Oscar Onley (Netcompany-Ineos) wins Stage 2 of the Vuelta a Burgos, the Lagunas de Neila summit finish
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Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) wins Stage 3 of the Tour de Pologne, third stage win in three days
Difficult decisions for France Télévisions. It's expensive for the broadcaster to do full live. This year it's trying to find savings of €150 million, a big share of this falling on sports coverage (it's had to sell some international rugby rights to arch rival TF1)...
I asked #TDFF2026 race director Marion Rousse about the prospect of full TV coverage for every stage: “We’re currently giving it real consideration, which is a step forward. Things are moving in the right direction.” www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/there...
Every time the Tour visits this area there are lots of red and white flags, but it's not the Japanese hinomaru but a ❤️ for the Beaujolais area
Tour de France Femmes Stage 5 KM0 2.00pm CEST > 🏁 5.55pm CEST Live on TV from start to finish Fun course with 2,900m of climbing Map reads like a wine menu via Pouilly-Fuissé, Juliénas, Brouilly etc
Marlen Reusser (Movistar) wins Stage 4 ⏱️ of the Tour de France. Top-10 + New GC
Matthew Brennan (Visma-LAB) wins Stage 1 of the Vuelta a Burgos
The Flanders-Baloise team will stop at the end of the season, long expected but confirmed now. Can't find a replacement sponsor after Flemish govt. pulled funding. Has been running for 33 years and sent over a 100 riders onto other pro teams. Press release www.teamflanders-baloise.be/nieuws (🇳🇱)
No commissaire decisions so only the medical bulletin from today's Tour stage, including Demi Vollering seeking help for a sore kneecap
Gap going back up for Haugset as Kopecky not in pursuit mode any more, changing position on the bike a lot
Tour de France Femmes Stage 3 2,500m of vertical gain. Race crosses the Jura mountains and the breakaway has a great chance. Wiebes could still win if moves cancel each other out 🏁 17:55 CEST
Commissaire decisions + medical bulletin from today's Tour stage.
Hard day for Lotto-Intermarché at the Tour. Ebras, Meert and Vervloet out during today's stage. Two more, Boels and Hinjosa, far behind the rest chasing to make it inside the time limit
Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) wins Stage 2 of the Tour de France
Big boulevards to the finish but SD Worx only have two riders in front of Wiebes
Natnael Tesfatsion (Movistar) s'adjuge le Circuit de Getxo ! L'Érythréen (27 ans) décroche son deuxième succès de la saison devant les Espagnols Pau Miquel (Bahrain Victorious) et Alex Aranburu (Cofidis). 12e victoire en 2026 pour Movistar. #81CircuitoGetxo
Tour de France Femmes Stage 2 🏁 17.55 CEST Unlike yesterday only final two hours on TV. Wiebes the obvious pick for the sprint win but interested to see if a strong break can form and if this means SD Worx left to chase, or other teams gift-wrap the finish
Commissaire decisions + medical bulletin from today's Tour stage.
Lorena Wiesbes (SD Worx-Protime) wins Stage 1 of the Tour de France
Sierra crashes, taking team mate Reusser with her. Both up and chasing now. Tricky descent now
Second place for Océane Mahé (Ma Petite Entreprise) on the climb to Vuilliens, secures the polka-dot jersey for later
Remco Evenepoel (RedBull-Bora-Hansgrohe) wins the Clasica San Sebastian. He's started the race four times and now wins his fourth edition, sets the record for the most wins in this race