Future of Remco Evenepoel will be a big topic next year when his current contract is running out. But the teams interested in the Belgian's services are already in search of every possible tool that could put them on the double Olympic champion's better side. One way is by building a support team th...

Michael Matthews highlighted the Tour of Flanders as one of his main targets this year, with ambition to stand on the podium in Oudenaarde. The 2024 edition as left a bitter taste in the Australian’s mouth after the he was relegated from sought after third place. "Flanders is a race that I love, and...

The iconic 2015 edition of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was revived this Wednesday with different protagonists at Dwars door Vlaanderen. Starring in main roles: Neilson Powless as Ian Stannard and Visma | Lease a Bike as Etixx - Quick Step. Belgian fans would have tears in their eyes again as Wout Van Aert...

On the eve of his debut in the Itzulia Basque Country, João Almeida showed his motivation and confidence in the collective strength of UAE Team Emirates - XRG, recognizing the unique challenge of the Basque race - one of the toughest on the World Tour calendar. "We're going to the Basque Country wit...

It won't be long until this coming Sunday, March 6, before we experience a Tour of Flanders in what is expected to be another beastly battle between Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. We take a look at all the climbs where the two - and many others - will face off this Sunday.  In this article...

Wout van Aert was beaten in the final sprint of Dwars door Vlaanderen by Neilson Powless and it ruined a day's worth of incredible work and tactics. There are positives and negatives to take from Team Visma | Lease a Bike's performance in the final race days before the Tour of Flanders, but Belgian...

Paris-Roubaix will be absolutely stacked this year and this Thursday the confirmation of another star joining the startlist has emerged. Joining the likes of Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Mads Pedersen and Filippo Ganna will be... Tour de France green jersey Biniam Girmay.  Int...

Wout van Aert, unlike Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar, did not race during early and mid-March, a gamble he took in order to have the best preparation for the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. Sep Vanmarcke aknowledges that this comes with it's pros and cons, but the Dwars door Vlaanderen f...

Johan Museeuw is a rider that lives and breathes cycling, and is part of Belgian history. His compatriot Wout van Aert is part of the same list, albeit perhaps on a smaller level, and Museeuw laments that over the past years the Belgian wasn't able to match the evolution of Mathieu van der Poel.  "M...

Tadej Pogacar will be taking on the Tour of Flanders this Sunday looking for his second win in the Belgian monument but the truth is that surrounding him is a constant buzz over Paris-Roubaix. In a press conference hosted by UAE Team Emirates - XRG, the World Champion has talked about many of this w...

A brutally honest and disappointed Wout van Aert admitted his mistake and took full responsibility for Team Visma | Lease a Bike's defeat at Dwars door Vlaanderen today. It was one that will likely live on the memory of cycling fans for a long time, and an error of massive dimensions which the Belgi...

Team Jayco AlUla brought a strong team to the Tour of Hellas packed with quality riders, and today on stage 2 they bring the reward from it. On the queen stage of the race, Australian climber Luke Plapp managed to take the first win of his career outside national championships.  An interesting stati...

Neilson Powless struck an historic victory last afternoon at Dwars door Vlaanderen, outsprinting Wout van Aert who was Team Visma | Lease a Bike's bet for victory in the finale. The EF Education-EasyPost rider talked about how he has a relationship with all of the Visma riders he beat, and in more d...

Omar Fraile has announced that he will leave professional cycling at the end of the 2025 season. After a fantastic career that included high-level wins in the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, Fraile has announced that he will leave professional cycling at the end of the 2025 season - his last w...

Remco Evenepoel will race the 2025 Tour de Romandie, this has been confirmed by the race organizers themselves on social media. The Belgian is currently recovering from a massive crash that has taken months off his preparation in December; and besides the Ardennes classics the Olympic Champion will...

Tom Boonen is a rider that knows all about winning big cobbled classics, and on his long palmarès stands the 2007 Dwars door Vlaanderen. 18 years later he finds himself commenting on his compatriot Wout van Aert who was unable to finish off Team Visma | Lease a Bike's job this Wednesday.  "That hurt...

The organisers of the Tour de France Femmes have awarded five wildcard entries for the 2025 edition of the race. Among the notable absentees are the Lotto Ladies, who starred in last year’s edition but have consciously decided not to return this time around. In 2024, Lotto Ladies delivered one of th...

Hell froze and Wout Van Aert lost the sprint for victory at Dwars door Vlaanderen to, checks notes, Neilson Powless. Visma | Lease a Bike sports director Grischa Niermann only blames himself for not anticipating such outcome by deploying different strategy. The three riders in front made their own t...

A huge tragedy has been reported in the world of amateur cycling, as the Guidon Chalettois club reported this Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the sudden death of Simon Millon. The 24-year-old cyclist was a recognized figure in Morbihan due to his outstanding performances. In 2024, he was part of the Morbih...

All cyclists are a little bit crazy. What they put their bodies through, day after day, over countless miles, is nothing short of extraordinary. Take for example this weekend, when the world’s best riders take on the Tour of Flanders, in 268km of brutal cobbled hills. But Cycling Weekly recently spo...

The return of one of cycling’s biggest stars is almost upon us. Double Olympic champion, former world champion, and Vuelta a Espana winner Remco Evenepoel is set to make his long-awaited return to racing this month. The Belgian enjoyed an extraordinary 2024 season. He made his Tour de France debut a...

Once again, Wout van Aert finds himself at the centre of attention, and once again, the headlines surrounding the Belgian are far from positive. Following a disappointing ending to an otherwise strong performance at Dwars door Vlaanderen, the scrutiny has only intensified. In their post-race analysi...

After a challenging start to her 2025 campaign, 2024 Tour de France Femmes champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma continues to search for top form. Having recovered from a crash at Strade Bianche last month, the CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto rider endured another difficult day at Dwars door Vlaanderen. Niewiadoma...

On the 6th of April, cycling fans will gather to watch the second monument of the season: the Tour of Flanders. The race needs no introduction, but every year it continues to deliver some of the most exciting action between the strongest riders in the peloton. We take a look at it's startlist.  The...

The 2025 Tour of Flanders is shaping up to be one of the most highly anticipated editions in recent history. At the heart of the hype is the showdown between two of the sport’s most captivating and dominant figures: defending champion Mathieu van der Poel and 2023 winner Tadej Pogacar. Each rider e...

Over the weekend we've had a thrilling edition of Gent Wevelgem and the end of the Volta a Catalunya. These two competitions have added a lot of UCI points to a few riders and the standings have changed quite a lot. Juan Ayuso in fact is now ahead of Ganna, van der Poel and Pogacar as the rider to s...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike put all their chips on Wout van Aert today at Dwars door Vlaanderen. They had the race fully under control but risked everything for a sprint with Wout van Aert, and although they had a 3-to-1 advantage, they lost the race to Neilson Powless.  The start of the race was quit...

Visma | Lease a Bike and especially Neilson Powless stole the show today at Dwars door Vlaanderen, but behind we witnessed an interesting battle for places of honor. In the mix was the revelation of Volta a Catalunya - Tibor del Grosso. In absence of Mathieu van der Poel, the 21-year-old kept up wit...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have made the wrong decision today at Dwars door Vlaanderen. The Dutch team have anticipated the competition, created almost the perfect scenario, but then on a 3-to-1 they lost the race to Neilson Powless after the decision was made in the team car to bet on a sprint from...

First they'll battle it out at the Tour of Flanders, but many fans would be lying if they said they weren't looking forward to the following dish even more: Tadej Pogacar vs. Mathieu van der Poel duel at Paris-Roubaix. The Slovenian is yet to make his debut at the Hell of the North this season, but...

Wout van Aert’s difficult start to the 2025 season continued at Dwars door Vlaanderen, where the Belgian star was outsprinted by Neilson Powless in a dramatic finale. The EF Education-EasyPost rider stunned the Team Visma | Lease a Bike trio in the front group to take an unexpected victory, adding f...

Egan Bernal started the 2025 season with promising double national title, but the excitement rapidly cooled down after a disaster struck at Clásica Jáen. The Colombian lost balance in one of the gravel turns and crashed, causing a fracture of collarbone. It seemed like Bernal's spring was doomed, bu...

Perhaps a bit in the shadow of the men's Dwars door Vlaanderen where Visma filled the headlines, women also set out Across the Flanders. Among the main favourites, there was one in a class of her own - Elisa Longo Borghini. The UAE Team ADQ rider was invincible today. Longo Borghini first shredded...

Stefan Küng may not be an outstanding favourite for upcoming cobbled Monuments, but with everyone looking at Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and Mads Pedersen, an opportunity may open up for a rider like Küng to ride away towards glory. However Dwars door Vlaanderen wasn't the race for the tall...

Mads Pedersen didn't get to raise his hands again at Dwars door Vlaanderen despite his good legs. One small tactical mistake meant that he'd never get to join the battle for victory again as Visma | Lease a Bike blew up the race on Berg Ten Houte with nearly 70 kilometers to go. "I was just too far...

Before the start of Itzulia Basque Country, the Spanish peloton tackles the prestigious GP Miguel Indurain on the 5th of April. Named after the legendary figure of Spanish cycling, this hilly one-day race attracts climbers and riders with prowess in the classics. We take a look at it's profile.  The...

On the 6th of April, the women's peloton faces one of the most pivotal races in the calendar: the Tour of Flanders. With the road set for this prestigious event, the world's best classics specialists will be vying to secure victory. We take a look at it's profile.  168 kilometers on the menu startin...

In a week where the UCI announced that there would be 1 extra wildcard for all Grand Tours, it is terrific news for ProTeams. Still, a battle for the World Tour licenses remains, and in a weekend where a few important races have finished there are certainly some moves in the standings.  You can chec...

Filippo Ganna is for many years one of cycling's best and this does not only apply to the time-trials. However, the form he has shown over the past month has been extraordinary and the INEOS Grenadiers is going into the cobbled monuments with great motivation and realistic hopes of finishing on the...

Tiesj Benoot showed his best legs of the season today at Dwars door Vlaanderen where Team Visma | Lease a Bike collectively attacked and made the difference to all but one rider. But then his form wasn't utilized in the best form and after the team lost the race to Neilson Powless in surprising fash...

The cobbled classics are always days of massive tension in the peloton, specially when it comes to the fight for positioning. At Gent Wevelgem, one of the crashes happened due to Jordi Meeus who flew into a corner, not being able to break and hitting several riders to cause a mass crash. The Red Bul...

Neilson Powless has taken the biggest win of his career today at Dwars door Vlaanderen, still it is overshadowed by the failure of Team Visma | Lease a Bike. The EF Education-EasyPost rider benefited from a massive mistake, but nothing can be taken away from a perfect day in the American rider's sho...

Wout van Aert’s difficult start to the 2025 Spring Classics has triggered a wave of speculation, not only about his form but about deeper issues at Team Visma | Lease a Bike. While van Aert has been under pressure following a lacklustre performance at the E3 Saxo Classic and a generally quiet spring...

Stage 1 of the Tour of Hellas in Greece was a day for the sprinters, and the very fast finale did not disappoint. It was a very tight victory, but Matteo Moschetti has added yet another one for Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team's tally this year.  The Italian sprinter had already won earlier in the season at t...

With 300 teams, the first edition of WorldTour Manager was a resounding success. And so CyclingUpToDate continues with a game just for the Tour of Flanders. This makes following the race even more exciting! At the top of the website is a link for the Tour of Flanders Game in WorldTourManager! The...

Nairo Quintana's former doctor during his Arkéa years, Fredy Gonzalez Torres, has officially been sentenced to a suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine after illegal practices during his time with the team.  The trial began last month, and this morning from France came the news that he was found...

The Tour of Flanders, renowned as the second monument of the season and the pinnacle of all Flandrien classics, stands as one of the most important and thrilling days in the cycling calendar. This prestigious race, taking place on the 6th April, sees the biggest classics specialists battling it out...

Dwars door Vlaanderen is one of the several cobbled World Tour classics at this time of year, perhaps the one with the least reputation but by no means the one with less importance. Wout van Aert, Mads Pedersen and Jasper Philipsen headline a brilliant startlist and all have shared their feelings ah...

Wout van Aert's 2024 season was hellish and much of that due to the constant crashes that have not only hindered him from getting results, but provided several obstacles to improving his form and quality. The situation became bad enough that Team Visma | Lease a Bike began analyzing what was the cau...

Paris-Roubaix is set to have not only the top classics specialists in the world this year but also the presence of the world's best in Tadej Pogacar who will be making his debut. The rainbow jersey is a good fit with the 'Hell of the North' according to Cyrille Guimard who argued that the decision t...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike were strongly defeated at the Tour de France last year by a Tadej Pogacar that had no weak spots or bad days. Certainly, it will be very hard for anyone to even match him in the high mountains, but the Dutch team could have in Matteo Jorgenson a special weapon.  The America...

Alberto Contador, multiple grand tour winner and current Eurosport commentator, has given his opinion on Juan Ayuso's last day in the Volta Catalunya, in which he cracked under Primoz Roglic's attacks in Montjuic and ended up losing the overall lead.  The Spaniard thinks that this defeat will come i...

With today’s announcement that Tom Pidcock’s Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team has received a wildcard invitation to the 2025 Giro d’Italia, the question now is how far a ProTeam can go in a race so often dominated by WorldTour heavyweights. For Q36.5, it marks a significant milestone. Since the team’s relaunc...

Jonas Vingegaard’s 2025 season has yet to gather any momentum. After suffering a concussion and abandoning Paris–Nice last month, the two-time Tour de France winner has remained absent from racing, missing his planned return at the Volta a Catalunya. That race, ultimately won by Primoz Roglic, would...

On April 2nd, the peloton will line up on the start line of Dwars door Vlaanderen for one of the most exciting classics in the run up to the Tour of Flanders. Last year, it was a chaotic race where Wout van Aert crashed out and Matteo Jorgenson took the victory. Find the full startlist here! Among t...

Dwars door Vlaanderen takes place on the 2nd of April. This Belgian World Tour classic is the final warm-up race ahead of the Tour of Flanders; a very important step and race that tests many of the world's best classics riders. We preview the race ahead.  Between two historical cycling cities, Roese...

Tour of Flanders is coming up already this Sunday and so far it seems to come down to a head-to-head clash of last two champions - Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. There'll be naturally many other strong riders at the start, but it's hard to imagine anyone riding these two off the wheel... "I...

The CIC - Mont Ventoux will not take place for the second year in a row. The French one-day race which revolves around the mythical French climb Mont Ventoux was initially scheduled to return on June 17 with its 6th edition, but the race is eventually called off over financial struggles. In January,...

Cofidis may not be in the imminent danger of relegation, however it's still a threat the team of Cédric Vasseur needs to take seriously. That also means a lot of extra effort for key riders like Bryan Coquard, who is tasked to sprint even for minor placings. But so far the team seems to have gotten...

Young climber Valentin Paret-Peintre was Soudal - Quick-Step's most exciting signing heading into the new season, but the ultra-light climber's first big goal of 2025 is now endangered.  Paret-Peintre was initially scheduled to return to Giro d'Italia, where he impressively won a mountain stage with...

Laurence Pithie was one of the positive revelations of last spring campaign with attacking style of racing which rewarded him with a 7th place at Paris-Roubaix. For this season, he joined the ambitious project of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe whose Classics squad has all the potential to become the su...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG released not one, but two lineups for the Tour of Flanders scheduled this Sunday. The culprit is ninja Florian Vermeersch who disguised himself as Rui Oliveira and snuck into the announcement under false idendity... The media team of race favourite Tadej Pogacar swiftly picke...

Steff Cras was off to a good start in 2025 with 6th place at Vuelta a Andalucía, but lately the mood was a bit less due to a dire situation within his own team. Despite being arguably the best GC card of his team, Tour de France nomination is far from guaranteed. And then there's the issue of title...

Laurens ten Dam turned professional in 2004, and by the time he joined Rabobank in 2008, the cycling world was still reeling from years of doping scandals. Just a year earlier, the sport had endured the fallout of the infamous Michael Rasmussen incident at the Tour de France. It was a turbulent time...

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

The last stop before the second monument of the season, the Tour of Flanders, comes at the Dwars door Vlaanderen, which takes place this Wednesday, April 2. The race will feature Wout van Aert as the main star, but the races has suffered from a number of last minute withdrawals. Oier Lazkano, probab...

Tadej Pogacar has officially confirmed his presence at Paris-Roubaix in 2025. In the process, the world champion is set to become the first defending Tour de France champion to compete on the iconic cobbles since Greg LeMond back in 1991. Given the dangers of Paris-Roubaix though, are the risks wort...

The next WorldTour stage race is the Itzulia Basque Country 2025. The race, which is also known as Vuelta al País Vasco, will feature Enric Mas, who will repeat as leader in Movistar Team's lineup after the Volta a Catalunya just last week. This edition of the Itzulia is presented as a golden opport...

Arnaud De Lie was expected to light up the early months of the 2025 season, but instead, the young Belgian star has found himself battling poor form, mental fatigue, and now, significant changes within his support team. With results well below expectations, Lotto have taken decisive action, ending D...

There’s no sugar-coating it: Wout van Aert is enduring a difficult start to the 2025 season. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike talisman has yet to produce a signature ride this spring, and his subdued performance at the E3 Saxo Classic, where rival Mathieu van der Poel put on a masterclass, has sparked...

Tom Pidcock’s shock winter move from INEOS Grenadiers to Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team was one of the most talked-about transfers in recent cycling history, and understandably so. Dropping down from the WorldTour to a ProTeam raised eyebrows across the sport. Why would a double Olympic champion, classics w...

After a 2024 season that etched his place in cycling history, the spotlight was always going to be brighter on Biniam Girmay in 2025. But as the spring progresses, there is a growing sense that the Eritrean star, one of the defining riders of last year’s Tour de France, has yet to hit top gear in th...

Dwars door Vlaanderen takes place on the 2nd of April. This Belgian World Tour classic is the final warm-up race ahead of the Tour of Flanders; a very important step and race that tests many of the world's best classics riders. We take a look into it's profile.  Between two historical cycling cities...

The last stop before the second monument of the season, the Tour of Flanders, comes at the mythical  Dwars door Vlaanderen, which takes place this Wednesday, April 2. Wout van Aert will be the main star of the race. The Belgian wants to recover from his irregular start of the season before facing Ma...

The second monument of the season is almost here. This Sunday, April 6, the Tour of Flanders 2025 takes place, and it will be one of its most anticipated editions in recent years. The main reason is that fans will enjoy a new chapter of the rivalry between Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. At...

Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team have signed Tom Pidcock this winter and it has changed everything. The Swiss team have been racing very well with good results, it will now race the Giro d'Italia for the first time, and it will do so with a motivated Pidcock who is currently racing at his best.  “I think it i...

The Giro d'Italia has announced the 23 teams that will participate this year. After the UCI confirmed the expanding of wildcard to another team at Grand Tours, the need for a decision between two of the main teams was no longer necessary. Tom Pidcock, Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi may all race...

Tadej Pogacar is no stranger to the Tour of Flanders and this spring he will be back. After a dramatic defeat at Milano-Sanremo, he is now confirmed to battle Mathieu van der Poel in the steep climbs of Flanders in hunt of another monument.  “Flanders is an amazing race and for sure ranks as one of...

As the 2025 season gains momentum, Lotte Kopecky was awarded the trophy for Sports Merit of the Year for her astonishing 2024 campaign. The Belgian was at the fore front on all terrains and ultimately became European ITT champion and World champion in road race. Had she won gold at the Olympic Games...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike, like last year, are struggling at the spring classics. With Christophe Laporte out of action, Olav Kooij now injured, and Wout van Aert struggling with positioning the team is not getting the results it hopes for into the monuments. Johan Bruyneel expressed his opinion on...

Tadej Pogacar will become the first Tour de France winner to race Paris-Roubaix since Bradley Wiggins in 2014, and first reigning champion to do so since the ancient times of cycling (Greg LeMond in 1990-91). And the world champion never comes to race in France just to participate. Of course he want...

With the Spring Classics in full flow, attentions are turning towards the Tour of Flanders and the next chance of Monument glory in 2025. When it comes to looking for potential winners of the race, Belgian icon Johan Museeuw admits his compatriot, Wout van Aert is much further down the list than he...

The decision of UCI to eventually allow for an extra team to participate in Grand Tours has become effective immediately. And just as quickly, it created mixed reactions including those who criticize the governing body for giving in to the request from organizers. A decision that goes directly again...

16th at Tirreno-Adriatico, 32nd at Volta a Catalunya... those are not results Adam Yates is used to, but as he points out calmly, there's no reason to panic yet. He's building steadily towards the Giro d'Italia. And there's still more than a month left until the Grande Partenza in Albania. "I alread...

The long wait is over and TotalEnergies is among the teams who will participate in the 112th edition of the Tour de France, newly with 23 teams at the line. The best French ProTeam was always a likely choice of the ASO organiser, even more so with their great performances in the 2024 edition. Anthon...

Nearly a year after his life-threatening training accident at Tenerife, Lennard Kämna finally made a return to competition at the Volta a Catalunya. No, he didn't compete for top results, but it was an important step in his recovery and a sign that Lidl-Trek can count on the 28-year-old from now on...

Stefan Küng has long been there or thereabouts in the Monuments, with five top-10s to his name across the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix since 2022. Although a first victory in the biggest one-day races of the calendar has so far proven illusive, the 31-year-old Swiss is looking to get rid of hi...

Jonas Vingegaard was forced to abandon Paris-Nice 2025 with a concussion. The Dane didn't immediately leave the race following his crash however, finishing the stage first. This has led to some criticism in regards to the lack of enforcement of concussion protocol, but in a sport where time is all-i...

Olav Kooij has been one of the bright sparks of Team Visma | Lease a Bike in early 2025 so far. The Dutch sprint prodigy has already added three wins to his palmares, including a prestigious stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. Currently though, Kooij is out of action with a fractured collarbone after a nast...

With the official confirmation of the wildcards for the 2025 Tour de France, potentially the most delighted team on the entire list is the Tudor Pro Cycling Team, who are set for a first ever appearance at the most-watched bike race on the planet.  For the legendary Fabian Cancellara, team boss of t...

After months of waiting, official confirmation of a wildcard for the 2025 Tour de France, finally arrived for Uno-X Mobility earlier today. For the Norwegian team, it marks a third successive year in which they have competed in the biggest race on the cycling calendar.  I've received positive signal...

Primoz Roglic is heading to the first Grand Tour of 2025 as the favourite to take the Maglia Rosa at the Giro d'Italia. If he could do so, the 35-year-old Slovenian would break Fiorenzo Magni's record as the oldest winner of the Italian Grand Tour in history. As proven by Roglic's recent win at the...

Wout van Aert is yet to spark into life in 2025. After a shortened cyclocross winter, the Belgian has struggled to make much of an impact on the road so far this year, but regardless, Team Visma | Lease a Bike insist they retain their full faith in their superstar leader and will stick to the plan f...

After the earlier announcement of an extra team added to the Grand Tour lineups in 2025, the Tour de France has now unveiled each and every team that are set to compete in the most watched race in the sport later this summer.  The edition this year saw arguably as tougher fight for the wildcards as...

Fabio Jakobsen has now taken his last win almost a year ago, and has been struggling through racing for quite a while now. Far from the top of the sprinter list nowadays, the Dutchman has been diagnosed with problems in the iliac arteries and is taking a break from cycling.  “I trained well this win...

Four wildcards were always given to Pro Teams for wildcards into the Grand Tours. In recent years, two automatic wildcards were given to the ProTeams who had scored the most UCI points the previous season - if they wish - but now a new rule emerges, and it makes a big difference!  "The UCI Managemen...

There is a lot of talk about riders taking more and more risks nowadays in road cycling, specially when it comes to positioning. This was certainly on display at Gent Wevelgem, a tense race, but one where a particular crash was caused by pure recklessness from Jordi Meeus, who was given a Yellow car...

Primoz Roglic’s status as one of the most consistent and successful Grand Tour riders of the 21st century is beyond dispute. Yet one question continues to follow him: can he truly be considered one of the greatest General Classification riders in cycling history without a Tour de France title? Yes,...

The Lotto Cycling Team has managed to score a big amount of points over the past seasons in order to be able to secure it's return to the World Tour - unless something goes horribly wrong - however their leader Arnaud De Lie has not been having a good spring and racing in Belgium. And now it has com...

Mads Pedersen's triumph at Gent Wevelgem was without a doubt one of the most impressive in his career, where he was already marked out as the strongest man but still made the difference on the road, and by himself rode to a solo victory over a strong peloton - mimicking the likes of Mathieu van der...

Enric Mas has finished third in the Volta a Catalunya 2025. The Mallorcan, who usually has problems to find the form in the first races every year, has made a very solid race in general terms and has finished the race only behind Primoz Roglic and Juan Ayuso. The Movistar Team leader was happy after...

Tadej Pogacar’s upcoming debut at Paris-Roubaix has the cycling world buzzing, and legendary commentator Phil Liggett is among those watching with curiosity and excitement. Speaking on NBC’s Beyond The Podium, Liggett shared his thoughts on the reigning Tour de France champion taking on one of the s...

Wout van Aert endured a hugely underwhelming performance at the E3 Saxo Classic on Friday, failing to feature at any point in the decisive moves. The race was completely dominated by Mathieu van der Poel, who rode away from the field to take a commanding solo victory. Van Aert, who had only just ret...

Mads Pedersen put in a performance that even the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel would have been proud of on Sunday afternoon at Gent Wevelgem 2025. The Dane spent more than 55 kilometres solo en route to his record-equalling third career-win at the iconic Belgian classic.  One of th...

Primoz Roglic and Juan Ayuso have been almost equally matched over the entire week at the Volta a Catalunya, and early on stage 7 they changed provisional lead twice in the two intermediate sprints. However on the final hilly circuit, the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider attacked with three laps to...

Double world champion Lotte Kopecky once again proved her value as a teammate at Gent Wevelgem on Sunday, sacrificing her own chances to set up victory for teammate Lorena Wiebes. It was a selfless act, and a familiar one for Kopecky, who executed a monstrous lead-out in the final moments of the rac...

Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has shared details about a difficult period in his recovery following hip surgery, revealing the challenges he’s faced in recent months. Speaking to Het Nieuwsblad, the five-time Tour de France winner explained how complications with a titanium hip prosthesis significantly...

In one of the more bizarre pre-race moments of the season, Belgian rider Jules Hesters had an unexpected obstacle to overcome before even arriving at the start line of Gent Wevelgem on Sunday. The Team Flanders – Baloise rider found himself locked in his hotel room on the morning of the race and had...

Mads Pedersen delivered a masterclass in solo racing to claim victory at Gent Wevelgem on Sunday, while Team Visma | Lease a Bike were left to rue a challenging and ultimately frustrating day on Flemish roads. And, yet another crash for one of their riders: Olav Kooij. The race, shaped by favourable...

Laurens De Plus came close to a stage win on the final day of the Volta a Catalunya, capping a strong overall performance from INEOS Grenadiers. The Belgian launched a bold solo attack on the final climb and held off the chasers to take second place on the stage, just behind Primoz Roglic, who seale...

Team SD Worx - Protime made it yet another success in early 2025 at Gent Wevelgem, as Lorena Wiebes powered to a landmark 100th professional victory in a bunch sprint, following another monumental leadout by world champion Lotte Kopecky.  "It looked so easy. On the climbs and in the sprint. 'I felt...

The fallout from Gent Wevelgem 2025 has seen a war of words between Alpecin-Deceuninck and the rest of the peloton, mostly because of a perceived lack of intent from Alpecin's rivals in the chase of lone leader Mads Pedersen towards the finale.  In his post-race interview, Alpecin-Deceuninck's leade...

In the absence of the likes of Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar and Wout van Aert at Gent Wevelgem 2025, all eyes were on Lidl-Trek at the Belgian classic on Sunday afternoon. They more than lived up to that status too as with Mads Pedersen soloing to a stunning win, Jonathan Milan made it two ri...

After Mads Pedersen in the men's race, Lorena Wiebes has now also been able to celebrate victory at Gent Wevelgem this Sunday afternoon in Belgium, emerging victorious in the women's edition. Unlike Pedersen's long-distance solo though, it was a bunch sprint that gave Wiebes her landmark 100th win a...

Mads Pedersen soloed for more than 55 kilometres to a stunning Gent Wevelgem win on Sunday afternoon in Belgium. Could the chasing pack have done more to hunt down the Dane though? According to Jasper Philipsen, the lack of impetus from Soudal - Quick-Step is mostly to blame for the disrupted and di...

So often a winner, Tim Merlier looked surprisingly happy to cross the line in 2nd at Gent Wevelgem 2025 on Sunday afternoon. As it turned out, a lot of that was owed to Soudal - Quick-Step team manager Iljo Keisse who had forced the European champion to start the Belgian classic, despite Merlier's o...

For the third time in his illustrious career, Mads Pedersen has bagged the win at Gent Wevelgem in 2025. Although both his other wins came in competitive sprints though, this time the Dane was utterly dominant, soloing for more than 55 kilometres en route to his incredibly impressive success.  "It's...

Mads Pedersen has put in a monstrous ride at Gent Wevelgem 2025 to take victory at the iconic Belgian classic for the third time in his illustrious career. The Dane first attacked with more than 60km to go, riding solo for around 55km in a Pogacar/Van der Poel-esque display by the Lidl-Trek leader....

Juan Ayuso was left disappointed on the final stage of the 2025 Volta a Catalunya by "letting" his main GC rival Primoz Roglic get away on a climb, among other things, due to a tactical error. After losing the final stage and the overall classification, the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader explained w...

The move of Simon Yates to Team Visma | Lease a Bike was one of the biggest transfers of the recent off-season. Although the Brit does depart the 2025 Volta a Catalunya with a top-10 on GC, Yates himself admits there is work to be done ahead of his Maglia Rosa challenge at the upcoming Giro d'Italia...

Wout van Aert's road season hasn't really kicked into gear yet in 2025. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike superstar has enjoyed a relatively quiet campaign so far, but according to Olympic gold medallist Greg van Avermaet, his compatriot's simply not racing enough to build up form.  Every rider will nat...

Sending out a real message of intent, Primoz Roglic has soloed to the overall victory at the 2025 Volta a Catalunya with a stunning final stage win this Sunday afternoon. As such, the Slovenian leader of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe seems ready for the Grand Tour tests to come.  “For me, it was about...

Throughout the Volta a Catalunya, 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. After Kamiel Bonneu of Intermarche - Wan...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has not been having the best time in the cobbled classics thus far this season, and Tiesj Benoot was quite honest about the team's errors at the start of Gent Wevelgem. Particularly, what went wrong at the E3 Saxo Classic with the team and Wout van Aert.  “Personally, I cer...

After an absolutely crazy stage in the Volta a Catalunya due to the changes in the route and the attempts of several cyclists, Juan Ayuso commented on the situation that had developed.  The overall leader explained to the media that more than discussions what had happened was that there had been a l...

At the E3 Saxo Classic, Mads Pedersen was the rider to blow up the race on the Taaienberg, and was the closest to matching Mathieu van der Poel in the final hour of racing. The Dane sets off for Gent Wevelgem as a big favourite in the absence of the world's best and with a title defense on the line....

Gent Wevelgem takes place today, a race that is a fixture of Belgium’s beloved Spring Classics calendar and a race that blends cycling drama with historical importance. First held in 1934, the race typically unfolds on the final Sunday of March, slotted perfectly a week before the Tour of Flanders....

Greg Van Avermaet was in the center of action at E3 Saxo Classic, where he was present as on-field analyst on a TV motorbike. Up close he was impressed by Mathieu van der Poel. "He had a very nice cadence and certainly did not stop. I have the impression that he is even better than in other years....

Neither this year will see Jonas Vingegaard have a smooth sail through his Tour de France preparation. As much as already clear when the Dane was forced to abandon Paris-Nice, but things got gloomier when tests revealed a small concussion on top of the hand injury. This puts the two-time Tour champi...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

Gent-Wevelgem, the longest cobbled classic leading up to the Tour of Flanders, offers a captivating spectacle, on the 30th March. While not as challenging as the renowned Flandrien monument, it remains a fiercely dynamic race, renowned for its explosive action and showcasing the talents of the top c...

Lance Armstrong spoke on his podcast The Move about road safety and gave some tips for cycling to try to avoid accidents. "I've been hit by a couple of cars, but not by distracted drivers. When you're on a bike, you get scared if someone gets too close to you. But yes, I think it's becoming more and...

Mathieu van der Poel delivered another masterclass on Friday to win the E3 Saxo Classic, launching his race-winning move on the Taaienberg alongside Mads Pedersen and Filippo Ganna. The trio lit up the decisive climb, but one major team was notably absent from the action: Team Visma | Lease a Bike....

Arnaud De Lie’s tough start to the 2025 season continues, as the Lotto rider has been forced to make changes to his spring calendar. The Belgian national champion, once seen as a major contender for the cobbled classics this year, did not take the start at the E3 Saxo Classic on Friday. He is still...

There was simply no stopping Mathieu van der Poel at Friday’s E3 Saxo Classic. The former world champion powered away from the field in a dominant solo display, leaving his rivals trailing in his wake. Mads Pedersen gave chase but ultimately had to settle for second, comfortably the best of the rest...

Jay Vine capped off the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali in style, claiming victory on stage 5 of the Italian stage race. The UAE Team Emirates – XRG rider attacked late in the day, bridging across to Filippo d’Aiuto with 20 kilometres remaining before going on to take a well-earned solo win...

Juan Ayuso is just one stage away from securing overall victory at the 2025 Volta a Catalunya, but Primoz Roglic is only one second behind. The final day promises tension, tactics, and potential heartbreak, with Ayuso clinging to a slender lead after a dramatic and disrupted queen stage on Saturday....

UAE Team Emirates - XRG continue to overwhelm the top of the UCI Rankings when it comes to both season and three-year long period. The team has scored over 500 points over the past week, much due to Tadej Pogacar's Milano-Sanremo performance, and continues to lead all standings.  You can check the p...

The UCI rankings have suffered yet another big update with Milano-Sanremo where many riders scored big points. Filippo Ganna is now the rider who has scored the most points in 2025, very closely followed by both Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar. Juan Ayuso follows in a distant fourth place but...

Johan Bruyneel analyzed Mathieu van der Poel's performance in his E3 Saxo victory, extending his analysis to what may happen next week in his showdown with Tadej Pogacar at the Tour of Flanders. On The Move podcast, the former US Postal sports director wanted to make it clear that he was not at all...

Gent Wevelgem is a very explosive and dynamic race which delivers action among the best classics specialists every single year. Find the startlist ahead of the 2025 edition on the 30th of March, right here In the final startlist we have riders like: Mads Pedersen, Jonathan Milan, Mathias Vacek, Jasp...

Quinn Simmons' first victory in over year and a half happened today at the Volta a Catalunya, in a day marked only by chaos. The American rouleur was perfectly fit for the kind of explosive finale the riders had at hand, and managed to win with a dashing final kilometer attack on the arrival to Berg...

After months of speculation, the official announcement came from UAE Team Emirates - XRG earlier this week. Tadej Pogacar will ride Paris-Roubaix for the first time in his illustrious career in 2025. Ever since, the cycling world has been sent into a frenzy by thought of the reigning Tour de France...

The Volta a Catalunya had a very chaotic stage 6, with plenty stage route changes, special conditions and a finale where the GC times were not taken into account. From within all of these variables, Quinn Simmons took full advantage and took a strong victory after a late attack in the final hilltop...

Jay Vine has dropped out of the fight for the overall classification, but today on stage 5 the UAE Team Emirates - XRG has taken his second win of the week at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali.  The final 132-kilometer stage saw Visma's Ben Tulett successfully defend his race lead in what...

With an electric finish, iconic names, and a record-breaking climb that reshaped the narrative of a race steeped in tradition, last weekend’s Milano-Sanremo is already being spoken of as perhaps the greatest edition in its 100+ year history. Mathieu van der Poel’s thrilling victory in a three-up spr...

The E3 Saxo Classic was a bad reminder of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's spring thus far, as in the decisive moments of the race the Dutch team were never truly in the fight for the win. Wout van Aert struggled, and no-one from the team managed to step in and be anywhere near Mathieu van der Poel who h...

Mathieu van der Poel is riding a wave of success for over two years now, barely having any wrong step, and maintaining his form and health pristine at the key moments of his seasons. Without major obstacles, he continues to evolve and expand his palmarès, which already includes another Milano-Sanrem...

Johan Bruyneel is very concerned about Wout van Aert after his performance not only yesterday at the E3 Saxo Classic, but so far this season. On The Move podcast he analyzed the possible reasons for his poor performances showing his concern for what he might do in his big goals, Tour of Flanders and...

Eddy Merckx has found in Tadej Pogacar an almost modern version of himself - at least results wise - and the development of the current World Champion has been nothing but a treat for cycling fans. In the space of just over two weeks he will race Paris-Roubaix for the first time, and this brings exc...

Looking at Filippo Ganna's schedule over the past few weeks, there was a notable gap as he was not planned to race the Tour of Flanders. However after his massive rides at Milano-Sanremo, it seems like INEOS Grenadiers have finally decided to change this and test the Italian in the bergs.  Ganna has...

After a disappointing E3 Saxo Classic, some have argued that Wout van Aert could add Gent Wevelgem to his schedule. That will not happen and the Belgian will continue with his initial program towards the monuments, but the team have added Matteo Jorgenson in a bid to have more firepower this Sunday....

Mathieu van der Poel took a fantastic solo win yesterday at the E3 Saxo Classic however it didn't come without it's incidents. It isn't the first time, but the Dutch star has been spat on by a spectator when riding to victory. An investigation has now been opened to identify the spectator.  This hap...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

While the cycling world marvelled at the breathtaking battle between Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar, and Filippo Ganna at last weekend’s Milano-Sanremo, one name was conspicuously missing from the start list: Wout van Aert. The Belgian star, who memorably won the Italian Monument in 2020, opted...

Mathieu van der Poel has won the E3 Saxo Classic this Friday. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider soared to a solo win of epic proportions after battling Mads Pedersen and Filippo Ganna in the bergs, but nevertheless TV broadcast captured a controversial moment where he was spat on.  It is not the first ti...

Close but no cigar for Tibor del Grosso in Spain. After coming 20 meters short of upset victory in the opening stage of Volta a Catalunya, the Alpecin-Deceuninck youngster was again in the mix on day 5, but was once again beaten to the line by even younger Matthew Brennan. "It was windy all day," De...

Mathieu van der Poel was again in a league of his own during E3 Saxo Classic. A crash in the early stages of the race shook up the cards a bit, but eventually the Dutchman prevailed in a dominant fashion with a 39-kilometer solo. His father Adrie van der Poel notes that Mathieu has already achieved...

The Volta a Catalunya 2025 reaches its queen stage on Saturday with maximum equality between Juan Ayuso and Primoz Roglic. The Spaniard will defend the overall leader's jersey, but only by one second! The young UAE Team Emirates - XRG star managed to take one bonification second at one of the interm...

A podium at E3 Saxo Classic is more than acceptable result for Filippo Ganna. After all it's the 28-year-old's best result in a cobbled classic. However the INEOS Grenadiers star aims for more than that, especially at Paris-Roubaix which should suit him better without all those steep Belgian "Murs"....

The Volta a Catalunya 2025 reaches its decisive moment this Saturday. It will do so with the queen stage of the race, where Juan Ayuso and Primoz Roglic, separated by only one second, will fight for the lead of the general classification. However, the main climb of the day has been cut from the stag...

Matthew Brennan proves stage 1 victory at Volta a Catalunya wasn't a fluke on the windy fifth day of racing. Just like whole Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the Briton stayed alert when peloton broke up in late phases of the stage and was therefore in place to deliver fatal blow to other sprinters in Amp...

Gent Wevelgem, the longest cobbled classic leading up to the Tour of Flanders, offers a captivating spectacle, on the 30th March. While not as challenging as the renowned Flandrien monument, it remains a fiercely dynamic race, renowned for its explosive action and showcasing the talents of the top c...

Mads Pedersen is a man that has shown stellar form over the past month, but an illness around Milano-Sanremo threatened to spoil his plans for the spring. Such doubts were erased today at the E3 Saxo Classic, but not even the very best version of the Danish classics specialist was enough to match a...

Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar will be at the Tour of Flanders as equal favourites to victory, however today the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider has punched the table once again to collect a second consecutive victory at the E3 Saxo Classic with convincing fashion.  However, it wasn't one that came...

Wout van Aert spent three weeks training at altitude and avoided the potential crashes and bad weather that fell down on much of the peloton over the past few weeks. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider is yet to get the important racing rhythm, but he was disappointed to not play a role in the fight...

Mathieu van der Poel won Milano-Sanremo and today at the E3 Saxo Classic he showed the exact same level. The defending champion won the build-up race to Flanders with style, comfortably dropping his rivals and taking home a stellar solo win.  The race began with a large crash which involved or block...

As the E3 Saxo Classic kicks off today, one of cycling’s biggest names is noticeably absent: Tadej Pogacar. After their breathtaking duel at Milano-Sanremo just days ago, Mathieu van der Poel had been hoping for a rematch on the cobbles of Flanders. Instead, the world champion lines up without his c...

The Volta a Catalunya had it's flattest stage so far this Friday, but it was still an important day for the overall classification. Juan Ayuso took back the lead from Primoz Roglic, and in the crosswinds several riders lost important time.  Ayuso won 1 second in an intermediate sprint and that was e...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have had a blast of a day, winning two races with two of their British talents. Whereas Matthew Brennan won in Catalunya, it was only a few minutes after Ben Tulett himself won stage 4 of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali.  In what was a hilly stage - in which Ja...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are not having their climbers show their best legs at the Volta a Catalunya, but their last-minute addition Matthew Brennan has been shining all week. At 19 years of age, he has now won his second stage in the race, on a finale hit by the crosswinds and where Juan Ayuso sto...

Gent Wevelgem, the longest cobbled classic leading up to the Tour of Flanders, offers a captivating spectacle, on the 30th March. While not as challenging as the renowned Flandrien monument, it remains a fiercely dynamic race, renowned for its explosive action and showcasing the talents of the top c...

Gent Wevelgem, the longest cobbled classic leading up to the Tour of Flanders, offers a captivating spectacle, on the 30th March. While not as challenging as the renowned Flandrien monument, it remains a fiercely dynamic race, renowned for its explosive action and showcasing the talents of the top c...

On the 28th March the riders will take on the single best warm-up race ahead of the Tour of Flanders. The E3 Saxo Classic has gained a reputation of it's own as one of the toughest one-day races in the World Tour calendar, and this year it will once again be the only race where Mathieu van der Poel...

Gent-Wevelgem, the longest cobbled classic leading up to the Tour of Flanders, offers a captivating spectacle, on the 30th March. While not as challenging as the renowned Flandrien monument, it remains a fiercely dynamic race, renowned for its explosive action and showcasing the talents of the top c...

After a training block at altitude, Wout van Aert makes his long-awaited return to racing today at the E3 Saxo Classic. The Belgian star heads into one of his favourite cobbled events feeling refreshed and ready after some quality preparation in Tenerife. “It was a very good training camp, very nice...

After a stunning victory on the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya, Matthew Brennan is no longer just a promising name for the future, he’s very much a part of the present. The 19-year-old Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider has impressed so much that the team is now making significant adjustments t...

At just 18 years old, Cat Ferguson is already establishing herself as one of the brightest young talents in the women’s peloton. Her podium at Trofeo Alfredo Binda was an early marker of intent, and yesterday at the Classic Brugge–De Panne, she added another impressive display to her growing résumé,...

Just one week after his impressive ride at Milano-Sanremo, Filippo Ganna is back in action today at the E3 Saxo Bank Classic. Speaking to Cycling Pro Net ahead of the race, the Italian star acknowledged that the previous weekend had taken a toll on his legs. "Yes I was a little tired, I'm telling th...

After a stunning victory at Milano-Sanremo, Mathieu van der Poel returns to the cobbles today, looking to pick up where he left off last spring. In 2023, he was simply untouchable during the classics, sweeping E3 Saxo Classic, Tour of Flanders, and Paris-Roubaix in a campaign that will be remembered...

After a difficult 2024 season marked by crashes, injuries, and inconsistent form, Wout van Aert is under pressure to prove himself in what feels like a make-or-break spring campaign. Although his 2025 start has lacked fireworks, Visma's Mathieu Heijboer believes that the Belgian star is on the right...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

On the 28th March, the riders will take on the single best warm-up race ahead of the Tour of Flanders. The E3 Saxo Classic has gained a reputation of its own as one of the toughest one-day races in the World Tour calendar, and this year it will once again be the only race where Mathieu van der Poel...

Wout Van Aert last competed on the first weekend of March at Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne but that race didn't go to his plan and thus the past three weeks were used to finetune the Belgian's form some more. This week the Classics campaign really begins and Van Aert will be in the position where he i...

Across the season so far, we've already seen big performances from a number of the leading names in the peloton. One of the riders still notable yet to make a mark though, is Soudal - Quick-Step's double Olympic gold medal winning leader, Remco Evenepoel, who remains out of action since a training c...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

Tadej Pogacar’s long-anticipated debut at Paris-Roubaix was officially confirmed yesterday, marking a bold new chapter in the world champion’s already storied career. His presence at the Hell of the North will make him the first reigning Tour de France winner to start the race since Greg LeMond in 1...

As Team Visma | Lease a Bike prepares for the E3 Saxo Bank Classic, head of racing Grischa Niermann has shared a candid assessment of his team’s form and ambitions, and how they stack up against the sport’s biggest stars, Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. Wout van Aert and Matteo Jorgenson hea...

All eyes were at the front trio at Milano-Sanremo, but those who followed closely the action may have spotted one of the priciest road specials in the whole peloton. And we're not talking about neither of the rich WorldTour super teams.  Hiding in the bunch was a special bike from BMC, which accordi...

The Classics campaign is once again a reason for wrinkles on foreheads of Lotto sports directors. The Belgian team's greatest asset - at least on paper - Arnaud De Lie is visibly struggling again despite solid early appearances in France, Spain and Portugal. "Arnaud trained too much in Spain - two m...

Tiesj Benoot has plenty experience as a professional cyclist, and that also includes dealing with criticism. As a rider for one of the most prominent teams in the world, it's not always praise he reads online. But with age comes wisdom, as they say, and Benoot let online haters get under his skin an...

Mads Pedersen has turbulent early months of 2025. The Dane was ill early on in the season, but at Paris-Nice his climbing legs seemed better than ever with view to anticipated Milano-Sanremo. However, the Dane had no answer to the attack from Pogacar, Van der Poel, and Filippo Ganna on the Cipressa,...

Since his super success at the 2022 Gent Wevelgem, Biniam Girmay was always counted among outsiders for success at the Flemish Classics, yet he wasn't quite able to make things connect in recent years. Fast forward to 2025, the Eritrean star is back at the start of E3 Saxo Classic - the race where G...

Olav Kooij spent the whole of his professional career at Visma | Lease a Bike, but now that his contract is running out, the Dutch sprinter finds himself at crossroads. He can stay in the team where he grew up and where he may never receive full support.. or move on to a team that will value a top s...

Tadej Pogacar made clear that he'll participate at Paris-Roubaix for the first time this season. With the ambition to win. There are still bigger favourites for the Hell of the North, however the three-time Tour de France champion has already shown that cobbles are not an obstacle for him.  For the...

Mathieu van der Poel has done a hell of a lot over the course of his career so far, with the 30-year-old Dutchman one of the most successful cyclists of his generation. According to the man himself however, there is still one race that he desires more than any other.  Already a world champion on the...

The INEOS Grenadiers continue to be reborn in 2025. At the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, the British-based team have again been attacking, vibrant and ready to take any opportunity presented. As such, after Caleb Ewan's sprint win on stage 1, Magnus Sheffield has now forced his way into...

The bombshell news from the world of cycling continues to reverberate through every corner of the sport. Tadej Pogacar will race Paris-Roubaix for the first time in his career in 2025. The reigning world champion will take on the Hell of the North in pursuit of victory, going head-to-head with Mathi...

On the 28th March the riders will take on the single best warm-up race ahead of the Tour of Flanders. The E3 Saxo Classic has gained a reputation of it's own as one of the toughest one-day races in the World Tour calendar. Find the startlist right here! Included on the final startlist are: Oliver Na...

For the second day running, the summit finish at the 2025 Volta a Catalunya was decided in a sprint between Juan Ayuso and Primoz Roglic, this time with the latter taking the win. In the end, the chasing pack finished stage 4 only 3 seconds down and had it not been for the work done by Lennert Van E...

For the first time in 2025, Primoz Roglic was able to cross the finish line a winner on stage 4 of the 2025 Volta a Catalunya. Having been narrowly defeated in a summit sprint by Juan Ayuso a day earlier, Roglic made sure the same wouldn't happen again, powering to the win ahead of the Spaniard in a...

After narrowly losing out to Juan Ayuso on stage 3, Primoz Roglic bounced back in style on stage 4 of the 2025 Volta a Catalunya, gaining a modicum of revenge on his Spanish rival to not only prevail in the sprint for the stage win, but also usurp Ayuso at the top of the general classification.  Wit...

Team SD Worx - Protime's Lorena Wiebes has taken victory at Classic Brugge-De Panne WE 2025, after an incredibly dramatic finale saw impressive British 18-year-old Cat Ferguson's long-range solo caught inside the final 3km.  Millie Couzens and Elena Pirrone formed the break of the day after a short...

After two successive summit finish battles at the 2025 Volta a Catalunya, there is absolutely nothing to seperate Primoz Roglic and Juan Ayuso. On stage 4, it was the Slovenian who took the stage win though, narrowly emerging victorious ahead of his Spanish rival. 12 riders managed to get themselves...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Jay Vine has taken a stunning solo victory on stage 3 of the 2025 Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali in Cesena.  Four riders managed to get themselves in the breakaway of the day, those being Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Soudal - Quick-Step),...

With the Spring Classics now in full swing, on the 30th of March, Gent Wevelgem is on the cards for the peloton. In their attempts to take victory in Belgium, Team Visma | Lease a Bike are backing their sprint sensation - Olav Kooij.  Kooij secured a very impressive top-10 at Milano-Sanremo last wee...

Tomorrow in Belgium, Wout van Aert is set to return to racing at the 2025 E3 Saxo Classic. A two-time former winner of the Classic, can the 30-year-old make it a hat-trick this year? After riding early season races such as Clasica Jean, Volta ao Algarve, plus Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne - Bruxe...

After a quiet start to the year by his own high standards, Sepp Kuss looked vibrant and attacking on stage 3 of the 2025 Volta a Catalunya. As such, despite ultimately being denied a stage win, or even any time gain by the time he crossed the line, the American is feeling positive for what's to come...

In the heart of Flemish cycling country, where cobbles rattle bones and short, sharp climbs decide legacies, the E3 Saxo Bank Classic stands as both a cultural celebration and a key proving ground for the sport’s greatest one-day specialists. Though younger than many of cycling’s Spring Monuments,...

As one of the most promising young sprinters in the peloton, Olav Kooij’s future is now a topic of growing interest. The 23-year-old Dutchman’s contract with Team Visma | Lease a Bike expires at the end of this season, and questions are swirling about whether he will continue with the Dutch team, or...

On the 7th April, the peloton will head to Spain for the Itzulia Basque Country. Last year the race was won by Juan Ayuso, but it was more famously the race that saw the horror crash that wiped out Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic. Find the startlist right here! Include on the pre...

What should have been a thrilling showdown for the sprinters at the Classic Brugge-De Panne turned into a chaotic and dangerous finale. While Juan Sebastian Molano rightfully claimed a memorable win, the day was overshadowed by a series of crashes that raised renewed concerns about rider safety and...

As the spring classics season kicks into full gear, Dylan van Baarle is ready to return to the races he values most. Speaking to De Telegraaf ahead of the E3 Saxo Bank Classic on Friday, the Dutchman reflected on his interrupted start to the 2025 season and outlined his ambitions for the cobbled cla...

Tom Pidcock’s 2025 campaign with his new team Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team began in dramatic fashion as he lined up for his first Monument with the squad at Milano–Sanremo. On a day that saw Mathieu van der Poel claim a stunning victory ahead of Tadej Pogacar and Filippo Ganna in one of the most thrilling...

And so it’s official. After weeks of speculation, UAE Team Emirates confirmed earlier this week that Tadej Pogaxar will make his Paris-Roubaix debut in 2025, lining up at the Queen of the Classics in the world champion's rainbow jersey. He will also race the Tour of Flanders the weekend prior. For c...

Geraint Thomas closed the chapter on Milano-Sanremo for the final time this past weekend, finishing 71st in what turned out to be one of the most memorable editions of the race in recent years. The INEOS Grenadiers rider took part in the Classicissima for the last time, soaking in the atmosphere and...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

Kasper Asgreen’s time at EF Education-EasyPost hasn’t had the smoothest of starts. The Danish rider, who famously won the 2021 Tour of Flanders, joined the American team for the 2025 season but has found himself far from his best in the early months of the year. After a low-key performance during Op...

There is only a bit more than a month left until the Grande Partenza of Giro d'Italia, this year in Albania. Yet we still don't know which ProTeams will be at the start. Besides Israel - Premier Tech with its automatic invitation, there are still four serious candidates for the three available wildc...

Ethan Hayter seemed set to become the next big thing when he kept winning at B-tier races left right and center in 2021 and 2022, but then the 26-year-old suddenly disappeared from the radar. However Soudal - Quick-Step showed that they believe in the Briton's talent when they offered him a two-year...

It's been written in the stars since last year, but now it's been finally made official that world champion Tadej Pogacar would make his baby steps at the last Monument he hasn't ridden yet. Paris-Roubaix therefore promises to provide fans with an extra layer of entertainment compared to normal year...

Tadej Pogacar will be absent at the E3 Saxo Classic this Friday, which means the main story of the race will revolve around the first big road clash between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert. The Belgian has kept his cards close so far, but there will be nowhere to hide against his great rival....

As one of the more overlooked Belgian WT races, this year's Classic Brugge-De Panne promised a showdown between all the fastest men on the planet - Tim Merlier, Jonathan Milan, Jasper Philipsen, Olav Kooij and more. But at the end, only the Italian got to fight for victory. However even Milan lost t...

The final kilometers of Classic Brugge-De Panne were marked by many crashes with some of the biggest pre-race favourites involved. Dylan Groenewegen saw the likes of Tim Merlier or Olav Kooij hit the tarmac while he himself got held back in one of the crashes and never got to compete for the victory...

On the 6th of April, cycling fans will gather to watch the women's Tour of Flanders. The race needs no introduction, but every year it continues to deliver some of the most exciting action between the strongest riders in the peloton. We take a look at it's startlist.  The preliminary startlist featu...

On the 28th March the riders will take on the single best warm-up race ahead of the Tour of Flanders. The E3 Saxo Classic has gained a reputation of it's own as one of the toughest one-day races in the World Tour calendar, and this year it will once again be the only race where Mathieu van der Poel...

The new leader of the general classification of the Volta a Catalunya 2025 is Juan Ayuso. Today's triumph was already his fifth in the 2025 season and it took him straight into the race lead after he outsprinted none other than Primoz Roglic uphill.  The UAE Team Emirates leader beat Primoz Roglic b...

The Volta a Catalunya has quickly turned into a race where the climbers swarm the top of the overall classification this Wednesday, as the summit finish to La Molina split things up. Juan Ayuso has taken the race lead, although gaps remain small.  The Spaniard 'Roglified' Primoz Roglic in the explos...

Jonathan Milan was one of the very few sprinters who survived the chaotic finale at the Classic Brugge-De Panne this afternoon, but a late surge by Juan Sebastián Molano prevented him from taking the victory on the day. The Italian however may not keep his second place after he was seen very harshly...

After months of speculation, it has now been finally and officially confirmed by UAE Team Emirates - XRG... Tadej Pogacar is going to make his Paris-Roubaix debut in 2025!  The news comes after earlier reports that the Slovenian world champion was removed from the preliminary startlist for the upcom...

Juan Ayuso and Primoz Roglic were the two absolute favourites to win today's stage at the Volta a Catalunya and also the overall classification. At La Molina, it came down to a sprint between the two, but it was the UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider to take the victory on the first summit finish of the...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG are very much used to winning but this year, the sprints have in no way been their field. However their sole sprinter, Juan Sebastián Molano, has opened up his tally for the year and directly with a World Tour triumph at the Classic Brugge-De Panne where he had to avoid a flu...

This year's Classic Brugge-De Panne had what was perhaps the most chaotic finale possibly imaginable. Most of the main favourites crashed in the final 5 kilometers, as there were several falls that effectively cut the peloton to around 20 riders by the time of the final sprint. There, Juan Sebastián...

Paul Double is a rider that for many years has delivered strong performances but had thus far not won as a pro rider. This year he made his World Tour debut with Team Jayco AlUla and he has quickly taken his first triumph at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali.  The Briton attacked inside t...

The spring classics are running at full speed currently, with Milano-Sanremo kicking off an extraordinary and epic race day. Now we switch our full attention to the cobbled classics where Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert will take turns headlining most of the big events. Classic...

At the moment, all eyes are on the spring classics and obviously, Paris-Roubaix for UAE Team Emirates - XRG. However we must not forget that the World Champion will be the man to beat for the Tour de France this year, and team manager Joxean Matxín talks about his expected main rivals.  Of course, J...

In February Tadej Pogacar did a recon of Paris-Roubaix alongside Tim Wellens and DS Fabio Baldato. The Italian team DS details how it was about fun, but the riding led to the urge growing from the World Champion to race the Hell of the North.  For this, he has also decided to skip the E3 Saxo Classi...

Tadej Pogacar v Jonas Vingegaard is arguably the defining rivalry of the current cycling generation. Outside their yearly battles at the Tour de France though, the pair are polar opposites as riders, a fact that has been highlighted again by the official confirmation from UAE Team Emirates - XRG tha...

The fight for the overall win at the 2025 Volta a Catalunya is set to really heat up this Wednesday afternoon with a mountainous parcours set to really challenge the peloton. Although big names such as Primoz Roglic, Juan Ayuso and Richard Carapaz among others are expected to be in the mix, one ride...

This afternoon in Belgium, arguably the three leading sprint stars of the current peloton do battle at Classic Brugge-De Panne 2025. Ahead of likely Tour de France duals this summer, it's an early chance for either Jonathan Milan, Tim Merlier or Jasper Philipsen proving dominance over their rivals. ...

This Wednesday afternoon, the 2025 Volta a Catalunya heads to the high mountains for the first time, with the likes of Primoz Roglic, Juan Ayuso and Richard Carapaz among others doing battle in a prelude to the upcoming Maglia Rosa fight at the Giro d'Italia. According to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe...

For Richard Carapaz, the early part of 2025 has been about one thing, building up his form for the upcoming Giro d'Italia. The latest stop off on this road, sees the EF Education-EasyPost leader competing at the ongoing Volta a Catalunya against his likely Maglia Rosa rivals in a few weeks, primaril...

Once more, the Maillot Jaune fight at the Tour de France is expected in 2025, to once again be mainly a fight between storied rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar. According to Jan Ullrich, himself a former Tour winner back in 1997, both Vingegaard and Pogacar head into this summer's Grand Tour...

It is becoming more and more likely that Tadej Pogacar will indeed make his Paris-Roubaix debut in 2025. The latest development in the saga of the world champion and the cobbles has seen the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader removed from the preliminary startlist for the 2025 E3 Saxo Classic.  It had b...

Not strong enough to really compete for the victory at Milano-Sanremo, but Filippo Ganna nevertheless showed tremendous willpower as well as quality to finish on the final podium, just behind Mathieu van der Poel. Maybe in his best shape ever, the Italian dreams of one big Classics victory this spri...

Cian Uijtdebroeks is really not enjoying the best period of his career. After a concerning end to the 2024 season saw the Belgian consistently plagued by a feeling of dead legs, there was hope 2025 might be different. But after being forced to abandon the recent Tirreno-Adriatico, Uijtdebroeks has n...

Thanks to Tadej Pogacar's raid, the long-standing record on the Cipressa was broken with first-ever ascent under 9 minutes. Two men - Mathieu van der Poel and Filippo Ganna - were able to follow but for the rest, the Slovenian seemed to be on a completely different level. "It’s the most spectacular...

On March 26th, the World Tour peloton encounters its first Belgian classic in weeks with the Classic Brugge-De Panne. While primarily designed for sprinters, the unpredictable weather often transforms it into a different race altogether. We preview the race ahead.  The 197-kilometer race takes a tra...

The hangover of a totally historic Milano-Sanremo 2025 has not yet left. Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar and Filippo Ganna left a fight for the most memorable pages of cycling from Cipressa to the finish line via the Poggio. UAE had the perfect plan for Pogacar to win for the first time a monume...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

Tom Pidcock made a strong debut in Q36.5 Pro Cycling jersey in early months. His next programme is already outlined until the end of April with plenty of racing in Ardennes towards the end of April. Can he also fit possible Giro d'Italia next to that?  The 25-year-old Olympic mountain bike champion...

The famous mountain bike stage race Cape Epic was shocked last week by the death of Ronny Raeymakers. The 51-year-old Belgian suffered a heat stroke during the third stage of the South African race. After medical intervention, he was rushed to the hospital, but help was of no avail. In the Cape Epic...

Tim van Dijke made a name for himself last spring when he went with attack of Mathieu van der Poel, Mads Pedersen and Jonathan Milan at Gent-Wevelgem. Back then he still slightly overestimated his abilities, but later top-20 results at Paris-Roubaix and La Fleche Wallonne proved it to not have been...

For quite some time, Wilco Kelderman was a leader of his team at the biggest of races. However his transfer to stacked Team Visma | Lease a Bike offered him another perspective on cycling - in a role of domestique with opportunities to focus on smaller objectives.  The Dutch rider started the season...

When Caleb Ewan was outcast from Jayco AlUla (his then team) at the end of the season after leaving Lotto on bad terms a year earlier, not many managers would be willing to bet on the seemingly extinguished sprinter star. The more did cycling experts and fans alike shook their heads when the rumour...

Mathieu van der Poel's incredible win at the 2025 Milano-Sanremo last weekend was yet another reminder of the fact he has abilities not even Tadej Pogacar can replicate. By taming the Slovenian beast and then launching his own sprint early, the Dutchman claimed his second La Primavera victory in th...

As expected, Milano-Sanremo turned out to be a two-man show of world champion Tadej Pogacar who challenged his predecessor - Mathieu van der Poel. Third time however was not the charm for the Slovenian who tried impossible and win with an attack already on Cipressa. In any case both men seem be in t...

Mathieu van der Poel’s breathtaking win at the 2025 Milano-Sanremo, perhaps the greatest edition in modern history, was more than just another victory. It reignited one of cycling’s most intriguing debates: of the three modern kings of one-day racing—Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel, and Remco Ev...

In the early months of the 2025 season, few sprinters have looked as dominant as Tim Merlier. The Belgian has already racked up six victories, showcasing explosive form and confirming his place among the world’s elite. Alongside Lidl-Trek’s Jonathan Milan, Merlier has emerged as one of the top conte...

On March 26th, the World Tour peloton encounters its first Belgian classic in weeks with the Classic Brugge-De Panne. While primarily designed for sprinters, the unpredictable weather often transforms it into a different race altogether. Find the startlist right here! Among the notable names on the...

After claiming a breakthrough victory on Stage 1, Matthew Brennan couldn’t quite replicate the magic on Tuesday, finishing second behind Ethan Vernon on Stage 2 of the Volta a Catalunya. The 19-year-old rising star from Team Visma | Lease a Bike still retains the overall lead and continues to impres...

British success continued at the Volta a Catalunya as Ethan Vernon powered to victory on stage 2, making it back-to-back wins for the UK after Ethan Hayter’s triumph on the opening day. “It wasn’t an easy day,” Vernon said after crossing the line first. “Lidl-Trek and some other teams were riding ha...

Ethan Vernon has won the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya, sprinting ahead to beat the likes of Kaden Gorves and Matthew Brenann. The action kicked off early on the latest stage of the Volta a Catalunya, with three riders jumping clear to form the day’s breakaway. Calum Johnston, Diego Uriarte...

Caleb Ewan has made the perfect start to life at INEOS Grenadiers, sprinting to victory on Stage 1 of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. The Australian capped off a dominant team performance to claim his first win in INEOS colours, offering a much needed boost after a difficult couple of...

Christophe Laporte has yet to make his 2025 season debut, and unfortunately, it doesn’t appear likely that will change any time soon. The 32-year-old Frenchman, one of the most dependable and versatile riders in the peloton, has been sidelined by illness since January, missing the races he typically...

Nineteen-year-old Matthew Brennan is quickly making a name for himself as one of cycling’s most exciting emerging talents. The British rider, born in Darlington, continued his stunning start to the 2025 season by winning the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya, marking his fourth consecutive stag...

Last weekend saw the first Monument of the 2025 season take place at Milano-Sanremo. Alongside Mathieu van der Poel's thrilling win over Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar though, this year there was also a women's edition, eventually won by Team Sd Worx - Protime's European champion Lorena Wiebes. In...

The 2025 Volta a Catalunya opened up on Monday afternoon. Far from sunshine and warmth you might expect however, the peloton were battered by an ice cold rain for much of the day. For some, this inclement weather took a real toll.  With only a group of around 20 riders getting the same time as stage...

Alpecin-Deceuninck seemed to have played their cards to perfection in a dramatic finale to stage 1 at the 2025 Volta a Catalunya, with Tibor del Grosso leading solo into the Flamme Rouge and Kaden Groves on the wheel of the chasing Matthew Brennan. Against all odds though, in the end it was the Team...

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard is out of action currently. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader suffered a nasty crash at the recent edition of Paris-Nice, ultimately being forced to abandon the race. Although he is now back riding his bike, a return to competitive action could st...

With last two winners at the start of Milano-Sanremo, Alpecin-Deceuninck knew all the hard work would be up to them. That's why we saw Silvan Dillier at the front of the race for nearly whole race, controlling the breakaway. "It was expected that we would take control of the race, but we expected he...

Mathieu van der Poel is yet to be defeated at one-day races this spring. Whether he's able to carry on with this momentum will be put into test again this Friday at E3 Saxo Classic. His challenger none less than Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian will be now joined by returning Wout Van Aert too. However...

With Tadej Pogacar not returning to defend his Maglia Rosa in 2025, UAE Team Emirates - XRG head to the Giro d'Italia with what is, on paper at least, a two-pronged general classification attack of Juan Ayuso and Adam Yates. According to the Spanish former Giro winner Alberto Contador however, it's...

Mathieu van der Poel got the better of Tadej Pogacar in a real thriller last weekend at Milano-Sanremo, answering every attack of the world champion before eventually taking the win in a three-up sprint also involving Filippo Ganna. Despite this potential blow to Pogacar's psyche however, Irish icon...

Wout van Aert is expected to be one of the main protagonists for the upcoming Belgian Classics this Spring. Having already proven to be capable of taking flying wins both on the road and in cyclocross though, could the Belgian also soon be adding helicopter flying to his growing arsenal? In a video...

Tibor del Grosso came so close to the win on stage 1 of the 2025 Volta a Catalunya on Monday afternoon. Despite entering the final kilometre solo however, the Alpecin-Deceuninck star was reeled in right at the line by Team Visma | Lease a Bike's 19-year-old super-talent, Matthew Brennan.  After atta...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike's 19-year-old Brit Matthew Brennan is having himself an incredible start to the 2025 season. Including rides at development level, it's now four successive wins for the sprint prodigy, who managed to out power Alpecin-Deceuninck duo Tibor del Grosso and Kaden Groves in a th...

Alpecin-Deceuninck's Tibor del Grosso looked to have the opening stage of the 2025 Volta a Catalunya wrapped up. In a thrilling finale though, Team Visma | Lease a Bike's British teenager Matthew Brennan denied the Dutchman in a thrilling finale! Four riders managed to get themselves up the road and...

For the second time in his career, Mathieu van der Poel powered to victory at Milano-Sanremo last weekend. In arguably one his greatest individual performances, the Dutchman matched everything thrown at him by the all-conquering world champion Tadej Pogacar on the climbs, before leaving both the Slo...

The first Monument of the 2025 season provided plenty of excitement and spectacle. A thrilling three-way battle between Mathieu van der Poel, Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar created one of the most memorable editions of Milano-Sanremo of all time. Are such battles set to become a running theme of th...

Alongside the incredibly impressive Filippo Ganna, Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar ensured the 2025 edition of Milano-Sanremo was one for the history books. Two of the leading stars of their generation, the superstars gave each other their best shot and in the end it was Van der Poel that eme...

The 2025 Volta a Catalunya has kicked off this Monday, attracting a star-studded field of cyclists aiming for the coveted general classification victory. Among them is Enric Mas, who returns to competition with Movistar Team after his early March campaign in the French classics. Mas leads a formidab...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG had a well-crafted plan for Milano-Sanremo and although it did quite well, it missed an important piece in Isaac del Toro. The Mexican did a strong race, but was out of position when the team exploded the race in Cipressa and he laments not having been part of Tadej Pogacar's...

Jonas Vingegaard was the headliner of Paris-Nice and the race leader when on stage 5 he hit the ground in a low-speed fall. At first it looked inconsequential, but as it turns out the Danish rider not only suffered a hand injury but also a concussion.  "After the crash I was dizzy, but after finishi...

Egan Bernal has had a long comeback to the top of the cycling world, and perhaps his most impressive result in 2024 was his podium at the Volta a Catalunya where he joined Tadej Pogacar and Mikel Landa at the final podium. Despite having an injury disrupt his start to the season, he returns to Spain...

The questions regarding Tadej Pogacar's possible Paris-Roubaix participation are never-ending, but also never responded. Whilst at this point the only thing remaining is waiting for the team's official confirmation, many continue to argue that this presence is likely, such as Tom Danielson.  "I thin...

Wout van Aert is training for the cobbled classics in a very different way than his two main rival, but according to former pro Jan Bakelants he will not have been happy after seeing both Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar flying at Milano-Sanremo.  "He can't have been happy about this at all. I...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG are a team stacked with all stars and Juan Ayuso is one of them. The Spanaird has started the 2025 season firing all cylinders and the truth is he is setting himself up as more of a leader within the team as never before. However he does not like the pressure that comes from...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

In 2026, Tour de France will take off from Barcelona while the very next edition's Grand Départ is set to take place in the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh. By that time, less than a half of Tour de Frances of this decade would've started in its home country, Groupama - FDJ team manager Marc Madiot n...

Demi Vollering was among those who were expected to turn up the heat on either Cipressa or the Poggio during the premiere edition of Milano-Sanremo Women. However the FDJ - Suez rider seemingly underestimated the parcours and rode quite defensively which resulted in fourth place for the Dutchwoman i...

Milano - Sanremo 2025 has entered the cycling history books by the front door. Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar and Filippo Ganna left a memorable battle that began in Cipressa, intensified on the Poggio, and capitulated in an unforgettable sprint at Via Roma.  Even with the hangover from the rac...

Highly anticipated Volta a Catalunya will kick off on Monday 23 March with a hilly stage centered around Sant Feliu de Guíxols. The Spanish stage race traditionally attacts wide range of top GC riders and climbers and the 2025 is not an exemption to this rule with 8 former Grand Tour winners at the...

Milano-Sanremo is a race with a whole lineup of huge stars and so inevitably a few will fail to be in contention for the win or a top result. Tom Pidcock was the rider missing in action that Johan Bruyneel did not expect. He, Lance Armstrong and George Hincapie were also impressed with the confidenc...

Soudal - Quick-Step riders weren't under much pressure during Milano-Sanremo. Without a clear favourite among its ranks, it was supposed to be a simple ride. But not for Martin Svrcek, who was one of just four riders who failed to reach the finish line in Sanremo. That's because off the cameras, the...

The 'Breakaway King' Thomas de Gendt won five stages in Volta a Catalunya during his active career - more than in any other race. Maybe it was fate, maybe just the unique parcours that always favour adventurers such as the Belgian. In any case De Gendt looks forward to another exciting edition while...

Without a big name to hunt for the general classification, INEOS Grenadiers can only pleasantly surprise in the grand scheme of things during the upcoming Volta a Catalunya. Perhaps, we'll see the British formation take on a new role of stage hunters? Just a month passed since his crash at Clássica...

This week is the Volta a Catalunya, one of the most important and prestigious stage races on the calendar. The last winner Tadej Pogacar is not present to defend his title, leaving the throne up for grabs since Jonas Vingegaard removed the race from his calendar too after complicated Paris-Nice. In...

It is thanks to Tadej Pogacar that the 2025 Milano-Sanremo will go down in the history books as one of the most entertaining editions in recent history. But despite his stunning efforts, La Primavera is becoming an incredibly difficult puzzle to solve for the Slovenian. This time he launched on as e...

On March 26th, the World Tour peloton encounters its first Belgian classic in weeks with the Classic Brugge-De Panne. While primarily designed for sprinters, the unpredictable weather often transforms it into a different race altogether. We take a look into it's profile.  The 197-kilometer race take...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have confirmed their lineup for the Volta a Catalunya and it includes Primoz Roglic who will take on the single most important test ahead of his return to the Giro d'Italia. The Slovenian will be one of the favourites to win the overall classification, even if the lineup...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

Milano-Sanremo took over all of the spotlight over this week and weekend and the reality is the race delivered. Not only was there a formidable show and battle between three legends of the sport, but the race was also decided with an attack on the Cipressa for the first time in almost 30 years. Lanc...

Since the 2022 season, only six riders have won a monument, World Championship or Olympic Game race. This adds to a total of 20 races, and out of these 17 have been won by either Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel.  There have been only three exceptions to this 'rule': Matej Mohoric winning the 202...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG planned and delivered a magnificent Milano - Sanremo. Although the expectations were very high and the chances of executing a plan to perfection were low, they did their job right in setting up Tadej Pogacar to attack up the Cipressa. It wasn't ultimately enough to win the ra...

Mathieu van der Poel is an absolute generational talent, perhaps overshadowed slightly by Tadej Pogacar... But the truth is that besides the seven cyclocross World titles and his achievements in Mountain Biking, he has now conquered his seventh monument. However, currently with riders like the World...

Tadej Pogacar had the ultimate goal of winning Milano-Sanremo this weekend and nothing but that would be a satisfying result. The World Champion and UAE Team Emirates - XRG blew up the race and were incredibly close to succeeding in their mission but only came away with a podium result after perfect...

Tom Pidcock doesn't have in Milano-Sanremo a perfectly suited race, but the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team rider still had a decent chance of finishing in the first positions taking into consideration his current form and downhill skills. However it was nothing like what he had expected, as during the race...

In arguably one of his career-best performances, Filippo Ganna dealt with everything thrown at him by Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar during Milano-Sanremo 2025. In the end though, the Italian powerhouse wasn't quite rewarded with a Monument win, narrowly losing out to Van der Poel in a thril...

From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities...

Mads Pedersen is one of the men considered most likely to challenge Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar this Saturday at Milano-Sanremo 2025. A big reason for this is, is the incredible form he showed at Paris-Nice last week, winning a sprint stage and also showcasing some career-best form in the...

After an enthralling day of racing Mathieu van der Poel has prevailed at Milano-Sanremo 2025, winning a thrilling three-up sprint ahead of Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar! In the breakaway of the day, eight riders got themselves up the road. As you might expect at Milano-Sanremo, the majority were I...

The 2025 Milano-Sanremo was decided on Cipressa and it was for the first time in decades that the penultimate climb of La Primavera held such significance for the race outcome. Nobody in their right sense would've attack on the Cipressa (5.6 km at 4.3%) - a climb the riders top with more than 20 kil...

After coming up short again in 2025, the question must be posed - Just how can Tadej Pogacar win Milano-Sanremo? The world champion did what was widely predicted and attacked earlier than ever before on the Cipressa, but still he couldn't improve on a 3rd placed finish as both Mathieu van der Poel a...

The 2025 season is a big test for Cat Fergusson who is trying to find her place in the hierarchy of women's peloton. And that she can aim very high was sky-clear already before her third place at Trofeo Alfredo Binda last week. But the name of the challenge awaiting the 18-year-old on Saturday had a...

Olav Kooij came to Milano-Sanremo with the hope of potentially sprinting for a Monument victory, however that dream was shattered on Cipressa when the trio of favourites took off to be never caught again. Behind, the groups including Kooij eventually came together and the Visma | Lease a Bike sprint...

Lorena Wiebes is the first champion of long-awaited debut edition of Milano-Sanremo Women. Marianne Vos (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Noemi Rüegg (EF Education-Oatly) complete the podium of the women's La Primavera. Rüegg's incident with another Visma rider - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will be the topic of...

The first participation at Milano-Sanremo Women was a tough experience for all the ladies, but Puck Pieterse already calls for the race to be made even longer. And thus harder.  "The race was more fun than expected actually," Pieterse said about her experience at NOS afterwards. "Was it a difficult...

People were whispering about it but not many could've imagined Tadej Pogacar would actually try it - to attack on Cipressa. At this point, we should be already accustomed to the Slovenian's long-range attacks, but he never ceases to amaze regardless. Today, he once again met his superior in Mathieu...

Milano-Sanremo 2025 more than lived up to the hype as Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar and Filippo Ganna treated the viewing audience to an absolute cycling spectacle in Italy on Saturday afternoon. In the end, it was Van der Poel who emerged victorious and according to Belgian cycling expert Jos...

Mathieu van der Poel took victory at a thrilling edition of Milano-Sanremo in 2025 on Saturday afternoon in Italy. It was a brutal attack by Tadej Pogacar on the Cipressa that opened up the fight for the victory, a moment that ultimately cost Groupama - FDJ's hopefuls Romain Grégoire .  "I had asked...

For Tadej Pogacar, Milano-Sanremo continues to be the itch he just can't scratch. Despite a monumental effort from the Slovenian on Saturday afternoon, it was another near miss as Pogacar came home 3rd having lost out in a three-up sprint for the win against Mathieu van der Poel and Filippo Ganna. ...

Michael Matthews continues to find himself there or thereabouts at Milano-Sanremo. Sadly for the Australian however, victory has once again proven out of reach with Matthews having to settle for 4th behind the runaway trio of Mathieu van der Poel, Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar.  As was widely pred...

Although he couldn't replicate his victory from 2024, a battered and bruised Jasper Philipsen sacrificed any goals he may have had at Milano-Sanremo 2025 to support Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Mathieu van der Poel. That work was ultimately rewarded too as Van der Poel secured the win in a thrilling...

For the third straight year, Alpecin-Deceuninck have triumphed at Milano-Sanremo. Mathieu van der Poel's 2025 success however, is likely to go down in history as the greatest victory in the history of the Italian Monument. On a day packed with drama, Van der Poel proved to be more than a match for e...

Milano-Sanremo 2025 will be a race long remembered in the annals of cycling history. In the end, it was Mathieu van der Poel who prevailed at the line, denying Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar in an incredibly dramatic three-up sprint for victory.  As the Poggio began, Pogacar made an immediate attac...

Of all the men hoping to challenge Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel this Saturday at Milano-Sanremo, few head to Italy in better form than Q36.5 Pro Cycling team leader, Tom Pidcock. Whether or not that translates into a first ever Monument win for the Brit? We will find out this Saturday.  "I...

Lance Armstrong... His name can barely be uttered in cycling circles nowadays without igniting a furious response from the sport's die-hard fans, with shouts of 'cheat' and 'doper' always quick to follow. Before the controversial American became persona-non-grata in the cycling world however, he was...

For a moment, it looked as if Elisa Longo Borghini had timed her late attack to perfection at Milano-Sanremo Women 2025. Launching her move on the descent following the Poggio, the Italian national champion entered the final kilometre solo. Sadly for Longo Borghini, it ultimately wasn't to be as she...

Lotte Kopecky was arguably the big pre-race favourite for Milano-Sanremo Women 2025. In a thrilling finale however, the world champion turned into a super-domestique, helping to fire teammate Lorena Wiebes to a stunning and dramatic Monument win.  In the finale, a late attack by Elisa Longo Borghini...

Lorena Wiebes is well accustomed to crossing the finish line with her hands in the air. In fact, the 26-year-old now has 98 professional wins on her palmares. Few, if any though, will have meant quite so much as a history-making Milano-Sanremo Women 2025 victory taken by Wiebes in Saturday afternoon...

Team SD Worx - Protime's Lorena Wiebes has taken a historic victory at Milano-Sanremo Women 2025, powering to the finish line ahead of Marianne Vos in a thrilling finale. Three riders managed to get themselves up the road and into the break, Anne Knijnenburg (VolkerWessels Women's Pro Cycling Team),...

For the first time since 2016, Geraint Thomas is back at Milano-Sanremo, and this time, it’s with a sense of finality. The British veteran, now in the final year of his professional career, is lining up for one last tilt at the first monument of the season. It wasn’t even part of the original plan....

Tom Pidcock is preparing to race Milano-Sanremo for the first time with his new team, Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, and the British star is brimming with quiet confidence ahead of the 2025 season’s opening Monument. Speaking to Cycling Pro Net before the start, Pidcock admitted his race-day morning got of...

Tadej Pogacar has achieved almost everything in cycling, but not yet Milano-Sanremo. That could change today. The Slovenian superstar starts as the favourite for the first Monument of the 2025 season, a race he’s openly admitted is one he dreams of winning. Alongside Paris-Roubaix and the Vuelta a E...

As the peloton prepares to take on the longest one-day race of the year, Alpecin-Deceuninck arrive at Milano-Sanremo with a formidable one-two punch: 2023 champion Mathieu van der Poel and last year’s winner Jasper Philipsen. However, Philipsen’s lead-up has been anything but smooth. A crash earlier...

As the peloton lines up for Milano-Sanremo, all eyes in Italy will be on Filippo Ganna, perhaps the nation’s best hope of ending a seven-year wait for a home victory at the race. The 28-year-old powerhouse has collected stage wins at both the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a Espana, and has twice worn...

On the 22nd of March, the World Tour peloton returns to what is the longest race in professional road cycling. Milano-Sanremo, the first monument of the season, is one of the most tense races in the entire calendar and always provides a dramatic finale. We take a look at it's profile.  The biggest p...

On the 22nd of March, the World Tour peloton returns to what is the longest race in professional road cycling. Milano-Sanremo, the first monument of the season, is one of the most tense races in the entire calendar and always provides a dramatic finale. Find the startlist of the race right here! Inc...

On the 22nd of March, the World Tour peloton returns to what is the longest race in professional road cycling. Milano-Sanremo, the first monument of the season, is one of the most tense races in the entire calendar and always provides a dramatic finale. Here's the prize money available.  The prize m...

On the 22nd of March, the World Tour peloton returns to what is the longest race in professional road cycling. Milano-Sanremo, the first monument of the season, is one of the most tense races in the entire calendar and always provides a dramatic finale. We preview the race ahead.  The biggest pro ra...

As cycling’s Monument season begins with Milano-Sanremo, former Tour de France stage winner Cyril Saugrain has shared his thoughts on the riders to watch and the key storylines heading into the first major one-day race of 2025. Speaking to Cyclism’Actu, the 51-year-old RTBF consultant reflected on t...

Mads Pedersen lines up at Milano-Sanremo today carrying impressive form, and a point to prove. The former World Champion from Denmark has built an enviable career, with stage victories across all three Grand Tours, but the top step of a Monument podium has so far eluded him. Could today be the day t...

Milano-Sanremo has finally arrived, marking the start of the Monument season, and everyone is wondering whether this could be Tadej Pogacar’s year. Despite having already conquered three of cycling’s five Monuments, this is the one that continues to elude him. It's no secret: this is the race he wan...

From 2026 onwards, the Tour de France will be hidden behind paywall for all cycling fans in UK after an exclusive deal between Warner Bros Discovery and Tour organiser ASO sealed the future of free-to-air broadcast in the country until 2030. However, there is a glimmer of hope for British fans, with...

When Tadej Pogacar sets his sights on winning a race, there is usually only one outcome - the Slovenian crossing the finish line with his arms aloft in celebration. For that reason, the lack of success Pogacar has had at Milano-Sanremo over the years sticks out as a point of note. So just why has th...

When it comes to the style of racing and the climbs, as well as recent performances, Mathieu van der Poel is considered the favourite. However, the true star of this Saturday's Milano-Sanremo, on March 22, will once again be Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian has conquered just about everything in his car...

Milano-Sanremo Women will take place for the very first time this year, and it will be taking place on the same day as the men's peloton: 22nd of March. The 'longest race in professional cycling' will now also be tackled by the women's peloton, where an array of stars is expected to battle for a pre...

Milano-Sanremo is the first big big race of the season and the final test before cobbled classics. But for Arkéa - B&B Hotels it will have another layer of depth as the French team's bike supplier Bianchi celebrates a big anniversary. On this occasion, the lineup led by Kévin Vauquelin will wear spe...

The 'Sprinter Monument' Milano-Sanremo lists only very few pure sprinters among favorites this Saturday. Even many classics men can only dream of holding the wheel of Tadej Pogacar or Mathieu van der Poel, but Biniam Girmay does. The winner of three Tour de France stages last year and 2022 Gent-Weve...

Tudor Pro Cycling have 2019 Milano-Sanremo champion Julian Alaphilippe among their ranks. Surely, that would be their best card, right? Well, as it turns out there are several options for the Swiss ProTeam like betting on Matteo Trentin. Or they may go for a complete upset with certain Rick Pluimers...

Team Jayco AlUla is not having a great start to the 2025 season. Despite a number of star riders among its ranks, the Australian WT formation is yet to win its first race in Europe. Ideally, Volta a Catalunya will present them with an opportunity to turn this bleak statistic around. Ben O'Connor - p...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe makes no secret of its ambition to grow a Tour de France winner within its ranks. Whether they're German... or not. But now it seems they've found a real gem in Florian Lipowitz who incidentally happens to tick off both boxes at once. "Lipowitz has undergone a rapid devel...

Cian Uijtdebroeks is back on Visma | Lease a Bike's long list of injured riders again after the Tirreno-Adriatico. Although the 22-year-old didn't dramatically hit the deck, he's unlikely to return to action for the time being.  The 22-year-old climbing talent spent hours in the gym last winter to s...

Team Sky, which later became INEOS Grenadiers was always known as a team of just one sponsor. But that era may be coming to an end in pursuit of resources that would allow 'The Empire' to rise again in its battle against other superteams. While the talks with French petrochemical giant TotalEnergies...

As the name suggests, it is a game that revolves around the WorldTour. From Milano - Sanremo onwards, every one-day race and stage counts. 133 in total. This makes following the World Tour races even more fun! How does the game work? Before Milano - Sanremo, you select 65 riders who can score points...

This Saturday, an absolute racing spectacle is expected as Milano-Sanremo Women takes place alongside the men's race. When it comes to favourites for the Monument win on the women's side, it's hard to look past Team SD Worx - Protime's world champion, Lotte Kopecky.  Given that Kopecky is yet to act...

Milano-Sanremo Women will take place for the very first time this year, and it will be taking place on the same day as the men's peloton: 22nd of March. The 'longest race in professional cycling' will now also be tackled by the women's peloton, where an array of stars is expected to battle for a pre...

This Saturday, all eyes will once again be on Tadej Pogacar as the world champion looks to finally get the win he so craves at Milano-Sanremo. Although much of the pre-race talk suggests Pogacar could be planning an early attack on the Cipressa, Italian cycling legend and 2005 Milano-Sanremo winner...

In 2025, women's cycling will witness a landmark moment with the inaugural edition of Milano-Sanremo Women. For over a century, the men’s race has stood as one of the most prestigious and gruelling one-day races on the calendar, celebrated for its history, unpredictability, and ability to crown cycl...

The finale of the 2025 Bredene Koksijde Classic was an incredibly exciting one as the breakaway and peloton were embroiled in a tug of war that lasted all the way to the last few pedal strokes. In the end, it was the breakaway who prevailed, as Lidl-Trek's Edward Theuns took held off the charging pe...

After a frantic tug of war between breakaway and peloton at the 2025 edition of the Bredene Koksijde Classic, it was eventually Edward Theuns of Lidl-Trek who prevailed to take the win from the break ahead of Luke Lamperti and Nils Eekhoff.  Heading into the final 50km of the day, a strong 15-rider...

The Volta a Catalunya 2025 takes place from March 24-30, and will feature a star-studded lineup. Among them is a Mikel Landa who has been announced by Soudal - Quick-Step as the leader of its lineup. The veteran Basque rider will face rivals like Juan Ayuso, who comes from winning the Tirreno Adriat...

Whether or not Tadej Pogacar will take part in Paris-Roubaix 2025 remains one of the lingering topics of debate in the cycling world. Has the final answer now been given by UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Joxean Matxin though? In an interview with Relevo, the UAE boss was once again asked for an update on...

The countdown is nearly over. Milano-Sanremo, the first Monument of the 2025 cycling season, is upon us, and all eyes are on Mathieu van der Poel. Can he reclaim his throne? The Alpecin-Deceuninck superstar conquered the monument in 2023 with a breath taking solo attack on the Poggio, and he returns...

The first monument of the year lands in the cycling season with much expectation. Milano-Sanremo 2025 takes place this Saturday, with one of its best narratives in recent years. Tadej Pogacar arrives as the main star of the list of participants. The Slovenian has not yet won this race, and it is one...

Arnaud De Lie hasn't enjoyed the most fruitful few weeks of his career lately. The Belgian national champion has been seen consistently struggling in races where he'd normally be among the favourites for victory. According to ex-pro turned expert Thijs Zonneveld, a lot of this has to do with some ve...

American cycling has kicked off 2025 on a high. Matteo Jorgenson’s impressive overall victory at Paris-Nice last week was a landmark moment, another major stage race win for a rising star, and a signal that American riders are capable of mixing it with the best on European roads. Even before his tea...

In the absence of most Visma | Lease a Bike's traditional classics leaders, an opportunity arises at the Milano-Sanremo this Saturday for Olav Kooij. The sprinter displayed great from at recent Tirreno-Adriatico when he beat Mathieu van der Poel, one of the main candidates this weekend, in head-to-h...

Paris-Nice was once again Team Visma | Lease a Bike in 2025 as Matteo Jorgenson successfully defended his crown. Usually Visma's main rivals, UAE Team Emirates - XRG failed to really sparkle in the general classification, despite Joao Almeida getting the better of Jonas Vingegaard in a thrilling fin...

Matteo Jorgenson has been making big waves over the last year and a bit. Ever since making the move to Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the American has surged into his role as one of the team's leading stars. Following his recent GC win at Paris-Nice for the second year running, many are even touting the...

Isaac del Toro won what is so far the most impressive victory of his short career at Milano - Torino. The Mexican was the strongest in the hard climb up to Superga and took the victory, however he did so without zipping his jersey and that ultimately cost him a fine after the race. Del Toro sprinted...

Jonas Vingegaard's trip to Paris-Nice in 2025 didn't go totally to plan. Despite showing some attacking intent on stage 4, he was eventually beaten at the line by Joao Almeida, before a crash on stage 5 then ended his race altogether. The showing of the Dane has now been heavily criticised by Belgia...

Twelve months ago, Maxim Van Gils stunned many by finishing seventh at Milano-Sanremo. Now part of Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe following a winter transfer from Lotto, the 25-year-old Belgian returns to the iconic Monument with quiet confidence and a sharper sense of what it takes to make an impact o...

As the 2025 cycling season finally rolls into Monument territory with Milano-Sanremo this weekend, there’s a quietly impressive British contingent set to take the start line. While none of them are considered outright favourites for victory, several are poised to play key roles for their teams, and...

Lidl-Trek have confirmed their line up for Milano-Sanremo, and it’s one packed with experience, speed, and serious firepower. With former winner Jasper Stuyven at the helm and support from Mads Pedersen and Jonathan Milan, the team heads into Saturday’s Monument with multiple cards to play. Pedersen...

Marianne Vos is back, and so is Milano-Sanremo Women. This weekend marks the long-awaited return of the Italian Monument to the women’s calendar, and the Dutch great is more than ready to be part of it. Speaking to In de Leiderstrui, the 37-year-old reflected on her first race of the season, her rec...

Jonathan Milan has already made his mark on the Giro d’Italia, winning the points classification two years in a row. But as the 24-year-old prepares to take on Milano-Sanremo this weekend, the question is whether he can translate his stage race sprinting into a Monument-winning performance. In a tea...

As the women’s peloton prepares for the very first edition of Milano-Sanremo Women, one of cycling’s most decorated figures, Annemiek van Vleuten, has shared her perspective on the huge event. The Dutch legend, who retired in 2023 after a glittering career that included overall victories at the Tour...

The cyclocross world champion Fem van Empel will not be seen in races during the upcoming period. A combination of factors sucked out the Visma | Lease a Bike rider's joy of cycling and therefore she'll now take a break from cycling altogether. "The last few years I have been on an incredible journe...

The news of 2027 Tour de France returning to UK spread like fire and all the home cyclists are already marking the race in their calendars, in two years' advance. Considering the recent low blows UK cycling had suffered, this is a spark of hope that the future will be bright again, riders believe. "...

The new finish of Nokere Koerse was supposed to improve safety. But a fall with Jasper Philipsen had the opposite effect. Tom Boonen explains knows why this outcome was almost inevitable. "Every finish has its pros and cons. But the new finish of Nokere Koerse is certainly not safer than the previou...

Mattia Cattaneo will be one of the protagonists of the 2026 Cycling Market. After spending the last six seasons at Soudal - Quick-Step the Italian is currently without a contract for next season and, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, has already attracted the attention of several WorldTour teams...

David Lappartient will not be the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The UCI boss was defeated in the vote by Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry. Lappartient announced his candidacy for the IOC presidency in late September 2024, after Thomas Bach announced his retirement after almos...

On the 21st of March we've got the final of three northern classics that serve to some as preparation for the monuments, whilst to others it gives a taste of top-level explosive racing outside the World Tour level. The Bredene Koksijde Classic always delivers spectacle, and this year should be no ex...

Milano - Torino wasn't a good race for Israel - Premier Tech. The relatively simple parcours with peloton riding up Superga twice promised a big clash among the more explosive of the climber's guild, but that battle had to unfold without Michael Woods. That's because the National champion of Canada...

Juan Ayuso took off in 2025 with a stylish GC victory at the Tirreno-Adriatico. In the highly competitive environment of UAE Team Emirates - XRG, it's important to deliver results like these if the 22-year-old hopes to have his own chances later into the year. In an interview with AS after the race,...

There is great hope for a Slovenian win at Milano-Sanremo 2025 in the form of Tadej Pogacar. It's fair to say not many are thinking about the 2022 Milano-Sanremo winner Matej Mohoric however, thanks in part to a disrupted season so far.  “I had a difficult approach to Sanremo this year,” previews Mo...

Lidl-Trek have the potential to be real spoilers this weekend at Milano-Sanremo. Although much of the pre-race headlines are surrounding Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock, the in-form duo of Mads Pedersen and Jonathan Milan could end up on the top step of the final podium. As menti...

On the 21st of March we've got the final of three northern classics that serve to some as preparation for the monuments, whilst to others it gives a taste of top-level explosive racing outside the World Tour level. The Bredene Koksijde Classic always delivers spectacle, and this year should be no ex...

For the first time in his professional career, Matthew Brennan has taken a win. At just 19 years of age, it's likely to be the first of many too, especially considering the impressiveness with which the Brit of Team Visma | Lease a Bike emerged victorious at Grand Prix de Denain on Thursday afternoo...

With four wins already added to his palmares in 2025, including the recent general classification triumph at Tirreno-Adriatico, Juan Ayuso has started the cuurent season in electric form. Next up for the Spaniard, leadership of UAE Team Emirates - XRG at the Volta a Catalunya.  “It’s been the dream...

The defending champion at Milano-Sanremo, Jasper Philipsen's hopes of defending his crown took a significant blow earlier this week as the Belgian crashed hard out of Nokere Koerse, leaving the race in the back of an ambulance.  The Belgian had looked to be in tip-top form all day long too, consiste...

19-year-old Brit Matthew Brennan has stormed to his professional win at Grand Prix de Denain 2025. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike prospect sprinted to the win from a reduced bunch in the finale.  Four riders forced their way into the day's breakaway, those being Rory Townsend, Aaron Gate, Quentin Bez...

This weekend, Monument season begins in earnest with Milano-Sanremo. Among the men touted as favourites are the all-star trio of Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock. For Italian icon Vincenzo Nibali, his advice to Pidcock is clear - don't let the other two out of his sights.  "Follow...

Alejandro Valverde was presented yesterday in Madrid as the brand new Spanish national coach. The Spaniard, one of the best cyclists in the history of the world championships with up to 8 medals including a rainbow jersey, has landed very motivated and eager to do well, and he has a talented generat...

Mark Cavendish is one of Great Britain's best cyclists in history, and throughout his almost two-decade long career he's had some amazing moments in his home country including racing the Olympic Games and also having the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in 2025. The Manxman is now not in the pelot...

INEOS Grenadiers have very good reason to be motivated towards Milano-Sanremo and the lineup they have presented can certainly be a winning team. Filippo Ganna will lead the lineup after his formidable Tirreno-Adriatico, and he has got a strong support crew around him.  Ganna recently finished secon...

On the 22nd of March, the World Tour peloton returns to what is the longest race in professional road cycling. Milano-Sanremo, the first monument of the season, is one of the most tense races in the entire calendar and always provides a dramatic finale. In this article you can find a wrap-up of all...

Jasper Philipsen believed he was following the ideal preparation towards Milano-Sanremo, avoiding the brutal weather of Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico to focus instead on good training and a bit of racing now in good weather, but a crash at the Nokere Koerse derailed not only his race but potentia...

Marking the end of an era, neither Patrick Lefevere nor Julian Alaphilippe are part of the Soudal - Quick-Step team in 2025. For Lefevere, retirement has seen him end his time at the team's boss, whilst Alaphilippe has taken on a new challenge at the Tudor Pro Cycling Team.  Although over the course...

Bradley Wiggins, the 2012 Tour de France winner, has been reflecting on some of the biggest storylines in cycling so far this season. While his former team, now known as INEOS Grenadiers, endured a challenging 2024, they have made a stronger start to 2025. However, Wiggins believes their definition...

All eyes are on this weekend's Milano-Sanremo where INEOS Grenadiers hope to play a role too. With very strong Filippo Ganna, the British formation is optimistic about their odds against Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel.  Ganna will be able to rely on support from Geraint Thomas, who returns t...

On the 20th of March the French and Belgium peloton will be headlining the cobbled Grand Prix de Denain. This is a race that can be termed a mini Paris-Roubaix: A completely flat classic, but one that features lots of cobblestones in the same area as the 'Hell of the North'. We preview the race ahea...

Matteo Sobrero is a man of many qualities, and that doesn't apply to just cycling. In an interview on Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe website, he unveils that he comes from a long line of winegrowers and after his cycling career ends, the trade will get passed onto him too. "My parents are third-generat...

Cian Uijtdebroeks time at Team Visma | Lease a Bike is still yet to really get off the ground. Following his controversial move from BORA ahead of the start of the 2024 season, the Belgian has seen any momentum built up consistently scuppered by a feeling of dead legs. It was thought that the worst...

It is not surprising that Bauke Mollema took to the roads of Milano-Sanremo on Tuesday, even though the 38-year-old climber is not going to add his second participation at the race to that from 2014. During his training ride, the Dutchman, who lives in nearby Monaco, rode over the two most famous c...

Filippo Ganna started this season in attack mode, and as we approach Milano-Sanremo he fearlessly lists all the scenarios that could play into his hand. He already has vast experience with the first Monument of the season and now seems to be the high time to capitalize on previous defeats. "The 2023...

Italy has one of the best sprinters (Jonathan Milan) and timetrialists (Filippo Ganna) in the world. Yet Matteo Trentin can't help but notice the decreasing numbers of one of the cycling's most traditional countries. The last big successes at Grand Tours belong to riders born back in 1980s and the n...

Filippo Baroncini may be far from the most striking name on UAE Team Emirates - XRG roster, however that doesn't take away from his qualities as a cyclist. Winner of the Super 8 Classic last year, the versatile 24-year-old has a knack for classics where he'd like to leave his mark this spring. In an...

The 2025 edition of the Milano - Torino had its share of memorable moments, offering celebrations for every type of cycling fan. From Isaac del Toro’s impressive victory to Michel Hessmann’s long-awaited debut with Movistar Team, it was a day to remember. Hessmann, the German rider, quickly became o...

Ben Tulett has had to put up with a lot of bad luck in recent years, but in early 2025 the 23-year-old Brit looks really on the road to fulfilling his potential at Team Visma | Lease a Bike. In the latest impressive display from the former INEOS man, Tulett finished a close second behind Isaac del T...

On the 20th of March the French and Belgium peloton will be headlining the cobbled Grand Prix de Denain. This is a race that can be termed a mini Paris-Roubaix: A completely flat classic, but one that features lots of cobblestones in the same area as the 'Hell of the North'. See the startlist below!...

The 2027 Tour de France Grand Départ has been officially confirmed for Edinburgh, the first time Scotland will host the start of cycling's most prestigious race. The last time the Tour kicked off in the UK was back in 2014, when Yorkshire staged a spectacular Grand Départ, attracting 3.5 million spe...

For the sixth and final time in his illustrious career, Geraint Thomas is set to take on Milano-Sanremo this coming weekend. The former Tour de France winner is in his final season in the professional peloton before retirement, but is nevertheless keen to make an impact this Spring, most notably in...

Defending champion Jasper Philipsen was expected to be one of the leading contenders for the win at Milano-Sanremo 2025 this coming weekend. Those hopes may now be risk however, after the Alpecin-Deceuninck leader crashed out hard in the finale of Nokere Koerse on Wednesday afternoon, leaving the ra...

He may not have been amongst the pre-race favourites, but Team Picnic PostNL's Nils Eekhoff was a very impressive winner at Nokere Koerse 2025 on Wednesday afternoon in Belgium. The 27-year-old Dutchman powered to just his 2nd pro victory in a thrilling finale.  "This is a very important victory," E...

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Team Picnic PostNL's Nils Eekhoff has powered to the win in a brutal uphill sprint at Nokere Koerse 2025 after pre-race favourite Jasper Philipsen had crashed hard in the finale.  After a four-man breakaway formed relatively early, the peloton kept the attackers on a tight leash, not allowing the ad...

One of the biggest days in the season is almost upon us, as Milano-Sanremo opens up the Monuments for 2025 this coming weekend. For Tadej Pogacar, the Italian race is one of the very few targets he is yet to achieve in his career. Could the winning formula finally be cracked for the otherwise all-co...

Milan0 - Torino 2025 could be remembered many years from now. Why? Because young talent Isaac del Toro took the first victory of his career in a classic, and after putting in a total veteran's performance. The young Mexican wonderkid of UAE Team Emirates - XRG continues to establish himself as one o...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Isaac del Toro has taken the win at the 2025 edition of cycling's oldest one-day race, Milano - Torino. Outsprinting Ben Tulett and Tobias Johannessen in a three-up sprint for the line.  Five men got themselves into the day's breakaway, including notable names Jonas Rutsch...

Later this afternoon, Jasper Philipsen makes his last stop on the road to defending his title at Milano-Sanremo as the Belgian heads up the list of favourites at Nokere Koerse. After skipping both Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico last week and opting for a training camp instead, Philipsen is confide...

Marta Lach has taken victory at Nokere Koerse WE 2025, out powering Lara Gillespie and Linda Zanetti in the finale for her first win since making the switch to Team SD Worx - Protime over the recent off-season from .  After the breakaway of the day were caught at 20km to go, it looked as if a bunch...

Will Tadej Pogacar finally be able to get over the winning line at Milano-Sanremo this weekend. After a string of increasingly closer close calls over recent years, the Slovenian is expected to mix things up tactically in 2025 and according to a new report, the plan of attack for UAE Team Emirates -...

The first Monument of the 2025 season awaits the peloton this weekend at Milano-Sanremo. For Wout van Aert, it is a race with a lot of history attached, with it being the only Monument he has ever won back in 2020. This time around however, the Belgian superstar is set to be one of the more notable...

This weekend in Italy, the first Monument of the 2025 road season will be up for grabs at Milano-Sanremo. As is the case whenever he takes to the startline, world champion Tadej Pogacar will be amongst the leading contenders for the win, but as the previous years have shown, the Slovenian is yet to...

Laurence Pithie is set to make his Milano-Sanremo debut this weekend, and the Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe rider is being tipped for a strong showing after a breakthrough 2024 season. Speaking to In De Leiderstrui, Pithie's teammate Tim van Dijke and team manager Enrico Gasparotto shared their though...

Christophe Laporte remains one of the few big-name riders yet to make his 2025 debut, but Team Visma | Lease a Bike has now confirmed that his absence will continue, with no clear timeline for his return to racing. The Frenchman had been hoping to line up at Milano-Sanremo this weekend, but those pl...

Jonas Vingegaard’s campaign at Paris-Nice came to an abrupt halt last week following a crash that forced him to abandon the race. It was a frustrating setback for Team Visma | Lease a Bike, but in his absence, Matteo Jorgenson rose to the occasion, securing his second consecutive overall victory at...

Every March, as winter gives way to spring, the cycling world turns its attention to Italy for one of the most anticipated and most beautiful races on the calendar: Milano-Sanremo. Known as "La Primavera" (The Spring), this one-day Monument is the longest professional race of the year and one of th...

Jonas Vingegaard will not take part in the upcoming Volta a Catalunya as he continues his recovery from the crash that forced him out of Paris-Nice last week. The Danish rider had already been struggling to find his best form before the incident, and despite hopes that he could return in time for th...

Primoz Roglic appears set to continue his tenure with Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe beyond his initial contract, with reports from respected cycling journalist Daniel Benson indicating that the Slovenian has extended his deal through the 2026 season. Roglic, who made the high-profile switch to the Ger...

Juan Ayuso has made an exceptional start to 2025, and he is now the leader of the UCI World Ranking. The Spaniard of UAE Team Emirates - XRG recently claimed overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico, and as such, pushes out his teammate Tadej Pogacar from the top spot. Ayuso has already won the Faun Dro...

Tadej Pogacar put down yet another epic display earlier this month, bouncing back up from a dramatic crash to take victory a stunning solo win at Strade Bianche. One of the key elements in Pogacar's win was his helmet, which protected him during that crash. If you want to get your hands on a unique...

On the 19th of March we've got Milano-Torino, a classic that has been moved into early in the season recently and returns to it's origins as a climbers' race. We preview the race ahead.  The first 150 kilometers of the race are as simple as it goes. There is not a single climb or major feature to no...

On the 19th of March the Belgian classics restart, now with the Nokere Koerse. This is a race with a lot of history and one that serves well as preparation for the monuments; with it's many cobbled sectors and small hills making explosive racing always a certainty. We preview the race ahead.  The ra...

Michael Matthews is once again preparing for Milano-Sanremo, a race where he has consistently performed at the highest level but has yet to claim victory. With six top-ten finishes and three podiums in eleven participations, the Australian rider spoke to Cyclism’Actu ahead of this Saturday’s Monumen...

Mattias Skjelmose was forced to abandon Paris-Nice last week after a heavy crash, colliding with unseen road furniture and hitting his head hard on the ground. The Lidl-Trek rider remained down for several minutes, raising immediate concerns. However, while he suffered injuries to his arms and legs...

Paul Magnier was set to make his Milano-Sanremo debut this weekend, where he would have faced Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel, and a stacked field of contenders. However, the Soudal – Quick-Step rider has now been forced to withdraw following the effects of two crashes on the final stage of Tirr...

Luke Lamperti is gearing up for his delayed start to the 2025 season after a knee injury forced him to postpone his European campaign. The 22-year-old Californian, racing for Soudal – Quick-Step, is eager to get back to competing in the spring classics, but acknowledges that the injury set him back....

David Gaudu's season started on a high, showing strong early form with a victory and a podium finish at the Tour of Oman. It looked like he was building momentum, continuing the resurgence he showed in the Vuelta a Espana last year, however, his progress was abruptly halted at Tirreno-Adriatico, whe...

UAE Team Emirates – XRG, the top-ranked team in the peloton, has revealed its line up for Milano - Torino and the midweek Belgian classics. The Emirati squad will take on three semi-classics in Belgium, starting with Danilith Nokere Koerse on 19 March, followed by Gran Prix de Denain on 20 March, an...

Few topics in cycling have sparked as much debate in 2025 as Grand Tour wildcards. The issue, which has been simmering since the winter, has become even more pressing as high-profile riders like Julian Alaphilippe and Tom Pidcock have joined ProTeams, making wildcard selection even more competitive....

Adam Yates was one of the most vocal critics of Juan Ayuso during the 2024 Tour de France. The British rider, rather than keeping his frustrations behind closed doors, aired them publicly, criticizing the Spanish rider for "shying away" from taking responsibility in support of Tadej Pogacar. Despite...

On the 19th of March we've got Milano - Torino, a classic that has been moved into early in the season recently and returns to it's origins as a climbers' race. See the startlist right here! Among those on the final startlist are: Alberto Bettiol, Lorenzo Fortunato, Diego Ulissi, Richard Carapaz, Je...

On the 19th of March the Belgian classics restart, now with the Nokere Koerse. This is a race with a lot of history and one that serves well as preparation for the monuments; with its many cobbled sectors and small hills making explosive racing always a certainty. Find the startlist of the race righ...

Another week and another set of big wins for UAE Team Emirates - XRG as Juan Ayuso secured the GC triumph at Tirreno-Adriatico 2025, further strengthening the team's hold at the top of the UCI Rankings. In the fight against World Tour relegation meanwhile, XDS Astana Team continue to edge closer to...

The UCI World Tour really is just that in modern cycling with races hailing from across the globe. Although the likes of Canada, Australia and even China have races on the modern World Tour calendar though, the USA is a notable absentee. Discussions are currently underway however, to change that fac...

For the first time ever, 2025 sees a women's version of one of the sports most iconic one day races, Milano-Sanremo. One of the riders hoping to take a history making win on March 22nd, will be the Italian national champion, UAE Team ADQ leader Elisa Longo Borghini.  The 33-year-old is yet to taste...

After a few years in the doldrums, the INEOS Grenadiers have started the 2025 season with a real spring in their step. 6 victories to date have been, with numerous impressive performances elsewhere and according to one of the team's brightest stars - Joshua Tarling, the feel-good factor is well and...

At Milano-Sanremo this weekend, the two-pronged Lidl-Trek attack of Mads Pedersen and Jonathan Milan offers the team a very interesting dynamic. With both team leaders on top form too, the chances of a good result are certainly boosted. As it turns out though, the route of Pedersen's good form may a...

24-year-old Florian Lipowitz is one of those riders just on the cusp of becoming a real standout in the peloton. After finishing 2nd overall at Paris-Nice 2025, is the time right for the German to really take the next step and content for victory in the biggest races on a consistent basis? "Coming i...

Every year, Milano-Sanremo offers up one of the most interesting and exciting finales to any bike race on the calendar. One of the reasons for this, is that so many different types of riders can genuinely head into the race with hopes of victory as sprinters, puncheurs and Grand Tour winners alike d...

The 2025 edition of Paris-Nice delivered another week of superb racing in early 2025, full of unexpected twists, standout performances, and setbacks for some of the sport’s biggest riders. Matteo Jorgenson successfully defended his title, claiming his second consecutive overall victory, while Jonas...

Although the 2025 season is well underway, with the first Monument approaching this weekend, we still don't yet know the full lineup of teams set to compete in the Grand Tours this year. The influx of star riders such as Tom Pidcock, Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi to second tier sides has spark...

João Almeida headed into Paris-Nice 2025 after strong performances in both the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana and Volta ao Algarve. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider lost some crucial time in the general classification after the team time trial, but then made an impressive move by beating Jonas Ving...

The INEOS Grenadiers have transitioned from being the world’s best cycling team, a dominant force in Grand Tours, to a squad making questionable sporting decisions over the last few years. In 2024, they hit a low point with mediocre results considering their considerable budget. However, the British...

A former Giro d'Italia winner and wearer of the Maillot Jaune at the Tour de France, Jai Hindley has found big results a lot harder to come by over the last couple of years. In search of a return to his best, the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe star has now turned to an extreme surgery at the request of...

Ahead of the opening Monument of the 2025 season at Milano-Sanremo on March 22nd, all eyes are on Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar. The last two World Championship road race winners headlined an all-star startlist, but if Van der Poel is to be able to compete with the current Rainbow Jersey, h...

Winning Milano-Sanremo has become a prime objective for Tadej Pogacar over the past few years, and into the 2025 edition UAE Team Emirates - XRG are all-in to conquer the Italian monument. However, whilst a hard race on the climbs before the Poggio seems to be on paper the best strategy for the Worl...

After numerous rumors, it now seems confirmed that the 2027 Tour de France will start in Scotland. We knew it would begin in the United Kingdom, and that the women's race would follow suit. Now, the renowned journalist from La Gazzetta dello Sport, Ciro Scognamiglio, has announced it on his personal...

Lennard Kämna is finally set to return to racing in 2025 after spending an entire year recovering from a life-threatening accident. The 28-year-old German was preparing for the Giro d’Italia when a crash in Tenerife last April derailed his season. Now, with a new team in Lidl-Trek, he is ready to re...

Lotte Kopecky, the double world champion, is set to begin her season this weekend at Milano-Sanremo, a race making its long-awaited debut in women's cycling. Speaking to Wieler Revue, Kopecky shared her thoughts on the evolving dynamics within the peloton, the shifting balance of power, and the exci...

After spending a year and a half on the sidelines due to a doping suspension, Michael Hessmann is set to return to racing on Wednesday. The 23-year-old German has made the switch from Team Visma | Lease a Bike to Movistar Team, marking a fresh start as he looks to rebuild his career. Hessmann last c...

Tiesj Benoot has found a new competitive obsession beyond professional cycling, Squadrats, a game where riders attempt to claim as many mapped-out squares on planet Earth as possible. What started as a niche pursuit among cycling enthusiasts has now made its way into the professional peloton, with B...

Matteo Jorgenson successfully defended his Paris-Nice title last week, stepping up for Team Visma | Lease a Bike at exactly the right moment after Jonas Vingegaard was forced to abandon. Now, he turns his attention to Milano-Sanremo, where he will go up against Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel...

Mads Pedersen proved last weekend that is much more than just a rider from the flat. Long considered one of the more well rounded sprinters in the peloton, Pedersen climbed amongst some of the best in the world and didn't look out of place during Paris-Nice 2025, getting a Green Jersey as a reward f...

Somewhat surprisingly given The Netherlands' illustrious cycling history, just two Dutchmen have ever managed to win the Maillot Jaune at the Tour de France. The legendary Jan Janssen triumphed all the way back in 1968, with Joop Zoetemelk following suit in 1980. According to Janssen, the prospects...

Although the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel are taking up much of the headlines ahead of Milano-Sanremo this weekend, there are a host of strong contenders heading to the startline full of self-belief. Among this group are the Lidl-Trek duo of Jonathan Milan and Mads Pedersen.  The...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG once again ruled the peloton last week at Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 as Juan Ayuso left Italy with the Maglia Azzurra, Poseidon's trident and arguably the most prestigious win of his burgeoning career. A key cog in the support train of the Spaniard, came from the ever impressive...

Matteo Jorgenson's career has been on an upward trajectory ever since he arrived at Team Visma | Lease a Bike for the start of the 2024 season. After taking the Maillot Jaune at Paris-Nice 2025 though, the world is really beginning to take note of just how good the 25-year-old American really is.  H...

There is a generally held feeling that modern Italian cycling is still struggling to fill the void left by Vincenzo Nibali's retirement. In the form of 23-year-old Antonio Tiberi though, the nation does perhaps have a true Grand Tour podium contender once more.  On his Giro d'Italia debut in 2024, T...

More and more, the top pro cyclists become big stars in the international stage and inbetween seasons, often we see pro riders take on some interesting hobbies. Some of them dangerous without a doubt, like skiing and motorbiking, two things that Patrick Lefevere warned against whilst leading Soudal...

Tirreno-Adriatico has long been known as one of the most prestigious week long stage races on the calendar, often serving as key preparation for the Giro d’Italia and other major races later in the season. The 2025 edition proved no different, as it brought us thrilling battles, breakout performance...

We are now officially in Milano-Sanremo week, and in a matter of only a few days we will have the likes of Tadej Pogacar, Filippo Ganna and Mathieu van der Poel fighting up the iconic climbs. The latter however, for Mathieu van der Poel, is the main favourite based on his ability to thrive in any sc...

INEOS Grenadiers have finished Tirreno-Adriatico with Filippo Ganna in a briliant second place after leading most of it, but at Paris-Nice they were in the spotlight as well. The British team have won the final stage with a tactical masterpiece, and have seen Thymen Arensman also finish the week in...

Matteo Jorgenson won his second Paris-Nice in a row despite not being the strongest in the mountains but the most consistent rider in the race. His consistency and versatility once again impressed Bradley Wiggins who is not afraid to say the American can in the future win the Tour de France.  He got...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have won Paris-Nice, despite the crash and injury of Jonas Vingegaard, but at Tirreno-Adriatico things did not go so smoothly. Although Olav Kooij did win a stage, the team's leadout didn't work as expected and both GC riders showed their own difficulties throughout the wee...

Matteo Jorgenson was the defending champion of Paris-Nice, and this week he defended his title spotlessly against a strong peloton in some chaotic race conditions. His versatility and consistency, alongside great climbing legs, lead him to believe that he is even more capable now of fighting for a G...

Egan Bernal started the 2025 season in an unbeatable way, with a historic double in the Colombian National Championships, winning the time trial and the road race. However, in his first race in Europe, at the Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior, he crashed and broke his collarbone. However, a return date...

Paris-Nice has delivered a lot of drama when it comes to Team Visma | Lease a Bike. Matteo Jorgenson's race has been ideal until the start of the final weekend of the race, but it was the combination of the American (the defending champion) and Jonas Vingegaard that was a mistake.  "I didn't see it,...

Jonas Vingegaard's showing at Paris-Nice 2025 ended badly, with the Dane being forced to abandon the race following a crash on stage 5. Before that though, things were relatively okay for Team Visma | Lease a Bike as Vingegaard and Matteo Jorgenson swapped the Maillot Jaune between each other. Accor...

There aren't many bigger stars in Belgian sport than Wout van Aert. The multi-discipline star has been one of the faces of the sport of cycling for around a decade and as such, has become one of the most recognisable sportsmen in his homeland. As detailed by Van Aert's Team Visma | Lease a Bike team...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s Marianne Vos made her return to road racing with a strong fourth-place finish at the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, marking another impressive performance for the 37-year-old cycling legend. The race saw cyclocross superstar Fem van Empel playing a key role in an early breakaway g...

Paris-Nice has come to a close after a thrilling week of racing, with Matteo Jorgenson securing the yellow jersey. However, one of the biggest surprises of the race came in the mountains classification, where Thomas Gachignard emerged as the unexpected winner of the polka-dot jersey. The 24-year-old...

The final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico saw nasty crashes for Jasper Stuyven and Paul Magnier, both of whom hit the deck in the chaotic sprint finish. Fortunately, neither rider sustained major injuries, though Magnier had already crashed earlier in the stage, making it an especially tough day for the...

At 23 years old, Matthew Riccitello is quickly making a name for himself in the professional peloton. The Israel - Premier Tech rider, who finished 30th in his Grand Tour debut at the 2024 Vuelta a España, recently spoke with Rouleur about his journey so far, his development as a rider, and his ambi...

The start of 2025 has been anything but smooth for Cian Uijtdebroeks. The 22-year-old Belgian endured another difficult day at Tirreno-Adriatico, getting dropped on the final climb of the final stage. His disappointment was palpable, with the resurfacing of his back issues delivering a massive blow...

Tadej Pogacar’s brilliance continues to be the main headline of cycling, with his recent victory at Strade Bianche adding another remarkable chapter to his career. However, it wasn’t just his dominant performance that stood out, it was his ability to bounce back from a terrifying crash that left spe...

Fresh off his dominant victory at Strade Bianche earlier this month, Tadej Pogacar now turns his attention to Milano-Sanremo, where he will attempt to win the Monument for the first time. With Mathieu van der Poel and other top contenders standing in his way, the world champion will need to be at hi...

After having repeatedly showcased his talents as a time trialist and even a sprinter in recent years, Filippo Ganna gave the cycling world a view at his climbing legs during Tirreno-Adriatico 2025, outperforming a number of supposedly stronger climbers to eventually finish 2nd on GC behind Juan Ayus...

With the likes of Primoz Roglic, Aleksandr Vlasov and Jai Hindley among the GC contenders at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, it would be easy for an up and coming rider such as Florian Lipowitz to get lost in the shuffle. At Paris-Nice 2025 though, the 24-year-old German's star shone bright as he claim...

Throughout the 2025 Tirreno-Adriatico, there will be many riders to withdraw from the race, for several 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. No-one crashed during the time-trial, however two...

Throughout the 2025 Tirreno-Adriatico, 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 not...

Mads Pedersen has long been thought of as one of the more well-rounded of the 'sprinters' in the peloton, with a number of GC wins added to his palmares over the years. At Paris-Nice 2025 this week though, the Danish star of Lidl-Trek has been climbing with some of the very best in the world, with P...

Throughout the 2025 Paris-Nice, there will be many riders to withdraw from the race, for several 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. On stage 1 there was no rider abandoning the race, but t...

Throughout the 2025 Paris-Nice, 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. Race Moto 56 Guido Bo...

Life in the pro peloton has not always been easy for the INEOS Grenadiers' Magnus Sheffield in recent years. On the final stage of Paris-Nice 2025 this Sunday though, the American talent had much to celebrate as he soloed to a stunning stage win ahead of his compatriot Matteo Jorgenson in Nice.  "It...

Mathieu van der Poel had an interesting if unspectacular outing at Tirreno-Adriatico this week. Although a stage win ultimately wasn't on the cards for the Alpecin-Deceuninck leader, he does nevertheless head to Milano-Sanremo with his confidence levels boosted.  "I feel good, which is a victory in...

Matteo Jorgenson is the undisputed king of Paris-Nice over recent years. After his breakthrough triumph in 2024, the American has returned and successfully defended the Maillot Jaune to add a second successive Maillot Jaune win to his palmares in 2025.  Heading into the final stage, Jorgenson was si...

Follow our Live Blog of this decisive weekend. At Paris-Nice, stage 8 will be the crown jewel of the battle for the overall classification and an explosive day is expected starting and finishing in Nice. Meanwhile in Tirreno-Adriatico, the race will finish with a flat day, but a couple of climbs and...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Matteo Jorgenson has gone back to back with a second successive GC win at Paris-Nice. On the final stage of the 2025 edition, Jorgenson's American compatriot Magnus Sheffield soloed to a very impressive stage win.  There was an almighty fight to form a breakaway over the...

Elisa Balsamo has emerged victorious at Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2025, taking the win in a dramatic conclusion.  Heading into the final 50km, an elite group of around 15 riders held a narrow advantage over the main peloton. Among those out front included notable names such as Lizzie Deignan, Fem van Emp...

Juan Ayuso has sent a real message to the rest of the Maglia Rosa hopefuls at the coming Giro d'Italia. In an impressive display over the past week in Italy, the Spanish star of UAE Team Emirates - XRG has secured the GC win at Tirreno-Adriatico 2025. The victory was all but secured by Ayuso's stunn...

Jonathan Milan yet again proved himself as a most formidable force in the bunch sprint on the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 on Sunday afternoon. The bunch sprint finale of stage 7 was marred by a nasty crash inside the final 100 metres though, leaving a sour taste for the Italian despite his...

Brandon McNulty finished the 7th stage of Paris-Nice in 7th place in the overall standings, up one position from the previous stage, after arriving with the rest of the favourites in Auron. In today's stage, it was hoped that he could form a dangerous duo with João Almeida in an attempt to take the...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Juan Ayuso has safely navigated the final stage to secure overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico 2025. In the stage 7 bunch sprint, Jonathan Milan powered to the win ahead of Sam Bennett.  A five man group of Mathieu van der Poel, Kevin Vauquelin, Lucas Hamilton, Manuele Taro...

Substitutions are a regular part of many of the world's most famous team sports such as Football, Basketball, and many more. In road cycling this has never been possible, and it's not something that has been implemented in recent history, although a tweet by XDS Astana Team has caught the eye of a f...

Milano-Sanremo Women will take place for the very first time this year, and it will be taking place on the same day as the men's peloton: 22nd of March. The 'longest race in professional cycling' will now also be tackled by the women's peloton, where an array of stars is expected to battle for a pre...

On the 22nd of March, the World Tour peloton returns to what is the longest race in professional road cycling. Milano-Sanremo, the first monument of the season, is one of the most tense races in the entire calendar and always provides a dramatic finale. Here's where and when to watch it.  The race w...

On the 21st of March we've got the final of three northern classics that serve to some as preparation for the monuments, whilst to others it gives a taste of top-level explosive racing outside the World Tour level. The Bredene Koksijde Classic always delivers spectacle, and this year should be no ex...

On the 28th March the riders will take on the single best warm-up race ahead of the Tour of Flanders. The E3 Saxo Classic has gained a reputation of it's own as one of the toughest one-day races in the World Tour calendar, and this year it will once again be the only race where Mathieu van der Poel...

On the 20th of March the French and Belgium peloton will be headlining the cobbled Grand Prix de Denain. This is a race that can be termed a mini Paris-Roubaix: A completely flat classic, but one that features lots of cobblestones in the same area as the 'Hell of the North'. We take a look at it's p...

On the 19th of March the Belgian classics restart, now with the Nokere Koerse. This is a race with a lot of history and one that serves well as preparation for the monuments; with it's many cobbled sectors and small hills making explosive racing always a certainty. We take a look at it's profile.  T...

Jonas Vingegaard started his season at the Volta ao Algarve and although he looked far from his best regarding climbing form, it was enough for him to win the overall classification. At Paris-Nice he seemed to have the same level, but a crash left him with a hand injury that forced him to abandon th...

Although this number can vary slightly, it is said that Filippo Ganna weights 86 kilograms. And so, despite his incredible form, it was incredibly impressive to see the INEOS Grenadiers time-trialist finish only 50 seconds away from winner Juan Ayuso on the queen stage of Tirreno-Adriatico to retain...

Denmark started Paris-Nice with two major contenders for victory and they have both crashed out of the race. After Jonas Vingegaard, Mattias Skjelmose also suffered a crash that forced him to leave the race, although the latter caused more worries due to the harshness of his fall.  "The dream of a p...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. We preview stage 8. The final day of race. Paris-...

Tom Pidcock put in a strong performance on Stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico, but it wasn’t enough to match Juan Ayuso, who took the stage win with a 13 second advantage over the Brit. The result leaves Ayuso in the overall race lead, while Pidcock sits sixth in the general classification, 56 seconds beh...

Cian Uijtdebroeks endured a difficult day on Stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico, finishing 46th and well off the pace. It was a disheartening performance from a rider who has been touted as one of cycling’s most exciting young talents, and his post-race comments only deepened concerns about his condition....

Few riders are as closely linked to a single team as Tom Boonen is to Soudal – Quick-Step. The 44-year-old Belgian spent almost his entire professional career under the guidance of Patrick Lefevere, building a legacy that made him one of the greatest Classics riders of all time. However, Boonen has...

With just one stage remaining in Paris-Nice, Thymen Arensman finds himself third in the general classification, taking advantage of Mattias Skjelmose’s unfortunate crash and subsequent withdrawal from the race. The INEOS Grenadiers rider has been steadily working his way up the rankings and now stan...

It was a successful day for Mikel Landa and Soudal – Quick-Step at Tirreno-Adriatico, as the Spaniard made a significant leap in the general classification following a strong ride on Stage 6. The Frontignano summit finish, featuring 7.1km of climbing with gradients exceeding 10%, proved decisive in...

It seems nothing can go wrong for UAE Team Emirates – XRG as they continue to dominate the early part of the 2025 season. Juan Ayuso added another major victory to the team’s tally, winning Stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico to move into the overall race lead. The Spanish talent once again proved his grow...

Mads Pedersen is an incredibly versatile rider, that is to no surprise. But this week, the Lidl-Trek rider has been resembling 2022 Tour de France Wout van Aert where he sprints with the best, time-trials with the best and now also climbs with the very best in the race as he outclimbed even Matteo J...

Juan Ayuso is a rider that entered 2025 with a lot to prove, and thus far he's been doing a hell of a job. He has won the queen stage of Tirreno-Adriatico today, confirming his status as the man to beat, and has jumped into the race lead with one stage to go. Tom Pidcock and Jai Hindley finished sec...

Mattias Skjelmose, third at the start of today's Paris-Nice stage, was victim of a hard crash that raised serious concerns over his health status. Lidl-Trek has however in the meantime confirmed that miraculously, the Danish rider suffered no fractures.  The crash with 51 kilometers to go happened b...

On the 16th of March the women's peloton take on one of it's most prestigious and important races. A women-specific race, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda is one of the highlights of the spring, and provides an opportunity for many riders to succeed.  The 152-kilometer long race takes place in the north of...

At this moment, there is no doubt that Juan Ayuso is the best Spanish cyclist of the moment. But not only that, he is one of the best in the world. The young UAE Team Emirates - XRG star has swept the queen stage of the Tirreno Adriatico and with it, virtually the overall classification too.  Ayuso...

This Saturday is one of the biggest racing days of the spring, as we should have the decision of both Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice. Follow our liveblog, where stage 6 of the Italian race will be the sole mountain stage to change the GC; whilst in France the peloton finds brutal weather condition...

Cycling in UK is in a dire situation with INEOS Grenadiers as the only professional cycling team, Tour de France leaving the free-to-air broadcasts and smaller, continental teams folding left, right and center. Another formation in trouble seems to be the women's Hess Cycling Team. Launched in 2023,...

For Matteo Jorgenson, today was another day ticked off from Paris-Nice. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider has found himself in the lead of the race after seven days of perfect and consistent riding, and today in Auron he withstood another set of attacks in the snow.  Visma kept the American safe i...

Michael Storer is no stranger to winning big races on the calendar, but today for the first time he became a stage winner for Tudor Pro Cycling Team. It was due to a successful breakaway on stage 7 of the race, where he simultaneously won the stage and climbed well into the GC fight.  “It was an inc...

Stage 7 of Paris-Nice was expected to be the queen stage, but the gaps that have emerged atop the Auron ski station were minor, and small in comparison to the team time-trial, steep summit finish and crosswinds that have happened in previous days. The GC favourites were equally matched, but Michael...

Stage 7 of Paris-Nice was shortened due to the cold temperatures and rain, but the peloton still had to face another cold (and even snowy day in the mountains. The victory was for the breakaway here as Michael Storer succeeded from the breakaway, whilst in the peloton Matteo Jorgenson maintained his...

Tirreno-Adriatico is serving as preparation for Mathieu van der Poel ahead of the classics, and the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider has been chasing a stage win on the hilly days. It hasn't come, but nevertheless the team is happy with his performances and believe he is on track to his best form when it ma...

The Danish climbers have had a terrible Paris-Nice. Jonas Vingegaard was forced to abandon the race after a fall on stage 5 which had him suffer a hand injury. A few days later, Mattias Skjelmose climbed onto the podium, but he too has now left the race after a shocking crash.  With 50 kilometers to...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have managed to get a stage win at Tirreno-Adriatico with a surprising Olav Kooij on a day filled with attacks and echelons, however when it comes to the overall classification by now, expectations are low. Simon Yates' form is non-optimal, and Cian Uijtdebroeks has free re...

Paris-Nice is a race that usually sees bad weather, but this year it once again became exceptional. Whilst no stage thus far has been cancelled, one has been shortened and stage 4 was infamously neutralized. The neutralization didn't go to perfection however and Patrick Lefevere was staunchly critic...

'Mads Pedersen - Chasing Cobbles' is a new documentary set to show the life and preparation of the Lidl-Trek star. One of the most outspoken and also talented riders in the peloton, the Dane is aiming for a monument win this spring and he remains focused in doing it despite having historical rivals....

The time-trial at Tirreno-Adriatico has been thus far the only stage to make the difference, and today the riders tackle the one mountain stage of the race. Inbetween were two hilly days where Tom Pidcock wanted to try and make the difference, but yesterday's stage 5 saw a nagging headwind block the...

Juan Ayuso faces the queen stage of the Tirreno Adriatico in a favourable position to race on and win the overall classification, but without the weight of carring the race throughout the day. He is 22 seconds behind Filippo Ganna and has Antonio Tiberi, Derek Gee, Pello Bilbao, Jai Hindley, Mikel L...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG has had a massive week, and in the opposite side we've had XDS Astana who've slowed down their rhythm and their offensive on the World Tour has stalled. Surprisingly, we learn this week that Team Visma | Lease a Bike is not even within the Top18 best scoring teams of the year...

After the withdrawal of Santiago Buitrago, Bahrain - Victorious suffered an important hit for their Paris-Nice GC aspirations. However Lenny Martínez stepped up and even won a stage. But away from the climbs, the Frenchman lost all hopes of fighting for a good result when the peloton was split in th...

Since the last update, we have had Le Samyn, Trofeo Laigueglia, Strade Bianche and a few Belgian classics adding points to the UCI Rankings and it has made for a big change. In 2025, now it is Tadej Pogacar who has scored the most points after winning the Italian classic in the gravel, defending his...

Filippo Ganna didn't cross the line with the group of favourites in fifth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, yet he retains his leader's jersey. That's because a mechanical stopped the Italian within the 3-kilometer "safe zone". Else he may have been in the mix for stage victory again. That's how good his...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. We preview stage 7. Stage 7 is the day where the...

Normally, most riders don't care about finishing 36th or 56th at Strade Bianche. But in the relegation system that's been in place since 2020, every few points can count. In order to keep their safe distance from tremedously strong XDS Astana, even Cofidis' star Dylan Teuns needs to scramble for mar...

The World Cycling Championships (from 22 to 29 September 2024) in Zurich brought in around 19.7 million euros, but 24.3 million euros were spent on organising the event. A simple calculation shows that there is now a deficit of €4.6 million. The organization does have some explanations for the bad f...

Stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico seemed like a coin flip between a breakaway stage and a day for classics men like Mathieu van der Poel. When the gap of the front seven grew over six minutes, it looked like favourites would take a day off... But with certain Fredrik Dversnes still close in the GC, the p...

Nobody would be surprised if Team Visma | Lease a Bike was really down coming into stage 6 as the team's leader Jonas Vingegaard abandoned as a consequence of his crash a day earlier. However the Dutch team still has a motivation to fight at Paris-Nice with Vingegaard's back-up Matteo Jorgenson now...

Mathieu van der Poel has now finished on the podium of two consecutive Tirreno-Adriatico stages. Whilst it's proof of good form ahead of Milano-Sanremo, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider hoped to have net the win today, which didn't come as a result of a lull in the peloton.  However, perhaps it was not...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike attacked Paris-Nice in the crosswinds and today's stage proved deadly for the aspirations of several GC contenders. The last flat stage of the race proved to be brutal for a few riders, and the overall classification looks completely different after stage 6.  Starting the d...

Mads Pedersen is a rider that withstands the brutal conditions that at times the peloton goes through and today he proved just how valuable he is. He was a key part of the team's plan to take Mattias Skjelmose back to the podium in the echelons, and later on finally took a stage win after a race whe...

Stage 6 of Paris-Nice was the final flat day of the race but perhaps the one that opened up the biggest gaps between the contenders for overall victory. João Almeida, Lenny Martínez and Brandon McNulty lost almost minutes to the likes of Matteo Jorgenson, Mattias Skjelmose and Florian Lipowitz in th...

Stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico was a hilly day where the overall classification could also be at play, but the GC riders took it quite conservatively and in the end a breakaway survivor made it to the end to take a victory. Fredrik Dversnes of Uno-X Mobility took here the biggest win of his career.  T...

Jonas Vingegaard has crashed at Paris-Nice and although it didn't seem like he sustained serious injuries, it was enough for him and the team to decide that he should pull out of the race. Although Team Visma | Lease a Bike continues to be in pole position to win the overall classification, the Dane...

Marianne Vos is finally ready to begin her 2025 road season after a delayed start due to injury. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider had to cut her cyclocross campaign short after sustaining a calf injury, but she has now fully shifted her focus to the road. Her season debut will come at the Trofeo...

Jonathan Milan’s Tirreno-Adriatico campaign has been a rollercoaster of highs and lows. Earlier this week, he powered to an emphatic victory on Stage 2, however, just a day later, he suffered a crash on Stage 3, a setback that made Stage 4’s brutal conditions even more challenging. Despite the cold,...

Through relentless rain and freezing temperatures, Mathieu van der Poel has shown strong form this week at Tirreno-Adriatico, using the race as crucial preparation for Milano-Sanremo and the cobbled classics. The Dutchman has been tested by the extreme weather conditions, acknowledging the sheer dif...

In a chaotic and crash-filled stage of Paris-Nice, Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s Axel Zingle received a yellow card for using the sidewalk, a harsh decision given the circumstances. Zingle found himself with nowhere to go as the road narrowed, with riders squeezed tightly together in a moment where it...

2025 is a pivotal year for Simon Yates, as he embarks on a new chapter with Team Visma | Lease a Bike. The British rider made the high-profile move over the winter, joining the Dutch team in the hope of helping Jonas Vingegaard challenge Tadej Pogacar, who in turn is supported by Yates’ twin brother...

As anticipated in recent days, the queen stage of Paris-Nice has officially been shortened due to severe weather conditions, forcing race organisers ASO to intervene for rider safety. The decision, which was made in consultation with local authorities, the UCI commissaires’ panel, and team represent...

Christian Scaroni’s remarkable rise in 2025 is quickly becoming one of the biggest stories of the early cycling season. Just two months in, the XDS Astana Team rider has emerged as one of the most in-form cyclists in the peloton, delivering results that few would have predicted at the start of the y...

The debates about the Paris-Nice stage 4 will surely outlive the immediate legacy of this edition. One thing would be the hellish conditions with snow, hailstorms and extreme cold, but the race organization didn't make things any better by lack of communication on the future of the stage.  "Unavoida...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. We preview stage 6. The sixth day of racing will...

Jonas Vingegaard’s Paris-Nice campaign has come to an abrupt and disappointing end, with Team Visma | Lease a Bike confirming that the Danish star will not start today’s stage following his crash on Stage 5. The incident, which occurred midway through Thursday’s stage, immediately put Vingegaard on...

Lotto has provided an update on Arnaud De Lie’s race schedule, confirming that the Belgian national champion will not be competing in Milano-Sanremo. "Arnaud De Lie will not take part in Milano-Sanremo. After struggling with illness in recent weeks, he doesn’t feel 100% ready for La Primavera and ha...

Flashback to last September at the World Championships in Zurich, a day that will forever be etched in cycling history. Tadej Pogacar completed his extraordinary Triple Crown by securing the World Championship rainbow jersey, capping off a season that saw him win the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, a...

Florian Lipowitz spoke to Cycling Pro Net at the finish of Stage 5 of Paris-Nice, reflecting on a tough day that saw Lenny Martinez take the victory, while Jonas Vingegaard struggled. Lipowitz put in a strong performance himself, securing fifth place on a stage that featured a steep and explosive fi...

Sad news for Dutch cycling fans, as Lars van den Berg has been forced to retire from professional cycling at just 26 years old due to heart issues. The Groupama - FDJ rider announced his decision, stating that the risks are simply too great for him to continue. More than a year has passed since Van...

In brutal conditions on Stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico, Olav Kooij powered to victory, but the real surprise came just behind him, Rick Pluimers of Tudor Pro Cycling sprinted to an impressive second place, even beating Mathieu van der Poel to the line. Speaking to In De Leiderstrui after the race, Plu...

On a brutal day in France, Lenny Martinez emerged victorious on Stage 5 of Paris-Nice, conquering the Côte de Notre-Dame-de-Sciez to claim a brilliant win. The young Frenchman outpaced Matteo Jorgenson and Jonas Vingegaard in a hard-fought finale, but the second-place finisher was another French rid...

Filippo Ganna was interviewed by Cycling Pro Net at the finish of Stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico, where the 28 year old INEOS Grenadiers rider put in a strong performance to finish seventh. On a day when Olav Kooij sprinted to victory, Ganna once again showed his strength, despite the challenging weat...

Mathieu van der Poel raced under the radar for much of TIrreno-Adriatico's stage 4, but when it mattered he showed his power. However, the former World Champion wasn't able to make the difference, and in a sprint had to settle for third place as Olav Kooij raced to take the win.  “It was really cold...

Olav Kooij is a sprinter but one who can climb and is used to the spring classics. That gave him the valuable edge today to navigate groups and to somehow be in contention for the stage win at Tirreno-Adriatico. And as it would happen, he turned out to be the fastest surviving sprinter at the end of...

In a post-race interview, Matteo Jorgenson talked about what was a chaotic day of racing for Team Visma | Lease a Bike at Paris-Nice. Whilst the American rider rode a great final climb and got back to the race lead, that came about due to the crash and injuries of his own teammate Jonas Vingegaard. ...

Lenny Martínez is an incredibly talented climber and today he found the perfect conditions to take his first win with Bahrain - Victorious. The French rider and today he was able to put his good form to perfect use as he won up the ultra-steep final ascent at Paris-Nice ahead of his direct rivals -...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have had a tough day at Paris-Nice. It had everything to be a positive day as Matteo Jorgenson rode a brilliant final climb, but Jonas Vingegaard definitely struggled as he crashed early in the day suffering injuries in the face and hand - and it's effects may be bigger tha...

Stage 5 of Paris-Nice wasn't expected to be the queen stage of the race, but the damage it has done was greater than most would've predicted. Jonas Vingegaard crashed, and alongside him a few other riders struggled on the brutally steep final climb to lose a lot of time in the fight for the yellow j...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has had a very mixed day at Paris-Nice, as once again they finish second and see the race lead change. Victim of a crash earlier in the day, Jonas Vingegaard failed to have the legs in the finale and cracked, losing key time. Matteo Jorgenson is the new race leader after a...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have won today's stage of Tirreno-Adriatico and it was quite a pleasant surprise for the Dutch team as the sprinter had to survive a day full of attacks and echelons all throughout.  A rainy, windy and hilly day that was meant for chaos and that's exactly what it delivered....

The 2024 season was a historic one for UAE Team Emirates – XRG, setting an almost unimaginable standard for success. Bouncing back from a year when Visma won all 3 grand tours, Tadej Pogacar became the third person to complete a Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and World Championship hat-trick in the...

Ion Izagirre is not finding the best sensations in this beginning of 2025, although he assures that he hopes to be fighting with the best in the decisive stages of Tirreno Adriatico 2025. Before the fourth stage, he explained what he expects from a day marked by bad weather, and that his compatriot...

The riders have set off for stage 5 of Paris-Nice and have left behind a day of monumental difficulties weather wise. The French race does usually have it's stints of bad weather, but when a hailstorm began falling on the peloton's shoulders the race was stopped. There were positives, there were neg...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are in control of Paris-Nice, but at Tirreno-Adriatico things are not going to plan. In a hilly stage that didn't seem to offer much difficulty to the GC riders, Simon Yates was one of the riders who has lost time and leaves the team with few hopes of fighting for a top res...

The brutal weather conditions yesterday at Paris-Nice led to a neutralization that turned into absolute chaos. For around half an hour the race was either stopped on it's tracks or moving with the peloton split to bits and unsure of what exactly was going on. Classics legend Tom Boonen believes that...

Both Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico pelotons are currently under a stint of bad weather but in the French race the situation got very serious this Wednesday. The peloton was hit by a full-on hailstorm, the race was neutralized for a long time, and ultimately one of the riders fighting for the over...

With bad weather conditions, a few climbs and 240 kilometers in distance, stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico was perhaps the day that fit best the preparation towards the spring classics. Alpecin-Deceuninck's Mathieu van der Poel went out in search of a stage win and put on a very strong performance, but...

In 2024, Tadej Pogacar completed the best individual season in cycling history. In 2025, the UAE star wants to go for more. So far, he has started in style. First he won the UAE Tour, and in his second appearance, he defended his title at Strade Bianche with a gutsy performance. Pogacar took the vic...

In his most recent outing, Tadej Pogacar starred yet again to take a stunning solo victory at Strade Bianche. That doesn't tell the full story though, as a crash 50km out threatened to cost the world champion more than just the race. Because of this wake-up call, Sean Kelly hopes Pogacar will now pu...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. We preview stage 5. Stage 5 is the day where the...

Paris-Nice saw one of it's toughest possible days today weather wise and many riders were unhappy that the race continued after a neutralization during a snowstorm. Jonas Vingegaard attacked and was close to winning today, but despite taking on the yellow jersey he did not hold back when criticizing...

Former Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins had turbulent past months and years, but after hitting rock bottom, he seems to be back on the track to rebuild his life. The story of his return has one unexpected hero: the cycling outcast Lance Armstrong! After ending his active cy...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

Paris-Nice stage 4 stood still for nearly 45 minutes in snow, hail and rain. Something Jan Bakelants will remember the most from the stage. The stage was subsequently won by Joao Almeida who edged out the hypothermic Jonas Vingegaard. "I think we can see in Vingegaard's performance that he also suff...

According to Burgos Burpellet BH, Merhawi Kudus was discharged from hospital last week and is currently continuing his recovery in Burgos. The Eritrean cyclist suffered a serious fall on February 2 during the Grand Prix de La Marseillaise, in France. The severity of his fall is underlined by the lon...

Mattias Skjelmose was one of the many frozen heroes of Paris-Nice stage 4. Like everyone else, the Dane battled through harsh weather to reach the finish line and was rewarded with a very nice third place on the day, losing only to Joao Almeida and Jonas Vingegaard. "I felt pretty good until it star...

Lenny Martinez showed another glimpse of his immense talent on fourth stage of Paris-Nice. Wednesday was marked by harsh conditions for cyclists on all fronts, and riders at the Race to the Sun haven't enjoyed much sun either. All the more reason for Martinez to be happy with his 4th place, having n...

Filippo Ganna was at the thick of action during third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. When the leader of general classification got his long legs going with a little bit more than 3 kilometers to go, only person was able to respond - Mathieu van der Poel. That was enough to neutralize Ganna's attack. "T...

Tom Pidcock returned to podium in today's stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. The Q36.5 Pro Cycling rider didn't waste too much energy on the decisive climb of the day amd instead saved his matches for the reduced sprint in Foligno. Before that riders had to complete a grueling journey through cold and rain...

Stage 3 of the Tirreno Adriatico 2025 had a tremendous finish. Despite the attacks of Filippo Ganna, Richard Carapaz or Ben Healy, the victory fell on the most unexpected side. Andrea Vendrame won the sprint. Juan Ayuso spoke after the stage after a good performance that saw him counter plenty attac...

Paris-Nice is not called 'The Race to the Sun' for no reason, as the riders are literally having to make their way through hailstorms and freezing conditions before reaching Nice. Matteo Jorgenson wore and lost his yellow jersey today, and he was definitely not happy with the chaotic situation that...

Stage 4 of Paris-Nice delivered a lot of action, from everything between a race neutralization, lots of attacks on the final climb and a yellow jersey chance. We take a look at the new overall classification after the first mountain stage.  João Almeida won the stage after an incredibly comeback in...

Ben Healy attacked, Juan Ayuso attacked, Mathieu van der Poel attacked, Filippo Ganna attacked... But a small bunch sprint finish decided the outcome of the third day of Tirreno-Adriatico, with Andrea Vendrame storming to an excellent win ahead of Tom Pidcock.  "The day was difficult and long, with...

João Almeida and UAE Team Emirates - XRG did not have the best of team time-trials and lost significant time to the Visma group. However today João Almeida proved that the team is ready to fight for the victory at Paris-Nice, after he directly beat Jonas Vingegaard in the race's first summit finish....

Paris-Nice was hit by a hailstorm today on stage 4, a brutal day in terms of weather conditions but also terrain. It was the first day for the climbers to show their worth and the race's headliner Jonas Vingegaard attacked the race to try and take over the lead. But João Almeida did the famous 'Alme...

Stage 4 Paris-Nice is the first day with quite a bit of climbing. 2700 meters of climbing on the menu doesn't make it a true mountain stage, but you can't neglect it, and it will be the day when the riders truly understand their form going uphill. Tirreno-Adriatico: The third day of racing is a mixe...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale have taken an important win today at Tirreno-Adriatico. Andrea Vendrame has won stage 3 after the final climb saw plenty attacks, and in the final kilometers even race leader Filippo Ganna tried to escape with a solo win.  With 240 kilometers and bad weather to tackle it w...

Paris-Nice is not called the 'Race to the Sun' by chance. Today during stage 4, the cold temperatures and rainy weather have turned into a hailstorm. The weather conditions were bad enough to temporarily neutralize the first mountain stage of the race.  The weather had already been bad for a while,...

There's no such thing as having luck with a career-threatening crash, but taking into consideration circumstances Remco Evenepoel and Soudal - Quick-Step can be glad that this happened in the middle of the off-season. he Olympic Champion has talked a bit about his past months, spent on and off the b...

Milano-Sanremo, as the first Monument on calendar, always attracts wide range of top riders who want to test themselves on the famous hills; Cipressa and Poggio. While the main narrative of La Primavera will once again revolve around Tadej Poagacar's attempt to finally shake off Mathieu van der Poel...

Thymen Arensman recently shared some fascinating insights about Tom Dumoulin and his own experiences in professional cycling on the De Wielerredactie podcast. His reflections touched on hero worship, personal struggles, and a shift in mentality as he continues to find the best approach for his caree...

As the cycling season gains momentum with the first two major stage races of the year, Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico, one team is notably absent: Lotto. The Belgian ProTeam, which finished as the top ProTeam in 2024, declined its wildcard invitations to both races. Wielerflits spoke with Lotto's...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike delivered a commanding performance in the team time trial at Paris-Nice, securing a one-two in the general classification with Matteo Jorgenson taking the leader’s jersey ahead of teammate Jonas Vingegaard. The display of collective strength was a clear statement of intent...

Before the start of Stage 4 of Paris-Nice, Jonas Vingegaard spoke to Cycling Pro Net, reflecting on his previous struggles in the race and looking ahead to the day’s challenges. When asked about his memories from two years ago, Vingegaard admitted they were far from positive. “Oh, bad memories. It w...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike team manager Maarten Wynants has given his thoughts on Olav Kooij’s performance at Tirreno-Adriatico and the current training block of Wout van Aert. Speaking to In de Leiderstrui, Wynants provided an honest assessment of Kooij’s sprint on stage 2, where he had no real chan...

The queen stage of Paris-Nice is facing serious uncertainty as heavy snowfall threatens to disrupt the planned finish in Auron. According to Mon Séjour en Montagne, the entire region is set to be hit with persistent snow throughout the week, with conditions looking particularly severe on Friday, jus...

Soudal – Quick-Step’s top scout Johan Molly has built a reputation for discovering some of the brightest talents in cycling, having played a crucial role in securing Julian Alaphilippe and Paul Magnier for the team. However, in a recent episode of De Koffiestop, he opened up about one that got away:...

Mathieu van der Poel is feeling confident ahead of stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico, which presents the first real hilly test of the race. While the 239km stage is expected to favour climbers, the final ascent to Valico di Colfiorito may not be tough enough to rule out other contenders. The 18.5km clim...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. We preview stage 4. Stage 4 is the first day that...

Many long-time cycling fans may remember the name of 2000 World Championship road race winner Romāns Vainšteins. The Latvian, who secured the Rainbow Jersey in Plouay a quarter of a century ago, has now been sentenced to prison.  Vainsteins was a star of the professional peloton between 1997 and 200...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

Jonathan Milan has been in unstoppable form at the start of 2025, and his victory on stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico only reinforced his status as one of the most exciting sprinters in the peloton. With this latest win under his belt, his focus now shifts to an even bigger challenge, Milano-Sanremo, th...

We’re now over a month into the 2025 professional cycling season, with fans and analysts keenly observing the performances and debuts of top riders after the winter break. This week is significant, because of Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico. Notably, Simon Yates has commenced his season with Team...

March 26 should be the day we finally learn which teams will be awarded wild cards for 2025 Grand Tours. The UCI has been put under pressure to change its rules and issue one extra wildcard, however some WorldTour teams call for UCI to follow its own rulebook and stay away from undermining its own r...

Demi Vollering's current and former teams were targets of criticism after a stand off at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad WE cost them a shot at victory. Since then, both parties have proven that they have not forgotten how to win. In a head-to-head clash with her former sports director Anna van der Breggen, V...

Team Jayco AlUla were probably the pleasant surprise of the Paris-Nice team time trial. Despite being a man down (Luke Durbridge abandoned with broken collarbone in stage two), the men in purple flew through the course in a second fastest time of the day. Great news for GC ambitions of Ben O'Connor...

Since the arrival of new title sponsor, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe can no longer be seen as just "another" WorldTeam. At every race they aim for top placings and in that sense, the 2025 Paris-Nice is not different. After the stage 3 team time trial, Aleksandr Vlasov (5th) and Florian Lipowitz (6th)...

Mathieu van der Poel's early season programme may appear like it was sewn with a hot needle, but Michel Wuyts tries to see the big picture behind Van der Poel's decision to skip Strade Bianche and instead ride the Tirreno-Adriatico. According to the analyst, Van der Poel is carefully preparing for M...

After his incredibly dominant time trial win on stage 1, Tuesday's stage 2 at Tirreno-Adriatico 2025, won by his good friend Jonathan Milan, didn't offer up too much cause for concern for INEOS Grenadiers' race leader Filippo Ganna. Ahead of stage 3 though, the Italian is slightly concerned about th...

INEOS Grenadiers was at the absolute top of the cycling world in the 2010's but it's reign of dominance ended as soon as we entered the 2020's. Whilst not fully a financial issue, the British team may soon have good news as it is in talks with TotalEnergies to co-sponsor the British team.  This has...

It hasn't taken Antonio Morgado long to make a name for himself in the professional peloton. In just his second season at World Tour level, the 21-year-old Portuguese star has 5 victories to his palmares already and emerged as one of UAE Team Emirates - XRG's leading stars of the future.  In a exten...

Jonas Vingegaard is back in action this week, competing at Paris-Nice. The two-time Tour de France winner is even more recognisable than ever too, thanks to a new and unique helmet made especially for Vingegaard, helping the Dane standout amongst the peloton on the TV cameras.  Vingegaard is by mean...

With three stages down at Paris-Nice 2025, Team Visma | Lease a Bike are sitting pretty at the top of the general classification standings. Defending champion Matteo Jorgenson leads the way in the Maillot Jaune, whilst Jonas Vingegaard is closely following behind.  Team Visma | Lease a Bike sent out...

After his good friend and compatriot Filippo Ganna triumphed in the opening stage time trial, Jonathan Milan has now matched the feat of a Tirreno-Adriatico stage win with a powerful bunch sprint victory on the second day of action this Tuesday afternoon.  "We brought the experience from last year a...

Defending Paris-Nice champion Matteo Jorgenson has taken control of the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 edition following a flawless Team Visma | Lease a Bike performance in the stage 3 team time trial on Tuesday afternoon.  Visma proved a cut above the rest of the teams involved, eventually finishing wit...

Stage 3 of Paris-Nice will be a team time-trial with 28 kilometers in distance that can prove to be very important for the overall classification. Meanwhile at Tirreno-Adriatico, the sprinters should have a blast on a pan-flat day for stage 2. Keep up with the action in our Live Blog. 

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have lived up to their pre-stage expectations and stormed to an impressive team time trial win on stage 3 of Paris-Nice 2025. As a result, Matteo Jorgenson will now move into the Maillot Jaune.  The Tudor Pro Cycling Team were the first down the start ramp in Circuit Nevers...

Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan has sprinted to victory on stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025. After a crash-marred day of drama, the Italian took the win from a bunch sprint ahead of Tudor Pro Cycling Team's Maikel Zijlaard in Follonica.  With a bunch sprint finish almost guaranteed for today, only a lon...

26-year old Alexys Brunel is a rider with a very interesting rider. He retired from pro cycling in mid 2022 whilst riding for the UAE team, raced gravel for a few years and made a comeback now with TotalEnergies - where he already took a strong win at the GP Jean-Pierre Monseré. He has taken the opp...

It's not been the best 24 hours in the life of Groupama - FDJ leader David Gaudu. Just hours after some very inflammatory criticism from former teammate Alexys Brunel, the Frenchman has now sadly been forced to abandon Tirreno-Adriatico following a crash.  As the break of the day were caught at arou...

The team time trial has become something of a dying art in professional cycling over recent years. This afternoon at Paris-Nice though, the peloton does battle in a TTT and for Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Victor Campenaerts, there is a real opportunity to prove himself as a key domestique in his new...

At 32 years old, Belgian cyclist Tim Merlier is experiencing a remarkable start to the 2025 season, positioning himself as arguably the most in form rider in the entire sport. His early-season performances have been nothing short of superb, reminding everyone just how fast he is and solidifying his...

Being a professional cyclist is physically a brutal job, but psychologically it's not easier in any way. Wout van Aert, a family man, talks about how difficult it is to have to spend most of the year away from home due to races, recons, training camps and travelling that ultimately keep him away fro...

Juan Ayuso is one of the best climbers in the world and despite being only 22 years of age, he seems to have already gone by several phases in his career. Despite this, he falls victim to lots of criticism, and knows now he should avoid raising expectations to the outside much. The Spaniard however...

Safety in cycling is becoming more and more of a problem. Whilst measures are being taken to increase it, the amount of crashes has been drastically increasing and in 2025 it is hard to go by a single race that doesn't feature several falls. The blame can't be shifted to any single person or organiz...

Stage 3 of the 2025 Paris-Nice is the first key day for the overall classification and one of the few instances throughout the year of a Team Time Trial. We look at the Start Times and Order of the 28-kilometer-long stage.  The first team to start it's effort will be Tudor Pro Cycling Team at 14:30C...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. We preview stage 3. Day 3 of the race will be the...

The rivalry between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard has defined a generation in the sport of cycling. With the pair having distinctly different styles, both on the bike and off, comparisons between the two are often guaranteed to cause debate amongst fans. In a recent interview, Vingegaard himsel...

Milan Vader found his new home at Q36.5 Pro Cycling. The ex-mountain biker spent past three season learning the ropes with at Team Visma | Lease a Bike, but eventually realized that in order to find his own place in the peloton, he needed to spread the wings and try to become a leader elsewhere. The...

XDS Astana has had absolutely stellar first two months of the new season, placing second on the provisional UCI ranking, only behind UAE Team Emirates - XRG. The Kazakh team already reduced its 5000-point gap to just 2785 points, but their quest for saving the WorldTour license is far from completed...

We know that time trial is not Mikel Landa's greatest specialty. The Soudal - Quick-Step rider finished 39th in the first stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico 2025, 1:01 behind the day's winner Filippo Ganna. But put into perspective, he was only 21 seconds off the top 10. The 35-year-old arrives at the I...

Hugo Page was on the verge of his first big result of 2025 with a nice third place in the sprint of the second stage of Paris-Nice... That was until the jury looked at Frenchman's behaviour in final meters with a magnifying glass and found his actions to be against the rules of a clean sprint. The v...

Mads Pedersen voiced dissatisfaction with the work of his sprint train after the first stage of Paris-Nice when the Danish rider didn't even reach the top-10. However the second stage with finish in Bellgrade went much better when he initially placed 4th and, after the relegation of Hugo Page, moved...

Juan Ayuso rode a strong opening Tirreno-Adriatico time trial, but there was nothing that could have been done about Filippo Ganna who stormed through the streets of Lido di Camaiore. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider was 23 seconds slower than the former world champion, but he gained time on the re...

Matthew Brennan continues to impress as one of the most exciting young talents in cycling, with a dominant display over the weekend that further strengthens his growing reputation. The 19-year-old from Durham, who made history earlier this year by becoming the youngest rider to finish on the podium...

Mauro Vegni, director of RCS - who organized Strade Bianche - was very vocal in an interview about the safety conditions of the race, and how many of the crashes that have impacted this year's event were down to the road conditions and rider risks. Many comment that the race has become too hard for...

Patrick Lefevere was the manager of Soudal - Quick-Step for over two decades and throughout the years he managed some of the best classics riders in history. He had known Mathieu van der Poel from a very very young age and wanted to have partnered with the Dutchman, and he is the riders he laments t...

Tadej Pogacar crashed at Strade Bianche and that was a striking image from 2025 already. Many were the riders that fell during the race, with almost half a dozen confirming fractures. With rider safety as a constant topic for cycling fans and riders alike, the Italian race fell under criticism as we...

Tim Merlier has won stages 1 and 2 of Paris-Nice, proving himself to be not only the strongest but most successful sprinter in the race. The Soudal - Quick-Step rider was the fastest in the bunch sprint, but it was a chaotic day until the riders reached Bellegarde for the final time.  Merlier did no...

INEOS Grenadiers have taken another strong win today but it is Filippo Ganna who will truly be happy today at Tirreno-Adriatico. The Italian time-trial specialist as in recent years struggled with the surge of GC contenders beating him in all terrains, but today in Italy he was nowhere close to bein...

Stage 2 of the 2025 Paris-Nice is the flattest day of the race and it should give way to a bunch sprint. Will yellow jersey Tim Merlier strike again? Follow our Live Blog. 

Tim Merlier is without a doubt the fastest sprinter at Paris-Nice and today on stage 2 he has taken his second consecutive win of the week in a bunch sprint for Soudal - Quick-Step, in a day marked by the crashes.  A flat day, with no wind blowing and no climbs or descents in the way, but by no mean...

Stage 1 of Tirreno-Adriatico is an 11-kilometer long time-trial in Lido di Camaiore which will open up the GC fight and also provide the specialists with a good opportunity to take a big win. Follow the stage along in our Live Blog. 

INEOS Grenadiers are certainly having a better years than in 2024, and today's exhibition at Tirreno-Adriatico will give a lot of motivation. The Italian rider soared to victory on stage 1 of the Italian race, winning no less than a whole 23 seconds on his closest rival Juan Ayuso in the space of on...

Strade Bianche provided with the expected spectacle this weekend and without a doubt has automatically become one of the races of the year. A bloodied Tadej Pogacar won in Siena solo just like last year. Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and George Hincapie believe even in these conditions a top-form...

Last year the Strade Bianche course became tougher and with an added lap of 30 kilometers and 700 climbing meters, the climbers have slightly benefited from this. Many argue the classics specialists have more difficulty fighting for the win now, but Tom Pidcock believes his two big rivals would stil...

Cian Uijtdebroeks, one of the most promising young riders in the peloton at just 22 years old, is set to take on Tirreno-Adriatico, marking his first major objective of the season. The Belgian has been steadily building his form in recent weeks, fine tuning his condition as he looks to make an impac...

On Monday, Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 gets underway with an 11.5km individual time trial around Lido di Camaiore. With notable names such as Filippo Ganna, Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock competing, find the start times and order right here! First man down the ramp will be Team Picnic PostNL's Chri...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. We preview stage 2. Stage 2 will be the second an...

Kasper Asgreen has been forced to withdraw from Paris-Nice before the start of stage 2, as his team EF Education-EasyPost confirmed on Monday morning. The 2021 Tour of Flanders winner, who joined EF Education-EasyPost this winter after leaving Soudal – Quick-Step, fell ill overnight and was unable t...

Jorgen Nordhagen is emerging as one of the most exciting young prospects at Team Visma | Lease a Bike, and 2025 could be the year he truly makes his mark. The 20 year old Norwegian has already shown glimpses of his talent in the under-23 ranks, finishing third at Liège-Bastogne-Liège U23 in 2024 and...

Movistar lost two of its most important men from last year, Oier Lazkano and Alex Aranburu, but it seems that rather than missing them at the start of 2025, it is the riders who are missing riding for the team. This is certainly not how things were expected to pan out. So far, neither Aranburu at Co...

There’s no doubt about it, 2025 is a crucial year for Juan Ayuso. One of the most exciting young talents in the peloton, the UAE Team Emirates – XRG rider endured a challenging 2024 season but has started the new year in strong fashion as he builds towards his main goal of the Giro d’Italia in May....

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. Here's where and when to watch it. The race will...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

This week is an important one, as it sees two of the most important stage races before the grand tour season: Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico. These races stand as two of the most significant early-season stage races, offering riders and teams crucial opportunities to test their form and set the to...

Tadej Pogacar took a third triumph at Strade Bianche and added his name to the history books as the record holder together with Fabian Cancellara. However the path towards success was not as easy as he had hoped, and included a pretty unexpected crash that risked ending his spring campaign.   The W...

Paris-Nice 2025 is now underway, marking the start of a crucial period in the cycling season as the countdown to the Tour de France in July begins. The prestigious stage race, often referred to as the ‘Race to the Sun,’ is a key early-season test for both general classification contenders and riders...

Mathieu van der Poel chose a rather unorthodox approach to his early season. After winning Le Samyn last week, he skipped Strade Bianche and will instead ride the Tirreno-Adriatico from this Monday. "I'm here because I need these seven days of racing to reach my best level in the classics," declares...

In the past Lance Armstrong has criticized the tactics of UAE and Tadej Pogacar, but after yesterday's exhibition of the Slovenian in the Strade Bianche winning solo despite suffering a hard crash, he has surrendered and for the first time puts him in the Olympus of the gods of cycling history. "Thi...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

For Saudi Arabia, which has been increasingly expanding its influence in more and more sports, a golden opportunity has arised in cycling. According to Tuttobiciweb, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund – better known as the PIF – will most likely become the new main sponsor of the Giro d'Italia...

In her second race after she made her comeback to road, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot already landed herself on the podium. The Olympic MTB champion had quite eventful Strade Bianche Donne - a race that should be quite close to the Visma | Lease a Bike rider's heart with all the gravel sections. "Demi and...

Paris-Nice is Guillaume Martin's first big test in new colors. The 31-year-old Frenchman joined Groupama - FDJ to be one of the team's GC leaders in stage races like the Race to the Sun. And so, the ambitions are high, even though Martin will face quite a few strong opponents. During media press, Ma...

The roads of Strade Bianche weren't picky about its victims last Saturday. Next to the biggest of all - Tadej Pogacar, also one of the favorites in women's race Katarzyna Niewiadoma became closer with the sterrato roads than she would've wished. The CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto rider therefore didn't ha...

The UCI added yellow cards to its range of punishments that can be issued to riders and sports directors for against-the-rules behaviour during races. So far, the most controversy was sparked by the inconsistent judging of similar sprint incidents. "If you get a yellow card, you're immediately on ed...

Tadej Pogacar was once again phenomenal at the Strade Bianche. Not a rather ugly crash could stop the Slovenian from defending the title on the sterrato roads. This brings back on the discussion of whether Pogacar is suited to fight for victory at the ultimate cobbled classic - Paris-Roubaix. At the...

This Saturday, Tadej Pogacar made history once again. The Slovenian became the first cyclist of all time to win the Strade Bianche as reigning world champion. In addition, he was also the first to win two in a row, defending the previous year's title. But this time it wasn't as easy as 2024. Last ye...

The Americans were out in force on the opening stage of Paris-Nice 2025 as the likes of Matteo Jorgenson, Brandon McNulty and Neilson Powless all showed themselves at the front of the peloton. At the end of the day though, it was INEOS Grenadiers' Magnus Sheffield that finished best off of the US bu...

The 19th edition of Strade Bianche on Saturday afternoon proved to be one of the more dramatic in recent years. Sadly for EF Education-EasyPost's Richard Carapaz though, much of that drama was happening well up the road to where he was.  The Ecuadorian, in his 5th appearance at the Italian one-day r...

At just 18 years of age, Lidl-Trek's Danish prodigy Albert Philipsen made history on Saturday afternoon by becoming the youngest rider to ever take part at Strade Bianche. Philipsen did more than just take part too, admirably crossing the line in 25th, 'only' six minutes down on the world champion T...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

Stage 1 of Paris-Nice 2025 finished in the expected circumstances with a bunch sprint being won by Soudal - Quick-Step's European champion Tim Merlier. It was by no means a 'boring' sprint stage though, with especially the final 30km seeing a number of attacks from big name riders, including Team Vi...

Elisa Longo Borghini was viewed by many as one of the standout contenders for the victory at Strade Bianche Donne 2025 on Saturday afternoon in Tuscany. Sadly for the Italian national champion though, things went badly wrong as she was dropped surprisingly early and eventually came home in 55th over...

The opening stage of Paris-Nice 2025 had expected to see a sprint battle between Tim Merlier and Mads Pedersen. In the fight for the line on Sunday afternoon though, only the European champion Merlier emerged at the front, with the Belgian eventually taking a dominant victory.  For Pedersen, the bes...

TotalEnergies' Alexys Brunel has denied the peloton at the 2025 Grote Prijs Jean - Pierre Monseré, to take solo victory in a dramatic finale this Sunday afternoon in France.  Heading into the final 30km, seven riders remained around a minute clear of the peloton. By the time the final 15km was reach...

Any fears of long-term injury looked to have been quickly put to bed by Tadej Pogacar following his scary crash at Strade Bianche 2025 on Saturday afternoon as he bounced straight back up and eventually soloed to a stunning victory. It has now been confirmed though, that after medical checks, Pogaca...

Tim Merlier was the pre-stage favourite to take victory on the opening day of Paris-Nice 2025. Those predictions proved incredibly correct on Sunday afternoon too as the Belgian leader of Soudal - Quick-Step stormed to a dominant win in the bunch sprint in Le Perray-en-Yvelines. "It's really nice to...

Stage 1 of the 2025 Paris-Nice opened up the French stage race with Tim Merlier sprinting to a dominant win. Recap all the action here in our Live Blog. 

Soudal - Quick-Step's European champion Tim Merlier has sprinted to the win on the opening stage of Paris-Nice 2025, moving into the first Maillot Jaune of the race as a result.  The trio of Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarché - Wanty), Alexandre Delettre (Team TotalEnergies) and Samuel Fernández (Caja...

This afternoon, preparation for the Grand Tours begins in earnest as Paris-Nice gets underway and one of those with a little point to prove ahead of the three week races yet to come, is Lidl-Trek leader Mattias Skjelmose.  The Dane is the man set to hold the general classification ambitions of the L...

Tadej Pogacar suffered a rare trip to the tarmac on Saturday afternoon in Tuscany. Of course, it didn't stop the Slovenian emerging victorious at Strade Bianche 2025, but it did raise the stress levels for fans of the Slovenian and the UAE Team Emirates - XRG squad. Partly because of this warning si...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

Professional cycling is a brutal sport, not only tough on the athletes themselves but on their families and partners. Hence having the right person as a partner can be one of the single most important aspects when it comes to the psychological part of the sport. On International Women's Day, Tadej P...

One week ago, Eurosport officially merged into TNT Sports, a move that has significantly impacted cycling fans across the UK. While the rebranding itself was expected, what wasn’t anticipated was the huge price increase that has come with it. For years, Eurosport provided affordable access to elite...

Strade Bianche is a beautiful race but also a very risky and dangerous one. The lack of traction from the gravel roads, the tension and narrow course led to plenty falls. Tadej Pogacar took the spotlight due to his dramatic fall, but dozens of riders crashed throughout the day and there have been at...

Jonas Vingegaard is starting Paris-Nice today, you could even say under the radar after Tadej Pogacar not only took a tremendous win at Strade Bianche this Saturday, but did so after a high-speed crash by himself. The Dane in the meantime remains healthy and without injuries, and aims to win the Fre...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. We take a look at the startlist.  The final start...

From the 10th to 16th of March the World Tour peloton races Tirreno-Adriatico. This is in itself one of the most important stage-races of the year; but simultaneously it serves as preparation for the spring classics and also as a test for the Giro d'Italia. It will be a week of high-octane racing ac...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. We preview stage . The race opens up with a stage...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. We preview the race ahead.  The race opens up wit...

Tom Pidcock said pre-race he'd try to follow Tadej Pogacar's inevitable attack at Strade Bianche and on Saturday afternoon in Tuscany the Brit gave it an almighty go. Despite the best efforts of the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team leader and even a scary crash for Pogacar at 50km to go though, victory eventu...

Tadej Pogacar has achieved what was arguably the most impressive victory of his illustrious career on Saturday afternoon. Having crashed 50 km from the finish line, the world champion managed to reattach and then Tom Pidcock before soloing to his expectedly dominant win.  "I enjoyed it until I cross...

After the big attacks launched at Strade Bianche 2025, three riders powered clear of the field. Two of those were genuine cycling superstars Tadej Pogacar and Tom Pidcock. The third man? INEOS Grenadiers' 29-year-old British powerhouse, Connor Swift.  "Hard race. I always kept on trying," reflects S...

Bradley Wiggins remains one of the most iconic figures in British sport, yet his post-cycling career has been anything but smooth. From his historic Tour de France victory in 2012 to his Olympic Games glory, Wiggins’ achievements cemented him as a legend. However, behind the success, he has faced de...

Team Jayco AlUla will line up at Paris-Nice, which begins on March 9th, with their new signing Ben O’Connor leading the team alongside Michael Matthews. O’Connor, who recently completed an altitude training block, will be targeting the general classification, while Matthews continues his preparation...

Many of the world’s best riders lined up for Strade Bianche on Saturday, but two notable absentees were Wout van Aert and Tiesj Benoot. The Visma | Lease a Bike duo, both former winners of the race, opted instead for an altitude training camp as they prepare for the cobbled classics, a strategic dec...

Richard Carapaz is set to return to the Giro d’Italia in 2025, with his sights firmly set on reclaiming the pink jersey. With just a few months to go until the race, the 2019 champion is making it clear that this is one of his biggest goals of the season. Carapaz has proven his pedigree in Grand Tou...

Even without Wout van Aert, three Belgian riders secured top-ten finishes at Strade Bianche, but once again, the race was dominated by Tadej Pogacar, who delivered another stunning performance on the gravel roads of Tuscany. The sheer intensity of the race pushed many riders to their limits, with th...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has confirmed its lineup for Tirreno-Adriatico, taking place from March 10th to March 16th. The squad brings a mix of experienced stage racers, sprinters, and domestiques, ensuring the team is well-prepared to compete on multiple fronts. Leading the team will be Cian Uijtde...

With Strade Bianche successfully ticked off, UAE Team Emirates – XRG now turns its focus to Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico, two of the most prestigious early-season stage races on the calendar. Tadej Pogacar defended his title in dominant fashion in Tuscany, further solidifying his early-season fo...

Paris-Nice 2025 is here. The Race to the Sun kicks off this Sunday. Jonas Vingegaard is the big favorite to take the victory in a very tough edition. In addition, the race will feature a very strong line-up of participants. The Dane will not have it easy. Vingegaard comes from winning the Volta ao A...

Ben Healy continues to make a name for himself as a danger in the one-day races. Racing more conservatively than has become his custom, the Irishman had to settle for 4th at Strade Bianche 2025 on Saturday afternoon, narrowly missing out on the final podium.  "It was relentless all the way. Non-stop...

Mathias Vacek was considered by some to be a dark horse contender for the podium at Strade Bianche 2025. Sadly for the Lidl-Trek star though, he couldn't even manage to finish the race after a crash resulted in the Czech requiring stitches.  Although the TV cameras didn't catch Vacek's crash, the 22...

On the 9th of March the Belgian peloton will have the GP Jean-Pierre Monseré, a classic for the sprinters which will rival Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico in the calendar. We preview the race ahead.  The Belgian race features 200 kilometers on the menu and has a circuit of which the riders will rac...

With Tadej Pogacar putting in an all-time great performance at Strade Bianche on Saturday afternoon, the Slovenian's Maillot Jaune rival Jonas Vingegaard gets the chance to make a statement of his own at Paris-Nice, starting on Sunday, March 9th.  Vingegaard has already started his season strongly,...

Lennert van Eetvelt's hopes were high heading into Strade Bianche 2025, with the Belgian aiming of a podium finish. As it turned out the though, the best the Lotto leader could hope for was a 9th placed finish, nearly five minutes down on race winner Tadej Pogacar.  Afterwards, the Belgian was bruta...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG continue to lead the way in the peloton in 2025. At Strade Bianche 2025 on Saturday afternoon, race winner Tadej Pogacar was joined on the final podium by teammate Tim Wellens following another epic display from the team.  “For me this was the ideal situation”, Wellens reflec...

Tadej Pogacar seemingly cannot be stopped. Even what looked like a truly brutal crash at 50km to go during Strade Bianche 2025 barely registered on the all-conquering Slovenian as he soared to a record-equalling 3rd win on the Tuscan gravel roads. For a while now Pogacar has been considered an all-t...

Michal Kwiatkowski knows exactly what it takes to get the job done at Strade Bianche, having done so in 2014 and 2017. His attempts at making it a hat-trick in 2025 though, were sadly ended by a nasty crash, similar to the one that took down eventual race winner Tadej Pogacar.  Although cameras didn...

Strade Bianche is here, one of the most exciting and toughest days of the year for professional cyclists. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar is once again the main favourite to win the race, but there will be dozens of riders looking to surprise and take advantage of any little error. Follow our Live...

On an incredibly dramatic day, Tadej Pogacar has survived a real scare to take a record equalling 3rd Strade Bianche victory in 2025. The world champion crashed hard mid-race and had a proper fight given to him by Tom Pidcock, but in the end there was no stopping the inevitable UAE leader's win. Ten...

Tadej Pogacar and Tom Pidcock have been the two main instigators during Strade Bianche 2025 so far. Heading into the final 50km, the duo were part of three man lead group but now, disaster has struck for the world champion! With his front wheel sliding out on a corner at speed, Pogacar ended up hitt...

Anna van der Breggen's return to the professional cycling peloton continues to be an incredibly successful one. After having to settle for second behind former teammate Demi Vollering at Strade Bianche Donne 2025 though, a victory is still proving illusive for the 34-year-old Dutchwoman.  Afterwards...

The big attacks have begun at Strade Bianche 2025. On the iconic Monte Sante Marie strip of gravel, the two main pre-race favourites have decimated their rivals with a couple of huge accelerations.  Isaac del Toro and Tim Wellens did a monster turn on the front of the bunch for UAE Team Emirates - X...

2024 Tour de France Femmes winner Katarzyna Niewiadoma had been one of the pre-race favourites heading into Strade Bianche 2025. Sadly for the Pole though, disaster struck at around 50km to go as her race ended in a crash. There was genuine concern for the CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto too as she lay str...

Demi Vollering has stormed to a stunning Strade Bianche Donne 2025 victory this Saturday afternoon in Tuscany. In a thrilling finale, the FDJ - Suez leader outpowered former teammate Anna van der Breggen in the finale to emerge victorious.  "I'm super happy. I knew I was good and everyone expected m...

Demi Vollering is on tremendous form, and at Strade Bianche Donne FDJ - Suez has proven to be the strongest team. Tactically, the French team closed down a key attack, and then the Dutchwoman managed to beat Anna van der Breggen on the final ascent to Via Santa Caterina.  In the first half of the ra...

Lennert van Eetvelt is a rider that is experimenting himself this year with a very unique schedule and today at Strade Bianche he will have one of his biggest tests. 11th on the gravel roads last year, but this time around he can aim for more after what was a breakthrough season and a versatility th...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG have the cards in their hands, and they have the responsibility to play them right. Tadej Pogacar is the ultimate favourite to win Strade Bianche and perhaps as his main domestique we'll see a surprising figure: Mexican rider Isaacc del Toro.  "In December and January, I had...

Philippe Gilbert, Fabian Cancellara, Zdenek Stybar... These are some of the riders who have won Strade Bianche in the 2010's, but nowadays with the tougher and longer course it would be very hard for them to do so. Michal Kwiatkowski, who has won here back in  2014 and 2017, goes through the years a...

Quinn Simmons is a rider that loves the long races and loves Strade Bianche. He starts today as an interesting outsider, capable of fighting for the podium on his best day, but he knows that he's got to be cautious with his tactics not to repeat what describes as a fatal error at the World Champions...

Patrick Lefevere is not known for hiding his opinion and this weekend, despite the health issues he encountered, he put his mind to work and wrote about Strade Bianche. What he had to say was not good at all for the Italian classic, whom he believes has effectively forced out many of the classics sp...

Tadej Pogacar is the ultimate favourite to win Strade Bianche today and motivation is in place. Although the UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider has already managed to win this race on two occasions, he now takes to the start for the first time in the rainbow jersey and is eager to get his pictures and ac...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. In this article you can find a wrap-up of all the...

Urska Zigart made a move towards AG Insurance - Soudal Team this winter and will be at the start of Strade Bianche Donne this weekend as an outsider. In a recent interview she talked about her relationship with men's World Champion Tadej Pogacar with some very interesting insight on their partnershi...

This weekend, the 'sixth monument' of the World Tour calendar takes place, with the peloton doing battle at Strade Bianche. As the race organisers strive to make the race more and more difficult though, the changes to the course have not been welcomed by all.  More and more, Strade Bianche is becomi...

Wout van Aert rode the Opening Weekend and Mathieu van der Poel rode Le Samyn. It's hard to argue which one gathered the most attention due to the very different results, but classics legend Tom Boonen sees good signs in both now less than one month away from the Tour of Flanders.  "I think the comp...

This weekend marks the return of Strade Bianche, a race beloved by both fans and riders for its unique blend of gravel roads, steep climbs, and the iconic finish in Siena. However, in recent days, there has been discussion surrounding the course changes, with some suggesting that the alterations cou...

After a somewhat bleak couple of years, things really seem to be looking up again for the INEOS Grenadiers in early 2025. A new, attacking style of racing has already brought some big results and a number of the team's young guns are starting to fulfil their potential, chiefly among them, Joshua Tar...

There is little doubt about who starts Strade Bianche this Saturday as the pre-race favourite. World champion Tadej Pogacar has already asserted his dominance on the Tuscan gravel twice in his career, and if reports from the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader's reconnaissance are to be believed, he look...

On the 8th of March the World Tour peloton will tackle one of the biggest and most spectacular races of the year. Strade Bianche will be on the road, with it's iconic gravel roads, steep climbs and beautiful sceneries. Here's where and when to watch it.  Estimated start and finish time for Strade Bi...

On the 8th of March the women's peloton will take on one of the toughest and most exciting classics in pro cycling. Strade Bianche Donne is always a race that crowns some of the very best and this year should be no exception. We take a look at the startlist.  Download the startlist in A4! The final...

On the 8th of March the women's peloton will take on one of the toughest and most exciting classics in pro cycling. Strade Bianche Donne is always a race that crowns some of the very best and this year should be no exception. We preview the race ahead.  13 gravel sectors in what is one of the most e...

On the 8th of March the World Tour peloton will tackle one of the biggest and most spectacular races of the year. Strade Bianche will be on the road, with it's iconic gravel roads, steep climbs and beautiful sceneries. We take a look at it's startlist.  The final startlist features riders such as: T...

On the 8th of March the World Tour peloton will tackle one of the biggest and most spectacular races of the year. Strade Bianche will be on the road, with it's iconic gravel roads, steep climbs and beautiful sceneries. We preview the race ahead.  After having changed it in 2024, the 2025 course rema...

Deceuninck will end its partnership as title sponsor of Alpecin-Deceuninck at the end of 2025, leaving team boss Christoph Roodhooft with the task of securing a new sponsor. The Belgian company, which specialises in PVC windows and doors, joined the Roodhooft brothers’ team at the start of 2022 afte...

No Mathieu van der Poel nor Wout Van Aert at this year's Strade Bianche. Convenient explanations are that the race simply doesn't sit well with their spring programmes, but the truth may lie in the recent changes to the route. Since last year, the organizers added extra 30 kilometers, putting the to...

United Kingdom seems to be on a good way to acquire the privilege of hosting Grande Départ of the 2027 Tour de France. Previously, it was revealed that over the extended weekend, Tour de France could visit Scotland, Wales and England - each with one stage set in the country. Edinburgh, Scotland then...

Unlike the men's race with one big favourite, the Strade Bianche Donne appears to be an open race. Several riders can have sleep dreams of victory and one of them is young multi-talent Puck Pieterse. "The Strade Bianche was my first big performance on the road ever, so the goal should just be to com...

All the riders participating in the races during the Opening Weekend were warmly welcomed by the crowds in Ghent. But no applause could compare to when Wout Van Aert took to the stage. It just goes on to show much the fans love their home hero. And that is precisely where the problem lies for the...

Strade Bianche is the next big item on this season's menu. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat. Marc Hirschi hopes to go down in history as the one who ends the reign of his former teammate. Hirschi changed outfits ahead of this season after three years with UAE Team Emirates. H...

Nathan Van Hooydonck grew racing in the same age category as phenomenon Mathieu van der Poel, but when he later turned pro and joined Wout Van Aert's team, he needed to work out a winning strategy against the Dutchman. Yet not much has changed since juniors - Van der Poel still seems to be a step ah...

Tomorrow's Strade Bianche will have one and only one overwhelming favourite - Tadej Pogacar. Anyone who doubts the World champion's position after last year's 80 km solo victory is either a prediction genius, or simply delusional. Against the odds, few brave men will try to take on the Slovenian. On...

Paris-Nice is one of the most reputable and toughest stage-races in the World Tour calendar and every single year it hosts many of the world's best climbers, sprinters and classics riders. This year the race takes place from the 9th to 16th of March. Here's the prize money available.  The total priz...

On the 8th of March the World Tour peloton will tackle one of the biggest and most spectacular races of the year. Strade Bianche will be on the road, with it's iconic gravel roads, steep climbs and beautiful sceneries. In this article you can find a wrap-up of all the information needed to know for...

Strade Bianche will take place this Saturday afternoon and with the number 1 is Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates - XRG, the defending champion. His partner Urska Zigart is having the number 1 bib in the women's race, and both attented the race presentation this Friday afternoon where the World Cha...

On the 8th of March the peloton's eyes will mostly be at Strade Bianche, however back in Belgium competition won't stop. We've got the Grand Prix Criquielion, another race where classics specialists and sprinters will all have an opportunity to take an important win. We preview the race ahead.  The...

Sjoerd Bax is not the headline signing of Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team this winter, but his experience with UAE Team Emirates - XRG can come valuable specially now with a winning team that is also supporting a winning Tom Pidcock. The 29-year old acknowledges that the Briton's presence has completely turn...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are having their priorities away from Strade Bianche, but that has allowed younger riders to get the chance to lead in a big event. At the Italian race, Attila Valter and Ben Tulett will carry the Dutch team's ambitions to take a strong result on the day.  Whilst the cobble...

Tom Pidcock's move to Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team was in the making for several months throughout the winter and came to be with an impresssive amount of success. After 5 wins in 4 years with INEOS, the Briton has won taken now four wins in the space of a month and is eager to take on Tadej Pogacar at St...

Tudor Pro Cycling Team has signed Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi this season to become another top team on the scene and they are putting the two classics specialists to good use. With the wildcards for the spring now revealed in it's grand majority, the Swiss team is able to build the exact ca...

UAE Team Emirates-XRG will face the first WorldTour stage races in Europe with participation in Paris-Nice and Tirreno Adriatico. The Emirati squad, which already has 14 victories this season, will be looking to continue its good start to the year with two extremely strong lineups that can both cont...

Jardi Christiaan van der Lee’s journey to the WorldTour is one of the most remarkable stories in modern cycling. The 23-year-old Dutchman, now riding for EF Education-EasyPost, didn't take the conventional route through junior and U23 development teams. Instead, he caught the team's attention throu...

The 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda were expected to be a landmark moment for cycling in Africa, but much of the discussion so far has been dominated by negativity. Concerns over the event’s route and participation have been raised, and Aike Visbeek is among those voicing strong criticis...

At the start of the 2025 season, Christian Scaroni has emerged as the rider with the most UCI points, making a strong impression for XDS-Astana Team. The 27-year-old Italian has been in outstanding form, delivering results that have caught the attention of his team management and the wider cycling w...

The UCI Rankings remain a heated fight and in this start of the year XDS Astana Team have put all the meat in the grill. They are the second best scoring team of the year and the one who scored the most over this past week, and have officially overtaken Uno-X Mobility. Cofidis and World Tour mainten...

Juan Ayuso has started the 2025 season on fire with 2 wins in the 3 races he has competed so far. The Valencian, after a complicated 2024 due to what happened to him in the Tour de France, has prepared better than ever during the winter and has the maglia rosa at the Giro d'Italia in his sights. The...

This weekend is the return of Strade Bianche, a race that has quickly become a fan and rider favourite and an instant classic. Known for its stunning white gravel roads, steep Tuscan climbs, and a finish in the breathtaking Piazza del Campo in Siena, Strade Bianche is one of the most unique and visu...

It hasn't taken long for Matteo Jorgenson to prove himself as one of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's most important riders. After a stunning debut season in 2024 saw the American take notable wins at Paris-Nice and Dwars door Vlaanderen, the 25-year-old is expected to once again be a leading light of th...

The cycling trade is likely to be passed down in the Gilbert family. Philippe Gilbert's son, Alan, recently went for a training ride with none other than Tadej Pogacar. And what's most shocking about this story? The way the 14-year-old youngster came about to this unique appointment. In the show Dan...

On the 8th of March, the peloton arrives at probably its biggest race of the 2025 season so far, Strade Bianche. Given the race's growing importance in the sport, it's no surprise to see two-time winner Tadej Pogacar return to Tuscany, where the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader starts as heavy pre-rac...

Lukas Kubis has made an impressive start to 2025 with a string of strong results for Bas Tietema’s Unibet Tietema Rockets. The Slovakian rider has wasted no time in making an impact for his new team, and IDLProCycling recently caught up with him to discuss his journey so far. "It was the first profe...

It's a tough blow for British cycling fans, as 21-year-old Lukas Nerurkar has suffered a broken jaw and concussion following a crash at Trofeo Laigueglia. The EF Education-EasyPost rider was forced to abandon the race on Wednesday after the incident, and now hospital checks have confirmed he will ha...

Following recent reports from the BBC stating that the Tour de France will begin its Grand Départ in Yorkshire, Great Britain, in 2027, it now appears that the Tour de France Femmes will also make its way to British soil that year. According to the Yorkshire Post, the women’s Tour de France is expec...