Le Tour, an escape from the news cycle vortex
One of the luxuries of working on the Tour de France is the concentration on a mono-topic theme. For three weeks, the race is the focal point and other elements...
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Signing off from Le Tour de France of 2019
Taking a moment on The Monday After to say thanks for following the Tour with me. (Rob)So much has already been said about the 2019 Tour de France but the sto...
Thibaut Pinot abandons during stage 19
One of the favourites for the 2019 Tour – and victory in the 19th stage – Thibaut Pinot has abandoned the race early on the final Friday...
The magical m...
Glorious anticipation: Tour de France stage 19
It’s not often that you wake on the morning of the 19th stage of the Tour de France and think: who is going to win this bike race? The quest to keep the suspens...
Luke Rowe: “We just got in each others’ way…” – Update: Rowe and Martin evicted from Tour
One small incident in the 17th stage earned a few replays on the TV coverage. It prompted a few questions to be asked of one of the riders involved. Luke Rowe e...
Q&A with Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme
RIDE Media caught up with the director of the Tour de France,Christian Prudhomme, during the second rest day of the 2019 race.
Christian Prudhomme has b...
La Course: part of a much needed catalyst for change
We begin our coverage of yesterday's La Course with a quick overview by Lucy Anderson who was at the finish in Pau to witness a race that is part of a catalyst ...
Verbatim: Gorazd Štangelj interview regarding Rohan Dennis’ abandon from Tour de France
A day before the only individual time trial of the 2019 Tour de France, the TT world champion, Rohan Dennis from the Bahrain-Merida team, abandoned the race. No...
Setback for Porte but “There were quite a lot of other GC guys in my boat”
Watch out for the wind, it can create havoc! That’s the lesson for a host of GC specialists from stage 10. There is a long list of winners and losers on the eve...
George Bennett Q&A: holding down 4th place on GC at the Tour de France…
Talking about the Tour, team work and ‘The Stitch’ with George Bennett from the Jumbo-Visma team.
Some interviews offer insight into racing, others provi...