Our Tour de France coverage

Join us throughout the Tour de France for the best coverage around of cycling's greatest event.

Contador v Schleck battle resumes

Join us throughout the Tour de France for the best coverage around of cycling's greatest event. It all gets under way in the Vendée region of France on Saturday, with 21 stages building to a climax as Andy Schleck tries to wrest the crown from three-time winner Alberto Contador. Team Sky have high overall hopes with in-form Bradley Wiggins while HTC-Highroad's Mark Cavendish will attempt to win the sprinters' green jersey for the first time in his stellar career. We've already got everything cycling fans could want - the experts can get the inside track from Britain's Team Sky, with interviews and features with all nine riders including Wiggins, Geraint Thomas and new sprint sensation Ben Swift. And for those new to the sport our beginner's guide makes sense of what can be a daunting array of terminology and inside knowledge. When the event starts we'll cover every stage from start to finish with the race's official tracker, backed up by our Cover it Live service which gives you the inside track from Team Sky and answers any questions you have on any aspect of the sport. With that in mind we'll be joined on a regular basis by skysports.com columnist Richard Moore and it all adds up to the best way to follow the Tour de France online, so make sure you stick with us every step of the way to Paris on July 24.