What's ahead at the Tour de France 2026 has affectionately been called the Alpine Trilogy - three intense days of climbing to likely determine this year's TDF winner.

Jasper Philipsen took a dominant victory in a reduced bunch sprint Wednesday at the end of Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2026 to end a "horrible" run of near misses.

Swiss rider Mauro Schmid said he had to overcome cramps before he beat Colombian Harold Tejada in a two-man sprint finish to win the 13th and longest stage of the Tour de France 2026 on Friday.

Belgian sprint star Tim Merlier trebled up at the Tour de France 2026 on Thursday as he won the 12th stage in a chaotic and crash-marred dash for the line.

Norwegian Søren Wærenskjold launched a long-range sprint to claim victory in Stage 11 of the Tour de France 2026 on Wednesday. It was the fastest stage in the race's history.

Belgian Tim Merlier dominated a bunch sprint finish for the second day running to claim victory in the eighth stage of the Tour de France 2026 on Saturday.

Belgian Tim Merlier won the seventh stage of the Tour de France 2026 in a sprint finish at the end of a 175-kilometer run from Hagetmau to Bordeaux on Friday.

Dutch debutant Olav Kooij won the fifth stage of the Tour de France 2026 on Wednesday in a chaotic sprint finish sparked by a crash 5 kilometers from the line that hampered several teams' hopes.

It’s cobblestone season in international cycling, and even though the world’s best riders will be crossing into France this week, they’ll be just across the border from the cobblestone capital of the sport, Belgium.

Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen won the 2026 In Flanders Fields one-day cobbled classic race in Belgium on Sunday after breakaway riders Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert were caught with a kilometer to go.

Jasper Philipsen edged a bunch sprint to claim a Vuelta a España 2025 Stage 19 victory Friday, racking up his third win of the race.

Jasper Philipsen sprinted to a Stage 8 victory at the Vuelta a España 2025 on Saturday to secure a second triumph in this year's race after he claimed an opening-day win.

British rider Ben Turner won a bunch sprint on Stage 4 of the Vuelta a España 2025 on Tuesday by nudging ahead of Belgian Jasper Philipsen after a long 206-kilometer ride from Italy into France.

Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Vuelta a España 2025 on Saturday, powering his way to victory in a high-speed bunch sprint.

Tadej Pogacar blew past his rivals in an "explosive" finish to take Tour de France 2025 Stage 4 at Rouen on Tuesday and claim his 100th professional victory.