The Tour de France continues through nearly the end of July. Here's the full schedule for cycling's top event.

Live from Lille, it’s the latest “Great Loop.” The Tour de France, cycling’s chicest and most significant race, commences from the country’s northern tip. To paraphrase a contemporary great … we got the grip like a handle, and we’re bikin’. Wheels on the road, folks. The complete route can be found here.

With coverage of the blue riband event moving to TNT, generations of potential British cyclists of the future will be lost