Tour de France 2022

The Tour de France 2022 is a tough sports simulation title. With plenty of modes to try, you are spoilt for choice.

Grab your lycra, bike, and team, and race to become the next big thing. You have the choice of who makes the cut and how you specialise your group. Therefore, you must rely on your team and the NPCs to get you through every course. This is also true of the Race of the Moment. These limited-time events ask you to compete against global players. Instead, each race takes hours to complete and you must abide by the same mechanics. The red is for sprinting, and the blue is for long-distance. By riding well, and completing your goals, you can become a leader and a champion of each “grand race”. In order to do this, you must maintain your energy, use your gels wisely, and rely on team orders to get through. You may choose to surround your leader to keep them sheltered. Consequently, it is a tactical and logistical nightmare to get everything right. Though many of the races follow a similar pattern, they are always unique and this makes it fascinating. The Tour de France is a world-famous race that convinces people that cycling is cool.

The 109th Tour de France, the biggest competition in cycling, will begin on Friday, July 1, in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will last through Sunday, July 24, ...

Stage 19 - Castelnau-Magnoac-Cahors: 7 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock Stage 18 - Lourdes-Hautacam: 7 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock Stage 17 - Saint-Gaudens-Peyragudes: 7 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock Stage 15 - Rodez-Carcassonne: 6:30 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock Stage 14 - Saint-Etienne-Mende: 6 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock Stage 10 - Morzine-Megeve: 7 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock Stage 6 - Binche-Longwy: 6 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock Stage 9 - Aigle-Chatel: 6 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock Stage 8 - Dole-Lausanne: 6:30 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock Stage 5 - Lille-Arenberg: 7 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock Stage 4 - Dunkirk-Calais: 7 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock Stage 3 - Vejle-Sonderborg: 6:30 a.m., USA Network ( fuboTV, free trial)/ Peacock

The biggest cycling race in the world is back today (Friday, July 1). Riders from all over the world will compete in the prestigious multi-stage race, ...

In total, 2.3 million euros will be awarded to riders and their teams. How to watch the Tour de France 2022 in the UK The first stage of the Tour de France begins today (July 1) at 3pm UK time.

It's traditional for the ultimate test of endurance to begin outside France, with this year's race also making its way through Belgium and Switzerland before ...

The 2022 Tour de France is 2,068 miles – or 3,328 kilometers. How long is the 2022 Tour de France? But how long is the 2022 Tour de France? How many stages are there and what is the longest stage?

You can expect the usual fair of time trials, mountain climbs and thrilling sprint finishes en route to Paris as the world's best riders battle it out for the ...

Romain Bardet was the King of the Mountains in 2019 and has two general classification podium finishes on his CV – but he hasn’t won a Tour de France stage since 2017. The Frenchman is likely to be on the very fringes of the GC scrap so it wouldn’t be surprising to see him launch wave after wave of attacks in the mountains in a bid to secure a stage success and another polka dot jersey. He’s won the last two editions of the Tour de France and it’s difficult to go against Tadej Pogacar becoming the ninth man in history to top the general classification for a third time.

And welcome to our live rolling blog from the opening stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France, the 13.

With Saturday and Sunday's stages likely to finish in bunch sprints, it is highly likely that whoever wins today will hold yellow until Tuesday. With Wednesday's stage tackling the treacherous cobbles of northern France where crashes are common and mechanical issue can cost dear, the position of a support vehicle on the tight and narrow roads may make all the difference between a rider staying in contention or totally losing contact – and crucial seconds – with his rivals. It is worth considering that while both riders as individuals will want to win the stage, their teams would also benefit should one of their riders start Saturday's second stage dressed in yellow. The last thing any rider needs on the opening day of a grand tour is the additional stress of having to navigate their way around a city centre circuit on a time trial bike in the rain – cast your mind back to Düsseldorf in 2017 when Alejandro Valverde came a cropper on a left-hand bend.

This year's edition of the world's most famous cycle race begins with a 13.2km ride through the Danish capital. Join Barry Glendenning for updates.

The fun starts today and the first rider is due down the ramp in Copenhagen at 3pm (BST) The conditions are far from ideal in a time trial, particularly when plenty of these riders are going to be as nervous as kittens. The properties of several riders and their staff were searched in Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Poland and Slovenia.” Ganna is out at 4.03pm (BST), Van Aert goes at 4.04pm and Pogacar hits the road 4.05pm. TotalEnergies veteran, Edvald Boasson Hagen, a late call-up to this year’s race, is the fourth man out of the traps. Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beeeeeeeeep! With crowds five or six deep lining the streets, Jeremy Lecroq rolls down the ramp of the starting hut and on to the slick rain-soaked streets of the Danish capital.

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Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-EasyPost) had a miserable opening day at the Tour de France as he crashed twice in treacherous conditions in Copenhagen.

Tour de Suisse Not once, but twice, he slips out again. “This is turning into a nightmare start, an absolute nightmare start.

Seven US riders will be gracing the peloton of 176 riders during its 24-day Tour de France extravaganza. Let's, like, totally find out some more about them.

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The 2022 Tour de France begins in Copenhagen today with a time trial around the streets of the Danish capital.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Tour de France 2022 Stage 1 Tour de France 2022 Stage 1 Mentally that was the toughest TT in a while.” “A shame about the start. The Welsh rider will lean on Ineos teammates to bolster his bid for a second yellow jersey, including Colombian climber Dani Martinez, as well as potential stage winners Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock.

Time at finish · 1 Yves Lampaert (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) 15:17 · 2 Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) 15:22 · 3 Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) 15:24 · 4 Filippo Ganna ( ...

Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), the newly-crowned Dutch time trial champion, starts his effort. The on-screen graphic claims that Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-Easypost) is pushing a 64-tooth (!) chainring. World time trial champion Filippo Ganna (Ineos) rolls down the start ramp to begin his effort. Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) rolls down the start ramp with what looks like a balaclava under his aero helmet. Jérémy Lecroq (B&B Hotels-KTM) will be the first rider down the start ramp, at 16.00 CET, and the 176 starters set out at one-minute intervals thereafter. Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) is the last man to start the time trial. That said, Kasper Asgreen (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) is out on the course and eager to make a big impression. Jack Haig, the second Bahrain Victorious rider in the start order, is out on the course. Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Victorious) begins his time trial to some jeers from the crowd at the start. One wonders if Van der Poel's bike handling could yet win him the day on rain-slicked course like this. The Italian comes home in 15:28, 2.64 seconds up on Van der Poel, for the new best time and an average speed of 51.2kph. Pogacar takes provisional second in 15:24, 2.48 seconds behind Van Aert. The Tour favourite is ever more resoundingly the Tour favourite.

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Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is halfway through his ride as the Slovenian Roglic rolls down the ramp to get his push for yellow under way. Kung's Groupama-FDJ teammate David Gaudu has already come home 37 seconds down on Van der Poel - time the French climber will have to make up in the mountains. First down the ramp, Jeremy Lecroq is first to cross the finish. Bringing a 64-tooth chain ring to the opening time trial is fine if you can handle it but looks a bit silly if you crash out after a few corners... He rides it out but that's a reminder of the potential perils of this wet course. The Ineos Grenadier co-leader will be pleased with that effort - he didn't crash and he didn't concede too much time to Roglic. He's followed shortly after by teammate Dani Martinez, who is 31 seconds down on the top. He caught Covid during the Tour de Suisse and so it remains to be seen how he performs here at the Tour. Thomas seems to be taking things very gingerly - aware, perhaps, that there's no point messing up his chances with an early crash. It's three seconds faster than Ganna but two seconds slower than the man in the hot seat, Van Aert. Crucially, Pogacar's time is eight seconds quicker than Vingegaard and nine seconds quicker than Roglic, his two main GC rivals. Wout van Aert goes through the intermediate check just one second down on Van der Poel and Mollema - so, the knee injury that kept him out of the Belgian national championships ain't so bad then, eh? It's no doubt all part of his ploy to lose time before the mountains so he can put in a push for the polka dot jersey and the odd stage win. Meanwhile, Jonas Vingegaard seems to be taking some risks on this wet course - and he's being cheered with every pedal stroke by the partisan local crowd. That's some trio to go one after the other!

Stage results; General Classification; Green jersey; Mountains classification; Young rider; Team classification. By Cycling Weekly. published in 16 hours.

In 2022, the young rider classification is open to riders born after January 1, 1997. On hilly stages, it's 30, whilst on mountain stages, it's 20. Race organisers ASO classify stages as either flat, hilly or mountainous and this impacts the points awarded, with more on offer for the flat stages to favour the sprinters. These are prizes of €5,000 and carry no extra points for the KoM jersey. Key riders at the Tour de France will be eyeing up a selection of brightly coloured jerseys. On HC climbs, first over the line gets 20 points, 1st Cat climbs it's 10, 3rd it's two, and 4th cat climbs earn just one point. Therefore, after stage one, the winner will pull in the yellow jersey for stage two - but it's quite likely to change hands after that. The 2022 Tour de France route opened with the short, and flat, time trial, and saw Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) storm to victory. 2. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma, at 5s Elsewhere, Jumbo-Visma leads the team classification. 2. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma, at 5s There weren't any points on offer in the mountains classification, though, meaning no rider will be wearing the green or polka-dot jersey on stage two.

After kicking off in Copenhagen, this year's Tour de France covers 3328km before coming to an end in Paris on Sunday 24 July.

In another nod to Lemond and Hinault, this replicates the stage on which they crossed the line hand in hand 36 years ago. These might not be on the scale of the mountains to come, but the Mur de Peguere finishes with gradients of 13 and 18 per cent during the final kilometre. The battle for the yellow jersey will be settled with a penultimate day time trial, and a long and challenging one at that. It’s a mini Paris-Roubaix in reverse as the feared cobbles return to the race on stage five. A Tour stage has not finished here since 1986, on the day Greg Lemond famously took yellow from Bernard Hinault. From there the stage heads into Switzerland where a punchy finish awaits. After the first proper rest day (the transfer day from Denmark notwithstanding), more Alpine challenges await, though relatively sedate. In the decade since it made its debut on the Tour, La Planche des Belles Filles has become a favourite and for good reason. The Storebaelsbroen is the 18km-long bridge across the Great Belt linking eastern and western Denmark. The possibility of gusting winds on this exposed bridge is high, so teams will have to be on high alert for splits on the road into Nyborg. It’s one for the stronger sprinters, but wind could again be a factor in determining how this one plays out. The opening time trial around Copenhagen is pretty much pan flat, but there are plenty of tight corners to make it a technical challenge as well as a measure of pure power. Short and extended highlights packages are also available on GCN+. You can see the full breakdown of Eurosport’s coveragehereand the GCN+ coverage here.

The 2022 Tour de France resumes in Roskilde after a thrilling stage one time trial in Copenhagen.

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Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) dislodged the fancied names from the top of the standings to claim a huge scalp on the Stage 1 time trial at the ...

No sooner had Laporte gone through the checkpoint two seconds faster than he lost his back wheel on the same corner where Bisseger suffered his own second fall. “The first half of the course was perhaps the worst cornering I’ve done in a TT,” Thomas said after finishing in 18th place. But the main thing was that the legs felt good.” Denmark’s Vingegaard delighted the home crowds as he took seventh place, 15 seconds down on Lampaert, and level with another Dane, the 2019 world champion Mads Pedersen of Trek-Segafredo. Ganna had yet to make it to the leader’s enclosure by the time Van Aert came home five seconds faster to set a time nobody expected to be bettered. – came close, the Slovenian coming within two seconds of Van Aert to lay down a marker to his general classification rivals ahead of his bid to win an historic third consecutive Tour.

A day that was meant to be all about Filippo Ganna instead became all about Yves Lampaert. The Belgian produced a stunning and unexpected run to stun the ...

4 climbs will give a polka-dot prize as an added incentive to the breakaway but the real action will come towards the end on the 18km long Great Belt crossing ...

This stage has all the tools to make Tour de France history. New technologies within the Cube environment will also showcase some of the finer, tactical nuances of the sport such as echelons and time trial setup. “They pass 18km on the bridge over open water and only at 2km to go they will hit land again. I am not sure if all the teams know how important this stage is already. The riders will pass the bridge, ‘The Great Belt’, and I can promise you with the wind, somebody might lose the GC of the Tour de France," says Warner Bros. Discovery expert in Denmark Brian Holm. I don't like driving here, something I imagine on the bicycle.

Adam Yates and Tour debutant Tom Pidcock impressed on their return from Covid-19, with the Ineos Grenadiers pair 13th and 15th respectively. Their teammate, ...

He’s won a Tour stage in 2018, and has six stage wins at the Vuelta a Espana on his palmarès. He gets it sorted quickly and rejoins the back of the pelaton. Stage 2 could be defined by the wind. A note on the weather. Contenders Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard also safely negotiated the treacherous conditions and attention switches to another stage which could be defined by weather. Their teammate, Geraint Thomas, was one second further back after completing the ride in a gilet, forgetting to take it off before the start.

Updates as the peloton make its way from Roskilde to Nyborg over 202.5 km. Join Luke McLaughlin for the latest.

The chase is on from the peloton, and the gap to the break has fallen to 1’34”. You would think, however, that the sprint teams will be happy with the make-up and size of this breakaway. All that should add up to stress, nervousness and potential chaos in the peloton, but wonderful entertainment for all of us having a nice cup of tea and a sit down. That was Yves Lampaert’s tearful reaction in Copenhagen yesterday after he shocked the world’s top time-triallists to win the 13.2km opening stage and claim the yellow jersey. 182km to go: The “final” is shaping up to be exciting today. “The mistake we made is probably we should have said: “OK, at 14km to go, we attack.” Because if you don’t do it, another team is going to do it to you. They have too much riding on this to let the breakaway have any chance at all. Rolland and Cort are the guys in this break who have been there, done that at the biggest races. The average speed of the peloton is 44.4km/h which is pretty fierce. 139km to go: Barthe leads it out on the climb. Looks like a fantastic atmosphere, and it’s nice to see the sun shining for (one of) Denmark’s big days. The first of them, the Côte d’Asnæs Indelukke, is coming up shortly. 134km to go: The B&B Hotel riders, Rolland and Barthe, have been dropped by Bystrom and Cort up front.