David Millar has branded Alpecin-Premier Techs stage 12 lead-out a complete flop after Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen surrendered a commanding position in the final kilometre of the 2026 Tour de France sprint in Chalon-sur-Saone. The team appeared perfectly placed to challenge for vict...

Alessandro Petacchi sees no reason for Tadej Pogacar to stop chasing victories simply because his dominance has reopened debate over the spectacle of the Tour de France. The legendary Italian sprinter believes the apparent ease of the Slovenians performances conceals the sacrifice required to produ...

Good morning and welcome to our live blog of the Tour de France! Stage 13 is the longest stage of the 113th edition of the race and represents the final genuine opportunity for a breakaway to fight for victory. Will the yellow jersey's team allow a strong group to go clear, or will they keep everyth...

Vlad van Mechelen has denied causing the multi-rider crash that disrupted the sprint finish to stage 12 of the Tour de France, despite being relegated, fined and handed a yellow card by the race jury. The 22-year-old Bahrain Victorious rider was punished after Fernando Gaviria clipped his rear wheel...

Richard Plugge insists Team Visma | Lease a Bike still have a plan capable of putting Jonas Vingegaard back into the yellow jersey at the 2026 Tour de France, despite Tadej Pogacar carrying a 3:36 advantage into the second half of the race. Pogacar has dominated the opening phase with three stage vi...

Matteo Jorgenson is being kept away from his Team Visma | Lease a Bike teammates after falling ill at the 2026 Tour de France, although the American showed the first signs of improvement ahead of the races next mountain tests. Jorgenson has endured two difficult days while attempting to remain in t...

After overwhelmingly positive feedback from their alien-themed Giro dItalia switch-out kit back in May, EF Pro Cycling are at the Tour de France with a Spooky new Assos kit. The aliens are back. But now trapped upside down in a mirror universe, so they only get to come out on rest days. But if you want, you too can ride in the ultra-limited edition Spooky Alien kitEF Pro Cycling x Assos limited-edition Spooky alien Tour kitEF had to switch out their signature pink kit at the Giro to not be confused with the race leaders Maglia Rosa. Thats where the aliens first turned up this season. But theres no conflicting pink jersey at the Tour de France, so this one is just for fun. That also means the team wont be racing in their Spooky Assos kit. But will wear it during their rest day recovery rides.(All photos/Assos)Hovering above Frances biggest and greatest race, ASSOS introduces the ASSOS x EF Spooky Collection. Inspired by close encounters from worlds beyond, this limited-edition release invites riders into an alternate reality. We believe. Do you?The green & blue Spooky design features an upside-down, mirrored team logo on the front. Assos explains its meant to represent an alternate perception that other life forms might have of us here on planet Earth. A side benefit is that the inverted log makes EF look more Extra Terrestrial. Perfect for being chased through the woods, trying to evade abduction.In a playful addition to the design, the right shoulder of the jersey features the exact GPS coordinates of the ASSOS Headquarters in Ticino, Switzerland ensuring extraterrestrials know exactly where to return the subject after an abduction.Limited Spooky capsule collection availabilityMuch like the Giro alien kit, Assos strictly limited the new Tour spooky alien kits numbers. Theres classic roadie kit for men and women still available in select styles & sizes. But once again, it feels like Assos kinda dropped the ball on fans. Because the long-sleeve Tactica gravel tees that would be perfect for casual riders and showing team support off the bike they all sold out so fast that they were gone before we even looked for them.unfortunately, already sold out!Please, Assos! If you are going to make special EF team designs for fans to show their support, make sure you make enough so fans can actually buy the stuff they can wear off the bike. I would hazard a guess that most cycling fans are not watching the Grand Tours in spandex. The Tactica tech tees are perfect for transitioning on and off the bike as fans. So give us more of those!Spooky Equipe R and Dyora R jerseys are still available for $240 / 180 /205, in some sizes. And you can still pick up matching team edition $280 / 250 Equipe R/Dyora R and $230 / 180 Mille GT/Uma GT bib shorts with matching silver graphics to complete the look. Just no mirror universe ET logos.Assos.com