(This Feb. 25 story has been corrected to clarify it's the first time since 1971, not the first time in the race's history, in paragraph 1) (Reuters) - The 2026 Tour de France will begin with a team time-trial as the opening stage for the first time since 1971,

Geraint Thomas to call time on his illustrious cycling career at the end of the season; Thomas won the Tour de France in 2018 and Olympic gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games; The timing is right,

Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome suffered a broken collarbone in a crash during the final stage of the UAE Tour in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday. "A CT scan has confirmed a distal non-displaced fracture of his right clavicle (collarbone).

Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome suffered a broken collarbone in a crash at the UAE Tour. The 39-year-old Briton sustained the injury in a mass pile-up in the opening 10km of Sunday's final stage.