Juan Ayuso closed the 2026 Tour de France with mixed feelings. The Lidl-Trek leader finished seventh overall, far from the goal he set on the start line in Barcelona: fighting for the Paris podium. Although the team result was brightened by Lidl-Treks victory in the teams classification, the Spania...

Whyte looks to be bringing big-hitting enduro capability to younger riders, with its new unreleased Sythe 27 full-suspension kids' mountain bike.The bike features 135mm of suspension travel at the rear, with a 150mm fork up front, which should be plenty for most younger riders.We spotted the bike on Whyte's stand at Ard Rock Enduro, with Whyte teasing it ahead of its launch at the end of next month.The British brand is known for producing high-quality kids' bikes, with the new Sythe 27 joining the hardtail Secta and T140 27 in its line-up. The Sythe 27 comes with a dropper post. Nick Clark / Our Media It is based on Whyte's Sythe enduro bike and features the same frame design as the larger model, with smaller proportions for shorter riders.As the name would suggest, the bike rolls on 27.5in wheels, although Whyte representatives on the stand at Ard Rock said it can also run a mini-mullet setup with a 26in wheel on the rear.The price is expected to be north of 2,000 and the spec reflects that. A Psylo Gold air fork should give good sensitivity for lighter riders. Nick Clark / Our Media Up-front, there's a 150mm RockShox Psylo fork, with a Deluxe rear shock sitting in the frame. Shimano's CUES derailleur takes care of shifting. Nick Clark / Our Media A Shimano CUES derailleur features on the rear of the bike, with a Whyte-branded crankset completing the drivetrain. The G2 brakes have reach and contact adjust, which should help when setting them up for smaller hands. Nick Clark / Our Media The Sythe 27 gets SRAM G2 brakes, with Whyte's own-brand wheels booted in Maxxis tyres.

The 2026 Tour de France is already in the books. Tadej Pogacars victory will be remembered as the moment the Slovenian drew level with the historic record of Eddy Merckx, Miguel Indurin, Jacques Anquetil, and Bernard Hinault. But the season rolls on, and its time to assess how the Grande Boucle h...

Tadej Pogaars UAE Team Emirates-XRG team took home 832,750 (712,500 / $945,900) in prize money from this years Tour de France, more than a third of the entire pot.A total of 2,300,600 (1.97m / $2.61m) was distributed among the 23 teams at the race, and awarded based on performance. UAE Team Emirates-XRG earned the most, while Picnic PostNL received the least 12,770. A large part of UAEs winnings came from Pogaars overall victory in the general classification, which earned the team 500,000 (427,800 / $567,900). The team also received 100,000 for Isaac del Toros third place, 20,000 for his victory in the young riders classification, and 11,000 for each of their six stage wins five for Pogaar and one for Del Toro. As such, UAE ended up hauling 36% of the total prize pot at the race. The next best team in the prize money ranking was Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe, who took home 288,160, thanks mostly to the 200,000 Remco Evenepoel claimed for finishing second overall. The full prize money allocation, officially released by race organiser ASO, is below. Tour de France 2026 prize moneyTeamPrize money ()UAE Team Emirates-XRG832,750Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe288,160Lidl-Trek204,870Decathlon CMA CGM165,530EF Education-EasyPost124,160Alpecin-Premier Tech87,840Bahrain Victorious86,820Visma-Lease a Bike71,210Soudal Quick-Step65,810Uno-X Mobility45,660Jayco AlUla44,020XDS-Astana39,920NSN Cycling37,100Lotto Intermarch35,690Pinarello-Q36.531,350TotalEnergies23,920Netcompany-Ineos23,760Movistar18,790Tudor Pro Cycling16,760Cofidis15,440Groupama-FDJ United14,700Caja Rural-Seguros RGA13,570Picnic PostNL12,770How is the prize money allocated?Prize money at the Tour de France is weighted heavily on each riders placing in the overall standings. The yellow jersey winner receives 500,000 almost a quarter of the entire prize pot while second place earns 200,000, third earns 100,000, and the winnings diminish down to 3,800 for 10th place. There are also large sums on offer for the winners of each of the other three jerseys green, polka dot and white. Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) took home the green jersey as the winner of the points classification, and netted 25,000. The same sum went to Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) as the King of the Mountains. Carapaz also received 20,000 for winning the overall combativity award. Del Toros white jersey victory, as the best young rider, yielded the same amount. Likewise, the team classification, awarded to the team with the best cumulative time of its top three-riders in the GC, carries a significant pay-out. Lidl-Trek earned 50,000 for winning the competition, while UAE Team Emirates-XRG received 30,000 for second, and Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe 20,000 for third. Prize money is also awarded after every stage based on each riders placing: 11,000 for the stage winner, 5,500 for second place, 2,800 for third, all the way down to 300 for 20th. Riders also have the chance to win between 200 and 5,000 for being first over certain climbs. Carapaz, for example, was awarded 5,000 for winning the Souvenir Henri Desgrange, the award given to the rider who summits the highest peak of the race, in this case the Col du Galibier on stage 20, which topped out at 2,642m.Meanwhile, Pogaar earned the same sum for winning the Souvenir Jacques Goddet, having been the first rider over the top of the Col du Tourmalet on stage six. All prize money is traditionally shared around a team, rather than going to the individual winners.

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The Tour of Denmark will be taking place from the 29th of July to the 2nd of August. After the Tour de France, it is the first high-level stage-race, suiting several different types of riders in a traditionally explosive race.Below, you'll find the stages, profiles, and the information on how to wa...

Netcompany INEOS has just finished a dire Tour de France with no meaningful result to show for, and it is looking to build itself back up. The transfer market will officially open over the weekend, and the British team might be adding Anthony Turgs to its ranks. According to Velo-Club, there is not...