Thank you for your trust and belief in Barcelona," Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni told a press conference."Finally, the city will be linked to this event forever. It will be the culmination of this love story between Barcelona and the Tour.

Double Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas will retire from cycling this year. The 38-year-old announced on Monday morning he will be bringing the curtain down on a successful 19-year professional career, with British Cycling saying September’s Tour of Britain will be his final race.

Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome suffered a broken collarbone in a crash during the final stage of the UAE Tour in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday. "A CT scan has confirmed a distal non-displaced fracture of his right clavicle (collarbone).

Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome suffered a broken collarbone in a crash at the UAE Tour. The 39-year-old Briton sustained the injury in a mass pile-up in the opening 10km of Sunday's final stage.