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Friday 12 September 2025 at 20h15

Tour de France 2026: the rumours and also what's sure about the race route and the stage cities of the 113th edition!

September is here, and so it's high time to turn our attention to the rumors about the route of the upcoming Tour de France, in this case the 113th edition, the Tour de France 2026! At the time of publication of the first version of this article, the number of rumors is still relatively low, and abo ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2026

Friday 18 July 2025 at 01h32

The start order and -times of the individual time trial between Loudenvielle and Peyragudes for the 13th stage of the Tour de France 2025

The 13th stage of the Tour de France 2025 will take place today between Loudenvielle and Peyragudes, ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2025

Friday 04 July 2025 at 19h49

The participants list of the Tour de France 2025 and the bib numbers

This Saturday, July 5, 2025, the Tour de France 2025 will take off from Lille, and last night, on th ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2025

Saturday 28 June 2025 at 19h02

The Tour de France 2025 race route on OpenStreetMap maps and in Google Earth, stage profiles and time- and route schedules

The end of June is fast approaching, and so is the Tour de France 2025! The 112th edition will start ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2025 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 22h47

The race route of the 21st and last stage of the Tour de France 2025 has been revealed - a reminder of Paris 2024 and an anniversary on the Champs-Elysées; velowire offers you the detailed map on OpenStreetMap !

Every year we hear the same question: "why is there always and still this 'turning around' on the Pa ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2025 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Thursday 27 March 2025 at 22h32

D-100 before the start of Tour de France 2025: discovering the finish of the first stage with Mondial Relay

this article has not been translated in English, you can read it below in French

Ça y est, on est ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2025 | Marketing

Wednesday 19 March 2025 at 23h14

Grand Départ 2027: the Tour de France 2027 and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2027 will start in Scotland (Edinburgh), followed by England and Wales!

The rumours were going hard the past few days, but it's now official: the Tour de France 2027 will s ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2027

Sunday 02 March 2025 at 19h55

The detail of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2026 in Barcelona has been announced: a big zoom on the Montjuïc!

While the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2026 was already announced to take place in Barcelona i ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2026

tuesday 29 October 2024 at 23h04

The Tour de France 2025 has officially been announced: 100% French ... and 48% of transfers!

While you've already been able to discover the route of the Tour de France 2025 being built up on th ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2025

Monday 28 October 2024 at 11h26

Tour de France 2025: the rumours and also what's sure about the race route and the stage cities of the 112th edition!

We're in the first fortnight of September, it's thus high time to turn our attention to the rumours ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2025

Friday 11 October 2024 at 00h58

Are we going straight to a Tour de France 2025 with a record number of transfers? And if so, what impact would that have?

For a few weeks now, velowire.com has been following the development of rumours about the route of t ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2025

Sunday 21 July 2024 at 01h23

The start order and -times of the final individual time trial between Monaco and Nice in the Tour de France 2024

While the general classification seems fixed with Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) at the fi ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024

Friday 19 July 2024 at 09h04

Thierry Gouvenou, director of the race and architect of the Tour de France race route promises less sprinter stages in the future

At the finish of the 18th stage of the Tour de France 2024, for Radio Sports I went to see Thierry G ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024 | Tour de France 2025

Wednesday 10 July 2024 at 01h45

Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) : 'Pogačar is not my only rival!'

As the Tour de France 2024 returns to a second stage with significant height differences after the o ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024

Saturday 06 July 2024 at 23h50

The stage with the white roads awaits the riders of the Tour de France 2024 this Sunday ... a short insight with Thierry Gouvenou!

This Sunday, July 7, 2024, the 9th stage awaits the riders of the Tour de France 2024. Special for s ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024

Friday 05 July 2024 at 01h38

The start order and -times for the individual time trial between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Gevrey-Chambertin in the Tour de France 2024

Today, the 174 remaining riders in the Tour de France 2024 will compete against the clock in the ind ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024

Friday 28 June 2024 at 13h31

The participants list of the Tour de France 2024 and the bib numbers

The 176 riders from 22 teams taking part in the Tour de France 2024 were presented yesterday at Fire ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024

Monday 24 June 2024 at 18h44

The Tour de France 2024 race route on OpenStreetMap and iin Google Earth, stage profiles and time- and route schedules

It's less than a week away: the 111th edition of the Tour de France will set off from Firenze Ӻ ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Monday 24 June 2024 at 02h00

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2025 in the Nord department: detailed maps on OpenStreetMap

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France in the Nord department, and more precisely in Lille, has alre ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2025

Wednesday 19 June 2024 at 09h25

Tour de France 2026: the Grand Départ in Barcelona and more in Catalonia!

With the 111th edition of the Tour de France, the Tour de France 2024, due to start in Italy in just ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2026

Thursday 21 March 2024 at 17h20

Tour de France 2024 - D-100: listen to the dedicated radio show with Radio Sports, Christian Prudhomme, Jean-Paul Ollivier and velowire!

It's today: we're just 100 days away from the start of the Tour de France 2024 in Firenze (Florence) ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024 | Radio Sports

Thursday 30 November 2023 at 23h36

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2025 in Lille and in the Hauts-de-France region: 4 stages with the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Somme departments on the map

It's been an open secret since mid-October, as you may have already read here: the Tour de France 20 ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2025

Wednesday 25 October 2023 at 23h37

The Tour de France 2024 race route has been presented: all things new between Italy and Nice, via summits, gravel roads and without any rest moment!

It's early September, so a little earlier than in recent years, velowire.com is once again featuring ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024

tuesday 24 October 2023 at 08h31

The Tour de France doesn't visit the whole of France? In fact it does, over time! - the historical map with the Tour de France parcours

Every time the route of the Tour de France is presented, the same comments are made in France, espec ...

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Monday 23 October 2023 at 00h29

Tour de France 2024: the rumours and also what's sure about the race route and the stage cities of the 111th edition!

It's early September, so a little earlier than in recent years, velowire.com is once again featuring ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024

Monday 16 October 2023 at 23h34

The 'Grand Départ' of the Tour de France 2025 in the Hauts-de-France region, with the Métropole Européenne de Lille as its starting point

While we're less than two weeks away from the announcement of the route of the Tour de France 2024, ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2025

Sunday 01 October 2023 at 16h01

The race route of the two last stages of the Tour de France 2024 have been announced: Nice, col de la Couillole and Monaco on the map!

UPDATE 1st of October 2023 at 4.01PM: the detailed maps with the race route of these two stages on O ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Monday 17 July 2023 at 19h25

The start order and times for the Passy > Combloux time trial of the Tour de France 2023

At the start of the last week of the Tour de France 2023 and in the middle of the Alps programme of ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2023

Saturday 01 July 2023 at 00h37

The participants list of the Tour de France 2023 and the bib numbers

This Saturday sees the start of the Tour de France 2023 in Bilbao, in Spain's Basque Country.

Hav ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2023

Sunday 25 June 2023 at 19h46

The Tour de France 2023 race route on Open Street Maps and in Google Earth, stage profiles and time- and route schedules

July is fast approaching, and so is the 110th edition of the Grande Boucle. As usual, velowire.com o ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2023 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Thursday 29 December 2022 at 16h11

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2024 in Italy: the detailed maps on Open Street Maps

A few days ago, the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2024 in Italy was officially announced. On ve ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Wednesday 21 December 2022 at 23h36

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2024 in Italy! And the finish with a time trial Monaco > Nice!

initially published on 12 October 2022 at 11.49PM, updated on 1 December 2022 at 12.47PM, on 3 Decem ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2024

Monday 31 October 2022 at 23h18

The Tour de France 2023 race route has been presented: the Tour of all mountain areas!

Without much surprises if you have followed the search for the Tour de France 2023 race route on thi ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2023

Wednesday 26 October 2022 at 21h24

Tour de France 2023: the rumours about the race route and the stage cities

The Tour of all the mountain areas!--Pyrenees, Massif Central, Jura, Alps and Vosges will be on the ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2023

Monday 04 July 2022 at 16h33

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2023 in the Basque country: detailed maps on Open Street Maps

While the Tour de France 2022 is doing its transfer from Denmark to France this Monday 4 July 2022, ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2023

Friday 01 July 2022 at 02h27

The participants list of the Tour de France 2022 and the start order and -times for the initial time trial on Friday 1 July

This Friday 1st of July, the Tour de France 2022 starts in the streets of Copenhagen in Denmark, wit ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2022

Saturday 25 June 2022 at 20h10

The Tour de France 2022 race route on Open Street Maps and in Google Earth, stage profiles and time- and route schedules

The month of July is about to start and with that also the 109th edition of the Grande Boucle. As us ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2022 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Thursday 21 April 2022 at 00h10

Team Jumbo-Visma presents an original jersey for the Tour de France 2022: The Masterpiece

Every year, the Dutch Team Jumbo-Visma needs to wear a special team shirt during the Tour de France. ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2022 | Marketing

Sunday 13 February 2022 at 21h24

The 22 teams which will participate in the Tour de France 2022

In the past week, Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) has announced the selection of teams which will ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2022

Saturday 16 October 2021 at 18h44

The Tour de France 2022 has officially been presented: an original and definitely international 'Grande Boucle'!

As usual, you've been able to discover it little by little since over one month already, through the ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2022

Wednesday 13 October 2021 at 17h03

Tour de France 2022: the rumours about the race route and the stage cities

initially published on 9 September at 1.46AM, updated on 9 September at 8.54PM, on 10 September at 1 ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2022

tuesday 12 October 2021 at 00h08

Santini is the new sponsor for the distinctive jerseys of the Tour de France and theTour de France Femmes avec Zwift

While you may have discovered last night already here that Le Coq Sportif has left the Tour de Franc ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2022 | Marketing

Monday 11 October 2021 at 00h14

Marion Rousse director of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, the sponsors and ... the end of the Le Coq Sportif sponsorship?

While she was commenting Paris-Tours on France Télévisions, Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), the ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2022 | Dameswielrennen | Marketing

Friday 25 June 2021 at 20h39

The participants list of the Tour de France 2021

It's time already for the Tour de France 2021 tomorrow, which will start in Brest for a total of 3,4 ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2021

Monday 21 June 2021 at 01h05

The Tour de France 2021 race route on Open Street Maps and in Google Earth, stage profiles and time- and route schedules

This information is not yet available in English. You can read it in French below in the mean time.
...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2021 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Monday 02 November 2020 at 22h35

The Tour de France 2021 race route has been presented: a Tour with less climbing but more transfers

It's been almost a month since you progressively discovered it through the rumours, but last night d ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2021

Sunday 01 November 2020 at 12h02

Tour de France 2021: the rumours about the race route and the stage cities

initially published on 7 October at 11.20PM, updated on 8 October at 9.26AM, on 9 October at 6PM, on ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2021

tuesday 25 August 2020 at 02h19

The Tour de France 2020 race route on Open Street Maps and in Google Earth, stage profiles and time- and route schedules

As usual, velowire.com allows you to discover in detail the race route of this 107th edition of the ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2020 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Monday 10 August 2020 at 17h50

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2021 will take place in Brittany, avec les premiers coups de pédale à Brest !

A follow-up of date changes following the health crisis linked to the Covid-19 pandemic led to a cha ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2021 | Olympische Spelen

tuesday 14 April 2020 at 12h41

Coronavirus: the Tour de France 2020 to be rescheduled, but when? - from 29 August till 20 September

It was more and more likely over the past few weeks, but after the announcements made by Emmanuel Ma ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2020

Monday 14 October 2019 at 18h20

Tour de France 2020: the rumours on the race route and the start and finish cities!

this article has not been translated in English and will probably not be; you can read it below in F ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2020

Saturday 05 October 2019 at 20h58

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2020 in detail: the 2 first stages on Open Street Maps with a main role for Nice

While the full Tour de France 2020 race route will only be announced on 15 October and even though t ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2020

Friday 05 July 2019 at 01h58

The participants list of the Tour de France 2019 and their bib numbers

This Thursday, 22 teams of the Tour de France 2019 have been presented to the Brussels public on the ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2019

Saturday 29 June 2019 at 00h16

The Tour de France 2019 race route on Open Street Maps/Google Earth, stage profiles and time- and route schedules

Now we're getting closer to the start of the Tour de France 2019, as usual, velowire.com allows you ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2019 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Saturday 23 March 2019 at 21h30

The last wildcards have been announced, here are the teams which will participate in the Tour de France 2019

While Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) already announced the participation of a Belgian team (Want ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2019

Wednesday 20 February 2019 at 22h03

The Tour de France will start in Copenhagen in Denmark, ~~but when?~~ in ~~2021~~ 2022

initially published on Monday 20 June 2016 at 9.50PM, updated on 25 January 2017 at 7.30PM, on 20 Fe ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2022

tuesday 01 January 2019 at 17h29

The race route of the first stages of the Tour de France 2019 on Open Street Maps/Google Earth

As usual, we'll have to wait until June before we get to know all the details about the race route o ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2019 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

tuesday 23 October 2018 at 22h04

Tour de France 2019: the rumours about the race route and the stage cities!

initially published on 24 September at 1.28AM, updated on 25 September at 11.14PM, 1st of October at ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2019

Friday 06 July 2018 at 18h59

The participants list of the Tour de France 2018 and their bib numbers

Tomorrow the Tour de France 2018 will start in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, the start of a 23 days adventur ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2018

Monday 02 July 2018 at 23h50

The Tour de France 2018 race route in Google Maps/Google Earth, time- and route schedules and stage profiles

As usual, velowire.com offers you the detail of the race route of the 105th edition of the "Grande B ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2018 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Monday 12 March 2018 at 22h34

The Tour de France 2020 will have its Grand Départ in Nice

The day after the finish of Paris-Nice 2018 in Nice, Amaury Sport Organisation, the organisor of Par ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2020

Wednesday 27 December 2017 at 21h07

A stage in line and a team time trial for the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2019 in Brussels?

On 22 May 2014, velowire.com already mentioned a possible Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2019 in ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2019

tuesday 26 December 2017 at 20h46

The UCI WorldTeams (UCI WorldTour) for 2018 and the other teams

The year is about to come to and end. That seems to be the perfect moment to catch up with the UCI's ...

UCI ProTour | Tour de France | Giro d Italia | Vuelta a España

Wednesday 18 October 2017 at 01h00

The Tour de France 2018 race route has been presented: food for recognition!

On Tuesday 17 October afternoon the Tour de France 2018 race route was officially presented at the P ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2018

Monday 16 October 2017 at 22h32

Tour de France 2018: the rumours about the race route and the stage cities!

initially published on 9 September 2017 at 7.51PM, updated on 27 September at 7.42PM and on 5 Octobe ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2018

Saturday 22 July 2017 at 09h41

The start order and times for the individual time trial of the Tour de France 2017 in Marseille

The forelast stage of the Tour de France 2017 will take place today in the streets of Marseille, as ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2017

Friday 30 June 2017 at 19h00

The participants list of the Tour de France 2017 and their bib numbers

Tomorrow the Tour de France 2017 will start in Düsseldorf in Germany for 3,516 kilometers towards Pa ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2017

Saturday 24 June 2017 at 19h50

The Tour de France 2017 race route in Google Maps/Google Earth

As usual, velowire.com allows you to discover in detail the race route of this 104th edition of the ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2017 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Friday 23 June 2017 at 21h27

The Tour de France 2018 will start one week later .. and with less riders!

It was the surprise announcement made by the UCI yesterday and it was confirmed to velowire.com by A ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2018 | UCI ProTour | Vuelta a España | Giro d Italia

tuesday 28 February 2017 at 21h23

The details of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2018 in the Vendée department in France

After the initial announcement of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2018, the 105th edition of ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2018

Monday 27 February 2017 at 22h38

Team selections for the WorldTour races in France - A.S.O. (Tour de France, Paris-Nice and Critérium du Dauphiné) and in Italy - RCS (Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico and Milano-Sanremo)

The 2017 cycling season is alive and kicking already and there have already been 4 UCI WorldTour* ra ...

Criterium du Dauphiné | Parijs-Nice 2017 | Parijs-Roubaix | Parijs-Nice | Tour de France | Tour de France 2017 | Giro d Italia

Wednesday 15 February 2017 at 10h15

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2018 in the Vendée department in France

Initially published on 12 February 2017 at 5.41PM, updated on 15 February at 10.15AMUsually, the Gra ...

Tour de France 2018 | Tour de France

Saturday 03 December 2016 at 17h52

One less rider in the Grand Tours (TDF, Vuelta, Giro) and the classics .. or not?

Through a common press release sent out on 25 November around 7PM, the three big cycling race organi ...

UCI ProTour | Tour de France | Vuelta a España | Giro d Italia | Klassiekers

tuesday 18 October 2016 at 18h56

The Tour de France 2017 race route presented: twice the Alps, the intermediate mountains honored!

Early afternoon, in the Palais des Congrès in Paris, this Tuesday 18 October 2016 the Tour de France ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2017

Monday 17 October 2016 at 19h43

Tour de France 2017: the rumours about the race route and the stage cities!

article initially published on 23 September at 8.10AM, updated on 25 September at 10.36PM, on 27 Sep ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2017

Sunday 16 October 2016 at 16h19

The race route of the first stages of the Tour de France 2017 on Google Maps

While we're at only two days from the presentation of the Tour de France 2017 race route, which you ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2017 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Friday 01 July 2016 at 20h13

The list of participating riders for the Tour de France 2016 and their bib numbers

Tomorrow the Tour de France 2016, 103rd edition of the Grande Boucle, will start at the foot of the ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2016

Saturday 25 June 2016 at 16h44

The Tour de France 2016 race route on Google Maps/Google Earth, profiles and time- and route schedules

As usual, velowire.com allows you to discover in detail the race route of this 103rd edition of the ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2016 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

tuesday 24 May 2016 at 23h28

A 23rd team in the Tour de France 2016: the GIGN

In March, the 22 teams selected for participation in the Tour de France have been announced by Amaur ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2016

Wednesday 02 March 2016 at 23h12

The teams selection for the Tour de France 2016: like last year

The 22 teams selected to participate in the Tour de France 2016 have been announced this morning. In ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2016

tuesday 22 December 2015 at 12h38

It's now official: Düsseldorf will have the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2017!

The rumours were quite present already since London announced it withdraw for the Grand Départ of th ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2017

tuesday 24 November 2015 at 21h24

The Tour de France 2017 is being worked on already: the Grand Départ in Düsseldorf (Germany)?

It was the news of the day on Monday 28 September: London had said "no" to the Grand Départ of the T ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2017

tuesday 20 October 2015 at 19h02

The Tour de France 2016 race route: difficult from start till finish!

article updated on 27 October 2015 with the videos of the official presentation!

This Tuesday, th ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2016

Sunday 18 October 2015 at 20h40

Tour de France 2016: the rumours about the race route and the stage cities!

initially published on 23 August 2015 at 0.04AM, updated on 4 September at 10.30PM, on 9 September a ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2016

tuesday 21 July 2015 at 16h07

The climb of the Lacets de Montvernier in video - 18th stage of the Tour de France 2015

You must have heard about the Lacets de Montvernier already. Since the Tour de France 2015 race rout ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2015 | Kinomap

Monday 13 July 2015 at 16h33

The first ever climb of La Pierre-Saint-Martin in the Tour de France 2015 in video!

After today's rest day in Pau, the Tour de France 2015 will go on tomorrow, with the first mountain ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2015 | Kinomap | Hoe is het met Jérémy Roy?

Sunday 28 June 2015 at 11h20

The Tour de France 2015 race route on Google Maps/Google Earth, profiles and time- and route schedules

As usual, velowire.com allows you to discover all the details of the race route of this 102nd editio ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2015 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

tuesday 23 June 2015 at 18h58

The Tour de France 2015 time trial in Utrecht on video!

Are you impatiently waiting for the start of the Tour de France 2015 on 4 July? In that case you mos ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2015 | Kinomap | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Wednesday 17 June 2015 at 21h43

News from the sponsors of the Tour de France 2015

Only 2 and a half weeks left until the start of the Tour de France 2015 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2015 | Marketing

Wednesday 18 March 2015 at 23h31

Changes in the sponsors of the Tour de France: what about the green jersey? And the white jersey?!

Like every year, there will be some changes in the sponsors of the Tour de France again this year. A ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2015 | Marketing

Thursday 15 January 2015 at 22h29

Tour de France 2016: after the Manche department, down to Andorra!

While the Tour de France 2015 is only about to start in 170 days and the official presentation of th ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2016

Wednesday 14 January 2015 at 23h20

The teams selection for Paris-Nice, the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Tour announced: MTN-Qhubeka will be there!

... and some quotes from MTN-Qhubeka, Bora-Argon 18 and Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementIn 53, 144 and 1 ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2015 | Parijs-Nice | Criterium du Dauphiné | Parijs-Nice 2015 | Critérium du Dauphiné 2015

Thursday 18 December 2014 at 00h36

The race route of the first Tour de France 2016 stages in Google Maps/Google Earth

Last week, Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) and the Manche department, officially announced (at th ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2016 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

tuesday 09 December 2014 at 16h49

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2016 officially announced: 3 days in the Manche department

It's been quite a while since it was first rumoured and it had been confirmed by the organisor on 25 ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2016

tuesday 25 November 2014 at 09h00

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2016 from the Manche department finally confirmed!

initially published on 24 November 2014 at 8.24PM, updated on 25 November at 9.00AM
We already disc ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2016

Wednesday 22 October 2014 at 23h59

The Tour de France 2015 race route presented: a particular profile for the Grande Boucle

Today, at 255 days from the start*, the race route of the Tour de France 2015, 102th edition of the ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2015

tuesday 21 October 2014 at 12h20

Tour de France 2015: the rumours about the race route and the stage cities!

initially published on 8 September 2014 at 11.55PM, updated on 9 September at 9.00AM and at 9.55PM, ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2015

Saturday 04 October 2014 at 15h24

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2016 in the La Manche department? The region confirms, but ...

The rumours has been going around since quite some time already: the Tour de France 2016 could have ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2016

Friday 22 August 2014 at 23h14

A flashback on the Tour de France 2014 in photo and video

Just before the start of the Vuelta a España 2014, the Tour of Spain which will start this Saturday ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2014 | Kinomap

Saturday 26 July 2014 at 00h25

The start order and times of the Tour de France 2014 time trial

The forelast stage of the Tour de France 2014, which will take place today, Saturday 26 July, will b ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2014

Saturday 05 July 2014 at 23h50

Product test: the Wahoo KICKR, an interactive hometrainer via smartphone or tablet

home trainer! Does the sound of that word already make you think of boring sessions where, in order ...

Producttest | Tour de France

Friday 04 July 2014 at 19h08

The Tour de France 2014 race route on Google Maps/Google Earth, stage profiles and other details

As usual, velowire.com allows you to discover all details of the race route of this 101ème edition o ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2014 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Thursday 03 July 2014 at 19h58

All news about the sponsors and the advertising caravane of the Tour de France 2014

Due to a lack of time, this article has not been translated in English. Below you can find the Frenc ...

Marketing | Tour de France | Tour de France 2014

Sunday 15 June 2014 at 23h02

Search notice: looking for Tour de France super fans who want to win a day in the Tour!

We now have less than 3 weeks to go before the Tour de France 2014 starts in Yorkshire, more precise ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2014 | Marketing

Saturday 24 May 2014 at 17h43

The Tour de France via Neeltje Jans and Antwerp in 2015!

During the World Ports Classic 2014 where the first stage was won today in Antwerp by André Greipel ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2015

Thursday 22 May 2014 at 23h18

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2019 in Brussels?

Nothing's less sure for now! However, several Belgian newspapers today indicated that Brussels will ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2019

Sunday 09 February 2014 at 20h21

Looking back at the week: La Course by Le Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix 2014, ...

There was quite some news in the cycling world this week, like for example the announcement of La Co ...

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Friday 31 January 2014 at 08h49

The teams selection for the Tour de France 2014 has been announced - the comments!

This Tuesday, ASO, the organisor of the Tour de France and of several other major cycling races main ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2014 | Parijs-Nice | Parijs-Nice 2014 | Criterium du Dauphiné | Critérium du Dauphiné 2014

Friday 29 November 2013 at 23h09

Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2015 in Utrecht: interviews, maps and some details

On Thursday, the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2015 was officially presented. Not one but two p ...

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Wednesday 27 November 2013 at 08h52

The first info about the Grand Départ of the Tour de france 2015 and Utrecht turns yellow

On 8 November it became official: the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2015 will take place in Utr ...

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Friday 08 November 2013 at 23h13

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2015 in Utrecht: the race is on!

On 19 October you could already read here that chances were high that the Grand Départ of the Tour d ...

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Sunday 03 November 2013 at 23h00

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2015 in Utrecht: nothing official, but ...

initially published on 19 October 2013 at 2.03PM, updated on 3 November at 11PM
While the official ...

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tuesday 29 October 2013 at 22h30

Looking back at the 2014 Tour de France presentation

The official presentation of the Tour de France 2014 took place last Wednesday. Even though the race ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2014

Wednesday 23 October 2013 at 21h57

The Tour de France 2014 race route, original and international

A balanced Tour de France, between original start, cobble stones, 3 mountain areas (with a big Vosge ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2014

tuesday 22 October 2013 at 21h28

Tour de France 2014: the rumours about the race route and the stages!

originally published on Saturday 7 September 2013 at 9.29PM, updated on 11 September at 3.15PM and a ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2014

Friday 19 July 2013 at 23h23

The Mont Semnoz as the final big climb of the forelast Tour stage - the race route in video !

As the last climb in the Alps, the Mont Semnoz will tomorrow be the decisive climb in the forelast s ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013 | Kinomap

Thursday 18 July 2013 at 23h24

The Col de la Madeleine and the Col de la Croix Fry in video images down to Le Grand-Bornand

This article has not been translated in English but you can still watch the movies below with the cl ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013 | Kinomap

Wednesday 17 July 2013 at 19h22

The Col de Manse, the Alpe d'Huez and the Col de Sarenne in video!

After the Col de Manse from Gap, the race route of the Embrun-Chorges time trial, we continue the se ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013 | Kinomap

tuesday 16 July 2013 at 20h07

The Embrun - Chorges time trial race route in video!

... and the start order and times!The second individual time trial stage of the Tour de France 2013 ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013 | Kinomap

Monday 15 July 2013 at 18h08

velowire.com on L'Equipe 21 and lequipe.fr

Maybe you know L'Equipe 21, but if not, it's one of the latest DVB channels in France, entirely de ...

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Monday 15 July 2013 at 12h09

Tomorrow the Col de Manse will be climbed in the final part of the Tour stage - discover it in our video!

Early June, as every year, the Critérium du Dauphiné was organised by Amaury Sport Organisation, the ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013 | Kinomap

tuesday 02 July 2013 at 19h26

In Nice the team time trial revolutionises the classification, Simon Gerrans takes yellow with Orica-GreenEDGE

The 4th stage of the Tour de France 2013 took place today in the streets of Nice as a team time tria ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013

Friday 28 June 2013 at 11h03

The list of participating riders in the Tour de France 2013 and their numbers, who will follow up on Bradley Wiggins?

Tomorrow will see the start of the Tour de France 2013, hundredth edition! It's therefore time for ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013

Wednesday 26 June 2013 at 11h15

Listen to the first LNC radio show in podcast!

Last Saturday, at the French Championships, the French Cycling Ligue (Ligue Nationale de Cyclisme or ...

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Monday 24 June 2013 at 21h37

The Tour de France 2013 race route on Google Maps/Google Earth, stage profiles and other details

As usual, velowire.com offers you, a few days before the start of the Tour de France 2013, to discov ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Monday 24 June 2013 at 10h36

Why the stage which finishes in Lyon in the Tour de France 2013 will end in a sprint

In a few days, the one hundredth edition of the Tour de France will start on Corsica. Just before I ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013

Saturday 08 June 2013 at 08h19

The state of the Col de Sarenne in video

During the 7th stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné 2013, between Le Pont-de-Claix and Superdévoluy to ...

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Wednesday 29 May 2013 at 00h05

The official profiles and maps of the 21 stages of the Tour de France 2013

This Monday, the organisor of the Tour de France, Amaury Sport Organisation, published the graphical ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013

Saturday 27 April 2013 at 21h26

Teams selection of the Tour de France 2013: the wildcards announced - 100% French

In 63 days, the Tour de France 2013 will start on Corsica. The organisor of the Grande Boucle didn' ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013

Thursday 17 January 2013 at 23h59

All details of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2014, race route on Google Maps

A little bit more than a month ago, I already announced here that the Tour de France 2014 will have ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2014 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Friday 14 December 2012 at 12h28

The Tour de France 2014 will have its Grand Départ in Yorkshire (UK)

The news is still fresh, the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2014 will take place in Yorkshire in ...

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tuesday 30 October 2012 at 09h00

Video flashback on the official presentation of the Tour de France 2013

Last Wednesday, Amaury Sport Organisation did the official presentation of the Tour de France 2013. ...

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Wednesday 24 October 2012 at 19h23

Tour de France 2013: the Hundredth, a legendary Tour?

If you follow velowire.com, you pretty much knew what the Tour de France 2013 would look like since ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013

Monday 22 October 2012 at 08h58

Tour de France 2013: rumours on the race course and stage cities!

originally published on 10 September 2012 at 9.18PM, updated on 10 September at 9.48PM, 11 September ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013

Sunday 21 October 2012 at 18h54

All you should know about the presentation of the Tour de France 2013

initially published on 20 October 2012 at 4.46PM, updated on 21 October at 6.54PMThere's a lot goin ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013

tuesday 31 July 2012 at 09h06

The Tour 2012 yellow jersey for Brad Wiggins, did you know the first to wear it was Eugène Christophe?

A little bit over a week now, the British rider Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) won the Tour de France 20 ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

tuesday 10 July 2012 at 22h42

PowerBar feeds the riders of the Tour de France 2012 - interview

Maybe you didn't know this, but in the start zone of each of the stages of the Tour de France 2012, ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

Thursday 05 July 2012 at 08h05

In the Tour with Stéphane Goubert: a Cavendish/Greipel duel in Saint-Quentin?

After a one day absence due to unexpected circumstances, Stéphane Goubert is back on velowire.com in ...

In de Tour met Stéphane Goubert | Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

tuesday 03 July 2012 at 07h22

In the Tour with Stéphane Goubert: Sylvain Chavanel again in Boulogne-sur-Mer?

In this 4th edition of In the Tour with Stéphane Goubert, we analyse together that Stéphane was righ ...

In de Tour met Stéphane Goubert | Regard de route - Tour de France 2012 | Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

Monday 02 July 2012 at 10h03

In the Tour with Stéphane Goubert: Mark Cavendish in the sprint?

In this 3rd edition of In the Tour with Stéphane Goubert the former rider of the AG2R team comes bac ...

In de Tour met Stéphane Goubert | Regard de route - Tour de France 2012 | Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

Saturday 30 June 2012 at 23h36

In the Tour with Stéphane Goubert: Peter Sagan in Seraing?

In the Tour with Stéphane Goubert first looks back at the 6.4 kilometer long time trial in the stree ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012 | In de Tour met Stéphane Goubert

Saturday 30 June 2012 at 09h43

In the Tour with Stéphane Goubert: Peter Sagan might be the surprise winner

In a few hours, the Tour de France 2012 will start in Liège in Belgium with a 6.4 kilometer long pro ...

In de Tour met Stéphane Goubert | Regard de route - Tour de France 2012 | Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

Wednesday 27 June 2012 at 22h11

You're going to the Tour de France 2012 ? Alcatel One Touch shows you around!

You must have noticed that velowire.com has recently changed colours (early June)! After the pink fo ...

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Monday 25 June 2012 at 00h25

Tour de France 2012: the race route on Google Maps/Google Earth, the profiles and time schedules

initially published on 15 June at 9.05AM, updated on 19 June at 1.10AM and on 25 June at 0.25AMIn tw ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Thursday 21 June 2012 at 23h30

Tour de France 2012: Brad Wiggins' gets ready in Châtel and on Majorca

... and all details about Châtel's candidature for the Tour de France!With Andy Schleck (Radioshack ...

Tour de France | Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 | Criterium du Dauphiné | Tour de France 2012

tuesday 29 May 2012 at 21h20

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2013 in Corsica, all details here!

initially published on 23 November 2011 at 9.18PM, updated on 24 November at 11.54AM and at 9.20PM, ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013

Sunday 20 May 2012 at 22h27

Tour de France 2012: the race course of the first stages on Google Maps/Google Earth

initially published on 25 December 2011 at 12.49PM, updated on 20 May 2012 with the 3rd stage

ATT ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

tuesday 15 May 2012 at 21h53

The start location of the 12th Tour de France 2012 stage in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne inaugurated

It's not the first time that Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne will see the Tour de France finish or start in ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

Friday 06 April 2012 at 23h30

Tour de France 2012 : the 22 teams finally announced

We're at only 85 days from the start of the Tour de France 2012 and it was thus quite surprising no ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

Thursday 22 March 2012 at 23h40

100 days before the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2012 in Liège

On Saturday 30 June the riders of the Tour de France 2012 will start one by one in the individual ti ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

Monday 13 February 2012 at 08h57

Future journalist? Become one of the 'Jeunes Reporters' of the Tour de France 2012!

Since 7 years now, Amaury Sport Organisation allows, together with its sponsors which are different ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012 | Marketing

tuesday 27 December 2011 at 18h30

Interview Yahoo! Sport Christian Prudhomme: it's not a job, for me it's a mission!

Nowadays we unfortunately more and more often the feeling that it's better to be first to tell some ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

tuesday 29 November 2011 at 00h01

The detailed race course of the 2nd stage of the Tour de France 2012: Visé > Tournai (plus the route on Google Maps)

velowire.com continues announcing new rumours about the Tour de France 2012. Today it's the turn fo ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Thursday 20 October 2011 at 09h01

Video flashback on the official presentation of the Tour de France 2012

Last Tuesday was the official presentation of the Tour de France 2012. As we didn't expect any real ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

Wednesday 19 October 2011 at 10h30

The 2 Etapes du Tour Mondovélo 2012 : in the Alps and the Pyrenees

Update on 19 October at 10.30AM with the final informationNow the the race course of the Tour de Fra ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012 | Marketing

Monday 17 October 2011 at 22h21

Exclusivity velowire.com: the main climbs and mountains of the Tour de France 2012!

The Tour de France 2012 stage cities are now known since a little bit over one week. What is not kno ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

tuesday 11 October 2011 at 01h46

The Tour de France 2012, a Tour made of transfers

As you know, I've been working since September on the rumours about the race route of the Tour de F ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

Monday 10 October 2011 at 22h09

Tour de France 2012 : rumours on the race course and stage cities!

... and about the Etape du Tour MondoVélo!first publication on 7 September at 1.05AM, updated on 7 S ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

Saturday 23 July 2011 at 22h02

Tony Martin replays the Dauphiné time trial, Cadel Evans can celebrate a future Tour de France 2011 win

As expected, the final victory of the Tour de France 2011 was decided in the individual time trial i ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Thursday 21 July 2011 at 00h11

Videos Tour de France 2011 : the ceremony for best team for Garmin-Cervélo and the start in Gap

This morning the 17th stage of the Tour de France 2011 started in Gap, the city where yesterday's s ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Sunday 17 July 2011 at 16h14

A video of the start of the 15th stage of the Tour de France 2011 in Limoux

This afternoon, the 15th stage of the Tour de France 2011 started in the city of Limoux, not far fro ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Wednesday 13 July 2011 at 00h08

The 10th stage of the Tour de France 2011 sprinted for victory by André Greipel

The 10th stage of the Tour de France 2011 was won in the sprint by André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Monday 11 July 2011 at 00h49

A stage full of accidents won by Luis Léon Sanchez gave Thomas Voeckler the yellow jersey in the Tour de France 2011

Today's stage was not only marked by a 6 rider break away but also by two big accidents, one in a v ...

Tour de France 2011 | Tour de France

tuesday 05 July 2011 at 18h22

Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France 2011 stage in Mûr de Bretagne

Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) won at the end of this afternoon for the second time in his career a T ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

tuesday 05 July 2011 at 01h27

The crossing of the finish line in Redon in a video

Today, we crossed the finish line of the Tour de France 2011 stage finishing in Redon after having d ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Saturday 02 July 2011 at 21h38

Tour de France 2011 : Jérémy Roy, disappointed not to be the most combative rider

Jérémy Roy (FDJ) was in the leading group of the first stage of the Tour de France 2011 today. The s ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011 | Hoe is het met Jérémy Roy?

Saturday 02 July 2011 at 00h30

The Passage du Gois in pictures, the day before the start

This morning, the first stage of the Tour de France 2011 will start at the end of the Passage du Goi ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Sunday 26 June 2011 at 09h37

The Tour de France 2011 race route on Google Maps/Google Earth and the route and time schedule

In less than a week the Tour de France 2011 will start in the Vendée region for 3,430.5 kilometers i ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

tuesday 21 June 2011 at 21h25

Prize draw: win a VIP day - with a helicopter flight - in the Tour de France 2011 thanks to Custom Getaways!

You most probably read the article "A VIP day or trip to the Tour de France, you can do it!" I wro ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011 | Marketing

Saturday 18 June 2011 at 13h50

A VIP day or trip to the Tour de France, you can do it!

You might have dreamt of it since you were a kid ... spend an unforgettable day among the big names ...

Tour de France | Marketing

Wednesday 08 June 2011 at 00h55

In 2012, Le Coq Sportif extends its presence in cycling with the Tour de France and other ASO races

This afternoon, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and Le Coq Sportif officially announced that the Fre ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012 | Marketing

Sunday 05 June 2011 at 19h47

Win your VIP spot in the Tour de France advertising caravan with St Michel !

Unfortunately this article is not available in English. You can read it below in French. The game on ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011 | Marketing

Wednesday 18 May 2011 at 01h11

Rabobank training in the Pyrenees: Robert Gesink - I'm the only leader of the team

This weekend the Dutch Rabobank team spent four days training in the Pyrenees, in order to prepare t ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Sunday 06 March 2011 at 02h15

The Cadets Juniors will come to Paris-Nice!

Since 10 years now, the operation Cadets Juniors is a big success in the Tour de France. Thanks to t ...

Parijs-Nice 2011 | Parijs-Nice | Tour de France | Criterium du Dauphiné | Critérium International

Thursday 20 January 2011 at 22h53

The invited teams for the 2011 Tour de France and the 2011 Paris-Nice: French only please!

ASO already announced it recently: the list of participating riders for the Tour de France 2011 woul ...

Parijs-Nice | Parijs-Nice 2011 | Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Thursday 23 December 2010 at 09h21

A video summary of the 2010 Tour de France with a perfectly chosen background music

5 months after the end of the Tour de France 2010 and Alberto Contador (Astana)'s victory* and at l ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010

Sunday 19 December 2010 at 23h59

Grand Départ of the 2013 Tour de France: rumours get confirmed, Corsica has been chosen!

Recently it has been confrimed that the Critérium International stays in Corsica until 2013 and it' ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013

Wednesday 17 November 2010 at 20h51

Detailed information about the Grand Départ of the 2012 Tour de France in the Province of Liège

I already announced it on 30 November 2008 and it has been confirmed on 29 October this year: the To ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

Friday 29 October 2010 at 21h11

The Tour de France 2012 starts in Liège

initially published on 30 November 2008 at 11.56PM, updated on 29 October 2010 at 9.11PM

>> Check ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2012

tuesday 19 October 2010 at 23h19

All crazy about the Tour: the presentation of the 2011 Tour de France route

This morning the official presentation of the Tour de France 2011 route took place at the Palais des ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Monday 18 October 2010 at 20h41

Tour de France 2011: rumours on the race route and the stages!

... and now also on the Etape du Tour MondoVélo!first publication : 1st of September at 0.15AM ; upd ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Sunday 17 October 2010 at 12h26

All you need to know about the presentation of the 2011 Tour de France

After the usual search for the rumours about the stages and the route of the 2011 Tour de France, it ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Thursday 07 October 2010 at 09h01

The Tour de France won't come to Argentina in 2011

Two weeks ago the rumour about Tour de France coming to Argentina in 2011 rapidly flew around the In ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Saturday 31 July 2010 at 23h53

2010 Tour de France: why Mark Cavendish didn't win the green jersey

Several people came to ask me about it in the past few days ... and several of my customers in the T ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010

Sunday 04 July 2010 at 01h35

2010 Tour de France: Fabian Cancellara wins the prologue in Rotterdam

This afternoon the prologue of the Tour de France 2010 took place in Rotterdam in The Netherlands. F ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010

Wednesday 30 June 2010 at 03h00

The list of participating riders for the 2010 Tour de France and their numbers

As you probably know by now, the Tour de France 2010 will start in Rotterdam on Saturday (see my art ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010

tuesday 29 June 2010 at 00h39

2010 Tour de France teaser Dutch TV: a wheel on the Erasmusbridge

On Saturday, the Tour de France 2010 will start in Rotterdam (The Netherlands). The NOS, the Dutch e ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010

Friday 25 June 2010 at 23h51

The 2010 Tour de France route on Google Maps/Google Earth and the route and time schedule

With only one week to go until the start of the Tour de France 2010 it definitely became urgent to p ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Friday 09 April 2010 at 00h27

St Michel presents its activities in and around the Tour de France 2010 as official supplier of Galettes and Madeleines

A few days ago, you could read all informations about the official syrup of the Tour de France 2010, ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010 | Marketing

Thursday 01 April 2010 at 23h49

A colourful Tour de France 2010 with Teisseire

The information rayon-boissons.com published on 23 February 2010 has been confirmed today by the syr ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010 | Marketing

tuesday 30 March 2010 at 23h15

The selected teams for the Tour de France 2010

Two days after the Critérium International 2010, Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) published the li ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010

Wednesday 03 February 2010 at 20h11

The Critérium International 2010 in Corsica: a test for a Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2013?

initially published on Thursday 17 December 2009 at 11.48PMUpdated on Wednesday 3 February 2010: the ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2013 | Critérium International

tuesday 26 January 2010 at 20h43

The Grand Départ (start) of the 2011 Tour de France in the Vendée confirmed, without prologue

Announced on www.velowire.com since January 2008 already and recently confirmed, the Grand Départ of ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

tuesday 12 January 2010 at 00h54

The Tour de France 2011 starts in the Vendée

initially published on 13 January 2008 (!!) at 4.35PM, updated on 12 January 2010While 2008 has just ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2011

Monday 28 December 2009 at 21h12

The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2014 in Barcelona (Spain)?

Today several media announced that the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2014 might well go to Barc ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2014

Sunday 27 December 2009 at 17h16

The three Grand Tours (Tour de France, Vuelta a España, Giro d'Italia) more popular than ever on the web?

With the Internet becoming more and more interactive and multimedia, the information about cycling r ...

Tour de France | Giro d Italia | Vuelta a España

Sunday 13 December 2009 at 23h17

When the Tour de France thinks green

The forelast stage of the Tour de France 2009 finished on top of the Mont-Ventoux. In the days which ...

Wednesday 09 December 2009 at 00h59

Vote for the Skoda Fabia Tour de France !

Early November Škoda announced in an e-mail that the car manufacturer would like to radically change ...

Tour de France | Marketing

Monday 07 December 2009 at 01h13

After the war between the UCI and A.S.O., a new war between the UCI and the AFLD

While A.S.O. and the UCI are working together in piece since August 2008 (see my article "Did the T ...

Tour de France 2010 | Tour de France | Doping

Sunday 15 November 2009 at 21h43

The two girls of the Jeunes Reporters du Tour publish a new ranking of the most glamorous riders!

After having published my article Some statistics of the 2009 cycling season yesterday, I propose to ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2009

Thursday 15 October 2009 at 23h55

The Tour de France in video: a resume of 2009 and the route and promotion video Rotterdam for 2010

The presentation of the Tour de France is usually also the occasion to give the invitees and especia ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2009 | Tour de France 2010

Thursday 15 October 2009 at 22h59

Tour de France 2010: the route and the stages

Yesterday in the Palais des Congrès in Paris the Tour de France 2010 route was finally officially pr ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010

tuesday 13 October 2009 at 21h45

Tour de France 2010: first rumours about the stages and about the Etape du Tour Mondovelo! - L'éternelle quête des sommets

originally published on 11 August 2009 at 11.48AM
updated on 30 August at 11.54PM, on September 2nd ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010

tuesday 13 October 2009 at 12h28

The official presentation of the Tour de France 2010 route

Tomorrow the official presentation of the Tour de France 2010 route is planned to take place in the ...

Tour de France 2010 | Tour de France

Thursday 08 October 2009 at 00h30

How to get VIP access to the Tour de France - discover what Sports Tours International can do for you!

As you know the Tour de France is the most popular of the three Grand Tours and thus the most popula ...

Tour de France | Marketing | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Thursday 02 July 2009 at 13h53

The selected riders for the different teams of the Tour de France 2009

initially published on 23rd of June 2009 at 02.15AM; updated on 23rd of June 2009 at 10.55PM, 24th o ...

Tour de France 2009 | Tour de France

Wednesday 01 July 2009 at 01h10

The Team Vittel, the 21st team of the Tour de France 2009, now has its own blog!

Maybe you remember the 21st team of the Tour de France which discoverede the Tour last year? That wa ...

Tour de France 2009 | Tour de France | Ploegpresentaties 2009 | Marketing

Saturday 27 June 2009 at 22h32

The Tour de France 2009 route in Google Earth / Google Maps

originally published on Tuesday 9 June 2009 at 0.13AM, updated with the maps of all stages on 27 Jun ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2009 | OpenStreetMap/Google Maps/Google Earth

Thursday 30 April 2009 at 00h01

Exposition Limousin terre de cyclisme in the Maison du Limousin in Paris, with a miniature Tour de France!

Since 12 March and until the 27th of May the Maison du Limousin in Paris proposes an exhibition name ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2009 | Tour du Limousin | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Thursday 23 April 2009 at 19h39

For Carrefour the Tour already started!

By now you probably know that the brand Champion for the French supermarkets will disappear progress ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2009 | Marketing

Wednesday 08 April 2009 at 00h57

LCL introduces a VISA card with the Tour de France brand

The jellow yersey sponsor of the Tour de France since 1981 which -as one of the main sponsors- is a ...

Tour de France 2009 | Tour de France | Marketing

tuesday 17 March 2009 at 23h58

The selected teams for the Tour de France 2009

The Tour de France 2009 will start on Saturday 4 July from Monaco and will finish 3 weeks later (on ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2009

Sunday 18 January 2009 at 22h37

Tour de France 2009: Monaco opens a preview version of its website, is looking for volunteers and presents its programme

As we now know since a long time already the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2009 will be organis ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2009

Wednesday 10 December 2008 at 01h44

The Tour de France advertising caravan continues without RMC as its official radio

The French radio station for news, talkshows and sports, RMC, which in 2005 became the official adve ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2009 | Marketing

Sunday 30 November 2008 at 23h49

The Tour de France 2010 starts in Rotterdam, first rumours about the stages

initially published on 20 November 2008 at 22h49;
updated on 30 November with more information abou ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010

Thursday 13 November 2008 at 20h58

L'Equipe's Bernard Chevalier wins the prize for the best article on this year's Tour de France (Prix Jacques Goddet)

On November 5th I announced here the result of the decoration contest of the Tour de France 2008. On ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2008 | Marketing

Thursday 06 November 2008 at 00h01

The final result of the decoration contest of the Tour de France 2008 has been announced

Every year during the Tour de France a decoration contest is organised for the cities and towns wher ...

Tour de France 2008 | Tour de France | Marketing

Wednesday 22 October 2008 at 19h31

Tour de France 2009: the track and the stages

This morning the Tour de France 2009 was officially presented in the Palais de Congrès in Paris.

...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2009

tuesday 21 October 2008 at 22h01

Tour de France 2009: first rumours about the track and start and finish cities

initially published on 31st August 2008 at 17h47
updated on 7, 11, 13, 16, 18, 30 September and 4, ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2009

Monday 20 October 2008 at 23h00

German cycling ... where will it go from here?

After the 7 positive doping tests in the Tour de France 2008, a number of decisions have been taken ...

Doping | Tour de France | Tour de France 2009 | UCI ProTour

Thursday 18 September 2008 at 23h36

Tour de France 2010: the Grand Départ from ~~Düsseldorf,~~ Rotterdam or Utrecht

Initially published on 20 February 2008 at 11.52AM - update 18 September: Düsseldorf no longer a can ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2010

Sunday 31 August 2008 at 17h34

Tour de France ~~2009~~ 2010: a Pyrenean stage between Pamplona and Arette?

originally published on Thursday December 27 at 9.38PMUPDATE 31 August 2008: this stage would finall ...

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Monday 18 August 2008 at 23h33

Did the Tour de France and the UCI manage to find out how to continue together?

As you probably know (since I explained the whole story here, here and here), the organisors of the ...

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Friday 15 August 2008 at 00h07

Thomas Dekker and Michael Boogerd say goodbye to Rabobank cycling team

Friends for once, friends forever ... that's what one could think after reading that Michael Booger ...

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Monday 16 June 2008 at 01h22

Developments in the UCI ProTour, licences and suspension of the FFC

The English translation will follow soon ...

La rumeur courrait déjà depuis quelque temps, l'Uni ...

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Thursday 12 June 2008 at 23h34

Team CSC continues with Saxo Bank, QuickStep extends its contract

Riis Cycling, looking for a new sponsor to take up the place left by CSC at the end of this year, ha ...

Doping | Marketing | Tour de France | Tour de France 2008 | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Saturday 31 May 2008 at 18h28

Tour de France 2008: stage details and cities it passes through and the Tour in Google Earth!

originally published on 28 February 2008 at 10.20 PM
first update on 24 March 2008 at 11.59 PMOn 25 ...

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Sunday 13 April 2008 at 00h36

Changes in the sponsors of the Tour de France

At a little bit less than 3 months before the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2008 in Brest a few ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2008 | Marketing

Thursday 10 April 2008 at 22h47

Change in the Tour de France 2008 track: two stages will start from Embrun

The 15th stage of the Tour de France 2008 from Digne-les-Bains to Prato Nevoso would normally have t ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2008

Thursday 20 March 2008 at 23h15

Tour de France 2008: team selection published

We've been waiting for this since a while now, but ASO first wanted to see the results in Paris-Nic ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2008

Wednesday 05 March 2008 at 23h57

The Tour de France back in London before the Olympic Games in 2012?

As I already announced at the end of November last year London would love to get the Tour de France ...

Monday 18 February 2008 at 00h12

Skil-Shimano doesn't want to participate in the Tour de France 2008, or do they?

Last Wednesday, Skil-Shimano received the news about its invitation to Paris-Nice in March as the se ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2008

Wednesday 13 February 2008 at 23h30

Paris-Nice 2008: team selection announced - Astana stays at home in 2008 ...

Paris-Nice 2008, the cycling race to be held between 9 and 16 March 2008, today announced a list of ...

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Thursday 24 January 2008 at 22h42

Television rights Tour de France : France Télévisions extends its contract until 2013!

The Tour de France is still very popular and the French television broadcasting rights for this cycl ...

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Saturday 22 December 2007 at 20h09

Want to work in the Tour de France ('s advertising caravan)? Apply now!!

This article is not available in English since you'll most probably need to speak French anyway to g ...

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Wednesday 19 December 2007 at 21h13

After London, Gent also publishes its evaluation of the Tour de France 2007 finish ... and would like the Tour to be back in 2012!

After the announcement of the positive results of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2007 in Lon ...

Tour de France 2007 | Tour de France

Saturday 15 December 2007 at 21h12

The Tour de France 2009 start in Monaco officially presented

The rumours around this started in June on the Internet and A.S.O. confirmed it on November 22nd : t ...

Tour de France 2009 | Tour de France

Monday 10 December 2007 at 23h39

Cochonou chooses Compagnie 360 for its trade marketing around the Tour de France

Cochonou, since already 10 years partner of the Tour de France, is not only present in the Tour with ...

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Thursday 29 November 2007 at 01h01

Tour de France 2007: the start in London was a big success, the Tour coming back soon?!

On 7 and 8 July all eyes were on London in the world of cycling ... Transport for London (TfL) today ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007 | Marketing

tuesday 27 November 2007 at 00h05

News about Dutch cycling: the new manager of the Rabobank cycling team is from outside the cycling world, Lars Boom elected cyclist of the year and Michael Boogerd distinguished [UPDATE]

In the calm period after the end of the cycling season there's actually some news about Dutch cycli ...

Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Tour de France

Sunday 25 November 2007 at 01h03

The results of the decoration contest of the cities and towns of the Tour de France 2007 is now known!

Every year three partners of the Tour de France organise a decoration contest for the cities and tow ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Friday 23 November 2007 at 00h37

Monaco has been confirmed for the 'Grand Départ' of the Tour de France 2009

As I already announced in my article on 19 June 2007, the Tour de France 2009 will start in Monaco . ...

Tour de France 2009 | Tour de France

tuesday 13 November 2007 at 01h11

Vogelzang Committee: Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) should never have started in the Tour de France ... [UPDATE]

After Michael Rasmussen's confession last Thursday in Denmark, today the Vogelzang committee publis ...

Tour de France 2007 | Doping | Tour de France

tuesday 06 November 2007 at 23h21

The Tour partners renew their sponsorship ... T-Mobile's future unsure again [UPDATE]

While the Tour de France sponsors are extending their contracts little by little, T-Mobile again hes ...

Tour de France 2008 | Tour de France | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France) | Marketing

Wednesday 31 October 2007 at 01h14

The Deutschland Tour and the Hamburger Cyclassics have now become French ... or not?!

The German newspaper Der Spiegel announced last Saturday (27 October) that the Deutschland Tour and ...

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Friday 26 October 2007 at 00h43

The Tour de France 2008: all stages

Since three weeks already, I published here all rumours about the stages and the track of the Tour d ...

Tour de France 2008 | Tour de France

Saturday 20 October 2007 at 00h41

The Tour de France 2008 theme?!

On October 25, 2007, that is next Thursday, the Tour de France 2008 will officially be presented by ...

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Thursday 04 October 2007 at 21h15

Tour de France 2008: first rumours about stage details

This article is maintained in its current state and no longer being updated; I recommend you consul ...

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Monday 24 September 2007 at 00h19

4 weeks in the life of a Tour de France follower, last part

While Denis Menchov was wearing the 'golden' general ranking leader jersey in the Vuelta a España ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Monday 03 September 2007 at 01h28

4 weeks in the life of a Tour de France follower, part 3

While the riders already rode the second stage of the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain) today (Daniele ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Saturday 25 August 2007 at 20h44

4 weeks in the life of a Tour de France follower, part 2

While the riders have already done several criteriums, the Germany Tour, the Tour de l'Ain, etc. an ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Sunday 12 August 2007 at 23h43

4 weeks in the life of a Tour de France follower

As I announced it here some time ago, I worked on the Tour de France during the month of July to cre ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Thursday 21 June 2007 at 02h10

Scoop: blog Orange in the Tour de France!!

UPDATE 21 June 2007: the press release has now been published
UPDATE 25 June 2007: information abou ...

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tuesday 19 June 2007 at 00h30

Tour de France 2009 to start in Monaco?

UPDATE 22 November 2007: the start from Monaco has now been confirmed; click here to read more about ...

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Saturday 16 June 2007 at 02h48

Tour de France: new website www.letour.fr

Only 3 more weeks before the start of the Tour de France 2007 in London! For ASO (the company which ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Monday 11 June 2007 at 00h32

Tour de France news: T-mobile and ARD/ZDF, Quick.Step and selling jerseys and Euro Relais

When I say that news about this year's Tour arrives each day right now, I really mean it ... To pro ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Sunday 10 June 2007 at 01h09

Tour de France news: Sagem official partner and the Tour in HD on TV

With less than a month to go before the Tour de France start in London, news about this year's Tour ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007 | Marketing

Sunday 03 June 2007 at 23h01

Tour de France 2007: (preliminary) selections of riders

UPDATE 9 June 2007: Agritubel and T-Mobile added
UPDATE 9 June 2007: Caisse d'Epargne and Rabobank ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Wednesday 30 May 2007 at 23h56

Tour de France 2007: team selection published - with a 'surprise'

The selection of teams which will participate in the Tour de France 2007 has been announced today by ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Sunday 27 May 2007 at 22h22

Stade 2: Christian Prudhomme on last week's confessions

Tonight Christian Prudhomme, the Tour de France director, was one of the guests in Stade 2 , the spo ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Saturday 21 April 2007 at 22h50

Tour de France: stage details now published!!

UPDATE 2 May 2007: Links to stage details added for stages 9 to 15.
UPDATE 14 May 2007: Links to st ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

tuesday 03 April 2007 at 21h50

The official partners of the Tour de France 2007 and how they communicate on the Internet

UPDATE 9 April 2007: added 'La P'tite Boucle Nesquik' for Nesquik.

After having published an a ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007 | Marketing

Monday 26 March 2007 at 00h37

The Tour stages and the Tour cities in 2007

On July 7, 2007 the Tour de France 2007 starts with the prologue in London. With a sidetrip through ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Monday 26 February 2007 at 01h12

Events around the Tour de France 2007

UPDATE 9 April 2007: information on the Jeunes Reporters du Tour programme organised by Vélo 101 and ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007

Sunday 18 February 2007 at 20h32

Floyd Landis' autobiography: to be published just before the Tour de France 2007

Last week Floyd Landis announced on his blog that Simon Spotlight Entertainment (SSE) will publish h ...

Tour de France | Tour de France 2007 | Wielrennen algemeen (m.u.v. Tour de France)

Saturday 17 February 2007 at 00h00

The most beautiful picture advertising caravan Tour de France 2006

As most of the people reading this website probably know already I was in the La Vache Qui Rit adver ...

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Sunday 29 October 2006 at 19h34

Tour de France 2007

Last Thursday, October 26th, A.S.O. (Amaury Sport Organisation, organiser of the Tour de France but ...

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