Emma Norsgaard holds off pack to win stage six of Tour de France Femmes

Emma Norsgaard won stage six of the Tour de France Femmes, after a three-rider breakaway held off the pursuing peloton in what was the final chance for the sprinters in this year’s race

‘It helps I wasn’t a big cycling fan’: Claire Steels’ unlikely climb to the top

The British rider is still in her first year on the World Tour but has made a strong impression in the Tour de France Femmes

Ricarda Bauernfeind wins brutal Tour de France Femmes stage after dropouts

Ricarda Bauernfeind of the Canyon SRAM team took a solo win on stage five of the Tour de France Femmes

Tour de France Femmes: Ricarda Bauernfeind wins stage five – as it happened

Canyon-SRAM’s Ricarda Bauernfeind won a fast-paced stage five of the Tour de France Femmes with a brave solo breakaway as Lotte Kopecky hung on to the yellow jersey

Tour de France Femmes: Yara Kastelijn goes on her own to snare stage four win

Yara Kastelijn of Holland won the longest stage of the Tour de France Femmes, from Cahors to Rodez, as the sparring between the defending champion Annemiek Van Vleuten and her rival Demi Vollering intensified.

Tour de France Femmes: Yara Kastelijn wins stage four to Rodez – as it happened

Yara Kastelijn stayed away to take the win on a hilly stage four of the Tour de France Femmes, while Lotte Kopecky battled to save the yellow jersey

‘The gulf is widening’: the long road to pay parity for female cyclists

All three Grand Tours now have women’s versions but prize money still lags behind and smaller teams cannot compete

Wiebes overhauls Van de Velde to win Tour de France Femmes stage three

Julie Van de Velde was overtaken in the final straight – Lotte Kopecky retained the overall lead – while Colombia’s Miguel López has been provisionally suspended by the UCI

Tour de France Femmes: Wiebes denies Van de Velde breakaway on stage three – as it happened

Lorena Wiebes won in a sprint finish as Julie Van de Velde came up agonisingly short on the back of a fine solo breakaway effort.

Tour de France Femmes 2023: Liane Lippert wins stage two – as it happened

Liane Lippert of the Movistar team was victorious in a hilly stage two of the Tour de France Femmes that ended with a dramatic and wet finish

Liane Lippert wins stage two of Tour de France Femmes after rainswept drama

Movistar Team’s Liane Lippert won stage two of the Tour de France Femmes in Mauriac as Lotte Kopecky of SD Worx kept the overall race lead

Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard fails to win over public

The Dane, champion for the second time, lacks the warmth and humanity to capture the imagination of the French people

Tour de France: Vingegaard the champion again as Meeus sprints to stage win – as it happened

Jordi Meeus sprinted to victory on the final stage as Jonas Vingegaard was crowned champion again. Amy Sedghi was watching

Vingegaard completes second Tour de France win as Meeus takes final stage

Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France for the second consecutive year while Mark Cavendish is set to meet his Astana team manager

Tour de France Femmes 2023: Lotte Kopecky breaks away to win stage one – as it happened

Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky escaped to win the opening 123.8km stage of the Tour de France Femmes in Clermont-Ferrand