Christian Prudhomme

Christian Prudhomme is a French journalist and general director of the Tour de France since 2007. Wikipedia

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Tour de France

Tour de France 2027 Route Reveal: Brutal Mountains, Big Time Trials, and a Wide-Open Fight for Yellow

Tour de France 2027 packs 71km of time trials, three summit finishes, and a brutal Pyrénées showdown in deceptively challenging course.

Andrew HoodOctober 22, 20261

Tour de France

Tour de France Boss Prudhomme Says Cheating Exists Everywhere: In Sport, Business and Politics

Race director Christian Prudhomme talks doping, adapting to climate change and why he thinks Quinn Simmons is 'magnificent'.

Andy McGrathJuly 27, 20261

Tour de France

Wildfires Force Exclusion of Publicity Caravan, Spectators from Stage 3 of Tour de France

French section of race to be affected by restrictions, police will act to prevent spectators from attending.

Shane StokesJuly 5, 2026

Tour de France

Extreme Heat Could Force Radical Rethink of the Tour de France

New Tour race times and new dates are being argued for over fears of heat-related risks.

Shane StokesJune 28, 20266

News

Tour de France Wild Card Stunner Leaves Fan Favorite on Sidelines

Caja Rural-Seguros RGA clinches 2026 Tour de France wild card as YouTube-inspired Unibet Rose Rockets delivered a surprise snub.

Andrew HoodJanuary 30, 2026

Road Racing

‘It Would Make the Sport Much Safer’: Wout van Aert in Favor of Gearing Limitations

Belgian star discusses high speed descents, targets for the upcoming season plus his difficult 2024.

Shane StokesJanuary 6, 2025

Tour de France

Tour de France 2025 Route: Ventoux and Crushing 'Queen Stage' Headline Course to Test Tadej Pogačar

No cobbles or gravel, but plenty of drama should be delivered in a route heavy on uphill finals and explosive breakaway stages.

Jim CottonOctober 29, 2024

Tour de France

Tour De France Director: ‘Remco Evenepoel Has That X-Factor, That Unexpected and Brilliant Thing’

Frenchman lauds Remco Evenepoel’s defiance in Vuelta a España, says debut Tour win is possible.

Shane StokesNovember 30, 2023

Tour de France

Tour de France to add padding but will keep descents: 'We do not want to end up having bike races in parking lots'

Stakeholders straddle line between enhancing safety and protecting the essence of bike racing: 'We will not eliminate the final descents. That's not racing.'

Andrew HoodJune 30, 2023

Road

Tour de France Femmes dates will change in 2024

ASO's Christian Prudhomme confirms the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will impact the women's racing calendar.

Andrew HoodFebruary 8, 2023

Tour de France

Tour de France officials confirm Italian 'grand départ' in 2024

The race will start in Florence, visit Marco Pantani's home town, and stop in Turin before crossing the Alps into France.

Andrew HoodDecember 21, 2022

News

What does it take to become a Tour de France Femmes departure town? We asked a mayor

Mayor Marcel Bauer of Sélestat was '100 percent sure' of the success of the Tour de France Femmes.

Betsy WelchAugust 1, 2022

Tour de France

Christian Prudhomme says 2024 Tour de France route remains undecided

Tour boss downplayed reports that the Tour will start in Italy and end in Nice to avoid complications with the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

VeloNews.comJune 15, 2022

News

VN news ticker: Fabio Jakobsen returns to racing; Elia Viviani out of Tour of Flanders

Here's what's making headlines on Friday, April 2.

VeloNews.comApril 2, 2021