Mads Pedersen has in the past few years found the consistency he lacked earlier in his career and is really showing the full extent of his talent. The 2019 World Champion has surprisingly never won a monument despite his incredible classics performance, but this could change according to Danish pund...

Wout van Aert enters the winter with a clearer sense of who he is as a rider — but getting to that point took longer, and cut deeper, than most realised. Speaking candidly to Het Nieuwsblad after what he describes as one of the hardest years of his career, the 31-year-old reflected on the mental fa...

Remco Evenepoel’s seismic move from Soudal - Quick-Step to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has already reshaped the WorldTour conversation – and on their Watts Occurring podcast, Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe didn’t hold back on just how big they think this transfer really is. Their discussion covered th...

Premier Tech’s comeback to the sport’s top tier is now official. Less than a month after its dramatic split from the former Israel – Premier Tech organisation, the Canadian company has been unveiled as the new co-title sponsor of Mathieu van der Poel’s squad for 2026 — completing a rapid and strikin...

Juan Ayuso’s messy departure from UAE Team Emirates - XRG has been one of the most talked-about storylines of the transfer window — and on the latest episode of the Watts Occurring podcast, Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe made it clear they fully understand why the Spaniard walked away. The pair sympat...

DS Francesco Frassi has spoken openly about the hostility faced by riders and staff during the turbulent final months of the 2025 season, describing the treatment of the then–Israel - Premier Tech squad as unfair and often deeply uncomfortable. Speaking to Bici.Pro, Frassi reflected on the surge of...

Tadej Pogacar has revealed how a running joke on the team bus during the 2023 Tour de France turned into an expensive gesture of thanks for his UAE Team Emirates - XRG teammates. Speaking on Jakob Fuglsang’s new podcast Fuglsang i Feltet, Pogacar explained that coffee talk became such a daily obsess...

Haimar Etxeberria is the latest rising talent to walk through the doors of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, sealing a move that instantly places him alongside two of the biggest names in the sport: Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic. At just 22, the Basque rider has gone from modest post-race croquette...

In 2026, there is no doubt that Paris-Roubaix will once again be one of Tadej Pogacar's main objectives. The Slovenian loves monuments and the spring classics, and intends on winning them all before the end of his career. But to do that, he has to get through an incredible Mathieu van der Poel, and...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG have been dealt a quiet but meaningful blow to the core of Tadej Pogacar’s inner circle, with long-serving personal soigneur Joseba Elguezabal leaving the squad to join Athletic Club’s backroom staff. Elguezabal, 44, has been one of the closest day-to-day figures around the r...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike had in Victor Campenaerts perhaps its best signing of 2025 - alongside, of course, Giro d'Italia winner Simon Yates. But the Belgian, besides evolving substantially and thriving in his new domestique role, has quickly put himself deep in the Jonas Vingegaard block, and in 2...

Starting from the 2026 season, Bahrain - Victorious will race with a completely different bike brand than the one it had been riding for 9 years. After days of rumors, the World Tour team has made official a multi-year agreement with the legendary Bianchi. The historic Italian firm, founded in 1885...

Clément Champoussin's first year with XDS Astana Team has been a success. With nearly 1.000 UCI points to his name in 2025, the French rider was one of the key contributors to his team's successful rescue mission with the aim to retain the World Tour license. And for 2026, his second season in Kazak...

Alpecin-Deceuninck will change its identity in 2026, as much is becoming clear. Alpecin will continue to occupy the first of the two title sponsor slots, renewing a sponsorship deal that runs since 2020 and will continue to do so until at least 2027. On the other hand, Deceuninck is not expected to...

The cyclocross World Cup is fully underway with third round already on the horizon this weekend. The riders will travel to the exotic Sardinia for a World Cup Terralba.... But not all of them. As it happens most years, the first December week coincides with road teams' first pre-season camps, and th...

For 2026, it is being widely rumored that Jonas Vingegaard will make his debut at the Giro d'Italia. In fact, the Danish cyclist himself confirmed his desire to try the Corsa Rosa, the only grand tour he is yet to add to his palmarès. However, the Visma | Lease a Bike star needs the approval from hi...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale are arranging their plans for the 2026 season and today already, they have unveiled what awaits youngster Paul Seixas this spring. The Frenchman will race a packed spring schedule and a Giro d'Italia presence is very unlikely. Simultaneously, we learn that Felix Gall is ve...

Team Jayco AlUla's stars will open up to the media this December the 5th, and its leaders will be talking about their ambitions for the 2026 season as well as their schedules. There will be lots of insight from many riders including the new signing Hamish McKenzie who was confirmed today... And a Be...

In Belgium, cycling is a golden sport and the list of awards at the end of each season is extensive. This week, the riders themselves have voted amongst them to elect the 'Flandrien of the year' (not exclusive to riders from the region however), and Remco Evenepoel has collected another trophy to ad...

Tadej Pogacar set a new time record up Mont Ventoux this year at the Tour de France, racing up the Géant de Provence in 54 minutes and 30 seconds. The Colgago Y1Rs bike that he rode up it alongside Jonas Vingegaard is now up for sale in an auction and it has reached the staggering value of €60.000. ...

The spring calendar for French supertalent Paul Seixas has been revealed. Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale will have the young Frenchman start his season at the Volta ao Algarve, focus on the Ardennes Classics... And what we see may hint at a possible Tour de France debut.  The 19-year old will start his...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has finally completed their 2026 lineup. After firing Oier Lazkano, the German team still had two spots left to fill, and the team signed Spaniard Haimar Etxeberria, bought from Equipo Kern Pharma; and has now confirmed the signing of Arne Marit from intermarché - Wanty. ...

INEOS Grenadiers might have a big problem on its hands, as it seemingly continues to have under contract David Rozman, one of the team's long-standing soigneurs who this summer was revealed to have connections with a disgraced German doctor Mark Schmidt who was the head of a doping ring in the 2010'...

Wout van Aert is a rider who has high ambitions. Despite the evolution of Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel in the past few years into an almost unreachable level, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider has not reduced his goals and continues to dream of victory at Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Fl...

Tadej Pogacar is racing Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix next spring, that can be given as a certain as the World Champion has expressed his desire to race both monuments again in 2026. He finished on the podium of both last spring, but hasn't added either to his palmarès yet, and he believes that n...

The 2025 season proved to be a challenging campaign for Intermarche – Wanty. After riding a wave of momentum the previous year, particularly thanks to Biniam Girmay’s historic 2024, the Belgian WorldTour team found 2025 far tougher, with close calls, scattered highlights, and an overall results shee...

Paris-Roubaix is one of the most important races in cycling. It is probably also the most difficult to win. Not for nothing is it known as the "Hell of the North". In 2026, a very exciting edition is expected, with Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar as big favorites for victory. But for those wh...

Cycling is a very demanding sport, one of the toughest in the world. And in the women's peloton there are no exceptions. In fact, there are many athletes who suffer too much from competing at the highest level season after season, such as Veronica Ewers. The 31-year-old EF Education-Oatly rider has...

Jan-Willem van Schip is known to have become a track world champion in Madison (2023) and Points Race (2019), but even more so for his never-ending battle with UCI technical board. Focused on aerodynamics, the Dutchman has brought about a plethora of innovations to the peloton with the aim to make r...

Every year, very few countries have the pleasure of organizing any of the major international races on the cycling calendar. On the road, the desired events are the World Championships and the European Championships, basically the same as in cyclo-cross. Well, Dutch fans will get lucky twice in 2028...

As the 2026 season approaches, anticipation is building for what could be one of the most compelling years modern cycling has seen. Among the storylines generating real intrigue, few stand out more than Juan Ayuso’s change of colours. After more than a year of tension at UAE, the highly rated Spanis...

How much does a pro cyclist eat during the Tour de France? This is one of the most interesting questions that most sports fans in the world are interested in, and it varies widely depending on the rider and the day of the competition. Velon gathers some of this data from the riders throughout the ra...

Cycling in the United States is far from its best moment. Since the dark stain produced by U.S. Postal and their biggest star Lance Armstrong as his 7 Tours de France were taken away due to doping, the free fall has been considerable in the North American country. However, in recent years they have...

Johannes Staune-Mittet drew unexpected attention on Monday after revealing he had been fined while training on the roads around Alicante. The Decathlon CMA CGM Team rider published a short clip on Strava showing the written sanction issued by the Spanish authorities, accompanied by a caption that q...

Uno-X Mobility have added two big voices to the team car ahead of their first season in the WorldTour, bringing in former pro Asbjorn Kragh Andersen — brother of current Danish national champion Soren Kragh Andersen — and experienced Danish figure Michael Blaudzun as new sports directors for 2026. T...

Mauro Gianetti has been named Manager of the Year at a prestigious ceremony in Milan, rounding off a record-breaking 2025 campaign in which UAE Team Emirates - XRG set a new all-time benchmark for victories in a single season. The Swiss team principal received the Prime Cycling Manager Award during...

Victor Campenaerts has spoken with rare candour about the personal toll of the Lotto-Intermarché merger, telling Domestique that riders and staff he has worked closely with have been left without contracts or clarity at the end of the 2025 season. Now racing with Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the Belgi...

The 2026 Giro d'Italia route was announced this week. It features a few difficult mountain stages that will make for an exciting GC battle, but also a lot of hilly days. This could trigger a few classics specialists to choose the Corsa Rosa over the Tour de France and amongst them is quite likely go...

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert evolved at the same period of time in cyclocross, jumped to the road virtually at the same time and achieved similar levels of (extreme) success all throughout the early years of their careers. However in recent years a gap has opened, favouring the Dutchman, w...

Cycling is a sport that stars can emerge in for several different reasons. The sheer amount of work, sacrifice and tactics that go into being a professional and into actual racing makes it easy for idols to come out of just about any race. Sporza commentator José de Cauwer had a specific remark to g...

Cian Uijtdebroeks is Movistar Team's big signing for the 2026 season. The Dutchman lands in Eusebio Unzué's team after forcing his departure from Team Visma | Lease a Bike and hopes to be an alternative to Enric Mas to lead the team in grand tours. This weekend he has been in the Canary Islands in G...

Jonas Vingegaard has dismissed growing speculation about a potential move away from Team Visma | Lease a Bike, insisting he has no intention of leaving the team he has ridden for since 2019. Despite renewed interest from rival setups — particularly following Uno-X Mobility’s promotion to the WorldT...

Simon Yates says he wants to defend his Giro d’Italia title next May — but admits Team Visma | Lease a Bike have not yet confirmed whether he will be on the start line. Speaking to Eurosport/TNT Sports at the 2026 route presentation in Rome, the reigning champion said he is still waiting for clarit...

12 months ago, I reviewed the 2024 season for the INEOS Grenadiers, and it is safe to say I didn’t have many kind words to say about the team. Was this year any different? The 2025 season was a significant chapter for INEOS Grenadiers, the British WorldTour squad once known as the most dominant forc...

Bad news in professional cycling. The shadow of doping is once again hanging over the sport, in particular over the BMX discipline. This summer, UCI has already informed the Italian BMX champion Martti Sciortino of an adverse finding and have thus provisionally suspended the rider. Now, the UCI has...

In 2026, Juan Ayuso will make his debut with Lidl-Trek. In his new team, the Spaniard will be looking for the spotlight he has not been able to enjoy much in the shadow of UAE Team Emirates - XRG's other stars. He is likely to be present at the Tour de France whilst Mattias Skjelmose is heading to t...

The 2028 World Championships will, after 12 years, return to Middle East with a race set to take place in Abu Dhabi. The vicinity of United Arab Emirates capital is a desert without any significant paved climbs. This would normally prompt a notable excitement within the sprinters guild, however that...

For the 2025/26 cyclocross season, the calendars of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert are already known. Both will debut at the end of December, and will coincide in a total of 5 races (pending what the Belgian will decide to do with the World Cyclocross Championship in Hulst). The excitement i...

Belgian national coach Angelo De Clercq believes Thibau Nys is now capable of joining Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert in a genuine three-way fight at the top of cyclocross this winter. Speaking to Wielerflits, De Clercq said Nys has reached a level where he can threaten to fill the role previ...

Paul Penhoët has returned to training with a sharpened mindset and, crucially, a stronger sense of who he wants to be as a rider. Speaking to Direct Velo, the Groupama - FDJ sprinter reflected on a demanding 2025 season that tested him, reshaped him, and ultimately gave him the confidence that he c...

Jonas Vingegaard heads into the 2026 season with a sharper awareness of cycling’s risks than at any point in his career. Speaking to Marca, the Dane reflected on life after his 2024 crash in the Basque Country, the rising speeds inside the peloton, and why safety now weighs more heavily on his mind...

Jasper Philipsen has opened up on the dynamic that drives him forward, insisting that his close training relationship with Mathieu van der Poel is a major source of motivation as he sharpens his focus on the 2026 Classics, Paris-Roubaix in particular. Speaking in conversation with Het Nieuwsblad, t...

Wout van Aert has stepped directly into cycling’s increasingly heated discussion over ticketing at major races, arguing that asking fans to pay a small fee does not betray the sport’s roots as a people’s pastime. Speaking to De Tijd, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike star pointed to cyclocross as proof...

Former cyclocross world champion Bart Wellens believes Wout van Aert is “almost obliged” to race the 2026 UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Hulst, insisting the Team Visma | Lease a Bike star risks disappointing thousands of home-border fans if he stays away. Speaking to Wielerflits, Wellens arg...

Matteo Jorgenson has issued a pointed defence of Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s aggressive approach to the 2025 Tour de France, insisting the Dutch team were the only outfit consistently willing to attack Tadej Pogacar throughout the three weeks. Speaking on the Domestique Hotseat podcast, the America...

The unveiling of the 2026 Giro d’Italia route has triggered an immediate round of speculation on Eurosport’s Kop over Kop podcast, where analysts suggested the profile is unusually inviting for classic-style riders — even those more commonly associated with the Tour de France. With a spread of punc...

The CEO of RCS Sport, Paolo Bellino, has firmly dismissed the idea of swapping the dates of the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana, stating that the Italian Grand Tour will not move from its traditional May slot. Speaking to Cycling News, Bellino made clear that the proposal raised this week by Tadej...

The 2026 Giro d’Italia is being billed as a classic, punishing edition, opening in Bulgaria and concluding in Rome after 3,459 kilometres and more than 50,000 metres of climbing. With long transfers, traditional summit finishes and a rare 40 km pan-flat time trial, it is a route built to expose flaw...

Team boss Grischa Niermann says the newly unveiled 2026 Giro d’Italia route is “a nice parcours” filled with brutal late-race mountain stages — but made clear that Team Visma | Lease a Bike have not yet decided whether two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard will ride the race. Speaking afte...

Vincenzo Nibali has never been shy about what makes the Giro d’Italia special, but for the Italian Grand Tour icon, the 2026 route unveiling has clearly stirred something deeper. Speaking to Tutto Bici Web, the two-time Giro winner said the new design sets up a decisive final week and even carries...

Filippo Ganna has been handed one of the most symbolic roles in the build-up to the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, with the Italian star chosen as the first person to carry the Olympic flame once it is formally passed to the Italian delegation in Athens. The 29-year-old from INEOS Grenadiers w...

20-year old Matthew Brennan is one of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's shining diamonds and in 2025 he turned pro and immediately began battling with the big guns. A dozen pro wins, including several at World Tour level at the age of 19 is not for everyone, and American Matteo Jorgenson believes he is ra...

After sixteen seasons in the professional peloton, Davide Cimolai has decided to bring his long career to an end. The Italian rider leaves behind nine victories, 15 Grand Tours, 27 Monuments, and experience across six teams, the last one being Movistar, where he spent his last two years as a pro. In...

In 2026, Movistar Team will once again begin its fight to avoid relegation from scratch. To this end, the team has prepared meticulously: finally creating an under-23 development team and making high-caliber signings in the cycling market. The most notable is undoubtedly Cian Uijtdebroeks, but Raúl...

Soudal - Quick-Step has suffered the loss of Remco Evenepoel in this latest cycling market. Although several high-profile signings have been made to fill in the power vacuum, the Belgian team will have to make a do without its superstar in 2026. Fortunately they can at least partially lean on their...

Finally, Team Visma | Lease a Bike published the long-awaited winter calendar of three-time cyclocross world champion Wout Van Aert. And already in his debut in Antwerp, he'll clash heads with arch-rival Mathieu van der Poel who kicks off the 2025/26 season one week earlier. Van Aert will race exten...

The news of today has been the official presentation of the 2026 Giro d'Italia route. After the 21 stages were unveiled, everyone agrees that the edition is going to be very hilly and with a big role for the men in the general classification. Will 49,000 meters of elevation gain convince Jonas Vinge...

Tibor del Grosso has turned into a World Tour rider this year with Alpecin-Deceuninck, and far away from the spotlight of Mathieu van der Poel, has been evolving as a quality classics rider who is eager to take his opportunities in 2026 to perform in the absence of his teammate.  In 2025, besides a...

The 2026 Giro d'Italia will take place from the 8th to 31st of May. We take a look at the profiles of the first Grand Tour of the season, a race that will include stages in the Dolomites, Valle d'Aosta, a 40-kilometer flat individual time trial and also summit finishes in iconic climbs such as Block...

The 2026 Giro d'Italia Donne will be taking place from the 30th of May to the 7th of June and it is one of the most important races in the women's calendar. It will feature nine stages and amongst them is a mountain time trial in Nevegal, a brutal stage through the Dolomites and even an ascent to th...

The route of the 2026 Giro d'Italia has been made official! A special and difficult route awaits the riders with Bulgaria officially hosted the start of a Grand Tour for the very first time in its history; 40 kilometers of individual time trialing; mountain stages spread throughout the Apennines and...

The 2026 Giro d'Italia Donne route has been announced. The best climbers in the world will be assembling in Italy for the 9-day stage-race that grows more prestigious by the year, and in 2026 will be featuring iconic climbs such as the Colle delle Finestre and a mountain time trial to Nevegal. All s...

Cameron Mason is an incredibly talented cyclocross rider and currently he is the leading figure of British cross. He finished for the first time on the podium of a World Cup race this Sunday in Flamanville, in a race that didn't actually go his way right from the start.  "I pulled my foot out of the...

The full 2025-2026 cyclocross schedules of both Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert have been revealed, with the two having very different goals and races in mind. However, cycling fans will get to enjoy the duo race against each other on five separate occasions throughout the months of December...

The grand reveal of the 2026 Giro d'Italia route is today in Rome and what the riders will get to know will have a great influence on their calendar decisions for the upcoming season. Take Jonas Vingegaard who is likely to race it, and Remco Evenepoel who is in doubt. Former winner and Italian legen...

Wout van Aert has recently been training on the cyclocross bike and we knew that a return was imminent. Today, Team Visma | Lease a Bike have made his schedule official, including eight races but no World Championships and likely no battle with Mathieu van der Poel in Hulst where the Dutchman can ma...

The news has finally been made official. After months of waiting, Biniam Girmay has ended his contract with Intermarché - Wanty and has signed with NSN Cycling Team, the new Swiss outfit born out of the former Israel - Premier Tech structure.  “We are incredibly excited to welcome Biniam to the NSN...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike closed the 2024 financial year with an operating loss of 6.1 million euros, a figure that reflects the cost of sustaining a workforce geared to winning grand tours and classics in an environment of constant wage inflation. Its revenues reached 58.1 million, a very high figu...

The 2025 season was a tumultuous ride for Groupama – FDJ. France’s long-standing WorldTour squad mixed bright flashes from its young talents with long, frustrating stretches where big results never quite arrived. I think that it is safe to say that this team has continued on its underwhelming trajec...

Tadej Pogacar’s call for a rethink of cycling’s Grand Tour calendar has received public support from Adam Hansen, who endorsed the idea in a post on X. The reaction adds immediate weight to Pogacar’s suggestion that the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana should swap places on the racing calendar due...

Tadej Pogacar has delivered his first public response to the fierce criticism levelled at him by Roger De Vlaeminck, breaking his silence during an appearance on Rai Sport Radiocorsa. De Vlaeminck had made headlines earlier this year for a blistering attack on the four-time Tour de France winner. Sp...

Biniam Girmay and Kim Le Court were crowned the continent’s top riders for 2025 at the Africa Cycling Excellence Awards, held in Kigali. The Rwandan capital, which hosted the Road World Championships in September, welcomed the ceremony that honoured two cyclists with very different seasons. Girmay r...

Paul Seixas has just completed his first season as a pro, and it is safe to say he has exceeded all expectations. The 19-year old is the brightest and most exciting prospect coming from France, where they hope Seixas will be the man bringing the yellow jersey back to the country more than 40 years a...

Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen had a very difficult 2025 season once again, marked by two major crashes, surgery, and several months away from competition. The 29-year old has been struggling a lot in the past two years, as he finished the year winless for the first time in his professional career. S...

Cyclocross is going through a very difficult patch in the United States, with the traditional World Cup rounds not being held anymore, with the money having moved to gravel, and with many of the top riders also switching their focus away from the winter discipline. Cyclocross is truly at risk in Ame...

Mark Cavendish retired at the end of last season after a 20-year long career that crowned him as the best sprinter ever. Having smashed the Tour de France stage wins record and with over 160 professional wins, the Manx missile has been enjoying a well-deserved retirement. So far, he has not accepted...

The full route of the Giro d’Italia 2026 will be presented on Monday 1 December in Rome, with both the men’s race and the Giro d’Italia Women set to be unveiled together at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone. The presentation begins at 15:30 local time and will confirm the detailed la...

Before a single race number has been pinned on for 2026, Demi Vollering has already set the tone. On stage at the Grand Départ presentation, she repeated a line she had been practising in French — one that doubled as the most unfiltered declaration of intent you’ll hear all winter: “I want to win t...

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado celebrated a long-awaited return to cyclocross with a podium finish at the Flamanville World Cup, marking her first race back after recovering from a knee injury. The former world champion started further down the grid, battled through the field, and secured third place be...

Jonas Vingegaard has acknowledged the strain of his racing and training schedule in comments that echo the concerns raised by his wife during the 2025 Tour de France, where her interviews about workload, family balance and excessive demands went viral across Denmark. Speaking as he ramps up his prep...

Thibau Nys extended his sparkling run of form with victory at the Flamanville World Cup, then immediately pointed to the looming return of Mathieu van der Poel as the moment the shape of the season will change. The Belgian champion claimed his second World Cup win in as many rounds and his third co...

Thibau Nys claimed his latest major victory with a composed and forceful performance in Flamanville, attacking decisively when Joris Nieuwenhuis suffered a costly mechanical and riding the final quarter of an hour alone. The result completed a one-two for the Baloise Glowi Lions, with Lars van der H...

Remco Evenepoel is heading to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe and his contract buyout from Soudal - Quick-Step was perhaps the most meaningful transfer of the winter. The Olympic Champion was always reserved about the why he left the Belgian team, but has talked about a negative aspect this year that le...

The INEOS Grenadiers have confirmed two major additions to their 2026 leadership structure, announcing that Elia Viviani and Daryl Impey will join the team as Sports Directors next season. The pair arrive with more than three decades of combined racing experience and become central figures in the sq...

Mads Pedersen has offered a strikingly honest reflection on the early years of his career, admitting on the Lang Distance podcast that his lack of focus cost him results and slowed his development. The Lidl-Trek leading Dane says that if he could give one piece of advice to his younger self, it woul...

Calls for stricter safety standards in professional cycling resurfaced this week after former Dutch rider Stef Clement argued that newcomers to the peloton should be required to pass a basic skills test before turning pro. In quotes collected by Wielerflits from Dutch TV talk show De Laatste Etappe...

Aniek van Alphen claimed the most significant victory of her cyclocross career in Flamanville, powering to her first ever World Cup win after riding clear almost from the opening lap. The Dutch rider delivered a complete performance on the heavy Normandy course, then admitted afterwards that even s...

Aniek van Alphen has claimed the biggest win of her career at the Women’s World Cup round in Flamanville, converting a dominant early display into her first ever victory at this level. On a heavy, rhythm-breaking course in Normandy, the Dutch rider rode with confidence and control throughout, buildi...

Remco Evenepoel's schedule will be decided in the next few days with the route reveal of the Giro d'Italia. Along the decision to race (or not race) the Corsa Rosa will come the decision to focus on the spring classics, and make his debut in races such as Milano-Sanremo and Tour of Flanders where he...

João Almeida is a rider that has performed strongly all-year long in 2025 and wasn't often affected by crashes. But this did happen at the Tour de France, which led to his withdrawal in a key goal. The Portuguese rider believes that the responsibility for the falls mostly rely on the attitude of the...

Antonio Tiberi faced a 2025 much more complicated than he expected. The Italian, leader of Bahrain-Victorious, saw his season marked for the worse by a hard crash in the stage of the Giro d'Italia that ended in Nova Gorica. However, after several attempts at the Giro and Vuelta, in 2026 he will make...

The Cyclocross World Cup began last week in Tabor and this weekend we've got another international race. It is round 2, which will take place in the town of Flamanville, in France. We take a look at its course, the startlists, favourites, how and when to watch it - including information on the Unite...

João Almeida is one of the best stage-racers of this generation and in 2025 he has won a lot and likely had the best season of his career. Despite this, he has renewed his contract with UAE Team Emirates - XRG for another set of years as he feels he is in the right place to perform, and that outside...

Remco Evenepoel had a rocky 2025 season, starting only in April due to extensive injuries he suffered in a crash back in December; and then having another crash at the national championships derail his Tour de France preparation. The Olympic Champion has explained in more detail what went wrong at t...

France's next hope? Maybe this isn't the best term for Lenny Martínez anymore, but in his own right he is carving his way as a mythical stage hunter and one of the best climbers in the peloton. His 2025 lacked perhaps in what is his biggest goal, but in terms of evolving in what he is good at, there...

The 2025 Tour de France was not an easy edition for Tadej Pogacar, even if his four stage wins might say otherwise. The Slovenian prodigy suffered a knee injury that kept hindering him and threatened to derail his entire race, something that in the end did not happen. After Tim Wellens talked about...

In today's peloton there are several brands of bikes: Colnago, Specialized, Canyon, Pinarello... and Merida Bikes as a co-sponsor of the Bahrain Victorious team, at least until this year. However, the long relationship between them has come to an end, and Bahrain has found a new partner in the Itali...

Tom Dumoulin made history in 2017, becoming the first Dutch to conquer the Giro d'Italia. An excellent climber and time trialist, he had all the skills to keep adding Grand Tours to his palmarès. However, after 22 professional wins and a Tour de France podium in 2018, the Butterfly of Maastricht une...

In less than 2 days, the Giro d'Italia will become the main topic of conversation in the cycling world. The first day of December, the full route will be unveiled for an edition that might be very special for many reasons. First of all because Jonas Vingegaard is rumoured to make his debut in the C...

In 2026, one of Tadej Pogacar's main objectives will once again be to win the Milano-Sanremo for the first time. The Slovenian is not giving up on "La Classicissima", even though it doesn't suit him at all, and even less so with Mathieu van der Poel as his rival. However, in the 2025 edition, the UA...

Jonas Vingegaard and Team Visma | Lease a Bike head into 2026 facing the same dynamic that defined the previous two Tours: Tadej Pogacar remains the dominant force. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader controlled both the 2024 and 2025 editions, and even a deep Visma support line-up could not shift hi...

Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates - XRG are heading into 2026 with multiple major ambitions, but two races dominate their agenda: Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix. They are the only Monuments missing from Pogacar’s record, and the first of them has become an increasingly stubborn challenge. Milano...

Jonas Vingegaard’s reported interest in riding the Giro d'Italia in 2026 has sparked plenty of early-winter debate, but one man who sees the upside immediately is Belgian analyst Jose De Cauwer. Speaking on the podcast De Grote Plaat, he made clear that the two-time Tour de France-winning Dane has...

Mathieu van der Poel has finalised a provisional cyclocross programme for the 2025/26 winter, with his campaign set to build towards a bid for an unprecedented eighth World Championship title in Hulst, something that would see the Alpecin-Deceuninck superstar overtake the legendary Eric de Vlaeminck...

A rare pairing appeared on the roads around Calpe this week, as Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu van der Poel linked up for a training ride during their winter blocks in Spain. The two were photographed riding in a small group that also included Freddy Ovett, Arvid de Kleijn and Luke Verburg. Ovett share...

Geraint Thomas might have hung up his wheels, but he has no intention of stepping away quietly while Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates - XRG dominate the Tour de France. In his new role as Director of Racing at INEOS Grenadiers, the 2018 Tour champion has laid out a clear, ambitious mission: rebui...

Tiesj Benoot may have signed a major three-year deal with the ambitious Decathlon CMA CGM Team, but the Belgian admits the emotional cost of leaving Team Visma | Lease a Bike still weighs heavily — especially when it comes to one person. The 31-year-old had been a cornerstone of the Dutch squad for...

Cian Uijtdebroeks is the big signing of the winter for Movistar Team. The Spanish team made one of the biggest and most surprising deals of the cycling market by getting the talented Belgian sprinter from Visma, who hopes to do important things in grand tours with his new team.  This weekend the win...

'If it ain't broke don't fix it' is an expression that can be used in lots of different contexts and in this case, it perfectly applies to Mathieu van der Poel. The Dutchman will be returning to cyclocross on the 14th of December if everything goes as planned and will follow a rather traditional and...

In an extensive interview, Primoz Roglic has discussed many topics including his main goals into 2026; the Tour de France; his teammate Oier Lazkano's doping case; his possible retirement and more. The four-time Vuelta winner has 91 pro wins and could reach the magical '100' number this year whilst...

It’s been a rollercoaster 2025 for EF Education-EasyPost. The American WorldTour squad mixed some of its best-ever rides on the biggest stages with long stretches of quiet results. From surprise success on the cobbles to a Grand Tour podium and a yellow jersey cameo, they found ways to matter when i...

João Almeida has built a remarkable career and established himself as one of the rare UAE Team Emirates - XRG riders with the freedom to explore his own opportunities. Usually placed at the service of Tadej Pogacar, the Portuguese rider was able to take on personal ambitions at the 2025 Vuelta a Esp...

In the 2025/26 cyclocross season, everything is happening. The excitement is at its peak, but there is one rider who is managing to stand out above the rest: Thibau Nys. Although the Belgian was unable to retain his European championship title, he is winning almost every race. The last one was the o...

For years, Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel have stood as two of the defining forces in modern cycling — rivals at the very top level, both capable of blowing races apart. While Van Aert remains one of the sport’s most complete riders, the biggest one-day victories have recently swung more oft...

Unibet Rose Rockets have a handful of exciting names among their ranks for the 2026 season. One of those that stand out is the Slovakian champion Lukas Kubis. A year ago, the 25-year-old was merely a continental rider who was mostly unknown to the general public. But Unibet Rockets spotted untapped...

Giacomo Nizzolo is one of the many big names that have bid goodbye to the road peloton at the end of this season. The 35-year-old can look back at his career with satisfaction. He had become the 2020 European Champion, won a Giro d'Italia stage and twice the Points classification at Corsa Rosa. Besi...

Remco Evenepoel above all hopes that this off-season will go without any remarkable incidents for himself. Last winter, the Belgian superstar had to comeback from a training collision with postman car. For the young rider, it was already a third major injury in his career, adding to the trauma of 20...

Joris Nieuwenhuis has given a stark assessment of the challenge facing the men’s cyclocross field this winter, stating on the Live Slow Ride Fast podcast that only a rare off-day brings Mathieu van der Poel within reach. “I think Thibau Nys can show something in the races that suit him perfectly or...

The 2026 season is shaping up to be one of the most significant in recent years for INEOS Grenadiers. The team is entering a new chapter with Geraint Thomas installed as the new Director of Racing following his retirement, and the objective is clear: return the British squad to the highest level of...

Ben Healy has offered an unusually candid insight into the decisive moments of the 2025 UCI Road World Championships, describing how Remco Evenepoel reacted when Tadej Pogacar delivered the winning attack on Mount Kigali — and how the Belgian’s frustration spilled over in the aftermath. Healy was cl...

Australian Grand Tour stage winner Ben O’Connor will begin his 2026 season on home soil, with organisers confirming the Santos Tour Down Under 2026 as his first race of the new year. The 30-year-old becomes the first rider officially announced for the event and will lead Team Jayco AlUla on a route...

Mathieu van der Poel will start his cyclocross campaign as reigning world champion and the rider chasing an eighth world title in the field, but there is a sense that this winter might not be quite as straightforward as the last few years. Speaking on the Live Slow, Ride Fast podcast, Van Gucht flo...

Tadej Pogacar has floated a radical idea for cycling’s Grand Tour calendar, suggesting the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana should swap places in the season to make it easier for riders to target multiple three-week races. Speaking during UAE Team Emirates - XRG’s training camp in Gran Canaria, th...

INEOS Grenadiers’ long-awaited 2026 reset may finally be taking shape, with new reports suggesting that Australian stars Jack Haig and Sam Welsford are both closing in on moves to the British squad. The timing is significant: these would be the first major roster steps taken since Geraint Thomas mo...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG is a talent factory due to their unmatched financial resources, and one of the very few men coming in to the team in 2026 is Adrià Pericas. The 19-year old Spaniard is another bright talent, who is looking forward to race with Tadej Pogacar and the other stars who are now his...

If Remco Evenepoel does make his long-anticipated debut at the 2026 Tour of Flanders, he may walk straight into one of the most punishing editions the race has ever known. That is the view of analyst Benji Naesen, who believes Evenepoel’s physical tools make him a serious contender – but warns the...

Intermarché - Wanty's Tom Paquot has shared a video on social media announcing his retirement from cycling. Over the past few weeks, several young riders have stopped their careers in what is a very worrying trend for the sport. Paquot, a World Tour rider for several years now, is moving away from t...

Thijs Zonneveld has talked about Sylvan Adams and his alleged involvement with NSN Cycling Team and also the gap between Tadej Pogacar and Juan Ayuso which formed in 2024. He criticized the World Champion over his reaction to what happened at the 2024 Tour de France.  "Over the past year, we’ve seen...

Jonas Vingegaard is a generationally talented cyclist but in a very honest interview recently, he has talked about what his post-cycling life could look like. He may step away from the sport and the spotlight he admits, whilst also revealing that he could potentially pursue a career in carpentry, so...

It has been an open secret for months now, and only on the 28th of November did Intermarché - Wanty and Biniam Girmay confirm their mutual separation. The contract between the Eritrean star and the Belgian team lasted until 2028 but the team's merger with Lotto opened space for a change. Now, Girmay...

In 2024, Tadej Pogacar signed what for many was the best individual year in cycling history. So when in 2025 he surpassed that year's records, the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader's status as an invincible rider became even heavier. If he were to improve this in 2026, what would he have to win?  If on...

INEOS Grenadiers, or as it used to be called until 2018, Team Sky, was created in 2010. Throughout its 16 seasons of existence, a few riders stood out, and a few have won a lot - both in quantity and quality. Take the likes of Chris Froome or Bradley Wiggins, or more recent figures such as Filippo G...

The post-Brexit era was hard for cycling on British Isles. While there was a healthy competition in UK's domestic level with six continental teams and a long list of high-level amateur formations in 2019, there's nothing left in 2025. The last two surviving continental teams Saint Piran and Trinity...

Few riders in women's cycling are as criticized as Demi Vollering. It has only taken one "regular" year of the FDJ - Suez superstar for the Dutchwoman to be practically always in the negative spotlight of "experts" and analysts. The latest to speak out was Jip van den Bos, although he was more muted...

In the 2025 season, Isaac del Toro has established himself as one of cycling's biggest stars, doing so at just 21 years of age. Although still exteremely young, his autumn campaign in particular was that will be remembered by history books. The Mexican turned 22 on November 26, and celebrated in sty...

The 2025 edition of Vuelta a España was tainted by the numerous protests against the presence of Israeli team: Israel - Premier Tech team. As a consequence, multiple stages were altered, many stage arrivals moved, or even neutralized, and the final stage of the race in Madrid, including podium cerem...

Tactically, Team Visma | Lease a Bike is one of the most advanced squads in the peloton. Their execution of race plans is usually flawless, except for one anomaly in 2025. During this year's edition of Dwars door Vlaanderen, the Dutch team was once again on top of its game, riding away from peloton...

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado has given the strongest indication yet that her long-awaited cyclocross comeback is close, after posting a pointed update on social media suggesting her knee injury recovery has finally turned a corner. The 27-year-old former world champion shared a photo of herself in run...

Just a matter of weeks after claiming the European cyclocross title in Middelkerke, almost four years after the positive test that derailed his career, Toon Aerts has spoken with striking rawness about the ordeal he endured, the unanswered questions that still haunt him, and the emotional weight lif...

European cyclocross champion Toon Aerts has never been afraid to give an honest assessment of the sport, and in a wide-ranging conversation with Humo he offered one of his frankest verdicts yet — arguing that the current men’s peloton has drifted into predictable patterns under the dominance of Tade...

Jonas Vingegaard’s early exit from the 2025 European Championships sparked plenty of chatter, but one rider inside the Danish camp insists the reaction should come with perspective. Speaking openly on the Domestique Hotseat Podcast, Rasmus Pedersen described a brutal race, a ruthless opening climb,...

Cameron Mason insists he is delivering the strongest form of his career this winter — but the breakthrough victory continues to hover over him, a milestone he admits is becoming increasingly present in his mind. Speaking in a wide-ranging chat with Sporza, the 25-year-old revealed he feels closer t...

Olav Kooij’s move to Decathlon CMA CGM Team has created a big stir for 2026 — and few people understand his potential better than Michael Morkov. According to the Danish national coach, the 24-year-old is stepping into an environment that could finally show just how fast he can really be. Speaking o...

Patrick Lefevere has revealed he spent 24 days in hospital, confirming the news in a personal message shared on his social channels. The former boss and founder of the Soudal - Quick-Step team admitted the past month has been one of the toughest periods of his life, but says he is finally able to re...

Belgian national coach Serge Pauwels has suggested that Remco Evenepoel may not always be the rider Belgium should build around when trying to defeat Tadej Pogacar at the biggest championships. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with DirectVelo, Pauwels outlined a more flexible vision for Montrea...

The next chapter of Geraint Thomas’ storied career has begun — and it brings him straight back into the heart of the organisation where he made his name. On Wednesday morning the confirmed that the Welshman is officially stepping into a newly created role as the team’s Director of Racing, signallin...

José De Cauwer has delivered one of the most striking assessments yet of Cian Uijtdebroeks’ surprise move to Movistar, warning that the young Belgian’s intense, near-total fixation on cycling is becoming counterproductive. Speaking on De Grote Plaat, the former national coach said the 21-year-old’s...

Tim Wellens has wrapped up a standout 2025 season with UAE Team Emirates - XRG, a year that saw him play a pivotal role in Tadej Pogacar’s Tour de France victory while also celebrating a milestone of his own. His stage win at the Tour not only capped a brilliant campaign but also secured his place i...

Tom Dumoulin has delivered one of the bluntest verdicts yet on Isaac del Toro’s dramatic collapse on the Colle delle Finestre — the day the pink jersey slipped from the young Mexican’s shoulders and the 2025 Giro d’Italia turned on its head. Speaking during De Laatste Etappe at the Wielergala, in q...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's 2026 roster is shaping up to be almost too strong for its own good. Between Primoz Roglic, Remco Evenepoel, Florian Lipowitz, Giulio Pellizzari, Jai Hindley, Dani Martinez and Aleksandr Vlasov, deciding who leads where is already a nightmare jigsaw for the team. But now...

Chris Froome has stunned fans with a major update in his long road back from the brutal crash that left his career hanging by a thread earlier this year — posting pictures on social media of himself riding outdoors again for the first time since August. The 40-year-old, who has been recovering near...

Thibau Nys is winning races, shaping trends, and grabbing headlines — and according to former cyclocross world champion Bart Wellens, that mix of performance and personality is creating a ripple of envy elsewhere in the cyclocross peloton. Speaking after Nys’s latest dominant outing in Tabor, Welle...

A French triathlete has completed a rather extraordinary sporting tattoo collection — and the final piece came courtesy of none other than the back-to-back world road race champion Tadej Pogacar. After having previously secured permanent ink tributes from French swimming superstar Leon Marchand and...

At 38 years of age, Damiano Caruso is going through a phase of his career that he himself describes as surprising. A season that began with doubts about his retirement has turned into a path of rediscovery, where the recovered physical condition, the pleasure of sacrifice and the unexpected victory...

This weekend, the cyclocross World Cup visits France for the second round of this winter in Flammanville. France will have favourites for victory in under-23 categories mainly thanks to Aubin Sparfel and Célia Gery, but odds of a big success in the main events are slim. And as success, we're referri...

Neil Stephens (62) had a successful road career including a Tour de France stage victory, before he became a sports director and one of the founding member of GreenEDGE Cycling’s staff when the team launched in 2012. After a couple years, he made a switch to UAE Team Emirates, and later Bahrain - Vi...

Paul Seixas made a stunning entrance into the world of professional cycling. Especially towards the end of the season, the still teenager won the Tour de l'Avenir, podiumed the European Championships in elite category, and later arrived 7th at Il Lombardia. That's an incredible feat for a rider that...

The new chapter of Fernando Gaviria’s career has taken an unexpected and deeply uncomfortable turn. Less than 24 hours after Caja Rural - Seguros RGA proudly announced the Colombian sprinter as their marquee signing for 2026, news emerged from Monaco that the 31-year-old had been sentenced to two mo...

In just over a month, the 2026 road season will begin. It promises to be a pivotal year for cycling as a new three-year cycle gets underway. Yet beyond the usual promotions and relegations on the WorldTour, a huge part of the sport’s present and future may hinge on one decision: Jonas Vingegaard’s c...

Ben Healy has described his spell in the yellow jersey at the 2025 Tour de France as a mixture of pride and frustration, admitting that the experience did not feel like the complete triumph he has always imagined. Speaking on The Roadman Podcast, the EF Education-EasyPost rider was disarmingly hones...

Alberto Contador is convinced that the Tour de France in 2026 is far from a foregone conclusion — and believes only one rider has the tools to genuinely unsettle Tadej Pogacar at the height of his powers. Speaking to Marca in Tenerife during the launch of his new Aurum Magma bike, the Spanish legend...

Bas Tietema says he is “very confident” that Unibet Rose Rockets will receive a wildcard for the 2026 Tour de France, describing the team’s chances as “looking good” as ASO prepares to make its final selections. What seemed impossible 12 months ago now appears firmly within reach — and Tietema beli...

When the last Italian men’s world champion speaks about the state of modern cycling, people still listen — and Alessandro Ballan believes the narrative around one man “killing races” has been blown well out of proportion. For him, the sport isn’t lacking drama at all. In fact, he argues the opposite...

Since stepping into the professional ranks, Enric Mas has always had a strong advocate in Alberto Contador. The Spanish cycling legend has never doubted the Movistar Team leader’s climbing ability. And even though the Mallorcan is currently recovering from a knee injury, Contador believes he could r...

Matteo Jorgenson has never been shy about showing his personality, but the American may just have pushed his luck with one of cycling’s most passionate nations. In a new behind-the-scenes video released by Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the 26-year-old unveils a frankly outrageous post-ride meal — and f...

Tadej Pogacar has drawn a hard line through his 2026 season — one half for the cobbles, one half for yellow — and he isn’t hiding the scale of what’s coming. Fresh from a rare spell of downtime, the world champion has confirmed that his year will be built around two separate offensives: an all-in pu...

After 16 seasons in the international peloton, Esteban Chaves has announced his retirement from professional cycling at the age of 35. The Colombian puts an end to a career marked by success, constant effort and a personality that won the affection of fans around the world. He is one of the best cyc...

Omar Fraile puts an end to a long and solid professional career after thirteen seasons in the peloton, the last of them with INEOS Grenadiers. The Basque rider, winner of stages in the Giro and the Tour, as well as Spanish champion, leaves behind a legacy marked by his aggressiveness and also his re...

INEOS Grenadiers are changing their focus fully and after a season where they have raced differently and put less emphasis on their Grand Tour results, the entry of TotalEnergies as a sponsor also means a change in signing priorities. The French national champion is something the French giant wished...

The cyclocross debuts of superstars Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert this winter are still written in the stars, but for both, we already have an approximate estimate of when they should join the action. For the Belgian, one of the options seems to be the returning cyclocross in Hofstade just...

The most recent World Championships, as well as the upcoming ones, have at least one thing in common - they do all but suit the sprinters. In fact, the fast men's last opportunity dates back to the 2016 race in Doha, Qatar. Or alternatively a year later in Bergen, Norway. Both races were won by Pete...

Geoffrey Bouchard announced his retirement from professional cycling in October... and has returned just a month later. The winner of KOM classifications at both Vuelta a Espana (2019) and Giro d'Italia (2021) was already done with cycling after he struggled to find a new team as his current team De...

Thibau Nys can be "hot and cold" rider at times, but at the opening World Cup round in Tabor, he silenced any haters with a dominant victory. The Belgian has taken off in the opening lap and would never get caught again. In a sense, the Belgian champion's solo reminded us of Mathieu van der Poel's o...

Wout van Aert’s winter schedule is finally taking shape — even if the team is still keeping fans guessing. After a busy week that included filming for television and a cold, soaking recon on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, the Belgian star now has three possible dates for his long-awaited return to cy...

Giulio Pellizzari’s rise through the WorldTour keeps gathering pace — and for the 22-year-old Italian, the defining ingredient is simple: learning every day from Primoz Roglic. Speaking in a recent interview with TV Slovenija, the Red Bull – BORA - hansgrohe talent opened up about his growing bond...

Former Tour de France stage winner Cyril Saugrain has admitted that Tadej Pogacar’s dominance is beginning to strip the unpredictability from major races — even if the Slovenian’s brilliance is undeniable. Speaking to Cyclism'Actu, Saugrain said he “100%” agrees with Thomas Voeckler’s assessment th...

Neilson Powless has offered a strikingly honest reflection on the state of the sport — and on Tadej Pogacar in particular — in comments made during an end-of-year interview with Wieler Revue. Speaking about everything from dominance at the top to his own breakthrough victories, the American admitte...

Kevin Colleoni is heading into winter training with no contract, no guarantees and a brutally honest assessment of how the sport currently values riders. As the merger between Intermarché - Wanty and Lotto leaves dozens of riders scrambling for places, the 26-year-old Italian has found himself as on...

Movistar Team’s headline signing for 2026, Cian Uijtdebroeks, has finally lifted the lid on why he pushed for an unexpected move away from Visma after just one season. Speaking to Sporza, the 22-year-old Belgian offered a candid explanation of his decision to leave one WorldTour giant in favour of...

Sean Kelly has offered one of the clearest, most grounded assessments yet of Remco Evenepoel’s prospects at the Tour de France, arguing that the Belgian can win the race in the coming years – but only once the sport’s two dominant forces loosen their grip. Speaking in conversation with Velo, the Ir...

Are you a passionate cycling fan who follows racing all year round closely? Do you have the time, availability, and interest to cover live races in text during weekdays/weekends? Then we are looking for you!  CyclingUpToDate is currently looking for a writer who can do Live Blogs for our website, in...

For Pablo Torres, the moment everything became real came at Tre Valli Varesine, when he suddenly found himself lining up alongside his childhood hero. The 20-year-old told Marca that sharing a race with Tadej Pogacar felt like “a dream”, admitting that the world champion’s influence inside the team...

After a season he openly admits was “not the easiest”, Maxim van Gils is banking on a small but significant off-season operation to help him reset and finally show his true level in 2026. The Belgian underwent nasal surgery following a year repeatedly disrupted by illness, crashes and allergy flare...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have moved again to strengthen their one-day options for 2026, confirming the arrival of 22-year-old Haimar Etxeberria after a season that marked him out as one of Spain’s most exciting young all-rounders. The WorldTour squad see the move as a long-term investment in a r...

Fernando Gaviria is now officially heading to Caja Rural - Seguros RGA for the 2026 season, ending a turbulent three-year spell at Movistar Team and opening a new chapter that both parties hope will reignite his sprinting career. The Colombian star has not lifted his arms since February 2024, but hi...

Torstein Traeen is heading back "home". After two seasons at Bahrain - Victorious, the Norwegian climber will return to Uno-X Mobility on a two-year deal starting in 2026 — a move the rider himself describes as deeply emotional and “almost like getting back together with a childhood sweetheart”. The...

Another World Tour rider has confirmed his retirement from cycling: Movistar's Davide Cimolai. The 36-year old has turned pro in 2010 already in the World Tour and spent his entire career in top teams where he has achieved a lot but also been a reliable domestique for many quality riders.  "I'd been...

Another young rider has decided to retire from the professional peloton, this time 24-year-old Dutchman Lars Boven. After two seasons in the WorldTour with Alpecin - Deceuninck, where he served as a valuable domestique for Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen, Boven has chosen to end his road c...

Tom Boonen is no longer working on his list of professional victories as the Belgian legend retired from peloton nearly a decade ago. But his name will once again be in the center of attention this weekend with the cyclocross event around Zilvermeer lake in Mol. No, the 45-year-old doesn't plan a co...

Cycling is a sport with limited circulation of resources, mainly financial. At the moment, a future of any team is exclusive in the hands of its sponsors who generate absolute majority of its budget. One way to change this fragile balance is by finding a new source of income. In particular, what is...

The figures are not quite official (the first updates from the International Cycling Union will come later), but the results are there for all to see: the 2026 season has barely begun and Burgos Burpellet BH has already accumulated a very significant amount of UCI points. When the 2026 calendar come...

The entire 113th edition of Tour de France is built around the two massive mountain days in the proximity of the mythical Alpe d'Huez on race's last week. In particular the 20th, final GC day, crossing Col de la Croix de Fer, Col de Galibier (via Télegraphe) and Col de Sarenne, before finally arrivi...

Cyclocross is bracing for one of its most dramatic structural shifts in years, with former world champion Niels Albert declaring in conversation with HLN that a major team merger is effectively a done deal. According to Albert, “the merger between Pauwels Sauzen and the Ridley Racing Team is 99 per...

Isaac del Toro has become the great revelation of the 2025 season, driven by an outstanding year in which he took second place in the Giro d'Italia and accumulated 16 victories, consolidating himself as one of the great stars of world cycling at the moment and, objectively, as one of the men called...

Things can change quickly in the world of cycling and Geoffrey Bouchard can say that quite well. Only just over a month ago, the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider had announced his retirement from pro cycling at age 33. This Monday afternoon, TotalEnergies announced him as their newest signing for th...

Tadej Pogacar is a special cyclist for many different reasons. However it is a combination of all of them that makes him stand apart from the rest. In a recent interview where he was more relaxed and open about details of his surrounding staff and lifestyle, it is possible to understand more about t...

In Bretagne, a disaster almost took place this week as World Tour rider Thibault Guernalec was hit by a driver going at high speed and suffered multiple fractures, a concussion, loss of consciousness and was on the verge of becoming paraplegic. The Arkéa - B&B Hotels rider is now stable and has shor...

Mads Pedersen recently criticized the post-Tour de France criteriums, pointing out the fixed-results aspect and saying they are awful to watch. This has been brought up to Jonas Vingegaard, who was the winner of the recent Tour de France Saitama Criterium, who has responded to the harsh words of his...

Paolo Bettini has come out in support of the controversial idea of charging fans for access to select roadside sections at major races, arguing that cycling must modernise its model and give greater recognition to the athletes out on the road. Speaking to Bici.Sport, the two-time world champion sai...

Little by little, the major WorldTour giants are locking in their plans for the 2026 season. Nothing has been officially announced yet, but everything coming out of UAE Team Emirates - XRG suggests a star pairing of Tadej Pogacar and Isaac del Toro for the next Tour de France. And that is something...

Tony Martin has tested himself in competition for the first time since hanging up his wheels at the end of the 2021 season, and the four-time world time trial champion wasted no time in showing that the famous “Panzerwagen” engine is still very much intact. The German, formerly of teams such as Jum...

Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar are the two riders in the current peloton who have reached the highest historical value, and certainly, they remain the riders with the most dominant wins against their peers. There are questions, though, on how long they can keep it up after such a high amount...

Greg Lemond is a three-time Tour de France winner, two-time World Champion and a rider who has marked the history of the sport in the 1980's and 90's. He was reported to have a VO2Max of 92.5mL/kg/min which is said to be the highest amongst pro cyclists that have achieved meaningful results up to th...

The transfer market has been boiling in the past months, as it always happens every year, with plenty of riders switching teams. One of them was Attila Valter, as the Hungarian champion is leaving Team Visma | Lease a Bike after 3 seasons to start a new adventure with Bahrain - Victorious. The 27-ye...

In 2025, many high-profile riders have announced their retirement. One of them has been the Italian sprinter Elia Viviani, who is hanging his bike after an extremely successful career both on the road and on the track. Although he ended on a high note by winning the elimination race at the recent W...

The 2026 season is coming closer and closer and lots of riders remain without a contract for the 2026 season. Some do, but are not publicly revealed by their teams. But amongst those who aren't known by the public to have a sitting contract for the upcoming year are the likes of Biniam Girmay, Richa...

The 2026 season will start soon and lots of riders will race for the first time in a World Tour team. This list includes some pretty interesting names including Grand Tour stage winners, Top5 finishers, big classics winners and some of the most talented riders in the world who actually hadn't raced...

The 2026 season is taking shape and so are the plans of the top teams. Although the Giro d'Italia route has not been officially announced yet, most details are known and at this point in time there are some choices that are rather obvious within a few teams. At Bahrain - Victorious, there is already...

XDS Astana Team entered the 2025 season with a major UCI point deficit and an almost certain chance of meeting relegation at the end of the year. It now feels distant, but team manager Alexandr Vinokourov has brought up the team's achievement, closing the gap and overtaking several teams in its way...

Matteo Jorgenson was signed by Team Visma | Lease a Bike two seasons ago, and last winter the Dutch team brought in Victor Campenaerts. The two riders have significantly increased their level after their move, have fit in absolutely perfectly as Jonas Vingegaard's right-hand men, and have also becam...

Thibau Nys is a rider that often suffers from inconsistency however he has started off the 2024-2025 season on the right foot. After winning the Koppenbergcross, he has once again hit hard where it matters, winning today the Tabor World Cup, the first of the discipline's most important competition. ...

Baloise - Glowi Lions are trying to take hold of the cyclocross cups and today in Tabor they have done a good job to take the lead of the World Cup. Thibau Nys has taken his first win in the Belgian national champion jersey this winter, taking a dominant win after his teammate Lucinda Brand did the...

The Cyclocross is for many the most important cup of the season and it began today in the Czech Republic after two months of smaller races; the Superprestige Cup and the X2O Badkamers. Lucinda Brand took the victory in the opening round and has reacted to another top result alongside European Champi...

The Cyclocross World Cup began today in Tabor and the winner was not a surprise in the women's field. Lucinda Brand has thus far been dominating the women's field and she has done so once again, beating Crelan duo Sara Casasola and Inge van der Heijden.  The race started off with Marie Schreiber tak...

Professional cycling’s organisational landscape has shifted, with Vuelta a Espana director Javier Guillen elected as the new president of the AIOCC — the influential body representing organisers of the sport’s major races. His appointment brings an end to Christian Prudhomme’s 15-year tenure, markin...

So far in the 2025 season reviews, it feels like its been quite negative. But today, that mood will change. The 2025 season proved to be another significant chapter for the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team. Across spring classics and three Grand Tours, they mixed steady returns with a few near-misses...

Former Belgian national coach Rik Verbrugghe will tie his future to the R.EV Brussels Cycling Academy in 2026, the development structure run by Remco Evenepoel and his father Patrick Evenepoel.  The R.EV Brussels Cycling Academy is a cycling academy in Brussels that focuses on making cycling accessi...

The name of Freddy Ovett might not sound familiar to most cycling fans, but this former pro is actually Mathieu van der Poel's current social media cameraman, having accompanied him over the past years. The Australian rider, son of former Olympic 800-meter champion Steve Ovett, began his sporting li...

After years of trying to establish himself as a Grand Tour general classification contender, Giulio Ciccone has decided to end that chapter of his career. The 30-year-old Lidl-Trek rider, once seen as Italy’s next great GC hope, confirmed that he will no longer chase overall results, shifting instea...

Sam Bennett's transfer to Q36.5 has been one of the main stories of the offseason. The veteran Irish rider, after spending two seasons with Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, has switched teams and will represent the Swiss Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling in 2026, with renewed ambitions of riding the Tou...

Many have warned that at this point in cycling, the riders may begin to retire earlier in their careers. That certainly seems to be an ongoing trend already and today 29-year old Jonas Gregaard has announced his retirement from the sport after many years racing at the top level.  "After many years a...

The 2026 season is getting closer and closer. Although the cycling market is still active, the main signings have been closed. There have been very mediatic signings, others thinking long term, and some key renewals. All thinking about the new three-year period until 2028. Here are some of the most...

More and more top riders retire at younger ages from the sports. Whilst this is widely feared due to their early development, what we're currently seeing are riders left without a contract earlier on in their careers as the teams make continuous pushes to sign younger riders. It's a transition phase...

Training on the road for pro cyclists is a dangerous job, as many have learnt this year. The list of injuries from riders getting hit by drivers on the road, however, continues to extend and is leaving a dent in the peloton. This Friday, Arkéa - B&B Hotels' Thibault Guernalec was the victim of a car...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has several long-term veterans in the team, many of them climbers. Whilst the level increases by the year, Wilco Kelderman continues to be competitive throughout the generations and although he is fully on a domestique role currently, he continues to have the motivation at...

Remco Evenepoel is most likely going to the Giro d'Italia. This can already be accurately accessed at the time being as, if the Giro d'Italia route features a 40-kilometer long time trial as its rumoured, Remco Evenepoel has already expressed that it is perfect for him and should be the natural choi...

The Cyclocross World Cup will begin this Sunday the 23rd of November in Tabor, Czech Republic. It is the last of cyclocross' big cups to start and it will feature many of the world's best. We take a look at its course, the startlists, favourites, how and when to watch it - including information on t...

In 2025, Tadej Pogacar outdid himself with an even more outstanding season than the one in 2024, which already seemed unbeatable. The Slovenian added further victories in the Tour de France, World Championships and other major races on the calendar, as well as his first victory at the European Champ...

Remco Evenepoel's calendar selection will be mostly decided after the 1st of December when the Giro d'Italia organizers reveal the route for the 2026 edition. Knowing what the Belgian has said, there is a high incentive to have a long flat time trial and rumours suggest this will indeed be the case,...

Unibet Rose Rockets continue to make their big push towards the 2026 Tour de France wildcard. Its signed Tour de France stage winners in Dylan Groenewegen, Victor Lafay and Wout Poels; Its gotten a French nationality; and its increased its level significantly in riders and also staff. The team has n...

Tadej Pogacar is having no thoughts  of retiring anytime soon despite the potential for it that began after his exhausting fourth Tour de France win. He is staying with UAE Team Emirates - XRG until 2030, and in recent interviews he has discussed also Remco Evenepoel who could emerge as his new top...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG, as it is known today, was created in 2017 out of the former Lampre-Merida project. For much of its existence it was a mostly Italian-based team, however over time this has changed quite a bit, and currently it has evolved into the world's wealthiest and most successful team...

In the 2026 season, Lidl-Trek will welcome many new faces among their ranks, including the big GC talent of Juan Ayuso. The Spaniard has been their stellar signing in the cycling market, although the American team's activity has not stopped there. They have also added Matteo Sobrero, who will arrive...

Marcel Kittel was one of the great sprinters of his generation. He dominated the big sprints of the 2010s, won 14 stages in the Tour de France and became a reference in world cycling before retiring young. He has recently shared his opinion on doping and how it's changed and hasn't changed since the...

In recent weeks, many sprinters have raised their voices. Why? Above all because of the announcement of the route of the 2026 Tour de France, where the finish in Montmartre has been reinstated after this year's success. The problem is that for the sprinters, one of the most mythical possible victori...

The Tour de France 2025 included a novelty that pleased most cycling fans. In the mythical stage 21 in Paris, instead of the classic route along the Champs Elysées, with a finish for the sprinters, there was a day in classic format with Montmartre as the key climb, where Wout van Aert defeated Tadej...

A big show is set to take place this evening in Milan, Italy. And many of the biggest stars of cycling peloton such as Tadej Pogacar, Biniam Girmay, Jasper Philipsen or Isaac del Toro are among invited. The common denominator? Alex Carera's A&J All Sports Agency is working in the background on contr...

A quiet but transformative shift has swept across the WorldTour: the long-running Israel - Premier Tech project has been reborn as the NSN Cycling Team, marking the end of its Israeli-Canadian identity and the start of a Spanish-Swiss era built around one of the most unusual backers the peloton has...

Jonas Vingegaard may have ended the 2025 Vuelta a Espana in the red jersey, but the memories that linger most vividly are not of mountain attacks or GC battles — they are of the chaotic scenes that repeatedly disrupted the race. Speaking to TV2 after returning home to Denmark following a short holi...

Remco Evenepoel’s debut season in Red Bull – BORA  hansgrohe colours looks set to open with a surprise twist, as La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the Belgian superstar is expected to take on Milano-Sanremo for the first time in his career. The Italian outlet’s well-connected journalist Ciro Sco...

Biniam Girmay, Fernando Gaviria, Richard Carapaz, Leo Hayter and a few World Tour teams securing several of their riders are the main stories in this week's cycling market. Despite heading into the second half of November, there is still plenty activity in all corners of the cycling world and the ac...

Tadej Pogacar has signed one of the best seasons in the history of cycling after winning the Tour de France, Strade Bianche, three monuments (Flanders, Liège and Lombardia), the World and European Championships and more. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader seems to have no rival and there are only th...

Peter Sagan has reflected on the state of contemporary professional cycling, arguing that increasing levels of scientific control and predictability have reduced the sense of suspense that once defined racing. Speaking to Marca in Abu Dhabi in his role as a MyWhoosh ambassador, the three-time World...

In a sense, cyclocross is the most traditional of the current cycling disciplines. The sport has barely changed over the last decade, both physically and technically. With the rise of gravel and it's wide tyres, the obvious question is often brought up; wouldn't it be better to race on gravel or mou...

Remco Evenepoel’s blockbuster move to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe is already reshaping the team’s identity — and according to Johan Vansummeren, it could come at a painful cost for one of Belgium’s fastest finishers. Speaking in his column for Het Belang van Limburg, the 2011 Paris-Roubaix champion...

Thomas De Gendt has offered one of the most frank assessments yet of the turbulent Lotto–Intermarche merger, admitting that riders caught in the middle of the process are living through a “hellish” period of uncertainty and have been left without the information they need to plan their futures. The...

Lidl-Trek general manager Luca Guercilena has urged cycling’s authorities to rethink safety from the ground up, arguing that the sport is stuck in a cycle of opinion-based fixes rather than evidence-driven solutions. Speaking in conversation with Bici.Pro, he outlined a striking proposal: invest he...

Cofidis has lost Jesús Herrada and now Stefano Oldani heads to Caja Rural - Seguros RGA. Two of the French team's Grand Tour stage winners are leaving towards Spanish second-division teams and will provide direct competition in 2026.  Oldani will wear green after completing six seasons at the highes...

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are the Grand Tour rivals of a generation and a decade. From 2021 to 2025, they have finished first and second on every single Tour de France, and the presence of one another raises the level of both. Vingegaard had admitted it, and the Slovenian believes the same....

Wout van Aert is a rider who has had his career recently marked heavily by crashes, and explains the effects it's had on him physically and mentally. Alongside that, in a recent interview, he explained what was going through his mind in the iconic 2025 Tour de France finale, in which he dropped Tade...

Cameron Mason has started off the cyclocross season strongly and before Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel make their return, he still has a few opportunities to hit big. The Briton has been close, but a resurgence and a new training strategy over the summer might trigger his best level.  "Mathi...

Davide Piganzoli was one of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's signings this winter, a young Italian climber who has potential to develop in future years and maybe even gain a leadership position depending on his evolution. For the time being it is a period of adaptation for the Team Polti VisitMalta rider...

Iván Romeo is one of the most promising riders at Movistar Team. The rider from Valladolid has established himself as one of the great promises of Spanish cycling with an extraordinary 2025 in which he has consolidated his position by winning a stage in Dauphiné, winning the Spanish Championship and...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike is a structure that has lasted for several decades now in the world of cycling and it continues to function as a top team, although it has changed names plenty times over the years. With over 40 years of existence, there is room for a few riders to have spent most of their...

The XDS Astana Team staff will have an interesting new member in 2026. While it's no news that the Kazakhstan cycling's legend Alexander Vinokourov is in charge of the whole projects, his name being listed twice on the team staff page from next season is. The 23-year-old Alexandr Vinokurov jr. wrapp...

TotalEnergies have complicated period up ahead. The team's title sponsor is confirmed to be pulling out of the sponsorship at the end of 2026 and following the disbandment of Arkéa - B&B Hotels who were unable to find enough funds to continue, it's clear that the finishing pond for rich sponsors in...

The 2025 season was, besides many outstanding cycling performances, also tainted by the many political protests for which cycling races have unfortunately served as a perfect platform with its free access and limited security restrictions. Although Vuelta a Espana will be remembered mostly with canc...

Diego Ulissi will start his seventeenth season in professional peloton in 2026. The only two-time junior world champion (in this millenium) can already look back at overly successful cycling career, but the 36-year-old rider is not yet planning to hang up his bicycle. Although his contract at XDS As...

When Tadej Pogacar won the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championships in 2024 - alongside others, many wondered if this was the greatest season ever seen in cycling. However, 50 years earlier, one man had already achieved that triple. That man, of course, was Eddy Merckx, the prot...

It's been known for a few weeks now that Israel and Premier Tech will part ways with the formation led by Kjell Carlström at the end of the 2025 season, but who will become the successor of the project which previously had an Israeli-Canadian image was a well-kept secret. Although rumours surfaced t...

Jesús Herrada has recently talked about his step down to ProTeam level, as he joins Burgos Burpellet BH on a one-year contract. He does not consider it a step down in his career, but instead a necessary boost in motivation to get back to his winning ways. However, at 35 years of age, he recognizes t...

Victor Campenaerts has transferred from Lotto to Team Visma | Lease a Bike in 2025 and it has transformed him fully. He was brought on top be a luxury domestique and has truly become one of the very best for the likes of Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert. Not only that, but he has reached his best-...

Jordan Jegat was the great revelation of the Tour de France, a rider whom few had even predicted could be in GC contention, ended up finishing in the Top10 through good climbing performances, heavy consistency and also well timed breakaways. The Frenchman embodied the aggressive spirit of the French...

Tadej Pogacar is without a doubt the fruit of an incredible cyclist who has found himself fitting perfectly in the requirements of the sport. But at the same time, he is incredibly gifted, genetically speaking. The Slovenian is a perfect mix of many factors that work in his favour and a new study ca...

Giulio Ciccone is a tremendously talented climber and a rider who often performs well in the stage-races. But the Grand Tours are a different monster, and the Italian has often encountered tough obstacles that got in his way. Hence from 2026 onwards, Ciccone will not be aiming for a overall classifi...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG was the top scoring team when it comes to UCI points in 2025, by far. It had Tadej Pogacar who was absolutely uncontested in individual terms, however when it came to the collective, the team had no problems in placing several riders close to the top. Here is a full breakdown...

Although it is not yet official, as expected Biniam Girmay will not ride for the renovated Lotto from next season despite a running contract with the disbanding Intermarché - Wanty. Instead, the Eritrean sprinter will bring his talent over to the current Israel - Premier Tech, which will be known un...

Jonas Vingegaard has offered his most candid explanation yet for the difficult end to his 2025 season, admitting he arrived at the European Championships in France so physically depleted that he is now relieved he pulled out of the World Championships in Rwanda. Speaking in conversation with Feltet...

Francesco Moser sees storm clouds gathering over Remco Evenepoel’s long-term Grand Tour ambitions. The Italian legend believes the new Red Bull leader is already boxed in by Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France – and now faces a fresh obstacle in Italy if rumours around Jonas Vingegaard’s 2026 progra...

Mario Cipollini, one of the most dominant and charismatic sprinters in cycling history, has confirmed that he has been admitted to hospital in Ancona for medical tests due to ongoing heart concerns. The 58-year-old, who famously won 42 stages of the Giro d'Italia and the 2002 Road World Championship...

In it's last years, team Vini Zabú was hardly even taken seriously by anyone in the cycling community. Although the Italian formation spent over a decade at the ProContinental level, and even celebrated success at the Giro d'Italia with three stage wins and KOM jersey in early 2010s, the downfall fr...

Norwegian continental team Coop-Repsol went through a horror last summer, but through hard work and collective efforts, they were able to turn the page and reward their long-term sponsor Coop with a fairy-tale victory of Storm Ingrebrigtsen at the home Tour of Norway in the company's last year as te...

In a time where UCI points matter more than ever before, many World Tour teams seem to be missing out on a rider who could potentially be very fruitful. Clément Venturini is currently still looking for a team into the 2026 season, despite the factor that make him more and more of a valuable rider. ...

Marco Pantani is remembered by a legion of fans as one of the greatest climbers in cycling history. If the comparison is limited to the mountains, few names can dispute his place among the best of all time. However, his figure was always shrouded in controversy: he was part of a generation hit by do...

Oscar Onley is a tremendous climber and was known to be a very promising talent, but only at the Tour de France did the cycling world learn just how high the Scottish rider could aim for. This year's fourth place at the Tour came close to the final podium and rode a perfect race in what is one of th...

Jesús Herrada is a rider that has been around the top teams for a very long time already, having made his pro debut in 2011 with Movistar, and ever since having ridden either with the Spanish team, or Cofidis since 2018 - all but two years at World Tour level. He has won plenty times including three...

Thomas van der Spiegel, president of Flanders Classics - which organizes the Cyclocross UCI World Cup - is surprised with the lack of World Tour teams that properly invest in cyclocross. With extra months of TV exposure and soon also more UCI points coming from the discipline to aid their World Tour...

Paul Seixas' future is one of the most interesting current plotlines in pro cycling, with the Frenchman delivering incredible results this season as an 18 and 19-year old. His potential is immense, he is France's best hope when it comes to winning the Tour de France in the next few years and his pot...

Bahrain - Victorious have recently announced several riders who were departing the team into the 2026 season, but it did not feature several names that had not yet had a public contract for the upcoming years. Amongst those were Matej Mohoric and Damiano Caruso, who are now confirmed to stay with th...

Granada has emerged as the definitive choice to host the final stage of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana, following a dramatic shift shaped by political decisions and calendar clashes. Reports from both local and national outlets confirm that the iconic finish traditionally held in Madrid was ruled out beca...

Alpecin-Deceuninck’s masterminds Philip and Christoph Roodhooft have rarely been ones for bold proclamations. But as they reflected on their third consecutive Team Manager of the Year crown in Belgium, one quote cut straight through the noise — and perfectly captured their mindset heading into 2026....

Slovenia’s most celebrated sporting couple, Tadej Pogacar and Urska Zigart, have been crowned the nation’s cyclists of the year for 2025 — a rare double triumph that reflects not only their individual success but also the remarkable rise of a partnership that has become one of the most recognisable...

Carlos Verona believes Lidl-Trek have finally found the Grand Tour leader they have been searching for — and he has no concerns whatsoever about the arrival of Juan Ayuso. In fact, the 33-year-old insists that big personalities are essential for winning the sport’s biggest races, welcoming the forme...

The Canary Islands have withdrawn their interest in hosting the 2026 Vuelta a Espana, citing political concerns linked to the continued presence of the former Israel - Premier Tech team in the professional peloton. Officials in Gran Canaria argue that the squad’s planned name change and shift in reg...

George Hincapie has returned to frontline professional cycling with a clear message: his new Modern Adventure Pro Cycling Team is not an extension, revival, tribute nor disguised continuation of his long association with Lance Armstrong. The American former Classics specialist, who retired in 2012...

It's still nearly four years until the 2029 Tour de France, but the battle to host its Grand Depart is already in full swing. One of the frontrunners, Czech Republic, have presented their bid to Tour director Christian Prudhomme this week. And from the reactions of both parties, it seems like the me...

The UAE Team Emirates - XRG have been in the spotlight more often than any other team in 2025, winning 97 professional races, enough to comfortably break the previous records. But a bit away from the main ruckus, the team is also working on development of its next generation of stars within the "Gen...

Will cycling ever come clean of doping? Probably no. But at the very least, it appears so that systematic doping is no longer haunting the beautiful sport. However individuals can still end up being pushed over the edge for various reasons; hunger for success, pressure to perform, inner uncertainy,...

The Wolfpack will not be the same without its pack leader Patrick Lefevere, but that doesn't necessarily mean that Soudal - Quick-Step will no longer be a team to follow in years to come. The approach of new manager Jurgen Fore is diametrically opposed to his predecessor's, but we'll have to wait an...

A significant move has taken place in the professional cycling transfer market. After an eye-catching 2025 campaign, Haimar Etxeberria is set to leave Kern Pharma and step up to the WorldTour with Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe, one of the most ambitious and strategically-driven teams in modern cycling...

Lorena Wiebes had an excellent 2025 season that was concluded with three world titles (in gravel and track) in October. In total, the fastest woman in peloton had won 24 road professional races including a Dutch title, among others. Since her crash in madison at the track World Championships in Sant...

Slovenia has officially secured the 2026 European Road Championships, paving the way for reigning champion Tadej Pogacar to attempt one of the most symbolic title defences of his career on home roads between 3 and 7 October, having famously claimed the European title for the first time in his illust...

Just weeks after severing its crisis-ridden partnership with the former Israel - Premier Tech structure, Canadian industrial group Premier Tech has officially secured its return to professional cycling — this time via a strategic move into the French Continental scene with St Michel - Preference Hom...

Team Jayco AlUla have confirmed the arrival of highly rated British climber Finlay Pickering, securing the 22-year-old from Bahrain - Victorious on a two-year contract that will see him race with the Australian WorldTour squad through to the end of 2027. The move follows a season that showcased his...

Cycling’s fight against doping never stops. Unfortunately, although the dark past of Lance Armstrong and his Tour de France victories is now behind us, cases continue to emerge that stain this beautiful sport. Following the provisional suspension of Oier Lazkano for abnormalities in his biological...

Belgian climbing talent Jarno Widar has confirmed that his first season in the senior ranks will include a debut appearance at the Vuelta a Espana, signalling the beginning of a long-planned transition from U23 phenomenon to WorldTour contender. Speaking in conversation with HLN, the 20-year-old ma...

Competitive indoor cycling is a discipline that has been created and developed significantly over the past few years, growing in popularity as well as in support and prize money. This has attracted many towards the discipline, but also more potential for wrongdoings and possible doping. Recently cro...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe are showing up to the 2026 season with a major lineup containing several Grand Tour specialists. Florian Lipowitz has had a major breakthrough this year and can become the team's next Tour de France, and the entry of Remco Evenepoel in the German team might actually benef...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale are putting in serious resources to build the best sprint block in the cycling world. After signing Olav Kooij as their new leader and several of his compatriots to form a strong leadout train, the French team has also signed Mark Renshaw and Heinrich Haussler to provide s...

Team Jayco AlULA has had financial guarantees to survive into the 2026 season given only recently, to a point where it didn't deliver the paperwork for their World Tour license until after the designated date. This made it difficult for them to make big deals this winter, but now things are back on...

Whilst in the men's peloton almost all of the big stars and firmly secured with leadership roles in their own teams, the women's peloton saw a major shift. Demi Vollering, Marlen Reusser and Elisa Longo Borghini were some of the riders making moves this winter, into new teams and roles which have wo...

Remco Evenepoel has in a recent interview provided massive amounts of insight into his mentality, training, ambitions moving forward and even some of his racing data. Besides hinting at a possible debut at Milano-Sanremo and Tour of Flanders, the Olympic Champion has talked about his wattages at the...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG has the biggest budget in pro cycling currently and they are putting that money to good use. The Emirati team has announced the renewal of a big name this Tuesday morning, as João Almeida has extended his contract for another two seasons with the team in which he's achieved t...

Simon Yates was close to conquering the Giro d'Italia back in 2018, but then lost it on the Colle delle Finestre. In a theatrical way, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider managed to win the overall classification of this year's Corsa Rosa on the same mountain. He recalls that day, where he outplayed...

During the 2025 road season Léo Bisiaux established himself as one of the great promises of cycling. At just 20 years of age, the Frenchman from Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rose to fame at the Vuelta a Burgos, where he took his first professional victory with a daring move on stage 3. Ahead of cyclis...

Aleix Espargaró has retired from professional cycling. His adventure has lasted less than a year in the Lidl-Trek structure (he was under contract in the development team). He will not ride a professional cycling race again in order to focus 100% on his work as a Honda test rider. Espargaró rode wit...

The men's cyclocross season so far has a name and a surname: Thibau Nys. Although there have been more winners, such as Toon Aerts (European champion), the young Belgian rider's consistency, along with his two victories, are leading him to stardom. And he is doing so in a discipline that is still wa...

Arkéa - B&B Hotels will no longer be a part of the professional peloton in 2026. Having failed to find sponsors, the French squad announced its demise, leaving many riders without a contract for the following season. While a tragedy for many cyclists, it's also a great opportunity for some of the sm...

The 2026 Giro d'Italia route will be announced on the 1st of December but most details will be known beforehand. For example the Grande Partenza in Bulgaria, and the overall structure of the route alongside most of its mountain stages. One key aspect to the route is the presence of many flat time tr...

Fernando Gaviria is one of the riders that is not getting a new contract with Movistar Team, after Spain's only World Tour team renewed with Orluis Aular whom they're betting on. However the Colombian, after a few unsuccessful seasons, is not hanging up the wheels just yet as he seems set to join Ca...

EF Education-EasyPost team does not publicly share informations regarding all of the team riders and contractual situation, which often leads to speculation. Richard Carapaz for example, officially, is not known to have a contract for next year. But new information suggests that this is the case and...

Wout van Aert is a tremendously talented rider and one with a lot of history in cycling. This year he only won twice, but both were perhaps the most spectacular stages of both Giro d'Italia and Tour de France - in Siena and Paris. He recalls these, as well as his everlasting motivation to win a cobb...

Tadej Pogacar is currently the best cyclist in the world. On the bike, the Slovenian is practically unrivaled, but off the bike, as a person, he is also a role model. Whenever he can, the two-time world champion is seen doing his bit for different charities. He even has one of his own, which has now...

At Rouleur Live, plenty of big figures in the world of cycling were present and shared their thoughts on plenty relevant topics. Dan Bigham, aero expert and staff member of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, is going to work with Remco Evenepoel and has been asked directly if the Olympic, World and Europe...

Italian cycling icon Francesco Moser has cast serious doubt over Wout van Aert’s chances of ever winning the Tour of Flanders or Paris-Roubaix, suggesting that the Belgian may now be outgunned in the decisive moments that define cycling’s most unforgiving one-day races. Speaking in conversation wit...

The debate surrounding professional cycling’s financial future has intensified, with Tour de France organiser ASO now publicly ruling out paid roadside access, despite influential voices elsewhere warning that the WorldTour’s current economic model is becoming harder to sustain. Previous concerns we...

23-year-old Belgian Victor Vercouillie says he hopes to build a long-term career as a selfless support rider in the elite ranks, naming recently retired powerhouse Tim Declercq as the model he wants to follow. Speaking in conversation with Sporza, the Team Flanders - Baloise rider insisted that he...

Australian Paralympic cycling champion Paige Greco has passed away at the age of 28 following what her family described as an unexpected medical episode at her home in Adelaide on Sunday. The news was formally announced in a statement released via AusCycling. Greco, one of the defining figures of Au...

Cofidis' Hugo Toumire is retiring from pro cycling at age 24. The French rider is ending his career prematurely after struggling at the highest level of the sport, and after not being renewed with the team that has lost its spot in the World Tour and will once again be racing at ProTeam level next y...

Tadej Pogacar’s 2025 season left most of the peloton gasping. It also left one of cycling’s leading sports scientists slightly stunned. “This year, what stuck with me most was the domination of Tadej Pogacar. I find it exceptional that he is capable of winning such different types of races – from st...

Cycling’s World Tour might look healthier than ever from the roadside, but two of its most experienced team bosses are warning that the financial foundations beneath the sport are starting to crack. In conversation with La Derniere Heure, Team Jayco AlUla’s Valerio Piva and former team manager of t...

Wout Poels has indicated that the 2026 season is likely to be the closing act of a professional career that began back in 2009 and has delivered one of the most unique blends of support excellence and headline victories in modern cycling. Now 38, the Dutch climber has opened the door to a final yea...

The winter training-camp season is slowly but steadily approaching, and nearly every professional team will gather in the same country to prepare for the upcoming season: Spain. However, this was not the case a few years ago, as teams usually preferred going to another Mediterranean country. Matteo...

This September, Ide Schelling surprised the cycling world with his final decision to retire from competition. At just 27 years of age, the Dutchman from XDS Astana Team has hung up his bike, much earlier than expected for a rider of his qualities. When a rider retires at such a young age, it usually...

Joris Nieuwenhuis was unable to add on to his Saturday victory in Superprestige Merksplas as a third place was the maximum possible for the Dutchman in Flandriencross Hamme. The 29-year-old made an incredible comeback in the early phases of the cross when he found himself in the very last position a...

Since the 2024 Benidorm World Cup, Lucinda Brand has not missed a cyclocross podium and there was not a force to prevent the inevitable from happening again in the X2O Trophy round in Hamme. Her closest rivals were once again compatriots Inge van der Heijden and Aniek van Alphen, but neither could f...

When comparing this and past season, you could barely recognize Cameron Mason. The Seven Racing's Briton has become a regular top-10 feature this winter with 5th place at the European Championships in Middelkerke and already two second places. The most recent came this Sunday when Mason was once aga...

The X2O Badkamers Trofee standings look noticeably different following a dramatic double-header in Hamme, where Thibau Nys and Lucinda Brand secured significant victories in heavy, technical conditions. With three rounds completed in both competitions, the early hierarchy is beginning to take shape...

Daniele Bennati has added his voice to the growing debate around the Tour de France’s Montmartre finale, arguing that the Paris stage must remain a realistic target for sprinters rather than a playground for all-rounders and GC stars. Speaking in a recent interview with Bici Pro, the 2007 Champs Ely...

Florian Lipowitz has moved straight into the Tour de France podium club, but he is not pretending that suddenly makes him an equal of Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar. Reflecting on his breakout 2025 campaign on the Roadbike podcast, the German GC revelation was brutally honest about where he beli...

Thibau Nys claimed a highly significant victory at Flandriencross Hamme on Sunday afternoon, taking his first win in the Belgian champion’s jersey after an intense, tactical and physically demanding duel with British champion Cameron Mason. The pair were locked together for almost the entire race b...

Mathieu van der Poel’s long-awaited return to the mud is edging closer, with Alpecin-Deceuninck finally breaking the silence over when fans can expect the world champion back in cyclocross colours. While a precise race has not yet been confirmed, team manager Christoph Roodhooft has offered the cle...

Thibau Nys claimed a symbolic and hard-earned victory at the Flandriencross in Hamme, taking his first win in the Belgian tricolour after holding off a superb challenge from British champion Cameron Mason in a gripping, tactical and punishing X2O Badkamers Trofee showdown. The pair delivered one of...

Jean-René Bernaudeau believes modern cycling is in danger of losing patience with its own talent — warning that the sport’s obsession with early success risks erasing a generation of riders who mature more slowly. In a reflective interview with Cyclism’Actu, the long-time TotalEnergies boss used the...

Luke Rowe’s first year as a sports director at Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale has been far more intense than he expected. The 35-year-old Welshman retired last year, ending a fruitful and longstanding career in which he only rode for one team: INEOS Grenadiers (formerly Team Sky). Rowe recently granted...

The collapse of Intermarché - Wanty has shaken Belgian cycling — but few feel the blow more sharply than the man who spent a decade building the team from the ground up. Speaking to Het Nieuwsblad, former directeur sportif Hilaire Van der Schueren has lifted the lid on years of mismanagement, spira...

Benoît Cosnefroy has barely had time to hang up his Decathlon AG2R kit, yet UAE Team Emirates - XRG have already begun reshaping the Frenchman for the next chapter of his career. After an injury-ravaged 2025 season, the 30-year-old is looking for a complete reset — and according to team CEO Mauro Gi...

No, it is not a joke. Q36.5 have unveiled a new rain jacket called 'the condom', which has been used by Tom Pidcock and Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team this year with great results. The name given by the Swiss clothing company is certainly eye-catching, and it came as a result of collaboration with the team...

Lucinda Brand mastered the mud, ruts and constant risk of error at the Flandriencross in Hamme, powering to victory in the latest round of the X2O Trofee on Saturday afternoon. The Dutch rider immediately took control of the race from the opening minute and, despite several small slips in the worsen...

The 2025 season has reached its conclusion and within INEOS Grenadiers, it was without a doubt a negative season. A few glimpses of success and different tactics made it a different year for the British team, but it arrived to the end of the season only as the eight best UCI-point scorer. However, p...

Jonas Vingegaard has won the Tour de France now on two occasions, and at long last he's obtained a Vuelta a España title. He is only lacking the Giro d'Italia to complete his Grand Tour trilogy and is expected to make his debut in 2026. Spencer Martin and Johan Bruyneel have discussed this possibili...

During the last Vuelta a España Pedro Delgado, Spanish cycling legend and RTVE commentator for 3 decades, gave his opinion on Televisión Española about the pro-Palestinian demonstrations that affected the Spanish race. There were often taken the wrong way and the Spanish legend's job was said to hav...

Comparing Tadej Pogacar to Eddy Merckx has become one of the most repeated exercises in modern cycling. The emergence of the Slovenian, capable of winning on virtually all terrains and maintaining a very high level of consistency throughout the season, has reopened a debate that seemed untouchable:...

INEOS Grenadiers... One of the cycling teams with the most history and perhaps the most notable in modern cycling. The British team, formed in 2010 under the Sky ProCycling and then Team Sky names, has for many years been the team with the highest budget in the entire sport. It has signed stars of a...

Former American pro Greg LeMond has recently spoken about the current standard of anti-motor doping protocols in professional cycling, addressing concerns over hidden motors in the sport.  The American legend has an impressive palmarès, including three Tour de France, two World Championships and 31...

Uno-X Mobility is preparing to make a decisive push in women’s cycling, aiming to become one of the world’s top teams. After entering the Women's World Tour in 2022, the squad has kept growing steadily and 2025 has marked its best season so far.  They almost doubled their number of victories (going...

After a 6-year hiatus, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has made one of the most successful returns to road cycling ever, winning Paris-Roubaix Femmes, the GC of the Tour de France Femmes and two stages, concluding her first full season back on the road at the very top of women’s cycling. Her extraordinary ye...

Thomas Voeckler has delivered one of the most striking assessments yet of modern men’s cycling — praising Tadej Pogacar’s extraordinary level while warning that UAE Team Emirates - XRG’s dominance has created a competitive landscape that many teams simply cannot keep up with. Speaking to Cyclism’Act...

UCI president David Lappartient has raised fresh concerns over the sport’s fractured internal politics on rider safety, warning that too many teams are actively resisting reforms designed to make racing less dangerous. The remarks come from an interview he gave to Ouest-France. Lappartient made clea...

Mathieu van der Poel has made a career out of bending the sport to his will — but nothing comes close to the challenge now looming in 2028: the Tour de France, the Olympic mountain bike race and the Olympic road race, all squeezed into the space of a single week, on opposite sides of the world. It i...

Four rounds into the 2025/26 Telenet Superprestige and both classifications have taken a significant turn after a dramatic afternoon in Merksplas. The women’s race has begun to settle into a clearer hierarchy, with Inge van der Heijden tightening her grip on the overall lead after another strong dis...

Joris Nieuwenhuis delivered one of the grittiest rides of his cyclocross season in Merksplas — overcoming a crash, a broken shoe, and a chain-dropping incident before riding everyone off his wheel for a statement Superprestige victory. What looked like a ruined afternoon in the opening laps turned...

INEOS Grenadiers have plenty of riders living and residing in the Nice-Monaco area. This year, French oil giant TotalEnergies has entered the frame as a team sponsor and from 2027 onwards, a title sponsor, which will lead to INEOS reducing its investment in the team. And potentially, the team may ch...

Joris Nieuwenhuis produced one of the most assured performances of his cyclocross season, recovering from a crash and mechanical before riding away from an elite lead group to win Superprestige Merksplas in convincing fashion. Once the Dutchman hit the front in the closing laps, no one came close to...

Lucinda Brand’s winter continues to move with the momentum of a freight train. Fresh off yet another commanding ride at Superprestige Merksplas, the Dutch icon now finds herself on the verge of a milestone rarely seen in modern cyclocross: 50 consecutive podium finishes. For a rider who insists she...

Lucinda Brand continued her commanding start to the winter with another assured display in Merksplas, powering away in the second half of the race to claim her sixth victory of the 2025/26 cyclocross season. The Dutch champion handled every shift in rhythm, every sand section and even an early mecha...

The Tour de France has seen Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar dominate every single edition since 2021, with the two finishing first and second on all occasions. But since 2024, the latter has taken a step up, and at the time being, is unbeatable in the mountains. According to Johan Museeuw, it's l...

Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel have an immense rivalry. The two generational talents collide at a point in time where both are at their prime, and are winning top races left and right. But in the mountains, Pogacar remains superior, but Evenepoel is going after his Tour de France reign.  “You hav...

Marco Villa is part of the organizing crew for the Tour of the Alps and also part of the Italian national team, where he comes into contact with all of the country's best riders. He addresses how they race against Tadej Pogacar, a rival like no other in modern cycling.  "We know Pogacar. You have to...

Remco Evenepoel has talked about how he is considering his schedule for the 2026 season with two clearly outlined plans which depend on the route of the Giro d'Italia. But in an interview with Het Laatste Nieuws, the Belgian rider has also discussed his recent aero training, first impressions with R...

Roger De Vlaeminck, one of the most influential Classics riders in cycling history, is known for his unvarnished judgments. In one of his most recent interviews, one remark in particular made headlines: his comparison between Tadej Pogacar and Eddy Merckx - with the key sentence that Pogacar was not...

A few weeks ago it was published in many media his retirement and he himself had to come forward on social networks to deny the news, making it clear that it was possible that he would hang up the bike, but that he was looking for a team. And he has found it. Thus, the legendary Francisco Mancebo wi...

The 2025 season is over and soon there will be changes to the staff teams of all World Tour structures. Running a top team is a difficult job and even for a job as selective and important as being a sports director, teams need vast amounts of manpower to take the team through what can be at times a...

Isaac del Toro craze has already spread way beyond Mexico with multiple teams searching carefully for the next superstar coming from the nation that has until now lived for soccer above anything else. And while the runner-up from this year's Giro d'Italia is locked away from other teams by a lengthy...

The Volta a Catalunya has taken a decisive step towards its 105th edition, to be held from 23 to 29 March 2026, by confirming all the start and finish venues of its seven stages. The route once again opts for diversity and challenge, with three high altitude finishes, unpublished sections and a rout...

The 2026 season in women's cycling is going to be historic for one reason in particular. The first African continental UCI team has been created by Team Amani. The potential of this squad is very high, setting very ambitious goals for the coming years of competition at the most demanding level. This...

Since 2025 road season ended, no one has ever doubted that Visma | Lease a Bike will once again shift its focus on Grand tours in 2026. Having won each of the Grand Tours twice since 2022, there's no wonder that the team led by Richard Plugge strives for more. And while in 2025, they have won both G...

Women's cycling is a discipline that, fortunately, has more and more global relevance. This past road season has been a success. The Tour de France Femmes was widely followed around the world, thanks to Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's victory over Demi Vollering. This may encourage more young women to take...

Isaac del Toro is already a star. His incredible 2025 season full of victories means that even more will inevitably be expected of him in the run-up to 2026. In his second year with UAE Team Emirates - XRG he won a stage and came close to winning the overall at the Giro d'Italia, won stages and over...

Roger de Vlaeminck is one of cycling's greatest legends, having won many monuments, Grand Tour stages and much more throughout his extensive career that spanned throughout the 1970's and 1980's. Hence, it came as a surprise to see the Belgian 78-year old criticize the comparisons of Eddy Merckx with...

It doesn't come as a surprise, but it comes as a confirmation. Chris Froome will not race for Israel - Premier Tech (which will be renamed) in 2026. The team has confirmed it this Friday afternoon in a post on Instagram where they have said goodbye to their departing riders after a season that had s...

The 2025 season is over and INEOS Grenadiers' tally isn't the best. The team was barely able to hang on to a Top5 place in the 2023-2025 UCI points rankings, showing in very literal terms how it has struggled to keep up with the pace of other major teams in recent years. However, with a solid 28-vic...

Women's cycling is having a boom in popularity and exposure, and is being boosted by a few big stars including Puck Pieterse. The Dutch rider's social media activity, Youtube videos and success over multiple disciplines makes her a very attractive figure and the Dutchwoman is also looking to inspire...

At 22 years of age, Tibor del Grosso seems to be navigating his way into the cycling world, thus far, with perfection. A decade ago not many riders of his age performed at the level the Alpecin-Deceuninck does at this point in time, but the evolution of riders such as Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepo...

This week Lidl-Trek announced the signing of Bernhard Eisel to be part of the women's team sports director group and now another veteran of the sport is back. Luxembourg icon Fränk Schleck has found his way back into pro cycling, only now with a new role.  “It feels amazing to be back. This team mea...

Remco Evenepoel is one of the single biggest figures in pro cycling and his 2026 schedule is starting to take shape. Everything depends on the route of the Giro d'Italia, which will be unveiled on the 1st of December. But in his plans could be a Giro-Tour de France double, a season start at the Volt...

In his early years, Remco Evenepoel was a very emotional rider and would often get in arguments with other riders in the peloton. One such case happened at the 2021 Benelux Tour, involving Gianni Vermeersch. Now, the duo will be teammates, and have put this dark episode behind.  At the time, Vermeer...

In our series of 2025 reviews so far, it feels as if many have been negative. Unfortunately, today won’t be the day that that changes. The 2025 season was a turbulent one for Cofidis. As a French UCI WorldTour squad with decades of history, the team entered the year hoping to solidify top-tier statu...

Julian Alaphilippe is a rider with a big name, and so after several years of internal disputes at Soudal - Quick-Step, the Frenchman finally made his big move last winter towards Tudor Pro Cycling Team. A full change of scenery for the former two-time World Champion, who was now at the helm of a sec...

For the typical non-runner, Mathieu van der Poel's speed on two legs is quite high. The cyclocross World Champion is not only a tremendous athlete on the bike, but also an active runner - and swimmer, as recently revealed by his training group. Van der Poel has posted his first Strava activity in al...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has over the past few years been host for several quality riders, but in a team with so many leaders, it takes a lot to stand out. Attila Valter didn't manage to get the freedom he ambitioned in the Dutch team and is departing it at the end of 2025.  "Three great years in y...

Tim Wellens was signed by UAE Team Emirates - XRG and it turned out to be a transfer of absolute perfection. The Belgian is at his very best level ever, despite being at the top of the cycling world for over a decade already; and the team won a perfect right-hand man for Tadej Pogacar.  When questio...

China has around 1.4 billion citizens, 700 times more than for example Slovenia. Yet, there has been 8 Slovenians and only one Chinese rider in WorldTour in 2025. Statistically, there should be a few Chinese cyclists strong enough to ride a GrandTour but... The last time a Chinese rider rode one was...

Mathieu van der Poel has already become world champion in cyclocross, gravel and on the road. However the elusive mountain bike rainbow stripes have slipped through the Dutch phenomenon's fingers multiple times, and the same goes for a big Olympic medal. In Tokyo 2021, Van der Poel crashed in traini...

Greg van Avermaet made it clear to everyone that his sporting level remains incredibly high even two years since he stopped his road career. Last weekend, the former Olympic road champion won the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in the age category 40-44. Another incredible trophy to display in his...

Miguel Induráin is one of the best cyclists of all time. If we talk only about time trials, he is in the discussion of the greatest of all time. But the Spanish rider was much more than that, he also had the ability to hold off the great climbers in the high mountains. That led him to have a legenda...

Soudal - Quick-Step is a team that has over time hosted many of the world's best sprinters. Paul Magnier fits like a glove into what the team wants and needs, but in the team hierarchy he falls behind Tim Merlier and is aware of it. Hence, he is not entering 2026 with the hopes of making his Tour de...

It is no secret that both Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel will both return to cyclocross this winter, although their dates may differ significantly. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider is more likely to be back to the discipline sooner, as he takes on some off-road training in Belgium.  In a...

Pinarello is a bike brand that like only a few others, are closely associated and always remembered by their partnership with one team: INEOS Grenadiers (the formerly known Team Sky). However that is now not only the case as the Italian bike brand will extend its sponsorship to Q36.5 Pro Cycling Tea...

Israel - Premier Tech, as it is currently known, is coming to an end. Israel has removed itself from backing the team any further after the intense protests at the end of the 2025 season, with its climax at the Vuelta a España where the race was significantly disrupted; and its other title sponsor P...

The Modern Adventure Pro Cycling team is going to be on the road in 2026, it has been made official and the team has signed 20 riders for its debut season. The United States of America gain a new ProTeam, the second division of the sport, and feature a lineup including some very experienced figures,...

Mathieu van der Poel is one of the most versatile and successful men in pro cycling, but even away from it, he is a sports man. An active golf player, and potential triathlete try-out too soon. On Instagram he has once again teased a possible participation in an Ironman triathlon, motivated by his c...

Despite not being a mountainous country, Great Britain's top pro riders who are still active are in their grand majority Grand Tour specialists: Chris Froome, Oscar Onley, the Yates twins, Tao Geoghegan Hart, even Tom Pidcock now... Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas who are hanging up their wheels soo...

Jonathan Milan is one of the best sprinters in the world and from 2026 he will be teammate's with Juan Ayuso at Lidl-Trek. The Italian has discussed several topics ahead of the 2026 season, including the Spaniard who is the grand novelty in the lineup after a few rocky years with UAE Team Emirates -...

Mathias Vacek is a rider that over the past year and a half has evolved tremendously and currently, he is one of the best classics riders and time trialists in the world, besides being Mads Pedersen's right-hand man throughout some of the season. The Czech start wants to be in the Tour de France thi...

This Saturday, some of the world's best indoor racers in cycling will gather in Abu Dhabi for the E-Sports World Championships. Whilst this involves a different skillset than other disciplines in the sport, it by no means refutes the incredible power that the riders have. In particular, the United S...

At the end of October, EF Education-EasysPost rider James Shaw looked towards social media to help in his efforts to find a contract into 2026. So far he hasn't yet succeeded, but has gathered quite a lot of attention and his performances should be enough to land the Briton another year in pro cycli...

Filippo Fiorelli is one of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Italian signings for the 2026 season. After a great season at Bardiani he makes a huge leap to the WorldTour against all odds at the age of 30, a transfer that surprised him at all levels and will see him team up with the likes of Wout van Aert...

By mid-November, several World Tour teams have already hostel small team camps where the new riders have been presented, and a lot of information has been gathered about everyone's data, sensations, ambitions and much more. But other teams continue to grasp for a lifeline and attempting to sign new...

2025 was not a season that has seen too many sensational winners, at least not on the men's part. However the situations was very different at women's side where the season started with breakaway win at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, then followed by somewhat shocking performances of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot,...

Track cycling has been part of the Summer Olympic Games since 1896, while Road cycling joined in 1936 after a four-decade hiatus following its 1896 debut. Since then, Mountain bikes have also found its way to the Olympic Games in 2012 with less traditional disciplines such as BMX have already made t...

The first-ever World Championships on African soil are already a history, but behind the scenes, the Rwandan Cycling Federation are already working on a plan to keep the momentum going for years to come. Alongside the International Cycling Union, Rwandans are currently exploring the possibilities, w...

The disparity between best and worst WorldTour teams couldn't be more alarming. It is no secret that UAE Team Emirates - XRG operate on double (or sometimes even triple) the budget of teams such as Intermarché - Wanty and then it doesn't come as a surprise that the latter has opted to merge with Lot...

The richest grow stronger while average men starve. That's one way to summarize the current situation of the two top cycling divisions. The difference between top WorldTour teams and bottom-tier ProTeams is absolutely abyssmal and thus the many sponsors of these smaller teams pulling out is a logica...

In 2009, Alberto Contador was already one of the best cyclists in the world and the main contender for every Grand Tour he entered. He had just won his first Tour de France in 2007 and enjoyed a very successful 2008 with a victories at the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España - completing the triple cr...

The United States of America are a massively populated and wealthy country, in which access to cycling is easy but the calendar is reduced when it comes to professional road cycling. However, the nation has two World Tour teams and at the time being, 14 riders signed at the top division of the sport...

Out of the 10 most recent races Lorena Wiebes has started, she won 9. The European Champion is THE rider who has won the most in 2025 - men and women combined - and she 'hates losing'. Those are the words of the Gravel World Champion, who is women's cycling most dominating sprinter and is looking to...

The post-Tour de France criteriums are a long-standing tradition in pro cycling in which there are exhibition races (mostly in France and Belgium in the weeks following) in Europe and Asia after the end of the season. The Singapore and Saitama Criteriums recently have attracted a lot of headlines, a...

Great Britain currently has only one pro cycling team: INEOS Grenadiers. A country that is the birthplace of so many successful riders and has such an ingrained culture in the sport continues to suffer, and it seems to have no end. The lack of teams is already incredibly difficult for the nation, an...

Roger De Vlaeminck’s latest verbal grenade — claiming Tadej Pogacar “isn’t fit to lace Eddy Merckx’s shoes” and that he “wouldn’t drop me if I were still in the peloton” — has caused ripples well beyond Belgium. Now one of his former rivals, Riccardo Magrini, has joined the debate, accusing the four...

The 2026 season is still a long way off, but it is slowly approaching, and there are still several dozens of riders that race at the highest level without a contract. Amongst these are several leaders, veterans and the former World Champion Michal Kwiatkowski, whose time with INEOS Grenadiers may be...

Ben O'Connor at age 29 is right around the peak of his career but the 2025 season was a mixed bag. The Australian rider spent several years with Dimension Data and the Decathlon AG2R team where he became a stage winner at the highest level and almost a Grand Tour winner, but moved away into Australi...

Soudal - Quick-Step's development team has been set up in 2023 on the basis of Belgian continental Team Elevate p/b Home Solution Soenens. Since then, many talented riders have found their way to the higher divisions of cycling. And Federico Savino hopes to become another success story of this under...

Marion Norbert Riberolle will have to skip the upcoming cyclocross races in Merksplas and Hamme after being absent from the startlist of Niel Superprestige. The Belgian champion was hit by a car during training on Sunday, the day after the European Championships where she finished 13th. A day later,...

Alexander Salby will definitely have a smile on his face this off-season, no matter at which team he lands for 2026. The 27-year-old cyclist from Aarhus racked up 9 professional victories this season, massively extending his previous palmares that featured only two triumphs before the season. And de...

Following a disappointment at the European Cyclocross Championships, Lucinda Brand arrived for the Jaarmarktcross Niel with an added motivation to prove who's the best cyclocrosser in women's peloton. And in the third round of Superprestige on Tuesday, the Baloise - Trek Lions star was unmatched by...

Paul Seixas is bound to attract the attention of French cycling fans for years to come. The promising 19-year-old climber took his first steps in WorldTour this year with Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, proving his immense potential right away. And as is always the case, public would love to see their n...

Three rounds into the 2025/26 Telenet Superprestige and both overall classifications are already finely poised. Michael Vanthourenhout continues to defend his early dominance on the men’s side, while Inge van der Heijden has emerged as the surprise pacesetter in an unpredictable women’s contest that...

For years, Thymen Arensman had been tipped as one of the Netherlands’ most promising Grand Tour riders. But it wasn’t until the 2025 Tour de France — a race defined by Tadej Pogacar’s dominance — that the INEOS Grenadiers climber finally delivered the breakthrough many had long predicted. Two stage...

In the most recent update on the cycling market there are plenty teams that have hit the market hard including EF Education-EasyPost who have finally begun unveiling their transfers for the 2026 season, and Unibet Rose Rockets who have signed Victor Lafay in hopes of reaching the Tour de France next...

Pavel Sivakov has never been afraid to dig into the difficult questions about his own career. Once tipped as a Grand Tour winner in waiting, the Frenchman’s path has instead evolved into something more complex — and, in his eyes, far more meaningful. In a revealing end-of-season interview with Cycli...

Two days after a frustrating European Championship left him well off the pace, Laurens Sweeck bounced back in style at Jaarmarktcross Niel, claiming his first victory of the season in the tightest of finishes. The Belgian rider snatched victory from Niels Vandeputte in a thrilling final sprint, seal...

The men’s Superprestige Niel served up one of the most unpredictable finishes of the season, as Laurens Sweeck edged out Niels Vandeputte in a dramatic last-gasp sprint. From the outset, the race promised fireworks. Swiss rider Kevin Kuhn and Czech challenger Michael Jezek were the first to show the...

Jonas Vingegaard has admitted he was completely unaware of the knee injury that almost forced Tadej Pogacar to abandon the 2025 Tour de France — a revelation that has only now come to light thanks to Tim Wellens’ detailed account of the crisis that unfolded behind the scenes at UAE Team Emirates - X...

Lucinda Brand continued her superb run of autumn form with a commanding victory at the Superprestige Jaarmarktcross Niel, leading from the early laps and never looking back to claim her fourth win at the event and her fifth triumph of the 2025 season. On a dry, fast course that rewarded rhythm and c...

The end of the 2025 road season has led to the typical criteriums where cyclists perform exhibitions for the public. For example, this Sunday in Saitama one was held in which Jonas Vingegaard won. The Visma star won in front of the Japanese public. But as well as these races, there are also analyses...

The idea of charging fans to stand beside the road during a bike race – long considered unthinkable in cycling’s free-to-watch tradition – is gaining surprising traction. Days after Jerôme Pineau caused a stir by suggesting the 2026 Tour de France could “privatise” the upper slopes of Alpe d’Huez, f...

2025 has arguably been Ben Healy's best season of his young career, with a Tour de France stage win, time in the yellow jersey, and a bronze medal at the World Championships. While Healy’s aerodynamics, climbing ability, and racing instincts have all contributed to his success, EF Education-EasyPost...

The 2026 WorldTour season will, as usual, begin in Australia, with the Santos Tour Down Under scheduled from January 20 to 25, kicking off the international racing calendar. Organizers have unveiled a challenging route that blends opportunities for sprinters with decisive mountain stages, including...

Jonas Vingegaard won the Saitama Criterium in the traditional end-of-campaign exhibition race that he attended with other big stars of world cycling such as Primoz Roglic or Jonathan Milan. In Japan, he has talked about plenty topics including next season's Grand Tour choices, Cian Uitjtdebroeks' de...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike don't have the deep pockets of UAE Team Emirates - XRG or Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, and so this winter they have had to play their cards differently. They have signed a few unexpected riders, amongst them Filippo Fiorelli, a rider who turned pro at age 25 and has spent h...

INEOS Grenadiers currently have 22 riders confirmed for their 2026 lineup, with eight positions left to fill. In their roster currently are five riders who have not renewed with the team or signed a contract with any other. What will be of their future?  Kwiatkowski is obviously the biggest name on...

Jonas Abrahamsen is a very special rider, one of the most combative in the peloton, and his combativity has been shown also off the bike. Abrahamsen fractured his collarbone on the 18th of June, on the 5th of July he started the Tour de France, and on the 16th he won a stage. This, despite not even...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe is currently in a complicated situation with Oier Lazkano, having signed the Spaniard as a great hope into the 2025 season but not having had any reward from it. Furthermore the rouleur was suspended from racing internally from May onwards, and suspended by the UCI now in...

Barely a week after walking away from its crisis-stricken partnership with Israel – Premier Tech, Canadian company Premier Tech is already being courted by several top-tier squads eager to bring the brand back into the WorldTour fold. According to Daniel Benson’s latest reporting, both INEOS Grenadi...

Lidl-Trek has announced the addition of Bernhard Eisel as its newest Sport Director, marking a significant reinforcement to the team’s leadership structure. The Austrian, who enjoyed a 18-year professional racing career before retiring in 2019 and then spending four years in the team car with Red B...

In today’s season review, we’re looking at Bahrain – Victorious. The 2025 season was supposed to mark another leap forward for the squad, a team entering its ninth year at the sport’s highest level. With a mix of established names and emerging stars too, expectations were high for big results and so...

Clara Koppenburg, the German rider for Cofidis, has recently participated in the Nedbank Gravel Burn, a gravel stage race held in South Africa. She also opened up in a conversation regarding eating disorders in the peloton and how her performance changed taking into consideration her strategy.  Afte...

Sarah Gigante has taken her latest comeback to new extremes, completing a 190-kilometer indoor ride on Zwift during a 4.5-hour session over the weekend. The Australian rider suffered a heavy training crash while training in August, right after the Tour de France Femmes, which left her with a broken...

In recent years, there is no denying the progress that has been made in women’s cycling. On the face of it, salary minimums, better contracts and rising viewership seem to signal progress in women’s racing. But dig deeper and the gap remains wide, in prize money, team budgets, media access and caree...

The 2026 season still has a couple of months to go before it gets off to a flying start. However, preparations have already begun, and that means that the stars of the teams are surely already planning their respective calendars, especially for the grand tours. Within Team Visma | Lease a Bike, how...

Cyclocross didn’t spring from a lab; it sloshed out of winter fields and the need for riders to stay fit when the roads turned hostile. Ask where it began and you’ll land in early-20th-century France, where cyclists threaded farm tracks, hurdled fences, and shouldered their bikes between towns in a...

Valentin Paret-Peintre is one of Soudal - Quick-Step's most interesting cards and with Remco Evenepoel departing, he gains a new role in the team. More opportunities, more freedom, but also more responsibility.  "I think we are entering a new phase for Soudal Quick-Step. The team wants to refocus on...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike is a team stacked with top talent from top to bottom and just being part of it requires a very high level. Julien Vermote didn't make the cut and is looking for a contract into the 2026 season. But at the time being, nothing is signed or assured.  “You always know it’s the...

One of the big stories of this winter is the merger between Intermarché - Wanty and Lotto. In many ways, a chaotic one, and one in which the riders do not seem to have been satisfied with taking into consideration the mixed signals that have been sent throughout the past few months. This sees severa...

Uno-X Mobility are officially moving up to the World Tour in 2026 and with this come some changes. In truth, the team will remain faithful with its block of leaders, but it could be on the verge of signing a new one. Torstein Traeen could be the rider elected to fill position number 30 in the Norweg...

Allan Peiper is one of the most influencial figures in pro cycling that fans don't often see. Throughout the past decades he's been the manager of several World Tour teams, and most recently managed UAE Team Emirates - XRG during Tadej Pogacar's first three years in the team. He stepped away from pr...

Primoz Roglic is heading into a season where a lot of new things await, as Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe is set to have Florian Lipowitz as a new big star and Remco Evenepoel coming into the team. The Slovenian's role is rather undefined but he has ambitions left in his career, and whilst he has the l...

Demi Vollering was one of the absolute best riders in the peloton already for several years, and her success was developed at Team SD Worx - ProTime, and so when news of her departure came at the end of 2024, it would go on to rock the women's cycling scene. She and Marlen Reusser went from part of...

Nicolas Roche had a successful road professional career that extended across nearly two decades with highlight two stage triumphs at the Vuelta a Espana. The Irishman hung up his bike at the end of 2021, but since then he didn't just sit on his sofa idly. In the subsequent years, Roche picked up gra...

While much of the sport’s focus often revolves around the “big three” of Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock, Dutch ex-pro turned expert Thijs Zonneveld believes the 2025 Cyclocross European Championships showed just how entertaining the sport can be without them. In Middelkerke, fa...

Belgian cyclist Jordi Warlop has decided to put an end to his career after eight years in the professional peloton. He is retiring at a young age, as he is just 29 years old. Sharing the news through his personal Instagram, Warlop reflected on both the triumphs and challenges of his career, expressi...

Promising Belgian rider Luca De Meester has announced his retirement from professional cycling at just 25 years old, bringing an abrupt end to a career that once promised much for the powerful classics rider. In a heartfelt Instagram post, De Meester revealed that ongoing medical problems had left h...

The 2026 road season is slowly approaching. Preparations have only just begun, but many important changes are expected for next year's calendar. One of them has to do with the renaming of one of the most historic and prestigious races, the Gent Wevelgem. The Gent Wevelgem is a race that has been hel...

Just days after UCI director Peter Van Den Abeele hinted that Tadej Pogacar’s team were blocking his potential return to cyclocross, veteran Italian journalist Beppe Conti has offered a strikingly different version of events — one that could place the world champion at the centre of one of cycling’s...

Greg Van Avermaet is no longer part of the road peloton, having retired two years ago. The 2016 Olympic champion enjoyed a splendid road career, and after finishing his mission, he took his skills off the road. Gravel racing seems to be mandatory for the retired ex-pros, but Van Avermaet has taken t...

Belgian cycling great Roger De Vlaeminck has launched a blistering attack on modern-day stars, claiming Tadej Pogacar is being “heavily overrated” and insisting no one from today’s peloton compares to Eddy Merckx. In a typically fiery interview with Het Laatste Nieuws, the 78-year-old icon dismissed...

After stepping away from racing last year to focus on his mental health, Leo Hayter will return to the professional peloton in 2026 with the new Hincapie-backed Modern Adventure Pro Cycling project. The Briton, once seen as one of INEOS Grenadiers’ brightest stage-race prospects, joins the 20-rider...

Jonathan Milan's 2025 season ended up being a bit longer than he would have liked it to be, but after the Saitama Criterium, the Lidl-Trek finally also gets his deserved time off the bike. While a great opportunity to go on holidays, the Italian also took some time to sum up the passed season and lo...

Pim Ronhaar was the man chosen to carry the Dutch flag highest during elite men's race at the European Cyclocross Championships in Middelkerke. Surrounded by Belgian rivals, the 24-year-old was faced with a difficult task, and ultimately a 4th place was the maximum possible for the rider of Baloise...

For a long time, Edoardo Affini was only Italian cyclist on Visma | Lease a Bike men's team. But that is bound to change in 2026 as the Dutch team signed three new riders coming from the Italian peninsula. Next to Pietro Mattio who graduated from Visma's academy, there will be also Davide Piganzoli...

It was supposed to be the day Joris Nieuwenhuis confirmed his rise into the elite hierarchy of men’s cyclocross. Instead, the Dutchman endured a harrowing afternoon in Middelkerke, fighting not for medals but for air. Nieuwenhuis had lined up among the pre-race favourites after victories at Rapencro...

Filippo Baroncini’s return to the bike in the Dubai sunshine marked a moment few inside UAE Team Emirates - XRG will forget. The 25-year-old Italian, who only months ago lay in an induced coma with multiple fractures after a horror crash at the Tour de Pologne, is pedalling again – and doing so with...

Cofidis rider Ludovic Robeet has shared a positive update on his recovery, two months after suffering a stroke that left his 2025 season in doubt. The Belgian has revealed that he is now back on the bike outdoors — a major milestone in what has been a long and uncertain road to recovery. In a heartf...

Belgian cyclocross continues to face an uncomfortable truth — two of its most recognisable riders are fighting the same potentially career-ending vascular condition. While Eli Iserbyt remains absent from competition nearly nine months after his last race, Laura Verdonschot has revealed that she too...

Thibau Nys fought through injury and self-doubt at the 2025 Cyclocross European Championships in Middelkerke on Sunday afternoon, but had to settle for silver after being out-sprinted by compatriot Toon Aerts in a dramatic finale on the Belgian coast. The 22-year-old arrived at the start line uncert...

Tears flowed on the sand of Middelkerke as Toon Aerts produced one of the most emotional victories of his career, claiming the European Championship after a dramatic sprint finish against Thibau Nys. For the 32-year-old Belgian, the gold medal marked not just a comeback to winning ways, but the begi...

In a thrilling finale worthy of a continental title, Toon Aerts claimed the Cyclocross European Championship in Middelkerke after a tense last-lap sprint against Thibau Nys. The 30-year-old Belgian held his nerve through the final dunes and powered to gold, securing his first major championship win...

There was no contest. In a season that felt like a highlight reel from start to finish, Tadej Pogacar has been voted CyclingUpToDate’s Men’s Rider of the Year for 2025, taking a staggering 630 of 851 votes (74%) in the public poll. The result reflects the scale of his dominance across every corner o...

After a busy and successful season in which he won a stage at both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, Wout van Aert is taking a well deserved rest before starting the 2025-2026 cyclocross season. Before going to the mud, the Belgian star decided to cross the Atlantic ocean and replace the bik...

After two seasons with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, Matteo Sobrero is preparing for a fresh start with Lidl-Trek in 2026 — and as he leaves one of cycling’s most ambitious projects behind, the Italian has offered an unusually candid glimpse into what life inside the Red Bull structure is really like...

This Sunday's European Championships events eventually culminate with the men's elite race, one in which there are many potential candidates for victory. With no Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, and in a course where Thibau Nys isn't expected to dominate, it's an open battle field in Middelke...

Jonas Vingegaard has raced and won the Tour de France's Saitama Criterium this Sunday, an exhibition race in Japan where he is having a family vacation away from Europe. The Dane also crashed early in the race, and provided an update on his injuries from the 2024 Itzulia Basque Country crash.  “I ju...

The 2025-2026 Cyclocross European Championships take place this weekend in Middelkerke, Belgium, and the men's elite race is the highlight of this Sunday. In the startlist are lacking big names such as Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Eli Iserbyt; but we have defending champion Thibau Nys at...

Unibet Rose Rockets could well race the 2026 Tour de France after one more wildcard has been attributed from this summer onwards, the team's French nationality and the major growth in level this winter. Victor Lafay was attracted by the project and that goal, and for a potential return as a leader t...

Many World Tour riders are still at this point in time looking for a contract for 2026 and this includes high-level riders who are capable of leading positions almost anywhere in pro cycling. However many are not guarranteed a presence in the World Tour and the peloton but one team has seemed to hav...

Johan Bruyneel is a common critic of the UCI and its actions, specially those from David Lappartient - and after the suspension of Oier Lazkano over biological passport anomalies, the Belgian pundit brings forward the point that cycling's governing body may treat riders differently depending on thei...

The season has come to a close and throughout the weeks that follow there are multiple Tour de France-organized events, specially in the Asian countries, as some of the biggest stars in the world compete in exhibition races. Today at the Saitama Criterium, it was Jonas Vingegaard who took the win. ...

Turned pro with INEOS Grenadiers and was one of its brightest talents for years. But Ethan Hayter is a very particular rider, and his skillset has evolved greatly over the past few years. His move to Soudal - Quick-Step was motivated by a bad ending with INEOS management, and with an improvement whe...

Marlen Reusser has recently spoken out forcefully against doping in cycling, emphasizing the importance of integrity for both the sport and her own sense of fulfillment and categorically rejecting having ever considered to resort to it. “Not at all. Simply because I don’t need it,” Reusser said in a...

The Cyclo-cross European Championships are taking place this weekend in Middelkerke, Belgium. After Inge van der Heijden became the new female European champion on Saturday, it will be the turn for men on Sunday. The biggest dominator of the last decade, Mathieu van der Poel, will not be at the star...

After a fertile and successful career, the best Japanese rider ever Yukiya Arashiro no longer rides to prove anything to anyone. The 41-year old does not have a contract for the upcoming season yet, but retirement does not seem a possibility for now. Now part of Team Solution Tech - Vini Fantini, a...

He’s just 19, but Adrià Pericas already sounds like a rider who belongs in cycling’s biggest team. The young Spaniard has capped off a breakout season with UAE Team Emirates - XRG by reflecting on the surreal moment he found himself training alongside Tadej Pogacar — and discovering that the world’s...

When Vincenzo Nibali starts singing and Nairo Quintana joins in, you know it’s not your usual post-race podium. For one weekend in Barranquilla, cycling legends from different eras swapped race radios and mountain passes for microphones and laughter — all under the Caribbean sun. The occasion was El...

UAE Team Emirates – XRG are heading into the 2026 season with an enviable problem. After years of building almost entirely around Tadej Pogacar, the emergence of Isaac Del Toro as a Grand Tour revelation and João Almeida’s steady climb towards elite GC status have opened up a fresh internal debate:...

Primoz Roglic has confirmed that he hopes to return to the Vuelta a Espana in 2026 to chase what would be a record-breaking fifth overall victory, after sitting out the 2025 edition for the first time since his debut in the race six years ago. Speaking to AS while attending the Saitama Criterium in...

Inge van der Heijden delivered the ride of her life in Middelkerke, storming to the European Championship title after a dominant solo display that stunned even the pre-race favourite Lucinda Brand. The Dutch rider led from the first climb to the finish line, securing an eighth consecutive European c...

It was billed as a coronation for Lucinda Brand, but it was Inge van der Heijden who produced the performance of her life on the sands of Middelkerke, powering to a shock victory at the Women’s Elite European Championships. The 26-year-old Dutchwoman led from start to finish to deliver an eighth con...

For most riders, the off-season means rest. For Davide Stella, it means one final race, another flight, and a notebook full of lessons from an eleven-month campaign that has carried him across four continents. The 19-year-old from Friuli, Italy, who began his year at the Al Salam Championship in the...

The stage is set for a fascinating women’s elite Cyclocross European Championship this afternoon in Lombardsijde — and for once, the Dutch stranglehold on the event looks vulnerable. With champion riders Fem van Empel, Puck Pieterse and Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado all missing from the start list, opp...

The dust is far from settled after Premier Tech’s abrupt decision to sever ties with the team formerly known as Israel – Premier Tech. Hours after the Canadian company confirmed it would end its co-title sponsorship with immediate effect, a leaked internal memo from general manager Kjell Carlstrom r...

Bradley Wiggins has revealed that he is travelling to the United States for an intensive week of trauma counselling — a visit to a Utah clinic funded by Lance Armstrong. Speaking during a promotional event for his new autobiography The Chain, Wiggins said he was preparing to fly to America “on Frida...

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has been voted CyclingUpToDate’s Women’s Rider of the Year for 2025, taking a commanding victory in the public poll after one of the most significant comeback seasons modern women’s cycling has ever seen. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike star collected 96 of 234 votes (41%), well...

The crisis engulfing the team formerly known as Israel – Premier Tech has reached a breaking point. Canadian company Premier Tech has terminated its co-title sponsorship with immediate effect, citing that the project’s “core reason” for involvement had been “overshadowed to a point where it has beco...

It’s been a year of highs and hard knocks for Jasper Philipsen. The Belgian sprinter, who began 2025 by winning Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne and later pulled on both the yellow jersey at the Tour de France and the red jersey at the Vuelta a Espana, has revealed just how mentally draining the middle part o...

One of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team’s newest recruit, Tobias Lund Andresen, has revealed that his first pre-season camp with the French squad was anything but a quiet affair — admitting the team’s bonding sessions involved “beer, shots and plenty of laughs” as the group got to know each other ahe...

The 2025 season is over. Although this last year on the road was not meant to be Davide Cimolai's farewell, the Italian has found himself in a situation where he has decided that the most logical thing to do is to hang up the bike. At 36 years of age, the Movistar Team member believes that the best...

Many cyclists have retired in the 2025 season, but very few (if any) with the career of Alexander Kristoff. The Norwegian has decided to hang up his bike at the age of 38 after one last dance with the Uno-X Mobility team, and with 98 pro wins under his belt. But that doesn't mean he's forgetting the...

The end of the 2025 season came as a blow to Cofidis. Despite attempts to retain the World Tour license, the French team was unable to avoid relegation, which has condemned it to the Pro Team category until at least 2028, where it could be promoted again after the end of that three-year period. It w...

Dylan Groenewegen, Wout Poels, and most recently Victor Lafay. Unibet Rose Rockets have made some serious moves this off-season with the aim to be at the start of the 2026 Tour de France. And with three former Tour stage winners among their ranks, that scenario is very well realistic all of a sudden...

Jayco AlUla had a dizzy period in recent months with complicated financial situation almost pushing the Australian team over the edge. At one point, riders were even allowed by UCI to leave the team, but ultimately everything came together successfully for both the men's and women's teams to continu...

Eli Iserbyt’s season — and possibly his career — hangs in the balance after another crushing injury setback forced the Belgian to stop racing completely. The 28-year-old Pauwels Sauzen–Altez Industriebouw rider has been ordered to take four weeks of full rest, with his future now depending on the ou...

After a season marked by both triumph and turbulence, Jasper Philipsen says his sights are shifting — from bunch sprints to the brutal cobbles of the Classics. The Belgian star, speaking to Tutto Bici Web after closing his year at the Tour de France EFGH Singapore Criterium, revealed that Alpecin-De...

Joran Wyseure has set his sights on a breakthrough performance at this weekend’s Cyclocross European Championships in Middelkerke, confident that the course, conditions, and timing all play to his strengths. Five weeks on from his victory at the Berencross in Meulebeke, the 24-year-old Crelan-Corend...

Tim Wellens has lifted the lid on just how close Tadej Pogacar came to abandoning the 2025 Tour de France — revealing the world champion required an emergency hospital scan mid-race due to a serious knee scare. The Slovenian went on to ride into Paris in yellow for a fourth time, but the Belgian has...

Team Picnic PostNL have moved to strengthen their roster ahead of the 2026 season, unveiling two promising signings with markedly different paths into the professional peloton — Italian climber Mattia Gaffuri and French all-rounder Henri-Francois Haquin. Both riders will step up from the continental...

Florian Lipowitz has reflected on the mental and emotional strain of his breakthrough Tour de France, revealing how the pressure of unexpectedly riding for the podium began to weigh on him as the race unfolded. The 25-year-old German, who became the first rider from his country since Jan Ullrich to...

A flicker of tension appeared in the Nys household last weekend — a reminder that even Belgium’s most famous cycling family isn’t immune to a bit of friction. For all their shared success in cyclocross, Niels Albert believes father and son Sven and Thibau Nys couldn’t be more different in temperamen...