The Roubaix cobbles make a return in to the 2018 Tour de France, will Lars Boom and Vincenzo Nibali be there for the battle?

Race Report: ‘One of the fastest sprints I ever did,’ the words of Marcel Kittel (Giant & Germany) after he’d made the rest of the world’s fastest men look flat footed in winning Stage Three of the 2014 Tour de France on the doorstep of Her Majesty the Queen, right outside Buckingham Palace in London.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will officially start the Tour de France at Harewood House, host of the Dare 2b Yorkshire Festival of Cycling, on Saturday 5th July.

During the Tour 999 selfies of Lotto Belisol fans will be placed on the team bus. To become one of those faces, there are three steps to take: follow @lotto_belisol on Instagram, put your selfie on Instagram and tag #lotto_belisol! The action takes place until Saturday 21st of June.

In celebration of the start of the cycling season and with the Spring Classics now in full swing, we have special offers for some of our Tour de France experiences.

With just six weeks to go before its debut at the Tour de France, NetApp – Endura announces its expanded squad for the season highlight. Over the next four weeks, the management of the highest ranked German cycling team will choose nine riders from that group who will be at the starting line in Leeds on July 5. All the riders preselected, with the exception of neo-pro Sam Bennett and local hero Scott Thwaites, have already gained experience in a Grand Tour.

Today Jurgen Van den Broeck and sports director Herman Frison did a reconnaissance of the fifth stage in the upcoming Tour de France. This stage of 156 kilometers starts in Ypres and arrives in Arenberg. There are nine cobblestone sections from Paris-Roubaix on the route, good for a total length of 15.4 kilometers. It’s that part both men went to take a look at.

Team Giant-Shimano yesterday completed a three-day route reconnaissance of the opening stages of the 2014 Tour de France in Yorkshire to familiarise themselves with the routes and also what to expect come July.

Paris-Roubaix is over, but 2014 season will give the chance to the cyclists to face again the cobblestones. In the 5th stage of Tour de France, in fact, the bunch will cover 9 cobblestones sectors in the 164 km from Ypres to Arenberg.