Silencing most of his doubters, Remco Evenepoel re-introduced himself as a top Grand Tour GC contender at the 2026 Tour de France with a second place overall. Yes, the improvement as compared to 2024 was largely enabled by Jonas Vingegaard's abandon, but it's still a vital positive impuls after a di...

Tune is expanding the Nano platform with six new road wheelsets: Nano Road 35, 45, and 60, plus the Nano CS Road 35, 45, and 60.The new Nano CS Road wheelsets feature Tune's newly patented carbon-spoke hub technology, enabling carbon-spoke wheel builds with a much wider range of rim designs than previously, while also claiming weight reduction and increased robustness.Building on the Tune Yokto wheels, this new dual lineup extends the brand's road-market offering and underlines its push to compete at the sharp end of the best road bike wheels. The new dual lineup features carbon rims in 35mm, 45mm and 60mm depths, with either 24 stainless steel Sapim spokes on the Nano Road or 20 high-modulus carbon-fibre spokes on the Nano CS Road.While the hookless debate continues, albeit in a more subdued form, Tune has firmly planted its flag in the camp of tradition, with a hooked bead across the entire Nano range. By retaining the hooked profile, Tune says the wheels can be used with both standard tubeless systems and traditional clincher tyres with inner tubes. It also accommodates higher inflation pressures, removing compatibility restrictions around tyre brands and construction styles. The internal rim bed is wide enough to support modern, high-volume road tyres, helping optimise the tyre footprint for lower rolling resistance and improved cornering grip.(Image credit: Tune)While versatility appears central to the Nano range's design, the Nano CS models are a claimed engineering first, with the spoke system at its heart.Traditional steel spokes are relatively compliant; they tolerate slight deformation during wheel building. Carbon spokes, by contrast, are far less forgiving. Despite their low weight and high stiffness, forcing them to sit at an offset angle introduces stresses that can lead to fracture.This creates a wheel-building challenge: keeping carbon spokes perfectly aligned typically requires a custom hub design for each rim depth and profile, a prohibitively expensive solution. Tune says the Nano CS addresses this with a patented ball-milled socket. Instead of forcing the carbon spoke into a fixed slot, Tune says that the spoke head can swivel to align naturally with the rim, reducing stress and the risk of spoke failure.Balancing aero and stiffness is a fine act, and Tune says it concluded that with the deeper 45mm and 60mm rims, the balance is struck with a symmetrical rim; but when it comes to the Tune Nano CS 35, it transpired that stiffness gains from asymmetric front and rear rims were more important than the aero gains. That same focus on efficiency carries through to the rear hub, where power transfer is handled by Tune's proprietary Poetry freehub mechanism. In its standard configuration, the system offers 69 points of engagement, up from 40 on the Tune Yokto 4550 wheelset.(Image credit: Tune)For riders still demanding quicker engagement, the internal pawl system can be upgraded to double the engagement points to 138, and the hubs upgraded from the standard Enduro premium steel bearings to Enduro XD-15 ceramic bearings.But all that titivating will cost you. The current starting prices for the Nano Road wheelset are 1,960/ $2,610/ 2,290, and the Nano Road CS wheelset is 2,390/ $3,200/ 2,790.Pop in ceramic bearings and the wheelsets jump an additional 540/ $720/ 630. It's a perspective-giving price tag that makes you question whether you need ceramic bearings in your wheels altogether. While the Nano Road and Nano Road CS share the same UCI-certified rim, albeit with different spoke counts, both come with a 24mm internal width and 32mm external width, tailored for 28mm to 45mm tyres.The Nano Road tips the scales at 1,280g for 35mm-deep rims, 1,340g for 45mm-deep rims, and 1,440g for 60mm-deep rims. Opting for the carbon-spoked Nano CS variant, however, sees a significant reduction in mass, shaving off approximately 100g to reach a featherweight 1,180g for the 35mm depth, 1,250g for the 45mm, and 1,350g for the deep-section 60mm wheels (all weights cited within a 3% tolerance and are claimed). Obviously, any swap-outs will change these numbers, but so marginally so that you probably wouldn't even nudge the kitchen scales.

Isaac del Toro emerged as one of the standout revelations of the 2026 Tour de France. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider made history as the first Mexican to step onto the podium of the Grand Boucle, finishing third behind Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel. He also claimed the white jersey as best youn...

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The Basque cycling summer hits one of its peak moments with the Clsica San Sebastin, one of the most prestigious and selective one-day races on the international calendar. The Basque race, part of the UCI World Tour calendar, will once again bring together on the 1st of August some of the leading...

The Tour de France Femmes 2026 will see the best bike riders in the world tackle nine stages, beginning in Lausanne, Switzerland, before finishing in Nice. On the way, they'll tackle a summit finish on the iconic Mont Ventoux on stage 7, while the final stage has four ascents of the almost as iconic Col d'ze to the east of Nice.Starting on Saturday 1 August and finishing on Sunday 9 August, the premier women's bike race attracts the best riders in the world.Having won the Giro d'Italia Women in June, Demi Vollering will be looking to add another Tour de France Femmes victory to her palmares, while Pauline Ferrand-Prvot will aim to defend her 2025 title and a host of other great riders will be vying for stage victories and the overall title.We've got an in-depth stage-by-stage guide to the Tour de France Femmes and if you're planning to follow all the action, here's our guide to how to watch as the race unfolds.How to watch the Tour de France Femmes 2026: quick guide Watch in the UK:Subscribe to TNT Sports Watch in the USA:Subscribe to Peacock Watch in Canada:Subscribe to FloBikes Watch in Australia:Free to view on SBS Watch anywhere:Catch your usual stream on the move bysubscribing to NordVPN*How to watch the 2026 Tour de France Femmes: global broadcast optionsHow to watch the 2026 Tour de France Femmes in the UK Pauline Ferrand-Prvot is looking to defend her 2025 Tour de France Femmes title. A.S.O./Thomas Maheux TNT Sports/HBO Max will show the race live and, as usual, theres an on-demand option, highlights, analysis and more. Coverage times are to be confirmed.ATNT Sports/HBO Maxsubscription costs 25.99 per month when billed annually. Its available on a range of platforms, including tablets, mobile, TV with Chromecast, or AirPlay, Android TV or Apple TV.There are free highlights of the Tour de France Femmes slated to begin on 5 in 2027, but this year there's no free-to-air option in the UK. Subscribe to TNT Sports/HBO MaxHow can I watch the 2026 Tour de France Femmes when Im outside the UK?A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is software that enables you to change your device's IP address, making it appear as though you're accessing the internet from another country.As long as you adhere to your broadcaster's terms and conditions, a VPN enables you to unblock your usual streaming services, no matter your location. Additionally, a VPN can improve playback speeds and significantly enhance your overall internet security.There are many VPN options available, but we recommend NordVPN as the best choice. It offers strong streaming capabilities, robust security features and excellent value for money. Subscribe to NordVPN*At BikeRadar (published by Our Media Limited), we review VPN services to help you access online content and services securely while you're on the go. This includes activities such as streaming your favourite TV shows, live web content or using apps from different countries (provided it's okay with the service providers terms and conditions). It's important to note: BikeRadar does not endorse or support the use of VPN services for illegal or malicious activities, such as accessing paid-for pirated content. Please ensure you enjoy online content responsibly!portant to note: BikeRadar does not endorse or support the use of VPN services for illegal or malicious activities, such as accessing paid-for pirated content. Please ensure you enjoy online content responsibly.How to watch the 2026 Tour de France Femmes in the US and Canada Stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes will finish on Mont Ventoux and will probably decide the overall winner. Getty Images The race will be hosted in the USA by NBC and its paid-for streaming service, Peacock.Subscriptions toPeacockcost from $7.99 a month, or $79.99 a year for a basic plan. The price rises to $16.99 a month or $169.99 a year for an ad-free plan.In Canada, racing is available on FloBikes, with a subscription costing CAD$49.99 a month or $216 for 12 months.Subscribe to FloBikesSubscribe to PeacockHow to watch the 2026 Tour de France Femmes in Australia This year, the Tour de France Femmes starts in Switzerland and doesn't enter France until stage 3. A.S.O./Pauline Ballet SBS will be covering the Tour de France Femmes live and on demand, including insights and analysis. There are also daily highlights and extended highlights, and the Tour Tracker app helps keep you abreast of the action in shorter chunks.The service is free, although you may have to turn nocturnal to keep up to date.How can I watch the Tour de France Femmes 2026 if I cant watch live coverage?The Tour de FranceYouTubechannel is a good option if you want shorter highlights of between 5 and 10 minutes, and you dont have on-demand access to any of the above sources. You can also watch short highlights videos on theTour de France Femmes site.Both are also good sources for highlights of previous editions to get you geared up for the racing, or for highlights of the mens race.Theres also live terrestrial coverage in many European countries, withfrance.tvshowing the race live and on demand and highlights on France 3. France France 3 Belgium VRT/RTBF Italy RAI Sports Spain RTVE Netherlands NOSStages and start times Date Stage Estimated start time (CEST) Estimated arrival time (CEST) 1 August 2026 Lausanne > Lausanne 14:15 17:44 2 August 2026 Aigle > Geneva 14:20 17:47 3 August 2026 Geneva > Poligny 13:25 17:40 4 August 2026 Gevry-Chambertin > Dijon 14:34 17:55 5 August 2026 Mcon > Belleville-en-Beaujolais 13:45 17:41 6 August 2026 Montbrison > Tournon-sur-Rhne 13:35 17:41 7 August 2026 La Voulte-sur-Rhne > Mont Ventoux 12:50 17:17 8 August 2026 Sisteron > Nice 13:40 17:43 9 August 2026 Nice > Nice 16:05 18:51 Edit Table Like the racing, the stage start and arrival times move around quite a lot, with the last stage starting at 4.05pm (CEST) and others earlier, around 1 to 2pm (CEST).The race organisers provide estimated finish times, which should give you an idea of when to expect the end of stage action.

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The route of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes has been announced this morning in Paris and it features a very difficult route which differs quite a lot from this year's. The time trials are back at next year's edition and we will have a mythical first-time summit finish at Mont Ventoux, with a finale...

Tadej Pogacar has won his fifth Tour de France and has become a record holder together with several other riders. Amongst those is Bernard Hinault, the last French winner back in 1985, who has nothing but praise for a 'rider from another era'. "His cycling is poetry, but I must say, he already impr...