The cyclist who equalled the best ever Tour de France finish by a Scot at the weekend has been hailed as a hero in his hometown. Oscar Onley - who grew up in Kelso in the Borders - finished fourth overall in the gruelling three-week race.

Given that the average green ski run usually starts at around a 6% grade, and skis aren't really made to slide on ancient cobblestones, it makes sense that this guy needed a hand from his friends getting pulled down the hill.

Quinn Simmons rode 2,075 miles over the past three weeks in the Tour de France, which finished Sunday. And on the last day in Paris, he pulled off perhaps the biggest feat of his

Former champion Demi Vollering continues racing at the women's Tour de France despite a heavy crash. Vollering, from the FDJ-Suez team, underwent medical tests after she hit the ground during

Former champion Demi Vollering will continue racing at the women’s Tour de France despite a heavy crash that left her bruised.

Team SD Worx-Protime’s Lorena Wiebes out-sprinted Team Visma Lease-A-Bike’s Marianne Vos to win Stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes, her second victory in as many days. Wiebes was able to secure her eighth Tour de France stage success, taking her to 109 career wins in total, but had Vos on her wheel the whole way in to Poitiers.

Last year’s Tour concluded outside Paris for the first time since 1905 because of a scheduling conflict with the Olympics, with the final stage held in Nice. The Champs-Élysées returned this year for the conclusion of the 3,320-kilometer (2,060-mile) race.

(Reuters) -French cyclist Kevin Vauquelin said on Tuesday he had suffered a leg injury carrying a suitcase downstairs at home just days after finishing seventh overall in the Tour de France. The Arkea–B&B Hotels rider fractured the distal end of his fibula in what the team described as a "domestic accident".