The individual time trial isn't always fun for spectators, it's never fun for racers, but it's a necessary component of stage racing.

Since Peter Sagan has a commanding lead in the Points competition, he and Cannondale Pro Cycling could afford to sit back and make the other teams earn whatever points they could get. 

At the first seconds of the start, Jérôme was already in the race. This 1st stage was extremely physical and long, and Jey took the win with 25 seconds advanced in front of Nicolas Vouilloz. Good start! Afterwards the second stage was much more downhill oriented but Jey didn’t stop pushing hard: he finished 5th and closed to the front. Vouilloz came over this second stage and won it by 6 seconds in front of Jey…

The 100th Tour de France concluded its visit to the Pyrenees with a classic five-col day, with the mountains long, steep, and spread out evenly on the route.

Everyone knew the Eigth Stage of the 2013 Tour de France would be the one that would blow apart the race, upend the standings, and show whom the real favorites for victory would be.

This year's Stage Seven of the Tour de France was seen as a last chance for the pure sprinters.  The 205.5km road from Montpellier to Albi, while getting hillier, still isn't mountainous, and tomorrow the race goes into the Pyrenees.

People talk about climbing as if it's the biggest challenge facing bike riders at the Tour De France.

A team time trial, which was today's stage at the Tour de France, is one of the most dreaded events in a stage race.