Tour de France 2024

Jun 28, 2024

Hey! On this page you’ll find all my 2024 Tour de France coverage, including news, interviews, race analysis and more. I’ll be posting content around the Tour de France every day, so bookmark this page for the very latest stories.

Tour de France race key

When is the Tour de France? June 29 to July 21
Race Category: WorldTour
Stages: 21
Previous Winner: Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike)

Benson Bulletin: Tour de France stage 4

Daniel Benson

Jul 2

Hello Subscribers, Stage 4 of the Tour de France provided another breathtaking day of racing, with Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) taking the win and the yellow jersey, as the rest of the GC contenders were forced to limit their losses on the Galibier, and the descent to the finish in Valloire.

Read full story

Benson Bulletin: Tour de France stage 3

Daniel Benson

Jul 1

Hello Subscribers, The Tour de France is truly spoiling us this year with yet another exhilarating and memorable day of racing on stage 3. We saw Biniam Girmay and Richard Carapaz make history for Eritrea and Ecuador, respectively, a change in the yellow jersey, and another plucky underdog team take the spoils for a third day in succession.

Read full story

Benson Bulletin: Tour de France stage 2

Daniel Benson

Jun 30

Hello Subscribers, Another day, another spectacular stage at this year’s Tour de France. It’s only stage 2 and we’ve had two winning performances from breaks, along with a glimpse into how the fight for the yellow jersey will play out over the next three weeks.

Read full story

Marco Pantani – Every Climber in One

Daniel Benson

Jun 30

With the 2024 Tour de France starting in Italy, we’ve teamed up with author Peter Cossins to bring you this extract from his book ‘Climbers: Pain, panache and polka dots in cycling’s greatest arenas ’. It’s 26 years since Italian rider Marco Pantani won the

Read full story

Benson Bulletin: Tour de France stage 1

Daniel Benson

Jun 29

Hello subscribers, Stage 1 of the Tour de France got off to a flyer with Romain Bardet and Frank van den Broek stealing the show with a memorable 1-2 in Rimini. The Frenchman took his first stage win in seven years, and the first yellow jersey of his career. Not bad for a rider who announced he’ll retire next June.

Read full story

Simon Yates might be leaving Jayco AlUla but he's a winner who won't waste Tour de France opportunities

Daniel Benson

Jun 29

Simon Yates might be leaving Jayco AlUla but he's a winner who won't waste Tour de France opportunities

We’ve seen it countless times before in sport. When an athlete knows they’re heading for the exit door at a team or organisation, and all of a sudden their head drops, concentration wanes, and their hunger evaporates in the blink of an eye. That won’t be the case this sum…

Read full story

Sean Kelly: These younger sprinters don’t give a f**k about Mark Cavendish

Daniel Benson

Jun 28

Sean Kelly: These younger sprinters don’t give a f**k about Mark Cavendish

Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) starts his quest to win a record-setting 35 Tour de France stage this weekend but four-time green jersey winner and cycling legend Sean Kelly believes that the Manxman will be up against it due to the fact that he’s not competed and won against the best sprinters this year.

Read full story

Breaking news: Ineos Grenadiers leave DS Steve Cummings at home for the Tour de France

Daniel Benson

Jun 26

Breaking news: Ineos Grenadiers leave DS Steve Cummings at home for the Tour de France

We have learned this evening that Steve Cummings, the Director of Racing at Ineos Grenadiers, will not be at the Tour de France this year. Cummings has been a pivotal figure in the team’s management over the last few years and stepped up his responsibilities at the start of the current campaign as the squad underwent a …

Read full story

Tadej Pogačar and ‘rockstar’ team headline Tour de France

Daniel Benson

Jun 25

Tadej Pogačar and ‘rockstar’ team headline Tour de France

Tadej Pogačar will line up as the favourite for the Tour de France when the race starts this week and his sports manager Matxin Fernandez believes that the Slovenian will be at the head of the strongest ever team assembled by UAE Team Emirates, he told us in an exclusive interview.

Read full story