ALPE D'HUEZ, France -- As the Tour de France has been televised live to the United States in the last few years, American viewers have become familiar with the great climbs in the Alps that ...

The tour includes various landscapes that assault riders in different ways. Sprints create exciting finishes where athletes often win by microscopic margins. Time trials force riders to give all-out ...

The 2026 Tour de France route has been unveiled with two ascents of the iconic Alpe d’Huez climb and another Montmartre finish among the highlights. Tadej Pogacar, the Slovenian who has won four of ...

PARIS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The 2026 men's Tour de France will for a second year include a final stage up Paris’ Montmartre hill, and that will follow two gruelling Alpe d’Huez summit finishes, ...

The high-octane hairpins of Alpe d’Huez versus the high-altitude grind of the Col du Galibier? Each of these incredible, storied peaks offers a mouth-watering opportunity to test the legs, but which ...

Alpe d’Huez’s 21 hairpins have witnessed endless drama throughout Tour de France history, making its 13.8km ascent one of the most iconic climbs in cycling. The 8.1% average gradient may provide a ...

ALPE D’HUEZ, France (AP) — Polish rider Kasia Niewiadoma did just enough in a thrilling battle Sunday with rival Demi Vollering on the iconic Alpe d’Huez to win the women’s Tour de France by four ...