Chris Selden

The Route d’Occitanie is run every year just before the Tour de France. This year our man in France, Chris Selden was on hand at the start of stage 2.

The first stage of the 2025 promised excitement with a probable sprint finish and it didn't disappoint. The combination of the pressure of the tour, crosswinds, the battle for the first jerseys and massive crowds led to a day of very fast racing, crashes and time losses for certain favorites!

TOUR'25 Stage 4: Pogacar's 100th!

2025 Tour de France Stage 8 Report: A flat day with no action was then finished by a simply magnifcent sprint by Tour débutant Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) to take his maiden tour victory.

Ben Healy lost the yellow jersey as Pogacar put on a true display of power and poise as he decimated the peloton in the first mountain stage of the Tour de France '25. GC deceptions and surprises galore!

A superb ride from the breakaway saw Thymen Arensman (Ineos) take the win but it was back in the peloton where the big action occurred. No more Remco!

The French finally got their first stage win through Valentin Paret Peintre after an enormous battle on the slopes of Mont Ventoux with Ben Healy. The stage featured some big GC changes, points battles and a famous rider abandoned before the race even started on what was a very action packed day.

The 2025 Tour de France Femmes in EUROTRASH: top contenders, nine stage route preview including Col de la Madeleine, & Tour de France trivia.

Stage Report: Ben O'Connor took the Queen stage today after an attacking ride ahead of a decimated GC group that saw some big changes in the top 20.

Today we welcome back one of our most famous Readers’ Rigs alumni, George from San Diego. His new rig is another Italian bike, this time it's a Guerciotti Eureka and it has some highly unusual personal touches. It's Readers' Rigs time!