Soudal - Quick-Step is starting out their first season without Remco Evenepoel this decade and it's going to be a very different one. The team puts back its focus on the classics and prioritizes the sprints forward, and it will provide an opportunity for other riders to shine.  "Remco spent many yea...

Pro cycling is going through a major shift, and in the current peloton, it is being more and more frequent to see riders retire from the sport at a young age. Michel Ries of Arkéa - B&B Hotels is another one who has announced he is moving on from competition, despite being only 27 years in age.   "...

With several major World Tour structures already unveiled for 2026, including UAE Team Emirates and Lidl-Trek, the launch calendar is entering its final stretch. This Thursday saw Soudal - Quick-Step's media day in Calpe and here, Mikel Landa revealed that he is considering racing all three Grand To...

Team Picnic PostNL find themselves in a dire situation with view to 2026 season, although the new year has only just started. The loss of Oscar Onley who was bought out of his contract by INEOS Grenadiers left a hole in the Dutch team's plans for the season ahead, but now they need to make amends fo...

The stage 20 of 2025 Giro d'Italia, which featured the returning giant Colle delle Finestre, will be remembered for many reasons. The tactical chess between Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz, the brilliant Wout Van Aert, and the fairy tale of Simon Yates are just a few of the many points that will...

French cycling have a very exciting group of young riders beginning to make a name for themselves in the professional peloton. Of course the main attention is on the outstanding talens Paul Seixas, Lenny Martinez and Romain Grégoire, but Tudor Pro Cycling's Mathys Rondel is not to be underestimated....

Team SD Worx - Protime will once again draw the eyes of fans and rivals alike in 2026 thanks to their standout outfits, as if their extra-orbitary performances weren't enough of an attention-drawer. Lorena Wiebes is nearly certain to triumph a lot in the new colours, but how about Lotte Kopecky? 202...

Matteo Trentin rode a more than decent 2025 season - a year that didn't bring any breakthrough result, but didn't disappoint neither. Although the 36-year-old had to wait for his first victory of the year until October when he won a sprint of a reduced group to triumph at the traditional Paris-Tours...

Isaac del Toro is making his Tour de France debut in 2026, fruit of a natural progression as he's tackled the other two Grand Tours already. However this wasn't always the plan, at UAE Team Emirates - XRG there was an initial idea to have Del Toro and João Almeida teaming up at the Giro d'Italia.  “...

Simon Yates wrote one of the most beautiful stories in cycling's recent history with his iconic Giro d'Italia coup. Seven years after his career's greatest heartbreak, the Brit returned to Colle delle Finestre to close the chapter that has been for so long at the back of his mind. And although he di...

Eli Iserbyt is retiring from professional cycling. In a message shared on Instagram this Thursday afternoon, the cyclocross rider has confirmed that he is ending his career under medical advice that has been given to him, thus putting a final point in what is one of the most successful careers in mo...

Paul Magnier is a Soudal - Quick-Step rider until 2029. The Frenchman still had an ongoing contract, but the Belgian team took no chances when it came to their new top talent which, at 21 years of age, already has 24 stage win in his palmarès and promises to deliver more.  “Paul is a rider with exce...

The 2026 Tour Down Under, the season’s first WorldTour race, will start on January 20th in Adelaide and finish on the 25th of January, with a start list that blends established stars, new signings, and a strong home contingent. The race organisation has released the preliminary entry list, confirmin...

Remco Evenepoel has moved to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe with the goal of improving and, potentially, win the Tour de France one day. Most likely, he will have to be better than Tadej Pogacar at some point in time for this to happen, something which former teammate Tim Declercq sees as hard but not...

Soudal - Quick-Step were for years, even decades, at the forefront of the cobbled classics. With several legends going through their ranks, the Belgian team was used to winning at home, but in recent years it has not only lacked the power to contest with the new leaders; but also largely also lacked...

There is a worrying trend over the past few years that Team Visma | Lease a Bike is truly losing ground to UAE Team Emirates - XRG. Whilst in some ways the Dutch team continues to be the only match, or rival to the Emirati team, this could stop being the case after the team has lost several signific...

Simon Yates announced yesterday, against all expectations, that he is retiring from professional cycling at 33, a decision that has sent shockwaves through the peloton and among fans. The British rider, one of the standout names in Grand Tour racing over the past decade, closes a career marked by wi...

After four seasons with UAE Team Emirates - XRG, Marc Hirschi moved away and into a more familiar setting with the Swiss Tudor Pro Cycling Team. It was a year where he wasn't often present at the head of affairs however, but he wants to change that. At the team's media day in Moraira, Hirschi discus...

Christian Scaroni has hit what is perhaps the peak of his career at age 27 this past season, performing incredibly well throughout the year where he took several high-level victories. The Italian tells that he never would've expected such performances, and that this was brought out by XDS Astana Tea...

The retirement of Simon Yates from professional cycling continues to prompt deep analysis across the sport. After the initial shock, one of the most authoritative voices to unpack the decision has been Javier Ares, the veteran Spanish cycling journalist, who devoted much of his YouTube show to outli...

In 2024 Michael Storer confirmed his potential as a Grand Tour rider by finishing Top10 at the Giro d'Italia, and this past season he again finished 10th. However this was under very specific circumstances as he crashed on four occasions; whilst throughout the rest of the year he showed on several o...

More and more pro cyclists are pushing the boundaries of 'tradition', and at this point in time, quite a few take up altitude training right from January onwards before the start of the season. That is the case with Tom Pidcock, who will be heading to Chile to train at 2700 meters of altitude soon w...

The 2026 season has officially begun today in Australia with the national championships. In the time trial event we have seen Jay Vine take his first victory of the year for UAE Team Emirates - XRG whilst Feclity Wilson-Haffenden took the win in the women's event. The 38-kilometer long time trial in...

The days leading into the road season are usually quiet. Most teams have their rosters locked with the start fast approaching. That was the case also this January, with final touches before the 2026 Tour Down Under. Then Simon Yates blew everything up. In a decision that stunned the cycling world, t...

Cycling off-season is over, the 2026 has started. And while the main audience in Europe will have to wait for racing a little bit longer, the season will get underway with a number of so-called "season-openers", including the AlUla Tour in Saudi Arabia. While the race doesn't bring many novelties to...

Tudor Pro Cycling didn't quite manage to sneak among the elite 18 teams which will belong to the WorldTour category in 2026-28 period, but the Swiss team nevertheless belongs to the best you'll find in the cycling's second division. And although they already had a more than decent lineup in 2025, th...

In 2022, Tom Dumoulin stepped away from professional cycling as one of the standout riders of the previous decade, having won the 2017 Giro d’Italia, become a time trial world champion, and a multiple stage winner at the Giro, Tour de France and Vuelta a España. His command of the bike was striking,...

The 2026 season is about to begin. More precisely, it will happen in less than two weeks with the first stage of Tour Down Under set for Tuesday, January 20. The Australian WorldTour race is crucial for Jayco AlUla as the home team, and therefore also for Ben O'Connor, the country’s leading star. Th...

In recent days, several reports have hinted that Jonas Vingegaard is already confirmed to ride the 2026 Giro d’Italia, a move which could mark his debut at the Corsa Rosa with the aim of completing the set of the three Grand Tours, joining a historic elite that includes Eddy Merckx, Alberto Contador...

Ambition is not being disguised at the Decathlon CMA CGM Team. With a new sprint structure taking shape and a clear Tour de France objective already defined, Mark Renshaw has outlined a programme built around winning at the highest level rather than settling for presence. Speaking in quotes collecte...

The timing was striking. On the same day that Simon Yates confirmed his immediate retirement from professional cycling, Julian Alaphilippe was speaking openly about the long view of his own career and the possibility that some of cycling’s biggest stages may soon carry added finality. Alaphilippe’s...

As the professional peloton begins to roll back into motion, with January training camps underway and the first races of the new campaign approaching, the margins for riders without a contract are shrinking fast. Teams are already focused on performance, logistics and objectives for the year ahead,...

In the 2026 season, Tadej Pogacar will chase a fifth Tour de France. If the Slovenian wins the Grande Boucle again, he will match the all-time record held by Eddy Merckx, Miguel Induráin, Jacques Anquetil, and Bernard Hinault. He will likely do it on a Colnago priced over €10,000. At UAE Team Emirat...

Concern around the health of Eddy Merckx has not eased. After a prolonged period marked by serious injury, multiple medical procedures and recurring setbacks, a fresh update from inside Merckx’s personal circle suggests the situation remains unresolved. That update comes from Rudy De Bie, a former...

Julian Alaphilippe will begin his 2026 campaign with a clear and deliberate structure. A Portuguese season opener, a spring built almost entirely around the Classics and a planned return to the Tour de France underline a programme that leans into his strengths rather than spreading his efforts thinl...

Cyclocross risk has returned to the centre of the conversation this winter, sharpened by Wout van Aert’s latest serious crash and the abrupt end of his campaign. But inside Alpecin-Premier Tech, panic has never been part of the response. For team manager Christoph Roodhooft, crashes remain an unavoi...

Simon Yates has announced his immediate retirement from professional cycling, bringing one of Britain’s most successful modern careers to a close at the very peak of his powers. The 33-year-old Brit has decided to step away following a career-defining season with Team Visma | Lease a Bike in 2025, a...

Soudal - Quick-Step is going through a major shift this winter, with the departure of Remco Evenepoel, and a renewed focus on the spring classics with signings such as Jasper Stuyven and Dylan van Baarle; and in the sprints with a signing of a third major sprinter in Alberto Dainese. However, the te...

In cycling there is a serious argument to make that its top teams are, now more than ever, being financed by controversial entities. Many of the top teams in the sport currently are financed by petro-states such as UAE Team Emirates - XRG; billionaire oil companies such as INEOS Grenadiers, warmonge...

It is not frequent in the peloton, however it happens more often than the TV cameras capture it. At the 2024 Paris-Roubaix there was an instance where Daan Hoole was punched by XDS Astana Team's Yevgeniy Fedorov, and when the two saw each other again this time in a training ride during Spain, it alm...

Ruben Guerreiro said he was surprised by the way his name was linked to a story he considers unfounded, rejecting any irregularities regarding his whereabouts or the ADAMS system in which the riders are mandated to share their location with the anti-doping authorities. The Portuguese rider is taking...

The 2025 season will be remembered largely for the commanding wins of Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. But, by no means was this a predictable year, and there were many moments where the script broke down entirely. In races usually shaped by hierarchy, reputation, and team control, three resu...

Patrick Lefevere and Remco Evenepoel have now both stepped away from Soudal - Quick-Step, making for the start of a new era. The former team manager has commented on the Olympic Champion's move to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe and his ambition to win the Tour de France against Tadej Pogacar.  "He says...

Wout van Aert may be forced to remain out of competition for almost three months following surgery to address what was initially described as a “small fracture” sustained during the cyclocross race in Mol, where he had been riding strongly in direct contention with Mathieu van der Poel. “Of course I...

Mathieu van der Poel took what was perhaps his most dominant win of the cyclocross season thus far at the World Cup Zonhoven, despite claiming he is not yet at his best level. The World Champion has recalled Wout van Aert, and also talked about his return home to Spain where he will focus on prepari...

Frank van den Broek already made a name for himself in the peloton as a talented climber, and a hard-to-get-rid-of breakaway comrade when the crunch time comes. However for 2026, his Team Picnic PostNL bosses have prepared a meticulous spring programme, centered around the mighty Tour of Flanders. "...

Filippo Baroncini's 2025 season was cut short due to a heavy crash at the Tour de Pologne. The 25-year-old Italian spent two weeks in coma to allow his body to deal with the severe injuries, but by the end of October, the young timetrialist returned to the saddle and launched his preparation for com...

It is a signing that had been in the making for a while, and it has now been made official. Derek Gee is joining Lidl-Trek with a three-year contract running all the way to 2028. The German team's level grows even further by capturing the last top-level rider who was available on the market.  “Bring...

That XDS Astana Team are fairly decent in cycling, that much you might've already noticed over the past season when then Kazakh-Chinese team rose all the way up to the fourth place in UCI ranking, second only to cycling's giants; UAE, Visma and Lidl-Trek. But one could easily forget about their main...

The 2026 season is about to begin. It will be a key year as a new three-year cycle also starts. But there will be much to watch beyond the relegation fight. One rider drawing big expectations is Jakob Omrzel. The Slovenian, at just 19, won his country’s Elite National Championships, and the comparis...

Away from the world of cycling, it was a packed week when it comes to geopolitical news. The USA launched an aerial invasion on Venezuela and captured its leader Nicolas Maduro, who has since been taken to the United States of America for trial. What does that mean to the country's top race, the Vue...

The 2026 season is soon beginning and most riders are currently putting in the hours on the bike. Some are in Spain in training camps whilst others stay at home. In Tadej Pogacar's case, home also means the occasional trip to Italy where he explores and trains on the course of Milano-Sanremo. This w...

Dorian Godon has spent a decade racing in the French scene and after what was the best year of his career, he is moving away from France and joining INEOS Grenadiers with the French national champion's jersey on his back.  "I wanted to progress further. I've really improved this season. I've also ma...

It can be said that Mathieu van der Poel lives in a world of his own. For the past three years, he has won all but one cyclocross race that he took to the start line, but after a while it leads to competitive monotony. The World Champion may not be present next year in the discipline if he finally b...

Intermarché - Wanty had around a dozen riders be told they wouldn't have a contract for 2026 very late in the winter, and many have struggled to find new teams whilst others retired from the sport. One of the few riders who was still left without a contract, Dion Smith, is one of the two signings th...

Jay Vine is entering a new year with UAE Team Emirates - XRG and with baby number 2 on the way. The Australian has found his home with the Emirati team where he is allowed to chase his own individual results, but where he also wants to be part of Grand Tour-winning teams with the likes of Tadej Poga...

Whilst athletes from less historical nations don't benefit from as many opportunities in the world of cycling, they benefit from having less pressure. In countries like Belgium or France, all the main riders and the young jewels are looked at through a microscope, and fall victim to lots of criticis...

Kobe Goossens has retired from pro cycling this week but in no time he has already talked publicly about his last year in the peloton. His feedback is not the best, as he portrays Intermarché - Wanty's as rather unfair, with lack of communication and no racing schedule making it a rough ending to a...

The transfer market ahead of the 2026 season has been one of the busiest in recent years. Team mergers, the disappearance of historic structures, and the arrival of new projects with ambitious budgets have triggered a domino effect that has shaken the pro peloton with contract buyouts in the mix. Re...

Some seasons feel like a highlight reel, whilst others can sometimes pass by and be easily forgotten. 2025 falls into the highlight reel category for cycling, thanks to countless dramatic and teer-jerking headlines. One British rider redeemed himself in this most emphatic fashion on a climb that onc...

Movistar has been under fire over the past few months as Oier Lazkano has been provisionally suspended by the UCI over biological passport anomalies that have been recorded during his time at Movistar, whilst former rider Vinicius Rangel failed to report on his whereabouts on three occasions during...

Jens Reynders is one of the riders who have not been able to secure a contract for the upcoming season. The 27-year-old was part of the Wagner Bazin WB team, a Franco-Belgian Professional squad that underwent a major restructuring and stepped down from ProTeam to Continental level for the 2026 seaso...

Spectators' behaviour in cycling is almost never a cause of concern, but there are always some isolated events of "fans" disrupting the race, and Mathieu van der Poel has been affected several times recently.  In Loenhout, shortly before the end of 2025, a spectator struck his handlebar, even if uni...

2026 will be Jacopo Mosca's eighth season with Lidl-Trek, a team in which he has developed most of his professional career. The 32-year-old has become a key domestique, working for different leaders, whether in Grand Tours, Classics or individual stages. As an elite domestique whose work goes often...

Mathieu van der Poel has once again been completely unstoppable this winter, winning nine out of nine cyclocross races he has entered with insulting ease. The reigning world champion still has three World Cup races ahead in his schedule before focusing on a new road season. His recent performances h...

The 2026 season has started and this means that a new set of riders are entering the market. With the transfer season virtually complete, now begins a new year of racing where many will rise, many will fall, and many will change colours at the end of the year. Here are the top riders whose contracts...

With the Christmas block complete, a great part of the cyclocross season has been completed. We take a look at how the World Cup, Superprestige and X2O Badkamers Trofee are looking only with a few races remaining in the calendar, and who is likely to win them.  The World Cup, on the men's side, is p...

Over the past few years, the level in professional cycling has raised significantly. It is a relatively unanimous observation. Technology and nutrition have evolved a lot and allow riders to race faster than ever, and every year riders must keep adapting to the new 'rules of the game'. Jai Hindley f...

Jonathan Milan is already one of the strongest and fastest sprinters in the peloton, but he is not only continuing the work he has done with Lidl-Trek. Into the 2026 season we should see a different Milan, with a completely different position on the bike, something which he hopes will give him an ex...

As the gaps between many riders over the past years (excluding the obvious figures) have diminished, smaller details began to matter more and more. Being able to get through the years mostly injury and illness-free is now a major contributor to any rider's success at the very top level, and Wout van...

Intermarché - Wanty came to an end in 2025 and now there are six riders that have confirmed their retirement from the sport. The latest is Gijs van Hoecke, a Belgian classics rider who turned pro in 2012 and has now decided to call it a day in the peloton.  Perhaps not by his own choice, as this was...

The Christmas block is now over in cyclocross, the most dense and important part of the calendar for many. Throughout the two weeks of intense racing a lot has happened. Whilst Tibor del Grosso has finally proved himself, and Thibau Nys has continued to put in a few very strong rides, it is still qu...

Wout van Aert is now out of action for an undetermined amount of time, but spirits are not fully down within Team Visma | Lease a Bike. The team has confirmed he's had a successful surgery, and during Sunday's Zonhoven World Cup race, he was on the screens with a message for the fans who made the tr...

It is worrying times for plenty former World Tour riders who have now entered 2026 and are officially without a contract. The list is not small either, as over 20 of them still have not officially retired but do not have a team for the time being. Adding to that, outside the World Tour, the likes of...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe are cycling's new 'super team' however within this massively talented structure, a lot of choices had to be made - a lot of riders must be kept happy. As a result the Tour de France will feature both Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz aiming for the yellow jersey or clo...

When Mads Pedersen turned professional in 2015, cycling was already a demanding, data-driven sport. A decade on, the Dane barely recognises the world he stepped into. Speaking at Lidl-Trek’s recent media day, Pedersen offered a blunt assessment of how radically the sport has evolved, particularly in...

Lidl-Trek rider Amanda Spratt has announced that she will retire from professional racing at the end of the 2026 season, bringing to a close a career spanning more than 15 years at the top level of women’s cycling. Despite announcing her retirement plans, Spratt stressed that her motivation remains...

Paul Magnier's 2025 season was one to remember. The young French prodigy won 19 times throughout the year, a tally surpassed only by Tadej Pogacar, and demonstrated he is one of the best and most versatile sprinters in the current peloton despite his young age. Looking back on his season during an a...

In the long tradition of cycling families, the Vinokourov name inevitably stands out. Alexander Vinokourov, a former peloton icon, is now the long-serving general manager of XDS Astana Team. Within that same structure, his two sons, Alexandre and Nicolas Vinokurov, have been building their own paths...

Just one year after ending his professional career, Danish cyclist Michael Morkov has received what is considered one of the highest honours in Danish elite sport: induction into Sport’s Hall of Fame. “It was absolutely fantastic,” he said to Ekstra Bladet after the ceremony. “It was very moving. Hj...

Stefan Küng and his wife Céline suffered one of the worst experiences parents can go through in 2024, when Céline had a miscarriage in August. In the Swiss programme Kehrseite – abseits des Erfolgs, the couple revisited the personal tragedy that deeply marked their family.  “Already from the facial...

There was no stopping Mathieu van der Poel in Zonhoven, but behind the dominant winner, a different story quietly took shape. On a course where mistakes came thick and fast, Tibor del Grosso delivered the kind of ride that continues to fuel comparisons which have followed him throughout his rise, fi...

When elite athletes speak outside their own sport, the words can sometimes feel throwaway. Thibaut Courtois’ comments on cycling do not fall into that category. Reflecting on his sporting highlights of 2025, the Real Madrid and Belgium goalkeeper singled out the dominance of Tadej Pogacar while simu...

The end of a winning run rarely arrives without warning in Zonhoven, and for Lucinda Brand, it came through a sequence of small errors on a course that offered no forgiveness. After 13 consecutive victories, the former world champion was finally beaten in the World Cup sand, with consistency proving...

After one of the most protracted and complex transfer sagas of recent seasons, Derek Gee is now reportedly set to begin the next chapter of his career with Lidl-Trek, with an official announcement expected imminently. That is according to Ciro Scognamiglio of La Gazzetta dello Sport, who stated on F...

For Thibau Nys, the World Cup round in Zonhoven turned from promise to damage limitation in a matter of seconds. On a day dominated at the front by Mathieu van der Poel, the Belgian champion saw his own chances of fighting for a top result wiped out by a violent crash on an icy section that sent him...

Zonhoven was never going to reward hesitation, and Mathieu van der Poel made his response clear from the opening seconds. On a weekend already defined by snow, ice and costly mistakes elsewhere in the peloton, the world champion chose the most risk-averse option available: remove the chaos entirely...

The men’s race at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Zonhoven was decided almost as soon as it began, with Mathieu van der Poel producing a ruthless start-to-finish performance to claim his ninth consecutive victory. From the opening lap, the world champion rode alone at the front, setting a tempo no o...

The 2026 road season is almost underway, with the Tour Down Under set to open the calendar on 20 January. Yet before racing has even begun, Team Visma | Lease a Bike face a disruption that could shape their early campaign: Wout van Aert’s ankle fracture, sustained during the cyclocross season and re...

Kobe Goossens has announced the end of his professional cycling career at the age of 29, closing the chapter on a journey that saw him ride all three Grand Tours and claim two professional victories. The Belgian rider revealed his decision at the beginning of 2026, confirming that 2025 marked his fi...

Surviving Zonhoven mattered as much as strength, and for Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, that balance shaped one of the most emotional victories of her career. On a course where even the favourites were repeatedly caught out, the defending champion emerged from a race defined by errors, resets and relen...

The women’s race at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Zonhoven delivered a relentless test of survival, with Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado emerging victorious from a crash-strewn thriller that caught out every major contender. On a course where mistakes were inevitable, Alvarado was the rider who timed h...

Djamolidine Abdoujaparov was one of the most iconic sprinters of the 1990's and one of the most successful too. A three-time green jersey winner at the Tour de France (as well as one in both other Grand Tours too), his career was marked by the biggest race in the world, but it also finished at the G...

Round 9 of the cyclocross World Cup will take place this Sunday, January 4th, in Zonhoven. Mathieu van der Poel will be the grand headliner of the race which takes the riders into the famous 'De Kuil' sand pit; whilst Wout van Aert is now at home nursing an injury suffered at the Exact Cross Mol. We...

Earlier this summer, young Hagens Berman Jayco rider Samuele Privitera passed away following injuries that he suffered in a crash during the Giro della Valle d'Aosta. This Saturday there was an organized ride in honour of the Italian rider and amongst those who participated was Tadej Pogacar.  The r...

Today, we have arrived at the team, and rider, everyone spent all of 2025 talking about: UAE Team Emirates – XRG, the home of arguably the greatest rider we have ever seen, Tadej Pogacar. The numbers alone tell one story, but the manner in which they were achieved tells another: a team built for dom...

The 2025 campaign was meant to mark Tao Geoghegan Hart's rebirth, but instead became another frustrating year with small glimpses of the type of rider he was back in the day and too many disappointing performances, besides of long periods away from competition. Lidl-Trek had invested heavily in the...

Any hopes of Wout van Aert competing at the Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hulst were extinguished on Friday following a heavy crash at the Zilvermeercross Mol. The three-time world champion fell hard in the final part of the race, suffering a sprained ankle in which a small fracture that requir...

Groupama - FDJ  has suffered a significant setback ahead of the 2026 season after Olivier Le Gac sustained a serious injury during a training ride. The 32-year-old French rider fractured his femoral neck after slipping on black ice and was forced to undergo emergency surgery. The accident occurred o...

The latest financial figures from the UCI point to a familiar trend. Team budgets continue to rise, and rider salaries are increasing alongside them, further widening the gap between the sport’s biggest operations and teams competing with far more limited resources. Although the men’s WorldTour offi...

The extreme cold conditions at the Exact Race Mol cyclocross race on Friday caught everyone by surprise, turning the contest into a battle of survival. One of the most affected riders by the cold was Wout Janssen.  Footage circulating after the race showed Janssen, who finished tenth, struggling to...

For Ben Healy, the temptation after a breakthrough season would be to widen the lens. Wearing yellow at the Tour de France, winning a stage and stepping onto a World Championship podium all invite louder ambition and bigger promises. Instead, Healy has done the opposite. He has narrowed his focus. T...

Raw strength is more than enough for Tadej Pogacar to dominate almost every race on the calendar. But according to Vincenzo Nibali, Milano-Sanremo plays by different rules. And if the world champion wants to finally add La Classicissima to his palmares, relying on brute force alone may not be enough...

In a sport increasingly shaped by marginal gains and rigid career planning, Lidl-Trek's Quinn Simmons is openly entertaining an ambition that sits well outside the modern cycling playbook. The American has made it clear that his Olympic horizon extends beyond the road. While Los Angeles 2028 represe...

Niels Vandeputte left Gullegem with far more than just a race win. By striking late on a snow-hit circuit and outmanoeuvring Michael Vanthourenhout in the final lap, the Belgian not only claimed one of the most tactically complex victories of the winter but also strengthened his hold on the Superpre...

The men’s Superprestige race in Gullegem developed into a tactical battle shaped as much by snowfall and timing as by raw power, with Niels Vandeputte producing the decisive move in the final lap to take victory ahead of Michael Vanthourenhout. From the opening lap, Joris Nieuwenhuis took responsibi...

Amandine Fouquenet made an immediate impact for her new Pauwels Sauzen – Altez Industriebouw team by winning the Superprestige Gullegem, sealing victory with a perfectly judged late attack on a greasy, snow-affected circuit. The French champion set the tone from the opening lap, launching into an ea...

Wout van Aert has undergone successful surgery after sustaining a season-ending ankle injury during Friday’s snow-hit Exact Cross in Mol, with his team confirming that the focus now shifts fully to recovery. “The surgery was successful,” Team Visma | Lease a Bike confirmed in a brief update on Satur...

Wout van Aert is a rider who sees bad luck affect him time and time again, and he has entered 2026 in a familiar scenario: In a race against time. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider crashed at the Exact Cross Mol and suffered an ankle fracture, which has ended his cyclocross season and will delay h...

This Friday provided one of the most unique images in modern cycling history, as the 2026 Exact Cross Mol was raced under a heavy snowstorm, creating an unique visual in the second race of the year. Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert headlined an epic day on the bike, with pictures telling the s...

Australian cycling has seen many of its figures retire from pro cycling over the past few days, and that includes one of the veterans of the peloton. Michael Hepburn has been part of Team Jayco AlUla since its very first year back in 2012, and has fulfilled his role in pro cycling perfectly right up...

The question now being asked quietly but persistently in Belgian cyclocross circles is no longer whether Thibau Nys belongs at the front, but whether he has already moved to the front of the national hierarchy. The 2025–2026 winter has not produced a single defining moment that forces the answer, bu...

We've seen it time and time again. Wout van Aert continues to be plagued by bad luck, and continuously have his battle to close the gap to Mathieu van der Poel be interrupted, and have the opposite effect. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider has crashed today at the Exact Cross Mol and suffered an a...

The 2026 season is just around the corner, as the first race of the year, the Tour Down Under, will kick off in Australia on January 20. As the peloton gears up for an exciting year ahead, Diego Pescador is preparing for the new campaign with a rather unusual companion. The 21-year-old climber is on...

Daniel Mangeas, the iconic voice of French cycling, has begun a gradual return to the microphone after suffering a stroke at the start of 2025. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview, the 76-year-old reflected on his recovery, his love for cycling, and his thoughts for the 2026 season. A stroke is no...

What initially promised to be a long-awaited classic duel between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert came to an abrupt and painful end during the snowy cross in Zilvermeercross Mol. After their showdown in Loenhout had rekindled hopes of an old-fashioned rivalry, bad luck intervened today, forci...

Belgian football coach and former player Hein Vanhaezebrouck is also passionate about cycling, something that comes as no surprise given Belgium's deep-rooted cycling heritage. That is why he wanted to weigh in the current state of the sport in a recent interview. Pogacar has millions of fans around...

As the 2026 season begins, the pressure around Jonas Vingegaard’s future direction is only intensifying. With the Grand Tour landscape becoming increasingly crowded with ambitious teams and heavyweight signings, Danish cycling expert Christian Moberg believes clarity, not experimentation, must defin...

The clearest sign of how Team Visma | Lease a Bike are reacting to a changing roster is not a single signing or headline. It is the filter they used before anything else. “We looked for riders who have had consistent seasons in recent years, with plenty of race days and without too many injuries or...

Professional cycling’s next existential challenge may not be physiological, technological or tactical. According to Jan Bakelants, it is financial, and the consequences could quietly reshape the sport’s competitive balance for a generation. Speaking in conversation with Het Laatste Nieuws, the forme...

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado finally turned control into reward at the Exact Cross Mol, using patience, timing and the brutal Zilvermeer sand to claim her first victory of the winter as a snowstorm swept across the circuit. The Dutch rider had spent much of the race probing rather than forcing the iss...

The Exact Cross in Mol was shaping up to deliver the long-awaited winter duel between Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel, before the race was abruptly turned on its head by a heavy crash and Van Aert’s subsequent abandonment. Van Aert did not speak to the media following the incident, but Jan Bo...

The Exact Cross Mol had all the ingredients for another defining chapter in the rivalry between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, but brutal winter conditions ultimately reshaped the contest into a survival exercise rather than a pure sporting duel. From the opening laps, Van der Poel and Van...

The men’s Exact Cross Mol promised another defining chapter in the rivalry between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, but extreme winter conditions ultimately turned the contest into a battle of survival rather than supremacy. From the opening lap, the expected protagonists asserted themselves...

Wout van Aert was forced to abandon the men’s Exact Cross Mol after a heavy crash brought his race — and the much-anticipated duel with Mathieu van der Poel — to an abrupt end. The incident occurred midway through the race as the leading group negotiated one of the slickest corners on the circuit. W...

Mathieu van der Poel has narrowly avoided serious consequences after crashing heavily during the men’s Exact Cross Mol, as treacherous snow and deep sand pushes riders to the limit around the Zilvermeer. The incident occurred midway through the race as the world champion was riding at full intensity...

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado claimed her first victory of the season in dramatic fashion at the Exact Cross Mol, mastering the heavy Zilvermeer sand and deteriorating winter conditions to ride clear in the closing laps. The race began at a high tempo, with Julie Brouwers and Fleur Moors quick to asser...

For much of the past decade, Tim Merlier has been defined by one thing above all else: speed. Relentless, repeatable, world-class speed that delivered 16 victories in a single season and cemented his status as one of the peloton’s most feared finishers. But behind that success, a quieter reassessmen...

Remco Evenepoel believes the internal competition he will face at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe will be a driving force rather than a threat, as he begins a new chapter of his career surrounded by proven Grand Tour winners and ambitious contenders. Speaking on the Specialized podcast, Evenepoel made i...

Remco Evenepoel has begun 2026 by offering the first public glimpse of his new life at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, unveiling the first look of himself in the team’s kit and sharing his first impressions as a new chapter of his career officially gets underway. “New chapter, new wings,” Evenepoel wro...

Mathieu van der Poel framed his sixth consecutive victory at the GP Sven Nys Baal as a test of patience rather than dominance, reserving particular praise for Emiel Verstrynge after their prolonged duel on the Balenberg. “He had a good day,” Van der Poel said afterwards in post-race quotes collected...

With the end of the year 2025 today, another set of riders are officially announcing their retirement from pro cycling. Miles Scotson of Arkéa - B&B Hotels, one of Australia's best riders from the current generation, is hanging up his wheels after spending nine years racing at World Tour level.  "Cl...

One of the biggest stars in modern women’s cycling is now in a relationship with the son of the man widely regarded as the greatest cyclist of all time. The revelation has inevitably drawn attention, not just because of the names involved, but because of what Lotte Kopecky herself says it represents...

Archie Ryan will enter his third professional season with EF Education-EasyPost in 2026. So far, the Irish climber was able to enjoy just a single stage victory, but with his talent, the team boss Jonathan Vaughters is not worried that more (and greater) triumphs await the 24-year-old further down t...

The first full season of Red Bull in cycling had far to being ideal. While on the GC part, Florian Lipowitz secured a Tour podium, it's been far from enough to salvage the unfulfilling impression left by the team's 2025 campaign. In particular the team's ambitious Classics lineup left a lot to be de...

The year 2026 has begun. But for some, the start of a new year has been rough, such as the 1992 Liege-Bastogne-Liege champion Dirk De Wolf. The 64-year-old retired from professional cycling more than three decades ago, however still maintains a great fitness level. For that reason, he typically spen...

The Lotto-Intermarché merger meant large structural changes for the two road cycling teams. However the cyclocross world wasn't spared of large changes either, as both teams have run their own cyclocross teams, of which neither could further exist separately. Therefore Lotto's Deschacht-Hens cyclocr...

EF Education-EasyPost have become iconic for their distinctive pink outfits, and 2026 season will be no different. However the team will no longer be dressed by Rapha. Instead, the Swiss clothing company ASSOS will be responsible for the outwear of both men's and women's teams from 2026 onwards. The...

Belgian cycling icon Roger De Vlaeminck has been hospitalised after being involved in a car accident on New Year’s Eve, suffering minor injuries in what has been described as a frightening overnight incident. The 78-year-old, a four-time Paris–Roubaix winner and one of the most outspoken figures in...

Jonas Vingegaard has had a year of ups and downs with an injury in March ruining his spring, but with his first Vuelta a España victory. However the Tour de France was his main goal, and as was the case with the Criterium du Dauphiné, he had to settle for a distant second place behind Tadej Pogacar....

Lucinda Brand summed up her latest victory at the GP Sven Nys Baal in typically understated fashion, describing a race defined by restraint rather than aggression. “It’s always tough here, so that does weigh on you,” Brand said in quotes collected by Sporza after the finish. “Maybe the competition...

Third place at the GP Sven Nys Baal came down to restraint for Thibau Nys, who opted against following the early pace set by Mathieu van der Poel and Emiel Verstrynge on the Balenberg. “During reconnaissance, I felt terrible,” Nys admitted afterwards in quotes collected by Sporza from a post-race in...

Mathieu van der Poel delivered another authoritative performance to win the men’s race at the GP Sven Nys Baal, claiming his sixth career victory on the Balenberg after a race that only truly opened up in the closing laps. The opening phase was fast and aggressive. Early probes came from Cameron Mas...

Finishing second behind Mathieu van der Poel at the GP Sven Nys Baal marked a defining moment for Emiel Verstrynge, who emerged encouraged rather than discouraged by the eventual gap to the world champion. “I saw him riding and I felt good,” Verstrynge said afterwards in post-race comments collected...

Jonas Vingegaard delivered a season that would usually end any debate. Overall victory at the Vuelta a Espana, a second place at the Tour de France, and another year spent competing at the very highest level of stage racing. Yet Denmark’s Cyclist of the Year award went elsewhere. The decision to hon...

Lucinda Brand began the new year exactly where she left off, producing another commanding display to win the women’s race at the GP Sven Nys Baal and further cement her control of the winter season. A hesitant start once again failed to slow Brand. Jolanda Neff briefly led the early exchanges after...

Cycling in 2025 has been perhaps the most predictable in a long time. The overwhelming dominance of Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel in their respective specialties have seen them winner every major title, and Johan Bruyneel predicts this to continue being the case in 2026.  "Van der Poel's ra...

January 2026 marks the official start of the international cycling season with a calendar concentrated in Oceania, the Americas, Asia, and the first European fixtures. As usual, the Australian national championships open up the action, while races such as the Tour Down Under, the one-day races in Va...

It’s January 1st, and riders who moved in the transfer market can finally unveil their new team kits. All eyes were on Juan Ayuso in Lidl-Trek colours after his exit from UAE, and on Remco Evenepoel in Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe after leaving Soudal Quick-Step. However it is an exciting day for cyc...

Whilst new year is for most an opportunity to show off their new racing colours, or even - in Visma's case - make a winter signing official, it can for others be a complicated time. Arnaud de Lie for example is set to start his season in three weeks, but is now dealing with a lingering injury.  The...

The Coll de Rates. It might be one of the 'easiest' popular climbs in pro cycling, but there are good reasons for its popularity. I have travelled to the Costa Blanca's most iconic climb and got the help of pro riders to explain why the climb is as famous as it is. And Tadej Pogacar ended up making...

Throughout the past three seasons, Unibet Rose Rockets have been steadily growing, but in 2026 it should skyrocket up into a high ProTeam level with potential wildcards for races such as the Tour de France and Paris-Roubaix. However those who have contributed to the team's success can't be forgotten...

Tadej Pogacar has wrapped up another extraordinary 2025 season. The Slovenian from UAE Team Emirates - XRG secured his fourth Tour de France, once again his big target, and didn’t stop there, adding a clutch of Monuments (Liège, Flanders and Lombardia), another World title (his second in a row), plu...

It is a signing that had been in the works for months, but was only seemingly allowed to be made public at the start of 2026. As the year begins, Team Visma | Lease a Bike officially welcome Louis Barré of Intermarché - Wanty in the team.  This is a move that had already been expected for a while, w...

Lidl-Trek have in its ranks a whole host of top talents, strong leaders and experienced domestiques. It makes for one of the strongest teams in the world, with a lot of potential for development too. Edward Theuns, member of the team since 2019, has long been a key figures in the classics and sprint...

The end of the 2025 season sees several Australian riders' career come to an end. After Caleb Ewan earlier in the year, Miles Scotson on New Year's eve... Team Picnic PostNL's Alex Edmondson, the man who won the Australian national title the year after Scotson, has also announced his retirement from...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG has done a strong job signing quality riders to be road captains and domestiques, specially when it comes to its rouleurs. Its vast financial resources have allowed them to sign a rider such as Rune Herregodts who can also deliver results on his own; but neither plans have go...

Jonas Vingegaard has for many years been seen as a defensive rider mostly, a rider who is an excellent climber and time trialist, but not as complete as his rivals such as Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel. In 2025 however he tried to turn that around with more aggressive and intuitive tactics, whic...

+An outstanding year of cycling comes to a close, and we’re already excited about what awaits in the 2026 season, with Tadej Pogacar chasing a place alongside Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Indurain on 5 Tour de France wins, or matching Peter Sagan with 3 consecutive World titles. All eyes on whether...

Tom Dumoulin retired from pro cycling at age 31, a premature departure from the sport where he achieved a lot. A Giro d'Italia win, a World title, a Tour de France podium and several high-level victories constituted one of the most impressive careers in modern cycling. However, the Dutch rider had a...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have signed Remco Evenepoel, and have added him into the roster of Grand Tour specialists that include Florian Lipowitz and Primoz Roglic. With so much firepower, that also includes former Giro d'Italia winner Jai Hindley, it would be easy to forget the team has another t...

2025 was the year of Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. The two have won all five monuments of cycling, both road and cyclocross world titles, and largely dominated every race they put their full intentions on, with dominating triumphs. That has often led to monotonous moments in some of the sp...

The 2025 Vuelta a España ended not in Madrid, but in its outskirts, as the peloton could not reach the capital after 21 days of roller-coaster racing. Protests against Israel - Premier Tech and the race organizers marked the race, and the final stage had to be cancelled after protestors destroyed th...

The Superprestige Diegem Cross is one of the races that every year delivers heated action, and one of the most unique sceneries as the race takes place in the evening. Many decided not to make the trip for the last race of 2025 this year, but Thibau Nys and Tibor del Grosso had a memorable battle fo...

Remco Evenepoel closes one of the defining chapters of his career as he brings his seven-season stint with Soudal - Quick-Step to an end. A period that decisively shaped his growth as a professional, taking him from a prodigy to one of the peloton’s most decisive riders on the international stage. H...

Benoît Cosnefroy’s move to UAE Team Emirates - XRG is not built around patience, hierarchy or waiting his turn. From the outset, the French puncheur is making it clear that he did not join the sport’s most powerful squad to disappear into a domestique role. Instead, Cosnefroy sees his transfer as an...

Aleix Espargaró has brought his brief but high-profile professional cycling adventure to an end. The MotoGP rider, who fulfilled a long-held ambition by racing as a professional cyclist with Lidl-Trek in 2025, will not continue in the peloton next season and will instead focus exclusively on his rol...

Lorena Wiebes’ 2025 season was arguably her most dominant ever. With 25 victories, she won more races than any other rider in the professional peloton, male or female, often in her trademark fashion: outsprinting everyone else in flat finishes. Yet as the year unfolded, it became increasingly clear...

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

The 2025 Vuelta a España was one of the most eventful in recent years, however not due to competitive reasons. Jonas Vingegaard was the winner of the overall classification, but it was a secondary story to that of the anti-Israel protests that have shadowed the racing from start to finish. Vingegaar...

Sarah Gigante’s 2025 season has been a study in extremes. The Australian produced some of the year’s most impressive and surprising uphill performances before seeing her campaign cut short by injury, missing the UCI Road World Championships after breaking her femur in a training crash in August. Des...

The Giro d’Italia is set to start abroad for the second consecutive year in 2026, specifically in Bulgaria, which will mark the Giro’s third foreign start in five editions, following departures from Hungary in 2022 and Albania in 2025. The race will begin in the Bulgarian city of Nessebar on May 8....

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has officially unveiled its new kit for the 2026 season, marking the start of a new cycling year under the tagline New Season, New Skin. Yellow has been the central colour of the team since the arrival of Jumbo as a sponsor in 2015, and of course that could not change for t...

Tibor Del Grosso claimed a hard-fought victory in the men’s race at the Superprestige Diegem, emerging on top after a dramatic finale shaped by crashes and fading legs under the floodlights. The race initially revolved around Del Grosso and Thibau Nys, with the Dutchman striking early and Nys gradua...

Puck Pieterse claimed her first victory of the season with a controlled performance in the women’s race at the Superprestige Diegem, proving untouchable despite a late puncture on the floodlit circuit. The race quickly became a duel. Pieterse and Marie Schreiber rode clear early on, with the sand se...

The Azencross Loenhout has delivered another Mathieu van der Poel victory but the main story of the day was the bad luck his rivals have suffered. Whilst Wout van Aert's race was ruined by multiple punctures, Laurens Sweeck has crashed and suffered season-ending injuries.  The race saw Mathieu van d...

Mathieu van der Poel admitted he would have welcomed a full head-to-head duel in Loenhout, even as he powered to another solo victory at the X2O Trofee Azencross Loenhout. “Of course I was smiling,” Van der Poel said after the finish. “But it was a shame for how the race played out.” The world champ...

Norway can put riders on the top step of the Tour de France, yet Jonas Abrahamsen believes the sport at home is quietly being starved of the visibility it needs to survive. The concern is not framed around medals, prestige or even his own breakthrough season. Instead, Abrahamsen is questioning what...

Tadej Pogacar won L'Équipe's 'Champion of Champions' award to end the year 2025, beating Armand Duplantis on the voting. He spoke to the French news outlet after confirmation of the victory and has talked about his future in pro cycling, how he looks at the sport and why he races with such an aggres...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG run a tight ship and Tadej Pogacar works with very specific staff members with whom he's found himself comfortable with. Perhaps the most crucial one is Javier Sola, his coach, with whom he started working in 2024 which then led to a great increase in his overall level. The S...

For the second time in its history, a cyclist has won the 'Champion of Champions' award, one organized by the French newspaper L'Équipe. After Greg Lemond, Tadej Pogacar has taken the triumph in what is considered to be one of the most reputable awards in sports.  “Honestly, I would not put myself o...

Mathieu van der Poel has been for several seasons a frequent victim of the cyclocross crowds, who have spat on him, thrown him urine, recently even blown smoke into his face. Hence when during the Azencross Loenhout he almost came off the bike after colliding with a spectator, it was assumed to be a...

This cyclocross winter could've had a standout moment as the organizers of the Gullegem Cross, which will take place on the 3rd of January, have reached out to Tadej Pogacar's management to try and lure him into the race. It hasn't succeeded, but it might be happening at some time in the future.  In...

The 2025 season unfolded as a turbulent but defining chapter for Soudal – Quick-Step, closing the book on the Remco Evenepoel era while proving the team could still deliver wins at a level few squads could match. The Belgian outfit, long branded by its Wolfpack identity, entered the year without Pat...

Mathieu van der Poel was involved in an early incident during the men’s race at the X2O Trofee Azencross Loenhout, after apparent contact with a spectator briefly unsettled the opening lap. The moment occurred shortly after the start, as the world champion exited a corner and was forced into a sharp...

In pro cycling, it is not often that internal feuds are talked in public. But there are certain exceptions, and UAE Team Emirates - XRG is often at the center of them, due to the sheer amount of quality riders and leaders. One of the team's riders has shared with CyclingUpToDate their point of view...

With 67 racedays, Jonas Rutsch's season was one that didn't stand out in terms of extensiveness, but there's certainly a story to be told. Early into the year, Rutsch lived one of his best days on the bike. When he joined the breakaway on the morning of Paris-Roubaix, he could only dream of crossing...

The cyclocross season is at its peak, with the Christmas period traditionally the busiest window for the sport. All riders are battling in the mud except for one, Eli Iserbyt, who is watching from home, dealing with ongoing pain and mounting frustration. Iserbyt has been struggling with health issue...

The prospect of seeing cyclocross become an Olympic sport at the 2030 Winter Games is gathering momentum. The seed planted months ago now seems to be blooming, at least after recent reports of constructive talks between the IOC and the UCI. According to Het Laatste Nieuws, those positive discussions...

The 2026 season is fast approaching, and it will be the first year Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe truly feels ready to go toe-to-toe with UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Visma | Lease a Bike. On top of an already powerful roster, the German team added Remco Evenepoel in the last transfer window, one of the...

Unibet Rose Rockets have made a bold splash on the transfer market. The team led by YouTuber Bas Tietema wants a wildcard to the 2026 Tour de France, and knows it must stand out in the early months of the season. Hence the marquee signings of Dylan Groenewegen and Wout Poels for the road, and a heav...

From Van der Poel to Evenepoel, Gianni Vermeersch will have to be careful about slip-ups when addressing his new leader at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. After nearly a decade with the structure that will be known as Alpecin - Premier Tech from next year onwards, the 33-year-old Belgian set out on a n...

Paula Ostiz has become one of the great hopes of Spanish women’s cycling and one of the most promising young riders at Movistar Team looking ahead to the future. At 18 years of age, the rider from Navarre has shown that her progression is unstoppable, establishing herself as a rider with exceptional...

Lucinda Brand admitted it took patience, equipment changes and careful timing to secure her latest win at the X2O Trofee Azencross Loenhout, after a race that unfolded very differently from her recent solo performances. “It was difficult to make the difference here,” Brand said to Sporza after the f...

Mikel Landa heads into 2026 full of enthusiasm with Soudal - Quick-Step. Following the departure of Remco Evenepoel, the rider from Murgia takes on a greater level of responsibility within the team, becoming a leader for the general classification at the Giro d’Italia and enjoying freedom to hunt fo...

Wout van Aert admitted frustration after his race at the X2O Trofee Azencross Loenhout unravelled despite feeling strong enough to take the fight to Mathieu van der Poel. “I felt good and that’s why I decided to take the initiative early on,” Van Aert said afterwards in an official Visma press rele...

Mathieu van der Poel delivered another commanding performance to win the men’s race at the X2O Trofee Azencross Loenhout, but what initially promised to be a classic duel turned into an anticlimax after repeated punctures for Wout van Aert. The opening laps were chaotic rather than selective. Mechan...

Lucinda Brand has made it a sweet 16 victories for the season with a hard-fought win at the X2O Trofee Azencross Loenhout, but this time the outcome was decided by patience and timing rather than a long solo ride. The opening laps were notably controlled. A clean start on the Brechtseweg produced a...

Cian Uijtdebroeks has become Movistar Team’s marquee signing, a move that marks a significant step in the Spanish team’s strategy to strengthen its Grand Tour presence. After leaving Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the young Belgian arrives with the ambition to grow as a three-week racer and add depth to...

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

The Dendermonde World Cup has seen plenty stories in the women's race: From the dominant win of Lucinda Brand; Puck Pieterse's battle to win her first race in the winter; and under-23 World Champion Zoe Bäckstedt who has begun her campaign here after an injury-ridden few months.  The British talent...

The year 2026 is a fresh start for every team. With a new triennium, UCI points counters in the individual and team rankings reset to zero. Many riders seize the moment as a “reset” after difficult seasons. That could be the case for Pablo Torres with UAE Team Emirates - XRG. In 2024, the young ride...

Under the cover of Mathieu van der Poel at Alpecin-Deceuninck, the Belgian team seems to be growing a true diamond in the rough. Tibor del Grosso is no longer just a potential future big winner in cyclocross, he has already become one, and his strong and cold performance against Wout van Aert in Heu...

In recent years, more and more young riders have been retiring from professional cycling, many of them due to mental health reasons. What was not long ago a taboo has become a transparent conversation, as a growing number of promising talents and also established riders have spoken openly about psyc...

Over the Christmas period, many pro riders have travelled home to be with their families and spend a few days away from the full focus on pro cycling. That was the case with Remco Evenepoel who returned to Belgium, and on a training ride, he was spotted on the Tour of Flanders' climbs. Could this ac...

The Christmas block continues and the cyclocross fans have a daily dose of the discipline's best riders in action. This Monday there is no rest from the weekend's races, but instead another round of the X2O Trofee at the Azencross Loenhout. This will also be the location for Mathieu van der Poel and...

The new road season is already very close. For all teams, it marks the beginning of a new three-year cycle in which they will fight to retain or secure WorldTour licences. However, this will not be a concern for UAE Team Emirates -  XRG, whose objective will be to remain what it already is: the bes...

Stability in the life of pro cyclists is often key, and in Tadej Pogacar's case, it is in his partner Urska Zigart that he finds a lot of it. The World Champion praised her in a recent interview, admitting that it would be hard to achieve the same success otherwise.  In words to Sky Sport, the Slove...

Amandine Fouquenet will swap the Arkéa jersey for that of Pauwels Sauzen-Altez Industriebouw Cycling Team in a few days. The 24-year-old was one of the riders that had not been able to find a new home after the disbandment of Arkéa - B&B Hotels, the team in which she has spent the whole of her profe...

Wout van Aert finished sixth at the UCI World Cup Dendermonde, after an aggressive but ultimately unrewarded ride on a fast and hard-packed course that contrasted with the muddy conditions that usually characterize the race. Van Aert started as one of the main favourites, as he was the winner last y...

The start of the 2026 season, after several weeks of rest, is just around the corner. All teams are putting the finishing touches on their preparations for what promises to be an exciting campaign. At Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, for example, the debut of Remco Evenepoel is set to take place, their...

Tibor Del Grosso accepted second place at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup Dendermonde with mixed emotions, after seeing his chances complicated by a late puncture before eventually being beaten in the sprint by Thibau Nys. “The puncture came at an unlucky moment,” Del Grosso said after the finish to Sp...

Lucinda Brand admitted she surprised even herself with how quickly the race broke open at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup Dendermonde, after powering to another dominant solo victory on a fast and unforgiving course. Brand found herself clear earlier than expected on the opening lap, as the high tempo...

Thibau Nys admitted that how he won mattered just as much as the result itself after sealing a long-awaited victory at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup Dendermonde, executing a near-perfect final lap to outmanoeuvre Tibor Del Grosso. “I rode the corners perfectly, and that really gave me a kick,” Nys sa...

Thibau Nys claimed a hard-fought victory at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup Dendermonde, converting relentless pressure and sharp positioning into a decisive sprint win after one of the fastest and most tactical races of the season. From the opening laps, the race refused to settle. A long line of ride...

Lucinda Brand delivered another commanding solo victory at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup Dendermonde, turning an explosive opening phase into a controlled ride to the finish and sealing her 15th win of the season. The race was fast from the gun. Amandine Fouquenet claimed the holeshot ahead of her Fr...

Pending official confirmation, the 2026 Tour de France is starting to take shape within INEOS Grenadiers. The British team heads into next season after a particularly strong transfer window, their best in years, and with a hierarchy that is beginning to crystallize ahead of July’s showpiece. The lat...

The Unibet Rose Rockets team is growing substantially into this upcoming season but it can't be forgotten that 2025 was the year of Lukas Kubis. Coming from a country with little tradition in pro cycling, the Slovakian rider was the French team's most important rider this season, and he's talked abo...

Jonas Vingegaard has defined an era of modern Tour de France racing through control, discipline and relentless consistency rather than outward charisma. While the Dane’s rivalry with Tadej Pogacar has shaped recent editions of the race, those closest to him insist his defining characteristics have b...

The smallest of injuries can spell disaster in pro cycling, a sport in which races are won or lost by mere seconds. Hence having an undiagnosed injury can be career-threatening at worst, and this was the case with Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. Although she is one of the very best in modern cycling, the ve...

Team Jayco AlUla have lost several of its best climbers over the last few years and it is looking to have someone new be able to contest Grand Tours. For several years now Luke Plapp seems to be heading in that direction, and later this summer he should give it a first go at the Vuelta a España.  Th...

Round 6 of the cyclocross World Cup will take place this Sunday, December 28th, in Dendermonde. It is the second race after Christmas and the continuation of the Christmas block, with Mathieu van der Poel absent and Wout van Aert headlining in a course he's dominated in the past. We take a look at t...

The 2026 Vuelta a España will begin from Monaco, the home of Tadej Pogacar and several other pro riders. That is certainly a very attractive proposal for the World Champion, but a decision on his participation will only be made after the Tour de France and depending on what he feels then.  "Tadej an...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike entered 2025 as one of the forces in the peloton, and the year unfolded as further proof that their winning habits had not slipped. The squad lined up with a roster that blended star power with depth, built around Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert. Expectations were high f...

Haimar Etxeberria’s smile says it all. At 22, the rider from Irún steps up to the World Tour, and does so with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, one of the most powerful structures in the international peloton. A decisive move in his career that comes after his spell at Kern Pharma, the team that held hi...

Geraint Thomas' full career has been linked to Team Sky, now called INEOS Grenadiers, where he raced all the way up to this year. He is now the team's director of racing, but recalls his first years with the team, back when it skyrocketed to the top of the sport.  The Welshman turned pro in 2007 and...

One of the most meaningful and controversial transfers of this winter was Juan Ayuso's arrival to Lidl-Trek. The Spanish rider had a turbulent 2025 season with UAE Team Emirates - XRG, reaching a critical point during the Vuelta a España, in which he publicly criticized the team, even calling it a d...

In what was one of the most unexpected moves of the off-season, Cian Uijtdebroeks broke his contract with Team Visma | Lease a Bike to join Movistar Team. The Belgian rider had already broken his previous contract with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe at the end of 2023, and he replicated that two years...

Jordi Meeus enjoyed in 2025 his most successful season to date in terms of victories, claiming two wins at the World Tour level (a Tour de Suisse stage and the Copenhagen Sprint), the third stage of the Volta ao Algarve and the Binche-Chimay-Binche. A great year that would have been perfect for him...

Over the course of his long WorldTour career, Vincenzo Nibali worked with a big number of sports directors. From early figures such as Franceschi to experienced leaders like Ferretti, Martinelli and Amadio, all of them played a key role in Nibali's success. Drawing on that experience, the former Gi...

At 29 years of age, Lorenzo Fortunato has had a more traditional rise through the world of cycling and continues to improve every year. The Italian climber has reached his best ever level in 2025 and will continue to aim higher in the World Tour. Even if he only secured one victory in 2025, it was h...

Joris Nieuwenhuis will temporarily step away from cyclocross racing after continuing knee problems following a crash in Antwerp on 20 December. The 29-year-old Dutch rider of Ridley Racing Team will undergo further medical examinations before deciding on his return to competition. “I haven’t been fe...

The Union Cycliste Internationale held its annual WorldTour and Women’s WorldTour seminar on 10 and 11 December in Geneva. As usual, discussions centered around the main challenges professional cycling faces and potential solutions to fix them. “The WorldTour seminar has existed for a very long time...

Finn Fisher-Black has never been the headline act, yet at just 23 he has already watched modern cycling’s defining figures from closer than almost anyone else. From early WorldTour races alongside Jonas Vingegaard, to three seasons inside UAE Team Emirates with Tadej Pogacar, and now a future that...

EF Education-EasyPost has Mattia Agostinacchio as a rider for the future. Despite his 18 years of age, the Italian has already won the Junior World Championship and the Under-23 European Championship in cyclocross. Sports director Sebastian Langeveld has been closely involved in shaping the team’s p...

Simon Yates has won a Grand Tour before, but none quite like this. Looking back on his 2025 Giro d’Italia triumph, the detail that still refuses to settle is not the attack on the Colle delle Finestre or the pink jersey in Rome, but the unfamiliar absence of disaster. “In my Grand Tour career, ther...

Joxean Fernandez Matxin has taken stock of an exceptional 2025 for UAE Team Emirates - XRG, a season he rates as a “high distinction”, even if it falls just short of outstanding. The manager acknowledges that perfection does not exist and that “we have let certain victories slip away”, but he underl...

It is not by chance that Tibor del Grosso is called the 'new van der Poel'. Whilst it's hard to achieve the same palmarès, the Dutchman comes from the same country, same team, is having the same progression onto the road, and seems to have the same technical ability as his teammate. The two are now...

Wout van Aert is currently in the middle of his cyclocross campaign. Whilst it hasn't gone off with the strongest of starts, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike is also not in his best form. Although unlikely and unplanned, he could potentially make his way into the Hulst World Championships, this possibi...

Tadej Pogacar is racing the Tour de France in 2026 and potentially leaving the door open to the Vuelta a España as it starts from home in Monaco and a victory there would help him achieve another historic landmark. If any rider in modern times could race all three Grand Tours and win them, it is Pog...

With 2026 in sights, the transfer window is nearly closed for all World and Pro teams. We've seen several teams disappear from the peloton, while others have taken their place. Many riders have gone up or down a level, with plenty concluding their professional careers for various reasons. But what w...

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are the two strongest climbers in the peloton, but two riders who have a very different lifestyle and ways of taking time off racing.  Jonas Vingegaard, a father of two, lives away from the spotlight most of the time when he is away from racing. The crashes on him...

After almost 20 years in the professional peloton, Elizabeth Deignan decided to retire in the middle of the 2025 season. The 37-year-old accumulated 43 road victories in her long and successful career, including the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix Femmes, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Tour de France 202...

Philippa York has long been one of British cycling’s most influential figures. She raced professionally from 1980 to 1995 under the name Robert Millar and became Britain’s most successful professional rider of the 1980s, before later transitioning and building a second career as one of cycling’s mos...

The 2026 season will be a very important season for Team TotalEnergies, as the squad prepares for its final year under its current title sponsorship. The squad has undergone a significant structural overhaul during the off-season, and the biggest change has been the departure of team's founder Jean-...

Francisco Galván is navigating a particularly difficult spell after his exit from Equipo Kern Pharma, which dismissed the rider after he posted several videos on social media that endangered road safety. He has put in career on hold after his contract with the Spanish team was ended.  The footage sh...

After a disappointing and very demanding 2024 season, Thymen Arensman came back stronger in 2025. The Dutch rider had his best season yet, winning two stages at the Tour de France and putting on very solid performances all year round.  Arensman's talent was evident since his junior days. After finis...

The Lotto-Intermarché merger left many riders without a contract for the upcoming 2026 season. Not all of them have found a new team, but Arne Marit is one of the "lucky" ones that already has a new home, in his case at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. The process, however, has not been easy. The final...

Javier Ares, a cycling commentator for Eurosport, has spoken on his YouTube channel about the route of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana. The veteran journalist analysed in detail the profiles of a race that will once again begin abroad and will finish with a long sequence of stages in Andalusia, culminating...

Pedro Delgado, winner of the 1988 Tour de France and one of the most recognisable voices in cycling, has called for calm and perspective following the controversy sparked by his comments on TVE about the pro-Palestinian protests that affected the most recent edition of the 2025 Vuelta a Espana, whic...

Lucinda Brand admitted she needed time and multiple adjustments to unlock her winning ride at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup Gavere, after sealing another dominant victory on one of the season’s most demanding courses. “I still can’t get used to this,” Brand said after the finish in quotes collected b...

Mathieu van der Poel admitted that a single moment proved decisive in his latest victory at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup Gavere, suggesting the race could easily have been settled in a sprint without a small error from Thibau Nys. “It was difficult to make the difference,” Van der Poel said in his p...

Mathieu van der Poel claimed his sixth victory in Gavere with a measured and decisive performance at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup Gavere, turning a prolonged duel with Thibau Nys into a clear winning margin on the final laps. The race began with an immediate shake-up when Van der Poel missed his ped...

Lucinda Brand delivered a commanding solo performance to win the women’s race at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup Gavere, turning a chaotic opening into a decisive demonstration of control on one of the calendar’s most demanding courses. The race began aggressively, with Manon Fouquenet making the faste...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have continued signing many big names into the 2026 season with the intent of building the new 'super team'. Remco Evenepoel is the headliner, but he is not teaming up with Gianni Vermeersch who is coming in to lead in the cobbled classics. However, the two compatriots ar...

Michael Storer won the Tour of the Alps, finished Top10 at the Giro d'Italia and was on the podium of Il Lombardia with Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel at this year's Il Lombardia. This came as a result of him moving to the ProTeam-level Tudor Pro Cycling Team, who invest in him as a leader. Unlik...

Tadej Pogacar has won a lot throughout his illustrious career. World Championships, Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Tour of Flanders... The list goes on and on. The debate on which day was the best in the UAE Team Emirates - XRG's career can be a lively one, but in defeat riders can learn and evolve...

Koen Bouwman left Team Visma | Lease a Bike last year, and encountered one of the most difficult seasons of his career. Not due to his departure from the Dutch team however, rather, the 32-year old was ill several times throughout the season and it always got in the way of his big goals.  Bouwman ha...

Tadej Pogacar is currently the best athlete in cycling, but as all riders did, he had his own origin story in the sport and World Tour. Team manager Mauro Gianetti recalls the 2018 and 2019 seasons, in which the Slovenian was in talks with the team, was signed, and showed his true potential with a b...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has hosted great winners throughout its history. From old legends such as Óscar Freire and Erik Dekker to modern titans such as Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and Wout van Aert. How do all of these big names compare when talking about victories taken throughout their caree...

Christmas Day still begins on the bike for Filippo Conca. While many riders fully switch off, the Italian champion sticks to a routine he has made his own. “At Christmas I always train, it’s a special tradition,” Conca told TuttoBiciWeb. “In the morning I go out on the bike and ride for three hours...

Tadej Pogacar is the great headlining figure of the sport at the moment, but without close rivals, the World Champion would never have the motivation he continues to have to evolve. Hence, UAE Team Emirates - XRG stress that it is key for the Slovenian to have high-level rivals such as Mathieu van d...

With Christmas Day here and the racing calendar on pause, it is the perfect moment for some festive fun. So let’s imagine, just briefly, that the North Pole decided to enter the Tour de France. No wildcard politics, no UCI headaches, just one simple requirement: your name has to work as a Christma...

Round 5 of the cyclocross World Cup will take place this Friday, December 26th, in Gavere. It is the first race after Christmas and the continuation of the Christmas block, with Mathieu van der Poel headlining the race and having a shot at taking the lead of the competition. We take a look at the st...

The demands of a top-level pro cyclist are incredibly high and during the winter, although the weather is not the best, it is crucial for athletes to be able to recover both physically and mentally. That way they can return to work in December and continue to evolve without risk of burn out. Philipp...

Oscar Onley had previously given good signs of being a strong rider in development, but not many would've predicted him to finish the Tour de France this year in fourth place. One of the very hardest Tours in memory, at that, where even Tadej Pogacar struggled with the fatigue in the final week.  "I...

Today, Wout van Aert is finally back on his cyclocross bike for the first time this winter. The Belgian’s rise to the top of elite cyclocross was fast, forceful, and decisive, and in today’s article we will review three of his greatest moments in the mud in his illustrious career to date. Winning t...

Being a pro cyclist is an incredibly complex task. Beyond the immense hours, the specificity of training, the carefully planned year-long nutrition and much more...There is also the technical aspect of the sport. How do riders develop their on-the-bike skills so they don't fail whilst riding in the...

2026 starts within a week and there are still over 60 World Tour and ProTeam riders without a contract for the next season. This includes some pretty big names, whose future remains in the unknown. The likes of Derek Gee, Chris Froome, Hugh Carthy and Oier Lazkano are some of the most sounding names...

Wout van Aert marked an important step in his winter campaign on Monday evening as he claimed second place at the X2O Trofee in Hofstade, securing his first cyclocross podium of the season after only his second race back. Racing in the iconic yellow and black of Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Van Aert f...

As speculation grows around how much longer Mathieu van der Poel will continue to commit fully to cyclocross winters, his father Adrie has offered a calm but revealing perspective on the physical and logistical demands that increasingly shape those decisions. Speaking to In de Leiderstrui, Adrie van...

Earlier this week a very dramatic episode has unfolded in Italy where a group of riders from the SC Padovani Polo Cherry Bank team was approached by a car on the road, who fired two shots towards the riders. The horrendous crime is going to lead to consequences, as a suspect has been arrested in rel...

Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel currently dominate the spring classics with absolute dominance, and it's been this way for years. However Team Visma | Lease a Bike and Lidl-Trek can still realistically aim for big wins, with very strong blocks. The latter, besides Mads Pedersen, is growing an...

On the 22nd of December, the MPCC (Movement for Credible Cycling) relayed to the UCI its growing concern over what it sees as excessive medicalization in professional cycling. In its statement, the organization warns of rising use of medicines and treatments that are not banned by WADA but raise ser...

The end of Mathieu van der Poel's cyclocross career could come to an end as soon as the end of this winter if he is to win his record-breaking eighth world title in Hulst. He has expressed that this is a possibility, but for former World Champion and cyclocross legend Bart Wellens, that is not going...

Gravel roads were the bread and butter of Grand Tours when they were first created, naturally due to the different time period in Europe. But as the decades went by, road racing moved almost 100% towards tarmac roads, and the so-called 'off-road' sections are now used as obstacles, to make racing mo...

On paper, all riders can improve in pro cycling currently. So, it is something to be taken with a grain of salt, but UAE Team Emirates - XRG coach and head of performance Javier Sola and Jeroen Swart respectively admit that Tadej Pogacar has possibly not yet reached the best level he can on the bike...

In 2025 Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe signed the van Dijke twins from Team Visma | Lease a Bike and it is putting them to good use. The pair of Dutch riders, Tim and Mick, are set to race the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France respectively if they show their best form throughout the year, each with impo...

Leading up to Christmas, EF Education-Oatly have unpacked their gift early. The American team, on the men's side, announced the renewal of Neilson Powless until 2029. On the women's side, they have managed to secure Magdeleine Vallières, current rainbow jersey, all the way until 2028 in a new long-t...

Thomas Voeckler has commented on the state of cycling in the era of Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates - XRG, but also on Paul Seixas and the current path that is being built for France's top talent. The 19-year old has already impressed massively this year, but is only one of the quality riders th...

Cycling is unfortunately a sport that sees tragedy quite often, and some would argue it took a miracle for the same not to happen last August. The Tour de Pologne is a race known for its recent tragedies and in its roads, Filippo Baroncini almost lost his life four months ago. Now, the UAE Team Emir...

29-year old Neilson Powless has signed a new contract with EF Education-EasyPost until 2029. The move comes with no surprise as the two are a perfect match, and the American secures in the long-term one of its leaders and most successful riders.  “We all know that Neilson’s work ethic is basically s...

The question of when, not whether, Mathieu van der Poel will eventually walk away from cyclocross is no longer abstract. It is being openly discussed by the rider himself, in public and behind closed doors, at a moment when he is still winning and still central to the sport. With another winter of d...

One of the big transfers of the winter is now confirmed. Oscar Onley is heading to INEOS Grenadiers after the British team's relentless pursuit of the incredible British climber who has finished fourth at this year's Tour de France. At age 23, Onley could become the team's new main project in search...

Jonas Vingegaard has pushed back against long-standing criticism of Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s racing style, insisting instinct and courage, not rigid control, defined both his approach and the team’s tactics during a season shaped by recovery and improvisation. Speaking on the Inside the Beehive p...

Belgian former rider and current Sporza commentator José de Cauwer has reflected on his close relationship with Hennie Kuiper. They were teammates for six years (1975-1980), a period where both achieved great success, particularly Kuiper. De Cauwer described how their bond developed despite (or perh...

After emerging as one of the breakout riders of the 2024 season, Georg Steinhauser was expected to confirm his progress in 2025. The EF Education-EasyPost rider had a spectacular 2024 Giro d'Italia, claiming his first professional win and finishing in third place in two occassions. However, the foll...

The Tour de France is the world’s most famous professional cycling race, an annual 21 stage battle that tests the endurance of the planet’s top cyclists over about three weeks each year. Each July, around 170–180 riders line up to tackle a route that loops across France and sometimes into neighbouri...

After a very short but highly successful career, Dutch star Fem van Empel announced she is putting it on hold indefinitely despite being just 23 years old. The young rider has already won the mind-blowing number of 50 professional cyclocross races, and she was expected to continue that domination in...

On December 23 it was turn for the Superprestige Heusden-Zolder, the last race before Christmas day. There were high expectations mostly because Lucinda Brand was absent, which made the race wide open, and Amandine Fouquenet made the most of the opportunity.  The French rider launched a decisive mov...

After emerging as one of the revelations of the 2024 season, Antonio Morgado endured a far more difficult 2025 season. Despite a solid start of the season, he faded away in the spring and never recovered his top shape throughout the year. Expectations were high for 2025, but the Portuguese rider fai...

Cycling might be best known for the Tour de France, but there is far more to the sport than simply the yellow jersey. The professional season is shaped around the three Grand Tours, the five historic Monuments, modern classics such as Strade Bianche, and the UCI Road World Championships. Together th...

Even four decades after his final Tour de France victory, Bernard Hinault still speaks about cycling with the instincts of a racer rather than the nostalgia of a legend. With his autobiography returning to bookshops, the five-time Tour winner has been reflecting on the roots of that relentless compe...

In a world where Tadej Pogacar often looks untouchable, one question continues to linger for his rivals: how can he actually be beaten at the Tour de France? As the road to the 2026 season takes shape, little appears capable of stopping the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader from claiming a fifth Tour t...

Wout van Aert walked away from Heusden-Zolder disappointed but clear headed after being beaten in a sprint by Tibor Del Grosso, admitting that hesitation in the finale ultimately cost him a first cyclocross win of the season. Rather than frustration or excuses, the Belgian focused on how fine the ma...

Road cycling blends speed and unpredictability in ways few sports can match. Riders spend hours in tight formations at 60 km/h or more, balancing on slim tires and reacting instantly to every movement around them. A minor lapse, someone braking too sharply, a wheel drifting sideways, can spark a pil...

Tibor Del Grosso left Heusden-Zolder with one of the biggest cyclocross wins of his young career, after calmly outmanoeuvring Wout van Aert in a two-man sprint to claim victory in the Superprestige round. “I was fairly calm in the finale. Because we had a nice advantage, I could gamble a bit,” Del G...

After three straight wins for Mathieu van der Poel, the seven-time world champion chose to sit out Tuesday’s race: Superprestige Heusden-Zolder 2025. Without the Dutchman, parity looked likely, although Wout van Aert started as the favourite. The racing did not disappoint the spectators. After the f...

Amandine Fouquenet took a breakthrough win at Superprestige Heusden-Zolder on a spectacular day of cyclo-cross in Belgium. After her runner-up spot in Flamanville, the double French champion claimed what is undoubtedly the first major victory of her promising career. Stunning from the Arkéa rider. A...

Wout van Aert may have finished second behind Mathieu van der Poel once again in Hofstade, but it was not the result that lingered afterwards. Instead, it was Van Aert’s reaction to growing speculation around Van der Poel’s future in cyclocross that captured the mood of a field already coming to ter...

Mathieu van der Poel brushed aside an unsavoury crowd incident during his dominant victory at the X2O Trofee in Hofstade, after a spectator blew vape smoke directly into his face as he passed the barriers late in the race. The incident occurred in the penultimate lap, with Van der Poel briefly slowi...

When Mathieu van der Poel takes to the field in the winter, his unrivalled dominance brings with it extra TV coverage, extra hype and sadly it seems, extra levels of stupidity from a certain section of 'supporters' who've come to watch. Last winter, Van der Poel was the victim of a few differences i...

Remco Evenepoel has revealed just how close he came to leaving Soudal - Quick-Step for INEOS Grenadiers in 2023, lifting the lid on a stalled transfer that never quite crossed the line despite advanced talks and serious intent on all sides. Speaking to The Observer during his winter training camp in...

Jan Ullrich believes Florian Lipowitz has not yet shown his full potential and could eventually fight for Tour de France victories, arguing that even the current era’s dominant riders will not remain at their peak forever. Speaking to Sport1 at the Sportsman of the Year gala in Baden-Baden, Germany,...

The rivalry between Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel has produced some of the defining moments of modern cyclocross. But according to Van Aert’s wife Sarah De Bie, the relationship between the two goes far beyond a simple sporting duel. “We’ve known each other since Wout was seventeen,” De Bie...

Lorenzo Finn is arguably the biggest Italian talent to emerge in recent years, a rider whose ascent has reignited hopes of a new "Golden Era" for Italian cycling. He had a breakthrough season in 2025, winning the U23 World Championships and amassing great results in almost every race he participated...

2025 marked Tim Torn Teutenberg’s first full season at World Tour level. The German talent enjoyed a solid year, balancing domestique duties with the freedom to chase his own results in selected races. After securing several podium finishes, he now hopes to convert those near-misses into victories n...

Will the Tour de France start in Reims in 2028? That is the ambition of the city and the Grand Est region, which have officially submitted their candidacy to host the Grand Départ of the Tour de France that year.  Reims will have some competition coming from Luxembourg, as it was recently revealed t...

Zoe Bäckstedt will make her highly anticipated cyclo-cross season debut on 28 December at the UCI World Cup round in Dendermonde. The British talent, which had a breakthrough season in which she confirmed herself as one of the best time trialists in the peloton, has been inactive in the last weeks d...

After years working as an elite leadout man, Danny van Poppel will return to sprinting for his own results in 2026. It will be the first time since joining Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe in 2022 that he is granted that status. The plan became public during the NIBC Tour of Holland, where Van Poppel exp...

Milan Fretin was one of the very few positive news for Cofidis in 2025. The young Belgian rider had a strong first half of the season, in which he claimed three victories (Clásica de Almería, Ronde van Limburg and a stage of the Volta ao Algarve) and several podium finishes in important races. The s...

A winter training session almost ended in tragedy for SC Padovani Polo Cherry Bank in the province of Verona. A group of riders from the Veneto team were victims of a serious incident while training on roads near Dolcè, in the Val d’Adige: a car pulled alongside them and two shots were fired from in...

Mathieu van der Poel continues to rack up victories almost effortlessly, but it is the feeling on the bike that seems to matter most to the world champion right now. Speaking after his latest win, Van der Poel made it clear that the day was less about the number beside his name and more about how ev...

After an intense World Cup double-header over the weekend (both won by Mathieu van der Poel), cyclocross action rolled on this Monday, 22.12.2025. For the third day in a row, the Dutchman lined up hunting another victory, this time at the X2O Trofee in Hofstade. The spectacle did not disappoint. The...

A fine race on the sport’s return, 17 years later, to the iconic Hofstade. Not a World Cup this time, but part of the X2O Trofee. A classic sandy course blended with woodland and technical hurdles. In the women’s race, Lucinda Brand won again, the dominant force of this cyclocross season. The cour...

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert are both monument and Tour de France stage winners, as well as much, much more, in the world of cycling, however is the respect they earn enough? Bart Wellend, cyclocross legend, argues that the more the merrier for the two who continue to return to the discipl...

According to information published by colleagues at Il Corriere, an investigation in France has put the spotlight on a substance with potential medical use that has also attracted interest in the doping world. It is an alternative haemoglobin derived from the lugworm, known as the sandworm, which co...

We could have Mathieu van der Poel take on his final cyclocross race within the next few weeks. It's not likely, but it is possible and something the World Champion is considering. If he takes the victory at the Hulst World Championships in early February he will take on the world title records with...

Alpecin-Deceuninck went into the 2025 transfer season already with a card up their sleeve, as they had been in contact with Florian Sénéchal for a very long time. The signing has been made official and the Frenchman, an incredibly experienced classics rider and leadout man, will be put to use to ben...

The 2026 season at the highest level is set to start in less than a month with the Tour Down Under and the wait is no longer long. Team Jayco AlUla have announced their lineup for their home race and are kicking off the lineup announcements for the year.   “We’re returning to the Tour Down Under wi...

Remco Evenepoel is a rider without limits on his ambitions - within common sense - and he believes his move to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe will trigger an improvement. That is what he seeks, so he can reach the level of Tadej Pogacar at some point, and also win a Tour de France.  “If everything keep...

The 2025 season marked a genuine turning point for Team Picnic PostNL, the rebranded successor to Team DSM Firmenich and, before that, the long-running development-driven structure founded in 2008 as Skil–Shimano. With Dutch newcomers Picnic and PostNL stepping in as title sponsors, the men’s WorldT...

Mathieu van der Poel’s latest victory at the Cyclocross World Cup in Koksijde was emphatic, but it was also calculated. The world champion rode clear after around 25 minutes on the iconic sand circuit before soloing to another comfortable win, yet his post race reaction made clear this was not about...

Standing alongside Tadej Pogacar at the biggest moments of the season remains one of the defining experiences of Domen Novak’s year. Speaking in an interview with Sportal, the UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider described the emotional impact of witnessing Pogacar receive the rainbow jersey at the World C...

It is not often that disagreements and criticism between teammates makes it into the public eye when it comes to World Tour teams. On paper, Florian Vermeersch and Juan Ayuso are not teammates anymore, but the Belgian does not have the best image of the Spaniard and shares a story from this past yea...

Unlike regular humans, December is a very busy period for professional cyclists. While fans are shivering in cold and would rather not even go outside, our heroes train in the cold to arrive to the season in their very best shape. That's no different for Tadej Pogacar who is currently on a training...

Former Belgian cyclist Leif Hoste has publicly spoken about his long struggle with alcohol addiction. The 48-year-old, who got six professional wins in 15 years as a professional rider, revealed that his addiction reached a point where his survival was repeatedly at risk. "I didn't know night and da...

Rolf Aldag will join Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto as Sports Director from the 2026 season, marking a return to the German Women’s World Team. The former German rider already spent one season there in 2020 as an Assistant Sports Director before moving to Red Bull - Bora - hansgrohe. Aldag was a cornersto...

Lucinda Brand claimed on Sunday a long-awaited victory in the dunes of Koksijde, delivering another powerful performance to win the iconic sand cross for the first time in her career. She has won the 5 UCI World Cup races she has participated in this season, showcasing absolute dominance. Brand made...

Miguel Ángel “Superman” López has traded summit finishes for sirloins while serving a four-year ban from professional cycling, fronting a butcher’s business in Colombia. The 31-year-old has become the public face of Meat Bros, advertising steaks as a way to earn some money during his enforced absenc...

Third place at the Tour de France transformed Florian Lipowitz from a respected stage race talent into one of the most talked-about riders in the peloton. With that breakthrough came attention, expectations and pressure, but the German insists his relationship with cycling has not changed at its co...

Alejandro Valverde remains a central figure in Spanish cycling. No longer from the saddle, but from the team car, the rider from Murcia now serves as national coach and as an ambassador for Movistar Team. During the team’s presentation for the 2026 season in Valencia, Valverde reflected on his caree...

Laurens Sweeck finished second at the Cyclocross World Cup in Koksijde, a result that strengthened his position in the overall standings, but left the Belgian with mixed feelings about how the race unfolded. Sweeck was one of the few riders able to respond when Mathieu van der Poel accelerated early...

Mathieu van der Poel once again underlined his status as the benchmark in cyclocross with a commanding victory in Koksijde. The world champion rode to his fifth win in the West Flemish World Cup round, delivering a dominant performance in the demanding sands of the Duinencross. With his main rivals...

Lucinda Brand claimed victory at the World Cup Koksijde. The Dutch rider from Baloise Glowi Lions remains unstoppable at the start of the 2025/26 season and extends her lead in the overall standings. The Netherlands continue to dominate women’s cyclo-cross, with a Dutch-packed top eight. French cham...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike were represented by Steven Kruijswijk at the presentation of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana route in Monaco, and for the Dutch climber the unveiling carried an unusually personal edge. The race will open with a short individual time trial through Monaco itself, roads that Kruijsw...

A seventh place on paper, but plenty of encouragement beneath the surface. That was the clear message from Team Visma | Lease a Bike sports director Jan Boven following Wout van Aert’s cyclocross return at World Cup Antwerp. Speaking to Sporza after the race, Boven made it clear that the result itse...

Thor Hushovd has launched a furious attack on Norwegian sport’s awards system after neither Jonas Abrahamsen nor Tobias Johannessen were nominated for Male Athlete of the Year, despite Uno-X Mobility delivering its strongest Tour de France performances in history. Speaking to VG, the former world ch...

Clément Venturini saw the risk of his career coming to an end increase throughout the past few months. The French rider has long raced for Arkéa - B&B Hotels where he hoped to end his career, but with the team coming to a close this year, he had to change plans. After some consideration, he has sign...

Tadej Pogacar is the greatest of this generation and there is the overall interest by many to know how he is off the bike in his personal life, and also how he trains to reach such a high level. In a small way, both were answered by his teammate Florian Vermeersch, who has spent quite a bit of time...

After four years with Arkéa B&B Hotels, Ewen Costiou has been forced to change teams due to the abrupt collapse of his old squad. The 23-year-old has a promising career ahead and he didn't struggle to find a new home, as Groupama - FDJ quickly offered him a spot in the roster.  Speaking from Spain d...

Nicolas Vinokourov confirmed his steady rise within XDS Astana Team during the 2025 season, contributing to the Kazakh team’s successful fight for World Tour survival while also delivering his best personal results to date. Speaking to Cyclism Actu at the team’s Media Day in Spain, the young rider m...

Patrick Lefevere has spoken publicly for the first time about the serious health crisis that saw him hospitalised for 24 days last November. The 70-year-old Belgian, who stepped down as CEO of Soudal - Quick-Step at the end of 2024, revealed that doctors discovered a large liver abscess following a...

Clément Champoussin had an excellent debut with XDS Astana Team, securing many top 5 and working as a valuable domestique. The French rider was crucial to help his team maintain the World Tour licence, and he wants to have another successful campaign next year. He and his team are currently in Spain...

Cycling in 2025 is a completely different beast than in the 2010's. Everyone in the peloton who has experienced both says the same, and that is no exception with Damiano Caruso who is a pro rider since 2009. The Italian has adapted incredibly well, and describes some differences; as well as taking T...

The Tour de France victory was the highlight of Wout van Aert's 2025 season, a triumph that saved his race, created a perfect finale for Team Visma | Lease a Bike and also showed he was still one of the very top riders. He explains now how his bike setup played a role in dropping and beating Tadej P...

2025 can be described as a rollercoaster season for David Gaudu. The 29-year-old started strong in Oman with a victory, but that positive momentum was thrown away after a crash during Tirreno-Adriatico. He started the Giro d'Italia with GC ambitions, which quickly vanished due to his poor shape. He...

In 2025, many high-profile riders have announced their retirement. One of them has been the Italian sprinter Elia Viviani, who is hanging his bike after an extremely successful career both on the road and on the track. However, he won't go too far away, as he has become the new manager of the Italia...

Soudal - Quick - Step has just concluded its first winter training camp of the season, after ten days based around Calpe, Spain. For Valentin Paret-Peintre, who is preparing for his second season with the Belgian team in 2026, the camp provided a productive start to the year. “Everything went pretty...

Filippo Ganna is a generational talent but is racing in a period that features other men who will stand for generations. This means ultimately, despite his enviable palmarès, in the past few years he's had to accept second places more often than he'd hope for. In 2026 he wants to turn the tables and...

Maxim van Gils was one of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's many signings into the 2025 season, but one of the several who didn't perform as expected. The Belgian had a season marked by illness, but is hopeful that it is now behind him and in 2026 he will have not only a packed calendar, but also a Tour...

Thibau Nys is one of the most talented cyclocross riders on the planet but also one who has dealt with inconsistencies often in the past. Usually, that was due to back pain. Worries emerge once again for the Baloise Glowi Lions who has experienced it for the first time this winter at the World Cup A...

Round 5 of the cyclocross World Cup will take place this Sunday, December 21st, in Koksijde. It is the second race of the 'Christmas Block' and will feature Mathieu van der Poel, who has just won the Antwerp World Cup. We take a look at the startlist of the Koksijde race, and where to watch it onlin...

Wout van Aert made his return to cyclocross today but as has happened in the past, his first race was more marked by bad positioning and luck then by his performance. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rode home in seventh place on the World Cup Antwerp, a result he doesn't feel represents what he was ab...

To the surprise of no-one, Mathieu van der Poel rode to victory this Saturday afternoon at the World Cup Antwerp, the fourth round of the competition. He has now gotten two wins in two weeks and is even moving up the standings quite a lot, however he wasn't fully satisfied with his ride over the san...

Lucinda Brand took the victory in the women's World Cup Antwerp and as expected, the men's race was dominated by the ultimate favourite. Mathieu van der Poel did not give anyone a chance in the fourth round of the World Cup and has taken a comfortable solo win, the second out of two in his season so...

George Bennett would rather forget the 2025 year altogether. Next to cycling-related problems; crashes, injuries and his team Israel - Premier Tech getting removed from races, the 35-year-old was also challenged on a personal level due to the passing of his mother in April. Now he hopes to have got...

Lucinda Brand took the victory early this afternoon at the World Cup Antwerp and in the men's race, the absolute best take to the start. The Belgian race hosts the first battle between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, and both have shared their thoughts right before the start of the race.  "I...

Lucinda Brand of Baloise Glowi Lions has won the World Cup Antwerp race, taking over the lead of the cyclocross once again after a thrilling battle with Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado in the sand course that was only decided in the very final meters of the race.  The race started off with Inge van der H...

Round 4 of the cyclocross World Cup will take place this Saturday, December 20th, in Antwerp. It is the first race of the 'Christmas Block' and will feature a massive amount of riders, including the returning Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, and cup leader Thibau Nys. We take a look at the start...

The 2025 Vuelta a España route was announced this week and it features a route with an extraordinary amount of climbing meters, but also a route that is quite different from the Vuelta's traditional template. Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin have discussed the course and the possibility of Tadej Po...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have in their roster a diamond in the rough. He is British, he is a sprinter, and he can potentially be more than just a fast man in the bunch finishes. Matthew Brennan could be the team's future star, taking into consideration just how much he has impressed and won in his...

One of the most confusing aspects of pro cycling to those who do not follow closely, are the images that are seen during team's training camp during the winter. Often, you will have many riders from a specific team training together, and a few outlier jerseys in the middle. This is because riders ar...

Paris-Roubaix and Milano-Sanremo are the two monuments that Tadej Pogacar hasn't yet won in his career and are potentially the biggest goals he has remaining. UAE Team Emirates - XRG will go all-out to win both and certainly has a strong team around him, including Tim Wellens who is racing at his ve...

By this time last year, the news of Patrick Lefevere leaving his role as CEO of Soudal - Quick-Step was very fresh. Now in the winter of 2025 the cycling world loses another one of its most well-known team managers as Marc Madiot will step away from his role with Groupama - FDJ at age 66.  "It was t...

This weekend, cyclocross gods will descend onto the ground in Antwerp for the first in a series of their duels. Cyclocross will always be popular in the Netherlands and Belgium, but nothing compares to when Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert - winners of last ten World Championships - cross thei...

In today’s 2025 cycling season review, we will analyse the campaign of Team Jayco AlUla. The 2025 season was a rollercoaster for Team Jayco AlUla, Australia’s flagship WorldTour squad. They mixed a handful of big wins with long stretches where they struggled to influence races. This review looks at...

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot made an ambitious move ahead of the 2025 season, putting her overly successful mountain bike career on hold. Instead, she committed to road racing for next three seasons with a clear goal in mind: to win the Tour de France Femmes with Visma | Lease a Bike. With her tremendous...

Carlos Verona approaches a new WorldTour season with the calm that experience brings and the intact motivation of someone who still feels he has plenty to offer. At 33, the Madrilenian is in a special moment within a reinforced, ambitious Lidl-Trek aiming to become the best team in the peloton, now...

Young Briton Cat Ferguson looks to the immediate future with equal parts ambition and caution. After three wins in her first full WorldTour season, the Movistar Team rider, who will turn 20 in 2026, has a possible debut at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift on the horizon, the major target she has...

Although Demi Vollering ended her 2025 season on a high with European title and a #1 position on the UCI ranking, the Dutchwoman wasn't really satisfied with how her first season at FDJ - SUEZ panned out. Motivated towards the year ahead, Vollering is currently getting the base-level work done in Sp...

Tadej Pogacar is the great dominator of current professional cycling. But to what degree do his and UAE Team Emirates - XRG's tactics benefit other riders? EF Education-EasyPost manager Jonathan Vaughters believes that going to the limit for hours on end is greatly beneficial to Ben Healy, who has p...

The long-awaited duel of Wout Van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel is less than 24 hours away. And while the latter of the two superstars has already won a World Cup round last weekend, proving a high level, Van Aert is yet to get himself stuck in the racing. That's also why concerned voices question w...

La Vuelta a España 2026 was unveiled on Wednesday night in Monaco, revealing a route clearly geared towards high mountains. The race, scheduled from the 22nd of August to the 13th September 2026 packs more than 58,000 metres of elevation gain, several summit finishes, and two time trials that will s...

CyclingUpToDate is currently looking for a new writer, who can do shift work in the English language. It is an opportunity to be part of the cycling world professionally, in one of the most read news websites.  Mandatory: - Passion and wide knowledge of the cycling world. Teams, riders, managers, co...

Cycling can be an absolutely brutal sport, and not even those at the very top are protected from the struggles. Fem van Empel is ending her contract with Team Visma | Lease a Bike and putting her career on hold without knowing what the future will hold. This, despite her currently being the reigning...

In Slovenia, dreams are bigger than ever. Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic and Matej Mohoric have led a golden generation that have taken to the very top of the cycling world, but who comes next? The small 2-million inhabitants nation might have found its answer in Jakob Omrzel, the 19-year old 'super t...

Slovenia has won the past two World Championships in the men's elite road race category, and this is a success that is not only owed to the talent of Tadej Pogacar. Matevz Govekar of Bahrain - Victorious has been part of both triumphs and describes the Kigali worlds, as well as discussing his own am...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Tour de France lineup slowly begins to take shape. Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz will lead the team in its pursuit of the yellow jersey, with Mattia Cattaneo joining them. There is discussion on whether there is space for a sprinter or not in Jordi Meeus, and if...

Mattia Cattaneo has joined Remco Evenepoel at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, something which also happened on request of the Olympic champion. The 35-year old is happy with his move and three-year contract at this point of his career, and will follow Evenepoel to the Tour. However, he believes the Gir...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have had a major arrival this winter in the form of Remco Evenepoel. He has done a team building camp, spent time in the USA working on his aero equipment, gone on a small vacation and now completed his first team training camp in Mallorca. A few of his teammates have sha...

Afonso Eulálio is one of the few Portuguese riders who has made it from the country's big continental scene onto the World Tour, and his first year at the top level was an immense surprise. The Bahrain - Victorious rider was one of many signings of young riders whom the team hoped would see grow, an...

Racing in the 2020's is a completely different ordeal than previous decades, the focus on performance and every small detail that comes with it is incredibly high. Guillaume Martin puts it in the open quite clearly, stating that in some cases, he himself is climbing as fast as Lance Armstrong did du...

We’ve had big breaking news this week, especially for British cycling fans. The reported move of Oscar Onley to INEOS Grenadiers is not just another transfer story cycling will forget by the next race weekend. If completed, it would reshape how we talk about rider value, British cycling’s next gener...

Lidl-Trek have strengthened their senior management structure with the appointment of former Tour de France winner Andy Schleck as Deputy General Manager, bringing one of the most recognisable figures of his generation back into the heart of the WorldTour. The 2010 Tour de France champion returns to...

Remco Evenepoel has openly pointed to the strategy that finally broke Tadej Pogacar’s dominance at the Tour de France as the model he wants to follow in 2026, admitting he hesitated to reference it publicly out of respect for those involved. “I was a bit afraid to say it on the podium, because Primo...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has signed Remco Evenepoel, and the German team desires to be at the very top. At the 2026 Tour de France it will have the Olympic Champion and Florian Lipowitz aiming for a high result, and this will mean a dedicated team must be at the start to support both. Former INEO...

INEOS Grenadiers is one of the world's top teams, but in a sport where more and more the young riders perform at the top level, having a development team is absolutely key. This was a project in the making in recent years, but it has now come together. The British team officially has a continental-l...

Uno-X Mobility had a shocker at the end of this October. One of their youngest riders, Simon Dalby, suffered two brain blood clots while at home. Fortunately, the 22-year-old Dane was immediately transported by his parents to hospital, where he received treatment in time. That will be key to Dalby's...

Enough was written about the breakthrough of Magdeleine Vallieres. The Canadian cyclist's path to the top was far from straightforward, but the end of 2025 season finally saw her hard work rewarded with a rainbow jersey. Clearly, joining EF Education-Oatly was the right decision for her career. But...

How long can cycling carry on with the way it's financial model works at the moment? That's a question many sponsors ask themselves before they politely refuse a team's inquiry regarding a future partnership. No wonder the Pro-division has shrunk from 27 teams in 2018 to 16 in 2026. But for the aver...

The transfer window ahead of 2026 season might mark a breaking point in the history of cycling. Although there have been riders breaking out of their contracts before, such as Cian Uijtdebroeks at the end of 2023 or Ilan Van Wilder and Marc Hirschi in 2021, it had never happened with such frequency...

Adam Yates would agree that 2025 wasn't quite his year. Despite three UCI victories, the 32-year-old Brit saw his role in key races diminish from exclusive right-hand man of Tadej Pogacar to a regular mountain domestique. For the third man of the 2023 Tour, this order of matters is not acceptable an...

While other WorldTour heavyweights are already, almost in secret, daydreaming about the day Tadej Pogacar hangs up his wheels, UAE Team Emirates - XRG believe that the transition of power will be a strictly internal affair. The man who should inherit Pogacar's crown would then be none other than the...

Lenny Martínez has completed his first season with Bahrain - Victorious, one that was successful but also saw a few near misses. CyclingUpToDate has caught up with the young Frenchman and discussed the Tour de France's controversial KOM points system and his return; beating João Almeida at the Tour...

The Giro d'Italia 2025 is a race that will live on in the memory of many fans, and riders alike. It was a race of many ups and downs, disappointments and surprises, and a final climbing showdown at the Colle delle Finestre which will live on for years to come. Speaking to CyclingUpToDate, Damiano Ca...

Israel - Premier Tech is a team that was pressured into complete rebranding this winter. The team's association with the country, and its controversial manager Sylvan Adams, proved to be too much as sponsors pulled out and race organizers asked the team to stay away from their roads in late 2025. In...

Wout van Aert is a rider with great history and great ambitions. Entering the 2026 season, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider is going to be 31 years old but continues to aim towards potential victories at the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. However, he adds Strade Bianche into his list of goal...

Portuguese cyclist António Carvalho was sanctioned on Wednesday with a four-year suspension imposed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), following irregularities detected in his biological passport. According to the body that governs the sport, the penalty imposed on the 36-year-old rider t...

The 2025 road season marked a major turning point for Red Bull – Bora – hansgrohe. With Red Bull arriving as co-title sponsor the year before, a redesigned kit, a re-energized image, and one of the most ambitious rosters the team has ever assembled, expectations for the year were towering. If 2024 w...

Juan Pedro Lopez is shaping up as one of Movistar Team’s most notable signings ahead of the 2026 season. Known for his climbing ability, his experience will allow him both to support leaders in Grand Tours and to take on a leading role in smaller stage races and even demanding classics. He is being...

Geraint Thomas has declined to engage with growing speculation linking Oscar Onley to INEOS Grenadiers, as reports continue to suggest a transfer announcement could be imminent. Speaking to Cycling News at the presentation of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana route, INEOS Grenadiers’ new director of racing w...

The organisers of the Vuelta a Espana unveiled the route for the 2026 edition at an event held in Monaco, presenting a race defined by physical demand, accumulated elevation gain and a structure clearly oriented towards the Mediterranean arc and the south of the Iberian Peninsula.  The start outside...

La Vuelta a Espana 2026 was officially unveiled at the Salle des Étoiles in the Monte-Carlo Sporting complex, Monaco. It will be the 81st edition of the Spanish Grand Tour and one of the most demanding in recent years, both for its route design and the accumulation of decisive days. The race will st...

Chris Froome has offered his clearest indication yet that his story in cycling may not be finished, revealing he has “plans in the pipeline” just weeks after returning to the public eye following a life-threatening crash and a third major surgery. Speaking to TNT Sports at the launch event for the 2...

INEOS Grenadiers are reportedly closing in on the signing of Oscar Onley, with the British team believed to be approaching the final stages of negotiations with Picnic PostNL over a high value transfer. According to cycling journalist Daniel Benson, the deal could be completed “within 24 to 48 hours...

Mikkel Bjerg has openly acknowledged a shift in his standing within UAE Team Emirates - XRG, admitting that his once central role around Tadej Pogacar has gradually faded as the team has continued to evolve at the very top of the sport. “Yes, I think so. Mainly because the team is of a slightly diff...

Next to Italian Sara Casasola, Amandine Fouquenet is by far the best of the female non-Dutch cyclocrossers this winter. The Frenchwoman kicked off the season in Ruddervoorde and since then has not finished outside a top-10. But it's been her most recent results - two World Cup podiums in Flamanville...

Lennard Kämna's career has taken a sharp turn in 2024 when he was hit by a car during training. The damage was quite severe and the 29-year-old's career was on the line for a long time. Fortunately, at Lidl-Trek, they believed in his full recovery and offered Kämna to restart his career with the Ger...

In the language of numbers, Pavel Sivakov's 2025 season wasn't all that much worse than the year prior, but the Frenchman with Russian origins will not look back at the past year with much pride. While his season was framed with more than solid performances both at the beginning and towards the end,...

Bahrain - Victorious leaders cannot be satisfied with how the 2025 season unfolded. The relatively young team failed to deliver in the most important races on the calendar, and so the weight of result came down to the most experienced man - Damiano Caruso - who somewhat salvaged Bahrain's season wit...

Everything points to Nairo Quintana ending his racing career at the close of the 2026 season. The Colombian climber, about to turn 36, would then enter the final year of his Movistar Team contract and, barring a late twist, his last as a professional rider. The news surfaced via his teammate and com...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG ranked top of the UCI ranking in 2025, scoring nearly double the amount of points compared to their closest rivals. Next to that, the team have scored 95 (97 if you count Mexican NCs) victories this season, comfortably surpassing the long-standing record of 86 triumphs achiev...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG recently hosted their media day in Benidorm, Spain, where a lot of riders have shared their overall outlook for 2026 and calendars. But a lot of details were left unsaid or untouched. One more piece of the Grand Tour puzzle has been put in place, as Brandon McNulty's presence...

Attila Valter has opened up on the thinking behind his move to Bahrain Victorious, describing a transfer driven not by frustration but by a need for confidence and clarity after three seasons inside the Team Visma | Lease a Bike structure. The Hungarian all-rounder stressed that leaving one of the s...

Winning all five Monuments across a career has only been achieved by a select group of all-time greats. Eddy Merckx, Roger De Vlaeminck and Rik Van Looy stand alone in cycling history for completing the full set. For Italian ex-pro Moreno Moser, however, Tadej Pogacar may be the first rider of the m...

Matthew Brennan’s breakout 2025 season has reinforced Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s long-standing reputation for identifying elite young talent, but discussion around the Brit’s future role suggests his next phase may be more complex than his results alone imply. Speaking on the Kop over Kop podcast,...

After years spent trying to disrupt UAE Team Emirates - XRG plans from the outside, Benoit Cosnefroy will now be part of the machine he admits was once impossible to stop. The French rider’s move from Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team to UAE Team Emirates - XRG was one of the more unexpected transfers...

Paris-Nice 2026 already has its route. The organisers unveiled the course for the 84th Race to the Sun on Wednesday in Versailles, starting on Sunday, March 8th 2026 in Achères and finishing a week later in Nice. It’s a varied edition: chances for sprinters, wind-exposed days, a team time trial, pun...

Santiago Buitrago is one of the leaders for Bahrain - Victorious, and in conversation with CyclingUpToDate, he has revealed that the Giro d'Italia will be his main objective for the 2026 season. The Colombian is stepping away from the Tour de France despite knowing the route suits him best, and deta...

it is a big year for Antonio Tiberi. After proving his worth in the Grand Tours in 2024, by finishing fifth at the Vuelta a España, 2025 was a year marked by adversity and challenges. The leader of Bahrain - Victorious now has to get back to the top of the sport and in 2026 faces a new challenge at...

Remco Evenepoel is one of the very best riders in the peloton and modern cyclign, and whichever team he is present in automatically goes up a level. Ralph Denk, who had a big part in calling the shots on the multi-million euro signing of the Olympic Champion, believes his influence can help motivate...

INEOS Grenadiers have reportedly settled on a dual-leadership approach for the Giro d'Italia 2026, with Egan Bernal and Thymen Arensman set to co-lead the British team’s ambitions at the season’s first Grand Tour. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the pair have been identified as INEOS Grenadier...

The signing of Clément Venturini was long overdue in the professional cycling world. In the prime of his career, the 32-year old French rider was left without a contract for the upcoming year after the demise of Arkéa - B&B Hotels, and was surprisingly still left without one until the final days of...

The 2026 season is set to start soon and in Spain, many teams are completing their preparations for the upcoming year. Many teams have revealed their new jerseys for the new year and today INEOS Grenadiers have done that revealing a new design which is set to have them stand out from the crowd.  Thi...

The 2025 road season has wrapped up, and for Movistar Team it felt more like a damage-limitation exercise than a sucess. Spain’s longest-running WorldTour squad mixed a few encouraging flashes with long stretches of frustration and near-misses. They avoided outright disaster, but rarely looked like...

In the 2025 season, Tadej Pogacar was once again the best cyclist in the world, by a wide margin. The Slovenian dominated virtually every race he entered. And when he didn’t win, he still left performances to remember, such as Milano–Sanremo or Paris–Roubaix. That’s why the criticism claiming he mak...

Former world champion Bart Wellens is already predicting a dull few weeks in the cyclocross season, as he believes Mathieu van der Poel is poised to dominate all races in the coming weeks. Reflecting on the dramatic events of World Cup Namur last weekend, Wellens thinks that Thibau Nys missed a rar...

With three European under-23 titles in time trial, Alec Segaert made a name for himself as a specialist in the race against the clock over the past seasons. And while his biggest results to the day originate from the discipline, in future Segaert aims to succeed on multiple fronts. What piques his i...

Sharing a roster with a cycling superstar is a privilege few riders experience in their careers. Soren Kragh Andersen has managed it twice. First at Alpecin-Deceuninck with Mathieu van der Poel (in 2023 and 2024), and from 2025 at Lidl-Trek with Mads Pedersen. The Dane is already viewed as one of th...

In the 2025/26 women’s cyclo-cross season, no rider is in better form than Lucinda Brand. The 36-year-old Dutch veteran is sweeping the field and winning almost every race she starts. The latest came at last Sunday’s Namur World Cup, where she chose to race despite her mother’s passing earlier in th...

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot’s return to road racing in 2025 was likely the best decision of her career. The peloton’s standout star dominated the season with wins at Paris-Roubaix Femmes and the Tour de France Femmes. Thanks to her, the women's branch of Visma | Lease a Bike enjoyed the most brilliant ye...

Mads Pedersen is not interested in playing down expectations ahead of the 2026 Classics. After a 2025 season that repeatedly put him head to head with Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, the Lidl-Trek leader believes the idea that those riders are untouchable no longer holds up. T...

INEOS Grenadiers have confirmed a significant shift in their race-winning ambitions for 2026 and beyond, announcing the signing of Australian sprinter Sam Welsford on a two-year contract. The move brings one of the WorldTour’s most explosive finishers into a squad better known in recent seasons for...

Danny van Poppel will return to sprinting for his own results in 2026, stepping away from the elite lead out role that made him one of the most respected figures in the peloton. Speaking to WielerFlits.nl, the Dutch national champion made clear that the decision was driven as much by personal motiva...

The 2026 season has not even started yet, but excitement among cycling fans is already building fast. Recent weeks have delivered a flurry of high-profile transfer moves, long-awaited debuts and major races that look set to shape the next cycle of the sport. One event already commanding attention is...

The 2026 season marks a turning point for Soudal - Quick-Step, a team that in recent years has been closely associated with Grand Tours and with the figure of Remco Evenepoel. The Belgian’s departure to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe opens a new chapter without the most dominant leader the team has ha...

Oscar Onley’s breakthrough 2025 season has been formally recognised at home, with the Scottish rider named Sport Scotland’s Young Athlete of the Year following his standout Tour de France campaign. The Borders-based rider was among the winners honoured at Sport Scotland’s annual awards ceremony in G...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s winter recruitment may have lacked headline grabbing transfers, but one of their quieter additions is already offering a revealing insight into how the team continues to identify future WorldTour value. Anton Schiffer, who joins the Dutch squad from continental team Bike...

Soudal - Quick-Step have officially unveiled their new racing kit for the 2026 season, a design that represents a clear evolution of the team’s historic identity and reinforces a strong focus on visibility on the road. The Belgian squad retains its trademark blue as the base colour, but introduces a...

In a transfer market squeezed by mergers, closures and relegations, simply holding a WorldTour seat has become an achievement. Julius Johansen has done just that, earning a new one-year contract with UAE Team Emirates - XRG after a season spent almost entirely in service of the team’s leaders. Promo...

With his cyclocross return in Antwerp approaching, Wout van Aert’s recent training load offers a clear snapshot of how seriously he has treated this latest build-up. One of the final days of his preparation block in Spain featured a demanding 170 kilometre ride lasting more than five hours, followed...

Brussels is already preparing for a landmark moment in its sporting history, and women’s cycling could be a key part of it. According to reporting by La DH, the Belgian capital has formally expressed interest in hosting a future Grand Depart of the Tour de France Femmes, a move that would significan...

Tiesj Benoot has pushed back against criticism of Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s Tour de France tactics in recent seasons, insisting the team’s much debated approach was misunderstood despite ultimately falling short against Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates - XRG in the quest for the Maillot Jaune....

Unibet Rose Rockets have confirmed the termination of Italian rider Giovanni Carboni’s contract following irregularities identified in his biological passport, bringing an abrupt end to his time with the team. The squad, which was founded in the Netherlands and previously raced under the name Unibet...

Mathias Norsgaard has switched teams this off-season, leaving Movistar Team after spending six years and joining Lidl - Trek, where he hopes to develop his career further. Before starting the season, the Dane has made some comments regarding what has been one of the hottest topics in the past weeks....

For much of his first season at UAE Team Emirates, mechanic Bostjan Kavcnik was not allowed anywhere near Tadej Pogacar’s bike. “That meant I had to prove myself, literally,” Kavcnik explains in conversation with Siol. “At the beginning I was not even allowed to touch Pogacar’s bike.” Today, the rel...

It’s now official: Tadej Pogacar will return to Paris–Roubaix next year. The Slovenian will make the second attempt of his career at the "Hell of the North". Mathieu van der Poel, winner of the last three editions, is also expected to return to defend his throne. Therefore it won’t be easy for the U...

Until the Namur World Cup round past weekend, Thibau Nys was the reference point of the on-going cyclocross season. But on Sunday he countered an even greater star of the discipline - seven-time world champion Mathieu van der Poel. Despite this being his first competitive start this winter, the Dutc...

This weekend, Juan Ayuso’s calendar with Lidl-Trek became clear. It gives him exactly what he wanted at UAE Team Emirates but was never able to secure. After exiting the Emirati squad through the back door, the Valencian will lead the German team at the Tour de France, with his entire programme buil...

Mathieu van der Poel’s return to cyclo-cross concluded on Sunday with victory in the UCI World Cup round in Namur. The seven-time world champion of the discipline beat Thibau Nys to open his campaign in perfect fashion, despite a mid-race crash. For the Netherlands, it is an ideal sign of what’s to...

This past Sunday, Thibau Nys slipped into the background of the 2025/26 cyclocross season. Until then, he had been, without question, the discipline’s standout star. But his string of wins vanished in an instant with the return of Mathieu van der Poel, who beat him in his first race of the campaign...

Big expectations are building for 2026, perhaps too many. That’s what happens in an off-season packed with enticing calendar reveals. One of the latest is Filippo Ganna’s. The INEOS Grenadiers star is no GC specialist, but he’s lethal elsewhere. And Tadej Pogacar will again find him a major rival fo...

Mathieu van der Poel did not spend long dwelling on his demanding return to cyclocross in Namur. Less than 24 hours after winning on the Citadel circuit, the reigning world champion was already back in motion, this time swapping mud and barriers for fairways and greens. On Monday, Van der Poel was s...

“When crashes happen, there is no space for emotions.” For Bostjan Kavcnik, the sentence is not philosophical. It is practical. In professional cycling, crashes strip the sport back to instinct, coordination and speed. And it is in those moments, he believes, that Tadej Pogacar’s character is most c...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe head into the 2026 season together with Specialized with a new look that fully preserves the team’s identity. The new jersey is not just an aesthetic update, but another step in a coherent evolution linked to the team’s recent history. Next season, the squad will line up...

Mathieu van der Poel’s return to cyclocross did more than mark the start of his winter campaign. It rewrote the history books in Namur, where a record crowd turned out to witness his comeback at the World Cup round on the Citadel circuit. By the end of the day, organisers confirmed that 12,100 spect...

The UAE Team Emirates - XRG Media Day held in Benidorm served both as the starting point for a new season and as a moment of reflection after a historic 2025 for the Emirati team. With 97 victories, Grand Tours and Monuments in their recent palmares, the squad faces the future from a position of st...

Mattias Skjelmose has committed his long-term future to Lidl-Trek, signing a new contract extension that will keep the Danish rider with the team through to the end of the 2028 season and firmly end any speculation around his next move. The decision locks in one of Lidl-Trek’s most important leaders...

The route of the Vuelta a Espana 2026 is about to be revealed, with the official presentation scheduled for Wednesday 17 December in Monaco. From 19:00 local time, organisers will unveil the full course of next year’s race, including the host cities for all 21 stages, during an event that will be br...

Eric Igual is already one of the visible faces of the new Movistar Team development squad. The Valencian rider signed for the Academy and was officially presented in Valencia on the 11th alongside the rest of the stars such as Enric Mas, Cian Uijtdebroeks and Marlen Reusser. During the event, Igual...

Remco Evenepoel is not short of motivation as he looks ahead to the next phase of his career. Speaking after being crowned Belgian Sportsman of the Year for a fifth time, the Olympic champion made his long-term ambition crystal clear. “I want to try to be the greatest sportsman Belgium has ever know...

At 38, Peter Stetina is retiring from elite competitive cycling, closing a chapter that began when he was just 16 years old. The American rider abandoned road race in 2019 after 10 seasons in the World Tour because he wanted to commit fully to gravel racing at a time when the discipline was still em...

Ahead of the new season, Tadej Pogacar faced the media for a wide-ranging press conference, covering everything from Roubaix ambitions and Tour de France legacy to team depth, safety in racing and his long-term motivation at the top of the sport. CyclingUpToDate were present to capture every word. I...

After skipping the most important cycling race of the year in 2025, Mads Pedersen will return to the Tour de France in 2026. The Dane star will be the sole leader for the sprints, as Jonathan Milan is instead going to the Giro, and his main objective will be to secure the green jersey plus some stag...

Ion Izagirre has confirmed that the contract extension he signed with Cofidis in October will be the last of his professional career. The 36-year-old will put an end in 2026 to a highly successful career in which he managed to win a stage in all three Grand Tours, a feat very few riders achieve. The...

Matthew Brennan has arguably been the biggest surprise of the season, going from an unknown to a star. The British rider won twelve professional races during the 2025 campaign and finished the year with fourteen victories in total. His outstanding performances even earned him a place on one of the c...

One of the most common debates in the last months has been whether Tadej Pogacar's superiority makes races too boring. For Belgian legend Johan Museeuw, this is indeed the case. Speaking to La Dernière Heure, the former World Champion, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix winner suggested that racing...

Lidl-Trek’s decision to hand Juan Ayuso leadership of the Tour de France has prompted immediate debate, but one prominent Danish voice believes the move could ultimately work in Mattias Skjelmose’s favour rather than against him. Speaking on Eurosport, Brian Holm argued that the arrival of Ayuso cou...

Movistar Team’s presentation in Valencia has prompted renewed discussion around the squad’s future direction, particularly following the arrival of Cian Uijtdebroeks and the reshaping of Enric Mas’ Grand Tour calendar. Eurosport commentator Javier Ares analysed the project on his YouTube channel, fo...

Thibau Nys did not dress it up after the World Cup in Namur. He believed the chance to beat Mathieu van der Poel was there, and he believed he let it go. “You have to take your chance and not complain, because it was my own mistake,” Nys said after the finish. For Nys, the frustration was not just a...

Mathieu van der Poel’s long awaited return to cyclocross in Namur ended in victory, but the reigning world champion was quick to stress that the performance itself fell short of his own standards. Rather than overwhelming the field from the outset, Van der Poel needed time, patience and a late inter...

Mathieu van der Poel wins at World Cup Namur. It was his season debut and he prevailed partly due to a technical mistake by Thibau Nys, who made things difficult but faltered at the end. The Belgian couldn’t do it and the world champion returned with a victory. Michael Vanthourenhout completed the p...

Mathieu van der Poel’s much anticipated return to cyclocross in Namur briefly took an unexpected turn after a heavy crash midway through the race. The reigning world champion hit the deck in the fourth of nine laps when his front wheel locked in a corner, sending him over the handlebars on the deman...

Lucinda Brand was forced to dig deep in Namur after a late puncture briefly threatened to turn control into chaos, but the Dutch rider kept her composure to secure a fifth career World Cup victory at the Citadelcross. “That was really stupid. But it can happen here,” Brand admitted after the race, r...

Victory for Lucinda Brand in a spectacular World Cup Namur. A stunning display for the Dutch rider’s fifth win in the event. Second was Aniek van Alphen, who holds onto the overall lead by just a single point. Third place for the French rider Amandine Fouquenet ahead of Puck Pieterse on her return....

The 2025 season saw INEOS Grenadiers finish the year as the eighth best team in the UCI rankings for the year, whilst being fifth in the 2023-2025 UCI rankings that decided the promotions and relegations. Overall, a poor result for a team with a budget of around €50 million a year, perhaps only surp...

In UAE Team Emirates - XRG, Tim Wellens has found a perfect position. He no longer has the pressure of being a leader, and ran ride within his own terms, having great legs and taking huge wins; but putting a lot of focus into the team's and Tadej Pogacar's success.  This winter, the Belgian national...

Round 4 of the Cyclocross World Cup arrives this Sunday, December 14, on one of the sport’s most iconic venues. The slopes of the Citadel of Namur will once again host many of the world’s best riders, all battling for crucial World Cup points on what is widely regarded as the toughest course of the...

Rui Oliveira begins his 2026 season still without a pro win to his name. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider, after six full years with the team, crossed the line at the Tour of Slovenia and raised his arms for the first time since turning pro in 2019, but was unjustly relegated in his opinion. In Ben...

Being a World Tour rider quickly points towards a rider's quality, but winning if a different game and two riders who have felt this quite a lot were Rui and Ivo Oliveira. Signed to UAE Team Emirates - XRG since 2019, the Portuguese twins have had long successful years as domestiques, but in 2025 Iv...

Tadej Pogacar, João Almeida and Isaac del Toro all unveiled their plans for 2026 this Saturday afternoon in Benidorm, at the team's training camp. Whilst Almeida aims for the Giro and Vuelta, the team will experiment with the Pogacar-Del Toro combination at the Grand Boucle. Team manager Joxean Matx...

Cofidis rider Ludovic Robeet has spoken publicly about his recovery after suffering a stroke in September, revealing he has already returned to training and hopes to rejoin the peloton in time for the Flemish Classics. In quotes gathered by Cyclism Actu, Robeet shared some details of the frightening...

João Almeida was the first rider to go up when it came to talking about the 2026 season at UAE Team Emirates - XRG's training camp. The Portuguese rider is racing the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España, being given the freedom to lead in both Grand Tours in search of his first win. He has discussed h...

December always provides a frenzy of news regarding the top riders' schedules and goals for the 2026 season. At UAE Team Emirates - XRG's story, an interesting story regarding the Giro d'Italia and a mystery rider developed. João Almeida would lead the race at the Italian Grand Tour, but who joins h...

Tibor del Grosso has stepped into the World Tour this year with Alpecin-Deceuninck, and he has immediately proved his quality. The Dutchman was a very valuable domestique for Van der Poel, and he also delivered when given the opportunity, as he secured his first professional victory in Turkey.  He i...

The 2026 transfer market is still far from finished and some of the big players are still on the move. Derek Gee is a name that has been circling around for several months since breaking his contract with Israel - Premier Tech, and his next destination looks to be quite certain.  Gee was fourth at t...

Niels Vandeputte secured his first major victory of the cyclocross season in Urban Cross Kortrijk, prevailing in a hard-fought race and finishing ahead Cameron Mason. While he had already won the Cyclocross UC Dippach (C2) in Luxembourg back in September, today's race was of a much higher level. The...

António Morgado is a rider with a huge amount of confidence, and he believes that in 2026 he can take a big step. The Portuguese rider is going to be working now with Javier Sola who also coaches Tadej Pogacar; and has talked about racing with the Slovenian, his Giro d'Italia debut alongside João Al...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe held their media day on Wednesday, announcing a lot of information about next season. During the event, the German team revealed the race calendars of their main riders, amongst them the brand new signing Remco Evenepoel and also Primoz Roglic. Evenepoel was confirmed to...

As French cycling searches for its next defining star, few names are generating more noise than Paul Seixas. But inside the peloton, the tone is calmer. Speaking to Cyclism'Actu, Aurelien Paret Peintre offered a measured perspective on the growing hype surrounding his young team mate, praising his...

Mathieu van der Poel will stand on the start line at Namur World Cup on 14 December with history hanging over his shoulders as heavily as the mud on his tyres. The reigning world champion begins his 2025-26 cyclocross campaign already tied for the all-time record of seven elite world titles. One mor...

Lidl-Trek have confirmed that Thibau Nys will make his Giro d’Italia debut in 2026, with the Belgian emerging as a central part of the team’s plans for the Italian Grand Tour. Jonathan Milan and Giulio Ciccone are also expected to line up, giving Lidl-Trek a balanced Giro line-up built around stage...

At the official presentation of the Lidl-Trek team, Luca Guercilena, the team’s general manager, highlighted the role they expect Juan Ayuso to play next season. Speaking to Eurosport, Guercilena underlined that the team has designed a very clear plan for the young Spaniard. Carlos Verona also spok...

Isaac del Toro spoke to the media during UAE Team Emirates - XRG’s press conference, discussing his race programme for the season, his upcoming Tour de France debut alongside Tadej Pogacar, lessons learned from his near miss at the Giro, and how he sees his long term development as a rider.  You wil...

The 2026 season is starting soon. In Benidorm, UAE Team Emirates - XRG is assembled today, and its star riders are revealing their calendars for the upcoming season. Tadej Pogacar has confirmed his 2026 schedule, which includes the Tour de France as the sole Grand Tour; all monuments and two races i...

Today marks the media day of UAE Team Emirates - XRG ahead of 2026, the best cycling team in the world, and from Valencia we can confirm that Isaac del Toro will ride the 2026 Tour de France as a domestique for Tadej Pogacar. It was only recently announced that Joao Almeida would skip the Grande Bo...

Victory for Niels Vandeputte in a beautiful Urban Cross Kortrijk that delivered a show on Belgian soil in another round of the prestigious Exact Cross, ahead of the return of the Cyclocross World Cup and Mathieu van der Poel this Sunday in Namur. He finished ahead of Cameron Mason after a great batt...

Joao Almeida spoke to the media at UAE Team Emirates - XRG’s press day about his race programme, his return to the Giro d’Italia, leadership ambitions across two Grand Tours, and how he views competing in one of the most competitive eras of modern cycling. CyclingUpToDate was present as the Portugue...

The cyclocross world has rallied around Toon Aerts after the European champion and his partner Tamara shared the devastating news that they had lost their unborn child. What began as one of the most uplifting chapters of Aerts’ career has, within days, turned into a period of profound personal grie...

The 2026 season is soon to start and the Grand Tour startlists begin to take further form. João Almeida is returning to the Giro d'Italia in 2026 and will not be racing the Tour de France alongside Tadej Pogacar.  The Portuguese rider was the first to take the stage during UAE Team Emirates - XRG's...

Inge van der Heijden secured an undeniable victory at the Urban Cross Kortrijk. Marion Norbert Riberolle and Julie Brouwers followed, and by the fifth lap the race was completely decided, with the Dutch rider leading the first Belgian by 19 seconds and the second by more than 50. Absolute dominance...

Niamh Fisher-Black has been a very active rider for several years in the women's peloton, but has taken a step up this year with Lidl-Trek after getting more independence and leadership after her departure from Team SD Worx - ProTime. A few media outlets including CyclingUpToDate questioned the Kiwi...

Oscar Onley is currently in the middle of a conversation that promises to still deliver a lot. The 23-year old has put on a stellar exhibition at this year's Tour de France, proving himself to be a capable Grand Tour contender and one who can realistically aim to take victories in the future. His co...

Jakob Söderqvist's great power lays on the time trial bike. The Lidl-Trek rider is the current under-23 World Champion in the discipline, but talking to several news outlets including CyclingUpToDate, he revealed that his great objective is to become a top classics rider.  After two years in the tea...

More than ever, pro cyclists and teams are preparing for specific events such as Paris-Roubaix with the utmost attention to detail, and that can be seen by the figures that have already been present at the cobbles of the 'Hell of the North' up until early December. More recently, Tadej Pogacar and s...

Out of all the riders that spoke at Lidl-Trek's media day this Friday afternoon, the youngest out of all was Albert Philipsen. At age 19, the Danish rider is a huge promise in the cycling world. A multi-disciplinary specialist, Philipsen hopes to grow into the level of some of his idols such as Tade...

We are at the very start of pre-season for all teams, and it’s also time to unveil various races. Pascual Momparler, former head of the Spanish national team, has spoken about the country's biggest hopes for the World Championships and also tackled the Juan Ayuso topic, an interesting rider who has...

It's almost there. Already this Sunday, we will see Mathieu van der Poel return to his cyclocross roots during the Hulst World Cup. Later this year, the Dutchman, who can already be considered a legend of the sport, will have an opportunity to become the sole leader of historical records with what c...

The reading of the judgment in the “Prova Limpa” operation, which brought 26 defendants to trial, including several former cyclists, took place in a pavilion next to the Paços de Ferreira Prison in Portugal. The former heads of the W52-FC Porto team have been sentenced to jail after leading a major...

Thought the transfer market was close to closing in the middle of December? Not in the slightest. While the aftermath of the commotion caused by the Lotto-Intermarché merger is fading away with 2026 roster of the new team finally confirmed, there is still much going on behind the scenes of team's of...

Juan Ayuso has begun his new chapter with Lidl-Trek, speaking to the media at the team’s press conference about his move, his ambitions for the Tour de France, leadership within the squad and the lessons learned from recent difficult seasons. CyclingUpToDate was present as the Spanish GC rider answ...

Mattias Skjelmose spoke to the media at Lidl Trek’s press conference about his evolving ambitions, his focus on the Ardennes, shared leadership with Juan Ayuso in stage races, managing a long term back issue, and how he views his role within a rapidly growing team. CyclingUpToDate was present as the...

The 2021 Paris-Roubaix was a special race for many reasons. As the most recent edition that can be truly titled as "muddy", it wrote many incredible stories. From the unlucky Gianni Moscon, through epic sprint win of Sonny Colbrelli, to Michael Valgren's, uh, abandon. Despite his moderate success o...

Paul Seixas seems to be the biggest hope since the days of Thibaut Pinot and Romain Bardet of French cycling at one day winning the Tour de France. Yet despite his undeniable talent, his directors at Decathlon CMA CGM Team are cautious about taking this next step in his career too soon. But after th...

At Lidl-Trek's media day, Mathias Vacek has talked about his goals into the 2026 season. He has officially become Mads Pedersen's right-hand man, and will follow the Dane straight into his Tour de France debut. A lot can be expected of the 23-year old, who will also be racing the classics and has an...

The 2025 season was Quinn Simmons' best so far. He won stages at the Volta a Catalunya and Tour de Suisse; helped close friend Mattias Skjelmose to big wins; found consistency and his best level thus far; and even battled Tadej Pogacar on a couple occasions. CyclingUpToDate was present at Lidl-Trek'...

A routine training ride on Spain’s Costa Blanca has ended with an unexpected bill for Groupama - FDJ, after ten of the French WorldTour team’s riders were fined by local police near Lliber. The incident occurred close to Calpe, where many professional teams are currently based for winter training ca...

Mathis Le Berre’s professional career has been given a vital lifeline, with TotalEnergies stepping in to secure the French rider for the 2026 season following the collapse of Arkea’s WorldTour project. After weeks of uncertainty surrounding Arkea’s future, the French structure has now formally shut...

The 2026 season is shaping up to be one of the most exciting for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, a team that has chosen to reinforce its identity and growth model with clear, strategic moves and, above all, with the bombshell signing of Remco Evenepoel on the cycling market. The arrival of the Belgian,...

Jonathan Milan spoke to the media at Lidl Trek’s press conference about his revised Grand Tour programme, his decision to target the Giro d’Italia, his sprint ambitions, the evolving demands of modern sprinting, and how he approaches pressure and risk in the fast finishes. CyclingUpToDate was presen...

Juan Ayuso left UAE Team Emirates - XRG on very bad terms, especially during the Vuelta a Espana, where there was an ugly exchange of statements. Now, at the presentation with his new team, Lidl-Trek, he has wanted to apologize to his former squad and especially to Mauro Gianetti. CyclingUpToDate w...

Mads Pedersen spoke at length during Lidl-Trek’s press conference, addressing his continued hunt for a Monument, his confidence in Paris-Roubaix, team support for the classics, compromises around the Tour de France and the Green Jersey, tactical dynamics with the sport’s biggest names and how modern...

Puck Pieterse will return to cyclocross this weekend at the World Cup in Namur, sharing the spotlight with fellow Dutch superstar Mathieu van der Poel as both make their long awaited winter debuts on one of the sport’s most iconic courses. For Pieterse, the comeback is not about ticking boxes or cha...

The Tour de France begins to gain more and more shape, and from Dénia come the news that has been expected since Juan Ayuso's transfer to Lidl-Trek. The Spaniard will make his debut at the Tour de France as the sole leader for the overall classification - and the team's sprinter has also already bee...

Movistar Team presented its project for the new season yesterday, with several major developments. The team confirmed that new signing Cian Uijtdebroeks, arriving from Visma, will take on the main leadership role in the Grand Tours, while Enric Mas will, for the first time in years, change his calen...

Nelson Oliveira is 36 years old and has been part of the World Tour peloton since 2011. With 22 Grand Tours and 19 monuments under his belt, Grand Tour stage wins, national titles, and top results over the course of over a decade in the peloton, he has seen many riders come and go. In an interview w...

The presentation of Movistar Team 2026 in Valencia brought together a large part of the team and provided an update on the current condition of Enric Mas, one of the team's leaders. The Mallorcan cyclist faces a crucial moment in his career after a difficult end to the season, marked by the crash an...

Felix Gall has offered a note of caution around the rapid rise of Paul Seixas, warning that excessive expectations could prove dangerous, even as he praised the young French climber’s ability and maturity. Speaking during the Decathlon CMA CGM Team presentation, Gall was asked about the depth of cli...

Two careers are beginning to converge inside the UAE Team Emirates - XRG structure, and they are doing so with a shared sense of patience rather than urgency. Pablo and Jaime Torres are approaching the next phase of their development together, grounded by family, shaped by gradual progression, and c...