The spectacular Tour de France Grand Depart takes place in Lille on Saturday 5 July, as the world-famous cycle race visits ...

Stage 2 result as Mathieu van der Poel pips Tadej Pogacar to victory - Van der Poel times his burst to the line perfectly to ...

Mathieu van der Poel made it two wins from two stages for Alpecin-Deceuninck at the 2025 Tour de France, winning a frantic ...

Jonas Vingegaard third as Van der Poel inherits maillot jaune from teammate Philipsen ...

BBC Sport looks at the 21 stages of the Tour de France, with pointers to where the race could be won and lost.

Lingering in Amiens’ watery Saint-Leu district, my mother and I reflected on how much can be fitted into a five-day ...

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The practice of selling homes for €1 to attract people to remote areas is widespread in Italy - in France it's less common, ...

The Musée d'Histoire Urbaine et Sociale de Suresnes tells the story of Biscuits Olibet, a family business that played a key ...

A FRENCH DROUGHT WITH HONOURABLE MENTIONSThe Tour 2025 marks 40 years since the last victory for a French rider, Bernard Hinault, in 1985. In that t ...

The second stage is also the longest in this year's race covering 209.1km with the peloton making their way through the countryside of the Hauts-de-France region, heading towards the Strait of Dover.

Olympique de Marseille have officially loaned 19-year-old left-back Alexi Koum to third-tier side Valenciennes. Koum was ...