Chris Froome

Tour de France: Four-time winner Chris Froome ready to continue after suffering injuries in opening stage crash

Froome was caught in the second of the opening day's big crashes, on a downhill, less than eight kilometers from the finish of the first stage in Landerneau.

Tour de France 2021: Four-time winner Chris Froome escapes serious injury in crash

Many others were also caught out in mass pile-ups in two falls – the first at 45km caused by a spectator in the road holding up a sign and the second within 8km of the finish where world champion Julian Alaphilippe claimed the stage victory.

Tour de France 2021: Tadej Pogacar is the man to beat in world's greatest bike race

The Tour will climb iconic Mont Ventoux mountain, known as 'the Giant of Provence', twice in one day, offering a mythical setting for a showdown between Pogacar and his challengers to his title.

Tour of Catalonia 2021: Lotto-Soudal's Andreas Kron claims first senior win of career in opening stage

The 22-year-old was part of a small group of riders who broke away from the peloton with around 10 kilometres to go in the 178.5km stage at Calella and manage to pip his rivals in the final sprint across the line.

UAE Tour: Sam Bennett wins stage four, Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retains leader's jersey

Bennett, riding for Deceuninck-Quick-Step, beat David Dekker, Caleb Ewan and Elia Viviani at the end of the 204-kilometre stage that started and ended at the tourist resort of Marjan Island.

'Age a state of mind': Chris Froome targets fifth Tour de France in new season with Israel Start Up Nation

Froome has won four Tour de France races and switched from Ineos to ISN, backed by Israeli-Canadian billionaire Sylvan Adams, in his bid to join an elite clique led by Eddy Merckx who have won five.

Vuelta a Espana 2020: Richard Carapaz takes overall lead as Ion Izagirre wins Stage 6

Ineos' Carapaz made the most of Roglic's tough day in the Pyrenees to take an 18-second lead as the Slovenian fell to 30 seconds behind in fifth.

Vuelta a Espana 2020: Defending champion Primoz Roglic wins opening stage; Chris Froome struggles

Roglic produced his trademark late kick in the final 500m to open a gap of just a few seconds for a comfortable win that puts him in the race leader's red jersey.

Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar crushes Primoz Roglic's 57-second lead in time trial to take grip on title

“Unbelievable, unbelievable,” 21-year-old Pogacar said after coming within touching distance of the title in only his first Tour de France. “My head will explode."

Public will have access to watch Tour de France, says race director Christian Prudhomme

The COVID-19 pandemic has played havoc with sporting events and current French government law limits gatherings to 5,000.