Tadej Pogacar is riding towards history, Jonas Vingegaard and Paul Seixas on his wheel. The Tour de France begins in Barcelona on Saturday, and @theathletic.com will be on site at the race for the next three weeks. Full preview, free to read, with @oilysailor.bsky.social:

absolute scenes

Milan-San Remo is no longer the sprinters' classic, but that evolution has arguably made it into something more special. Can't wait for it. Pogacar, Van der Poel, or a shock third contender? Full race preview with Jess Hopkins & @oilysailor.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

🚨THURSDAY POD!🚨 It's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social, @markcarey93.bsky.social and a whole lotta football🔥 🇪🇸Barca hit 7 past Newcastle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Kane still underrated ☕️Pep & Mikel chat about Kepa 🔫Leeds as a Bond villain pod.fo/e/3b1fc9

POD 🚨 Did Premier League clubs really struggle in the Champions League Round of 16? Or not? With @zonal-marking.bsky.social @oilysailor.bsky.social @markcarey93.bsky.social & @michaeljbailey.bsky.social pod.fo/e/3b2736

🚨THURSDAY POD!🚨 The Premier League takes a pummelling as @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @tomwfootball.bsky.social & @benjilanyado.bsky.social hit the studio🎧 💻PSG defy xG 🌍Valverde - best in the worldy? ⚒️West Ham to beat City? #⃣ The James Garner index pod.fo/e/3a75eb

🚨THURSDAY POD!🚨 Digesting a smorgasbord of UCL action, it's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @tomwfootball.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social 🥪 🧤Benfica goalie goal w/@NickMiller79 😬Man City head to Spurs ♥️Don't worry, be happy Arsenal ❓What next for Sterling pod.fo/e/383641

🚨THURSDAY POD!🚨 The football and the pods keep on coming with @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, Natalie Gedra & @markcarey93.bsky.social: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Are clubs finding Champions League easier? 🔴Jesus or Gyökeres v #MUFC? 🩺Dr Tottenham head to Turf Moor? ☺️The loveliest managers pod.fo/e/37e67d

NEW POD 🚨 A statistic (or two) for EVERY Premier League club! Enjoy! @zonal-marking.bsky.social @oilysailor.bsky.social @liamtharme.bsky.social @markcarey93.bsky.social pod.fo/e/379613

🚨 THURSDAY POD!🚨 @acjimbo.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social, @liamtharme.bsky.social & @oilysailor.bsky.social talk: 😳 @adjones-journo.bsky.social on Liverpool's new low 👊 Arsenal better Bayern 🇫🇷 @jaydmharris.bsky.social in Paris as PSG beat Spurs 🤔 PL MD13 previews pod.fo/e/35b223

NEW POD! 🚨 How do managers go from small clubs to big clubs? Frank, Pochettino, Hodgson, Rodgers, Moyes, Potter, Maresca etc etc. With @zonal-marking.bsky.social @oilysailor.bsky.social @liamtharme.bsky.social & @michaeljbailey.bsky.social pod.fo/e/35b2ff

NEW POD! 🚨 Does defence really win titles? @zonal-marking.bsky.social @oilysailor.bsky.social @liamtharme.bsky.social join @michaeljbailey.bsky.social to discuss! pod.fo/e/3569af

Wednesday extra pod klaxon! Tuesday’s wild night of Cl action reviewed by @oilysailor.bsky.social @jacklang.bsky.social Art de Roche & @sebsb.bsky.social pod.fo/e/342582

NEW POD! Why are goalkeepers going long this season? What's happened to the long throw? Duncan (@oilysailor.bsky.social) is joined by Michael (@zonal-marking.bsky.social) and Mark (@markcarey93.bsky.social) to discuss! pod.fo/e/33a5db

🚨 THURSDAY POD! 🚨 @acjimbo.bsky.social, @colinmillar.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social & @cdeccleshare.bsky.social get stuck into... 🏆 UCL MD1 fun and games 🔴 Another Liverpool late show ⚽️ Kane at the double 🤔 Is Mou really still box office? 🍿 Merseyside derby intrigue pod.fo/e/32cfab

🚨MONDAY POD!🚨 @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @jaydmharris.bsky.social & @tomwfootball.bsky.social dissect a delicious Premier League weekend: ✅Haaland + Donnarumma's derby delight ✅Yes to Madueke ✅Ya to Bergvall ❌No goals for Villa pod.fo/e/32a8ee

NEW MONDAY POD DROP 🚨 We rotate the squad, with @oilysailor.bsky.social joined by @markcarey93.bsky.social & @liamtharme.bsky.social to talk pressing. The best structures, who does it best, who does it worst? Video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UJt... Audio: pod.fo/e/32ac79

🚨 THURSDAY POD!🚨 A jam-packed show for @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @tomwfootball.bsky.social & @colinmillar.bsky.social... 🎣 A Grimsby battering w/ @lloydgriffith.bsky.social 😳 Man United's new nadir w/ @lauriewhitwell.bsky.social 🔥 Liverpool v Arsenal preview pod.fo/e/31fde4

Stage 20! In the books. Everyone is exhausted on GC, but a thrilling squabble between the breakaway. Outstanding first Tour de France win for Kaden Groves - wouldn’t have been given a chance on some of those climbs, amid that company. With @oilysailor.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...

how many mountains is too many mountains? #tdf2025 stage 18 analysis w/ @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...

Nibali and Mohoric on going downhill fast - yes pls www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...

🟢 Jonathan Milan tightens grip on green jersey ☔️ Heavy rain and a big crash in the closing stages ↕️ Tobias Halland Johannessen's topsy-turvy Tour 🇫🇷 New name and more money for French team @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social and @oilysailor.bsky.social analyse stage 17 of the #TDF2025 ⤵️ 🔗 bit.ly/44WOYlz

If cycling is a national obsession in the month of July, then Ventoux is the apex from which it ripples. France finally have their first win of this Tour, Valentin Paret-Peintre finishing off a fantastic stage on the final ramp. Very lucky to be on its last bend. www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...

Thymen swift, 1989, Superbagnères stage 14 w/@jacobwhitehead.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...

mountain time trials, the music festivals of cycling stage 13 w/ @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...

weight gain, wait game, and how to use hills stage 11 >>> www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...

pure Bastille Day, pure Cofidis, pure Tour ⤵️

extinct volcano scene >>>> www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...

Thierry Gouvenou said earlier that sprint stages may not have a future in the Tour de France, but this was a classic of the genre. A gutsy, gutsy ride from Van der Poel and Rickaert, and a fast, fair, and filament-thin battle between Merlier and Milan. www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...

when you take a joke too far (170km) www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...

incredible work from @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social here on what it takes to fuel a Tour de France-winning stage. The sheer glamour of an omelette in a plastic container www.nytimes.com/athletic/648...

here's @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social behind the scenes at a Tour de France time trial (including what a WorldTour team calls its Spotify playlist) www.nytimes.com/athletic/648...

all hail the Kevin Vauquelin hot air balloon www.nytimes.com/athletic/648...

that was good www.nytimes.com/athletic/647...

⚠️ Was today's finish too dangerous? 📏 How Tim Merlier won by millimetres 🟢 Why Jasper Philipsen had to abandon in green Stage three of the Tour de France was marred by crashes — @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social and @chrisdhwaugh.bsky.social analyze the day ⤵️ 🔗 theathletic.com/6477870/?sou...

🚨BRAND NEW POD!🚨 @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social & @colinmillar.bsky.social are in the studio🎙️ 🇧🇷Brazil bossing the CWC with @jacklang.bsky.social 🥵Let's talk about the weather 💔Where's the Lautaro love? 🤯The Sampdoria saga pod.fo/e/2edc89

🚨BRAND NEW POD!🚨 Here's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @jameshorncastle.bsky.social, Carl Anka, @oilysailor.bsky.social & @benjilanyado.bsky.social 🇸🇦Al-Hilal surprise Trent's Real 😎New-look Man City 🤯Juve at the White House 🏆Benji v @julienlaurens.bsky.social in the Inter Totally Cup! pod.fo/e/2e8fe0

🚨BRAND NEW POD!🚨 It's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @tomwfootball.bsky.social & Tim Spiers and they're hungry: 🏆Here comes the Club World Cup 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Tuchel too tough on Bellingham? 🇺🇸More misery for Pochettino with @paultenorio.bsky.social 🧠Inter Totally Cup draw! pod.fo/e/2e43ff

the summer starts right here

Ciao to the Giro d’Italia, a swaying, roiling, simmering classic. To be remembered for the birth of El Torito and absolution in the Finestre. Some final takeaways with @oilysailor.bsky.social, @chrisdhwaugh.bsky.social, & more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...

🚨BRAND NEW POD!🚨 @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @danielstorey85.bsky.social, Tim Spiers and of course @julienlaurens.bsky.social after one of the best performances ever? 🏆PSG - champions of Europe 🇸🇦What next for Inzaghi? 🎥24/25 highlights 😡Van Basten v Linkin Park pod.fo/e/2dd84d

🚨BRAND NEW POD!🚨 @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social, @benjilanyado.bsky.social and @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social 🏆Spurs win the Europa League! 🌳Forest v Chelsea and the PL final day 🏟️Blades v Black Cats at Wembley 😏Players who never get booked pod.fo/e/2d915a

🚨BRAND NEW POD!🚨 It's @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @liamtharme.bsky.social and Natalie Gedra in the studio🎙️ 🏆Palace want one of these with Reuben Pinder ⚫️Can Newcastle beat Arsenal again? 💙Goodbye Goodison 🇧🇷Hello Ancelotti pod.fo/e/2d5e61

🚨BRAND NEW POD!🚨 @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social, @tomwfootball.bsky.social & @jameshorncastle.bsky.social guide you through an epic week: 🇫🇷PSG pick off Arsenal 🇮🇹Inter 4-3 Barcelona! 😴The best games you've missed 🔈Jimmy Hill vs Sunderland pod.fo/e/2d2878

A possible Europa League final between Manchester United and Tottenham means 9️⃣ Premier League teams are likely to qualify for Europe next season. That includes 6️⃣ in the Champions League. @oilysailor.bsky.social explains how it works and introduces: Race For Eighth

🚨BRAND NEW POD!🚨 It's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @benjilanyado.bsky.social & Natalie Gedra🎙️ 🏆Forest, City, Palace & Villa head to Wembley 🥳Liverpool a point away from a party 🦅Which relegated players will be swooped for? 📈20 goal players in a PL season pod.fo/e/2cc59a

Has the Premier League simply had too many players (4,963 at last count) to pick an all-time draft XI? No, it has not. Fun procedure for @theathleticfc.bsky.social here nytimes.com/athletic/630...

There is a chance — albeit a very small one — that the Premier League could have seven sides in the Champions League next season. @oilysailor.bsky.social explains the permutations for qualifying in Europe next season.

It's the Totally Football Show on YouTube in which @oilysailor.bsky.social prophesied pre-match that the narrative gods are guiding us towards a Man United-Spurs Europa League final 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkeS...

🚨BRAND NEW POD!🚨 It's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social & @liamtharme.bsky.social in the studio🎙️ 🏆Are Arsenal Champions League favourites? 🇮🇹Are Inter best built to beat Barca? ⚫️Are Newcastle heading 2nd @chrisdhwaugh.bsky.social? pod.fo/e/2c9451