Tour de France

Competitors ride past the Sacre Coeur basilica, during the women's road cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Tour de France final stage will include Montmartre climb, three times

Tour de France riders will climb the Montmartre hill three times during this year’s final stage. It is a significant break from tradition that will add a dose of suspense and requires heightened security measures.
May 21
FILE -Mads Pedersen, of Denmark, right, leads Attila Valter, of Hungary,, Remco Evenepoel, of Belgium, and Felix Grossschartner, of Kazakhstan, as they ride past the Sacre Coeur basilica, during the men's road cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Tour de France’s new Montmartre climb could be a game changer. It sparks controversy

May 20
Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard waits for the start of the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 144.6 kilometers (89.9 miles) with start in Embrun and finish in Isola 2000, France, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

2-time Tour de France champ Vingegaard questions concussion protocol after Paris-Nice crash

May 19
Competitors ride past the Sacre Coeur basilica, during the women's road cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Tour de France final stage to feature Montmartre climb and Champs-Élysées finish

May 14
Australia's Caleb Ewan celebrates on the podium after winning the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 128 kilometers (79.53 miles) with start in Rambouillet and finish in Paris, France, July 28, 2019. (Stephane Mantey, Pool Photo via AP, file)

Tour de France sprint specialist Caleb Ewan retires from cycling at age 30

May 6

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Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard waits for the start of the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 144.6 kilometers (89.9 miles) with start in Embrun and finish in Isola 2000, France, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

2-time Tour de France champion Vingegaard says he suffered concussion in a crash earlier this month

March 24
Tour De France riders cycle through the village of West Tanfield, England during the first stage of the race Saturday, July 5, 2014.. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

The Tour de France is returning to the UK in 2027 with a start from Edinburgh

March 19
FILE -Colombia's Egan Bernal rides during a training session outside Nice, southern France, ahead of upcoming Saturday's start of the race, Aug. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena), File)

Former Tour de France champion Egan Bernal breaks collarbone at race in Spain

February 17
Tour de France winner Britain's Geraint Thomas, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and draped in the flag of Wales celebrates on the podium after the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 116 kilometers (72.1 miles) with start in Houilles and finish on Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, Sunday July 29, 2018. (Stephane Mantey, pool via AP, File)

Geraint Thomas, the Olympic star and Tour de France champion, will retire at the end of season

February 17
Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard waits for the start of the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 144.6 kilometers (89.9 miles) with start in Embrun and finish in Isola 2000, France, Friday, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Two-time Tour de France champion Vingegaard calls for carbon monoxide ban to prevent doping abuse

January 18
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme unveils the 2025 Tour de France cycling race roadmap, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Tour de France unveils 2025 route that includes a climb up the ‘evil’ Mont Ventoux

October 29, 2024

Today in Sports - Lance Armstrong is stripped of his 7 Tour de France titles and banned for life

October 21, 2024

Today in Sports - The USADA claims to have stripped Lance Armstrong of his 7 Tour de France titles

August 28, 2024
Tour de France Women's winner Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the eighth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Le Grand-Bornand and finish in Alpe d'Huez, France, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Niewiadoma wins women’s Tour de France by 4 seconds overall after Alpe d’Huez thriller

August 18, 2024
Justine Ghekiere of Belgium, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the seventh stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Champagnole and finish in Le Grand-Bornand, France, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Ghekiere dominates climb to win the 7th stage in women’s Tour de France

August 17, 2024
CORRECTS THE SURNAME - Cedrine Kerbaol of France forms a heart as she crosses the finish line to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Remiremont and finish in Morteau, France, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Solo show helps Kerbaol become first home rider to win stage in women’s Tour de France

August 16, 2024
Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the fifth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Bastogne, Belgium and finish in Amneville, France, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Vollering crashes in 5th stage of women’s Tour de France as Niewiadoma takes overall lead

August 16, 2024
Stage winner Puck Pieterse of The Netherlands celebrates on the podium after the fourth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and finish in Liege, Belgium, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Pieterse holds off women’s Tour de France leader Vollering in sprint finish to win 4th stage

August 14, 2024
Stage winner Demi Vollering of The Netherlands, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the third stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race, an individual time trial with start and finish in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Defending women’s Tour de France champion Demi Vollering wins time trial and takes overall race lead

August 13, 2024
Charlotte Kool of The Netherlands celebrates as she crosses the finish line of the first stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Rotterdam and finish in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch rider Charlotte Kool wins on home soil to take first stage of Tour de France for women

August 12, 2024

Today in Sports - Greg Lemond becomes the first American to win the Tour de France

July 26, 2024
Belgium's Remco Evenepoel, wearing the best young rider's white jersey, strains as he crosses the finish line of the twentieth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 132.8 kilometers (82.5 miles) with start in Nice and finish in La Couillole pass, France, Saturday, July 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

After a grueling Tour de France, top riders are racing to recover for Paris Olympics time trial

July 25, 2024
The pack with Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Netherlands' Mathieu van der Poel, left of Pogacar in white, rides on a gravel road during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 199 kilometers (123.7 miles) with start and finish in Troyes, France, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

AP PHOTOS: A race to capture the Tour de France before it flies by

July 21, 2024

Tour de France Results

July 21, 2024

Tour de France Winners

July 21, 2024

Tour de France Results

July 21, 2024
Tour de France winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 33.7 kilometers (20.9 miles) with start in Monaco and finish in Nice, France, Sunday, July 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Tadej Pogacar celebrates his 3rd Tour de France victory in style with another audacious stage win

July 21, 2024

Tour de France Results

July 20, 2024

Tour de France Results

July 20, 2024
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, flashes five fingers for his fifth stage victory as he crosses the finish line to win the twentieth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 132.8 kilometers (82.5 miles) with start in Nice and finish in La Couillole pass, France, Saturday, July 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Pogacar edges Vingegaard to add more seconds to Tour de France lead and match a 76-year-old mark

July 20, 2024

Tour de France Results

July 19, 2024
Slovenia's Primoz Roglic rides through the vineyards during the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 25.3 kilometers (15.7 miles) with start Nuits-Saint-Georges and finish in Gevrey-Chambertin, France, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

AP PHOTOS: The race to capture fleeting scenes from the Tour de France

July 19, 2024
Stage winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, turns back to see if he has enough lead as he approaches the finish line of the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 144.6 kilometers (89.9 miles) with start in Embrun and finish in Isola 2000, France, Friday, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Pogacar closing in on third Tour de France title after dominant win in the Alps

July 19, 2024

Tour de France Results

July 18, 2024

Tour de France Results

July 18, 2024
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