THE 105th Tour de France might be the most brutal and dramatic in recent history with a series of crashes and bizarre incidents in the opening fortnight. Check out all the highlights in our picture special.
THERE was a collective holding of breath as Philippe Gilbert was thrown from his bike and flew headfirst over a wall in a terrifying crash just a few kilometres from where Italian Fabio Casartelli crashed and was killed in 1995.
TEAR gas in riders’ eyes. A farmers’ protest blocking the road. Two key crashes on dangerous descents. It sure was a wild 16th stage of the Tour de France.
CHAOS engulfed the Tour de France overnight as bystanders brought the race to a halt, forcing police to intervene and accidently injure the riders.
CADEL Evans says Chris Froome appears untouchable at the Tour de France but it is unfortunate that his dominant performance was met with public scepticism.
LANCE Armstrong has provoked some quick reaction on Twitter after raising a hypothetical question about cheating.
CHRIS Froome was told that his panting Tour de France rivals were struggling in the thinning air of the high Pyrenees, what he did next was brutal.
CAITLIN Ward is the youngest of 10 riders in Cycling Australia’s sprint high performance program based in Adelaide but it doesn’t take long to realise she means business.
TEAM Sky is concerned his team has been the victim of computer hacking by critics attempting to expose the Tour de France leader.
WELL that’s the first week of the Tour de France done and it hasn’t been easy, writes Orica-GreenEDGE rider Michael Matthews.
VETERAN Ivan Basso is dropping out of the Tour de France after a medical check revealed cancer in a testicle he hurt in a crash earlier in the race.
AUSSIE star Richie Porte has confirmed cycling’s worst-kept secret: he will leave Team Sky at the end of the year, with BMC expected to be a leading bidder.
BMC won the 28km team time trial from Vannes to Plumelec, but Chris Froome continued to tighten his grip on the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey.
VICTORIA’S Cadel Evans road race is set for a significant classification upgrade that is expected to attract more world class riders and tourists to the Great Ocean Road.
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