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Mythologies: Assassins of the Aubisque!

By Feargal McKay Jul 4, 2022, 8:00am EDT

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2022 Tour de France Mountains Preview - Let's Rank the Mountains

By _Will_ Updated Jul 2, 2022, 4:45am EDT

Tour de France

Podium Cafe's coverage of the 2010 Tour!

Mythologies: Alphonse Steinès and the Invention of the Pyrénées

By Feargal McKay March 20

Dirty Feet, by Les Woodland

A brief history of the Tour de France from the veteran cycling historian Les Woodland

By Feargal McKay December 13, 2021

When Josephine Baker Sprinkled Her Stardust on the Tour de France

From 1933 to 1938 the American star of the Jazz Age played a role in the Tour’s grand départ and in doing so helped reshape the Tour for a new audience.

By Feargal McKay October 14, 2021

Tour stage 21 preview: Everything ends

Rambouillet - Paris (128km)

By Andrew-Brown July 27, 2019

Tour Stage 20 Preview: Alpine Trilogy, Part 3 - An Ending and a Continuation

Albertville - Val Thorens (59 km)

By Conor Kelly July 26, 2019

Tour Stage 19 Preview: The Alpine Trilogy, Part 2- Altitude Boogaloo

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Tignes (126.5 km)

By shawnm4747 July 25, 2019

Tour Stage 18 Preview: The Alpine Trilogy, Part 1

Embrun to Vaillore (by way of the Vars, Izoard and Galibier) (208 km)

By shawnm4747 July 24, 2019

The Tour According to G, by Geraint Thomas

By Feargal McKay July 24, 2019

Editors’ Chat: Who’s Going to Win the Tour?

By shawnm4747, Jens, and 3 more July 24, 2019

Tour Stage 17 Preview: Mind the Gap

Pont du Gard to Gap (200 km)

By shawnm4747 July 23, 2019

Rest Day Open Thread: Who wins the Tour?

Seriously, who is going to win this thing?

By Andrew-Brown July 21, 2019

Tour Stage 15 Preview: Albi waiting for you

Limoux - Foix-Prat d’Albis

By Andrew-Brown July 20, 2019

Tour Stage Fourteen Preview: Nowhere to Hide

By Conor Kelly July 19, 2019

Tour Stage Thirteen Preview: Time to Find Out Where we Stand

By Conor Kelly July 18, 2019

Stage 11 Preview: “It’s a Trap!”

Albi to Toulouse (167 km)

By shawnm4747 July 16, 2019

Tour Stage Ten Preview: Resting a Day Early

Saint-Flour - Albi (218km)

By Andrew-Brown July 14, 2019

Tour Stage 8 preview: Give us a break

Mâcon - Saint Étienne 200 km

By Jens July 12, 2019

What we Learned from Stage Six

By Conor Kelly July 11, 2019

Tour Stage 7 Preview: Getting from one place to another

Belfort - Chalon-sur-Saône 230 km

By Jens July 11, 2019

Tour Stage Six Preview: Return to Hotties’ Hill

Mulhouse - Planche des Belles Filles (161km)

By Andrew-Brown July 10, 2019

Tour Stage Five Preview: Oh Heinrich, Where Art Thou?

By Conor Kelly July 9, 2019

Tour Stage Four Preview: Oh Right, it is the First Week

By Conor Kelly July 8, 2019

Who’s Gonna Win the Tour? You Decide!

By shawnm4747 July 5, 2019

A Tale of Two Skybots

A look at Geraint Thomas’ and Richie Porte’s chances at the Tour

By shawnm4747 July 5, 2019

Can Jakob Fuglsang Really Do This?

With some talk about Dan Martin towards the bottom.

By Conor Kelly July 4, 2019

Why Adam Yates might win the TdF

By Jens July 4, 2019

Tour de France Open Thread: What are you looking forward to?

By Conor Kelly July 2, 2019

A Tour Without Froome

By Conor Kelly June 17, 2019

We Rode All Day, by Gareth Cartman

A cycling novel based on the 1919 Tour de France

By Feargal McKay May 21, 2019

Interview: Gareth Cartman

Gareth Cartman discusses the 1919 Tour de France and his novel, We Rode All Day, which tells the story of that race.

By Feargal McKay May 20, 2019

Tour Stage 20: Oh So Close

By Conor Kelly July 27, 2018

Talking Points from Stage 19: The Perfect Race

Geraint Thomas has shown total, total assurance.

By Conor Kelly July 27, 2018