The first week of the Tour de France is over, and on episode 4 of the CyclingUpToDate Podcast, Rben Silva and Gavin Quinn have taken a look at the race's sprint stages, the outlook of the points classification and Mathieu van der Poel's victory on stage 9. On stage 5 the riders had their first bun...

Eight spectators were injured after a vehicle travelling in the Tour de France convoy struck barriers close to the finish of Stage 9 in Ussel on Sunday afternoon. The crash happened at around 5pm, before the riders arrived, approximately 350 metres from the finish line. French reports state that the...

Paul Seixas reaches the first rest day of his Tour de France debut sixth overall, only 28 seconds from the podium after passing the opening mountain test with fifth place on the Tourmalet stage. For Decathlon CMA CGM Team, Monday marks the point at which the 19-year-old moves beyond anything he has...

The first block of racing at the 2026 Tour de France is a matter of the past, and the first rest day is a great opportunity to take a look back at what has gone down in the past nine stages. In his commentary for Sporza, Jose de Cauwer switches focus towards Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. And in parti...

Kate Courtney is heading to the Womens WorldTour, and no, that is not a typo.FDJ United-SUEZ announced that Courtney will join the team immediately, with a contract running through the end of 2028 (right after the LA Olympics). It is a big turn for the American rider. But it totally makes sense as she recently became USA Cycling Pro Road Champion after dabbling in road racing this season.Courtney has built most of her career on dirt. First in cross-country, then marathon MTB, then gravel, and now road racing at the highest level. She brings a serious off-road (and now road) rsum. Courtney is the reigning XCM world champion, a former XCO world champion, and a former overall UCI Cross-country World Cup winner.(Image credit: USA Cycling / SnowyMountain Photography)Kate Courtney WorldTour DebutCourtney is expected to make her WorldTour road debut with FDJ United-SUEZ at La Prigord Ladies on July 18. She is also listed for the Tour of Britain Women (TOBW) from August 19 to 23. TOBW just a few days after Leadville Trail 100 MTB, which Courtney won (and crushed the course record) last year. Whether she goes back to defend that title is still unclear, but the overlap says plenty about where her season has gone.This has not been a normal pathway to a WorldTour contract, but were very excited to see where this goes.Courtneys last year has been a full reset. After fracturing her scaphoid at the Nov Msto short track World Cup, she returned with a different approach to racing. Doing more of a multi-disciplinary program and returning to all the bikes, not just XCO.What Does FDJ United-SUEZ Think?FDJ United-SUEZ general manager Stephen Delcourt pointed to Courtneys ability on short to mid-length climbs and hard, demanding efforts as part of the appeal. Courtneys engine has never really been in question, but this new challenge might be the push she needs to get back to the absolute top.Its a smart roll of the dice for FDJ United-SUEZ. The team gets a rider with world championship pedigree, a fresh US road title, and a very different background from a standard road development pipeline. Courtney also fits the teams recent direction of bringing in athletes who can race aggressively and handle hard, selective courses.Expect more as this story develops, but for now, were excited to see one of our favorite XCO stars hit the World Tour.FDJ-SUEZ