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TOUR DE FRANCE

English has rapidly replaced French as the language of the peloton.
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Jul 6, 2026
English-language takeover of Tour de France forces even French riders to adapt
English has increasingly replaced French — and also Italian, Flemish and Spanish — as the language of the peloton.
A wildfire burns in the Pyrenees-Orientales department, southern France on Sunday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 6, 2026
Infernos devastate forests as Europe’s temperatures rise again
Firefighters across southern Europe are battling blazes that have devastated an area over twice the size of Manhattan.
Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the Men's Elite Road Race in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sept. 28, 2025.
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Jun 5, 2026
Tour de France favorites keep distance from each other ahead of race
Cycling’s best stage racers have largely managed to avoid each other this season.
Paul Seixas (center) celebrates on the podium after winning the La Fleche Wallonne, a one-day race Herstal to Huy, Belgium, on Wednesday.
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Apr 26, 2026
Hype building around French hope Paul Seixas ahead of Tour de France
“All French people want him to be the new champion,” Seixas’ Belgian teammate Tiesj Benoot said.
Tadej Pogacar, wearing the leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium with his team after winning the Tour de France in Paris on Sunday.
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Jul 28, 2025
Dominant Tadej Pogacar cruises to fourth Tour de France title
Pogacar, the defending champion, embarked from the start in Lille as clear favorite and won four stages along the way.
Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium as the overall leader of the Tour de France on Saturday in Jura.
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Jul 27, 2025
One of the hardest Tours, Pogacar says, as he moves to brink of fourth win
The defending champion leads Jonas Vingegaard by 4:24 in the general classification heading into Stage 21, which will feature a spectacular finale in Paris.
Tadej Pogacar leads rival Jonas Vingegaard during the ascent of La Plagne on Friday in the French Alps.
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Jul 26, 2025
Master Pogacar has Tour de France peloton under his thumb
The contrast with Pogacar’s almost effortless style on the last mountain day was striking as the three-time champion controlled his chief rival.
UAE Team Emirates XRG's Tadej Pogacar in action during stage 18 of the Tour de France in Vif, France on Thursday
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Jul 25, 2025
Tour de France stage shortened due to infected cattle
The stage will now be just 95 kilometers long instead of the planned 129.9 km.
A protester runs onto the road near the finish of Stage 11 of the Tour de France on July 16.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 24, 2025
Activists protest Gaza war during Tour de France and call for Israeli team ban
Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists waved flags and unfurled banners on Wednesday as the Tour de France peloton rode through Dieulefit.
Tim Wellens celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win Stage 15 of the Tour de France in Carcassonne, France, on Sunday.
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Jul 21, 2025
Tim Wellens wins Stage 15 as Team UAE continues to dominate Tour de France
Team UAE rider Tadej Pogacar held on to the overall lead.
Ineos-Grenadiers rider Thymen Arensman crosses the finish line to win Stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday in the Pyrenees mountains of southwestern France.
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Jul 20, 2025
Thymen Arensman gives Ineos something to cheer about at Tour as doping cloud hangs
Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey as he took second place by beating chief rival Jonas Vingegaard.
Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium after winning the 13th stage of the Tour de France in the the Pyrenees mountains on Friday.
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Jul 19, 2025
Dominant Pogacar not in a giving mood as Tour lead swells
After storming to his fourth stage victory, the three-time Tour de France winner dismissed the idea that he should back off to spare his competitors.
Tadej Pogacar (right) and Jonas Vingegaard in action during Stage 12 of the Tour de France on Thursday
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Jul 18, 2025
Vingegaard and team get a taste of their own medicine on the Tour
Vingegaard was left shattered by Pogacar’s brutal attack in the climb up to Hautacam in the 12th stage, leaving the two-time champion 3:31 behind his rival in the standings.
Tadej Pogacar rides during Stage 11 of the Tour de France in Toulouse, France, on July 16.
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Jul 17, 2025
Race favorite Tadej Pogacar escapes unscathed after crash at Tour de France
Pogacar went down about five kilometers from the line, and the peloton eased off to allow the overall race favorite to rejoin.
Ben Healy celebrates on the podium after winning the sixth stage of the Tour de France in Vire Normandie on Thursday.
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Jul 11, 2025
Ben Healy rides to victory in Stage 6 of Tour de France
Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel took back the leader’s yellow jersey from reigning champion Tadej Pogacar.
Alpecin-Deceuninck rider Jasper Philipsen crosses the line to take the first stage of the Tour de France in Lille, France, on Saturday.
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Jul 6, 2025
Philipsen wins windy Tour de France opener as Evenepoel trapped in split
Philipsen took the yellow jersey in a frantic sprint finish in the northern city of Lille, his 10th Tour de France stage win.
UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar rides during the team presentation ahead of the Tour de France in Lille, France, on Thursday.
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Jul 4, 2025
Tadej Pogacar expresses respect for Tour de France rival Jonas Vingegaard
The 26-year-old Slovenian won the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and world title in 2024 and is the hot favorite again.
Tadej Pogacar celebrates after winning the men’s road race at the world championships in Zurich on Sept. 29, 2024.
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Jul 3, 2025
Tadej Pogacar looking to join greats with fourth Tour de France crown
The 112th edition of the race begins in Lille on Saturday.
The peloton rides from Florence to Rimini, Italy, during the first stage of the 2024 Tour de France.
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Feb 28, 2025
For Tour de France, foreign starts make financial sense
The Barcelona start will be the 27th non-French starting location since the Tour first went on the road internationally in Amsterdam in 1954.
Geraint Thomas puts on the overall leader's yellow jersey on the podium after the 19th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Lourdes and Laruns, France, in July 2018.
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Feb 18, 2025
British Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas to retire at end of season
Thomas won the Tour de France in 2018, after securing gold for Britain in the team pursuit in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
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Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
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Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
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