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Tour de France Salary Cap 2026: Prudhomme Backs Cycling Financial Reform

The Tour de France race director just told The Athletic he backs a salary cap. Coming from the man who runs the sport's biggest race, that is not a small statement. It is a match to a very old fuse.

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98% of Cyclists Are Wrecking Their Tubeless Setup With One Rookie Mistake. Here Are the 7 Errors Costing You Flats and Watts.

The tire holds air, sure. It also loses 2 to 4 watts, seals slowly, and can eject explosively on a hot descent. Here is the honest fix list.

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Tour de France Riders Are Now Drinking 28 Water Bottles a Stage. A Decade Ago It Was Six

Picnic-PostNL soigneurs are handing out 28 bidons per rider on hot 2026 Tour stages. The number is not an outlier. It is what happens when cycling finally stops pretending heat is optional.

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Mathieu van der Poel Tour de France Stage 9 Win: Heat Adaptation Explained

Mathieu van der Poel started this Tour slowly. Then it hit 41°C and something clicked. His Stage 9 breakaway was not luck. It was preparation age-group riders can copy.

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Tour de France 2026: Riders Union Demands Earlier Start Times Amid Extreme Heat

The CPA told ASO and the UCI that summer race start times must change before the 2027 season…

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Jeannie Rice: The 77-Year-Old With the VO2 Max of a 25-Year-Old, What Cyclists Should Steal From Her Playbook

At 77, marathon world record holder Jeannie Rice tested at a VO2 max of 47.9, the highest ever recorded for a woman over 75. For cyclists, her story rewrites the ceiling on what your aerobic engine can do at any age.

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“I Didn't Start Exercising Until 50. At 87, I've Now Completed 200 Triathlons. Here's What Kept Me Going.”

Luise Easton is 87, still races multisport events, and just told the world exactly what has kept her going. For cyclists staring down 40, 60, or 70, her playbook is more relevant than you think.

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NBC Just Dropped a Phil Liggett Documentary Series and Every Cycling Fan Should Watch It

The Voice of Cycling is 82, still calling his 54th Tour de France this July, and just sat down with NBC’s Paul Burmeister for the most revealing interview series he has ever done.

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How Tour De France Riders Actually Pee At 45 KM/H: The Peloton's Dirtiest Open Secret

Riders drink up to 12 bottles of fluid per stage, race for over five hours, and never truly stop.

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Wildfires Just Forced The Tour De France To Race Behind Closed Doors: This Is Cycling's Climate Reckoning

The 2026 Tour de France ran its third stage without spectators after 1,500 hectares burned near the Pyrenees