The best piece I’ve read from the Tour this year. Top work @cmbreports.bsky.social @cyclingweekly.com www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

‘I was on the verge of crying’ – heartache and salvation inside the broom wagon on Tour de France queen stage

Cycling Weekly was inside the Tour de France’s broom wagon on stage 20. It was a day of tears, crashes and salvation.

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I spent the Tour de France queen stage in the broom wagon. The best piece I've written from the race, if I do say so myself. Sticky bottles, tears, crashes, burgers and hot dogs, and a realisation that the broom wagon does not end dreams but keeps them alive www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

‘I was on the verge of crying’ – heartache and salvation inside the broom wagon on Tour de France queen stage

Cycling Weekly was inside the Tour de France’s broom wagon on stage 20. It was a day of tears, crashes and salvation.

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Really enjoyed writing weekend wrap-ups from the Tour de France for The Observer. Here's today's piece, reflecting on Tadej Pogačar's supremacy and the shadow of those nighttime anti-doping controls. observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

Pogačar overcomes team illness and nighttime tests to dom...

The Slovenian is poised to become just the fifth man to win the prestigious race for a fifth time

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A final shout-out (for today anyway!) for my book on cycling's greatest climb. That status looks like being further cemented given the hordes that are up there today... www.amazon.co.uk/Alpe-dHuez-S...

Alpe d'Huez: The Story of Pro Cycling's Greatest Climb

Buy Alpe d'Huez: The Story of Pro Cycling's Greatest Climb by Cossins, Peter (ISBN: 9781781314258) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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NYT takes a look at the Amaury family and the (very unusual) business of the #TourdeFrance www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

Is the Amaury Family, Owners of the Tour de France, Hurting Cycling?

The Amaurys of Paris own the race, but won’t share any of the $170 million in media revenue. Sponsors and riders say their resistance is dooming the sport.

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Marie-Odile Amaury, owner of ASO and the Tour de France, made a rare visit to the race this morning. She visited almost all of the team owners/managers in the paddock. Here she is with Ivan Glasenberg, the billionaire who is working hard to get the Amaury family to share some of their revenue.

Isaac Del Toro is typically a man of few words, but he really opens up to @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social in this profile. He's mature beyond his years. Gratitude and dedication stand out as his main personality traits. www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...

Meet Isaac del Toro: North American cycling’s new superstar

The Mexican speaks to The Athletic about moving to Europe, turning pro and becoming Tadej Pogačar's trusted lieutenant at the Tour de France

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Cycling's status quo isn't working. The sport is uncompetitive. What can be done to fix it? I spoke with managers and riders at the Tour de France for ideas. 💰budget cap 💱regulated transfer market 🌈limit on UCI points 👶draft system for U23 riders www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

Budget cap, points limit and a draft system: how could we make the Tour de France more competitive?

Riders and their managers have their say on how to even cycling’s playing field in the era of super-teams

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All 166 riders left in the Tour de France underwent an anti-doping test on Monday evening. They all provided a blood sample, as part of their Athlete Biological Passport. More tests, blood and urine, to come in the final week. ITA trying to be unpredictable www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

'All riders were included in the operation' – Entire Tour de France peloton provided blood samples to anti-doping organisation on rest day

The International Testing Agency confirmed to Cycling Weekly that they undertook a mass testing program on the Tour de France's second and final rest day

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Anti-doping controls update: all eight riders on one team (can't name them unless the team consents to it) were tested at 22:00 last night. ITA is really going in hard during this Tour de France. Press event with ITA this lunchtime. Many questions to be asked; not sure many will be answered.

It’s not just Pogačar and Vingegaard… “Sources confirmed to Cycling Weekly that at least two other teams have been tested at 5am during the Tour, one in the first week and one in the second week.” Story by @cmbreports.bsky.social: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

Multiple riders have been subjected to night-time doping controls at Tour de France

Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are not the only riders to have been woken up in the early hours

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Exclusive: multiple riders and teams targeted at the Tour de France by night-time testing. Director general of International Testing Agency (ITA) said in April that "we need to be able to test whenever we can", suggesting that there "was an issue" to confront. www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

Multiple riders have been subjected to night-time doping controls at Tour de France

Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are not the only riders to have been woken up in the early hours

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@t-davidson.bsky.social and I spoke with Christian Prudhomme the other day. He outright rejected Tadej Pogačar's wish for the Tour de France to be moved from its July date. He also said earlier start times would be impractical. www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

'It's not possible, the Tour de France is July': Race director rejects Tadej Pogačar's wish

The reigning champion's desire for the Tour de France to move to an earlier or later spot in the calendar looks unlikely to be fufilled.

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At around 4pm local time today, the Tour de France will past through Thibaut Pinot’s hometown of Mélisey, where he now runs a farm of almost 300 animals “Farming teaches you to let go,” he said. Full story below www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

'The animals don't know what you've won' – inside Thibaut Pinot's farm life as the Tour de France visits his hometown

Frenchman says farming 'teaches you to let go'

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I was told from a well-placed source that Visma-Lease a Bike almost had a replacement for Visma agreed in the last month, only for it to fall through. Team officials didn't deny it. Their search for a new sponsor to invest circa €30m per year goes on.

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Team budgets are approaching €60 million, and Visma-Lease a Bike is still hunting for a title sponsor at the Tour de France cycling-weekly.visitlink.me/yWGZRw

How to build a Tour winner: Jonas Vingegaard's former coach Tim Heemskerk tells us what it takes to get a rider onto the top step - cycling-weekly.visitlink.me/pEJmZ3

Abel Balderstone is the lost Brit racing for Spain at the Tour de France. Writing for Cycling Weekly at the race, I had to interrogate him on his English roots. It includes tea, trips to Lancaster but I omitted the part where he called his dad a "buen guiri" www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

‘I feel very Catalan’ – Meet the lost Brit racing for Spain at the Tour de France

There are seven riders representing Great Britain at the Tour de France – but a Catalan debutant who could feature in the mountains has close ties to Lancashire

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Abel Balderstone is the lost Brit racing for Spain at the Tour de France. Writing for Cycling Weekly at the race, I had to interrogate him on his English roots. It includes tea, trips to Lancaster but I omitted the part where he called his dad a "buen guiri" www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

‘I feel very Catalan’ – Meet the lost Brit racing for Spain at the Tour de France

There are seven riders representing Great Britain at the Tour de France – but a Catalan debutant who could feature in the mountains has close ties to Lancashire

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❤️ Deep-dive into the cardiac function of a Tour de France cyclist 😴 Resting heart rate of 27 ↘️ maximum heart rate drops during race 🫀HRV changes too 🩺annual check-ups 🏥the conditions that can afflict a pro cyclist www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

From 27bpm to 185bpm: How a cyclist’s heart rate evolves during the Tour de France

A Tour de France cyclist’s resting heart rate is less than half that of a normal adult male’s. They need regular monitoring to ensure everything is running smoothly.

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Pretty sizeable news, this: Quick-Step to no longer be a title sponsor of Belgium's most successful cycling team. Safety Jogger to step up in 2027 as team becomes Soudal - Safety Jogger. More details here: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

End of an era as Quick-Step set to step down as Soudal Quick-Step title sponsor after 24 years

The team will be known as Soudal Safety Jogger for the 2027 season

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The atmosphere at the finish line is incredibly muted and subdued. It's day six and Tadej Pogačar has, barring any unforeseen circumstances, won the Tour. All enthusiasm has dissipated.

If you've not heard anything from Ivan Glasenberg since he invested in cycling, don't assume he's a distant team owner. He's *very* involved. He doesn't speak in public but behind closed doors he throws his weight around. My profile of the billionaire attempting to transform professional cycling.

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Meet Pinarello Q36.5's billionaire owner Ivan Glasenberg, the man looking to shake up cycling www.cyclingweekly.com/news/meet-pi...

Saved by a doping test – Torstein Træen, who was treated for cancer after abnormal blood result, now in the Tour de France's yellow jersey www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/save...

Saved by a doping test – Torstein Træen, who was treated for cancer after abnormal blood result, now in the Vuelta a España's red jersey

When his team doctor called about an abnormal test result, Torstein Træen could not believe what was happening – but it would turn out to be a potentially life-saving red flag

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Mads Pedersen dedicates his stage win to Luca Guercilena. A few weeks ago I wrote an extensive report for The Athletic detailing how the almost the entire team (riders and staff) is deeply against Guercilena's removal as team manager. www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

Inside WorldTour cycling's week of managerial turmoil

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I spent Weds evening driving around various Barcelona landmarks with Peter Sagan (seriously). He was in a philosophical mood, reflecting on retiring "early", what he needed to succeed, his rockstar personality and dealing with fame. A man of few words he was not. www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...

Peter Sagan: 'I was proud to be cycling's rockstar - but was ready to retire. I love it'

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Arvid De Kleijn only just made the tiemcut on Tour de France stage three. He had a reason to persist - his father died in February. "I’m completely exhausted but I was riding with my dad in mind. This suffering is nothing compared to what I saw." www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...

'I was riding with my dad in mind' – the agony and ecstasy of racing against the Tour de France's broomwagon

Arvid de Kleijn, last on stage three, made the time cut by seven minutes. Arnaud De Lie wasn't so lucky

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Why isn't Tadej Pogačar an ambassador for major international brands? Demi Vollering is sponsored by Nike, why isn't he? Tom Pidcock and Wout van Aert are Red Bull athletes. Why isn't Pogačar? Deep-dive on a question that has been coming up more and more recently. www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...

Why doesn’t Tadej Pogacar have more blue-chip sponsors? (Gift Article)

Factors such as training schedules, athlete availability and a fragmented calendar can count against cyclists – even ones as good as Pogacar

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Spoiler: Tadej Pogačar tops cycling's rich list. The rest of the top-10 (or at least the order) might surprise you though. Ineos don't have a rider in the top-10, but they are contributing to one of the highest earner's wages. And the wealthiest sprinter is someone who hasn't raced the Tour (yet)

Escape Collective@escapecollective.bsky.social · last mo.

Most pro sports splash salaries across the front pages. Not cycling, which has long preferred to keep quiet about earnings. Escape Collective worked the phones to figure out who the top 10 earners in the WorldTour are and how much they're likely taking home. escapecollective.com/money-talks-...

Time for another lap around France (and a bit of Spain). Fifth consecutive year doing the entire thing for Cycling Weekly's website and magazine (lots of good features coming up). Will also be penning pieces for The Observer and the odd piece for The Athletic.

Excited to say that the paperback version of Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable, is out today 🚵‍♀️ You can enjoy my comprehensive biography of modern cycling's greatest while seeing if he makes it five Tour de France wins 🟡 Order here: linktr.ee/andymcgra (Coffee not included)