Tour de France begins on Saturday, the 5th of July, in Lille, France. It is the biggest bike race in the world and sees the very best cyclists from the sport's biggest teams do battle over 21 stages ...

We tested 46 pairs of padded bike shorts for men and women to find the best padded bike shorts out there—these are our top picks for men.

The most expensive road bike in the Tour costs more than twice as much as the least expensive bike, and that's before you even get to the TT bikes.