The 2026 Tour de France Femmes route takes the peloton from Switzerland to Nice over nine days of racing between August 1 and August 9, with major mountain ascents of Mont Ventoux and the Col d'Eze ...

On Monday's rest day of the Tour de France, French climbing specialist Valentin Paret-Peintre and his Soudal-QuickStep teammates incorporated the final part of stage 10 into their training ride. Their ...

At the TopRiders press conference hosted by A.S.O., the favorites for all the jerseys were discussed: green, yellow, white, ...

Standing alone above Provençal fields, Mont Ventoux has a history of triumph and tragedy in the Tour and on Bastille Day will again ask questions of riders like no other “Physically, the Ventoux is ...

Mont Ventoux, near Avignon in southern France, is an outpost of the Alps that lie to the northeast. Today forests cover its slopes, but these trees are a relatively recent phenomenon. And they are ...

MALAUCENE, France — Belgian champion Wout van Aert twice conquered the daunting and grueling Mont Ventoux to win the prestigious Stage 11 of the Tour de France on Wednesday. Van Aert was part of a ...

As sweat continues to drench my jersey and shorts, as irritating flies swarm my face and neck, and as my legs howl ("Can we please STOP?!!"), I glance to the roadside hoping -- praying -- the next ...

Every cyclist’s bucket list and every cycling guide worth its salt lists Mont Ventoux – the Giant of Provence – either at the top, or very close to the top, of the world’s most feared and revered ...

Soudal Quick-Step’s Valentin Paret-Peintre gave the home nation its first stage victory at this year’s Tour de France on Tuesday, outsprinting Ben Healy on the iconic finish at Mont Ventoux. Behind ...

The 2025 edition of the Tour de France marked the 19th time the peloton Mont Ventoux, the 'Giant of Provence', one of the most iconic Tour climbs. For 2026, the famous ascent will be part of the Tour ...