Teams & Riders 'I want to be better than Pogačar... that's why I came here' – Remco Evenepoel says he can win the Tour de France in 2026 Teams & Riders 'The best day of his career' - Brutal defeat of ...

French cycling legend Bernard Hinault is licking his lips at the prospect of current superstars Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel tackling the same route at the 2027 world championships as he ...

Former French cycling great Bernard Hinault has heaped praise on Tadej Pogačar for his Classics rivalry with Mathieu van der Poel and the Slovenian's racing strategies in general, saying they have ...

Five Tours is the record. It has stood for more than half a century. Three men have equaled it: Belgian Eddy Merckx in 1974, Frenchman Bernard Hinault in 1985 and Spaniard Miguel Induráin in 1995.

Though neither the steepest nor the longest climb in any Tour de France, the Alpe d'Huez is, by some distance, the most famous of the many mountains that have featured in the race over the years. From ...

After a superb Tour de France raced entirely on French soil, there is plenty for the host nation to cheer about but the absence of a French winner remains a national sore point. It is 40 years since ...

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Five-time Tour de France champion Bernard Hinault is backing Alberto Contador in his power struggle with Astana team mate Lance Armstrong. "If I were Contador, I would ...

LONS-LE-SAUNIER, France — He travels with the Tour de France every day even though it has been nearly 20 years since he retired. Stage winners don't leave the podium without shaking hands with Bernard ...