Paul Ourselin had a lonely day at the front of the second stage of Criterium du Dauphiné as no other rider was willing to join his breakaway adventure until the half-way mark of the stage when a group of three jumped over to the lone leader of the race. As most mountain sprints were placed in the fi...

Tudor Pro Cycling aimed high with the recruitments of Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi before the season, but so far the two men have combined for just one victory in 2025. Since his first win in Valencia back in January, Hirschi has been struggling to deliver those top results, but the Swissman...

The opening stage of Criterium du Dauphiné was overthrown by a coup of the GC stars led by Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, the second day had more traditional development with a predicatble Jonathan Milan's sprint victory as a climax of the stage. Most of the credit for this win will go to Lidl-...

For Remco Evenepoel, finishing on the final podium at the Tour de France is no longer enough this year. That's why the Belgian is reportedly in much better shape for the Grande Boucle preparation race, according to his team Soudal - Quick-Step. At the Criterium du Dauphiné 2025, the Belgian weighs...

Stage 2 of the Criterium du Dauphiné was a hilly one, especially at the beginning, which presaged a fierce battle to be in the breakaway of the day. However, it was only one man going clear in the end: Paul Ourselin. The French rider went solo and fortified his KOM lead. Behind, the peloton was nev...

On paper at least, the first two stages of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine looked a great opportunity for Israel - Premier Tech's former German national champion Pascal Ackermann to take some positive sprint results. That's not quite how things have panned out though, with the fight for the general c...

Jonathan Milan powered to a dominant sprint win on stage 2 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné on Monday afternoon, securing the Maillot Jaune from Tadej Pogacar in the process. A little before the finale however, there were some scary scenes on the French roads. As a four man breakaway of Romain Comb...

From June 8th to 15th, the riders take on the Critérium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Remco Evenepoel. Here's where and when to watch it.  The race will be broadca...

Throughout the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, the race jury attributes fines to some of the riders and sporting directors. Ultimately the fines can come in the form of money, time penalties or even UCI points, depending on the rule breaking. Here we present what has happened during the race. Nothing to...

Throughout the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné there will likely be many riders forced to withdraw from the race, for various different reasons. We make a list of all riders who leave the race, as well as list out a few of the main crashes that take place during the race. Cofidis' Hugo Toumire did not fi...

The second stage of the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné once again saw Mathieu van der Poel in the spotlight. After a strong third place on the opening day — where he followed an attack from Jonas Vingegaard — the Dutchman repeated the result on Monday’s stage, this time in a bunch sprint. Despite a chao...

From the 8th to the 15th of June the riders take on the Criterium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. We preview stage 3. The third day of racing is not...

Although he was a widely touted pre-stage favourite, Jonathan Milan was made to work incredibly hard for his stage 2 victory at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné on Monday afternoon in Issoire. In the end though, the Italian powerhouse was indeed unbeatable, powering into the Maillot Jaune thanks to hi...

For the second day in a row, Fred Wright was right in the mix at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné on stage 2, finishing 2nd behind Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan in the bunch sprint, rising to 4th in the general classification as a result.  "It was a hard stage, actually. We were really racing over some o...

The 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné has a new yellow jersey holder. After Tadej Pogacar’s surprise win on Stage 1, the Slovenian's time at the top was short-lived. Stage 2 ended in a mass sprint, with Lidl-Trek’s Jonathan Milan powering to victory and taking over the overall lead. While Milan’s presence...

In a frantic and chaotic bunch sprint finale, Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan has powered to an expectedly dominant stage 2 victory at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné. With just Paul Ourselin of Cofidis forming the breakaway of the day, the peloton were quite content to allow a rather large time gap by mo...

Stage 1 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine sparked into life with the GC favourites all coming out to play in a thrilling finale. The main instigators of this action were Team Visma | Lease a Bike, but how wise was were these tactics from the team of Jonas Vingegaard? For former Vuelta a Espana winne...

Alpecin-Deceuninck's Timo Kielich has taken a thrilling victory at the 2025 Antwerp Port Epic, holding off the peloton and outsprinting Rasmus Wallin in a dramatic conclusion to the day. The trio of Filip Maciejuk (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe), Tuur Dens (Team Flanders - Baloise) and Valentin Retail...

Jonas Vingegaard looked as good as he has done for a long time on Sunday afternoon, as he returned to racing for the first time in nearly three months with a bright and attacking display on the opening stage of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné. According to one former Tour de France winner however, pe...

At just 21 years old, Isaac del Toro announced himself on cycling’s biggest stage with a stunning performance at the Giro d’Italia. While a tactical slip on Stage 20 cost him the coveted Maglia Rosa, his showing throughout the race confirmed that the young Mexican has the talent and temperament to w...

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard were vibrant, attacking and incredibly entertaining on the opening stage of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné on Sunday. Can we expect more of the same from the two superstars on stage 2 this Monday? Pogacar was the man who prevailed on stage 1, taking the race lead....

Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu van der Poel were two of the stars of the opening stage at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné on Sunday afternoon. Whilst stage 2 is likely set to be a calmer day in the saddle, given what transpired on stage 1, both riders know how important it will be to remain switched on...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike put in one of their best team performances of the season on stage 1 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné on Sunday, with the likes of Sepp Kuss and Matteo Jorgenson helping to place team leader Jonas Vingegaard front and centre of all the action against his great rivals Tadej...

Already a world champion on the road, in cyclocross and on the gravel, Mathieu van der Poel has long made it clear he has intentions on taking another Rainbow Jersey in 2025, this time on the Mountain Bike. After a recent return to the discipline saw him crash out hard with a broken wrist however, s...

On stage 1 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, the four biggest names in the peloton all came out to play as Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard launched attacks. According to one Dutch analyst however, taking a wider look at the cycling calendar, Vingegaard is a...

It didn't take long for the sparks to begin to fly at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné as the peloton's biggest stars came out firing on stage 1. Among those involved were both Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard and according to one analyst, there could have been an interesting reason behind the fired...

The Grand Tours of the 2010s were dominated by Team Sky, with Chris Froome leading the team's charge, winning four Tours de France, two Vuelta a Espanas and a Giro d'Italia. During this run of success though, Froome and Team Sky received a somewhat hostile reception from fans at times. One of those...

In what was a truly sensational opening to the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné on Sunday afternoon, the stars came immediately to the fore as the likes of Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel battled it out for the stage win. Although Pogacar was the stage winner, was...

The first day of the Criterium du Dauphiné 2025 ended up being brutal. Jonas Vingegaard launched the winning attack and then had a terrific sprint on the flat, but ultimately is disappointed with having lost time to Tadej Pogacar.  The Dane took advantage of the stalemate after the top of the Cote d...

The first day of the Criterium du Dauphiné delivered above every expectations, with the overall classification contenders fighting for victory in the terrain of the sprinters and classics specialists. Tadej Pogacar got away with the win but it was very hard against a Jonas Vingegaard who showed a su...

The rivalry between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard is one that has defined the modern era of the Tour de France. Ahead of the 2025 edition though, Vingegaard has a real point to prove, especially considering the all-conquering dominance Pogacar has displayed over the last two seasons.  Starting...

From the 8th to the 15th of June the riders take on the Criterium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. We preview stage 2. Stage 2 of the race isn't too d...

The first stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné was expected to be one for the sprinters, but the outcome was far from that. A day with a few short climbs scattered in the last 90km in which we could enjoy a surprising battle between the main favourites to win the GC. Before that, the peloton never all...

Mathieu van der Poel fractured a bone in the wrist only a few weeks ago but has returned to competition today at the top of his game. However, his explosiveness was not a match to Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard who set out to make the first stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné as hard as possible....

Those who thought that the relatively easy opening stage of Critérium du Dauphiné would be a sprinter's show must've been disappointed by the outcome. Everyone else witnessed a thirilling finale in Montlucon with all the main protagonists of the pre-Tour test already in action. "The aliens are back!...

Soren Waerenskjold was unlucky with a puncture on the opening stage of Critérium du Dauphiné, but that doesn't concern him for the upcoming Tour de France. The 25-year-old winner of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad from earlier this year is yet to score a result this summer, but he already thinks of winning at...

Jonas Vingegaard has not raced since his abandon at Paris-Nice nearly three months ago, but Team Visma | Lease a Bike are still going to be major protagonists of this Critérium du Dauphiné with the Dane in their core. "The riders are in good shape. Most of them have just returned from a long trainin...

Fred Wright gave it his best shot in the first stage of Critérium du Dauphiné, but ultimately the 25-year-old Brit wasn't rewarded for his valiant effort as the GC favourites were unleashed on the last categorized climb, belittling Wright's attempt to surprise the bunch. The Bahrain - Victorious sig...

Sunday was a perfect day for anyone racing in the European/World champion's jerseys. And Tim Merlier was certainly not going to break the party on home roads. In fact, he had won the Brussels Cycling Classics with a difference of class. "I wanted to start too early, but with 300 meters to go, with a...

Opening stage of Critérium du Dauphiné got ultimately swept by GC favourites who didn't hesitate to open fireworks on the last categorized climb of the day. Behind the leading four, Israel - Premier Tech's Jake Stewart jumped after the opportunity and as the fastest man from peloton crossed the line...

Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel facing off against each other... no it's not Christmas nor Tour de France time yet. But this Critérium du Dauphiné still brought about all the big stars of current peloton in what turns out to be an exciting race from the first moment. "It is uniqu...

Stage 1 of the Criterium du Dauphiné only had short and explosive climbs, but an attack from Jonas Vingegaard completely ripped up the expected scenario for the outcome of the day. In the end, we have Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Mathieu van der Poel leading the overall classification.  This...

The Brussels Cycling Classic is one of the most important races of the year for the sprinters and every year it delivers top winners - with the Tour de France closeby. Today, it was Soudal - Quick-Step's Tim Merlier who sprinted to victory, but a hard earned one.  The race saw quite a lot of attacks...

Remco Evenepoel has shown a great performance on the opening day of the Criterium du Dauphiné and was able to match his closest rivals Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. The Olympic Champion shared his throughts after the explosive stage.  The Belgian was the rider who perhaps put on the most impre...

The first day of the Criterium du Dauphiné had some climbing but no-one would've expected the spectacular finale that the riders have provided. The three main contenders to the overall win here and at the Tour de France, together with Mathieu van der Poel, worked to hold off the peloton.  The first...

Stage 1 of the Criterium du Dauphiné will be one that will be very memorable after an explosive finale that saw the very best of the peloton move away off the front in the final kilometers that were not too hard. Tadej Pogacar has won the stage and has jumped into the first yellow jersey, beating Jo...

Tom Pidcock did not get the desired result in his Giro d'Italia debut, but the 25-year-old Brit has enjoyed the race. It was quite a great Giro for the British riders with Simon Yates taking the glory as well as overall victory on Colle delle Finestre. For Pidcock, it was a different day - one that...

One of the biggest hopes for the future of French cycling, Lenny Martinez created an uproar in his homeland towards the end of 2024, when it was announced that the now 21-year-old would be leaving Groupama - FDJ for Bahrain - Victorious. Six months into life at his new team though, it's fair to say...

Uno-X Mobility's Anders Johannessen has secured the overall victory at the 2025 Tour of Slovenia as UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Ivo Oliveira powered to the win on the final stage from the breakaway. Heading into the final 40km of the day on stage 5, a five-man group was dangling out ahead of the pelot...

Ally Wollaston has taken the GC win at the 2025 Tour of Britain Women after a thrilling final stage in Glasgow this Sunday afternoon, edging out Cat Ferguson on bonus seconds as Lorena Wiebes took a dominant sprint win. With no real breakaway to speak of, the intermediate sprints - with time bonuses...

With stage 1 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine this Sunday afternoon marking a welcome return to racing for Team Visma | Lease a Bike's two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard, the Dane has a chance to send a message to this potential Maillot Jaune rivals ahead of this summer's Grand Tour du...

The 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné gets underway this Sunday, and among the marquee names on the start list is Mathieu van der Poel. The Dutchman has made a timely recovery from the wrist injury he sustained at the Mountain Bike World Cup in Nové Město, allowing him to line up for the key Tour de France...

For the final time in his illustrious career, Romain Bardet is beginning a professional bike race this afternoon as the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine gets underway in Domérat. One of the darling's of modern French cycling, it's no coincidence that Bardet's final bow takes place in front of his compatri...

Arguably the strongest sprinter in the peloton at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine, Jonathan Milan is among the standout contenders for victory on stage 1 of the prestigious French stage race this afternoon. Given the challenging parcours however, a sprint finish is by no means a certainty for the Lid...

For the first time since 2020, Tadej Pogacar returns to the Criterium du Dauphine this afternoon. With his main Tour de France rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel also present, the Slovenian will be looking to send an early message of his Maillot Jaune intentions.  "Yeah, it's been too long....

Remco Evenepoel has an early chance to prove his 2025 Tour de France credentials this week as the Soudal - Quick-Step leader goes head to head with the likes of Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar at the Criterium du Dauphine. Confidence is clearly high within the Belgian's camp as well.  "Yeah, I th...

For the first time since the UAE Tour all the way back in February, Tadej Pogacar returns to stage racing action later this afternoon at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine, as the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader looks to add the finishing touches to his Tour de France preparations.  "The competition here...

The loss of the pink jersey on stage 20 was enormous for Isaac del Toro and UAE Team Emirates - XRG but few would've guessed that taking into consideration the reactions after the finish line. Whilst this is regular in current cycling, Mario Cippolini does not understand it and has criticized what h...

UNBOUND Gravel may be one of the most iconic events in off-road cycling, drawing big names and ambitious amateurs alike, but its 2025 edition has come under fire following a serious safety incident that left one elite rider stranded without medical assistance for nearly two hours. Canadian Rob Britt...

From the 8th to the 15th of June the riders take on the Criterium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. We preview stage 1. The race kicks off with an hill...

From the 8th to the 15th of June the riders take on the Criterium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. We take a look at its startlist.  The preliminary s...

Tadej Pogacar enters the summer of 2025 as the undisputed best rider in professional cycling. With three Tour de France victories, a Giro d’Italia title, the rainbow bands of the world champion, and a string of Monument wins behind him, the Slovenian seems untouchable. Part of this comes from his ab...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG remain the peloton's leading team in almost all regards. That's not to say that things are all rosy however, with the situation surrounding Juan Ayuso raising a lot of questions. As rumours intensify that the Spaniard could be heading for the exit door, analysts are looking f...

From the 8th to the 15th of June the riders take on the Criterium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. We preview the race ahead.  The race kicks off with...

Tour de France is once again the most anticipated cycling race of the year, and Critérium du Dauphiné will serve as a great appetizer. With all three favourites Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Tadej Pogacar, we can look forward to an exciting week of racing. "The Dauphiné doesn't say it all,"...

Toon Aerts made a name for himself as a cyclocrosser, but at the age of 31 he can finally tick off the 'turned professional' box. Thanks to a collaboration of his CX team with road PRT formation Lotto, the Belgian will get to ride a top-level programme this summer and truly explore his limits.  "It'...

Remco Evenepoel made it onto Tour de France podium last year in his first real attempt. This year, he's not working towards anything less than overall victory at the Grande Boucle. And according to reports from Soudal - Quick-Step teammates, it seems like the 25-year-old Belgian is more than ready f...

The Criterium du Dauphiné is around the corner, kicking off tomorrow and featuring eight exciting stages with plenty of opportunities to make the difference. Considered to be a key preparatory race for the Tour de France, it is riddled with top-class riders every year, and the 2025 edition is not a...

INEOS Grenadiers was one of the strongest and more courageous teams at the Giro d'Italia and a lot of that was using Thymen Arensman as a tactical weapon in the fight for the overall classification. Now, the Dutchman will follow this up with a Tour de France debut.  Looking ahead to the next objecti...

After a successful spring, we saw Mathieu van der Poel return to mountain bikes - but with not as many achievements. In his only World Cup start, the Dutchman fell twice, injuring his wrist in the process. But if we thought that'd stop the phenomenon, we couldn't have been more wrong. Just two weeks...

Africa is one of the regions with immense untapped cycling potential, however despite the rise of Biniam Girmay, the new wave of talent either from Eritrea or any other country has not taken over the cycling world. In fact, the Q36.5 Continental team with ties to African cycling has even folded at...

Paul Magnier won the 2025 Heistse Pijl in a tough sprint ahead of Tobias Lund Andresen (Picnic PostNL) and Simon Dehairs (Alpecin-Deceuninck). The breakaway of the day was caught quite early with 30 kilometers to go, which opened up an opportunity for young Aldo Taillieu (Lotto) to give it his best...

After two fifth places, Cat Ferguson finally broke through and triumphed on home roads. The Movistar Team rider has given the team a great victory in the third stage of Women's Tour of Britain 2025. From a small breakaway group, the 19-year-old local rider was fastest and managed to secure her third...

Remco Evenepoel is radiating confidence at the start of 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné. Against Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, he can only gain from this clash with the winners of last five Tour de France editions. And the Soudal - Quick-Step leader trusts his legs after a good training block. "Thi...

Kyrylo Tsarenko has won the stage 4 of the 2025 Tour of Slovenia, ahead of fellow breakaway companion Samuele Zoccarato. Anders Johannessen was the strongest GC man and moves up to the leader's jersey with one day to go. The fourth stage of Tour of Slovenia saw a strong seven-man breakaway build wha...

From the 8th to the 15th of June the riders take on the Criterium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel.  In this article you can find a wrap-up of all the...

From the 8th to the 15th of June the riders take on the Criterium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. Here's the prize money available.   The total prize...

Last year at the Criterium du Dauphiné Remco Evenepoel was the winner of the time-trial but was far from his best in the mountains. However, that proved to be the ideal preparation towards the Tour de France; and so Patrick Lefevere does not have a problem in case the Belgian cannot battle with Tade...

Tom Pidcock has a successful change to Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, bringing in several victories in the opening month of the season and then riding to second at Strade Bianche behind only Tadej Pogacar. He's had perhaps his best ever start to the season, but laments a few moments of bad luck.  "It's bee...

Bradley Wiggins is one of the greatest legends in British cycling history both on the road and on the track. However the 45-year old went through a very rough period in the years following his retirement from pro cycling; and was widely helped by Lance Armstrong.  However, he fell into a deep hole a...

Mathieu van der Poel will line up for the Critérium du Dauphiné this Sunday, using the week-long race as a key step in his build-up to the Tour de France, despite still recovering from a broken wrist. The Dutch rider, who stormed to victories at Milano–Sanremo and Paris–Roubaix earlier this spring,...

Next week’s Critérium du Dauphiné will mark the final road race of Romain Bardet’s professional career. The Frenchman, who turned pro in 2012 and spent much of his career burdened with expectation, will say goodbye to the peloton on Sunday 15 June atop Le Plateau du Mont-Cenis. Just a week ago, Bard...

After a short break following what was a stunning Spring Classics season in 2025, Tadej Pogacar returns to racing this weekend, looking to build form for the Tour de France and send an early message to his Maillot Jaune rivals at the Criterium du Dauphine.  “We’ve just come off a really solid block...

After a disappointing opening day, Team Visma | Lease a Bike showed encouraging signs of form on stage 2 of the 2025 Women’s Tour of Britain. While victory went to Mara Roldan of Team Picnic PostNL, Visma placed two riders in the top 20: Imogen Wolff finished 13th, with Linda Riedmann close behind i...

Like Primoz Roglic before him, Florian Lipowitz’s path to the WorldTour didn’t begin on tarmac. It began on snow. “I started biathlon when I was seven or eight after my brother Philipp had first got into it because we had a biathlon arena quite close to our home,” Lipowitz told Rouleur. Raised in th...

Cycling in 2025 no longer resembles the sport it was when some fans started watching. From self-funded riders hauling their own mechanical supplies to teams now flanked by vast support crews and multimillion-euro infrastructure, the professional scene has undergone a fundamental transformation. Quit...

Tim Declercq may be in the thick of racing at the 2025 Tour of Slovenia, but the Lidl–Trek rider still found time to reflect on the race’s scenic setting, his team’s ambitions, and the impact of Slovenian cycling on the sport. “I think Slovenia is not as tourist-heavy as, for example, Italy, but it...

Nearly a week on from Simon Yates’ stunning late takeover of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, former XDS Astana Team directeur sportif Giuseppe Martinelli has weighed in on the race’s surprising conclusion, and on what UAE Team Emirates – XRG could have done differently to protect Isaac del Toro’s lead. “Let...

Rui Oliveira's dream of winning a long-cherished victory was bitterly postponed on Thursday. The 28-year-old Portuguese rider was disqualified after crossing the finish line first in the second stage of the Tour of Slovenia yesterday, thus missing out on his long-awaited victory. With the decision o...

Puck Pieterse showed exactly why she’s the reigning world champion on the mountain bike, storming from the third row of the grid to take a commanding victory in the short track race in Austria. The 23-year-old Dutch rider didn’t have the ideal starting position, beginning the race from row three, bu...

After nearly three months away from competitive action, Jonas Vingegaard is set to return to racing this weekend at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine. Supported by a strong block of Team Visma | Lease a Bike teammates, Vingegaard is also looking to send a message to Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel ah...

Throughout the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Team Visma | Lease a Bike's GC hopeful Simon Yates quietly went about his business, allowing his rivals to headlines. That was at least, until stage 20, where the Brit launched an incredible comeback win on the Colle delle Finestre, claiming the Maglia Rosa and tak...

1 month. That’s all we have to get through, before the 2025 Tour de France gets underway. Yes, we’re 31 days away from the best sporting event in the world getting underway on July 5th. So, now we can officially started getting excited about the Tour, let’s take a look at all the elements of this y...

Juan Sebastián Molano came agonisingly close to his first win of the 2025 Tour of Slovenia on stage 3, but was outsprinted at the line by Dylan Groenewegen, who continues to assert himself as the fastest finisher in the race. Molano had the legs to challenge but missed the key lead-out cue in the fi...

Stage 2 of the 2025 Women’s Tour of Britain delivered a breakthrough moment for Mara Roldan, who claimed her first ever Women’s WorldTour victory with a perfectly executed solo attack into Redcar. Roldan launched her move on the second and final ascent of Marske Lane, attacking on the steepest secti...

Fabio Jakobsen's 2025 campaign has gone from bad to worse. The Team Picnic PostNL sprinter has not raced since March and remains winless for over 14 months, with his last victory dating back to April 2024. Hopes of a summer revival have now been dashed, as the Dutchman has been ruled out of both the...

Dylan Groenewegen continued his perfect run at the 2025 Tour of Slovenia with a second stage win in three days, extending his tally to a record seven stage victories at the race. The Team Jayco AlUla sprinter edged out UAE’s Olano in a close finish after another controlled display from his team. Wit...

We're now 2 days away from the beginning of the Criterium du Dauphine. There's many stars at this year's race, including Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu van der Poel, but the two main rivals of the past 5 editions of the Tour de France will be the stars of the show. Of course, we're talking about Tadej...

Victory of the third stage of the 2025 Tour of Slovenia has gone to Dylan Groenewegen, adding to his victory from stage 1. Behind him, Juan Sebastian Molano of UAE came home in second, and Phil Bauhaus in third place. Fabio Christen started today 16 seconds ahead in the GC, after he was dramatically...

A solo attack 15km finish has given Mara Roldan and Team Picnic PostNL the victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Britain. Behind Roldan, Riejanne Markus came second, and third place went to Ally Wollaston of FDJ - Suez. Earlier in the day, yesterday's stage winner Kim Le Court, wearing the leader's jers...

With the Giro d'Italia now firmly in the rear-view mirror, all eyes are turning towards the 2025 Tour de France. In the traditional pre-Tour preparation race at the Criterium du Dauphine, the all-star trio of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel are set to do battle and it's fair to s...

There are few bigger hopes for the future of French cycling than Lenny Martinez. Just 21 years old, the Bahrain - Victorious star already has 8 pro wins on his palmares including a stage of Paris-Nice this year, and has worn the Red Jersey at the Vuelta a Espana. At the Criterium du Dauphine in 2025...

Mattias Skjelmose was widely expected to lead the general classification charge of the Lidl-Trek team at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine, but with their lineup for the race being revealed, the Dane is notable by his absence.  Unveiling a sprint based squad of Jonathan Milan, Julien Bernard, Simone Co...

Remco Evenepoel is widely viewed as one of the four leading Grand Tour contenders in the current peloton alongside Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic. At the upcoming Criterium du Dauphine, the Soudal - Quick-Step leader will get a chance to prove himself against two of these, with a...

Colombian cycling icon Lucho Herrera, winner of the 1987 Vuelta a Espana and one of the sport’s most revered climbing specialists, has firmly denied allegations linking him to a 2002 case involving the disappearance and murder of four individuals. The accusations, which surfaced in proceedings befor...

The stars are coming out for the Criterium du Dauphine in 2025, as the three main Maillot Jaune contenders at the upcoming Tour de France do battle in a Grand Tour warmup. According to ex-pro turned analyst Jan Bakelants however, the Dauphine is much more important to Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Even...

In the modern era, the sport of cycling has been highlighted by storied rivalries such as Tadej Pogacar vs Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert vs Mathieu van der Poel. In terms of the latter though, Belgian analyst Michel Wuyts believes the years of Van Aert and Van der Poel going to head to head mig...

Vuelta a Espana director Javier Guillén has hinted at a bold new chapter for the Spanish Grand Tour, revealing that serious discussions are underway to bring the race to the Canary Islands. Speaking ahead of receiving an award at the Premios Espiga del Deporte in Villanueva del Pardillo on 19 June,...

What should have been a career defining moment for Rui Oliveira turned into one of the most contentious decisions of the season, as the Portuguese rider was stripped of his Stage 2 victory at the 2025 Tour of Slovenia after a post-race jury review deemed his sprint irregular. Oliveira, riding for UA...

Although he did not go as the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader, Isaac del Toro became the big star of the UAE team at the Giro d'Italia. During the 3-week race, the Mexican proved to be stronger than the two favourites in the lineup, Juan Ayuso and Adam Yates. In fact, only a bad strategy on stage 20,...

Isaac del Toro came so close to a first ever Grand Tour win at the 2025 Giro d'Italia last week, before things ultimately fell apart on stage 20 for the 21-year-old Mexican. For Del Toro however, the road to where he is currently, has been a long, difficult and expensive one, something no one knows...

On an incredibly dramatic stage 20 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, Simon Yates turned the whole race in its head with a stunning long range raid, securing the Maglia Rosa and a second career Grand Tour victory in the process. According to Danish ex-pro turned expert Michael Rasmussen however, the Brit's...

While Simon Yates conquered the Colle delle Finestre on Stage 20 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, sealing his Grand Tour victory with a stunning solo move, another, less-heralded figure quietly helped shape the drama. For a few fleeting minutes, as Yates rode away and rivals Isaac Del Toro and Richard Car...

A winner of the Maillot Jaune back in 2018, Geraint Thomas has plenty of fond memories of the Tour de France. In 2026 though, the Welshman will embark on the final Grand Tour of his career in France, and the 39-year-old is keen to go out with a bang.  “I’m looking forward to racing again — first in...

Fabio Jakobsen has finally undergone a double femoral artery surgery two months ago. That's why the winner of six Grand Tour stages wasn't seen in action lately, but the updates from the Dutchman seem quite promising after what was a challenging period for the 28-year-old who already had his share o...

While Kim Le Court lit up Stage 1 of the 2025 Women’s Tour of Britain with a brilliant victory, it was a far more challenging day for Team Visma | Lease a Bike, who found themselves on the back foot from early on. The Dutch squad was noticeably absent from the front of the race, failing to place a r...

After months of speculation that his best is behind him, Wout van Aert has reminded the cycling world of his class with a stunning return to form at the 2025 Giro d’Italia. After the first week it wasn’t looking too good for the Belgian, but flash forward two weeks later, and he was one of the star’...

Today it has been confirmed that next year’s Tour de France Femmes will begin on Swiss soil. Organisers ASO confirmed today that the 2026 Grand Départ will take place in Switzerland, with two stages designed to suit both punchers and sprinters in what promises to be an exciting opening weekend. The...

Tadej Pogacar, Juan Ayuso, Isaac del Toro. the conveyor belt of young talent at UAE Team Emirates – XRG seems never-ending. And now, if rumours are to be believed, it appears the Emirati outfit is set to add another name to its glittering list of future stars: Ecuadorian teenager Mateo Pablo Ramirez...

Last weekend, the streets of Rome bore witness to a dream realised: Simon Yates claimed overall victory at the 2025 Giro d’Italia, delivering Team Visma | Lease a Bike its eighth Grand Tour win, and one of its most emotional yet. Yates’ performance across the three-week race culminated in a poetic r...

Fabio Christen delivered a dramatic victory on Stage 2 of the 2025 Tour of Slovenia, securing Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team’s tenth win of the season after initial winner Rui Oliveira was relegated for a controversial sprint infringement. The stage concluded with a tight sprint from a lead group of seven,...

We know this weekend that the Dauphine will see the first meeting between Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel since last year's Tour. But who else is at the race? The Critérium du Dauphiné marks Romain Bardet's farewell to professional cycling. The Frenchman's team, Picnic PostNL, an...

Kim Le Court marked her return to racing in sensational style earlier today, taking a hard fought win on the opening stage of the Tour of Britain Women after a long-range move and a perfectly timed sprint finish. The Mauritian national champion, racing for AG Insurance – Soudal, attacked on Lingburn...

The Tour of Slovenia delivered early fireworks on Stage 2, but not the kind Rui Oliveira was hoping for. The Portuguese rider from UAE Team Emirates – XRG thought he had just secured the first professional victory of his career, only to be disqualified over half an hour later for an infringement in...

Rui Oliveira has won the second stage of the 2025 Tour of Slovenia, ahead of Fabio Christen in a sprint finish from a selected group. It was Oliveira's first professional win on the road, and UAE still can't stop winning in 2025! In the final 10km, there was a 7 man group up the road with over 40 se...

Kim le Court has won the first stage of the 2025 Women's Tour of Britain! She finished ahead of Kristen Faulkner in a two women sprint to the finish, after timing her sprint to perfection at the end. The race took the riders on an 81.5km hilly course from Dalby Forest to Redcar. With 10km to go, the...

Sir Dave Brailsford is stepping back from his day to day involvement with Manchester United to concentrate on his broader responsibilities as director of sport at INEOS. The 61-year-old will retain his position on the football club’s board, but his influence behind the scenes is set to diminish as h...

Mathieu van der Poel's recovery from his wrist injury is complete, and just in time too. The Dutchman has completed a miraculous rehabilitation after his mountain bike crash in May, and will be at the Criterium du Dauphiné 2025, from June 8 to 15. The Alpecin-Deceuninck superstar's goal will be to r...

With six stage wins and a Maglia Ciclamino, things could hardly have gone any better for Lidl-Trek at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. As such, team boss Luca Guercilena has been left an incredibly happy man post-race. Sadly though, there was one blemish as the team's GC hopeful Giulio Ciccone, was forced to...

INEOS Grenadiers have unveiled a well-rounded team for the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné, a race the British outfit — including its Team Sky era — has dominated in the past, racking up seven overall wins and 20 stage victories. Carlos Rodriguez headlines the line-up and returns to the Dauphiné as a key...

Well into his 5th full season at the World Tour level in 2025, Thymen Arensman has proven himself as an important part of the INEOS Grenadiers mountain train in the Grand Tours over the last few years. Behind the scenes though, the Dutchman has been involved in an ongoing battle with food amidst a s...

It’s been an open secret for months: Olav Kooij — and Tiesj Benoot — are set to join Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team next season. But for the first time, Team Visma | Lease a Bike general manager Richard Plugge has spoken candidly about the reasons behind the departures, offering insight into the fi...

Isaac del Toro could almost feel the trophy for winner of Giro d'Italia in the palm of his hand. But then he and then Richard Carapaz suddenly gifted the victory to Simon Yates. In the descent from Colle delle Finestre and subsequent valley, the Visma rider gained four minutes and the race was over...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Team Visma | Lease a Bike are the two teams that entered the season thinking and planning a Tour de France win. Hence, both have thought of their full lineups since the month of December already, but Visma had to replace Christophe Laporte. The replacement may have been d...

XDS Astana had one of their more successful Grand Tours in recent history at the Giro d'Italia. While last year the Kazakh team didn't even make it onto a stage podium with just two four places, this year Astana won the mountain classification, one stage and leave Italy with a hefty amount of import...

The Tour de France will see a fifth consecutive battle between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard for the yellow jersey but for the first time, we will have a real taste of it beforehand at the Criterium du Dauphiné. For the first time since 2020 the World Champion will participate in the French rac...

The preparation for the Tour de France has begun, and that means the Critérium du Dauphiné 2025 is on the horizon. This year, the race will bring about a star-filled startlist. Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel will be the big stars. But there will be many more rivals. For Pogacar,...

The Giro d'Italia has changed the appearance of the riders' UCI rankings substantially, and we've got some riders coming into the top spots. Tadej Pogacar remains very firm in the uncontested lead, but the points he's now lost mean his gap to Remco Evenepoel in second place has shortened substantial...

For three weeks, we barely heard his name. But Simon Yates knew exactly what he was doing and made his move at the most crucial moment of the Giro d'Italia to steal the spotlight along with overall victory on Colle delle Finestre. An emotional moment for the man who lost the Giro on the same climb s...

After lesser spring, it seems as though Dylan Groenewegen's level has gradually improved with view to the Tour de France. And Jayco-AlUla is celebrating. After four months without victories, the Dutch sprinter has now won two races in a row. First it was at the last Tour de Hongrie, when he won stag...

Brandon McNulty was one of the many strong climbers in the selection of UAE Team Emirates - XRG for the Giro d'Italia. A team that came with the highest ambitions but left empty-handed. Well, not entirely, but the second place of Isaac del Toro will be a bittersweet result for the superteam. McNulty...

From the 15th to the 22nd of June we have one of the year's most special and most difficult stage-races. The final World Tour race before the Tour de France, it is the Tour de Suisse, which every year features a star-studded startlist.  The preliminary startlist includes: Felix Gall, Jordi Meeus, Al...

Thanks to an extra wild card handed out this year a Grand Tours, it was possible for Q36.5 Pro Cycling to debut at Giro d'Italia. To pay back the organizer's trust, the Swiss team brought their biggest weapons, Tom Pidcock and sprinter Matteo Moschetti. While it wasn't a terrible debut for Q36.5, th...

The Tour of Iran (2.1) is far from the most prestigious races on the cycling calendar, but after a one-year hiatus, the Middle-Eastern country was ready to welcome the best cyclists from the region for a week of exciting racing. One of the stars of the race was Turkish sprinter Tahir Yigit (Spor To...

The Giro d’Italia 2025 has come to an end, and it was one for the ages. From Mads Pedersen incontestable domination to Wout van Aert’s epic win in the sterrato stage, from Roglic and Ayuso’s crashes and abandons to Isaac del Toro’s reign and Simon Yates’ final win. The race has delivered plenty of...

Richard Plugge was in Rome this Sunday to witness his team win the Giro d'Italia in style. With Simon Yates, Wout van Aert and Olav Kooij each winning stages or the overall classification at the end of the three weeks, Team Visma | Lease a Bike fulfilled it's objectives perfectly and is now looking...

Stage 1 of the Tour of Slovenia was a day well suited to the sprinters and it provided the tight and exciting finale that fans were hoping for. The main sprinters of the race were at the front into the first bunch sprint of the race, and here it was Dylan Groenewegen who took the victory.  The first...

On July 21st, 2024, Tadej Pogacar closed out one of the most dominant and historic Grand Tour campaigns in modern cycling. Victory in the time trial in Nice, sealed his third Tour de France title and completed a feat not seen since Marco Pantani in 1998, the Giro-Tour double. But, as well know, Poga...

The Tour de France is now only just over a month away, and at the Criterium du Dauphiné the three main favourites will face off. Out of the three teams, Soudal - Quick-Step has been the first to confirm their lineup and it will indeed feature a returning Remco Evenepoel.  “The course is very demandi...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG depth and strength is apparent all-year long, and this was the case once again during the Giro d'Italia where they had two contenders for the overall victory. The same may happen at the Tour de France, as Tadej Pogacar will team up with a João Almeida who is putting fear into...

TOUR DE FRANCE: Unchained is one of modern cycling's most far reaching projects, shared by Netflix and produced by the same people who have made the highly successful Formula 1's Drive to Survive series. Season 3, depicting the events of the 2024 Tour de France, will come out on the 2nd of July and...

Cian Uijtdebroeks' 2025 season has taken another blow, with Team Visma | Lease a Bike confirming that the 22-year-old Belgian talent will remain sidelined indefinitely due to persistent physical issues. The promising climber, who has not raced since mid-April, continues to suffer from a mysterious i...

Juan Ayuso is one of the most talented riders in pro cycling but also one of the most controversial, even if not necessarily by his own actions. The Spaniard is a constant topic since last year's Tour de France, and former pro rider Thomas Dekker doesn't understand why the Spaniard is so heavily cri...

After weeks of uncertainty following a wrist injury suffered during a mountain bike race in May, Mathieu van der Poel look set to start the 2025 Tour de France on July 5th. It will be the nine time world champion’s (across 3 disciplines) fifth appearance at the race, and though his relationship with...

After months upon months of speculation and presentations, the One Cycling project now faces its pivotal moment. In the next ten days, the UCI will make a crucial decision on the WorldTour race calendar for the next three years, an outcome that will either clear a path for One Cycling or push its am...

What began as a season of great promise for Juan Ayuso has quickly unravelled into a long and cautious road to recovery. The 23-year-old Spanish talent entered the 2025 Giro d’Italia as one of the pre-race favourites, but his campaign was derailed by a crash, a young teammate, and eventually, an unu...

Simon Yates’s stunning victory at the 2025 Giro d’Italia continues to generate conversation across the cycling world. But few offer analysis as nuanced, or as cutting, as Cyrille Guimard, the former sporting director, commentator, and one of the most experienced minds in the sport. Speaking to Cycli...

The 2025 Women’s Tour of Britain gets underway on June 5th, and one of the standout names on the start list is European Champion Lorena Wiebes. The Dutch sprinter will lead SD Worx –Protime as she targets both stage wins and, for the first time, the general classification. Wiebes has previously tast...

Jonas Vingegaard's return to competition is imminent. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider is taking on the Criterium du Dauphiné, where he's won in the past, and is ready to take on Tadej Pogacar after three months in the sidelines. The Dane is set to be the main rival of the World Champion in what...

From the 8th to the 15th of June the riders take on the Criterium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. Here are the profiles of the race.   The stage feat...

The Giro d'Italia of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe was far from what the German team had hoped for with their Italian talent Giulio Pellizzari somewhat saving the image with a sixth spot overall. But they needn't worry because another Italian supertalent is growing up in their new under-23 academy: Lo...

With the Giro d'Italia completed, the UCI Rankings have changed substantially. On the team's side, Cofidis has now provisionally fallen out of the World Tour as both XDS Astana and Team Picnic PostNL have pulled off strong races that have seen them gather solid points.  You can check the previous up...

Mads Pedersen is without a doubt the key factor behind Lidl-Trek's enormous success at the recent Giro d'Italia. Next to winning four times himself, the Dane didn't hesitate to help his teammates pursue their own chances too, showing he's far more than just a sprinter. Lidl-Trek DS Michael Schär con...

Julian Alaphilippe has a nice track record of three stage wins at the Critérium du Dauphiné across his seven participations. But in 2025, the French star won't take the traditional path in his Tour de France preparation, instead opting for the simultaneous Tour de Suisse where he'll form a powerful...

The main story of this Giro d'Italia must be that of Simon Yates. Seven years after a brutal heartbreak on the slopes of Colle delle Finestre, the 32-year-old Brit returned to the scene of his greatest defeat and executed a perfect revenge. Assisted by phenomenal Wout Van Aert, the Visma | Lease a B...

Remco Evenepoel will be defending last year's podium spot at the upcoming Tour de France. But it's not been a smooth run up to the Grande Boucle. Mikel Landa was going to once again be Evenepoel's key domestique, but after crashing out of the Giro d'Italia, that possibility can be almost entirely ru...

The Giro d’Italia 2025 has come to an end, and it was one for the ages. From Mads Pedersen incontestable domination to Wout van Aert’s epic win in the sterrato stage, from Roglic and Ayuso’s crashes and abandons to Isaac del Toro’s reign and Simon Yates’ final win. The race has delivered plenty of...

From the 4th to the 8th of June, right after the Giro d'Italia, the action in the pro peloton at the top level restarts with the Tour of Slovenia. The five-day stage-race will feature several World Tour teams, on roads where in recent years riders like Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic have taken vict...

Simon Yates has just won the Giro d'Italia, in the exact opposite way that he was close to achieving in 2018. At the time he won several mountain stages, spent a lot of time in the race lead; but his former DS Matt White argues that it was being in the shadows that really helped him this time around...

Brian Holm, former Danish cyclist and sports director, shared his thoughts on the Giro d'Italia and had an interesting remark regarding Richard Carapaz, whom he believes made no friends during this Giro.  He was especially unkind in his analysis of UAE, taking into consideration their tactics specia...

The 2025 Giro d'Italia has come to an end and it truly delivered a memorable edition. We have selected 10 moments in the race that may be remembered for years to come, but it is time for our fans to choose which one you believe was the most memorable of them all.  It was a race that featured plenty...

If anyone had mixed feelings at the end of the Giro d'Italia it was most definitely Adam Yates. Whilst he managed to see his twin brother Simon win the Giro d'Italia - the race of his dreams - it ultimately meant that Adam and UAE Team Emirates - XRG's work throughout the three weeks did not pay off...

Grand Tour racing is an art, that does not only require riders to have their very best climbing and time-trialing level in order to fight for wins, but also the ideal preparation. What was almost unthinkable a decade ago now seems to be the most efficient way of preparing for a Grand Tour. Simon Yat...

Romain Bardet has finished the final Grand Tour of his career and will be racing for the last time as a professional cyclist next week at the Criterium du Dauphiné. The Frenchman spent the Giro d'Italia chasing stage wins but also supporting Max Poole, to whom he passes on the Team Picnic PostNL Gra...

With the Giro d'Italia over, Johan Bruyneel, Spencer Martin and George Hincapie analyzed the Giro d'Italia and it's decisive moments including stage 20 where Richard Carapaz, Isaac del Toro and Simon Yates headlined a battle for the ages.  They mainly focused on the key stage of the race, stage 20,...

The Giro d'Italia ended perfectly for Team Visma | Lease a Bike and much of it was due to Wout van Aert's work in the mountains and sprints. He has helped his co-leaders to several victories and the GC triumph, and compatriot Jan Bakelants has shared his thoughts on it.  Initially, the Belgian pundi...

Richard Plugge has reasons to be happy yesterday in Rome, and after Olav Kooij sealed the stage win and Simon Yates the overall classification, the boss of Team Visma | Lease a Bike was ready after the finish with his pink attire to celebrate the team's first Grand Tour victory in over year and a ha...

Simon Yates may have taken home the Maglia Rosa at the 2025 Giro d’Italia, but inside the Team Visma | Lease a Bike camp, there’s no doubt that Wout van Aert’s contribution was just as vital to the team’s success. According to the team’s head of performance, Mathieu Heijboer, van Aert delivered the...

Cycling has always been an unpredictable sport and exactly such was the 2025 edition of Giro d'Italia. However, our colleague Carlos Silva's words today are directed at a cyclist who, in his opinion, had his share of the blame for the final outcome of the race: Juan Ayuso. Juan Ayuso is a case study...

A bit in the shadow of the third week of Giro d'Italia, the Tour of Norway took place last week. Those followed closely witnessed an absolute dominance of one man - Matthew Brennan. The sprinter gem of Visma | Lease a Bike was never worse than second over the four stages and comfortably secure a GC...

Visma | Lease a Bike has been through rough months since their perfect 2023 campaign, but with a Giro d'Italia win of Simon Yates, it seems like better times are on the horizon. At least that is the assessment of former key domestique Nathan Van Hooydonck whose sudden retirement at the end of 2023 s...

XDS Astana Team continued to race on a high also at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. The team's ambition, as declared before the race, was to hunt for stages and the riders of Kazakh formation never lost sight of that goal. They were ultimately rewarded for their efforts in stage 16 through Christian Scaroni...

Derek Gee was the calm power of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, finishing fourth behind the fidgety Del Toro and Carapaz. And, had not lost a minute both in the opening stage in Tirana and the gravel stage in Siena, the Canadian would've been standing on the podium in Rome by the side of Simon Yates. What d...

We are currently living through the era of Mads Pedersen. The 29-year-old Dane, a former world champion, put together the grand tour of his career at the 2025 Giro d’Italia. Five stages into the race, Pedersen already had three wins to his name, including a punishing uphill sprint while wearing the...

Tom Pidcock has completed his first Grand Tour with Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, and while there were flashes of promise, the 2025 Giro d’Italia ultimately left the British rider feeling that more was possible. For both Pidcock and Q36.5, it was a maiden Giro appearance. The team made history by lining u...

On the final day of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, Italian cycling legend Francesco Moser, winner of the race in 1984, shared his thoughts on the dramatic penultimate stage and the riders who shaped this year’s edition. Speaking ahead of Stage 21 in Rome, the 73-year-old offered praise for Simon Yates, ins...

The first Grand Tour of the 2025 season is in the books, and while Simon Yates may not have won a single stage, he walks away with the biggest prize of all, the maglia rosa… and a hefty cheque for €277,933. His stunning overall victory at the Giro d’Italia 2025 not only earned him redemption on the...

In my opinion, one of the most unfair decisions of recent years in the world of cycling has to do with the Vuelta a España and Equipo Kern Pharma. Why? Because Javier Guillén and his team decided not to invite the team to the Vuelta this year, and instead granted the wildcard slot to Q36.5 Pro Cycli...

The 2025 Giro d’Italia may have ended in triumph for Simon Yates, but few would deny that Wout van Aert was one of the race’s most important figures. As Yates sealed a long-awaited Grand Tour win in Rome, van Aert’s contributions, both visible and tactical, were widely recognised by riders and pundi...

The 2025 Giro d’Italia came to a dramatic close on Sunday, as Simon Yates sealed victory in Rome and finally picked up the Maglia rosa he should have won in 2018. Yates took the pink jersey in a stunning Stage 20 performance, outmanoeuvring Isaac Del Toro and Richard Carapaz in a thrilling tactical...

The 2025 Giro d’Italia concluded on Sunday in Rome, with Simon Yates sealing a career defining victory and finally conquering the demons of the Colle delle Finestre that had haunted him since 2018. But in the In de Waaier podcast, Dutch journalist Thijs Zonneveld delivered a reflective and at times...

Mads Pedersen was unquestionably one of the standout performers of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, capping off a sensational three-week campaign by sealing the ciclamino points jersey and leading Lidl–Trek to six stage wins, a feat few teams in history can match. The Dane’s individual tally was remarkable:...

It was a moment to remember for 18-year-old Mathias De Keersmaeker on Sunday. After powering to victory in the Belgian Junior Men’s Championship, the young sprinter received a congratulatory phone call from none other than Remco Evenepoel, the national superstar, double Olympic champion and world ch...

I think that Simon Yates' victory in the Giro d'Italia 2025 has a lot of merit after 2018, that Richard Carapaz's return to fight for a grand tour is commendable and that the breakthrough of Isaac del Toro is wonderful, but I think that a 21-day grand tour should ask for more than what has happened...

Egan Bernal is a former Tour de France and Giro d'Italia winner, but in 2022 a life-threatening crash equally looked to be on the brink of ending his career. The Colombian has since returned to his best level, although the peloton rides at a stronger pace nowadays, but the hopes to be in the mix for...

Wout van Aert entered the Giro d'Italia right after an illness that derailed the form he had in the spring, and the first days of the race were very tough on him as he missed out on every opportunity to win. However the whole race for Team Visma | Lease a Bike was turned around when he thrived in Si...

Alberto Contador was an analyst throughout this Giro d'Italia for Eurosport and he was baffled by the tactics that followed the Colle delle Finestre. After the finale of the race, 'El Pistoler' continues to not understand Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz' unwillingess to work and let Simon Yates e...

Simon Yates has ridden several Grand Tours contesting for overall wins, and he is one of the riders with the largest gaps between first and second victory. Seven years after the 2018 Giro heartbreak and comeback at the Vuelta a España, he has won once again the year he moved into Team Visma | Lease...

Wout van Aert's aggressive behaviour throughout the Giro d'Italia has rewarded him with the 'Super combative' award in the final podium. The Belgian was able to join Simon Yates and Olav Kooij as one of the riders who was able to climb onto the podium in Rome over his achievements in the race.  Not...

The Giro d'Italia made a historic turnaround yesterday with Simon Yates' incredible overtaking of Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz in an incredible day in the Finestre. Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin have shared their opinion on it.  On The Move podcast there was a very clear opinion: There wer...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG has a whole heap of young talent and amidst these, many seek for advice from Tadej Pogacar. As a Grand Tour specialist and winner of several, the Slovenian as given advice to Isaac del Toro throughout the Giro d'Italia and the Mexican is holding onto it even in defeat.  The l...

There has been a very mixed reaction throughout social media on the tactics of Isaac del Toro on this final stage of the Giro d'Italia competitively speaking, and for the most part the Mexican's decision to stop working when Richard Carapaz would not collaborate was criticized - even by Geraint Thom...

Richard Carapaz came out of stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia very annoyed at the tactics deployed by Isaac del Toro during the Colle delle Finestre. He then decided not to work after the climb, which ultimately led to both having a stalemate and losing their positions to Simon Yates of Visma.  "Happy w...

This Friday afternoon, former pro rider Robert Gesink announced through Instagram the passing of his wife Daisy. Team Visma | Lease a Bike have payed a tribute to Daisy Gesink, and the cycling world has united to support the Dutchman.  Gesink wrote in an emotional post: "You will live in our hearts...

Just one day after celebrating Simon Yates’ historic Giro d’Italia victory, Team Visma | Lease a Bike have been dealt a significant blow. Frenchman Axel Zingle, who had been in strong contention for a Tour de France selection, has suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck and now faces a race agains...

On the very mountain where he saw his Grand Tour dreams fall apart seven years ago, Simon Yates finally found redemption. The Brit has sensationally won the 2025 Giro d’Italia, delivering a devastating attack on the Colle delle Finestre to seize the maglia rosa on the penultimate day of the race. It...

Stage 20 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia will go down in history, not just for the emotional victory of Simon Yates, but for the tactical disarray that unfolded on the slopes of the Colle delle Finestre. In her analysis for Cycling News, former pro rider Philippa York offered sharp insight into the chaos,...

Stage 20 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia delivered one of the most dramatic finales in recent memory, with Simon Yates flipping the script to take the Maglia Rosa in extraordinary fashion. And former pro rider and analyst Tom Danielson offered his full, passionate take on the day’s fireworks on X (formerl...

Simon Yates is officially the 2025 Giro d’Italia champion, sealing the pink jersey with an unforgettable attack on Stage 20’s brutal ascent of the Colle delle Finestre. But while the cycling world celebrates Yates’ fairytale comeback, team bosses and sports directors across the peloton are reflectin...

Isaac del Toro finished second in the Giro d'Italia 2025, but it could have been so much more. All the questions after the race  had nothing to do with what he had achieved at the young age of 21, but what he had failed to win on stage 20 in Finestre. Unfair? Probably. But that is the cruel nature o...

Richard Carapaz has finished third in the Giro d'Italia 2025. The Ecuadorian of EF Education-EasyPost man was only beaten by Isaac del Toro and the eventual maglia rosa, Simon Yates. He came for the victory, but the podium is still a great result, although given the development of the race, perhaps...

Stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia 2025 saw a tactical explosion on the slopes of the Colle delle Finestre, one that delivered Simon Yates the Maglia Rosa and left rivals Isaac Del Toro and Richard Carapaz ruing missed chances. While Yates celebrated redemption, EF Education-EasyPost have now lifted the...

Throughout the 2025 Giro d'Italia, the race jury attributes fines to some of the riders and sporting directors. Ultimately the fines can come in the form of money, time penalties or even UCI points, depending on the rule breaking. Here we present what has happened during the race. Francesco Busatto...

Throughout the 2025 Giro d'Italia there will likely be many riders forced to withdraw from the race, for various different reasons. We make a list of all riders who leave the race, as well as list out a few of the main crashes that take place during the race. Juan Ayuso and Max Poole were involved i...

The Giro d’Italia 2025 has come to an end, with a flat stage around Rome with no GC implications. It was a day to celebrate and enjoy, with all riders smiling and having a good time. After receiving the visit of the Pope before the start, riders took his time and rode slowly during the first half of...

The Trofeo Senza Fine (trophy without an end) is the Giro d'Italia's very own artwork and today a new name has joined the club. The Briton has joined many of the world's best historically and modernly speaking, finally winning the race seven years after he was on the brink of achieving it for the fi...

Olav Kooij had a disappointing start to the Giro d'Italia but the truth is the team's race completely changed on stage 9 with Wout van Aert's triumph in Siena. The Belgian then supported Olav Kooij to his first sprint win, and this Sunday in Rome the duo worked for a win together once again.  “Yeste...

The Giro d'Italia has come to a close and joining Simon Yates on the final podium will be a few riders that have highlighted the race. Mads Pedersen, Lorenzo Fortunato and Isaac del Toro have won the secondary classifications of the race.  Simon Yates has managed to conquer the overall classificatio...

Simon Yates of Team Visma | Lease a Bike has won the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Team Visma | Lease a Bike have won all Grand Tours in 2023, in 2024 UAE Team Emirates - XRG took over the top of the cycling world, but now the Dutch team has directly defeated it's rival in the fight for the overall classifica...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have won four races in one day. After conquering the final stage and overall classification at the Tour of Norway, they have now won the final stage of the 2025 Giro d'Italia with Olav Kooij whilst Simon Yates arrived safely to conquer the overall classification.  An unusua...

This week, the partner of long-standing member of Team Visma | Lease a Bike Robert Gesink has passed away. Wout van Aert and the whole team had heard the news before it became public, and raced in the queen stage with Daisy Gesink in mind.  "We had already received the news from Robert on Friday. We...

The queen stage of the Giro d'Italia took place this Saturday and after almost two weeks of controlling the Giro d'Italia, UAE Team Emirates - XRG lost it. Mauro Gianetti, who was behind Isaac del Toro in the team car, admits that there were some mistakes that allowed Simon Yates to take the pink je...

The Giro d'Italia peloton flew from Torino to Rome last afternoon and today they take on the final stage of the race, starting and finishing within Rome but also having a visit to the Vatican. Here, Pope León XIV has met the peloton and given a speech before the start.  It was a different start than...

As in every stage preview Alberto Contador has analyzed the 21st day of the Giro d'Italia 2025 on Eurosport, although this time with little to say considering the classic characteristics of the day and that the general classification and the different jerseys are totally decided. He looks towards a...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are living golden days. Besides their success at the Giro d'Italia, today at the Tour of Norway they have both won the final stage and overall classification with 19-year old Matthew Brennan.  Eirik Vang Aas, Emil Toudal, Wessel Mouris and Toon Aerts formed the day's breaka...

There was only one day at this Giro d'Italia where Derek Gee lost positions in the overall classification. The leader of Israel - Premier Tech had a complicated start with a 47th spot and unexpected time loss on the opening day, but from there on was on a constant uphill ride all the way into the co...

The final day of Grand Tours is usually a day of celebrations and without the competitive aspect to the overall classification. This allows teams to quickly make the decision to have a special jersey to commemorate the victory and Team Visma | Lease a Bike has done just that.  Simon Yates will be ra...

Isaac del Toro held the pink jersey at the Giro d'Italia for 11 days, and although the leadership was widely shared with Juan Ayuso, in the final week specially Rafal Majka proved to be a very close and important ally to the Mexican. After Del Toro's ultimate defeat in the overall classification, Ma...

Stage 20 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia will be a day for the ages but at the moment one that has sparked debates in every corner of the cycling world. Simon Yates was impressive and won the race on the legendary Colle delle Finestre, but simultaneously there was a lot of puzzled heads over the tactics o...

Simon Yates is the first rider in cycling's history to ride up the Colle delle Finestre in under one hour in a racing scenario. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike put in the performance of his life to conquer the Giro d'Italia on the final opportunity, and did so on the climb that has shattered his dream...

Egan Bernal has returned to feeling like a real Grand Tour contendert or the first time since his 2022 crsh in this Giro d'Italia 2025. The consequences of that crash have kept him struggling without being able to feel like one of the best in the peloton until now. Egan Bernal entered the finish lin...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz clashed today at the Giro d'Italia, physically and psychologically. On the Colle delle Finestre the Ecuadorian's many attacks weren't enough to drop the pink jersey, but after the climb the two bumped heads and both lost their position to Simon Yates.  In a flash i...

The penultimate stage of the Giro d’Italia was one of the queen stages, featuring the hardest climb of the whole edition: The Colle delle Finestre. An eternal ascent of more than 18km and an average of 9.1% that was expected to be the final judge of the race, and that is exactly what happened. A hug...

The 20th and penultimate stage of the Giro d'Italia 2025 was one of the best grand tour stages you will ever see. When it seemed that we were destined to a duel between Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz, Simon Yates got in the middle and snatched the maglia rosa away. The British Team Visma | Lease...

Maxim van Gils returned to his winning ways yesterday at the Tour of Norway in what was certainly an emotional triumph. However not all went well, as what the TV broadcast did not show at the time was that the Belgian crashed right after the finish line whilst celebrating.  Van Gils beat Matthew Bre...

A very disappointed Richard Carapaz was quick to respond to a few questions asked of him after the finish of stage 20 at the Giro d'Italia. The Ecuadorian tried to win the race, but finished third. He was in no mood to make friends in a finale where he clashed directly with Isaac Del Toro.  EF Educa...

Wout van Aert was a rider that for months leading up to the Giro (and until stage 9) was heavily criticized, pushed down and questioned constantly. The Belgian rider leaves the race with an epic comeback victory in Siena, a perfect leadout for Olav Kooij and now the role of a perfect teammate for Si...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have confirmed they will not participate in the 2025 Tour of Slovenia, citing a number of injuries within their squad as the reason for withdrawal. The decision comes just days before the start of the race, which is scheduled to run from the 4th to the 8th of June. The Tour...

The Giro d'Italia is coming to an end and we already have a winner. Against all odds, Simon Yates has pulled off a surprise and defeated Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz, who were the two strongest men in the race. If you did not watch the race, make sure you watch the highlights. This is likely o...

Today will be remembered not just as the day Simon Yates won the Giro d’Italia, but as the day he rewrote his own legacy. On the brutal slopes of the Colle delle Finestre, seven years after suffering one of the most harrowing collapses in modern cycling history, Yates returned to the climb that once...

Isaac del Toro’s Giro d’Italia dream came to a brutal end on the slopes of the Colle delle Finestre, as the young Mexican collapsed under the pressure of expectation. While Simon Yates soared to a career defining victory and the maglia rosa, Del Toro and Richard Carapaz were left staring at each oth...

Today we witnessed a moment that will live long in the hearts of Team Visma | Lease a Bike and cycling fans. Why? It was a day of true redemption. In 2018, Simon Yates arrived at the Colle delle Finestre wearing the maglia rosa and carrying the weight of a nation’s expectations. By the time he crest...

30-year old Chris Harper came into the Giro d'Italia aiming for a good position in the overall classification but his ambitions faded halfway through the race. However, the Team Jayco AlUla rider made a perfect comeback, in time to win the queen stage of the race in style.  "It has been a mentally a...

Maxim van Gils opened up his tally with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe this year with a victory at the Vuelta a Andalucia, but throughout the spring and his key goals he lacked the form. It was a difficult one but the Belgian is now back, and also back to his winning ways as he was the strongest on sta...

Isaac del Toro entered the final competitive stage of the Giro d'Italia in the race lead but ultimately could not keep it. It wasn't to Richard Carapaz who has been attacking it all week however, but to a much superior Simon Yates who shocked the cycling world on the Colle delle Finestre.  "I'm very...

Simon Yates dominated the Giro d'Italia back in 2018 until the race arrived at the Colle delle Finestre, where he completely exploded and fell out of the GC fight in a matter of minutes. In 2025, seven years later, the Briton used this climbing to race into a shocking debut victory at the Corsa Rosa...

The 2025 Giro d'Italia will be won by Simon Yates tomorrow in Rome officially, after the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider put in the performance of his life to drop and distance Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz on the mythical Colle delle Finestre - and the final ascent to Sestrière.   The overall...

The Giro d'Italia was completely turned on it's head in the very last competitive day. Simon Yates will take the pink jersey into Rome after the biggest possible vengeance at the Colle delle Finestre. Chris Harper won stage 20 whilst the GC fight erupted in an unimaginable way; Richard Carapaz and I...

Florian Vermeersch was one of UAE Team Emirates - XRG's signings this winter, and it proved to be one of the most successful in the entire peloton. Although he has been given less freedom and a domestique role for Tadej Pogacar, the Belgian considers it the best decision of his career.  In a special...

The Colle delle Finestre is one of the toughest climbs in pro cycling, 19 kilometers long at 9%, and with it's final kilometers in gravel. Yet, there was no such thing as pacing this Saturday afternoon, as Richard Carapaz attacked right at the base; he and Simon Yates have put Isaac del Toro under a...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 will be decided this Saturday, with a stage 20 of maximum excitement. Only 41 seconds separate Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz in the fight for the general classification. With the colossal Colle delle Finestre left to be tackled, the pink jersey's owner in Rome is yet to b...

Stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia is headlined by the Colle delle Finestre and the ascent to Sestriere, and it's one of the mountain stages with the least descending. Yet, EF Education-EasyPost almost found itself in an absolute disastrous position, as five of it's riders including Richard Carapaz almos...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 reaches its climax this Saturday, with stage 20. The Colle delle Finestre will be climb in which all decisions can be made and dreams may be shattered. On Egan Bernal's side, he's got confidence on his side from INEOS Grenadiers due to the climb's style.  For INEOS Grenadiers,...

Derek Gee had a bad first day at the Giro d'Italia and lost some time, but ever since was in constant rise and got himself in the fight for the podium, an unusual achievement for a non-World Tour team. The Canadian has one more opportunity to do this, and if it's to happen it will be due to the migh...

Simon Yates enters the final stage of this year's Giro d'Italia in third place. The last time he raced up the Colle delle Finestre he lost the pink jersey in it's brutal slopes, and today present the perfect opportunity for vengeance.  However beforehand, he was asked about his words the day before....

The final big day of the Giro d'Italia is this Saturday's queen stage up to Sestrière, where EF Education-EasyPost hope to achieve a Grand Tour victory. It will be a very difficult task, but one that seems possible for Richard Carapaz as he takes on the Mexican Isaac del Toro on the mythical Colle d...

Stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia didn't deliver the same long-distance attacks, however what we did see were all the GC teams that had intentions spend time at the head of the peloton to try to fatigue and test rivals. Amongst those was Team Visma | Lease a Bike, but Simon Yates' post-race interview ca...

When asked about the most iconic Grand Tour triumphs of modern history, most will mention Mark Cavendish's record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage win, Tadej Pogacar's La Planche des Belles Filles robbery, but foremost; Chris Froome's 2018 Giro d'Italia raid. Seven years ago, Froome arrived to Gir...

Jakob Fuglsang has announced this morning, in a video shared by Israel - Premier Tech, that he will close off his professional career later this weekend on the final day of the Giro d'Italia after a long career at the top level.  The 40-year old has been racing the Corsa Rosa in support of teammate...

Once again, the Tour de France looks set to hold a showpiece battle between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in 2025. Both riders have taken a very different route to the Maillot Jaune fight this year, but despite Pogacar's brilliance in the Spring, Team Visma | Lease a Bike are retaining their fa...

Tadej Pogacar's return to competition is getting closer and closer. After another epic spring campaign, the Slovenian has went silent for a while to prepare for his main objective of the season - the 2025 Tour de France. And where else to test the legs than at the Criterium du Dauphiné. The Giro d'I...

Alberto Contador has analyzed in Eurosport stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia 2025, the final competitive day of the race and the one that could potentially decide it as Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz enter with 43 seconds separating them.  Contador has ridden this climb combination on two occasions,...

Stage 20 will decide the Giro d'Italia 2025 with Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz in a handkerchief on a final double climb to Colle delle Finestre (18.3 km at 9%) and Sestrière (16.2 km at 5%). The two enter with only a small margin between each other, and the brutal Alpine ascent in the gravel i...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Behind the solo victory of Nicolas Prodhomme on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, the general classification picture grew more complicated, and possibly more painful, for Simon Yates. The Briton struggled to match the late accelerations of Isaac Del Toro and Richard Carapaz, and after the stage, he mad...

Tour de l'Avenir is traditionally one of the most important events on the calendar, even though it's "only" under-23 race. Why is it that the "mini-Tour" gets so much attention compared to any other big under-23 event?  One of possible explanations is its indirect connection with Tour de France, ano...

Fabio Jakobsen's transfer to Picnic PostNL was not what either of the parties had hoped for as the Dutchman was miles away from his best competitive level. But after a long struggle, the diagnosis of pinched pelvic artery in both legs came with a notable relief and Jakobsen could finally get treated...

It's no secret that the Visma | Lease a Bike Development team is a top cycling academy with exciting prospects coming through its ranks year after year. And the 2026 season will be no exception as we learn the first name that will be promoted to the WorldTeam - Pietro Mattio. That you are not famili...

Matthew Brennan doesn't seem to be able to stop winning. At Tour of Norway, he's been denied victory in the opening stage by last surviving escapee from an breakaway - Storm Ingebrigtsen. But on day two, there was no stopping the 19-year-old Brit anymore and in Oltedal, he finally got to raise his h...

The news of Ludo Dierckxsens' (60) passing on Thursday came from the blue. The 'Breakawy king' of the turn of the century was participating in a charity ride in Belgium when he suddenly became unwell and first responders were unable to bring back the 1999 Belgian champion. Johan Museeuw was heart-br...

Mathieu van der Poel's miraculous recovery continues. The Dutchman suffered an injury on his return to mountain bike racing. But not even week has passed and despite fracturing his wrist, Van der Poel is already training on the bike. The Alpecin-Deceuninck star competed in a MTB World Cup in Nove Me...

Stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia was one of the queen stages of this edition, featuring 166km and 5 monster climbs that pushed every rider to the limit. The break never enjoyed a bigger gap than 3 minutes, as there was always a team in peloton willing to set a hard pace to create fatigue. Education Fi...

There’s a line that’s emerged among a certain group of cycling fans over the last year: Tadej Pogacar makes racing boring. If you had asked me two weeks, I would have told you it’s an odd claim, especially when you take a moment to look at what the Slovenian has actually achieved. In the past 12 mon...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 is coming to it's conclusion. The overall classification will be decided this Saturday, with stage 20, and Isaac del Toro is on the brink of glory. The Mexican crossed the finish line 2nd on stage 19, to reinforce his grasp on the maglia rosa. Actually, Richard Carapaz will be...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 is almost over, and Isaac del Toro has taken a giant step towards winning the general classification. One more true day of racing for the GC men, and Del Toro looks superb. On stage 19, the Mexican crossed the finish line 2nd, behind only Nicolas Prodhomme (who won from the br...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 will be decided this Saturday on the penultimate stage of the race, stage 20, with the Colle delle Finestre as the final judge. And wow, what a harsh judge it is. Now, it is a two horse race, between Isaac Del Toro and Richard Carapaz, who both distanced Simon Yates today. The...

Nicolas Prodhomme was the strongest from the breakaway, holding off GC contenders Isaac Del Toro and Richard Carapaz to take a sensational victory on Stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia. It marked the first WorldTour-level win for the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider, and a result that even he didn’t beli...

He simply can't stop winning. He may have left it late, but Matthew Brennan has come out on top again for Team Visma | Lease a Bike, to win stage 2 of the Tour of Norway. Away from the brutally hot day we saw at the Giro today, the riders in Norway didn't have to worry about the heat today. With jus...

Nicolas Prodhomme has won stage 19 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia on a monster day of climbing, with a superb attack. He beat the main GC men, as Richard Carapaz and Isaac Del Toro put more time into Simon Yates. Stage 19 of the race burst into action almost immediately, with Wout van Aert launching the...

As Stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia continues, two major classifications have effectively been decided. Mads Pedersen has mathematically secured the Maglia Ciclamino (points jersey), while Lorenzo Fortunato has clinched the Maglia Azzurra (King of the Mountains) title. Pedersen, who dominated the first...

With Primoz Roglic out and Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe forced to regroup, few would have expected the young Giulio Pellizzari to emerge as one of the team’s standout riders at the 2025 Giro d’Italia. And yet, as the race rolls into its final mountain gauntlet, Pellizzari sits seventh overall, five m...

The Giro d’Italia has seen plenty of tactical battles and surprise storylines, but Stage 19 brings with it a familiar twist of family drama. As the race enters its decisive Alpine showdown, Simon Yates sits third overall, just 51 seconds behind the maglia rosa of UAE Team Emirates – XRG’s Isaac Del...

Two years after his triumphant ride in Rome, Primoz Roglic returned to the Giro d’Italia in 2025 with high hopes and even higher expectations. Backed by the might of Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe and billed once again as a favourite for pink, the Slovenian instead endured one of the most damaging gran...

As the 2025 Giro d’Italia enters its decisive mountain double-header, Derek Gee is approaching the next two stages with equal parts optimism and apprehension. The Canadian has been one of the most consistent performers of the race so far, climbing into contention for a top-five finish, and now faces...

Egan Bernal knows what’s coming. As the Giro d’Italia heads into its final mountain gauntlet, the 2019 Tour de France and 2021 Giro winner is bracing for two of the most punishing stages of the race, made even tougher by the rising heat. “I think there will be brutal stages,” Bernal said to Cycling...

The Giro d'Italia will be decided within the next 36 hours and in the fight for victory we most notably have Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz. EF Education-EasyPost don't have a collective as strong as UAE's, however the American team is aiming for overall victory as does not attempt to hide it in...

The comparisons between Eddy Merckx and Tadej Pogacar have been ongoing for a few years, but they have definitely scaled up in 2025 with the addition of more titles to his palmarès and a Paris-Roubaix debut that left fans with a lot of expectations for the future.  "After this spring, Tadej Pogacar...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG DS Mauro Gianetti will be in the car this afternoon behind Isaac del Toro on what may be the hardest and most important challenge for his pink jersey stint. The Italian, after almost three weeks of brilliant racing, believes his Mexican rider stands a good chance of wining th...

Giulio Pellizzari signed with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe this season and he has found the consistency to add to his incredible climbing talent. He came to the Giro d'Italia purely as a domestique for Primoz Roglic, but after the Slovenian's departure, his ambitions grew substantially in a matter of...

Juan Ayuso's course towards the Giro d'Italia was closely followed and due to the circumstances that followed throughout the Corsa Rosa, the Spaniard was in the headlines almost everyday. Laurens Ten Dam and Stefan Bolt have talked about the 22-year old and how his ambition may be his biggest enemy....

Egan Bernal is fighting like a titan in this Giro d'Italia 2025, but the crashes have diminished him and prevent him from being at full strength to keep up with Richard Carapaz, Isaac del Toro and company. However heading into stages 19 and 20, the Colombian has not thrown down his gloves just yet. ...

Alberto Contador, two-time winner of the Giro d'Italia, has described in Eurosport stage 19, a day that will prove to be decisive in the whole Corsa Rosa and perhaps the stage that is the hardest of the entire three weeks - in which Isaac del Toro will have a colossal test to defend his pink jersey....

Juan Ayuso abandoned yesterday the Giro d'Italia after a series of misfortunes that have made it impossible for him to reach Rome. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider has not had a good time since he crashed on stage 9 and later on a bee sting in the face forced him to leave the race prematurely.  On...

Stage 18 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia got off to a rough start for Juan Ayuso. The Spanish rider showed the press his swollen eye, the result of a wasp sting he suffered the day before. Despite having no vision in that eye, he decided to get on the bike and try to support UAE Team Emirates - XRG, which...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Christophe Laporte's 2025 season is beyond saving, but good news finally come from the 32-year-old who is still optimistic about pinning on the numbers again this year. The Visma | Lease a Bike rider had contracted the cytomegalovirus in January and since then couldn't even train, let alone particip...

97 professional victories shine next to the name of Alexander Kristoff. For a while there has been a certain degree of uncertainty about whether the 37-year-old Norwegian would truly hanf up his bicycle at the end of this season, but the Uno-X Mobility leader already seems to be decided - regardless...

The sprinter field in Rome will be rather modest - many fast men have given up over the course of past three weeks. It's normal process. But Sam Bennett already looks forward to the sweet reward that will be one last bunch sprint in the capital of Italy. Ten Grand Tours under his belt, what are Benn...

One look at the UCI rankings and it's clear that French cycling is through a rough period. Decathlon AG2R was unable to expand on its excellent 2024 campaign, Cofidis is directly threatened by a relegation while Arkéa - B&B Hotels have already given up on hope. And the best ranked French cyclist? 42...

Former professional cyclist Ludo Dierckxsens (60) passed away on Thursday afternoon in Dendermonde during a 1,000 km charity ride for Kom Op Tegen Kanker (Stand Up Against Cancer) organization.  Dierckxens is said to have suddenly become unwell. He was immediately attended by race doctors who rode b...

Isaac Del Toro took the maglia rosa on stage 9, and hasn't relinquished it for a single day since. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider has a legendary victory within a hand's reach. We all by might be shocked by such a turn of events, but not the director of his first team who oversaw the Mexican's ri...

There is always calm before the storm, and today we had calm. A hilly day at the beginning, but with the final 50km mostly flat, there were few doubts that the victory would be in the breakaway. Knowing that, another huge break was formed, enjoying full consent from the peloton, which never tried t...

Heading into the final weekend at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Isaac del Toro leads the general classification by 41 seconds. Just 21 years old and only in the second Grand Tour of his career, the Mexican is readying himself for the biggest few stages of his life.  With stage 18...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Nico Denz soloed to the third stage win of his Giro d'Italia career on stage 18 of the 2025 edition. According to one of those riders who tried to chase down the German in vain however, Denz was helped massively in his ride to victory by a race motorbike.  “It was a bea...

Wout van Aert forced his way into the breakaway once again on stage 18 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Ultimately though, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike superstar missed the winning move, crossing the line in 15th, 3:40 down on the stage winner Nico Denz.  “You could see everyone wanted to make the most o...

Storm Ingebrigtsen of Team Coop - Repsol has thrillingly held off the likes of Matthew Brennan, Tibor del Grosso and Alexander Kristoff to take the win on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour of Norway. Six riders got themselves up the road early and into the day's breakaway. As you might expect, the majority o...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's 2025 Giro d'Italia has been a race marked by disappointment over the course of the first 17 stages. On stage 18 however, Nico Denz ensured the team would have something tangible to hold onto before they leave with a solo win from the breakaway.  “This is probably the mo...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 has left behind its 18th stage, which gave the overall favourites the last 'rest' day before the final challenge in the mountains. This coming Friday and Saturday will decide the winner of the opening Grand Tour of the year and it's fair to say, it's still all to play for. On...

For the third time in his career, Nico Denz is a Giro d'Italia stage winner. The German powerhouse of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe soloed to victory after a perfectly timed attack from the break on stage 18. After a big fight for the early breakaway, a near 40 rider group forced their way up the road...

From the 9th of May to the 1st of June, the world of cycling will be glued to the screens for the first Grand Tour of the season: the Giro d'Italia. From Albania to a mini Strade-Bianche to the high Alps, the race will provide spectacle in all kinds of terrains. Here's the prize money available.  Th...

Juan Ayuso came to the 2025 Giro d'Italia full of ambition and hope, with the target of claiming his first ever Grand Tour GC win. Sadly for the Spaniard however, things haven't exactly gone to plan.  According to Ayuso's coach, Inigo San Millan, the reason behind Ayuso's disappointing performance i...

It's now official. Juan Ayuso has followed the other big, pre-race Maglia Rosa favourite Primoz Roglic in abandoning the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Ayuso endured a tough ordeal at the 2025 Giro d’Italia, one far below the expectations he had come into the race with. Ahead of stage 18, the latest setback ca...

Juan Ayuso is enduring a tough ordeal at the Giro d’Italia, with the latest setback being a wasp sting. The Spanish cyclist started Stage 18, but it’s uncertain whether he’ll be able to finish, as he had no vision in his right eye, as he explained to Eurosport before the stage: “It’s been really tou...

The 2025 Giro d'Italia ultimately turned into a big disappointment for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader Primoz Roglic as his dreams of a Maglia Rosa win ended in the nightmare of a stage 16 abandon. As it turns out, even off the bike Roglic's spell in Italy with tinged with sadness as it's now bee...

Remco Evenepoel is no stranger to winning on the bike, but now he’s a winner off it too. The Belgian star has scooped seven trophies at the Creative Belgium Awards for a road safety campaign that was born out of misfortune. The campaign, titled ‘Remco Reflex’, was launched after Remco Evenepoel coll...

Stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia could be a day for the breakaway, or for a sprint, and Mads Pedersen is ready for both. The Danish man of the moment, currently wearing the points leader’s maglia ciclamino, knows there’s more than one way to defend his jersey on a stage like this. Whether it ends in a...

Stage 18 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia offers something rarely seen in week 3, a chance for the sprinters. The profile isn’t entirely flat, but after a brutal sequence of mountain stages and GC drama, the peloton’s fast men will be eager to take advantage of a stage that could swing their way, if the br...

It has been a bruising few days for Juan Ayuso at the Giro d’Italia, physically, mentally, and now, quite literally. After cracking spectacularly in the high mountains and tumbling out of GC contention, the Spaniard is now a doubt for Stage 18 following a bee sting that has left his eye visibly swol...

The small town of Emporia, Kansas, home to just 24,000 people, is about to come alive this Saturday, 31 May, as it once again hosts the world’s biggest gravel cycling race: UNBOUND Gravel. With thousands of amateur riders, elite competitors, support crews, and fans descending on the Flint Hills, the...

Today was the 'Day in the Senate' of the Vuelta a España, ahead of its 90th birthday. The director of the race, Javier Guillén, addressed the senators to give them an accurate picture of what the race represents worldwide and what it gives to Spain, in statements collected by EFE. "La Vuelta represe...

With the crazy number of stages we have in this final part of the Giro d'Italia 2025, analyzing stage 18 has been quite simple for Alberto Contador. The Eurosport commentator has given his opinion on what can happen in a day of just 144 kilometers, starting in Morbegno and finishing in Cesano Madern...

Tadej Pogacar has once again bowed to Isaac del Toro after his incredible victory in stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia 2025. After 17 stages, it looks like the maglia rosa is once again going the way of UAE. After having a hard time on Tuesday's stage 16 against the experienced leaders of the general cl...

For Mauro Gianetti and UAE Team Emirates – XRG, Stage 17 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia delivered welcome relief. The day before, the team’s GC prospects looked on the verge of collapse. Juan Ayuso had completely cracked, and Isaac Del Toro had only just clung to the maglia rosa by a handful of seconds....

Richard Plugge is one of the leading men behind the ambitious project called One Cycling. It's main goal is to make cycling less relying on individual sponsorships and more on direct revenue. A noble goal, but first it's needed to clear several obstacles and that's why since the announcement in 2023...

Iúri Leitão was the star of the 28th Portuguese Sports Confederation Gala, held at the Maria Matos Theatre in Lisbon, as he picked up three prestigious awards for his sporting performance in 2024. Iuri Leitão was voted Male Athlete of the Year, ahead of renowned national figures such as Cristiano Ro...

Afonso Eulálio experienced the most remarkable moment of his Grand Tour debut on Wednesday. The young Portuguese cyclist from Bahrain - Victorious was the star of the very tough 17th stage of the 2025 Giro d'Italia as he attacked on the ascent to the iconic Passo Mortirolo, crowning him solo in fron...

Lance Armstrong may have been erased from the official Tour de France record books, but in the world of cycling, his shadow remains unmistakable. More than a decade after he was stripped of his seven Tour titles following one of the most infamous doping scandals in sporting history, the Texan is onc...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Primoz Roglic's hopes of heading to the Tour de France later this summer with a Grand Tour win already under his belt have fallen apart over the last week of racing at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. With a trio of crashes leaving the Slovenian out of the running for the Maglia Rosa, Roglic called it a day...

Continuing in his attempts to ride for the general classification as long as possible at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Tom Pidcock had a good, solid day on stage 17, rising three places in the GC to 13th, now just 2:09 down on his goal of a Top-10 by the time the race reaches Rome.  “They’re smashing the...

If there were any doubts about Isaac Del Toro’s legs, Stage 17 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia put them to rest. Just one day after suffering badly, the 21-year-old UAE Team Emirates rider responded with what Johan Bruyneel called “a nice answer to all the doubters and especially for himself.” Del Toro’s...

The Giro d’Italia is still going on, but for some cycling fans, attention is already turning to France. The Tour de France begins on July 5th, so incredibly it is already just around the corner this year. But first up, we’re just 10 days away from the Criterium du Dauphine. Yes, the 2025 Critérium d...

The active career of Geraint Thomas will come to an end this year, but we should not expect the Welshman to completely disappear from the radar from 2026 onwards. It's a public secret that he'll transition into an undisclosed managment role with INEOS Grenadiers where he'll pass down his experience...

It's been more than two months now since the Belgian champion could put on a smile after having finished a race. At the end of March, Arnaud De Lie took some time away from competition to rebuild for summer. But his comeback at Rund um Kolm didn't go as planned. The next destination should've been...

Derek Gee's position in general classification is looking better and better with each stage, even if he lost a bit of time to the men on podium in the finale of stage 17. But nothing is set in stone before the massive climbing stages on Friday and Saturday, where the standings can be completely shak...

This Giro d'Italia will be sanctified by the new Pope Leo XIV himself. The American with Peruvian citizenship will greet the peloton on Sunday during the final stage that takes off from Vatican City as a tribute to late Pope Francis. The new pontiff thus continues to give great prominence to sports,...

The stage 17 with popular mountain passes Tonale and Mortirolo didn't seem like one that would see too many attacks, but at least one man clearly had another idea. Under the top of Mortirolo, Richard Carapaz took off for an ambitious attack, but with a long rolling section afterwards, the group of f...

While the situation is heating up in Italy, part of the professional peloton will head north for the annual Tour of Norway. This year's parcours offers something for both sprinters and explosive riders, making the Norwegian stage race one with a very unpredictable outcome. The final startlist featur...

Another mountainous stage at the Giro d’Italia and another exciting day of cycling. Isaac del Toro bounced back from yesterday’s setback and claimed his first victory of this Giro after an incontestable attack in the last kilometers. Earlier, a group of around 40 riders formed the breakaway of the...

Miguel Induráin is, quite simply, one of the greatest cyclists in history. A two-time winner of the Giro d’Italia in 1992 and 1993, there are few people more qualified to assess the state of the race. Speaking after Stage 17, the Spanish cycling legend shared his thoughts on how the final stretch is...

Having started the day just 26 seconds away from Maglia Rosa Isaac del Toro in the general classification, all eyes were on Simon Yates on stage 17 at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Sadly for the Brit however, he wasn't able to make any gains in the GC, and in fact, ended the day in 3rd overall having lost...

Bahrain - Victorious came to the 2025 Giro d'Italia with one, clear goal - secure a podium place with the team's young general classification hopeful, Antonio Tiberi. Whilst the Italian was still in the mix ahead of stage 17, on Wednesday afternoon Tiberi cracked badly, losing more than 10 minutes t...

In the final Grand Tour of his career, Romain Bardet is still searching for his first ever Giro d'Italia stage win. The Frenchman couldn't have come much closer than he did on stage 17 either, only to be denied in a thrilling finale by the Maglia Rosa, Isaac del Toro.  Having been part of the breaka...

Egan Bernal endured a tough day on Stage 17 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, losing valuable time to his main rivals in the general classification. The Colombian rider for INEOS Grenadiers finished 12th on the stage, conceding 1:10 to stage winner Isaac del Toro (excluding time bonuses), 1:06 to Richard C...

Has Isaac del Toro just done enough to secure the overall victory at the 2025 Giro d'Italia? The Mexican pushed back the rising hopes of his rivals on stage 17 to storm to his first ever Grand Tour stage win and increase his overall race lead.  That's not say it was an easy day for the UAE Team Emir...

After a first show of weakness on stage 16, Isaac del Toro has emphatically responded to any doubts regarding his Giro d'Italia winning capabilities by taking a stunning win on stage 17, tightening his grip on the Maglia Rosa in the process.  Taking the first Grand Tour stage win of his burgeoning c...

Isaac del Toro has taken a thrilling win ahead ofRomain Bardet and Richard Carapaz in a thrilling finale to stage 17 at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, extending his overall race lead! With the breakaway taking an age to form over the first 40 kilometres, Mads Pedersen was able to take maximum points at the...

Stage 16 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia may come to be remembered as the day everything changed. It was a day when the high Alps delivered not just suffering, but a shift in the entire story of this Grand Tour. The drama began with Primoz Roglic, once the overwhelming favourite, climbing into the team ca...

The big question ahead of stage 17 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia was whether or not the GC riders would attack on the mid-stage Mortirolo. Well, they waited until near the top, but when Richard Carapaz finally made his move, it was a big one.  In the GC group, Carapaz made his move at around 2km to go o...

Everything was looking rosy for UAE Team Emirates - XRG just a couple of days ago. After the final rest day however, things have gone downhill sharply for the leading team in the peloton, and early on stage 17, another blow has been given to Maglia Rosa Isaac del Toro.  Both Del Toro and co-leader J...

Simon Yates closed in on the race lead at the 2025 Giro d'Italia on stage 16, ending the day just 26 seconds off the Maglia Rosa, Isaac del Toro. Could things have been even better for the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader though? Well, according to one former Giro d'Italia runner-up it definitely co...

Some disappointing news has hit the 2025 Giro d'Italia relatively early on stage 17. Luke Plapp, winner of stage 8 in stunning style, has abandoned the race with around 100km to go on stage 17. Despite the premature end of his Giro, this has been a race that will live long in the memory of the forme...

After blowing up the 2025 Giro d'Italia on stage 16, Richard Carapaz is already focused on what lies ahead. Ending the day just 31 seconds behind Isaac del Toro in the general classification, Carapaz has his sights remaining firmly set on claiming the Maglia Rosa in Rome. Looking forward to the daun...

Joshua Tarling's 2025 Giro d'Italia will go down in history as a mixed one for the Welshman. After winning his first ever Grand Tour stage in the individual time trial on stage 2, the 21-year-old missed out against the clock on stage 10, and on stage 16 was suddenly forced to abandon after a nasty c...

37 years old now, the wily veteran Damiano Caruso has been looking as good as ever at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. As a result, Caruso starts stage 17 as the leading Italian rider, 5th in the GC, just 2:40 down on the Maglia Rosa Isaac del Toro.  A runner-up at the Giro d'Italia back in 2021, Caruso has...

Isaac del Toro might still be in the Maglia Rosa at the 2025 Giro d'Italia ahead of stage 17, but after the first signs of weakness of the race from the Mexican on stage 16, he is suddenly very much at threat.  For Del Toro, this was the first properly mountainous GC day in his Grand Tour career and...

The Giro d'Italia has fully exploded and on stage 17 we have the Passo del Mortirolo in the middle of a route with plenty climbs of different distances and gradients that can lead to total chaos once again. We preview a stage where Isaac del Toro's pink jersey will be on the line, and it may not hol...

Since all the way back in 2011, Luca Guercilena has been a key figure behind the scenes of the team now named Lidl-Trek. Over recent years however, the Italian has also been dealing with a battle away from the bike - one that nearly cost him his life.  In quotes collected by De Telegraaf, Guercilena...

Prior to the start of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, many saw the race as a battle between Juan Ayuso and Primoz Roglic for the Maglia Rosa. After a disastrous stage 16 for the two main favourites saw Ayuso explode and Roglic abandon however, the Italian Grand Tour is heading towards a chaotic finale.  Com...

Johan Bruyneel has been offering daily insights into the 2025 Giro d’Italia on The Move, Lance Armstrong’s WEDU podcast. Stage 16, a dramatic and defining moment in the race, saw the general classification completely upended—and Bruyneel didn’t hold back in his analysis. The former pro rider and tea...

After his stunning GC win at the Tour of the Alps earlier this year, Michael Storer was viewed by some as a real dark horse contender for the 2025 Giro d'Italia. So far, that hasn't quite gone to plan for various reasons, but on stage 16, the Aussie climber showed just why there was so much pre-race...

With 16 stages down at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Israel - Premier Tech's Derek Gee not only has the podium in his sights, but is still very much within touching distance of the Maglia Rosa. Thanks to a monstrous performance by the Canadian on stage 16, Gee is now up to 4th in the GC, just 1:31 down on...

Who would've thought; on the dark day for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe a ray of hope has emerged. The young talent Giulio Pellizzari immediately stepped in to replace the abandoning Primoz Roglic and named himself into a position of a serious GC contender in almost no time. "I've been waiting for thi...

There were big hopes for Primoz Roglic at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Sadly though, despite a strong start that saw the Slovenian spend time in the Maglia Rosa, he abandoned on Tuesday, bringing a premature end to his quest for another Grand Tour win. For Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe team boss Ralph Denk...

Today in the Giro d'Italia we had a huge scare with the fall of Alessio Martinelli. The Italian VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè rider was in the breakaway when in the middle of the descent he went to the ground with such bad luck that, as it was raining and the ground was wet, he fell down an embankme...

The first real mountain stage of the Giro d’Italia did not disappoint and turned everything upside down. A brutal stage with more than 200km, four monster climbs and almost 6 hours on the bike were the perfect breeding ground for carnage, and that is what happened. A chaotic day, not the first and...

Primoz Roglic has had another unlucky Grand Tour stint, and this one ended today. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider has crashed several times in this race, and after coming down once against during stage 16, he left the race away from the TV cameras.  "I just had too much impact with all these c...

No matter how hard the peloton expected stage 16 to be, it was harder. The 200 kilometer-long stage in the Alps was ridden full-gas from the start and in the final two incredibly hard climbs. The damage was immense, and the overall classification has been completely turned on it's head. Isaac del To...

Isaac del Toro has been riding a formidable and next to perfect Giro d'Italia thus far, but today the first crack in his armour appeared. The Mexican and UAE Team Emirates - XRG have lost Juan Ayuso as a card to play for the overall classification, and in the final climb Del Toro himself barely hung...

It was far from a perfect race with many ups and downs, but after two weeks, Thymen Arensman was still balancing on the verge of top-10 in general classification. But a momentary loss of attention from one opponent was enough to remove the Dutchman from prominent positions in the GC. The INEOS Grena...

Simon Yates was one of the winners of the epic Giro d'Italia stage 16. Although he lost time to Richard Carapaz and Derek Gee, the 32-year-old Brit can almost touch the pink jersey - that's how close he is to the provisional leader Isaac del Toro after today. Once the group of favourites reached the...

Mathieu van der Poel's first mountain bike start in two years was the big crowd-drawer of the World Cup in Nove Mesto. The Dutchman himself approached the race with big expectations too - after all he aims for the rainbow stripes later this summer in the discipline! However that debut went quickly o...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike didn't come to this Giro d'Italia with a particularly strong mountain team around their leader Simon Yates which means all the more work for the versatile Wout Van Aert. And the 30-year-old Belgian made sure to be ready to assist his teammate in key moments even in today's...

It was a day full of bad news for UAE Team Emirates - XRG manager Mauro Gianetti. Although his team continues to carry the pink jersey on their shoulders, the GC position of Isaac del Toro is no longer comfortable. On the final climb San Valentino, cracks in the Mexican's armor emerged quickly after...

Christian Scaroni has scored a great victory in the Giro d'Italia, riding hand in hand with Astana colleague Lorenzo Fortunato at the finish line. After a very tough mountain stage, the XDS Astana Team duo managed to get rid of Movistar Team's Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda to finish together and further...

Egan Bernal crossed the finish line in 11th position in stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia 2025 and was one of the best among the favorites for the final general classification. He cut 15 seconds off Isaac del Toro and is now sixth, 3:23 behind the maglia rosa and 2:52 behind Richard Carapaz on the provi...

Richard Carapaz has given a strong blow on the table in the 16th stage of this Giro d'Italia 2025. He crossed the finish line in fourth place, but has taken significant time off his main rivals for the final overall classification. Thanks to the time he has cut, the Ecuadorian from EF Education-Easy...

Stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia has erupted the fight for the overall classification in ways few would've expected. Primoz Roglic abandoned the race; several GC riders crashed; Juan Ayuso cracked completely in the penultimate climb and falls out of the fight for the win; and in the final climb Isaac d...

As the Giro d'Italia enters its final week, a lot has already been raced. Throughout the opening two weeks of the race - and 15 stages - there have been a few teams that stood out against the rest, and they differences in money earned are large.  The undisputed leader remains Lidl-Trek, which contin...

It was not even 24 hours ago that Mathieu van der Poel was diagnosed with a wrist fracture. The Dutchman suffered the injury after falling on his return to competition in a Mountain Bike World Cup race, but he is back to training on the rollers already.  The Alpecin-Deceuninck star wants to win the...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Primoz Roglic has abandoned the Giro d'Italia. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider has suffered several crashes throughout the Corsa Rosa and his start on stage 16 was already a question. After coming down once again during the stage, the Slovenian has officially left the race.  It is something th...

The third week of the 2025 Giro d’Italia is underway, and amidst the high drama of GC battles and headline grabbing stage wins, one team has quietly (and somewhat unexpectedly)emerged as one of the stars of the show: INEOS Grenadiers. Yes, you read that right. The team once known for their methodica...

The final week of the Giro d'Italia 2025 has begun, and not in the way Juan Ayuso would have liked. The Spaniard, 3rd overall, has UAE Team Emirates - XRG teammate Isaac del Toro leading, 1:20 ahead of Simon Yates. For that reason, Ayuso will have to help the Mexican in the decisive mountain stages....

The final week of the Giro d'Italia 2025 starts this Tuesday with a very tough mountain stage. The whole week will be, with more than 22,000 meters of accumulated elevation gain. In short, it will  be brutal. But for Nairo Quintana, this the best possible scenario if he wants a stage win. The Colomb...

Stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia 2025 has started with very heavy rain. The road is not sparing anyone, and INEOS Grenadiers is being hit the hardest by the conditions. After an initial crash of Thymen Arensman, who was able to recover, Joshua Tarling has suffered a pretty hard crash. The Briton was in...

The decisive week of the Giro d'Italia 2025 begins today. With a very tough stage 16, probably the most difficult high mountain stage, the favourites for the general classification put all the cards on the table. One of them is Richard Carapaz. The Ecuadorian, leader of EF Education-EasyPost, has a...

With six stage victories in just fifteen days, it’s safe to say Lidl–Trek have enjoyed a Giro d’Italia 2025 to remember. Four of those wins belong to the incredible Mads Pedersen, while Dan Hoole and Carlos Verona have each claimed one apiece, making the team the undisputed Kings of the race so far....

The decisive week of the Giro d'Italia 2025 begins. For Egan Bernal it is a luxury opportunity to dream of victory in the general classification for the second time. Despite being 8th, the INEOS leader has shown that he can climb his way back to within sight of the maglia rosa. There is no doubt tha...

Mathieu van der Poel’s long awaited return to mountain biking ended in disaster on Sunday, with the Dutch superstar crashing out of the UCI World Cup round in Nové Město and later being diagnosed with a scaphoid fracture in his wrist. After just thirty minutes of racing (and two falls) van der Poel...

After a disastrous stage 15 at the 2025 Giro d’Italia, Primoz Roglic rolled up to the start of stage 16 looking bruised, physically and mentally. The Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe leader cracked hard on Monte Grappa, losing 90 seconds to his main GC rivals and dropping to 10th overall, nearly four min...

Wout van Aert’s 2025 Giro d’Italia campaign began in frustration, much as his classics season had ended. His legs were lacking, his form elusive, and questions swirled about whether he should even be at the race. Once again, he looked a shadow of his former self. But a breakthrough stage 9 win on th...

Mathieu van der Poel’s ambitious return to mountain biking ended with a crash, an abandoned race, and now, confirmation of a fractured scaphoid bone in his wrist. The injury, sustained during the Mountain Bike World Cup in Nové Město, has understandably triggered alarm among fans with the Tour de Fr...

As the final week of the 2025 Giro d’Italia begins, the headlines have rightly focused on the thrilling battle for pink. But back in France, the mood is far more sombre. Cyrille Guimard, the iconic French directeur sportif and former national coach, has delivered a bleak and unfiltered assessment of...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 has reached its most important moment. This Tuesday, the decisive week of the race begins. In the middle of the rest day, it is time to analyze everything that has happened, and it is impossible not to talk about UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Isaac del Toro. The Mexican is havin...

Mathieu van der Poel doesn’t do failure quietly. His brilliance is usually blinding, his dominance often absolute. But on Sunday in Nové Město, the Dutchman’s return to mountain biking ended not with a rainbow jersey on the horizon, but a scaphoid fracture and a harsh reminder: you can’t win everyth...

Even a master of his craft can make a mistake - and Thibau Nys is no exception to this rule. The European cyclocross champion is one of the technically most gifted riders in the peloton, yet even he kisses the asphalt on a bad day. We learn that one such incident happened to Nys during the on-going...

Jonas Vingegaard is set to return to racing at the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné, marking his first competitive appearance since abandoning Paris-Nice with a concussion all the way back in March. The highly anticipated comeback will see the Dane face off against Tadej Pogacar for the first time this se...

Primoz Roglic has been severely underwhelming throughout the first two weeks of the Giro d'Italia, and even solid rides against the clock can't hide that fact anymore. Even though riders are yet to fact the stages projected as decisive, the Slovenian finds himself already almost four minutes behind...

The Giro d'Italia is on fire and surprisingly, the rider that has been attacking the most is currently far from the podium. On Monte Grappa - and stage 15 as a whole - INEOS Grenadiers tried to once again explode the GC battle, but was met with an ultra-conservative UAE Team Emirates - XRG with whom...

It is a tradition that during the rest days of Grand Tours there are riders announcing their retirement from the sport and that is no exception during this Giro d'Italia. Jonathan Castroviejo and Simon Clarke, who have multiple Grand Tour victories amongst them, have revealed the dates in which they...

Fifteen stages into the 2025 Giro d’Italia, and Tom Pidcock's debut Grand Tour with Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team remains a work in progress. There have been sparks, but he has not yet the race alight, even if their still are chances to do so. For both rider and team, this is a journey of firsts. It’s Pidc...

When the wildcards for the Vuelta a España 2025 were announced, controversy erupted instantly. The race organizers decided to leave out a Spanish ProTeam Equipo Kern Pharma to invite Tom Pidcock's Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. Javier Guillén wanted the Briton in the grand tour, along with the potential pr...

Antonio Tiberi would have been having a near perfect Giro d'Italia if it weren't for his crash on stage 14 which saw him drop out of the podium and lose considerable amount of time. However, entering the final week of the race, the Bahrain - Victorious is still looking to improve on his seventh plac...

Primoz Roglic simply doesn't seem to have either enough skill or luck at this Giro d'Italia. Three times on the ground and already almost four minutes behind in the GC, it'll take a serious effort for the Slovenian to recover as the race heads finally heads into the high mountains for this year's qu...

Just like Simon Yates slid under the radar onto the podium, Derek Gee has silently worked his way towards his current fifth place. And on Monte Grappa, the Israel - Premier Tech leader sticked his nose into the wind for the first time when he followed the attack of Egan Bernal. He may have not gaine...

Mathieu van der Poel is already a top road rider, cyclocrosser and even proficient gravel warrior backed by nine world titles. However mountain bikes seem cursed for the Dutch phenomenon. And it's surprising as before his transition to road, Van der Poel was at the top of the feeding chain also in t...

Not Primoz Roglic, nor even Juan Ayuso were able to steal the show in the first two weeks of the 2025 Giro d'Italia. All the prominent GC favourites were outshined by yet another bright gem of UAE Team Emirates - XRG; Isaac del Toro! But the hardest challenge is yet ahead - to defend the pink jersey...

Quinn Simmons has in the past been national champion on the road for Lidl-Trek and this year the American has done it again. In Charleston, he has won for the second time with a solo attack that puts him back into the stars and stripes jersey.  Simmons was the best in a hilly day that saw a lot of a...

Isaac del Toro wasn't the main favourite to win the Giro d'Italia two weeks ago, but thanks to strong and consistent performances, the Mexican super talent is now sitting in a VIP seat aboard the UAE Team Emirates - XRG mountain train and the time for his opponents to do something about his overall...

In the last cycling market, one of the most mediatic news was the signing of Aleix Espargaró by Lidl-Trek. The former MotoGP rider joined the American team more as a face, but with the goal of racing with the team - more specifically, for the time being, with the development team.  He himself made t...

One of the main novelties in the UCI's disciplinary system has been the inclusion of yellow cards, which you will have become accustomed to by now. Although in most cases yellow cards have been no more than a symbolic warning, usually also carrying a monetary fine, the truth is that in the long term...

Is Simon Yates riding the perfect Giro d'Italia? Whilst Juan Ayuso, Isaac del Toro, Primoz Roglic and Egan Bernal are amongst those in the spotlight every single day in the mountains or hills, under the radar the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider continues to ride a consistent race and goes into the f...

We had to wait more than two weeks, but the mountains have finally arrived - and they did not disappoint. A stage with 220km and 2 grueling climbs that were a test of endurance and claimed some notable victims. The biggest story of the day was Primoz Roglic. The Slovenian struggled in the first cli...

As the final week of the 2025 Giro d’Italia begins, UAE Team Emirates find themselves in the strongest position of any team in the race, and yet arguably the most precarious. After 15 stages, they hold the maglia rosa with Isaac Del Toro, while also sitting in third place with their designated leade...

Mathieu van der Poel's weekend MTB adventure ended in disaster and with a fracture in the scaphoid. However not all is bad for the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider, who shouldn't miss out on too much training and with the Tour de France participation seemingly out of risk.  It was a difficult return to a di...

The Giro d'Italia enters its final week and currently Isaac del Toro holds the lead of the race, entering unknown territory as coincidentally the race also enters it's most difficult days. CyclingUpToDate was at the press conference this Monday afternoon to learn about how the Mexican and UAE Team E...

Away from the spotlight, but the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes Maritimes has taken place this Monday afternoon and in the winning position was Cristián Rodríguez, who has taken a much needed victory for Arkéa - B&B Hotels.  The Spaniard's attack came with a long distance to the finish, still 46 kilomete...

In the middle of the rest day before the decisive week of the Giro d'Italia 2025, UAE has returned to attend the media in a press conference. CiclismoAlDía and CyclingUpToDate were present at the statements of Isaac del Toro and Joxean Fernández Matxín. The Mexican is the main protagonist before the...

Mathieu van der Poel's return to Mountain Biking had virtually the worst outcome he could've expected, but besides that, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider didn't make any friends either. After he caused a crash in the group, Spaniard David Valero was vocal in the criticism of the Dutch star.  Van der Poe...

Stage 15 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia was nothing short of a disaster for Primoz Roglic. Once seen as the firm pre race favourite for his second Maglia Rosa, the Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe leader was completely out of sorts on Monte Grappa, the towering final climb of the day. It was a painful watch f...

This Giro d'Italia is thus far delivering action, drama and a lot of tension. Into the final week, Isaac del Toro is leading the race but entering unknown territory. He has commented on the possibility of Primoz Roglic making a comeback in the race's most difficult stages and also on the why his UAE...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 has been very complicated for Primoz Roglic in the second week. So much so that, on Sunday's stage 15, he ended up losing a minute and a half with the rest of the favorites, and with the threat of a possible abandonment in the air. However, that shouldn't be the case.  The Slo...

Primoz Roglic suffered a significant blow to his Giro d’Italia 2025 ambitions on Stage 15, losing 90 seconds to his general classification rivals and tumbling down the leaderboard in what was described by many as a disastrous day for the Slovenian. Speaking on TNT Sports Cycling, experts Jonathan Va...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 is in its last rest day. The Corsa Rosa will face its decisive week, in search of a winner to add to the list of historic winners of the grand tour. Right now, Isaac del Toro is the most likely to do so, and in the meanwhile sport legend Eddy Merckx has shared a story from his...

The Nové Mesto World Cup comes in a point in time where almost every year, a few of the World Tour pros who also compete in Mountain Biking also make the switch and test their legs. This was the case with Mathieu van der Poel who crashed out of the race, but he was not the only one who suffered from...

Mathieu van der Poel's long-awaited and highly-anticipated return to mountain bike racing did not go as planned for the Alpecin-Deceuninck superstar this Sunday afternoon in at the Nove Mesto round of the World Cup. Van der Poel's return didn't last long before a crash brought his hopes of victory t...

Stage 15 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia delivered fireworks on the legendary slopes of Monte Grappa, and for Gianmarco Garofoli, it was a breakout performance that brought some much needed optimism to Soudal – Quick-Step’s campaign. On the slopes of Dori, the last ascent of the day, Garofoli launched a p...

Mads Pedersen has already claimed four stage wins at the 2025 Giro d’Italia, but on Stage 15, it was someone else’s victory that meant the most to him. Carlos Verona delivered a sensational solo win on the mountainous stage to Monte Grappa, capping off a superb day for Lidl-Trek and pushing the team...

Stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia delivered fireworks on the slopes of Monte Grappa, and for Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider Bart Lemmen, it was a day to remember in the breakaway. The 29-year-old Dutchman, who made his Grand Tour debut at the 2024 Tour de France as a late replacement for Sepp Kuss, fou...

With 15 stages of the Giro d’Italia completed, Isaac Del Toro remains in the maglia rosa, an extraordinary achievement for the young Mexican rider in his second ever grand tour. But while his rise has thrilled fans, it’s also presenting UAE Team Emirates - XRG with a tactical headache, which has mad...

Mikel Landa made an appearance on Eurosport’s post-stage coverage following his unfortunate early exit from the 2025 Giro d’Italia. The Soudal - Quick-Step rider, who was leading his team for this year’s edition, suffered a severe crash in the opening days and was forced to abandon the race. Joining...

After a trio of crashes in the last week, it's perhaps a little unsurprising that Primoz Roglic was at less than 100 percent on stage 15 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Not many predicted the extent of the difference between the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader and the rest of the general classificatio...

Stage 15 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia was a disaster day for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader Primoz Roglic. Looking far below the level fans have come to expect of the Slovenian in recent years, the 2023 Maglia Rosa's dream of another Giro d'Italia victory have been left in tatters.  Dropped by all...

Egan Bernal is firmly back among the very strongest riders in the race at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. After some difficult years through injury, the Colombian national champion was vibrant and aggressive throughout stage 15 on Sunday, although ultimately without much tangible reward.  “I felt really goo...

Isaac del Toro has completed the first 15 stages of the 2025 Giro d'Italia without putting a foot wrong. As a result, the 21-year-old Mexican enters the final rest of the race with a commanding 1:20 lead atop the general classification ahead of Simon Yates.  On a dramatic stage 15 that saw Primoz Ro...

Stage 15 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia was absolute chaos. Primoz Roglic lost 1 minute and 30 seconds to the main contenders for the overall classification, and now the race is more wide open than ever. One of the biggest winners from this wild day was Richard Carapaz, who finished in the group of GC fa...

Primoz Roglic's hopes of winning a second Maglia Rosa at the 2025 Giro d'Italia have been left in tatters after stage 15. Cracking badly, the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader is now clinging onto a place in the top-10 of the general classification, nearly four minutes down on race leader Isaac del...

Lidl-Trek have undoubtedly been the stars of the 2025 Giro d'Italia and on stage 15, Carlos Verona powered to what is a sensational sixth stage success of the Grand Tour for the team, one made even sweeter by the fact it comes just a day after general classification hopeful Giulio Ciccone was forced...

As Carlos Verona soloed to the win on stage 15 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, there was plenty of general classification drama happening further down the road. In the end, the big loser of the day turned out to be Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's 2023 Maglia Rosa winner Primoz Roglic.  Dropped by all his G...

Carlos Verona has secured a sensational 6th stage win at the 2025 Giro d'Italia for Lidl-Trek on stage 15, soloing to the victory from the breakaway. Behind meanwhile, there was GC drama as Primoz Roglic cracked badly, losing a heavy chunk of time to all his Maglia Rosa rivals.  A massive, 35-rider...

It seems three crashes in the last week are having an effect of the 2023 Giro d'Italia winner Primoz Roglic. On stage 15, the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader has been dropped by all his GC rivals.  With 29km to go, Richard Carapaz launched an attack. Although most of the GC contenders were equal...

Movistar Team's Marlen Reusser has won the 2025 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, backing up a stunning stage 3 summit finish victory with another standout performance in the final stage individual time trial, securing the GC win by powering to the stage success. Zoe Backstedt had spent much of the day in th...

Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard have been the two leading lights of Team Visma | Lease a Bike over the last few years, leading their team to a number of notable results. Over the last twelve months or so though, both superstars have found success a lot harder to come by thanks to a series of cras...

How great is it to see Egan Bernal back competing at the front of a Grand Tour! The Colombian has been a consistent bright spark throughout the 2025 Giro d'Italia and the former Maglia Rosa winner is doing so again on stage 15. On the Monte Grappa, the INEOS Grenadiers were attempting to put the res...

Mathieu van der Poel's highly anticipated return to mountain biking ended in disaster on Sunday afternoon at the Nové Mesto Mountain Bike World Cup race, as an early crash brought a premature end to his day.  Covering the race for Eurosport, ex-pro Thijs van Amerongen signalled his concerns that thi...

Yesterday we lived an epic stage of the Giro d'Italia marked by a crash that made the general classification jump even more in the air with Isaac del Toro as the main winner once again. Javier Ares, the Eurosport narrator, made it clear after the stage that until you cross the finish line in cycling...

Fabio Baldato, sports director of UAE Team Emirates - XRG, gave his version of what happened in stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia in which there were heads and tails for their leaders. The Italian explained in Eurosport that Isaac del Toro had been fantastic, being able to sneak into the front group and...

Mathieu van der Poel has taken a rest period after his successful spring classics campaign and returned to competition this weekend at the Nové Mesto Mountain Bike World Cup race, however only minutes into the race he has hit the ground.  The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider hasn't found his luck in the off...

Juan Ayuso is looking forward to the first high mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia 2025. Yesterday he lost time with his teammate Isaac del Toro. Asked how he was feeling before the start, he gave no clues in statements collected by Cycling Pro Net. He explained what happened during the massive cra...

Perico Delgado, regular commentator of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España in RTVE with Carlos de Andrés for more than 3 decades, went yesterday to the set of La Montonera to tell little stories of the eighties with Eduardo Chozas but while he was there he also launched criticism on Team Vism...

Johan Bruyneel analyzed stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia 2025 on the Lance Armstrong's The Move podcast, focusing on the fact that two crashes, the one in Siena and the one yesterday, have greatly conditioned the overall classification of the Giro d'Italia so far. "The main thing about the stage was th...

Alberto Contador has analyzed in Eurosport the stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia 2025 that takes place today, Sunday, and that will be the first of the 4 high mountain stages that await the cyclists between now and the arrival in Rome in a week. The Madrid native highlighted 2 key points to be taken int...

The Lidl-Trek team have been unmatched in their success at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, winning five of the first thirteen stages at the ongoing edition of the Italian Grand Tour. Understandably, because of this, morale within the team is at an all-time high, according to sports director Maxime Monfort....

Is drama at UAE Team Emirates - XRG over after stage 14? For the time being... Perhaps. Juan Ayuso lost even more during the chaotic stage in streets of Nova Gorica and the position of Isaac del Toro as leader is now very comfortable. But tomorrow is a first big mountain test and we might see the GC...

Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin discussed stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia 2025 and the ongoing GC battle between Primoz Roglic and UAE Team Emirates - XRG duo Isaac del Toro and Juan Ayuso who currently have the superiority over the Slovenian in every wa.  They were analyzing the obvious superiority...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Mark Cavendish completed his professional career with a record-breaking 35th stage victory at the Tour de France. Since then, he had finally found a time for his family - something he wasn't quite able to do well over the past decades spent within the peloton. "I already have a lot more time for my...

A pity. Giulio Ciccone was very excited this morning before taking the start of the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia. However, he was the most affected by the mass crash that affected the peloton with 23 kilometers from the finish line. Through the pain, the Italian rider forced his way to the finish...

After a chaotic final 20km or so of stage 14, the 2025 Giro d'Italia has once again been turned on its head. Pencilled as a routine sprint stage, a major crash in the peloton held up a number of general classification hopefuls, seeing the likes of Juan Ayuso, Primoz Roglic, Egan Bernal and Antonio T...

Monte Grappa is one of the mythical climbs of Giro d'Italia, even if it's not always a decisive point of the race. The peloton will once again approach this mountain giant in Sunday's stage which made Laurens Ten Dam recall a funny anecdote from when the 2017 peloton contested a similar stage to the...

Wilco Kelderman made the first steps in his career in Rabobank (now Visma | Lease a Bike) fifteen years ago, and although his greatest achievments came while wearing a different team colours, eventually the fate lead him back to the Dutch formation. It would be a perfect fairy tale if the circle wou...

Mikel Landa was for a long time the only victim among the GC favourites at this Giro d'Italia - until today when Giulio Ciccone's journey at the Corsa Rosa ended in the streets of Novo Gorica. Since the abandon of their Basque leader, team Soudal - Quick-Step has been cruising through the Giro rathe...

Today's Giro d'Italia was marked by a crash that created a bigger gap in the general classification between Isaac del Toro and his main pursuers Juan Ayuso and Primoz Roglic, beat up Antonio Tiberi lost a lot of time and knocked Giulio Ciccone out of the race. Below you can see the video shot record...

Stage 14 of the Gior d'Italia will be remembered by many for the collective crash that caused big differences in the general classification, as well as the already confirmed abandon of Giulio Ciccone. But even before that, there was another incident that didn't go unnoticed by the television cameras...

If it wasn't for superstars Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic would've been quite possibly the best GC rider in the era after Chris Froome. The Slovenian has won five Grand Tours so far, but Tour de France may remain outside his reach. Does that bother Roglic? Not as much as we would...

Today's Giro d'Italia was marked by a crash that created a bigger gap in the general classification between Isaac del Toro and his main pursuers Juan Ayuso and Primoz Roglic. Beat up Antonio Tiberi In addition knocked Giulio Ciccone out of the race and caused Antonio Tiberi to lose a lot of time. Be...

The comparison offers itself; Tadej Pogacar is dominant in a fashion unseen since the times of the original 'Cannibal' Eddy Merckx. Half a century ago, there was no other rider in the peloton that would be so feared and hated, yet at the same time as respected as the Belgian all-rounder who had won...

Major chaos erupted in one of the stages in which that was less likely to happen on paper. 170 kilometres that were completely uneventful were followed by a massive crash in a cobbled section of the final circuit that affected most of the peloton and created huge gaps. A small group of just around...

It's long been expected that Mathieu van der Poel will return to the Tour de France in 2025, and now we know more about the route the Alpecin-Deceuninck leader will take en route the biggest race on the calendar.  Unlike in 2024, where Van der Poel enjoyed a complete rest between the end of his Spri...

Primoz Roglic has had a Giro d'Italia plagued by bad luck so far in 2025. Already already having lost time thanks to a crash earlier in the race, the Slovenian was once again caught out by an incident on stage 14, pushing the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader to 2:23 down on the Maglia Rosa, Isaac...

Egan Bernal has looked stronger than he has for years at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Sadly for the former Maglia Rosa winner however, his return to the Italian Grand Tour has been one plagued by bad luck, with another crash on stage 14 causing more time loss for the INEOS Grenadiers leader.  As the ride...

Isaac del Toro tightened his grip on the Maglia Rosa after a crash-marred Stage 14 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia. The Mexican rider was among many who hit the ground during a treacherous, narrow descent made even more dangerous by rain. But he managed to get back on his bike quickly and rejoin the front...

Giulio Ciccone has been showing some strong form in 2025 and the Italian star had continued that in the early stages of the Giro d'Italia too. Sadly though, any dreams the Lidl-Trek leader might have had of a high placing in the general classification look to have quite literally come crashing down...

A stage winner at the Tour de France, a monument winner at the Tour of Flanders, Kasper Asgreen can now boast a Giro d'Italia stage win on his palmares as well, following a heroic solo win by the Dane on stage 14 of the 2025 edition of the Italian Grand Tour. Having been part of the breakaway for mo...

Antonio Tiberi had been riding a near-perfect 2025 Giro d’Italia. Sitting comfortably in the general classification behind only Isaac del Toro and Juan Ayuso, he looked well on track for a strong overall finish at the start of stage 14. But fate had other plans. A dramatic crash in the final kilomet...

A late crash on stage 14 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia has thrown the Italian Grand Tour into chaos. One of the main benefactors of the drama though, was Team Visma | Lease a Bike. Although they couldn't quite capitalise with a stage win with either Wout van Aert or Olav Kooij, their GC hopeful Simon Ya...

In a crazy finale, marked by a massive crash in the peloton, EF Education-EasyPost's Kasper Asgreen has soloed to the stage 14 win at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Behind the Dane though, the GC ambitions of Juan Ayuso, Primoz Roglic and more have been rocked.  Despite the fact this was always likely goin...

Movistar Team's Marlen Reusser has taken control of the general classification at the 2025 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas by sensationally soloing to the stage 3 win atop the monstrous Picón Blanco. With the stage all about an ominous finale on the mythical slopes of the Picón Blanco, the peloton were happ...

The discussion of whether or not stages such as the 'mini Strade Bianche' stage 9 at the 2025 Giro d'Italia should be included in Grand Tours,  has long split opinion among experts, fans and even riders. According to Brian Holm though, an iconic figure in the Danish cycling, having gravel in the Gra...

The INEOS Grenadiers have been bright, attacking and just generally good to watch at the 2025 Giro d'Italia so far. Ahead of stage 14 this Saturday afternoon though, the team have been dealt a blow by the abandon of one of their unsung heroes. 29-year-old Colombian Brandon Rivera has been quietly ve...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are in a position of relative comfort now that both Wout van Aert and Olav Kooij have won stages at this Giro d'Italia, and today on stage 14 into Nova Gorica, both are viable options to fight once again - however, that will fully depend on the circumstances of the race.  "...

Widely anticipated, Geraint Thomas should indeed take on a management role with INEOS Grenadiers after his professional career comes to a wrap, according to recent reports. "We'd be crazy not to think about Geraint being part of the team in the future," Head of Performance Scott Drawer confirmed to ...

At just 26 years old, Tadej Pogacar has surged into 11th place on the all time ProCyclingStats (PCS) rankings as of May 23, 2025. The Slovenian phenom made a six-place leap up the standings, placing himself just one spot away from the top ten legends of the sport. It’s a staggering ascent achieved i...

One of the biggest changes in modern cycling is the changing of the routes during stage-races and mainly Grand Tours, with a lot more difficult stages for the climbers and classics specialists, and much less for the pure sprinters. Patrick Lefevere argues how that's hampered Soudal - Quick-Step's ch...

In 2025 we are witnessing the rise of Mads Pedersen to a new level. A former World Champion and rider of a tremendous level for many years now, but Lidl-Trek have developed the Dane into a perfect position where at this point in time, he begins to match the level of riders such as Tadej Pogacar and...

On stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia 2025, Isaac del Toro launched an attack on the last climb, with the intention of chasing Richard Carapaz. However, no one followed him, and UAE Team Emirates - XRG did not understand that move. As long as he is in the fight, Juan Ayuso is the leader of the team. Afte...

In the past, INEOS Grenadiers was ahead of the curve on all World Tour teams when it came to signing and developing Grand Tour winners. In the 2020's this stopped being the case, and the British team got far behind the likes of UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Team Visma | Lease a Bike. Now, INEOS' new m...

The explosive finish at Monte Berico is one that has gained quite a lot of popularity over recent years at the Giro d'Italia and it always delivers a spectacular finale. Few would've expected that behind Mads Pedersen, Wout van Aert and Isaac del Toro; it wasn't either a GC rider or sprinter that fi...

Primoz Roglic is so far having a strong Giro d'Italia, with the exception of stage 9 where he crashed and then punctured in the gravel. Otherwise, he's shown no weak points, but has also not been able to gain time climbing against Isaac del Toro and Juan Ayuso.  In Tagliacozzo he saw Juan Ayuso stor...

This Sunday, the 25th of May, will see the return of Mathieu van der Poel to XCO. In Nové Mesto, where he and riders like Tom Pidcock frequently take part in, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider will begin to build on an attempt to capture the rainbow jersey in the discipline.  “Mathieu has had a really go...

Stage 13 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia gave fans plenty of exciting racing keep them entertained. There has been a bit of reshuffling in the general classification as a result too, despite the relatively small time gaps at the finishing line.  Mads Pedersen took the stage win in Veneto with a monstrous...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Cian Uijtdebroeks has been only a shadow of the super-talented climber since last year's Vuelta a Espana. Struggling with blood flow problems, the young Belgian has raced rather sparsely this season. The up and down tendencies in his results caused by this problem are more than clear. The 22-year-ol...

While the attention during every transfer period is normally and naturally on the biggest stars of cycling peloton, it's no less exciting to follow the moves that are happening often under the radar - in the development (under-23) teams. In particular the Visma | Lease a Bike Development Team holds...

The thirteenth stage of Giro d'Italia was a big show of Mads Pedersen who didn't find his equal in the uphill sprint in Vicenza. Behind, Dorian Godon was one of the fastest man and eventually crossed the line in a fifth place. Yet the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider was far from satisfied. "I didn'...

Younger Romain Bardet would look at the Giro d'Italia stage 13 and think 'that's something for me' with hilly parcours and a steep finish. But at the twilight of his career, the Frenchman had far more modest goals- Of course not. In a moment of calm during the storm with ten kilometers to go, the 3...

The problems of Christophe Laporte don't seem over just yet as the former European champion is yet to race in 2025. And that first start of 2025 is not on the horizon as the Visma | Lease a Bike rider has been removed from the selection for Tour de France. "Slowly but finally back on the bike," he w...

Despite being mostly flat, stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia proved to be quite entertaining. Ineos Grenadiers destroyed the peloton with more than 50km to go during a 4th category climb, managing to drop some of the main contenders like Juan Ayuso, Giulio Ciccone or Antonio Tiberi. They also isolated r...

Isaac del Toro remains firmly in the maglia rosa after Stage 13 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia – and with an even bigger cushion. The Mexican rider gained 9 seconds on all of his general classification rivals, with the exception of teammate Juan Ayuso, who managed to limit his losses to just 5 seconds. D...

A key teammate of Mads Pedersen throughout the first 13 stages at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Mathias Vacek was once again impressive in a brutally tough finale to stage 13. Although the Czech himself came up short in his quest to win a stage, Pedersen powered to the victory at the line.  As mentioned,...

Mads Pedersen has been the standout rider at the 2025 Giro d'Italia and on stage 13, the Dane powered to his 4th victory of the race - 5th for the Lidl-Trek team in total. Afterwards, Pedersen had nothing but praise for his teammates, singling out Mathias Vacek in particular with his comments.  "We...

Stage 13 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia was expected to be a quiet day for the general classification contenders — a chance to catch their breath. But Egan Bernal had other plans. True to the bold form he's shown throughout this year’s race, the Colombian launched a surprise attack on the climb to San Gi...

Wout van Aert has really grown in strength as the 2025 Giro d'Italia has gone on. Despite another powerful performance on stage 13 though, a second stage win of the race didn't materialise for the Belgian as he was forced to settle for 2nd, once again, behind Mads Pedersen.  On a truly brutal uphill...

After an enthralling day at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Lidl-Trek's Mads Pedersen has prevailed on stage 13, taking his 4th victory of the race ahead of Wout van Aert and Isaac del Toro with a monstrous sprint.  A 9-rider strong group forced themselves clear to form the breakaway of the day. In total, L...

Everything came up Visma on stage 12 at the 2025 Giro d'Italia as Olav Kooij sprinted to his first stage win at this year's edition of the Italian Grand Tour. As analysed by sprint legend Robbie McEwen post-stage, key to Kooij's win was the work done by Wout van Aert.  "A perfect lead-out by Team Vi...

Mie Bjorndal Ottestad has outsprinted Marlen Reusser and taken the win on stage 2 of the 2025 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, as world champion Lotte Kopecky suffered a major blow, likely ruling the Team SD Worx - Protime leader out of the general classification fight.  With just Andrea Alzate (Eneicat - C...

Although he had to wait until stage 12, Olav Kooij eventually managed to secure a stage win at the 2025 Giro d'Italia on Thursday afternoon, powering to the win in his typically impressive sprint fashion. For the 23-year-old Dutchman, that win goes down as the 40th of his pro career already.  "I’d p...

Isaac del Toro is fast becoming one of the most talked-about names at the 2025 Giro d’Italia — but you wouldn’t know it from listening to him. The young Mexican rider, who currently wears the Maglia Rosa, continues to keep a low profile despite increasing media attention and rising hopes for a stage...

Juan Ayuso faces stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia today, and it will be another test. Currently in second overall, he is still suffering in his leg after his fall on the gravel stage that required several stiches.  The Valencian claims to be feeling better day by day and adapting to running with pain,...

After a difficult start to the Giro d’Italia, and 2025, Wout van Aert is finally beginning to resemble the rider fans are used to seeing. And he’s not ruling himself out of contention on today’s uphill finish to Monte Berico. On stage 9, Van Aert stunned the peloton with an epic win on the gravel to...

As the Giro d’Italia reaches Stage 13, much of the pre-race attention has turned to Tom Pidcock, widely tipped as the favourite for today’s uphill finish on Monte Berico. After a turbulent first half of the race, including a crash that derailed his chances on the gravel stage to Siena, the Brit is s...

In a bold break from tradition, the Tour de France 2025 will end not with a gentle champagne procession but with a genuine day of racing, and it’s already dividing opinion across the cycling world. For the first time in decades, Stage 21 will not be a ceremonial roll into Paris but a potentially exp...

Just days after Movistar Team announced a four-year contract renewal with Enric Mas, fresh rumours emerged suggesting that Team Visma | Lease a Bike had made a late attempt to lure the Spanish climber away. According to a report by Marca, the Dutch team reached out to Mas in a move reminiscent of th...

Stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia comes today with the race still yet to truly reach the mountains, and few riders are more eager for the terrain to change than Derek Gee. After an up and down opening 11 days, the Canadian climber sits 12th on general classification, a position that leaves him unsatisfi...

As the Giro d’Italia enters Stage 13, all eyes are not just on who might win, but how UAE Team Emirates – XRG will navigate a delicate internal dilemma. The team, undeniably the strongest in the race, finds itself in a privileged yet increasingly precarious position. Juan Ayuso was expected to lead...

One of the biggest debates at the moment in the Giro d'Italia is what will happen in a hypothetical situation in which Isaac del Toro and Juan Ayuso end up being the strongest riders in the high mountains and end up playing the Giro d'Italia between them. What if neither Primoz Roglic, nor other con...

For Tadej Pogacar, the 2025 season has come to a well-deserved halt, but that doesn't mean he is off his bike. After a busy stretch of classics, the UAE star hasn't raced for almost a month. Pogacar's last race was the Liège-Bastogne-Liège, which he won on April 27. However, the UAE Team Emirates -...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Johan Bruyneel has analyzed one more day of the Giro d'Italia 2025, the chaotic stage 11, on The Move podcast where he talked about his feelings regarding Isaac del Toro who looks very comfortable in the pink jersey thus far.  The former directeur sportif in his glory days talked about the incredibl...

Damiano Caruso has decided to postpone his retirement from professional cycling, despite previously indicating that 2025 would mark the end of his long and successful career. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the 37-year-old Italian will remain active in the peloton in 2026. Just a few months ag...

The cycling market is on fire. In the middle of the Giro d'Italia, the teams are making moves behind the scenes to secure stronger squads for the future. For Visma, it is the perfect time to renew the contract of one of their rising stars. In an official statement, Team Visma | Lease a Bike has anno...

Casper van Uden came close to claiming a second stage win at the 2025 Giro d’Italia on Thursday, but had to settle for second behind fellow Dutchman Olav Kooij in a fiercely contested sprint. The Team Picnic PostNL rider, who already tasted victory on Stage 5, launched a long sprint in Pisa, hoping...

Mads Pedersen had hoped to add a fourth stage victory at the 2025 Giro d’Italia on Thursday, but found himself outpaced in the final sprint to the line in what turned out to be a perfectly executed lead out for Olav Kooij. The Dane, who continues to lead the points classification, acknowledged that...

Mathieu van der Poel is set to return to mountain biking this weekend at Nove Mesto, marking his first race appearance since storming to a third Paris-Roubaix victory last month. Now 30 years old, the Dutch superstar is turning his focus to an ambitious new target: the mountain bike world title. If...

The UCI Rankings have remained rather calm throughout this past week, as the riders slowly build their tallies at the Giro d'Italia - which will end on the 1st of June. Until then, changes are small, and with UAE Team Emirates - XRG having several riders at the top of the standings they are likely t...

Stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia was a relatively uneventful day, serving as a transition day for the GC contenders. Even though the first part of the day was hilly and had a couple of climbs, the last 80km were completely flat. A final sprint was the expected outcome and that’s what ended up happening...

Can cycling fans imagine a world where Enric Mas would be Jonas Vingegaard's teammate? This scenario, although impossible after the Spanish rider's renewal with Movistar, was close to becoming a reality according to a report coming from Spain.  It has been advanced from Marca that Team Visma | Lease...

On a transitional day at the Giro d'Italia 2025, on a day when nothing more than a sprint was expected, Isaac del Toro increased his gap over Juan Ayuso, Primoz Roglic and the rest of his GC rivals.  "Yes, the truth is that the circumstances of the competition made it possible for me to be up front,...

Wout van Aert is struggling with positioning for a while over the past year and a half, partly due to his crashes, partly due to the increasing level of risks that riders are willing to take. But today, in the finale of the Giro d'Italia stage, he was present at the right moment and delivered Olav K...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike brought Olav Kooij to the Giro d'Italia with the goal of fighting for the flat bunch sprints but until stage 12, things had not clicked. The Dutchman had only participated in two sprints and in the last one he was completely blocked at the finish. Today, the Dutch team thri...

Chris Froome was undeniably the most accomplished GC rider of the past decade with four Tour de France titles and a total of seven Grand Tour victories. However since his crash during recon of the 2019 Critérium du Dauphiné time trial, the Brit has been merely a shadow of his former self.  "I person...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have previously won a stage this Giro d'Italia with Wout van Aert, but in the bunch sprints they have struggled quite a lot due to bad luck and positioning. Today at stage 12, they finally got their reward with Olav Kooij, after a perfect leadout from the Belgian.  Although...

In the Giro d'Italia 2025, the main topic of conversation is none other than the double leadership of UAE Team Emirates - XRG between Juan Ayuso and Isaac del Toro. The Mexican won the maglia rosa on the sterrato stage 9, and everything points to the fact that he will continue to hold it after Thurs...

Lorena Wiebes is on terrific form and has won stage 1 of the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas. It was a difficult uphill finish where Elisa Balsamo put on a massive challenge, however Team SD Worx - ProTime came out on top with Lotte Kopecky also gaining time on the competition.  The first day of the Spanish...

The Giro d'Italia 2025, after 11 stages, has a Mexican maglia rosa. Isaac del Toro retains the overall leader's jersey since stage 9 in Siena, the sterrato stage, where he was second after a great performance. However, the pressure may be starting to take its toll on the UAE Team Emirates XRG rider....

The Giro d'Italia 2025 is approaching its final stretch. The race is past its halfway point, and now every mountain stage will be decisive for the outcome of the fight for the overall classification. Right now, the main favorites are still Primoz Roglic and Juan Ayuso, but Isaac del Toro has joined...

Rod Ellingworth, formerly part of INEOS Grenadiers and their performance team, is now with Bahrain - Victorious and was hired to help the development of a Tour de France winner in the team. That could be Lenny Martínez, with whom he's working with, and he details how the Frenchman's development is a...

Tour de France Christian Prudhomme has talked about the addition of the Montmarte climb to the final day of the Tour de France. Without hesitation, he has opened up about the dream of seeing the yellow jersey win on the Champs-Elysées once again and how this iconic cobbled climb can further boost th...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 is reaching its decisive moment. The penultimate week continued on Wednesday with a very deceptive stage. Isaac del Toro managed to gain 6 seconds on all his rivals - except Richard Carapaz, defending the maglia rosa. For UAE, however, there no real gains despite Primoz Roglic...

Isaac del Toro is on stellar form and at this Giro d'Italia he has been on the attack despite his advantagious position in the overall classification. UAE Team Emirates - XRG DS Fabio Baldato has run through stage 11 including the Mexican's attack and why the tram did not put attack Primoz Roglic -...

Primoz Roglic is not a rider who talks a whole lot about the development of the stages and after the 11th day of racing at the Giro d'Italia he certainly did not want to give anything away. There were a few questions to be asked of him following the mountainous day, but those same remain unanswered...

Stage 11 of the GIro d'Italia had a surprising outcome, with the GC riders fighting for the stage victory and Richard Carapaz taking a stellar win which puts him back in contention for one of the top spots at this Giro. At the end of the day, Thijs Zonneveld was left scratching his head over the tac...

Isaac del Toro confirmed one more day that he deserves to wear the maglia rosa showing himself as a very strong climber and even putting Primoz Roglic under serious pressure on two separate occasions.  After the race, he spoke about the attack he made on the last climb, to which Juan Ayuso let the w...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Wout van Aert's victory on Piazza del Campo was an emotional moment not only for the struggling Belgian, but also his family. Sarah De Bie was in tears after her husband's victory on Sunday, after which she told Sporza: "It's really not nice to have to patch things up every time. At those moments yo...

The 2024 Tour de France was forced to replace it's traditional Champs-Élysées finish with a time trial in Nice due to Olympic Games. But if you thought that the traditional celebration ride for winners will be held this year in its usual form - you'd be wrong. Instead, the Montmartre climb featured...

The second time trial of Giro d'Italia shook up the general classification, but ultimately Primoz Roglic is still trailing his rival Juan Ayuso by almost a minute. And the Spaniard has three more teammates within the top-7 with Isaac del Toro still in the overall lead. Can the patched up Roglic turn...

After today's stage of the Giro d'Italia 2025, we're now over halfway into the race. And on stage 11, we once again saw twists and turns in the race for the pink jersey. A day that seemed to be a nailed on stage for the breakaway, once again turned into a GC showdown. And this time it was Richard Ca...

The incredible parcours of the road race at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has inspired the Tour de France organisers to change the iconic Champs-Elysees final stage for 2025. Rather than the processional ride before the final bunch sprint, this year, the cobbled Montmartre climb that ripped up that b...

It was a strange stalemate among GC riders in stage 11. Although the stage developed in a fashion that would favour brave attack, only Richard Carapaz was willing to gamble on the last climb - and was rewarded. Behind the Ecuadorian, Lidl-Trek's Giulio Ciccone rounded off the podium in a sprint. The...

Richard Carapaz capitalized on his fearless attack to win the eleventh stage. Despite their overwhelming presence in the front group, the UAE Team Emirates - XRG were without an answer to the Ecuadorian's move. It's not the end of the world, but Carapaz let it be known that he joins the battle for M...

Nairo Quintana was one of the main protagonists of the eleventh stage of the 2025 Giro d'Italia. The Colombian was present in the ultimate breakaway along with Pello Bilbao, Luke Plapp, Lorenzo Fortunato and Wout Poels. However, the GC favorites held the five men on a short leash and eventually took...

INEOS Grenadiers were again in the spotlight during the eleventh stage of Giro d'Italia. While Egan Bernal lit up the race at the front on San Pellegrino, Thymen Arensman quietly disappeared from the mix. But through a composed ride, Arensman eventually finished at the same time as the Colombian cha...

Egan Bernal just finished fifth in the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2025, entering the group with all the big favorites for the final general classification, 10 seconds behind the day's winner Richard Carapaz. After crossing the finish line, the Colombian INEOS Grenadiers rider shared his impress...

Richard Carapaz was one of the dark horses coming into this Giro d'Italia and he has certainly showed that this Wednesday afternoon. EF Education-EasyPost don't have the team to put UAE under a lot of pressure, but the Ecuadorian has launched a warning shot to his rivals both with his legs and his w...

The second day of the second week at the Giro d'Italia didn't have a specific favourite, and it ended being as chaotic of a day as one could expect. This could've on paper favoured Tom Pidcock, but the Briton could only follow the GC riders and watch as former teammate Richard Carapaz launched an ex...

An explosive 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia ensured that the overall classification contenders had another diffficult day where they had to test their legs. Chris Harper was the main loser of the day after shedding time in the final climb, but there were a few winners including Richard Carapaz but...

Stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia was a very hard day on paper but most expected the breakaway to fight for victory. Whilst the front group did have the strength, several teams made the effort to attack the stage and Richard Carapaz has taken an impressive solo victory to gain time on his GC rivals.  A...

At the 2024 Olympic Games Road Race, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert looked to be the strongest on the cobbled climb to Montmarte that proved to be the main obstacle during the race. However, despite this, the Belgian is against it's addition to the Tour de France where he believes circumstan...

Remco Evenepoel's move to INEOS Grenadiers for 2026 has been more than a rumor after its merger with TotalEnergies and it was necessary to know what the boss of the team for which he is under contract, Soudal Quick-Step, had to say. In an interview with Daniel Benson, the CEO of the Belgian squad, J...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Richard Carapaz started the 2025 Giro d'Italia as one of five former Maglia Rosa winners in the peloton. The Ecuadorian's hopes of adding a second Grand Tour win to his palmares have taken a bit of a hit over the first 10 stages though, with Carapaz sitting 9th in the GC at over two minutes down. On...

Quietly going about his business, Simon Yates is up to 4th in the general classification at the 2025 Giro d'Italia now, following a solid effort in the stage 10 individual time trial saw the Brit limit his losses well against those GC contenders more renowned against the clock.   “This was definitel...

Wout van Aert and Isaac del Toro spent a long time riding together on stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, with the 30-year-old Belgian eventually prevailing over his younger rival to take the stage win. Van Aert was left incredibly impressed by Del Toro though, and with the Mexican in the Maglia Rosa...

After a major blow on stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, some were already writing off Primoz Roglic in the fight for the Maglia Rosa. The wily Slovenian proved in the stage 10 time trial however, that his race is far from run as he gained back time on all his main rivals, rising back up to 5th in t...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG have undoubtedly been the strongest team of the 2025 Giro d'Italia so far. With four riders in the top 10 of the general classification after 10 stages, it is the 21-year-old Mexican Isaac del Toro who leads the way in the Maglia Rosa, with ex-pro turned expert Adam Blythe se...

It's fair to say that Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's Andrea Vendrame went pretty under the radar on the stage 10 individual time trial at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. A shocking post-stage revelation from the Italian though, has brought Vendrame's time trial performances to the forefront of people's m...

No longer a celebratory and processional finale to the Tour de France, stage 21 of the 2025 edition is set give the peloton much to think about. After previously confirming the addition of the ominous Montmartre climb to the stage's parcours, the Tour de France has now officially unveiled the full s...

Tom Pidcock has been quietly going about his business over the course of the first 10 stages of the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Having come close to the stage win a couple of times, Pidcock sits 16th in the GC, 3:41 down after 10 days of racing.  Analysing the performance of their former teammate, Geraint T...

As the Giro d’Italia heads into its critical second half, Eurosport’s expert panel — featuring cycling legends Alberto Contador, Samuel Sánchez, and Eduardo Chozas — offered their analysis following a dramatic Stage 10 time trial. The stage saw Isaac del Toro hold onto the Maglia Rosa, with teammate...

The UCI Rankings have been updated, but there have been few changes this week as the Giro d'Italia is ongoing. In the races outside of it, a few riders have won and lost points. At the top of the standings, Tadej Pogacar remains at the very top, followed by Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic, Wout van A...

Egan Bernal had looked strong over the first nine stages of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, positioning himself right in the mix for the final podium. After a disappointing individual time trial on stage 10 however, the Colombian national champion now sits outside the top 10 in the general classification. ...

Stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia proved to be a day where UAE Team Emirates - XRG absolutely nuked the overall classification and gained a big heap of time on Primoz Roglic. Nevertheless, despite having four riders ahead the Slovenian, Thijs Zonneveld argues that this may not be as smooth as it looks as...

Stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia was once again an important day for the GC, creating huge gaps amongst some of the main contenders. Time trials are always a defining element of any grand tour, even more so when rain is added to the equation. Climatology was only benevolent until around 16:00 CET, with...

Time trialling has never been the main forte of Tom Pidcock over the course of his career. On stage 10 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, the Brit again was not among the quickest of the day, but Pidcock insists he remains laser focused on delivering a successful Giro for the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.  "Yeah,...

Wout van Aert was the star of the 'mini Strade Bianche' gravel stage that closed the opening week at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Perhaps still feeling the effects of these efforts on stage 10, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike superstar has been unable to back up his performance with another win on the time...

For a second time in a short period, the German national team had to search for a new leader. André Greipel picked up the function in spring 2023. After two seasons with the team, the former top sprinter hands over the baton. "I am grateful for the experience I was able to gain as team manager of th...

Gradually, Thymen Arensman has regained his position in the top-10 of Giro d'Italia after the second time trial. Despite a significant time loss during the opening stage in Albania, his GC bid is far from over with the decisive days in high mountains yet to come. "Arensman does his usual Arensman th...

The best Grand Tour rider of the 2010s celebrated his 40th birthday on Tuesday. And apparently, he's still riding bikes too! Happy birthday, Chris Froome! When Israel - Premier Tech picked up the pieces of Chris Froome on a five-year contract in 2021, pretty much everyone was shaking their heads. Of...

Primoz Roglic can be counted among the winners of today's chaotic Giro d'Italia time trial. As wind toyed with early starters and later heavy rain poured onto the GC favourites, Roglic came out on top with a 17th time on the day but most importantly he moves back up to 4th overall. "I did well on th...

As the Giro d’Italia enters its second week of competition, the riders and teams have already covered nine intense days of racing. Along the way, a total of €334,020 in prize money has been distributed among the participating teams. Leading the financial rankings is the dominant force of the first w...

An inseparable part of the Tour de France - the post-Tour criteriums will be once again a part of the riders' calendar tis summer. Traditionally, the biggest festivities are held in Belgium, Netherlands and last, but not least - in France. As such, there will be a total of 14 criteriums on French so...

Although Ethan Hayter is still waiting for a first Grand Tour stage win, the British national road race champion came closer than he ever had before on stage 10 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, finishing 3rd against the clock in the individual time trial, only being bettered by stage winner Daan Hoole and...

Primoz Roglic ended the first week of the 2025 Giro d'Italia with a big blow after losing considerable time on the 'mini Strade Bianche' stage 9, and being left with cuts and bruises after a crash. Bouncing back strongly on the stage 10 time trial however, Roglic has gained time back on all his GC r...

The second individual time trial of the 2025 Giro d’Italia proved to be a formidable challenge for race leader Isaac del Toro, who was forced to contend with worsening weather conditions. Heavy rain began to fall just as the general classification contenders hit the course, compromising their perfor...

Taking just a second pro win in his career, Dutch national time trial champion Daan Hoole has powered to a stage 10 success against the clock at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, this Tuesday afternoon in Pisa.  "It's just unbelievable. No, it's going to take a while before this really sinks in," reflected th...

After looking so good so far at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Egan Bernal was poised to make a real charge for the podium in the second week of the Italian Grand Tour. Sadly for the INEOS Grenadiers leader however, Bernal has now suffered a major disappointing in the stage 10 individual time trial. When h...

The stage 10 individual time trial at the 2025 Giro d'Italia has caused another big shake-up in the general classification of the Grand Tour. The big winner of the individual time trial? Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Primoz Roglic.  Although Roglic and all of the GC contenders finished well down on...

Lidl-Trek's Daan Hoole has powered to a surprise stage 10 individual time trial win at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. In terms of the GC fight, Primoz Roglic gained time back on all his rivals.  The first stage after a rest day can also be a testy one for the peloton as riders react to their day off in dif...

Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia delivered the most dramatic and captivating action of the race so far, as the peloton tackled the iconic gravel roads of Tuscany. Featuring several Strade Bianche sectors and a stunning finish in Siena’s historic Piazza del Campo, the stage lived up to its billing, and t...

Stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia will be a very important day for the overall classification contenders, who will find themselves battling for time in the race's second and final time-trial from Lucca to Pisa. Isaac del Toro, Primoz Roglic and Juan Ayuso will be the headliners on the day.  Alexander Kr...

After his win in the opening time trial at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Joshua Tarling is the big, pre-stage favourite for stage 10. The Welshman has started blisteringly fast too, although he has just narrowly avoided a potential disaster crash.  Tarling, who hit the first intermediate time check 17 sec...

After finally taking the first win of his season last weekend on stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Wout van Aert is full of confidence at the moment. Ahead of the stage 10 individual time trial though, Team Visma | Lease a Bike insists that there are no expectations for the Belgian against the cloc...

Primoz Roglic is yet to get his stage 10 individual time trial underway at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, but already the Slovenian has been at the centre of a big drama after crashing out of his recon and looking in some pain.  Giving an update to the condition of their team leader, Red Bull - BORA - hans...

Jonas Vingegaard, who will not race again until the Critérium du Dauphiné after his crash in Paris-Nice, held a press conference on the rest day of the Giro d'Italia, a day after his colleague Wout van Aert won in Siena. The two-time Grande Boucle winner spoke about Tadej Pogacar and his spring, com...

Wout van Aert’s palmarès is already one that most riders would dream of. A monument winner, a Tour de France master, and world champion in cyclocross. And now, after Stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, you can add another line: a winner of stages at all three grand tours. It was, on paper, a stage de...

Despite recent speculation linking him to a potential move to the ambitious Team Picnic PostNL, David Gaudu has put an end to the rumours by committing his future to Groupama - FDJ. Currently racing the Giro d’Italia 2025, where he has been hampered by crashes in the build-up, Gaudu used the first r...

Things are going from bad to worse for Primoz Roglic at the 2025 Giro d’Italia. Already over two minutes down on race leader Isaac Del Toro following a nightmare gravel stage on Sunday, the Slovenian has suffered another setback, this time during the recon of today’s crucial time trial. Roglic crash...

Local cyclist Jonathan Paredes has been run over in Colombia, in another tragic reminder of the dangers that come with cycling. The accident took place on a road between Paipa and Duitama, in the area of Boyacá, where Paredes was a native of. A pickup truck with 3 people on board (who were injured)...

Primoz Roglic doesn’t like doing things the easy way, does he? As the 2025 Giro d’Italia enters Stage 10, a time trial, the 2023 champion finds himself in familiar yet unwanted territory: chasing. After a chaotic Stage 9 on the gravel roads to Siena, Roglic sits tenth overall, over two minutes behin...

Today, May 20th 2025, Chris Froome has turned 40! A four-time Tour de France champion, winner of the Vuelta a España and the Giro d’Italia, Froome's name once defined an era of stage racing. But as time rolls on and his presence in the peloton has faded, it’s all too easy to forget just how formidab...

Jonas Vingegaard is currently in Sierra Nevada, training at altitude in preparation for the Tour de France. Team Visma | Lease a Bike hosted a press conference this Monday where the Dane opened up about his current situation, but also was quite critical of the organization in Paris-Nice where he cra...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season, and this year, it will include a start in Albania, a nation that will, for the first time in its history, host a Grand Tour. The second half will also feature several mountain stages, while the first half will feature some tricky stages, includin...

As the dust settles after Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia 2025, and week 2 begins The Move podcast trio, Johan Bruyneel, George Hincapie, and Spencer Martin, have offered their analysis of the race so far. On Sunday, the gravel stage to Siena, which mimicked the iconic Strade Bianche finish, saw Wout v...

It was a moment Arnaud De Lie along with whole Lotto looked forward to; the return of Belgian champion to racing after thwarted spring at the Rund um Köln. However what was supposed to be a fresh start turned into a disaster just one hour into the race. As the peloton raced through the first difficu...

Riders of Team Visma | Lease a Bike were finally rewarded for their effort with a victory served by Wout Van Aert on stage 9 of Giro d'Italia. Normally a born champion, Van Aert had to fight not only his opponent Isaac Del Toro, but also the shadows of recent defeats. "We've been on the fence all we...

Olav Kooij is one of, if not the biggest name out on the transfer market this winter and clearly the interest in the 23-year-old sprinter was enormous. Eventually, it seems that the Dutchman is most likely heading to Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale to write a new chapter in his career. According to Tom D...

Wout Van Aert got rid of his curse in the ninth stage of Giro d'Italia and on the Piazza del Campo, he celebrated the first victory of 2025. In a breathtaking finale against youngster Isaac Del Toro in the streets of Siena, the Belgian narrowly edged out his Mexican opponent to finally break the str...

The preparation of all the biggest cycling stars for the Tour de France is in full swing and Tadej Pogacar is no exception. The Slovenian is currently in Sierra Nevada with training partner Ziga Jerman. The world champion has shared a story on Instagram from Monday's windy training session. Today, t...

At the turn of millenium, the rivalry of Jan Ullrich and Lance Armstrong made the newspaper headlines, but their fates ultimately weren't connected by immeasurable glory. Rather it was the downfall that made the two gentlemen find a bond and ultimately build an unlikely friendship. "We used to be co...

Thymen Arensman entered the Giro d'Italia poorly, losing significant time on the first stage which had him ponder abandoning the race. The Dutchman has - much like yesterday's stage winner Wout van Aert - improved form significantly since, and could've even battled for the win... However a poorly ti...

Lidl-Trek have an absolute diamond in the rough in Mathias Vacek. So far in this Giro d'Italia he has been absolutely key to Mads Pedersen in his pursuit of stage wins, and on stage 9 - besides fighting for the stage win - he was also key in helping Giulio Ciccone distancing his GC rivals into the f...

Wout van Aert has taken a glorious win to close off the first week of the Giro d'Italia, the perfect finale to a months-long drought of victories. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike may not have been here already have suffering through the first days of the race and even questioning if he should have sta...

The rest day of a grand tour is a good time for teams to move forward in their negotiations to sign cyclists, or renew them for future years. And Movistar has taken full advantage of the second rest day of the Giro d'Italia 2025, Enric Mas renews for 4 more seasons! The star of the telephone team's...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG is a team that has a lot of thinking and planning to do over the next few days in the Giro d'Italia but it is not a team under tremendous pressure. There is a sense of relaxation within it's young leaders Juan Ayuso and Isaac del Toro, who shared a laugh over a particularly s...

Juan Ayuso entered the Giro d'Italia perhaps as the main favourite alongside Primoz Roglic, but at the end of the first week we've got a much more dynamic situation. The Spaniard perhaps is in pole position to win the race, but has to contest with an impressive teammate in Isaac del Toro and a secon...

Isaac del Toro will enter the second week of the Giro d'Italia in the pink jersey, a surprise for the Giro d'Italia as a whole, and in a press conference with UAE Team Emirates - XRG he has talked about his ambitions, feelings towards his performance thus far and the team's overall perspective of th...

The second rest day of the Giro d'Italia is a day to rest and reaccess the race situation. For UAE Team Emirates - XRG, it is a position of luxury, however also one that is difficult to manage. In a press conference that featured Juan Ayuso, Isaac del Toro and team manager Joxean Matxín, we have ask...

After nine unpredictable, emotional, and at times chaotic stages, the second rest day of the Giro d’Italia 2025 has arrived, and not a moment too soon. Following Sunday’s spectacular gravel showdown in Tuscany, both riders and fans alike can catch their breath. From dramatic crashes and mechanical m...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 has reached its second rest day, just as the race for the pink jersey erupted. Sunday's gravel stage promised plenty of changes in the general classification, and boy did it deliver. Isaac del Toro came out of the day with the maglia rosa and plenty of chances to keep it until...

Stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia promised both glory and heartbreak, and on the rugged strade bianche of Tuscany, Max Poole was among those who endured the latter. While some riders thrived in the white-road chaos, others, like Primoz Roglic and Poole, saw their General Classification hopes take a...

Tadej Pogacar isn't racing at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, which he dominated last year, but he's keeping a close eye on what's going on. The world's best cyclist is delighted with what his UAE Team Emirates - XRG teammates are doing in the race and, after congratulating Juan Ayuso for his stage win a fe...

Tom Pidcock was tipped to be the star of Stage 9 at the 2025 Giro d’Italia. With the race heading onto the white roads of Tuscany, featuring several gravel sectors and a finale in Siena reminiscent of Strade Bianche, the stage looked tailor made for the Q36.5 Pro Cycling rider and former Strade Bian...

Stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia was a day to remember for Wout van Aert and Team Visma | Lease a Bike. On the iconic white roads of Tuscany and across the cobbled finish in Siena’s Piazza del Campo, the Belgian claimed his 50th career victory, a long-awaited moment that capped off a turbulent star...

Stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia was a day of triumph for some and torment for others. On the iconic white roads of Tuscany, Wout van Aert secured a brilliant victory in Siena, while Isaac del Toro’s stunning ride earned him the maglia rosa. But for Primoz Roglic, it was yet another day of Grand To...

Stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia, the 'Mini Strade Bianche', has fully delivered! There were attacks, crashes, punctures, tactics and lots of surprises. Wout van Aert has taken a much needed and impressive win after matching the absolutely incredible Isaac del Toro, who distanced all his GC rivals and h...

"This place is where my road career started back in 2018 and to win this stage after a long period without delivering. Finally again... It feels so good". Cycling has won today, as Wout van Aert rode to a brilliant and unexpected comeback victory at the Giro d'Italia's 'Strade Bianche' stage. A vict...

Primoz Roglic was one of the many riders who just wanted to save the day in what was descruibed as the most dangerous stage of the Giro d'Italia, but he was unable to do so. A crash and a puncture completely threw the Slovenian off in the brutal roads of Tuscany, and he is now behind four UAE Team E...

Madness, chaos, drama and carnage. Stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia included all the ingredients that cycling fans love and made us fall in love with this sport. The Mini Strade Bianche did not disappoint and proved that not only the big mountain stages can be decisive for the overall classification. A...

Wout van Aert has won almost everything there is to win in cycling. But in recent years, his career has been defined as much by setbacks and injuries as by triumphs. On Sunday, however, he reminded the world exactly who he is. Stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia saw the peloton tackle the brutal grave...

Nairo Quintana crossed the finish line in 49th position, in a group 5:10 behind the day's winner Wout van Aert in a brutal stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia 2025. However, the Colombian Movistar Team rider's goal is no longer the overall classification of a three-week race, but he is there to play the ro...

Just one week after winning La Vuelta Femenina, Demi Vollering continued her run of sensational form by claiming both the final stage and overall general classification at the 2025 Itzulia Women. The Dutch rider delivered a solo triumph on the decisive final day to wrap up a commanding performance i...

Richard Carapaz finished fourth in the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia 2025, on a day where Wout van Aert became a winner again. The EF Education-EasyPost leader crossed the finish line alongside Giulio Ciccone, taking a few seconds off the rest of the big favorites for the overall classification o...

Sunday marked a long-awaited triumph for Wout van Aert. In the iconic streets of Siena, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider claimed his first win of the season, and did so in spectacular fashion, on what will go down as one of the most memorable stages in recent Giro d’Italia history. After a challe...

Diego Ulissi had won the maglia rosa at the Giro d'Italia on Saturday after finishing third on the brutal stage that finished in Castelraimondo. On Sunday's stage, a mini Strade Bianche where the gravel caused chaos throughout, he could not keep the precious pink jersey. The Italian rider of the XDS...

As they do every day, the pundits of Eurosport Spain have reviewed what happened in the gravel stage that has turned this Giro d'Italia on its head. Javier Ares and Alberto Contador put on the table and analysed the current leadership situation, which has taken another twist. With Isaac del Toro in...

Egan Bernal was one of the riders who was most visible in the very hard ninth stage of this Giro d'Italia 2025. The INEOS Grenadiers leader was in front for a good part of the race, but in the end he lacked the strength to withstand the pace imposed by Isaac del Toro and Wout van Aert. After crossin...

Isaac del Toro is the new leader of the Giro d'Italia. The Mexican is riding at an exceptional level throughout the race and in the sterrato stage he took advantage of the circumstances of the race and his incredible legs to get away with Wout van Aert. After finishing second in the Piazza del Campo...

The final day of the first week of the Giro d'Italia has been spectacular in every sense of the world and the overall classification has been completely turned on it's head. Isaac del Toro is the new pink jersey, whilst both Primoz Roglic and Juan Ayuso seemed to have endured a difficult day outside...

Wout van Aert has won a lot during his career, but over the past few years his career has been more marked by injuries, ilnesses and the inability to beat Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar. But today, in the streets of Siena, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider won for the first time this year...

The 4 Jours de Dunkerque has come to an end today and INEOS Grenadiers can celebrate the overall win of Samuel Watson after the Briton won the queen stage of the race. Today, on stage 5, the British also have reasons to celebrate as Jake Stewart won the bunch sprint.  Stage 5 had a few cobbled secto...

Primoz Roglic entered stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia as the best positioned overall classification contender but very quickly his race has been turned around completely. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has suffered a crash and shortly after a puncture which is putting him under extreme pressure.  On t...

The Tour de Hongrie has finished today with a stellar victory from Juan Sebastián Molano in an explosive cobbled hilltop finish. UAE Team Emirates - XRG has taken another win after a strong collective work in the finale.  The final stage of the race would go to Esztergom and be a rather hilly day, o...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have had another tremendous unlucky season thus far with most of it's leaders coming down with injuries or illnesses at bad moments. One man that has escaped this is Matthew Brennan, who racing for the team's development ranks today, has beaten the Tour de France green jers...

At last year's Tour de France Tom Pidcock headed into the breakaway on the gravel stage and sprinted to a second place. This time around at the Giro d'Italia he would never have the freedom to do the same, but instead - on the roads of Strade Bianche - he is the main favourite to take the win and is...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 faces a crucial stage this Sunday, the 'sterrato' of Siena. This 9th day of the race is one that the men in the general classification fear. Juan Ayuso has been talking about it all week, assuring that it is very complicated and dangerous. Before the start, the UAE Team Emirat...

Team SD Worx - ProTime have won every single stage of Itzulia Women now for several years, but today that has been broken by it's own former rider. Demi Vollering was the woman to beat and she has taken a comfortable win on the queen stage to conquer the overall classification.  The 112-kilometer lo...

The Giro d'Italia took some time to really heat up, but over the past two stages we've seen Juan Ayuso on the attack and taking the time back on Primoz Roglic that he had lost in the time-trial. This Sunday's gravel stage can be crucial for the outcome of the race, but so far the psychological advan...

INEOS Grenadiers began the Giro d'Italia with two leaders, but after eight days of racing it seems clear that Egan Bernal has ridden into the most important spot with the British team. Now into the 'Mini Strade Bianche', the British team will be eager to try and make good use of terrain where the Co...

Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia saw the first proper breakaway action, a day where most knew the front group would succeed and tried to be in the right move. For about an hour Wout van Aert was part of that group, and he described the incredibly difficult start.  “It took a long time for the breakaway...

At the Giro d'Italia 2025, Juan Ayuso is confirming what everyone already knows: he's a winner. The Spaniard is leading UAE in the fight for the maglia rosa against Primoz Roglic. After 8 stages, he has a victory in the only day with a summit finish, and is only 3 seconds behind the Slovenian, who r...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG arguably have the strongest team in the entire peloton at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Perhaps because of this, rival teams are being a bit wary of letting UAE's riders attack early and get into the breakaway, as Jay Vine found out first hand on stage 7.  "The plan this morning wa...

It’s been a frustrating Giro d’Italia debut so far for Wout van Aert. While Mads Pedersen stole the headlines in week one with three stage victories, Van Aert has been left chasing shadows, and missing out. But on stage 8, the Belgian finally showed some attacking intent. Not once, not twice, but th...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Earlier this week, Sir Bradley Wiggins opened up further about his post-retirement struggles, revealing more about his battle with addiction, and the surprising figure who played a key role in helping him through it: Lance Armstrong. Speaking on the Cyclist Magazine podcast, Wiggins revealed that th...

Sunday is Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia. And what does that mean? Gravel. And what does that mean? Potential carnage. The peloton heads into the white roads of Tuscany for one of the most anticipated, and feared, stages of this year’s race. Five gravel sectors, many borrowed directly from Strade Bian...

It’s been a difficult start to 2025 for Arnaud De Lie. Once hailed as the future of Belgian cycling, the Lotto rider has so far failed to hit the heights expected of him this season. And now, one of the most influential voices in Belgian cycling has weighed in. Speaking to Het Nieuwsblad, former Sou...

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Mathieu van der Poel will delay his much anticipated return to mountain biking until next weekend. Initially scheduled to race at the Bike the Rock event in Heubach, Germany on May 18th, the Dutch superstar will now make his comeback at the UCI Mountain Bike...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s run of misfortune in 2025 has continued, with Axel Zingle forced to abandon the 4 Jours de Dunkerque after crashing on stage 4. The 26-year-old Frenchman had been leading the general classification and looked poised to fight for the overall win on home soil, but it was no...

37 and 35 respectively, Damiano Caruso and Primoz Roglic are two of the peloton's elder statesman at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Both have performed admirably over the first week of racing too, but on stage 7, neither could match the punch of Juan Ayuso on the first summit finish of the Grand Tour.  “It...

Luke Plapp has claimed a sensational victory on Stage 8 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, delivering Team Jayco AlUla a standout performance on what turned into one of the most grueling and unpredictable stages of the race so far. Plapp was part of a fierce battle for the breakaway, one that took an extrao...

Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia saw Luke Plapp taking an impressive and well deserved victory after an all out battle in which the breakaway finally managed to prevail over the peloton. 20 riders formed the break of the day, which took more than 80km to form and showed some levels of ambition rarely se...

Stage 8 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia was one that created many stories and threads to follow. Amidst Luke Plapp's stunning solo however, it was arguably the fight for the Maglia Rosa that captivated most as the XDS Astana Team fought on two fronts to snatch the race lead from Primoz Roglic.  For much o...

The presence of Israel - Premier Tech at the Giro d'Italia has seen a group of protesters get in the way of the riders in the finale of stage 6 into Napoli. Whilst some, like the breakaway duo Taco van der Hoorn and Enzo Paleni were directly affected by the absurd blocking of the road, others were l...

Spanish prospect Igor Arrieta delivered an eye-catching performance on Stage 14 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, battling to an impressive fourth place after a punishing day in the mountains. The 22-year-old UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider was part of the decisive breakaway, ultimately finishing 1:22 behind...

After his thrilling Stage 7 victory in the 2025 Giro d’Italia, Juan Ayuso continues to chip away at Primoz Roglic’s lead in the general classification. The young Spaniard gained another second on the Slovenian during Stage 8, reducing the gap to just three seconds. However, Ayuso slipped two spots i...

For the second time already at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Primoz Roglic has given up the race lead and the Maglia Rosa on stage 8, after Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe allowed Diego Ulissi to gain enough time in the breakaway to take control of the general classification.  There was an almighty fight for...

Although he came to the 2025 Giro d'Italia with general classification ambitions that never really materialised, Luke Plapp ensured this will go down as the most successful Grand Tour of his career so far on stage 8 by embarking on a long-range solo to a first ever World Tour win.  Following a massi...

Wilco Kelderman is somewhat infamously the rider with the most top-10s without ever taking a World Tour win. The Dutchman of Team Visma | Lease a Bike threatened to snap this streak on stage 8 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia this Saturday, but ultimately had to settle for second behind Luke Plapp.  “I act...

2025 has been an incredible year so far for the XDS Astana Team and although they missed out on the win on stage 8 to Luke Plapp at the Giro d'Italia, the team has secured the consolation prize of the top 2 spots in the general classification through Diego Ulissi and Lorenzo Fortunato respectively. ...

Team Jayco AlUla Luke Plapp has sensationally soloed to the victory as the breakaway prevailed on stage 8 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Attacking from the breakaway around 50km from the line, the Australian held on all the way for a famous win. The trio of Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), Mattia Cattaneo (So...

Samuel Watson has taken the win on stage 4 of the 2025 4 Jours du Dunkerque after a dramatic day saw general classification leader Axel Zingle crash out in a disaster for Team Visma | Lease a Bike.  The quartet of Fabian Lienhard (Tudor Pro Cycling Team), Matis Louvel (Israel - Premier Tech), Tom Po...

For the first time in 2025, Team Jayco AlUla's Dylan Groenewegen has managed to add a win to his palmares this Saturday afternoon. The Dutchman powered to the victory in the stage 4 bunch sprint at the 2025 Tour de Hongrie.  Six riders got themselves up the road and into the breakaway of the day, in...

Stage 2 proved something of a rollercoaster for Team SD Worx - Protime at the 2025 Itzulia Women. Ahead of the day's racing getting underway, the team were dealt a blow by the announcement of GC hopeful Anna van der Breggen abandoning due to injury, only for Mischa Bredewold to restore the joy withi...

Wout van Aert has struggled to produce his best form so at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, having initally entered his debut at the Italian Grand Tour already on the back foot following a pre-race illness. A third of the way through though, and with 7 stages in his legs, Team Visma | Lease a Bike are positi...

Two stages and two wins for Mischa Bredewold and Team SD Worx - Protime at the 2025 Itzulia Women. The 24-year-old Dutch star powered to her 15th pro victory in a dramatic finale to stage 2 on Saturday afternoon. With two big climbs in the first 40 kilometres, it didn't take too long for things to s...

Given all that has happened in the career of Egan Bernal since his Giro d'Italia triumph back in 2021, it's truly incredible to see the INEOS Grenadiers leader right back in the mix for the Maglia Rosa at the 2025 edition of the Italian Grand Tour.  On stage 7, Bernal looked better than he has done...

Primoz Roglic suffered his first blow of the 2025 Giro d'Italia on stage 7, being beaten and gapped by Juan Ayuso at the line as his main Maglia Rosa rival took the stage win. According to one American ex-pro, Roglic's performance lacked the characteristic spark of the Slovenian.  "Roglic looks like...

Jonas Vingegaard has proven himself as one of the leading Grand Tour riders of his generation over recent years, but the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader is yet to truly prove himself in the one-day races. In fact, Vingegaard has never even raced in the colours of the Danish national team. In 2025 t...

The fact that Primoz Roglic was beaten and gapped by Juan Ayuso in the finale of stage 7 at the 2025 Giro d'Italia has been perceived by some as a blow for the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe team. Assessing the stage afterwards however, one of the team's loyal workhorses has insisted that a stage win w...

Today is 16th May 2025, and for cycling fans around the world, that date carries a special significance. Why? Because it means we are now just 50 days away from the start of the 2025 Tour de France. Just get this. A Mont Ventoux and a Pyrenees time trial in one Tour de France. A stacked start list....

There has been a big blow for Team SD Worx - Protime ahead of stage 2 at the 2025 Itzulia Women as Anna van der Breggen has been forced to abandon the stage race following a crash on the opening day, diminishing their team of their main general classification hope.  Although the legendary Dutchwoman...

Lidl-Trek have had a very successful start to the 2025 Giro d'Italia, led by three-time stage winner Mads Pedersen. As the road heads more into the realm of the climbers this weekend though, the Maglia Ciclamino is now keen to give back to his teammates, especially Czech talent Mathias Vacek, who ha...

Egan Bernal was a big factor during today's stage of the Giro d'Italia and a stage win even looked possible at a certain point. INEOS Grenadier seem to have in the Colombian the clear leader, but he does not look like he is only here to contest for a minor GC place but instead has the form to fight...

Stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia delivered the first mountain test, with Juan Ayuso emerging victorious in a tense summit finish. Despite small time gaps, Ayuso drew first blood and beat Primoz Roglic, eliminating their time deficit and claiming the stage win. Could this be a changing of the guard mome...

Stage 6 of Giro d'Italia wasn't a good day for anyone except today's winner Kaden Groves. First we saw a dull stage with small breakaway and peloton on a sightseeing tour through Campania that was broken by a mass crash in the peloton. Jury ultimately neutralized the stage, taking time gaps, bonific...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Arnaud De Lie's last start in spring was at the Gent-Wevelgem (March 30), where the 23-year-old abandoned as the race didn't turn out as the Belgian would've hoped. Lotto allowed their star to lean back a little bit after the failed spring and reset before the objectives later in the season. And now...

Steven Kruijswijk went through a lot during his career. From a begineer who turned pro with Rabobank in 2010, through almost winning the Giro in 2016, to becoming a mentor and road captain at Visma | Lease a Bike. But at the age of 37, his career is gradually coming to a wrap. According to informati...

It took us until the stage 7 to see a first UAE Team Emirates - XRG stage victory at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. The one to break this fasting was ultimately the team's leader Juan Ayuso who let no room for doubts on Tagliacozzo. The Spaniard took the first victory of his professional career in a Grand...

Not a perfect start to Giro d'Italia for Team Visma | Lease a Bike who are still on the look out for a first stage win after first seven stages. Even the first mountain-top finish of this year's Corsa Rosa didn't play out perfectly for the Dutch team, but Simon Yates still managed to cross the line...

This Giro d'Italia is the final Grand Tour of Romain Bardet's rich professional career. And so, the 33-year-old Frenchman came to the race with a wish to enjoy the three weeks and hopefully win a stage or play a role in the final GC one last time. However now it's unclear if he'll be able to continu...

The Giro d'Italia peloton wasn't spared of crashes also on the seventh stage with first mountain finish on Tagliacozzo. While Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe had an awful day on Thursday, the French fans must've shedded a tear on Friday. Both their biggest stars in Italy; Romain Bardet and David Gaudu c...

Richard Carapaz was one of the many riders who crashed during the wet sixth stage of this year's Giro d'Italia and there were very real concerns that the former Olympic Champion would struggle during today's important climbing test in Tagliacozzo. Carapaz passed it with a great note, most importantl...

Primoz Roglic was one of the big favourites to win today's stage of the Giro d'Italia in Tagliacozzo, and it almost felt like it was his responsibility after a fragile Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe controlled the breakaway all day long. The German team came out of the day without a win and with less o...

Stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia 2025 will be one that Juan Ayuso will remember for the rest of his life. The Spaniard, on the final climb to Tagliacozzo, attacked with 500 meters to go to finish alone. He took a solo win, but above all a psychological blow to Primoz Roglic who has lost a bit of time at...

The Giro d'Italia has gone through it's first mountain stage and we there has been a filter on the riders capable of fighting for the overall classification and those who are not. The main favourites all showed good form, but some did better than others. Primoz Roglic has returned to the pink jersey...

Stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia was the first clash in the mountains and the GC riders stayed on each other's wheels even in the final steep gradients. The gaps were small, but psychologically speaking Juan Ayuso has dealt a meaningful blow to Primoz Roglic as he's won the explosive summit finish and e...

Luck rewards the brave and those who help their teammates. At the Tro-Bro Léon Pierre Gautherat allowed his teammate Bastien Tronchon to take the victory on an epic day of racing, and 5 days later the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider has taken his first pro win at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque.  The thir...

XDS Astana Team continue to sweep UCI points and at the Tour de Hongrie they look set to collect a lot more. Harold Martín Lopez has won the queen stage and jumped into the race lead after a strong solo win.  The third day of the Hungarian race didn't feature much climbing, but it was still the most...

Team SD Worx - ProTime have been giving more opportunities for their fast ladies to sprint this season and Mischa Bredewold has been surprising with her raw power. After doing the same at the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana earlier in the season, today she has once again won a bunch sprint on stage 1 of...

The general classification men are already on their home turf this Friday. Today is the first big mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia 2025, with a summit finish included. For Richard Carapaz, it is a great opportunity to prove that he is at the level of the best, although yesterday's crash may hampe...

Tom Pidcock has thus far shown good form at the Giro d'Italia, but in six days of racing, wasn't able to put it to much use. The Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team could potentially reach the pink jersey on the gravel stage to Siena, but beforehand he is very eager to test him Tagliacozzo where the pink jersey...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe had a hellish day this Thursday, losing three riders to injury due to a massive crash at the Tour de Hongrie, and then having Jai Hindley withdrawing from the Giro d'Italia during it's own large fall. The Australian confirmed himself that besides a concussion he also suff...

After each stage of the Giro d'Italia the Eurosport teammates gather at La Montonera to analyze what might happen the next day. Today we come to the first mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia 2025 with all eyes on Red Bull of Primoz Roglic and UAE of Juan Ayuso. The riders Alberto Contador and Juan A...

It it as shocking as it is revolting. During the finale of stage 6, two Italian men in a protest against Israel - Premier Tech's presence at the Giro d'Italia decided to try and block the peloton and cause riders to crash. A spectator-recorded video shows the incident in a level of detail that was n...

Yesterday's stage of the Giro d'Italia featured another mass crash on a descent that didn't look technical but that was incredibly slippery. Lots of riders went down including some of the race's headliners, and ultimately the race was neutralized - with the GC times and points also removed from the...

The climbers of the Giro d'Italia 2025 have so far not moved beyond Primoz Roglic's sprint win over Juan Ayuso at the Red Bull kilometer a few days ago. This has triggered some criticism. On The Move,  Johan Bruyneel, made it clear that's over: "That's going to change tomorrow (today)."   The Belgia...

Stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia was the most hectic and chaotic one of this edition so far. A ferocious fight for the breakaway that promised a strong group going together able to contest the tyranny of sprinters but that ended up in just two riders, a rainy day with slippery roads that saw a massive c...

It was a dramatic day at the Giro d'Italia where lots of riders crashed and a few were forced to abandon. However surprisingly, that was barely the most shocking thing about the stage. In a video now shared by Intermarché - Wanty, it has been revealed that protestors have attempted to block the road...

Wout van Aert has been steadily improving during the first week of the Giro d'Italia and today he had a stage win in front of his eyes. Although the Team Visma | Lease a Bike did show good legs in the finale towards Napoli, he regrets having moved off the front in the final kilometer instead of doin...

The rivalry between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard has defined the modern era of the Tour de France. Despite the fact that both of the Maillot Jaune winners have challenged themselves other Grand Tours alongside the Tour in recent years, a dual between the pair is yet to take place outside Franc...

Stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia will be the first mountain stage of the race, and one that has been highly anticipated. The riders will have a day packed with climbs, but it will be on the final climb to Tagliacozzo that we will see some action. Will Primoz Roglic be able to match all other climbers in...

Mads Pedersen once again proved strongest on stage 5 at the 2025 Giro d'Italia with a powerful uphill sprint to the line in Matera. Had it not been for the Maglia Rosa's Lidl-Trek teammate Mathias Vacek however, things could easily have been very different.  Vacek controlled the front of the race ma...

Soon we should find out an answer to the mystery of whether Thibau Nys shall make a Grand Tour debut this summer or not. Currently at Lidl-Trek's altitude camp in Sierra Nevada, the final selection will be made very soon, his father Sven Nys unveils in an interview with Het Laatste Nieuws. Some ride...

The 2024 season was one to forget for Wout van Aert. His crash at Dwars door Vlaanderen already meant he had to give up on all the major Classics as well as Tour de France. When the Belgian returned at Vuelta a Espana, it seemed like he was back to his best self... but then another crash forced him...

The Grande Partenza of this year's Giro d'Italia from Albania was already very much discussed, but the event went on rather smoothly. Just a week later, rumours already emerge that the Corsa Rosa could start in an even more exotic country in 2027. But Australia seems a tad bit too excessive (and far...

A year ago, we were all worried whether the fan-favourite Taco van der Hoorn would ever cruise the roads as a professional cyclist again. But with today's strong breakaway ride at the Giro d'Italia, have gave us the best possible answer. With three kilometers to go, those protesters came onto the ro...

This Thursday was marked by heavy crashes in Hungary as well as in Italy. The common naming factor of both incidents is that Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe riders were among the crashes' main victims. Jai Hindley was forced to abandon in Italy, but the damages were even larger over in Hungary. A high s...

The first big test of the Giro d'Italia 2025 for Juan Ayuso comes now. The Spaniard will face the race's first mountaintop finish this Friday, on stage 7. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG star is 18 seconds behind Primoz Roglic, and wants to go all out for the Slovenian. Ayuso made this clear in his late...

Nowadays it's rare for there to be a crash in an urban setting in pro cycling that isn't captured by spectators. On the first stage of this Giro d'Italia there was a very meaningful fall in the final kilometers including Mikel Landa, and almost a week later it is finally possible to see in detail ho...

Mads Pedersen had been thus far enjoying a perfect Giro d'Italia, with three stage wins in five days and almost as many in the pink jersey. Today was a good opportunity to fight for the win in Napoli, but he gave up on that plan after falling at high speed.  "It's not ideal. I fell, so that never ma...

Kaden Groves is a seven-time stage winner at the Vuelta a España and now he is a two-time winner at the Giro d'Italia. In 2023 he won a bunch sprint in Salerno, and this time around he repeated his feat closeby in Napoli.  "The team believed in me. it's not been a great start to the season, with the...

Alpecin-Deceuninck brought Kaden Groves to the Giro d'Italia as their absolute leader and that confidence has been rewarded today. In a day marked by the crashes and neutralization that followed, the Australian sprinter was the absolute fastest in the final sprint and took his first win.  The stage...

Lewis Askey has taken his second pro win today at stage 2 of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, exactly one week after taking his first pro win. The Briton won an explosive uphill sprint and crossed the line with only one foot on the pedal.  Nicolás Alustiza, Victor Papon, Kenny Molly, Gorka Sorarrain and Na...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe lost three riders in the crash that has marked stage 2 of the Tour de Hongrie, but yellow jersey Danny van Poppel saved the day by winning his second bunch sprint in as many days.  The stage was marked by a massive crash that happened with still 125 kilometers to go, whic...

The Giro d'Italia has been neutralized during stage 6, as the wet roads have led to a mass crash that has affected many riders. Richard Carapaz and Jai Hindley were among those affected.  The fall happened with 72 kilometers to go on a descent that was not actually technical. But in a straightforwar...

126 riders started today's stage of the Tour de Hongrie and only around a dozen were not harmed in some way by a mass crash that has happened early during today's stage 2. A massive crash happened in the peloton, taking down around 30 riders and blocking the road for the majority of the peloton.  Th...

We’re not even a week into the 2025 Giro d’Italia, but attention is already turning to where the race might kick off in the future. After this year’s opening three stages in Albania, speculation is swirling, and one rumoured destination for 2027 is turning heads. Australia. Yes, you read that right....

Mads Pedersen is the man of the moment at the Giro d’Italia. The Lidl-Trek rider has already claimed three stage victories from the opening five days and goes into stage 6 with confidence high, even if he’s under no illusions about the challenge ahead. Speaking to Cycling Pro Net ahead of today’s st...

There was bad news at the start of stage 6 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as VF Group – Bardiani-CSF-Faizane confirmed that Alessandro Pinarello will not start today’s stage from Potenza to Naples. The young Italian was involved in a crash with Filippo Magli with around 50 kilometres to go during yester...

Johan Bruyneel reviewed another day on Lance Armstrong's WEDU podcast as stage five of the Giro d'Italia 2025 saw Mads Pedersen take his third win in another superb Lidl-Trek display. The former US Postal sports director, however, reserved his praise this time for one of the Dane's teammates, Czech...

Matthew Brennan is undeniably one of the main revelations of the past spring with four professional victories that catapulted him into the top echelon of sprinter guild. Suddenly he's no longer a promising development team rider, but rather a world-class talent. But the 19-year-old doesn't let that...

Once again, transfer rumours are swirling. And once again, they center on Remco Evenepoel and a potential move to INEOS Grenadiers.  According to Riccardo Magrini on Eurosport Italia, the 25-year-old Belgian could be set to join INEOS Grenadiers in 2026. While nothing is confirmed, the suggestion ha...

Just five stages into the 2025 Giro d’Italia, and it’s already been a difficult opening week for Team Visma | Lease a Bike. While much of the pre-race focus was on Wout van Aert's return to Grand Tour action, illness in the lead-up has severely limited his impact. After a promising second-place fini...

Alberto Contador, who is currently working as an analyst for Eurosport, has warned the riders of the dangers of the sixth stage of this year's Giro d'Italia. Everything indicates that we will see a sprint in Naples, so we can assume that Lidl-Trek will control the race so that Mads Pedersen will aga...

The Austrian extreme cyclist Gerhard Gulewicz has died unexpectedly at the age of just 57, news that has caused deep shock in the sporting world. He took on the "Race Across America", one of the most merciless endurance races in the world, twelve times. Through deserts, over mountain passes, whilst...

Five stages into the 2025 Giro d’Italia, 22-year-old Max Poole is enjoying a promising start to his first appearance at the Italian Grand Tour. The British rider, racing for Team Picnic PostNL, currently sits seventh in the general classification, just 26 seconds behind overall pre-race favourite Pr...

Toon Aerts has long been recognised as one of cyclocross’s most consistent performers. A three-time UCI World Cup race winner and former European champion, the 31-year-old has spent the bulk of his elite career racing off-road for Deschacht-Hens-Maes. But in 2025, he is embracing a new challenge, tu...

Primoz Roglic made good first steps towards his possible second Giro d'Italia title. So far his teammate from Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have done a convicing job protecting their leader, however that doesn't concern Frederik Wandahl. The Dane was for a long time on team's lineup, but eventually go...

The past week has not presented many changes in the UCI Rankings, as many of the riders begin their Giro d'Italia but outside of it there hasn't been much racing and the standings have not changed too much. Hence, Tadej Pogacar can calmly relax at the top of the standings.  You can check the previou...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

An unusual week in the UCI Rankings, as over the past 7 days the World Tour peloton is almost fully focused on the Giro d'Italia, but most of the points have been scored throughout some of the French classics. Now finally, XDS Astana Team has completed the overtake and is provisionally back in the W...

Five stages down at the Giro d’Italia and Mads Pedersen is already threatening to redefine what’s possible for a classics man at a Grand Tour. Three stage wins in the opening five days, including the uphill drag on stage 5 while wearing the Maglia Rosa, is one of the most explosive starts to a Grand...

The leaders of Tudor Pro Cycling are currently fighting for glory at the Giro d'Italia, but that's not the case of their star sprinter Arvid De Kleijn. The 31-year-old sprinter had a great run in 2024 and hoped to continue the streak of strong performances this year, however a crash at UAE Tour thre...

As we enter the second half of 2020s, one chapter in the history of cycling seems to be closing with all the protagonists of last decade retiring one after another. Among them is Romain Bardet, runner-up at the 2016 Tour de France, for whom the Critérium du Dauphiné in less than month will be the fi...

The second "lifelong" contract in cycling world has been announced earlier this week with Mads Pedersen set to wear the Lidl-Trek jersey for the rest of his career. It's not hard to imagine where did the inspiration come from... "We didn't think we would become a trendsetter," smiles Wout Van Aert's...

On paper at least, stage 5 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia is almost perfectly suited for a rider of Wout van Aert's capabilities. An up and down parcours that will likely see puncheurs, fast finishing GC men and even some of the stronger sprinters mixing it out, Van Aert would ordinarily be front and cen...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike was present at all fronts during the opening stage of 4 Jours de Dunkerque, with first Per Strand Hagenes in the daily breakaway securing important bonus seconds towards general classification, and later Axel Zingle stole the show with a sprint victory in Amiens. "I'm not t...

Remco Evenepoel made his opinion clear on the addition of Montmartre - the climb used during the Olympic road race - to the course of the Tour de France stage 21. That would mean that for two years in a row, the traditional Champs-Élysées stage wouldn't take place in its usual form with last year th...

Orluis Aular continues to impress at the 2025 Giro d’Italia. The Venezuelan rider from Movistar Team delivered another standout performance in Stage 5, finishing fourth — a result that feels like a win, especially following two previous podium finishes in this year’s race. Movistar’s decision to bac...

Ordinarily, Wout van Aert would have more than fancied his chances of taking the win on the kind of parcours that highlighted stage 5 at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Given his struggles with form and consistency of late however, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike star failed to get himself into the mix as Mad...

Mads Pedersen powered to his third victory of the race on stage 5 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Somewhat surprisingly, the Dane was made to work incredibly hard for his win by Bahrain - Victorious' Edoardo Zambanini, with the Italian coming within a bike's length of what would have been a stunning stag...

There's no doubting who the star of the first five stages has been at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. After a powerful uphill sprint on stage 5, the Danish leader of Lidl-Trek surged to a third stage win of the race already - this time in the Maglia Rosa.  "It was incredibly hard, the last 20km," reflected...

Stage 5 was wide open for all types of riders, something proven by the podium of the day, as Mads Pedersen held on to a narrow win ahead of Edoardo Zambanini and Tom Pidcock.  For Pidcock, whilst a first ever Giro d'Italia stage win didn't emerge, the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team leader cut a positive fig...

Stage 5 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia has gone to the Maglia Rosa Mads Pedersen. In a brutal finale, the Dane secured his third win in five stages with a powerful final sprint.  The trio of Giosuè Epis (Arkéa - B&B Hotels), Lorenzo Milesi (Movistar Team) and stage winner at the 2023 Giro d'Italia Davide...

For Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the Spring Classics of 2025 proved a massive disappointment. With Wout van Aert going winless, Christophe Laporte missing the entire Spring through injury and a similar lack of form for former Paris-Roubaix winner Dylan van Baarle, Visma were left outside the fight for...

There's no doubting the fact that Wout van Aert has suffered a number of setbacks over the last couple of seasons, both thanks to on-bike crashes and off-bike illnesses. In an attempt to get to the root cause of the reasons behind this rise, former Olympic gold medallist Greg van Avermaet has come u...

Slovenian cycling sensation Tadej Pogacar is planning a special event to wrap up his 2025 season: a celebratory ride from his hometown to the summit of his favourite local climb, Krvavec. The friendly race, scheduled for October 12th, invites exactly 1,189 participants — symbolically matching the 1,...

There has been a much needed victory for Team Visma | Lease a Bike on the opening stage of the 2025 4 Jours du Dunkerque after winter signing Axel Zingle powered to the win in a sprint.  A breakaway of six riders getting up the road relatively early on, including notable names such as Ben Swift (INE...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Danny van Poppel has sprinted to the win on the opening stage of the 2025 Tour de Hongrie, moving into the overall race lead as a result.  Four riders attacked early to force their way into the day's breakaway. The peloton was keeping the attackers on a relatively tight...

The first bunch sprint of the 2025 Giro d'Italia was always going to be a dramatic one, but on as Casper van Uden powered to the win on stage 4, the UCI caused controversy post-stage by handing out fines and yellow cards as if they were going out of fashion.  This topic, and the yellow cards handed...

Max Kanter thought he'd secured himself a very creditable 5th placed finish in the bunch sprint finale of stage 4 at the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Sadly for the German and the XDS Astana Team however, the race jury had other ideas.  Adjudged to have conducted an irregular sprint after some shoulder bargin...

Mads Pedersen has undoubtedly been the rider of the race so far at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, winning two stages (so far) and holding the Maglia Rosa. Key to the success of the Dane however, has been the emerging 22-year-old Czech, Mathias Vacek.  "I'm really learning from him now, so the plan is to be...

Lotto is a team that over the past years has been developing plenty incredible Belgian talents, but simultaneously that also means the team struggles to have the finances to keep them on board against a flurry of hungry World Tour teams who want the strongest young riders in the peloton. That seems...

With his Maglia Rosa regaining victory on stage 3 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Mads Pedersen now stands at 52 professional wins in his illustrious career - more than any other Danish rider in the history of the sport. But does being the most winningest Dane of all-time make the Lidl-Trek leader his na...

A Grand Tour may be 21 stages long but it can be lost at any moment, even when nothing seems to be unusual. Primoz Roglic knows this all too well, abandoning several of his recent Grand Tours due to crashes which have not allowed him to fight for the win. So far so good at this year's Corsa Rosa, de...

Primoz Roglic is one of the riders in the top of the cycling world with the most unusual past, having come from ski jumping and made his pro debut at a time where currently riders already have monuments and Grand Tours in their palmarès. Marc Lamberts, long-term coach of the Slovenian, goes through...

Stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia had all the makings of a relatively quiet day's racing, but it certainly wasn't the case. An almost 100% flat day, a one-man breakaway that was always at a controlled distance and even a small attempt at echelons by Bahrain - Victorious after the Red Bull kilometers ende...

Johan Bruyneel talked about another day of the Giro d'Italia 2025 on The Move podcast. The former US Postal sports director turned the spotlight back on Wout van Aert to explain why he was not part of the Visma trio to try to win for an Olav Kooij who could not get past second place despite being th...

The Paris Olympic Games provided cycling with an opportunity to go through new roads in Paris and the main attraction of the road race was without a doubt the cobbled climb to the Montmartre Basilica. Although it was a big request, the Olympics' success was so big that the city has allowed the Tour...

The tragic death of Melissa Hoskins, a former Australian pro cyclist, is one that shocked the cycling world back in December 2023 and it was caused by Rohan Dennis' - former time-trial World Champion - wreckless driving right by their home in Adelaide on that day. Dennis has been given a suspended p...

Wout van Aert broke new grounds in the cycling in recent times by signing a career-long contract with Team Visma | Lease a Bike and that trend is now growing. His main rival at the Giro d'Italia, Mads Pedersen, is now another rider who has signed a contract for the remainder of his career with Lidl-...

Wout van Aert's Giro d'Italia debut hasn't exactly gone to plan so far. The 30-year-old Belgian leader of the Team Visma | Lease a Bike team has long been one of the biggest names in the peloton, but after a pre-Giro illness, Van Aert is yet to truly show his best form at the Italian Grand Tour.  Al...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

While Giro d'Italia is in full swing, Thibau Nys may have slip from our attention, but the Belgian gave a subtle hint as to what are his next plans via Instagram story. Quick refresh, the main items on Nys' wishlist for 2025 road season were to debut at the Classics and later at a Grand Tour. The fi...

There was a bit of silence around Arnaud De Lie after his infamous stint at the Classics that came to a preliminary end for a second year in a row. But month and a half later, the Belgian champion should return to action this Sunday at the Rund Um Koln (1.1). "It took longer to get him ready. But th...

Close, but no cigar for Visma | Lease a Bike in the fourth stage of Giro d'Italia. Olav Kooij may have been the fastest man in Lecce, but without a significant team support in the technical finish, he had to bow down before the perfect delivery of Team Picnic PostNL. "What's really bad: he's missing...

The Soudal - Quick-Step arrived to Giro d'Italia with primary goal of fighting for general classification with Mikel Landa. However the Basque didn't even finish the opening stage after a hard fall with five kilometers to go. Long recovery from fractured vertebrae means a heavy blow for the 35-year-...

It's not the same Visma | Lease a Bike that ruled the world two years ago. That also shows at the on-going Giro d'Italia. Maybe it's a fear of crashing, maybe lack of cohesion between the key links. But only Edoardo Affini was present in the final of stage 4 to help the sprinter Olav Kooij. "I can't...

Mads Pedersen wasn't able to make it a hat-trick of stage wins this Giro d'Italia on stage 4, finishing 4th in a more traditional bunch sprint as Casper van Uden powered to a slightly surprising win. Still in the Maglia Rosa though, Pedersen isn't getting too downhearted by missing out. "I had the s...

In a bit of an upset, Team Picnic PostNL's Casper van Uden powered to the sprint win on stage 4 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Although finishing incredibly strongly, the best that Team Visma | Lease a Bike sprinter Olav Kooij could manage was 2nd behind his compatriot.  Kooij, who could call upon Wout...

Team Picnic PostNL have found things pretty difficult so far in 2025. On stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia however, everything came together perfectly as Casper van Uden surprised the bigger name sprinters to take the biggest victory of his career so far in a chaotic sprint.  "I had a strong, long sprint...

Team Picnic PostNL's Casper van Uden has sprinted to the win on stage 4 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, surviving a chaotic and at times dangerous finishing circuit in Lecce, boosting his team hopes of surviving a World Tour relegation fight. Given the fact that this was the widely expected first proper...

For the first time, ahead of the traditional 4 Jours du Dunkerque, race organisers put together a Classic Dunkerque on the eve of the race. The winner of the inaugural event in 2025 this Tuesday afternoon was former German national champion Pascal Ackermann.  With a bunch sprint ultimately deciding...

Israel - Premier Tech's Pascal Ackermann has taken the win at the 1st ever edition of Classic Dunkerque, denying Biniam Girmay in the final sprint and securing a boost to the confidence levels ahead of the upcoming 4 Jours du Dunkerque. Heading into the final 50 kilometres, four riders remained out...

Wout van Aert has been at his very best in the early part of the 2025 Giro d'Italia. After being able to enjoy an early rest day after a mixed trio of stages in Albania however, Team Visma | Lease a Bike are confident the Belgian can be at the pointy end on stage 4, helping Olav Kooij in the first p...

It's been a relatively quiet and calm day so far on stage 4 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Even on these days though, the riders need to keep their concentration levels fully switched on at all times as proven by a crash out of nowhere that has rocked the peloton.  Although Maglia Rosa Mads Pedersen was...

There are few more brutal jobs in the cycling work than to be one of the riders assigned to do the donkey work at the front of the peloton, controlling the gap to the breakaway and ensuring their team leader gets the chance for a stage win. At the 2025 Giro d'Italia, a constant presence at the head...

As the Giro d'Italia 2025 unfolds, the favorites to win the Tour de France 2025, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, are currently training...in the exact same location. Yes, that's right, both riders are currently taking part in an altitude camp in Sierra Nevada. In a video from a Spanish fan, you...

After winning two of the first three stages at the 2025 Giro d’Italia, Mads Pedersen is looking to make it three from four as the race heads into its first truly flat stage. The Danish rider will line up today in the maglia rosa, aiming to defend both his race lead and his dominance in the points cl...

Stage 4 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia is expected to offer the first genuine bunch sprint of the race, and Olav Kooij will be among the key contenders. The Dutch sprinter from Team Visma | Lease a Bike is eyeing a big result, but knows competition will be fierce, with in-form riders like Mads Pedersen a...

World Champion Lotte Kopecky will return to racing next Thursday at the Tour of Burgos (May 22–25), according to Belgian outlet Het Nieuwsblad. It marks the beginning of a crucial new chapter in her season as the Belgian star builds towards her most ambitious goal yet, a general classification tilt...

After just three stages of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, a clear theme has emerged: Lidl-Trek are the dominant force of the race's opening week. That was cemented on Stage 3, where Mads Pedersen sprinted to his second victory in three days, reclaiming the maglia rosa in the process. On a day where most te...

Nairo Quintana won the Giro d'Italia in 2014 and finished second in 2017, so he knows how to succeed in the race for the pink jersey. He didn't return until last year, when, despite arriving far from his best form, he came close to taking a stage (only a ridiculous attack from Tadej Pogacar prevente...

Primoz Roglic is the big favorite to win the Tour de France 2025, and his closest rival according to the bookies is Juan Ayuso. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader has arrived in Italy in the best form of his career, and he should have the full support of the team behind him. The manager of the Emira...

Last month, excitement grew around the return of Mathieu van der Poel to mountain biking, with reports stating he would compete at the Bike the Rock event in Germany this weekend, May 18th. However, it now appears those reports were premature. Despite early announcements, Van der Poel will not be ra...

Bradley Wiggins, Britain’s first Tour de France winner and one of the most recognisable figures in modern cycling, has spoken with brave honesty about the years of addiction and personal turmoil he has faced since retiring from professional sport. In a candid interview with The Observer, the 2012 To...

Last year, many teams (and even more experts) have complained about Tadej Poagacar's greed after he went on to win six stages at each Grand Tour, not letting any bits to the "smaller" teams. Yet no teams tried to threaten Mads Pedersen on stage 3, even though he was visibly riding on a limit. Zonnev...

The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half whilst the first half will feature some tricky stages including one tha...

Ok, we can hear the anger from the Van Aert fans already after they’ve clicked on this article. But give us a moment. Yes, we’re here to have a debate, not dismiss greatness. Some will view the timing of this question as reactionary. And maybe that’s fair. Mads Pedersen is currently enjoying a brill...

For two years in a row, the Dutch women have been unable to dethrone Lotte Kopecky at the World Championships. Often, the leadership disputes were to be blamed for a lack of cohesion between the women in orange jerseys as a clear hierarchy was seemingly not established among the stars. What has been...

Thymen Arensman once again couldn't follow not only the best, but even the likes of Mads Pedersen on the opening stage of Giro d'Italia, losing valuable time towards the GC. On the Kop over Kop podcast, it is discussed that the 25-year-old's biggest enemy is his own mentality. Lars van den Berg feel...