Canadian Houle races to third in Stage 13 of Tour de France Canadian rider Hugo Houle finished third in Stage 13 of the Tour de France, narrowly missing Canada's first stage victory in 34 years.
Vingegaard seizes Tour lead after first big mountain stage The first big mountain stage shook things up at the Tour de France as defending champion Tadej Pogacar wilted toward the end of Wednesday's 11th stage and lost the yellow jersey. Jonas Vingegaard and his team Jumbo-Visma were the big winners on the stage as the Danish rider claimed the famed jersey from Pogacar.
Jakobsen overtakes Van Aert on line to win Tour stage two Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen overtook Wout van Aert right on the line to win the second stage of the Tour de France while Van Aert took the yellow jersey on Saturday.
Israel Premier-Tech signs another Canadian rider to WorldTour team The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team added another Canadian rider to its WorldTour squad, signing Derek Gee to a three-year contract while promoting him from its academy.
Canadian cyclist Woods wins second stage of Gran Camino in Spain Canadian cyclist Michael Woods showed his climbing prowess Friday in winning Stage 2 of the four-stage Gran Camino race to take over first place overall.
Canada's Mitchell earns track cycling bronze at world championship Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell won a bronze medal in women's sprint Friday at the world track cycling championship. Mitchell of Sherwood Park, Alta., edged Canadian teammate Lauriane Genest of Levis, Que., in the head-to-head duel for third place at the Stab Velodrome.
Ganna wins back-to-back time trial world titles Defending champion Filippo Ganna of Italy shattered home fans' hopes of a 1-2 for their riders and retained the men’s time trial title on Sunday to secure back-to-back gold medals at the road world championships.
Roglic wins Spanish Vuelta for 3rd straight year Primoz Roglic sealed his third straight Spanish Vuelta title after adding to his already comfortable lead by winning the final stage’s time trial on Sunday.
Woods, four-time Olympian Pendrel headline Canada's cycling team for Tokyo Olympics Two-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Catharine Pendrel headlines Canada's largest-ever Olympic cycling team.
Canadian rider Woods finishes third in Stage 8 of Tour de France Michael Woods' charge fell just short Saturday with the Canadian rider finishing third in the eighth stage of the Tour de France.
Alaphilippe wins crash-marred first stage of Tour de France The mass return of Tour de France fans coincided with chaos and crashes while world champion Julian Alaphilippe avoided most of the carnage to win the opening stage with a punchy attack on Saturday.
Canadian Woods to lead Israel Start-Up Nation team at the Tour de France Canadian rider Michael Woods will lead the Israel Start-Up Nation team at the Tour de France. "His success in the (Ardennes) Classics, the Tour de Romandie and the Tour de Suisse gave him — and us — the confidence that he can play the role in the greatest cycling race of all, the Tour," team sports director Rik Verbrugghe said in a statement Monday.
Tour de France cleared to continue after Tour director tests positive The remaining Tour de France riders were cleared to continue racing ahead of Tuesday’s Stage 10 after undergoing COVID-19 tests, but the Tour director tested positive and left the race.
Alaphilippe takes emotional win at Tour de France Julian Alaphilippe is back making a splash at the Tour de France and once again wearing the iconic yellow jersey. The French showman, who more than any other helped turn the 2019 edition into a thriller, again showered the Tour with his class and guile Sunday, poaching victory on Stage 2.
Late but alive, Tour de France races into COVID epidemic Delayed but alive again and out on French roads, the strangest Tour de France ever set off Saturday in a bubble of anti-COVID protocols to try to keep the 176 riders virus-free for three weeks of racing through the country's worsening epidemic.
Canada's Woods expects 2020 version of Tour de France to be mentally draining Delayed due to the global pandemic but still taking place under the spectre of COVID-19, this year's Tour de France promises to be like no other. The 21-stage, 3,484-kilometre race starts Saturday in Nice and is slated to end Sept. 20 in Paris.
LANCE Part 2 debuts tonight on TSN The history of sport is riddled with the rise and fall of countless athletes, but perhaps no one has played the hero and the villain quite like Lance Armstrong. The former cycling star is the subject of the latest 30 for 30 movie, a two-part film called LANCE, catch Part 2, Sunday at 9pm et/6pm pt. on TSN1 and TSN4. - Ken Rodney, TSN.ca
LANCE Part 1 debuts tonight on TSN1 The history of sport is riddled with the rise and fall of countless athletes, but perhaps no one has played the hero and the villain quite like Lance Armstrong. The former cycling star is the subject of the latest 30 for 30 movie, a two-part film called LANCE, that will debut on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN1. - Ken Rodney, TSN.ca
Tour de France to begin on Aug. 29 The 2020 Tour de France will get underway on August 29, Union Cycliste International (UCI), cycling's governing body, announced on Tuesday.
Tour de France called off, no new dates set After weeks of holding out hope the Tour de France would be able to go ahead as planned despite the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s most famous cycling race was finally added to the list of sporting events called off.
Quebec cyclist Houle signs new three-year deal with Astana Pro Team Canadian cyclist Hugo Houle has signed a new three-year deal with the Astana Pro Team.
Mitchell sets track cycling record, advances to quarterfinals Kelsey Mitchell, of Sherwood Park, Alta., completed the qualifying for the 200-metre race in 10.89 seconds, topping the field and beating the previous Pan Am record time of 10.992 set by Canadian Monique Sullivan at the 2015 event in Toronto.
Bernal becomes first South American to win Tour de France Egan Bernal has become the first Colombian (and South American) to win the Tour de France as the three-week race ended with the 21stand final stage on the Champs-Elysees. At 22, Bernal is the youngest Tour winner in the post-World War II era.
Bernal all but secures Tour de France win Egan Bernal kept the yellow jersey Saturday after the last Alpine stage, and barring a crash or a last-minute health issue, he will become the first Colombian to win the Tour when it ends on Paris' Champs-Elysees with a largely processional stage on Sunday. At age 22, Bernal will also become the youngest post-World War II winner of the Tour.
Thomas crashes again as heat wave engulfs Tour de France Crashing is becoming a bad habit for defending Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas. After hitting the ground twice over the past two weeks, the Welshman fell off his bike one more time on Tuesday.
Rookie Canadian savours every moment at first Tour de France A rookie at cycling's greatest race at an unusually ripe age — 32 — and with an unusual story as a former track athlete who switched late to pro cycling, Mike Woods knows that his first Tour might also be his last.
Canadian Woods keeps going in Tour de France despite broken ribs Ignoring two broken ribs, Canadian Mike Woods finished 88th in Thursday's 209.5-kilometre Stage 12 of the Tour de France. His EF Education First team said a scan had shown the damage suffered by the 32-year-old from Ottawa in a crash 35 kilometres from the finish of the previous stage.
Pinot, Alaphilippe boost French hopes at Tour de France As their country prepares to celebrate Bastille Day, Julian Alaphilippe and Thibaut Pinot were in the mood for fireworks a day in advance at the Tour de France.