giro d'Italia stage win

Tadej Pogacar took his third win of this Giro d'Italia on stage eight up to Prati di Tivo to extend his lead in pink.

Cycling • 11 May 24