After yesterday’s brutal Pyrenean test the Tour de France gets even tougher, with the riders set to tackle a short but definitely not sweet mountainous time trial.Stage 13 is only 10.9km long but hits gradients of 16% as the riders climb steadily from a flatter opening section in Loudenvielle all the way up to the altiport at Peyragudes in the Pyrenees.

Teams work overnight to get their riders a color-matched bike with a custom-painted bike in the Tour de France.

Mattia Cattaneo, a key teammate of Tour de France contender Remco Evenepoel, has withdrawn from the race. The versatile Cattaneo, who rides for E

Route map, profile and start time on blockbuster day of climbing as race enters Pyrenees - After an opening week of skirmishes expect battle to seriously commence among the GC contenders today as the

This week’s Club Sportico essay looks at the way in which commercial sponsorships and detail-oriented cyclists sometimes clash at the world’s biggest bike race. Tour de France riders are obsessive about their equipment,