From the 6th to the 11th of April, the peloton will travel to the Basque Country, one of cycling's holy regions, for Itzulia Basque Country. The six-day stage-race is always marked by the steep climbs, the narrow roads, unstable weather and passionate fans, which are never missing in one of the spri...

A heavy crash in the women’s Tour of Flanders has once again put the spotlight on a long-standing issue in cycling coverage, not just the incidents themselves, but how they are shown to those watching. The fall, which brought down a large group of riders ahead of the Koppenberg and left both Marlen...

Tim Merlier answered questions over his form in emphatic fashion at Scheldeprijs 2026, sprinting to a third consecutive victory in Schoten on just his second race day of the season after a disrupted start to his campaign. “It hasn’t been the easiest period, and you do start to have doubts: ‘Will I s...

Crashes, illness, and withdrawals are an unavoidable part of any stage race, and Itzulia Basque Country 2026 will be no exception. With narrow roads, technical descents, and relentless climbing throughout the week, incidents can quickly reshape both stage results and the overall general classificati...

Paul Seixas’ grip on Itzulia Basque Country 2026 remained firm on Stage 3, but beyond the race situation itself, the French teenager offered a clear insight into the mindset underpinning his rapid rise. On a day where the breakaway took the stage honours, Seixas rode with control and composure in th...

Axel Laurance turned a chaotic and setback-filled day into victory on Stage 3 of Itzulia Basque Country 2026, producing a measured and resilient ride to win from a two-man breakaway in Basauri. In a race already shaped by Paul Seixas’ early dominance, the French momentum continued, but Laurance’s pe...

Tim Merlier powered to a third consecutive Scheldeprijs victory in 2026, producing a devastating sprint to win from a reduced peloton after a crash-disrupted finale in Schoten. In a race that had long pointed towards a routine bunch finish, late incidents inside the final 10 kilometres reshaped the...

Axel Laurance claimed victory on Stage 3 of Itzulia Basque Country 2026, winning from a two-man move alongside Igor Arrieta after a fractured and attritional day that saw further disruption among the general classification contenders. The Frenchman proved the stronger in the final kilometre in Basau...

A new roadside video has emerged of Remco Evenepoel’s dramatic crash during stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya 2026, offering the clearest view yet of the moment the world champion was sent flying over his handlebars after attacking clear with Jonas Vingegaard. While the incident initially appeared ch...

Paul Seixas’ start to Itzulia Basque Country 2026 has not come out of nowhere. The 19-year-old arrived as one of the most talked-about riders of the season, but his back-to-back performances in the opening two stages have pushed that reputation into something far more concrete, forcing comparisons w...

Isaac del Toro’s Itzulia Basque Country 2026 has come to an abrupt end after the Mexican rider was forced to abandon following a crash during Stage 3. The UAE Team Emirates XRG leader had already found himself under pressure after losing significant time in the opening two stages, but the third day...

Tadej Pogacar arrives at Paris-Roubaix 2026 in relentless form, having already claimed victory at Milano-Sanremo and the Tour of Flanders in recent weeks. Two Monuments, two different race scenarios, same outcome. And yet, as the peloton turns towards the cobbles this Sunday, former winner Sonny Col...

Charlotte Kool powered to victory at Scheldeprijs Women 2026, emerging fastest from a disrupted bunch sprint after a late crash reshaped the finale in Schoten. In the absence of Lorena Wiebes, the race was always expected to offer an opportunity for a new winner, and Kool delivered, timing her effor...

The queen of all spring classics; the 'Hell of the North'... Paris-Roubaix is perhaps one of the most unique and recognizable races in the entire sport of cycling and for a good reason. In 2026, the last of the World Tour cobbled classics takes place on the 12th of April and will put the best classi...

The queen of all spring classics; the 'Hell of the North'... Paris-Roubaix is perhaps one of the most unique and recognizable races in the entire sport of cycling and for a good reason. In 2026, the last of the World Tour cobbled classics takes place on the 12th of April and will put the best classi...

Tim Wellens crashed at Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne and suffered a fractured collarbone. On paper that would be a big setback for UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Tadej Pogacar, however the World Champion has won every race he's started this year so it hasn't come in the way. However, the Emirati team wil...

Paris-Roubaix is a classic that's been made unique due to the amount and roughness of its cobbled sectors. Historically speaking, the heavier riders almost never had competition in these roads due to their ability to absorb the bumps and vibrations better when comparing to lighter riders. So, how is...

The 2026 Tour of Flanders had the most recent example of a peloton moving through the closing of a train crossing whilst the red lights were on. It was one of the most chaotic and controversial moments of the race, but one that ultimately did not seemingly have an impact on the final outcome. Howeve...

Paris-Roubaix is just around the corner and although it is a race that in the past was usually very open, the presence of Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel make it less so this time around. The Hell of the North provides a thrilling spectacle every year however not many will be able to go along...

Mikel Landa is a rider known for the difficult crashes he's experienced throughout his career. This Tuesday, the Basque rider went down hard again at Itzulia Basque Country however after the race it was revealed that he was hit by the medical car on the final descent. Soudal - Quick-Step CEO Jurgen...

Race officials are set to play a key role throughout Itzulia Basque Country 2026, where time penalties, fines and other sanctions can have a direct impact on both stage results and the overall general classification. This article tracks every Jury and Fines decision issued during the race. Updated d...

Dan Lorang, the performance coach of Remco Evenepoel, will leave the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe this summer. The Luxembourgese was one of the driving force that lead the German strcuture to the top of cycling world during his ten-year stint with the project he joined already in its humble beginning...

The season rolls on through a spring packed with Classics delivering racing to remember. Over the past week, the UCI Ranking shifted with points from the Tour of Flanders, Dwars door Vlaanderen, GP Miguel Induráin, and Paris-Camembert. The headline act, of course, was De Ronde, where Tadej Pogacar a...

The 2026 Tour of Flanders offered a spectacular duel between Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar with the latter securing his third title at De Ronde. In a sense, seeing the two superstars battle for victory was nothing short of expected, yet the way the race's finale unfolded left some of the Du...

The final results of the 2026 Tour of Flanders have been rather predictable, if we look away from the unknown that was Remco Evenepoel's debut. Tadej Pogacar defeated Mathieu van der Poel in a convincing fashion as nobody else really came close. However the Paris-Roubaix is a vastly different race....

The 2026 Tour of Flanders featured an impressive showdown between Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar, with the Slovenian rider claiming his third victory at De Ronde. In many ways, a clash between these two stars was anticipated, but the manner in which the final moments played out, as well as t...

Stage 2 of the Itzulia Basque Country delivered an impressive and decisive performance from 19-year-old French talent Paul Seixas, who secured his second consecutive victory after also winning the opening time trial. His triumph came after a bold long-range attack, launched with 26 kilometers remai...

Cian Uijtdebroeks delivered a very solid performance on stage 2 of the Itzulia Basque Country 2026, leaving a strong impression both in result and race craft. The Belgian from Movistar Team was especially active in the decisive moments, emerging as one of the main drivers in the chase of an untoucha...

Ion Izagirre again showed he is riding into top form on stage 2 of the Itzulia Basque Country 2026. The veteran Basque from Cofidis, in his final professional season, underlined his consistency by finishing with the first favourites’ group, moving into a commendable seventh overall. His performance...

Itzulia Basque Country has become the Paul Seixas show. After dominating the first stage's time trial, the youngest rider in the race went on to take an equally dominating victory on stage 2, attacking the day's most difficult climb and putting in an extensive gap over all of his competitors.  The s...

On the 8th of April 2026, the peloton will take on one of the most important sprinter races of the year: the Scheldeprijs. Placed right in the heart of the spring classics, between the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, the Belgian classic provides a perfect opportunity for the sprinters to succeed...

From the 6th to the 11th of April, the peloton will travel to the Basque Country, one of cycling's holy regions, for Itzulia Basque Country. The six-day stage-race is always marked by the steep climbs, the narrow roads, unstable weather and passionate fans, which are never missing in one of the spri...

Paul Seixas has won stages 1 and now 2 of Itzulia Basque Country by a country mile. The 19-year-old prodigy has won the first mountain stage of the race with an exhibition that saw no one even come close; with an extension of his race lead.  The start of the stage was quite hard with some climbs, an...

The Tour of Flanders is one of the most difficult races in pro cycling, both for its duration, resistance to tension, dangerous situations and the multiple steep and cobbled climbs. Hence, every single rider on the Top10 this year obtained it via having the best version of themselves, which includes...

Remco Evenepoel has kept his Tour of Flanders debut a secret. Only the coming days will confirm if the same isn't done for Paris-Roubaix, however reputable sources in Belgium report that this is not the case, and that the decision has already been made for the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider to no...

Damien Touzé is the second rider of Cofidis, following Nicolas Debeumarché at the 2024 Tour de Pologne, to come close to death following a crash during a pro race. The 2026 Tour of Oman has the dark shadow of the Frenchman's injuries following it, and Touzé has opened up about his fears of dying and...

Rohan Dennis has publicly pushed back against the way his role in the death of his wife, former Australian Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, has been portrayed, accusing sections of the media of distorting his words and misrepresenting the circumstances of the incident. In a lengthy statement posted...

On the 8th of April 2026, the peloton will take on one of the most important sprinter races of the year: the Scheldeprijs. Placed right in the heart of the spring classics, between the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, the Belgian classic provides a perfect opportunity for the sprinters to succeed...

On the 12th of April the peloton will take on the 'Hell of the North': Paris-Roubaix~and Paris-Roubaix Femmes. The final big cobbled classic of the spring is also perhaps the most difficult, with its iconic sectors in northern France always making the difference and providing spectacular footage.  H...

On the 8th of April 2026, the peloton will take on one of the most important sprinter races of the year: the Scheldeprijs. Placed right in the heart of the spring classics, between the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, the Belgian classic provides a perfect opportunity for the sprinters to succeed...

The cycling season hits a defining moment this Sunday, 12 April, as Paris-Roubaix 2026 takes centre stage. But this is not just another Monument. Tadej Pogacar arrives with a chance to edge closer to a piece of history that only three riders have ever achieved. Victory in the “Hell of the North” wou...

Tadej Pogacar’s Tour of Flanders victory has already been framed through results and dominance. What continues to emerge in the days after is how that performance actually felt inside the race itself. For those caught in the moment, it did not always resemble a normal bike race. Among them was Alpec...

Mathieu van der Poel’s ride at the 2026 Tour of Flanders did not just end in second place. It reignited a familiar debate about how, or even if, Tadej Pogacar can be beaten when he reaches this level. In the days since, much of the discussion has centred on whether Van der Poel should have raced dif...

The mutual respect between Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen has been a recurring theme throughout the Flemish classics, and over the past week, it has once again come to the surface in a way that stands out in a sport defined by rivalry. From a shared effort deep into the Tour of Flanders finale to a...

Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel may both get heavily fined due to the train line crossing that marked the 2026 Tour of Flanders. However, that is not yet confirmed, and a topic for a wide discussion. But in the hours following the race, 'De Ronde's jury did officially penalize the two men for two...

The race was first held back in 1924 where Francis Pélissier took the first win. In 1935 Gino Bartali won an isolated edition and then for over 30 years the Itzulia was absent from the calendar. It wasn't until 1969 where there was a rebirth, and one with big shockwaves as none other than Jacques An...

From the 6th to the 11th of April, the peloton will travel to the Basque Country, one of cycling's holy regions, for Itzulia Basque Country. The six-day stage-race is always marked by the steep climbs, the narrow roads, unstable weather and passionate fans, which are never missing in one of the spri...

From the 6th to the 11th of April, the peloton will travel to the Basque Country, one of cycling's holy regions, for Itzulia Basque Country. The six-day stage-race is always marked by the steep climbs, the narrow roads, unstable weather and passionate fans, which are never missing in one of the spri...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s unsettled start to 2026 is beginning to spill into the transfer market, with the Dutch team now reportedly exploring a move for a proven Grand Tour climber to plug a gap that has opened up behind the scenes. According to cycling journalist Daniel Benson, the team have ide...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG have confirmed long-term contract extensions for Brandon McNulty and Florian Vermeersch, securing two riders who have become increasingly important to the team’s structure across both stage races and the Classics. Vermeersch has signed through to 2029, while McNulty’s new dea...

Tadej Pogacar’s latest Tour of Flanders victory did more than add another Monument to his palmares. It left even those racing against him struggling to explain what they are up against. Among them was Decathlon CMA CGM Team rider Oliver Naesen, who offered one of the clearest reflections on just how...

Tadej Pogacar delivered another masterclass at the 2026 Tour of Flanders. Even more importantly, the clear takeaway from this victory is that his form opens the door to think big looking ahead to Paris-Roubaix - the last Monument missing in Pogacar's palmares. That was the general consensus reached...

While the spotlight was on Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel during the 2026 Tour of Flanders, many of the remaining spots in top-10 at a Monument were still up for grabs with the favourites up the road. Part of that battle was Tudor's Rick Pluimers who successfully tagged alon...

The transfer market is already stirring ahead of 2027 and one of the most advanced moves points to the continued presence of Florian Vermeersch at UAE Team Emirates - XRG. The Belgian, a key cog in the team’s machine, is reportedly close to extending his contract for several more seasons. The highly...

The 2026 Itzulia Basque Country got underway this Monday with an opening time trial. On a 13.8-kilometer long course in Bilbao, the organizers had prepared anything but an easy test for riders starting with a 2.4-kilometer climb and finishing on a steep 10% ramp. Such parcours were immediately going...

The 2026 Tour of Flanders once again didn't disappoint in that it has delivered various stories. While Tadej Pogacar put his name in the race's history, tying the record of three victories now shared among eight cyclist, just as important has been Remco Evenepoel whose debut connected his previous t...

Paul Seixas delivered a sensational performance to win the opening stage of the 2026 Itzulia Basque Country, announcing himself on the WorldTour stage with a dominant ride in the individual time trial in Bilbao. On a demanding 13.8km course featuring a steep opening climb, technical descent and uph...

Tadej Pogacar arrives at Paris-Roubaix off the back of another statement performance, but even after dropping Mathieu van der Poel in the Tour of Flanders, not everyone is convinced that form will carry across to the cobbles of northern France. Classics legend Sean Kelly, a two-time Paris-Roubaix wi...

Tadej Pogacar’s victory at the 2026 Tour of Flanders did more than just settle the result. It reopened a familiar question that continues to follow him through the biggest races. When the race reached its decisive phase, the strongest rider was clear. What remains up for debate is whether those arou...

Paul Seixas has set the tone for Itzulia Basque Country 2026 on the opening day, turning a short, demanding time trial in Bilbao into a statement performance that immediately reshaped the general classification. The 19-year-old did not arrive quietly. Already one of the most closely watched riders o...

Kevin Vauquelin had just set one of the standout rides of the day in Bilbao, finishing second on the opening stage time trial at Itzulia Basque Country 2026 and boosting the GC hopes of the INEOS Grenadiers. But even before the final riders had crossed the line, his reaction was already shaped by th...

Paul Seixas has announced himself on the WorldTour stage in emphatic fashion, storming to victory on stage 1 of Itzulia Basque Country 2026 with a dominant ride in the opening time trial in Bilbao. On a short but demanding 13.8km course that combined a steep opening climb, technical descending and a...

Two races, two standout winners, but still sharing the same stage. As Tadej Pogacar and Demi Vollering dominated the Tour of Flanders, former Olympic and world time trial champion Grace Brown questioned whether women’s cycling is still being forced to exist in the shadow of the men’s race, despite n...

This Monday, 6 April, the 2026 Itzulia Basque Country begins. Also known as the Tour of the Basque Country, it is one of the toughest and most exciting stage races on the WorldTour calendar. Stage 1 will already test the general classification favourites — Isaac del Toro, Juan Ayuso, Paul Seixas and...

Remco Evenepoel’s long-awaited Tour of Flanders debut delivered on performance, but the decisive moments of the race exposed the fine margins that still separate him from the very best on this terrain. A podium finish confirmed his level. The closing sequence, however, told a more complicated story....

Mathieu van der Poel’s duel with Tadej Pogacar at the Tour of Flanders was defined by strength, positioning and repeated accelerations on the cobbles. But in the middle of that battle, there was a brief moment that hinted at how close to the limit even the very best were riding. Shortly before the d...

Tadej Pogacar’s triumph at the Tour of Flanders 2026 is no ordinary victory. It’s a statement in cycling history. With his third success in 'De Ronde', the Slovenian joins seven other current record holders in the race.  Matching these names is not just about reaching a number. It’s entering into a...

Contemporary cycling is living through an era defined by the greatness of Tadej Pogacar, a rider seemingly intent on redrawing every known limit. His victory at the Tour des Flandres 2026 not only further confirms his dominance, it reinforces the sense that we are witnessing a once-in-a-generation c...

The 2026 Tour of Flanders has finished but the race has delivered action for hours in the steep climbs of the Flemish region. Tadej Pogacar came away with the victory, but he was hardly put under pressure by his rivals. Dutch pundit Thijs Zonneveld directly criticized Mathieu van der Poel for the wa...

Florian Vermeersch was signed by UAE Team Emirates - XRG into the 2025 season and this spring the transfer has been delivering on a consistent basis. The Belgian has had his own strong results but when called to support on Tadej Pogacar at the Tour of Flanders, he fulfilled his role to perfection on...

Yesterday we witnessed a historic exhibition from Tadej Pogacar at the Tour des Flandres, as he joined the exclusive club with three wins at the Belgian Monument. The Slovenian once again rode away from Mathieu van der Poel, who could not live with him on the brutal ramps of the Oude Kwaremont and P...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG can only be happy with how the 2026 season is going. If Tadej Pogacar had already been dominant in the past, the 2026 version of the World Champion looks straight up unbeatable. There was never much doubt in a Tour of Flanders that was raced like 12 months ago, and the manage...

Allan Peiper, strategic advisor at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, spoke bluntly about Primož Roglic’s future and his role in Grand Tours. The Slovenian will target the Vuelta a España exclusively this year, chasing the win that would make him the most successful rider in the race’s history. "I don’t k...

Urksa Zigart has had a breakthrough 2025 season with runner-up result in the general classification of Tour de Romandie Féminin, a podium at the Trofeo Tessile & Moda, top-5 at Tour de Suisse Women and a top-10 overall at Giro d'Italia Women. With a bit of bitterness in tone, people finally begin to...

Lotte Kopecky fell short of a fourth Women’s Tour of Flanders title. The SD Worx - Protime leader finished fourth, just off the podium, in a race where she acknowledged the superiority of the winner, Demi Vollering. The decisive move came on the Oude Kwaremont. After a strong lead-out from her FDJ U...

Mathieu van der Poel could do little more than acknowledge what had just unfolded in Oudenaarde. After another fierce duel with Tadej Pogacar at the 2026 Tour of Flanders, the Dutchman was forced to settle for second place, beaten not by tactics or hesitation, but by a rival he described in striking...

Tadej Pogacar has won the 2026 Tour of Flanders after delivering a decisive attack on the final ascent of the Oude Kwaremont, riding clear to a dominant solo victory in Oudenaarde. In a race defined by disruption, constant pressure and repeated accelerations across the Flemish climbs, the world cham...

Remco Evenepoel’s debut at the Tour des Flandres 2026 did not go unnoticed, either by fans or by the rider himself. The Belgian, who looked at ease on the pavé, admitted the experience has sharpened his competitive appetite on this terrain. Paris–Roubaix looms on the immediate horizon, though his pa...

We're used to seeing sprint trains or mountain trains in the peloton, but the naming ancestor of those - a means of public transport - had come close to becoming an unlikely protagonist of this year's Tour of Flanders. And no, unlike the legendary debut edition of Liege-Bastogne-Liege in 1892, this...

Tadej Pogacar and Demi Vollering produced two of the most authoritative performances of the spring classics season, each conquering the Tour of Flanders with long-range attacks on the Oude Kwaremont that left their rivals scattered across the Flemish hills. In races defined by attrition, positionin...

Tadej Pogacar’s Tour of Flanders victory was delivered through force on the road, but Sean Kelly’s reading of the race pointed to something more calculated beneath the surface. On a day where the pace never truly relented, and the favourites were under pressure from a long way out, the Slovenian rep...

Demi Vollering delivered the defining performance of the 2026 Tour of Flanders Women, breaking clear on the Oude Kwaremont before riding solo to victory in Oudenaarde to secure the Monument that had long been missing from her palmares. In a race that built gradually before exploding on the final seq...

From the 6th to the 11th of April, the peloton will travel to the Basque Country, one of cycling's holy regions, for Itzulia Basque Country. The six-day stage race is always marked by the steep climbs, the narrow roads, unstable weather, and passionate fans, which are never missing in one of the spr...

Mads Pedersen’s fifth place at the Tour of Flanders came at the end of a race where the outcome was shaped less by tactics and more by the presence of one rider. As Tadej Pogacar powered to victory in Oudenaarde, the Lidl-Trek leader was left to contest the places behind, part of a chasing group tha...

Remco Evenepoel’s first appearance at the Tour of Flanders ended with a podium finish, but more telling than the result itself was how long he was able to match the two riders who ultimately decided the race. On a day shaped by repeated accelerations across the cobbles, the Belgian held his place al...

Demi Vollering has won the 2026 Tour of Flanders WE after a decisive attack on the Oude Kwaremont, riding clear of all her rivals before extending her advantage on the Paterberg and the run to Oudenaarde. In a race that moved from a hesitant opening into a relentless, selective finale, the European...

Tadej Pogacar’s victory at the 2026 Tour of Flanders was not just another Monument added to his palmares, but another step towards a potentially unprecedented season. Fresh from his maiden Milano-Sanremo triumph earlier in the spring, the Slovenian has now made it two from two in Monument races this...

Wout van Aert was left to settle for fourth place at the 2026 Tour of Flanders, narrowly missing out on the podium after a relentless and fragmented finale that saw the race explode on the decisive climbs. In a race ultimately won by Tadej Pogacar ahead of Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel, V...

Tadej Pogacar has ripped up the 2026 Tour of Flanders on the Oude Kwaremont, delivering the first truly decisive move of the race and forcing an immediate response from his closest rivals. After a long phase of tension building through the Flemish Ardennes, the world champion made his move on the co...

Lotte Kopecky arrives at the 2026 Tour of Flanders with recent dominance in the race firmly established, but also with a sharper edge after what she openly described as a timely warning earlier in the week. “It was a good wake-up call,” Kopecky said ahead of the race in conversation with Sporza, ref...

Few riders in modern cycling command the kind of emotional backing Wout van Aert receives on Flemish roads, and ahead of the 2026 Tour of Flanders, that connection was once again clear. Among the crowds in Antwerp before the start was Sarah De Bie, Van Aert’s wife, offering a glimpse into why the Vi...

The Tour of Flanders was thrown into early confusion by an unusual and potentially controversial moment, as a split peloton at a railway crossing briefly raised the prospect of disqualification for some of the race’s biggest names. As the bunch approached the crossing, the barriers began to fall, fo...

The margins at the very top of the Tour of Flanders are often defined by a single climb, and according to Adrie van der Poel, that is exactly where the balance may tilt again in 2026. Speaking to Road.cc ahead of this year’s edition, the 1986 winner pointed directly to the Oude Kwaremont as the terr...

Egan Bernal is set to return to racing later this month at the Tour of the Alps, ending a quietly extended spell on the sidelines that has disrupted the early rhythm of his 2026 season. The INEOS Grenadiers rider has not raced since finishing seventh at the Faun-Ardèche Classic on February 28, with...

A chaotic early moment at the 2026 Tour of Flanders briefly split the peloton after a railway crossing halted part of the race in Lede. As the bunch approached at speed, the barriers came down mid-passage, allowing only the front section through while the rest of the peloton was forced to stop. Amon...

Marc Madiot has set the tone for the 2026 Tour of Flanders in typically emphatic fashion, framing this year’s edition not just as another Monument but as a rare convergence of talent that cycling does not often see. With Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and debutant Remco Evenepoel...

The 2026 Tour of Flanders is already underway, and whilst many are expecting Tadej Pogacar to once again be there or thereabouts when it comes to the win, the Slovenian's UAE Team Emirates - XRG have been dealt some early damage.  During the neutral roll out from the startline in Antwerp, one of Pog...

Mathieu van der Poel heads into the Tour of Flanders speaking with honesty and confidence ahead of the second Monument of the season. The Dutchman is aware that he is facing a truly historic generation of riders. The Alpecin leader does not hide the current hierarchy, also recognising the extremely...

The spotlight at the Tour of Flanders does not fall solely on debutant Remco Evenepoel. One of the leading contenders for victory is Wout van Aert, who arrives after several weeks of racing at a high level and showing an attacking approach that inspires optimism. Speaking to Cycling Pro Net, the Be...

Tadej Pogacar is the clear favourite to win the 2026 Tour of Flanders. Below are the Slovenian’s comments, speaking to Cycling Pro Net just before the start as he prepares to fight for his third victory in the Monument. The undisputed leader of UAE Team Emirates analysed his current form and the maj...

Remco Evenepoel’s debut at the Tour of Flanders is one of the major storylines of the Belgian classic. At 26 years old, the Olympic champion faces the cobbles of the Flemish Monument for the first time, where his main rivals will be Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. At the start, Evenepoel sha...

On the 5th of April, the first weekend of April, fans will be able to watch the 2026 Tour of Flanders - the men's race followed by the women's - on the roads of the Belgian region, which are packed with the short, steep and cobbled climbs. Here is when and where to watch the race live and on TV, inc...

The second monument of the season will take place on the 5th of April. That is the Tour of Flanders, the queen of the Flandrien classics and the one in which the riders go through the most big cobbled 'bergs' in the region. We preview the race ahead; with the race estimated to start and finish at 09...

The second monument of the season will take place on the 5th of April. That is the Tour of Flanders, the queen of the Flandrien classics and the one in which the riders go through the most big cobbled 'bergs' in the region. We take a look at the race's startlist.  The 'Ronde van Vlaanderen' was crea...

Among the fast finishers who thrive in the northern classics, Hugo Hofstetter has quietly built a reputation as one of the most consistent performers in recent years. The Frenchman repeatedly places himself in the decisive moments of races like Gent-Wevelgem, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne and Scheldeprijs...

The Decathlon CMA CGM Team has unveiled its line-up for the Itzulia Basque Country, and among the selected riders, one name stands out as a symbol of the team’s future: Paul Seixas. Still at the very beginning of his professional career, Seixas has been one of the most eye-catching young riders in t...

The Itzulia Basque Country gets underway next Monday, with clear ambitions from UAE Team Emirates - XRG, who return to northern Spain as the team to beat. The Emirates squad has presented a well-balanced lineup, capable of handling the explosive demands of this stage race. At the centre of attention...

This Sunday, Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel line up at the Tour of Flanders as the main contenders for victory, but Belgium brings strong counterarguments to challenge that favoritism, with Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert ready to enter the fight. Roxane Knetemann spoke on the podcast In h...

Soudal–Quick-Step allowed their brightest jewel to depart at the end of last season, returning to their roots for 2026. With the exit of Remco Evenepoel, the Belgian squad reshaped its roster with the clear ambition of becoming a feared and respected force once again in the major Classics, recruitin...

Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin have shared their thoughts for the upcoming Tour of Flanders, in which they have talked about the main favourite Tadej Pogacar; record chaser Mathieu van der Poel; and the local heroes Wout Van Aert and Remco Evenepoel.  "Some of the big favorites were not there, ma...

Tibor Del Grosso has had a breakthrough winter in cyclocross, where he has achieved another Dutch national title but also several high-level victories and results that have placed him in the tier directly below Mathieu van der Poel. On the road, Alpecin-Premier Tech have put in the trust on the youn...

Wout Van Aert is now 31 years old, and whilst retirement is not in his immediate plans, he doesn't hide away from the notion that, within the next five years, that is likely. In an honest interview ahead of the Tour of Flanders, Team Visma | Lease a Bike shared his thoughts on the future end of his...

On the 5th of April the women's peloton will take on the second monument of the season. It is none other than the Tour of Flanders, home to the region's hardest and steepest cobbled climbs, where almost all of the peloton's best riders will take part in. We preview the race ahead. The race is estima...

On the 5th of April the women's peloton will take on the second monument of the season. It is none other than the Tour of Flanders, home to the region's hardest and steepest cobbled climbs, where almost all of the peloton's best riders will take part in. We take a look at its startlist. The race is...

Jhonatan Narváez left INEOS Grenadiers at the start of the 2025 season in order to join UAE Team Emirates - XRG. Whilst the collaboration looked perfect and the Ecuadorian achieved the best performances of his career, it seems certain that he will return to the British team in 2027.  This move, whic...

From the 6th to the 11th of April, the peloton will travel to the Basque Country, one of cycling's holy regions, for Itzulia Basque Country. The six-day stage-race is always marked by the steep climbs, the narrow roads, unstable weather and passionate fans, which are never missing in one of the spri...

The 2026 GP Miguel Indurain crowned a rider who has won it back in the past. Ion Izagirre has taken Cofidis' fourth win of the season with a performance reminiscent of his best days on the bike.  The breakaway of the day was formed by Carlos García Pierna, Sinuhé Fernández, Unai Aznar, Louis Ferreir...

Alpecin-Premier Tech did not select Tibor del Grosso to ride the cobbled classics this year but its not due to his form. The young Dutchman has put on a stellar performance to win the Volta NXT Classic this afternoon in the Netherlands ahead of Mauro Schmid.  In 2025 the race was won by Dion Smith a...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has announced their lineup for the 2026 Tour of Flanders. Dealing with peak form challengers such as Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel; the Dutch team had to select its best. Wout Van Aert is having a strong yet very young team backing him up at 'De Ro...

Tomorrow is Tour of Flanders day, one of the most important of the year. The riders will take on the queen of the Flemish classics and we will have Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert all seemingly starting with their best form. Former pro rider Michael Boogerd has...

Itzulia Basque Country 2026 readies for another fierce, spectacular edition, and Soudal - Quick-Step will line up with a solid squad led by Mikel Landa, who targets with ambition one of the calendar’s most special races. The Basque race, now in its 65th edition, offers six days of demanding racing...

Tadej Pogacar’s start to the 2026 season has only intensified the conversation around his place in cycling history, and Alberto Contador has now added his voice to that growing debate. The Spaniard, himself a seven-time Grand Tour winner, believes the Slovenian’s current level is pushing beyond anyt...

Jonas Vingegaard left the Volta a Catalunya with the overall win, two stage victories and a familiar debate around his racing style. Remco Evenepoel questioned the approach. Rolf Sorenson has now pushed back. The Danish former pro dismissed the idea that Vingegaard’s riding should be viewed as overl...

The discussion around Tadej Pogacar’s standing in the modern peloton often centres on his individual brilliance, but Italian cycling legend Gianni Bugno sees a more decisive factor behind that dominance heading into the 2026 Tour of Flanders. The 1994 Tour of Flanders winner pointed not only to Poga...

Patrick Lefevere has escalated the growing tension around Remco Evenepoel’s long awaited Tour of Flanders debut, questioning how the announcement was handled and warning of the consequences of misleading the media. Writing in his column for Het Nieuwsblad, the former Soudal - Quick-Step manager took...

The Tour of Flanders has been framed as a straight fight between Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel, but Alejandro Valverde sees a more complex picture heading into Sunday. Speaking in quotes collected by Mundo Deportivo while racing at the Vuelta a Ibiza MTB, the former world champion pointed t...

The GP Miguel Indurain is going to take place on the 4th of April and splits the headlines on the weekend of the Tour of Flanders. Over on the northeast of Spain however it is the climbers and puncheurs which will be at the forefront of the action. We take a look at the race's profile. It is expecte...

The GP Miguel Indurain is going to take place on the 4th of April and splits the headlines on the weekend of the Tour of Flanders. Over on the northeast of Spain however it is the climbers and puncheurs which will be at the forefront of the action. We take a look at the race's profile. It is expecte...

The conversation around Wout van Aert after Dwars door Vlaanderen has centred on another near miss. Inside the peloton, the tone is very different. Mads Pedersen has moved to challenge the way Van Aert is being discussed, pushing back against the criticism that often follows his defeats. “At times,...

Lidl-Trek's rising star Thibau Nys has opened up about the grueling mental and physical toll of his recent knee surgery. Speaking on the Belgian talk show Vive le Vélo, Leve de Ronde, the young talent provided an update on his recovery, confirming he will miss his entire spring campaign and also the...

As the women's peloton gears up to tackle the Tour of Flanders following the men's race this Sunday, the landscape of the sport is completely unrecognizable from the one Annemiek van Vleuten entered over 15 years ago. The Dutch cycling legend recently reflected on her journey from scraping by on an...

Dylan van Baarle had a largely anonymous Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday, but Sep Vanmarcke is not losing any sleep over it. Speaking at the team bus after the race, the Soudal Quick-Step sports director was clear: Van Baarle will be ready when it matters, and the Tour of Flanders is a very diffe...

There will be no Marianne Vos at Sunday's Tour of Flanders. Her team, Visma | Lease a Bike, announced that the 38-year-old rider is skipping the Flemish Monument to be with her family following the recent passing of her father, Henk. It had been known for some time that Henk Vos's health was declini...

Tom Steels knows exactly what his team is up against at the Tour of Flanders on Sunday. Tadej Pogacar, Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel - on paper, it is hard to look past those four. But the Soudal - Quick-Step sports director is not ready to concede the race before it has ev...

For Isaac del Toro, Itzulia Basque Country is not just another WorldTour date; it is the definitive exam against the sport’s elite. The Mexican prodigy, chasing a third stage race win this season after conquering the UAE Tour and Tirreno–Adriatico, will face heavyweight rivals on the roads of the no...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike is starting the Tour of Flanders this Sunday with one of the favourites: Wout Van Aert. But how can the Dutch team outsmart the more powerful climbers such as Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel; and the wildcard Remco Evenepoel on the bergs of 'De Ronde'? This and much mor...

Tadej Pogacar is going to be the mean to beat at the Tour of Flanders following his exhibition of 12 months ago and the form he's been carrying this spring. However, with Remco Evenepoel added into the mix, the World Champion has another threat to worry about on Sunday.  In this afternoon's press co...

Remco Evenepoel has discussed his rivals, Milano-Sanremo, the why he kept the Tour of Flanders debut a secret and even talked about how he wanted to race it in the past but was not allowed by Soudal - Quick-Step- This goes against the words of his former manager Patrick Lefevere directly, who previo...

It is not uncommon for Arnaud de Lie, but it is unfortunate. The Lotto-Intermarché leader has been having a cursed start of the season. Following an injury that delayed his start and came in the way of him reaching his best form, he has fallen ill ahead of the main cobbled classics. He is now forced...

Mathieu van der Poel is ready for the 2026 Tour of Flanders after a spotless winter and a spring campaign which has so far brought him victories at Omloop het Nieuwsblad, E3 Saxo Classic and Tirreno-Adriatico. It is hard for the Dutchman to be better prepared for the cobbled monuments, and in the fi...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe are heading to the Tour of Flanders very well armed, with several men in top form. One of them is Tim van Dijke who's had a superb spring and has led the team on several occasions; but this Sunday his task will revolve around Remco Evenepoel.  “He has never ridden the Tou...

There are few people that know Mathieu van der Poel as well as his brother David, himself a former professional cyclocross rider and someone who's often had good insight on the Dutchman's stories and insight. He notes that the night spent in jail ahead of the 2022 World Championships in Wollongong m...

The year Domenico Pozzovivo turned professional was 2005. In 2026, the Italian veteran will still be racing in the pro peloton, as Team Solution Tech - NIPPO - Rali have announced this Friday morning that they have signed Pozzovivo on a one-year deal which will see his return to the peloton after an...

Tadej Pogacar is heading to the Tour of Flanders and UAE Team Emirates - XRG have announced their lineup. It doesn't include surprises, but it does include the firepower to control the race until the race reaches its decisive phase in which the World Champion is expected to attack.  "I’m very please...

In a short video interview with Jan Bakelants, Wout Van Aert was asked a few questions regarding his future in pro cycling, Mathieu van der Poel and some other topics. Whilst short, it provided some insight into the Belgian's opinions and outlook into his career.  The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider...

The passage through Dwars door Vlaanderen delivered one of the week’s most-discussed stories, with Florian Vermeersch as the unexpected protagonist beyond the sporting result. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider became one of the names of the race after his late move, when he set off in pursuit of Wout...

Tadej Pogacar has landed on Belgian soil, ready to take on one of the season’s biggest challenges: the Tour of Flanders, this Sunday, fifth of April. Beforehand, he has discussed several topics, including the inclusion of Remco Evenepoel.  The Slovenian phenomenon arrives aiming for a third win at t...

Soren Waerenskjold sprinted to a highly impressive third place at Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday, finishing just behind powerhouses Filippo Ganna and Wout van Aert. The result caps off a very solid week on the cobbles for the Uno-X Mobility squad, leaving Sports Director Gino Van Den Oudenhove h...

Sunday's women's Tour of Flanders shapes up as one of the most open editions in years, with a deep and talented field ready to fight over the Flemish roads. At the centre of it all, as so often, are Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering, two riders who know each other's strengths better than almost anyon...

The Tour of Flanders is fast approaching this Sunday, and while the cobbles and steep climbs always guarantee a spectacular edition, a new and chaotic complication has emerged: the wind. With strong gusts forecast from multiple directions, analysts and teams are bracing for a radically different tac...

Remco Evenepoel's participation in the Tour of Flanders caught almost everyone off guard when it was announced on Wednesday, despite the Belgian having known about it since winter. Even Tom Dumoulin, speaking to NOS, admitted he was genuinely surprised. But surprise quickly gave way to excitement, a...

After months of secret preparation, Olympic Champion Remco Evenepoel is officially set to make a very unexpected debut at the Tour of Flanders this Sunday. Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe sports director Sven Vanthourenhout, who guided Evenepoel through his winter recons, believes De Ronde is a race tha...

Tadej Pogacar is the strongest climber in pro cycling and a rider who is known for his aggressive tactics and long-range attacks. Jonas Vingegaard does not have the same reputation, but it is not because he isn't an aggressive rider himself, argues Patrick Broe - Lanterne Rouge - who is the head of...

Jaume Guardeño’s rapid rise through the professional ranks has been abruptly halted after the Caja Rural rider was left in a serious condition following a training crash in Spain, with early reports confirming a “severe traumatic brain injury”. The incident, first reported by AS, has raised immediat...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe will be the ultimate wildcard at the upcoming Tour of Flanders. The team already had strong figures such as Gianni Vermeersch and Tim van Dijke lining up, however not riders who can challenge the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. However with the addition o...

Tadej Pogacar is the current World and European champion on the road, but one of the few top titles he has never taken are the time trial events. The Worlds are perhaps too much of a stretch at the time being but the UAE Team Emirates - XRG has expressed interest to ride the Europeans later this yea...

Groupama United - FDJ have not been much of a factor during the current spring classics, with Stefan Küng having departed the team without a real replacement. Romain Grégoire has been hashing it out in the cobbles and has looked in form, however has not been there in the decisive moments. At Dwars d...

Remco Evenepoel's Tour of Flanders debut has taken the cycling world by storm this week and will be one of the major stories of the spring. The Olympic Champion has prepared throughout the winter for this race and the expectation are high, even from Patrick Lefevere who sees him race alongside the v...

The Tour de Romandie could take to the road in 2026 without a title sponsor for the yellow jersey. After several years partnered with Vaudoise Assurances and, more recently, Le Maréchal cheese, the organization has yet to find a successor, leaving a gap that represents around 10% of an annual budget...

Tadej Pogacar has already made history this season by conquering Milano–Sanremo, one of the only two Monuments that was still missing from his palmarès. However, the Slovenian remains hungry for the great Classics, and the next one is imminent. This Sunday, 5th of April, comes the next target: the T...

Riccardo Riccò’s life has taken a sharp turn away from professional cycling. Banned for life after several doping-related episodes, the Italian has rebuilt his day-to-day outside competition, focused on his business and a calmer relationship with the bike. In an interview with La Stampa, the former...

The UCI WorldTour Ranking keeps shifting. This week delivered top-tier racing: the Volta a Catalunya, Tour of Bruges, In Flanders Fields, E3 Saxo Classic, and most recently, Dwars door Vlaanderen won by Filippo Ganna. As of today (April 2) that reshuffles a table still led by Isaac del Toro, ahead o...

Tadej Pogacar’s 2026 season is already being framed in historic terms, and few voices carry more authority on that subject than Peter Sagan. The Slovak, a three-time world champion and one of the defining riders of the previous generation, has delivered a striking assessment of the Slovenian’s place...

Richard Carapaz’s Giro d’Italia preparation has been thrown into uncertainty at the worst possible moment, with the Ecuadorian confirming he has undergone surgery just five weeks before the race he has built his season around. The former winner, who returned to the podium as recently as last year, r...

Remco Evenepoel’s confirmed debut at the Tour of Flanders has added another name to an already tight group of contenders, and from within Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the reaction has been measured rather than alarmed. Grischa Niermann greeted the news with a light remark that reached back to last wee...

Lenny Martinez did not just beat Jonas Vingegaard at Paris-Nice. He left that final stage in Nice with something else as well, a shift in how he sees himself against the very best. The two riders went head-to-head in a reduced sprint, but the dynamic of the move caught Martinez by surprise. “It felt...

Wout van Aert’s latest Dwars door Vlaanderen heartbreak came in the most brutal way yet, caught in the final metres after a long solo that had looked set to end his wait for a major spring victory. But as the Belgian crossed the line, the reaction around him told a different story, one that went be...

Jonas Vingegaard’s 2026 season has already been defined by control and authority, but according to Jens Voigt, the most significant part of his campaign may still lie ahead. After securing overall victories at Paris-Nice and the Volta a Catalunya, where he took two stages and settled the race with o...

Grischa Niermann has been tasked with being the head man on Team Visma | Lease a Bike's car during the cobbled monuments, a position that comes with a lot of responsibility. The team has the arduous task of contesting with Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel at the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roub...

Tom Pidcock’s dramatic ravine crash at the Volta a Catalunya has taken on a different shape in the days since, with his team now confirming there is still no clear timeline for his return as the full extent of his injuries remains unclear. The Brit had initially described himself as “very lucky” aft...

Remco Evenepoel has not yet ridden the Tour of Flanders, but Belgian television was already asking whether his cobbled future might stretch even further. In the wake of Dwars door Vlaanderen, where Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe were heavily involved throughout a frantic finale eventually won by Filip...

The spring classics are unfolding without Tiesj Benoot in the peloton. The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider has been forced to watch the Monuments from home after undergoing surgery for a herniated disc. It is a tough situation that still does not stop him following every move in the races. In fact,...

Mads Pedersen wrapped up his 2026 Dwars door Vlaanderen with tenth place and reasonably positive sensations on his third race day back in action. On Sunday comes the Tour of Flanders, where the Lidl-Trek leader targets victory against Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel, and Wout va...

The denouement of 2026 Dwars door Vlaanderen was nothing short of spectacular. Among all the chaos caused by omni-present attack efforts, Soren Waerenskjold almost rose to the glory like a year ago at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. But this time, the Uno-X Mobility sprinter fell short to attackers Filip...

Wout van Aert came within metres of victory at Dwars door Vlaanderen 2026, only to be caught in the final sprint by Filippo Ganna after a long solo effort. The result will read as another near miss, but one of the most notable voices in Belgian cycling is painting a different picture. “You should no...

With the first of the 2026 cobbled Monuments - the 2026 Tour des Flanders - just days away, Cyrille Guimard puts the spotlight on one name: Tadej Pogacar. His recent triumph at Milano-Sanremo and his relentless presence at the sharp end have reignited the debate of the moment. The Frenchman frames...

Dwars door Vlaanderen 2026 delivered two contrasting yet equally dramatic races, both defined by relentless pace, tactical hesitation and decisive late moves in Waregem. From the men’s race to the women’s event, the pattern was strikingly similar, early aggression, constant selection and finales sha...

Remco Evenepoel lining up at the Tour of Flanders has been sold as a surprise. Inside Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, it was anything but. The Belgian’s debut in cycling’s most controlled Monument is the product of a plan that had been sitting in the background since the winter, only now brought into p...

Marlen Reusser completed a remarkable winning return to racing at Dwars door Vlaanderen, edging Demi Vollering in a photo finish after a chaotic and almost self-inflicted collapse in the closing kilometres. The Swiss star, racing for just the fifth time this season after injury disrupted her early c...

Marlen Reusser won Dwars door Vlaanderen Women 2026 after a chaotic final kilometre in which she and Demi Vollering came close to throwing away victory before recovering to sprint for the win. The leading duo, who had built their advantage with a decisive move in the final phase of the race, hesitat...

Filippo Ganna turned a day that looked lost into one of the biggest wins of his already illustrious career, denying Wout van Aert in the final metres of Dwars door Vlaanderen after a race defined by setbacks, patience and precise timing. The INEOS Grenadiers rider had appeared out of contention earl...

Wout van Aert came within touching distance of a long-awaited return to winning ways, only for victory to slip from his grasp in the final metres of Dwars door Vlaanderen 2026. After a race that exploded early and never fully settled, the Belgian forced a decisive move on the Eikenberg, committing t...

Dwars door Vlaanderen 2026 developed into a relentless, high-speed contest that built steadily towards a dramatic finale, with Filippo Ganna overturning Wout van Aert’s long-range attack in the final metres to take victory in Waregem. From the moment the flag dropped in Roeselare, the race was conte...

Mattias Skjelmose arrived at the 2026 Volta a Catalunya expecting more from himself than he ultimately delivered, and his own verdict reflects that frustration. “I’m not super impressed with myself,” he told TV2, reflecting on a race that marked his first stage race appearance of the season. The exp...

Tim van Dijke’s display at the E3 Saxo Classic confirmed that his second place at Omloop Nieuwsblad on his 2026 road debut was no fluke. The Dutchman lit up the race with a powerful move on the Taaienberg, where only Mathieu van der Poel could follow his wheel. He could be a major card for the Tour...

Remco Evenepoel’s Volta a Catalunya was not defined by what he won, but by what he gave up. In a race where expectations naturally sit around his own general classification ambitions, the Belgian instead pivoted into a support role for Florian Lipowitz. It was a shift that caught Jens Voigt off guar...

The 2025 Dwars door Vlaanderen was one of the most dramatic races of the season and a day that will be memorable in modern cycling. Team Visma | Lease a Bike attacked the race and created a perfect split out front with three riders in a group of four, but wasted the opportunity and lost out to Neils...

Wout Van Aert does not have the best history with Dwars door Vlaanderen, however he can very well change that this Wednesday in Waregem. The final cobbled classic before the riders reach the monuments is an important day of racing and with both Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel absent, the Belg...

It is April the 1st, however it would be wild to assume that this would be an April Fool's joke. Remco Evenepoel is racing the Tour of Flanders, which he announced on social media this Wednesday morning, a wildly anticipated moment after the Belgian has made his pro debut in 2019.  On an Instagram p...

Remco Evenepoel is as much of a one-day race specialist as he is a stage-racer. With his ability to ride long races, short efforts and his tactical prowess, a debut in the cobbled classics where he grew up has seemed to be coming closer and closer. Philippe GIlbert, who guided Evenepoel in his early...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike rode a perfect Dwars door Vlaanderen in 2025, initially, by splitting the peloton and creating a selection with their three strongest riders, alongside Neilson Powless. However, they raced for a Wout Van Aert sprint win and the plan failed miserably. Team DS Grischa Nierman...

The Move podcast, regularly brings together George Hincapie, Johan Bruyneel, and Spencer Martin to dissect pro cycling from the inside, blending racing and managerial experience with an analytical lens. They have discussed the upcoming Tour of Flanders and Tadej Pogacar; Mathieu van der Poel and Wou...

Jonas Vingegaard’s commanding start to the 2026 season has raised a familiar question. Not whether he can win again, but whether he is finally moving back towards the level that defined him before his career-threatening crash at the Itzulia Basque Country in 2024. The Dane has already delivered over...

Dwars door Vlaanderen is the fourth out of five World Tour classics in Flanders which make up for the final block of cobbled classics in the region. It takes place on the 1st of April this year and is the final big race before the Tour of Flanders. We preview the race, which is estimated to start an...

The narrative around Remco Evenepoel has taken an unexpected turn. After publicly ruling out riding the Tour of Flanders 2026, the chance of seeing him on the start line has grown within days. According to Wielerflits, the Belgian will join his Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe teammates on Thursday to re...

Frenchman Jordan Jegat is finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel after several weeks sidelined by physical problems. The 26-year-old climber was one of the revelations of the 2025 Tour de France, where he finished in the top 10 overall, a result that now shapes his ambitions. The TotalEnergie...

The three-year cycle moves on and the UCI Ranking grows ever more intense. The WorldTour cobbled classics (Tour of Bruges, E3 Saxo Classic and In Flanders Fields) and the Volta a Catalunya scooped up virtually all the points on offer over the past week. Other key races also mattered across the board...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya brought together, on paper, virtually all the big names expected to fight for the general classifications at the upcoming Grand Tours. That is how Philippa York frames her analysis, noting the start list was hard to improve, with one major absentee: Tadej Pogacar, alongsid...

The past Sunday has been a throwback to the pre-Pogacar classics era when we followed closely which of the cyclocross duo Wout Van Aert-Mathieu van der Poel would prevail on the cobbles. And the 2026 In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem provided us with another of these traditional duel...

Middelkerke - Wevelgem has delivered a lot of action with Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert going on the attack. On the final ascent of the Kemmelberg, one fan got a closer look at the spectacle than others, has he got headbutted by Van Aert who was on the side of cobbled road attempting to fol...

On the 1st of April, the women's peloton will take on the final cobbled classic before the monuments: Dwars door Vlaanderen. The Belgian one-day race is a mix of a sprinter's opportunity with some terrain where the classics specialists can attack, and make for tactical racing. We take a look at its...

Dwars door Vlaanderen is the fourth out of five World Tour classics in Flanders which make up for the final block of cobbled classics in the region. It takes place on the 1st of April this year and is the final big race before the Tour of Flanders. We take a look at its startlist, which is estimated...

Johan Museeuw is a three-time winner of the Tour of Flanders and compatriot of Wout Van Aert, Belgium's biggest card to take the win this Sunday. But doing so will not only require the very best level from him, but also luck and perhaps risky tactics.  "He withstood a challenge from Mathieu van der...

Florian Lipowitz’s third place at the Volta a Catalunya has reinforced what his results over the past year have already suggested. He is no longer an outsider trying to break into the elite of Grand Tour racing, but a rider operating just behind the sport’s two dominant forces. That is the view of i...

Jonas Vingegaard’s future at Team Visma | Lease a Bike has rarely been a subject of serious debate. The Dane remains tied to the Dutch squad long-term, and all signs point towards continuity as he targets further Grand Tour success. Yet comments from Magnus Cort Nielsen have offered a rare glimpse i...

The decisive moment at In Flanders Fields may not have come on the Kemmelberg, but much earlier and in a far more unexpected way. Long before the race reached its defining phase, Mathieu van der Poel had already made his intentions clear. Not publicly, not over the radio, but in a brief exchange wit...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe could be set to continue an emerging trend in the transfer market, with another rider from Team Visma | Lease a Bike reportedly under consideration ahead of the 2027 season. After already bringing in Jan Tratnik and the Van Dijke brothers in recent years, the Red Bull-ba...

Lately, nobody seems to believe in Wout van Aert. Not because he’s a dud, as some (many) suggest. It’s because Wout van Aert is taking on two of the best riders in history while helping another beat one of them. In this modern cycling we’re holding in our hands, where it feels like it’s always bee...

Ben Turner has provided an update after his heavy crash at In Flanders Fields, revealing he has avoided any fractures despite a violent fall that ended his race. The INEOS Grenadiers rider was brought down during the chaotic middle phase, going over the handlebars in a high-speed incident that immed...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s Classics plans have taken an early hit, with Timo Kielich ruled out of the Tour of Flanders after breaking his collarbone in a crash during In Flanders Fields. The Belgian went down with around 170 kilometres still to race and was immediately in visible discomfort, holdin...

Mads Pedersen’s 2026 Classics campaign has already been shaped by disruption, but his latest admission offers the clearest insight yet into just how compromised he has been at a crucial point in the season. After a winter and early spring already affected by injury, the Lidl-Trek leader arrived at E...

The absence of Kyrylo Tsarenko from Solution Tech NIPPO Rali has not gone unnoticed. After a season in which the Ukrainian was one of the team’s key riders, his name is missing from both the official website and the UCI listings, despite having previously indicated that he'd continue with the ProTea...

Thibau Nys’s season has taken an unexpected turn after recent knee surgery, but his ambitions remain intact. The Lidl-Trek rider, forced to stop for several weeks, is already looking beyond recovery to one of the calendar’s biggest targets: the 2026 Montreal World Championships, where Tadej Pogacar...

Axel Laurance’s Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2026 left mixed feelings: brilliant on stage wins, but with a bitter ending in the fight for the overall. The INEOS Grenadiers rider came within a hand's reach of winning both the final stage and general classification, but marginal difference...

Before he established himself as one of the peloton’s rising forces, Matthew Brennan was already making an impression with his personality. That’s how his former coach, Giles Pidcock, remembers it, revealing how the young rider’s leadership was evident even in his first steps over the cobbles. As Br...

Victor Lafay’s delayed start to 2026 has taken another turn, with the Frenchman once again forced to postpone his long-awaited return to racing as illness continues to disrupt his early season. The Unibet Rose Rockets rider has yet to make an appearance this year despite being scheduled for multiple...

For a brief moment on the Kemmelberg, In Flanders Fields seemed set to deliver the head-to-head finish that cycling has been waiting for. Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert rode clear together, distancing the rest of the field and turning the race into a familiar duel between two of the defining...

The investigation into the fatal crash of Muriel Furrer at the 2024 Road World Championships in Zurich has been closed, with authorities confirming that no criminal wrongdoing was found in relation to course safety or the emergency response. Furrer, aged 18, died after sustaining severe head injurie...

The final metres of In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem ended in frustration for Jordi Meeus, who saw his chances in the sprint disappear after a high-speed incident inside the final 300 metres. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe sprinter was forced to brake sharply as the fight for posit...

Florian Vermeersch forced his way into the key selection on the Kemmelberg at In Flanders Fields, but ultimately fell just short of the level required to stay with Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert as the race split under pressure. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG was the only rider able to follow t...

Jonas Vingegaard’s dominant overall victory at the Volta a Catalunya has sparked a familiar question across the peloton. Not whether he is winning again, but whether he has finally returned to the level he held before his devastating crash in the Basque Country in 2024. Across the week in Catalunya,...

Paul Seixas’ rapid rise has reignited a familiar sense of anticipation within French cycling, but Miguel Indurain has offered a measured reminder that even the brightest talents must be given time to develop. The teenage Frenchman has emerged as one of the most talked-about riders in the peloton fol...

Lorena Wiebes rode to victory at the Middelkerke - Wevelgem, a triumph based on climbing power, tactical prowess and sprinting ability. CyclingUpToDate was present at the post-race press confernce to hear what the Dutch champion had to say regarding her triumph.  Wiebes impressed by taking the victo...

With just days to go before the Tour des Flandres on the 5th of April, the pre-race analysis is taking shape among authoritative voices in the peloton. One of them is Juan Antonio Flecha, former professional, podium finisher in this very race, and current classics commentator on Eurosport, who share...

"My dream since I was little has been to be a professional cyclist". French biathlete Émillien Jacquelin has become one of the very best in his sport, and at age 30 he is making the switch to pro cycling. The Olympic gold medalist has signed a contract with Decathlon CMA CGM Team's development team...

Remco Evenepoel left the Volta a Catalunya with a familiar feeling. Not frustration at a single moment, but at a pattern that repeated itself across the week, culminating once again on the final stage in Barcelona. “Was there more possible? I’m not frustrated, because there were a lot of riders who...

Tom Pidcock came closer than anyone else to matching Tadej Pogacar at Milano-Sanremo. He followed every move on the Cipressa and the Poggio, arrived on Via Roma alongside the world champion, and still left without the win. For Italian cycling icon of the noughties and 2003 Milano-Sanremo winner Paol...

Domenico Pozzovivo is set to rejoin the professional peloton more than a year after announcing his retirement. The Italian called time on his career after Il Lombardia 2024 at 41, but now he is preparing an unexpected comeback to competition in 2026. According to reporting from Gazzetta dello Sport,...

Remco Evenepoel lost again to Jonas Vingegaard at the Volta a Catalunya, and while the crash he suffered earlier in the race offers some mitigation, not everyone is willing to leave it at that. Marc Sergeant, one of Belgian cycling's most respected voices, gave his analysis to Het Nieuwsblad, and he...

The peloton has a new powerhouse backer, and the early returns are already making headlines. Following the transition from Israel-Premier Tech to the NSN Cycling Team for the 2026 season, Spanish football icon Andrés Iniesta was celebrating his squad's breakout success at the Volta a Catalunya. NSN...

Jasper Philipsen may have taken the top step at In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem, but the reduced bunch sprint was only made possible by a monumental chase behind the scenes. After his team successfully hunted down a late breakaway from Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, 23-yea...

The final stage of the Volta a Catalunya delivered a spectacular showdown on the Montjuïc circuit, culminating in a career-defining moment for NSN Cycling Team's Brady Gilmore. The young Australian timed his sprint to perfection to snatch his first WorldTour victory ahead of Dorian Godon and Remco E...

Jasper Philipsen proved to be the fastest in a breathless finale at In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem, sprinting to victory ahead of Tobias Lund Andresen and Christophe Laporte. While the podium finish was a decent outcome, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider made no attempt to hide...

Florian Lipowitz and Remco Evenepoel completed their first stage race together at the Volta a Catalunya, and while the week ended with Lipowitz on the podium and Evenepoel fifth, it was a crash during stage 3 that ultimately defined how things unfolded. Team director Klaas Lodewyck, who joined Red B...

Stage 4 should have been a straightforward day at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. Instead, Team Visma | Lease a Bike found themselves at the centre of a deeply unsettling incident in Valdobbiadene, when two men, believed to have been drunk, jumped onto one of the team cars, attempted t...

The final Sunday of March delivered a double serving of high-level racing, with both In Flanders Fields - From Middlekerke to Wevelgem and the closing stage of the Volta a Catalunya providing contrasting but equally compelling narratives. In Belgium, In Flanders Fields once again lived up to its rep...

Joao Almeida has openly admitted concern over his current condition after a difficult week at the Volta a Catalunya, where the UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider struggled to make an impact in the general classification. Speaking ahead of the final stage in Barcelona, Almeida was candid about how he has...

Jonas Vingegaard’s overall victory at the Volta a Catalunya may have underlined his early-season dominance, but inside Team Visma | Lease a Bike, there is a clear belief that the Dane is still building towards a higher level. Sports director Jesper Morkov offered a revealing assessment after the rac...

Lorena Wiebes delivered one of the most dominant performances of her spring, but very nearly undid it all in the final metres of In Flanders Fields, easing up too early before narrowly holding off a charging Fleur Moors on the line. The Dutch rider had been the strongest throughout the decisive phas...

Race officials will play a decisive role throughout the Volta a Catalunya 2026, with penalties, time sanctions and fines capable of influencing both stage outcomes and the overall general classification. Here is a full breakdown of all Jury and Fines decisions issued during the race. This rolling re...

Crashes, illness and withdrawals are an inevitable part of any stage race, and the Volta a Catalunya 2026 is no different. From fast and technical finishes to demanding mountain stages, incidents can quickly reshape both stage results and the overall classification. Here is a full overview of the ra...

Lorena Wiebes turned expectation on its head to win the 2026 In Flanders Fields, attacking on the Kemmelberg before finishing it off from a reduced group to secure a third consecutive victory at the race. The Dutch rider had been marked as the clear favourite for a sprint, but instead took control o...

Wout van Aert’s aggressive approach at In Flanders Fields looked set to deliver a defining result, as he matched Mathieu van der Poel on the Kemmelberg and forced the race into a two-man move that briefly reshaped the outcome. For a moment, the race tilted towards a direct duel between the two rival...

Mathieu van der Poel’s role in Jasper Philipsen’s victory at In Flanders Fields was far from accidental, with the Dutchman revealing a deliberately measured approach in the decisive phase of the race. After helping shape the race on the Kemmelberg alongside Wout van Aert, Van der Poel resisted the i...

Jasper Philipsen delivered on a long-standing target with victory at In Flanders Fields 2026, finishing off a chaotic race that had been turned on its head in the closing kilometres after Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert were brought back. For much of the finale, the race appeared destined to...

Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory in the fastest ever edition of In Flanders Fields 2026, but the race will be remembered for another gripping chapter in the rivalry between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert. After a long day marked by crosswinds, crashes and constant attacking, the final as...

Ben Turner’s In Flanders Fields came to an abrupt and alarming end after the INEOS Grenadiers rider was sent somersaulting over his handlebars in a high-speed crash that appeared to come from nowhere. The incident occurred during a tense phase of the race, with teams beginning to organise behind the...

From the 25th of March to the 1st of April, there are four World Tour races taking place in the region of Flanders, Belgium: The Tour of Bruges, E3 Saxo Classic, Middelkerke - Wevelgem and Dwars door Vlaanderen. Here is when and where to watch the race live and on TV, including in the USA and UK. As...

On the 29th of March, the peloton takes on Middelkerke - Wevelgem (formerly knows as Gent - Wevelgem). The Belgian classic is part of the World Tour calendar and is one of the most prestigious one-day races in the calendar, where classics specialists and sprinters go head-to-head in a route that is...

Mauro Schmid secured overall victory at the 2026 Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali after winning the final stage in Gemona del Friuli, overturning a two-second deficit to Axel Laurance on the decisive last day. Laurance had started stage 5 in the race lead, but Schmid’s late move and stage wi...

Mathieu van der Poel won the E3 Saxo Classic, however with a much less dominant performance than a year back. Whilst he has taken the win on the 'mini Tour of Flanders', the performance didn't look convincing against a modest field that is likely going to be no match to Tadej Pogacar next week.  The...

Jonas Vingegaard completed an emphatic overall victory at the 2026 Volta a Catalunya, closing out the race in control after a week where every serious challenge was met and neutralised. The Dane arrived at the final stage with a commanding advantage and, despite repeated pressure on the Barcelona ci...

Brady Gilmore of NSN Cycling Team won stage 7 of the Volta a Catalunya, a breakthrough victory as he beat Dorian Godon in the final sprint. The stage was marked by the heated GC fight in which Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz attacked Jonas Vingegaard several times.  The stage began with a break...

Mathieu van der Poel on his third consecutive E3 Saxo Classic this Friday and has matched Fabian Cancellara, who won the same race in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Although the Belgian classic is extremely difficult, part of racing the cobbled classics comes down to tactics, positioning and ultimately luck....

On the 29th of March, the peloton takes on 8n Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem (formerly knows as Gent - Wevelgem). The Belgian classic is part of the World Tour calendar and is one of the most prestigious one-day races in the calendar, where classics specialists and sprinters go head-...

We are in the heart of the spring classics currently, however behind the scenes the agents and teams are working towards the 2027 season already. The top teams are putting in efforts as early as possible so as to try and secure their priority deals quickly. Arnaud de Lie is a heavily disputed rider...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have set out in search of a win today at Middelkerke - Wevelgand and the Dutch team's strongest hopes are that Wout Van Aert can do it. Following a tailor-made program, he makes his cobbled classics return for this Sunday's headliner.  The Belgian made the conscious choice...

Middelkerke - Wevelgem features a not-too-different profile from the E3 Saxo Classic, but the tactics certainly won't be the same in the Alpecin-Premier Tech camp. Mathieu van der Poel took a solo win after a long-range attack on Friday but this Sunday he's at the start in Middelkerke with a more co...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG is finally seeing daylight after a start to the season hampered by crashes. In that context, Tadej Pogacar regains a key piece for the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix: the return to racing of Mikkel Bjerg. The Dane reappeared on Friday after a long spell away from competit...

Mathieu van der Poel’s victory at the E3 Saxo Classic did not settle questions, if anything it raised more. Despite winning in Harelbeke, his ride sparked debate, especially among authoritative Belgian voices like José De Cauwer and Karl Vannieuwkerke. Both agreed that the Dutchman’s tactics were ha...

The absence of Mads Pedersen from In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem 2026 has sparked notable concern across the cycling world. The Dane will not start this Sunday due to illness, a setback arriving at the worst possible time, just as he fine-tunes for his major spring targets. The Li...

The chase group’s performance at the E3 Saxo Classic 2026 continues to draw criticism, none sharper than Patrick Lefevere’s. The veteran boss did not hide his bewilderment after watching the race unfold, especially the reaction - or lack of it - to the attack by Mathieu van der Poel. In his column...

The Team Visma - Lease a Bike heads into another key appointment at the heart of the Flemish Classics determined to shape the race. The arrival of In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem finds the Dutch squad ambitious and equipped for multiple scenarios. In full spring momentum, the tea...

Jonas Vingegaard delivered another commanding performance in Stage 6 of the Volta a Catalunya, attacking on the final climb to Queralt and distancing all his rivals. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader secured his second stage victory in as many days, further underlining his dominance in the high m...

A tense moment unfolded during stage 4 of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2026. Team Visma | Lease a Bike were the victims of a serious incident that endangered the safety of their staff. The events took place in Valdobbiadene, mid-stage in the Veneto region, when two intoxicated fans s...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Tadej Pogacar’s 2026 season is already drifting beyond dominance and into something more historically loaded. Victory at Milano-Sanremo finally ticked off the Monument that had long resisted him, leaving Paris-Roubaix as the final Monument gap in a palmares that is rapidly starting to resemble one o...

Remco Evenepoel’s view of the sixth stage of the 2026 Volta a Catalunya differed from that of Florian Lipowitz after Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe reshaped the race but did not take the win. While Lipowitz focused on the opportunity that slipped away behind Jonas Vingegaard, Evenepoel pointed instead...

Cian Uijtdebroeks was left to reflect on what might have been after the sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya, with a single moment on the descent ultimately undoing an aggressive plan to move up the general classification. Riding his first stage race since returning from a broken elbow, the Belgian...

Jonas Vingegaard tightened his grip on the Volta a Catalunya with another commanding display on the summit finish, responding decisively after pressure from Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe had briefly reshaped the race and extending his overall lead in the process. The Danish rider once again proved the...

Florian Lipowitz was left reflecting on a missed opportunity after the sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya, as the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader could not convert a decisive team move into victory despite the work of Remco Evenepoel. The German was part of the select group that formed after a...

Tadej Pogacar's Milano-Sanremo victory will be remembered for a long time, but the race was also marked by several heavy crashes. One of the worst involved INEOS Grenadiers inside the final 70 kilometres, with Michal Kwiatkowski among those who came off worst. The former world champion has since sha...

Jonas Vingegaard tightened his grip on the Volta a Catalunya with a decisive solo victory on Stage 6, attacking on the final climb to Queralt to distance all of his rivals and take a major step towards overall success. The Dane made his move inside the final kilometres after a prolonged selection dr...

Tadej Pogacar’s long-awaited Milano-Sanremo triumph is already etched into the sport’s recent history. Now, a physical piece of that moment is being offered to the public, with a growing price tag to match its significance. The Slovenian’s race-worn, crash-damaged rainbow jersey from the 2026 editio...

Axel Laurance took his second win of the week at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, sprinting to victory on Stage 4 in Valdobbiadene after the race came back together inside the final 15 kilometres. The INEOS Grenadiers rider was fastest from the peloton in a controlled finish, adding ano...

Mads Pedersen’s stop-start Spring has suffered another setback, with the Lidl-Trek leader confirming he will not take the start at In Flanders Fields after falling ill in the days following E3 Saxo Classic. The Dane had already been navigating a disrupted return to racing after his early-season cras...

Mathieu van der Poel won the E3 Saxo Classic, but by the time he reached Harelbeke, the race looked very different to the one he had opened on the Paterberg. “I think Pogacar was sitting in front of his television thinking, ‘If this is it, I’m riding away on the first or second passage of the Kwarem...

The E3 Saxo Classic played out perhaps as expected when it comes to Mathieu van der Poel taking the victory, but not as expected regarding team tactics. In the finale the chasing quartet didn't complete the chase of the Dutchman which was on the verge of being completed; whilst in the peloton Mads P...

The 2026 Tour of Bruges was a race marked by the echelons, thrilling final sprint in which Dylan Groenewegen took the win, but also a protestor who blocked the peloton. Yves Lampaert saw the incident first-hand from the head of the peloton and was dumbfounded by what was happening.  Lampaert is a to...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours, which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike finished the E3 Saxo Classic with a second and seventh place. Overall not a bad day for the Dutch team who did not have Wout Van Aert and Matteo Jorgenson at the start; and Matthew Brennan recovering from an illness. Per Strand Hagenes took the opportunity and was only beat...

The UCI Rankings (WT) undergoes a real shake-up after an intense week of racing defined by the first Monument of the season, Milano–Sanremo, alongside a packed slate of classics and stage races that have redistributed points in style. As of today, Thursday 26.03.2026, the table reflects not only wha...

Tom Pidcock was left counting himself fortunate after a dramatic crash on Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya, revealing he went off the road and down a ravine during a high-speed descent before the race’s decisive final climb. The Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team leader was among several contenders af...

The E3 Saxo Classic was marked by Mathieu van der Poel's solo victory and one spot behind him on the podium was Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Per Strand Hagenes who rode a strong race. However not every Visma rider was in the spotlight for the right reasons, as Axel Zingle was seen being towed by a te...

Jonas Vingegaard delivered a decisive statement on Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya, attacking on the final climb to take both the stage victory and the overall race lead on the first true summit finish of the week. After four days of limited GC movement, the race finally ignited on the slopes of th...

Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team has confirmed the decision this morning to pull Tom Pidcock out of the Volta a Catalunya. The Briton's crash on the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya was a huge blow to his ambitions and the injuries that he sustained as a result made his continuation in the race...

Mathieu van der Poel has won the E3 Saxo Classic for the third year in a row, holding off a four-man chase after a long-range solo that came within seconds of being undone in the closing kilometres. The Dutchman launched his decisive move on the Paterberg and spent more than 40 kilometres alone at t...

While Tadej Pogacar was winning his first Milano-Sanremo and Tom Pidcock was giving everything in the sprint on the Via Roma, Silvan Dillier had already done his job long before the race reached its climax. The 35-year-old Swiss rider spent four and a half hours on the front of the peloton, alone, a...

Daan Hoole was one of the riders who caught the eye in late February and early March. A late attack in stage two of Paris-Nice and a solo finish in the team time trial the following day had many sitting up and taking notice. Unfortunately, a massive crash at 70 km/h during stage 4 left him with a ba...

The Milano-Sanremo Women was not short of drama, but nothing came close to the moment Debora Silvestri went headfirst over a roadside barrier on the descent of the Cipressa, falling several metres onto a lower section of road while trying to avoid a pile-up involving Katarzyna Niewiadoma and Kim Le...

Giulio Pellizzari is no longer just a promising climber. At Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, serious work is being done to transform the young Italian into a rider capable of competing in every terrain, including against the clock. With a 40-kilometre time trial on the 2026 Giro d'Italia route, the timi...

Jonas Vingegaard and Mathieu van der Poel delivered two of the most significant performances of the early European spring season, with the Dane taking control of the Volta a Catalunya on the first summit finish of the race, while the Dutchman claimed a dramatic third consecutive victory at the E3 Sa...

Felix Gall emerged as the closest challenger to Jonas Vingegaard on Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya, but the Decathlon CMA CGM Team rider made clear the effort came at a cost after being left to shoulder the workload behind the race leader. On the decisive climb to the Coll de Pal, Gall was part of...

Remco Evenepoel moved quickly to downplay the significance of his time loss on Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya, insisting there is “no reason to panic” despite losing ground to Jonas Vingegaard on the race’s first summit finish. The Belgian framed the day less as a setback and more as part of a bro...

Mattias Skjelmose was left weighing what might have been after Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya, as the Lidl-Trek rider pointed to race dynamics shaped by the conditions on a shortened summit finish. The Dane crossed the line in seventh place on the Coll de Pal, part of a fragmented chase behind Jon...

Axel Zingle’s E3 Saxo Classic ended not in the fight for position, but on the side of the road after one of the clearest rule breaches of the race. In a day defined by Mathieu van der Poel’s long-range solo and a chaotic finale behind, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider was removed from the results...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Florian Vermeersch was central to the moment that decided the E3 Saxo Classic, not just a witness to it. As Mathieu van der Poel’s long-range solo began to fade in the final kilometres, it was Vermeersch who helped drive the chase that brought the race to the brink. From over half a minute down, the...

Mathieu van der Poel’s third consecutive victory at the E3 Saxo Classic was supposed to be another demonstration of long-range dominance. Instead, it became a survival effort that pushed him to his absolute limit. After attacking on the Paterberg and riding clear for more than 40 kilometres, the Dut...

Jonas Vingegaard’s first major move of the week in the Volta a Catalunya was decisive, emphatic and ultimately race defining, as the Dane powered to a solo victory on Stage 5 to take control of the general classification. After a stage shaped by early GC pressure, repeated crashes and a long, draini...

Tommaso Dati pulled off the standout result of his career Stage 3 at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, with the Team UKYO rider beating WorldTour opposition in Iseo after a selective day built around Passo Tre Termini. Dati won ahead of Mauro Schmid of Team Jayco AlUla and Diego Ulissi o...

Mathieu van der Poel arrives at the E3 Saxo Classic with two narratives following him from Milano-Sanremo: a lingering hand injury from his late crash, and the decisive moment on the Poggio where Tadej Pogacar rode clear. As the defending champion returns to Harelbeke, the Dutchman has addressed bot...

The fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya is going to provide a lot of action, with 4500 climbing meters and a difficult summit finish in La Molina, on the Coll de Pal. Jonas Vingegaard is the man to beat at the start of the day, but both Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock are expected to be headliners...

The main block of the cobbled classics are upon us, with the E3 Saxo Classic starting this Friday. Mathieu van der Poel is going to be at the start whilst Tadej Pogacar is not as he is recovering from his Milano-Sanremo crash and preparing for the Tour of Flanders; And Isaac del Toro was never a pos...

Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya will see the peloton finally head into the mountains, and with a profile that is rather brutal, featuring several climbs and a very different summit finish. Remco Evenepoel is having his first post-altitude camp climbing test in-race, but Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe...

Patrick Lefevere has for many years been a strong defender of Remco Evenepoel, having brought him up from the junior ranks directly to Soudal - Quick-Step and seeing the constant pressure that the Olympic Champion has had to endure. However currently, Lefevere believes Evenepoel is not making the ri...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

On the 27th of March the peloton takes on the E3 Saxo Classic, nicknamed often as the 'mini Tour of Flanders'. With the peloton taking on the famous Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont, the races comes as the most similar event to the first cobbled monument and is a key part of most riders' spring campaign...

On the 27th of March, the peloton takes on the E3 Saxo Classic, often nicknamed the 'mini Tour of Flanders'. With the peloton taking on the famous Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont, the race comes as the most similar event to the first cobbled monument and is a key part of most riders' spring campaign. W...

Marcel Kittel’s return to professional cycling hasn’t been on the bike, but from the team car. The German, one of the foremost sprinters of his generation, has started a new chapter as a coach with the Unibet Rose Rockets project, working closely with Dylan Groenewegen. A collaboration that, for now...

Norwegian rider Tobias Foss has revealed the true extent of the injuries he suffered in a training crash in Valencia, an incident that initially seemed less serious than it has proved to be. According to the rider, the first diagnosis pointed to a fractured scapula. However, subsequent medical tes...

Matteo Trentin is back in Belgium. For the fifteenth time as a professional, the Italian tackles the Northern Classics campaign after travelling from Munich, where temperatures hovered around 20 degrees, to a very different scene in Harelbeke, with forecasts of just 11 degrees for the E3 Saxo Classi...

Stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya was marked by an important route change that completely altered the nature of the day. The stage had originally been designed as the first real clash between the climbers, with a summit finish at Vallter 2000, but the organizers removed the final ascent, turning wha...

The duel between Mads Pedersen and Mathieu van der Poel returns to the E3 Saxo Classic after last year’s showdown. Back then, the Dane fought for the win until he cracked on the iconic Oude Kwaremont, where the Dutchman launched the decisive move that carried him solo to the line. Pedersen had to se...

Christophe Laporte does not look like a rider rebuilding. A stage win early in the season and a strong ride at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad point to someone already back at a high level, already embedded again in the rhythm of the Classics. Which is exactly why the scale of what came before it has been so...

Mathieu van der Poel’s Milano-Sanremo crash has introduced a rare question mark ahead of the cobbled Classics, but not everyone is convinced it changes anything at all. Despite the Dutchman being left unable to properly hold his handlebars in the decisive phase of the race, the expectation remains t...

Carys Lloyd struggled to process what she had just done. In a race built for the fastest sprinters in the world, the 19-year-old Brit delivered the biggest win of her career at the Ronde van Brugge Women 2026, catching the favourites off guard in a chaotic sprint finish. The Movistar rider had not b...

Jonas Vingegaard spent much of Stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya towards the back of the peloton, with Team Visma | Lease a Bike making a deliberate call to avoid the front on a day that offered little for the general classification contenders. With the original summit finish removed due to strong wi...

Ethan Vernon converted control into victory on Stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya, with NSN Cycling Team timing their sprint to perfection on a day that offered little beyond a long, controlled run-in and a tense uphill finish. After missing earlier opportunities through a puncture and a misjudged run...

Tom Pidcock continued his consistent start to the Volta a Catalunya with third place on Stage 4, gaining small time advantages over both Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard, but the Brit was quick to downplay their significance in the general classification. On a stage reshaped by the removal of it...

Carys Lloyd stunned the sprint favourites to win the Ronde van Brugge Women 2026, launching a long-range sprint and holding off Lorena Wiebes in a chaotic finale in Bruges. In a race that had been tightly controlled throughout and widely expected to end in a sprint dominated by Wiebes, the decisive...

Ethan Vernon powered to victory on Stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya, timing his effort perfectly on the uphill run-in to beat Dorian Godon and Tom Pidcock in a reduced bunch sprint. The Brit delivered a controlled and decisive finish after a tense and hesitant sprint build-up, with Godon forced to s...

Filippo D’Aiuto produced a perfectly timed late attack to win Stage 2 of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, going solo inside the final kilometres and holding off a fast-closing peloton into Massalengo. The General Store - Essegibi - F.Lli Curia rider made his move shortly after the race...

Wout van Aert’s decision to skip the E3 Saxo Classic has already been framed as a calculated move towards the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. But not everyone is convinced the trade-off works in his favour. Speaking on the Wielerclub Wattage podcast, Tom Boonen questioned whether removing one of...

Chris Froome has recently been announced as a key collaborator in a new project within cycling, although over recent months there were reportedly rumours that he would join a new team according to NSN Cycling Team's George Bennett. The former teammate of Chris Froome at Israel - Premier Tech also de...

The Volta a Catalunya has not even entered the mountains yet and the race has been lit on fire. On the least expected of locations, Remco Evenepoel set the Catalan race on fire on stage 3, and Jonas Vingegaard joined him. But his lack of immediate work stunned Renaat Schotte, who criticized the Dane...

Remco Evenepoel is an emotional rider and the end of stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya was a true whirlwind of events. A surprising late attack in the crosswinds; an argument with an uncollaborative Jonas Vingegaard and a crash out of nowhere in the final kilometer marked the Olympic Champion's day....

In 2024 Tadej Pogacar took a leap that saw him become an almost unmatched figure in pro cycling. As we learn through insight from several of his teammates, that was due to lacking some details in his preparation during the early years of his career. According to George Bennett, former teammate at UA...

The Belgian classics are highly exciting races but also for those within the peloton, they are highly dangerous. The high tension often leads to crashes, and the high speeds often lead to the consequences being large. Timo Roosen of Team Picnic PostNL suffered serious injuries following a fall at th...

Tadej Pogacar’s Milano-Sanremo victory is still being picked apart days later, not just for how he won, but for what the peloton failed to do when the race briefly tilted in their favour. The decisive moment came before the Cipressa had even begun. Pogacar crashed on the approach to the climb, teari...

Jay Vine has a 50% win to DNF ratio thus far in the 2026 season. The 30-year-old opened his season with a national time trial season, then abandoned the road race, and followed up with an overall victory at the Tour Down Under. However that wasn't as simple as it would've seemed. On a penultimate st...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG’s dominance not only holds, it hardens after a week in which the Classics scattered points more unevenly. Unlike the previous competitive block - focused on Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico - where the Emirati squad built its cushion through stage race GCs, they have now sust...

Mathieu van der Poel suffered a painful defeat at the hands of Tadej Pogacar in last weekend's Milano-Sanremo. For three years in a row, the Slovenian has been unable to break through his Dutch opponents defenses... until the race context had changed. And with it also the outcome of the 2026 edition...

Tadej Pogacar has taken another step towards placing his name alongside the cycling's greats last Saturday. At just 27 years of age, the Slovenian is only missing the Paris-Roubaix, Vuelta a Espana and Olympic gold in his palmares following his most recent Milano-Sanremo triumph. And while the Hell...

Dorian Godon seems to have settled in INEOS Grenadiers rather quickly. The French champion demonstrated this again on Wednesday with his third victory of the season. As this is already Godon's second stage won at this Volta a Catalunya, the 29-year-old maintains a steady lead in the general classifi...

Those cycling fans who chose to follow the Ronde van Brugge on a Wednesday afternoon were granted a special privilege to enjoy an all-out echelon carnage with groups all over the Belgian roads. Ultimately, the race lead to a reduced sprint where Dylan Groenewegen overpowered Jasper Philipsen to secu...

The third stage of Volta a Catalunya seemed like a regular sprint of slightly more versatile sprinters, however a daring attack of Remco Evenepoel followed by Jonas Vingegaard nearly stole the spotlight from fast men. Ultimately, poor cooperation would put a bitter ending to the day with finish line...

Stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya featured the toughest route of the race so far, with three classified climbs and over 2,000 metres of elevation before a flat run-in to Vila-Seca that suggested another sprint finish, although the strong wind later turned the stage into something far more chaotic. A...

The Volta a Catalunya has been forced to alter the route of its fourth stage, scheduled for this Thursday. It's a decision that significantly reshapes the upcoming general classification battle, reducing the number of GC stages from three to just two. The organisers announced that, due to a level-...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

The 2026 Tour of Bruges has been won by Dylan Groenewegen in an impressive display of power and form. However it was a race where not all sprinters made it to the finish - some due to the echelons, some due to crashes. But none other than defending champion Juan Sebastián Molano was taken out of the...

Remco Evenepoel hid his cards during the hilly phase of the third day at the Volta a Catalunya but put them on full display at the end of the day, launching an attack on the flat section of the stage. He was followed by Jonas Vingegaard, but the aggressive stance ended up in a crash inside the final...

The Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2026 opened with results that perfectly reflected the parity in the bunch on this high-speed opening day, finished without time gaps. After 3:44:52 of racing, the peloton hit the line as one, delaying any real selection to the coming days. The winner was...

Stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya 2026 was utter chaos. With under 30 kilometers to go, as the road flattened towards the finish, Remco Evenepoel sprang a surprise, attacking on the flat when the bunch split. Only Jonas Vingegaard could follow, and the pair began trading pulls to chase victory in Vil...

Stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya has delivered perhaps the most possibly unexpected finale that could've realistically happened. Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard looked to be on the way to stage victory at the end of a stage that was only attacked on the flat roads, but the Red Bull - BORA - han...

Stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya had a lot of climbs with historic significance in the race, but the peloton moved quietly through them. It was only on the flat roads that the race exploded, and it happened in quick succession. Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard attacked; the Olympic Champion cras...

The Tour of Bruges has seen a lot of crosswind action today and a bunch sprint finish that, as usual, decides the outcome of the race. Unibet Rose Rockets were the team that came out on top, with Dylan Groenewegen taking yet another win, the biggest of the year for the Dutch sprinter who has found h...

Now a World Tour rider for over 10 years, Yves Lampaert have seen many come and go from the battles in the cobbled classics. This also allowed him to see the rise and confirmation of the best Grand Tour specialist in the world, Tadej Pogacar, in the terrain in which he used to thrive in - one where...

Santiago Buitrago has made his intentions clear ahead of the 2026 Giro d’Italia, with the Bahrain - Victorious rider confirming he will target the general classification rather than stages at the upcoming Corsa Rosa. After building his Grand Tour reputation through stage wins and consistent top 10 f...

Mathieu van der Poel is heading into the cobbled Classics still feeling the effects of his Milano-Sanremo crash, with Alpecin teammate Silvan Dillier admitting the injury has not gone away. Van der Poel was left with a hand issue after crashing on the run-in to the Cipressa, later revealing he strug...

The Volta a Catalunya returns for its 105th edition from March 23 to March 29, 2026, bringing together one of the strongest stage race fields of the early season. The seven-stage WorldTour race, known for its demanding climbing and explosive finales, once again serves as a key test for general class...

Wout Van Aert ended up caught up in the crash of Tadej Pogacar at Milano-Sanremo, but drew the shortest straw as the Belgian had to wait for a bike change. That made it impossible for the 31-year-old to follow the world champion's attack on Cipressa, which ultimately meant a third place through a la...

Tadej Pogacar’s start to 2026 has been highlighted by a long-awaited breakthrough at Milano-Sanremo, finally winning a Monument that had previously resisted him. The Slovenian also opened his campaign with victory at Strade Bianche, a race he has made his own in recent seasons. Asked to assess his r...

Mount Teide has long been one of cycling’s most trusted high-altitude training bases, the sort of place riders and teams head to for controlled blocks far from the noise of racing. However, over the course of just a few days, that familiar picture has been disrupted twice: first by the interruption...

The possibility of a late change had been left hanging. Now, that door is firmly closed. Team Visma | Lease a Bike have confirmed that Wout van Aert will not ride the E3 Saxo Classic, ending days of speculation around a potential last-minute addition to his programme and underlining a clear, deliber...

Enric Mas has finally begun his 2026 season after months on the sidelines, but the Movistar Team leader admits he arrives at the Volta a Catalunya with major uncertainty over his form. The Spanish climber made his return to racing at the Clàssica Terres de l’Ebre, approaching the comeback cautiously...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

The Ronde van Brugge 2026 takes place on March 25, with the WorldTour peloton returning to Bruges for a flat, wind-exposed test that is set to favour the fastest finishers in the sport. Below, you can find the final startlist for this year’s edition as it begins to take shape ahead of race day.Down...

The 2026 season carries special weight for Carlos Verona. The Madrid native will be a key piece at Lidl-Trek, especially in support of Juan Ayuso in a year where the goal is to fight for the Tour de France podium. His experience and adaptability have made him a pivotal rider within a structure aimin...

The 2026 Tour of Bruges (Ronde van Brugge) will be taking place on the 25th of March and is the first of the World Tour Belgian spring classics from the main block. The race formerly known as the Classic Brugge-De Panne is suited to the sprinters; however, usually on a route where the wind also caus...

Eddy Merckx is widely considered to be the greatest pro cyclist of all time. Currently Tadej Pogacar is being compared to the 'Cannibal', some even arguing the Slovenian is already above. In the words of Merckx himself, the comparisons are futile because the eras of the sport are completely differen...

Magnus Cort Nielsen has won stage 2 of the 2026 Volta a Catalunya, the day that best suited the sprinters. The Uno-X Mobility rider took an important victory, his first of the year and first at the World Tour level since the 2024 Criterium du Dauphiné.  The stage had a calm start, with a breakaway f...

Jonas Vingegaard made a measured start to his Volta a Catalunya 2026 campaign, opting for control over risk as stage 1 descended into a chaotic and selective sprint in Sant Feliu de Guixols. While Dorian Godon edged Remco Evenepoel in a photo finish, with Tom Pidcock completing the podium, Vingegaar...

Maxim Van Gils seems as if he had been cursed by cycling gods ever since his departure from Lotto at the end of 2024. The young Belgian puncheur suffered multiple setback during the previous season, but the worst was yet to come at the start of this year. Heading into the last 200 meters of Clasica...

Mikel Landa’s return to racing at the Volta a Catalunya marks the start of his 17th professional season, a phase in which the Soudal - Quick-Step rider approaches the sport with a different perspective, in step with cycling’s evolution. Before opening his calendar, the Basque rider reflected in an i...

It was probably bound to eventually happen one day, but Tadej Pogacar finally broke Mathieu van der Poel at the 2026 Milano-Sanremo. However their battle was heavily influenced by a crash that occured before the race's finale, leaving Pogacar severely bruised and Van der Poel with a visible left han...

Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility) won stage 2 of the Volta a Catalunya in Banyoles after a bunch sprint, beating Noa Isidore (Decathlon-CMA CGM) and Francesco Busatto (Alpecin-Premier Tech). The peloton caught the last breakaway rider, Liam Slock (Lotto-Intermarché), with one kilometre remaining, setting...

Stage 2 of the Volta a Catalunya was a day for the sprinters but perhaps because of that reason, the risks for Jonas Vingegaard and Team Visma | Lease a Bike were higher. The Dutch team stayed safe and are now gearing up towards several consecutive days of hard racing where in each and every one of...

From the 25th to the 29th of March, the peloton in Italy will continue its racing calendar following Milano-Sanremo with the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. The five-day race has high-level competition but nevertheless gathers several World Tour teams in search of results.  Download the st...

The Volta a Catalunya has started off with two stages fit for the sprinters, both of which with uphill finales. Whilst the opening day saw more of a GC-oriented sprint, day 2 saw the fast men more present; and it was none other than Magnus Cort Nielsen who took the victory for Uno-X Mobility.  "Yes,...

The provisional startlist for the E3 Saxo Classic initially included Isaac del Toro, which briefly led to actual questions being raised on whether the Mexican was going to make his debut in the big-time cobbled classics. However it is a false alarm, an error from the organizers, who have now confirm...

Tom Pidcock said that Tadej Pogacar told him he would stay away from Milano-Sanremo after finally winning it this past weekend, jokingly, however, there is likely some truth to it. The Slovenian recognized the danger of the Italian roads and also felt it in his skin. Most likely, he will stay away f...

Milano-Sanremo is a race that takes place close to Tadej Pogacar's home in Monaco. He lives close to many of the sport's best, and many of the best from other sports as well, in what is often described as a tax haven. At the finale of the Italian monument, he was cheered and greeted by Formula 1 dri...

Tadej Pogacar has finally done it. After five previous attempts, the World Champion claimed his first Milano-Sanremo title on Saturday, beating Tom Pidcock by half a wheel in a dramatic two-up sprint on the Via Roma. It was one of the most chaotic and memorable editions in recent memory, and former...

Jonas Vingegaard may have conceded six bonus seconds to Remco Evenepoel on Stage 1 of the Volta a Catalunya, but the early general classification picture is already being framed in different ways. Speaking to Eurosport.dk, Danish cycling expert Jesper Worre, not only played down the significance of...

Mathieu van der Poel’s Milano-Sanremo ended not with a collapse, but with a margin finally slipping away. After surviving the decisive acceleration on the Cipressa, the Dutchman could not hold the wheel when Tadej Pogacar went again on the Poggio, leaving Pogacar and Tom Pidcock to fight out victory...

Tadej Pogacar’s breathtaking Milano-Sanremo victory has been widely hailed as one of the most extraordinary performances of his career. But not everyone has been swept up in the wave of admiration that followed. Erwann Mentheour, a former professional rider who admitted doping during his career, has...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Tadej Pogacar’s Milano-Sanremo victory has already been explained through tactics, chaos and raw power. But one of Slovenia’s most respected former riders has pointed to something else as the decisive factor. Speaking on the Tour 202 podcast, Slovenian cycling great and former Criterium du Dauphine...

The assumption heading into the 2026 Giro d’Italia is clear. Jonas Vingegaard arrives as the standout favourite, with Joao Almeida widely seen as his closest challenger. But Mikel Landa is not entirely convinced the script will play out so cleanly. Reflecting on how the Vingegaard-Almeida dynamic un...

Tadej Pogacar’s long-awaited Milano-Sanremo victory was already one of the most dramatic of his career. A crash just before the Cipressa, a frantic chase back into position, a searing attack on the climb and a full-gas run over the Poggio all built towards a head-to-head sprint with Tom Pidcock on t...

Tom Pidcock has been on a cloud nine ever since he joined Q36.5 Pro Cycling. Those who thought the 26-year-old Brit had no more aces up his sleeve after a breakthrough season with runner-up result at Strade Bianche and third place at Vuelta a Espana, couldn't be more wrong. Further stepping up his g...

The second edition of the reborn Milano-Sanremo Women was full of stories. While Lotte Kopecky stole the spotlight with an epic victory in Sanremo, clearly showing that she's back to her former level after a lesser season, the mass crash on the descent from Cipressa sparked even greater emotions amo...

Lidl-Trek have entered the 2026 season with ambition to confirm their position as a top-3 team in the UCI world ranking. But a string of heavy crashes, injuries and illness that have haunted its leaders derailed the German-licensed machine that now sits all the way back in 15th place - surrounded by...

It seemed as though Marcel Kittel was done with cycling when he announced his retirement half-way through the 2019 season, less than two years since he won five Tour de France sprint stages in a single edition. And indeed, the legendary German sprinter remained mostly out of cycling for the next fiv...

Chris Froome celebrated his 40th birthday last year, but was the 2025 season also the final chapter of his career as an active cyclist? Froome's contract at Israel - Premier Tech run out at the end of December, and the re-branded NSN Cycling Team showed no interest in keeping the four-time Tour de F...

The opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya 2026 produced an intense and selective finale, with Dorian Godon taking victory in a photo finish ahead of Remco Evenepoel after a fast and tactical run-in to Sant Feliu de Guíxols. What had looked set to end in a controlled bunch sprint instead turned into...

Wout van Aert’s spring schedule looked settled. After fighting back from a crash to finish third at Milano-Sanremo, the focus was expected to shift firmly towards recovery and preparation for the cobbled Monuments. Now, that plan may not be as fixed as it once seemed. According to HLN, it is “not ye...

Remco Evenepoel came within centimetres of opening his Volta a Catalunya 2026 campaign with victory, only to be denied on the line by Dorian Godon after a dramatic and exhausting sprint in Sant Feliu de Guixols. In a finale shaped by late accelerations and constant changes in pace, the Belgian produ...

Dorian Godon opened the Volta a Catalunya 2026 with victory on stage 1, but only just, holding off a charging Remco Evenepoel on the line after a sprint that unravelled in dramatic fashion in Sant Feliu de Guixols. What initially looked like a perfectly timed move quickly turned into a fight for sur...

Tom Pidcock’s third place on the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya 2026 may not have delivered victory, but it reinforced a growing sense that the British rider is carrying some of the best form of his career into the early season. Just days after finishing second at Milano-Sanremo, where only...

The opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya 2026 delivered a dramatic and unpredictable finale, as Dorian Godon narrowly edged Remco Evenepoel in a photo finish after a late race surge had briefly torn the peloton apart. On a stage that had appeared set for a controlled sprint, it was instead a day s...

Tadej Pogacar’s long-awaited Milano-Sanremo victory on 21 March has already shifted the focus towards what comes next. After conquering the Monument that had eluded him, attention now turns to another long-standing ambition: Paris-Roubaix 2026. The Slovenian edged Tom Pidcock on the line to secure o...

Remco Evenepoel’s Volta a Catalunya campaign will begin after all, but not without a chaotic lead-in that briefly left his participation in doubt. Stranded on Mount Teide following heavy snowfall, the Belgian’s carefully planned altitude block turned into a logistical scramble before a late resoluti...

João Almeida arrives at the Volta a Catalunya 2026 with a course that plays to his strengths, but also with preparation that has not been entirely straightforward. After illness ruled him out of Paris–Nice, the Portuguese rider lines up against a stacked general classification field led by Jonas Vin...

Victor Campenaerts was a last-minute entry at Milano-Sanremo, replacing the ill Matthew Brennan on Team Visma | Lease a Bike's lineup. This was ultimately a decision that did seem to bring the team benefit as Campenaerts' support was key in bringing Wout Van Aert back to the peloton after his crash,...

Tadej Pogacar’s Milano-Sanremo victory has shifted the conversation around his career once again, with former British national champion Adam Blythe arguing that the Slovenian is now within touching distance of something that has long felt out of reach in modern cycling. After finally adding La Prima...

The cycling season has barely begun, yet it has already etched itself in fans’ recent memory. The Milano–Sanremo exhibition remains vivid, still “blinking,” as Javier Ares describes on his YouTube channel, after one of those moments that transcend the calendar. But cycling never stops. It shifts sta...

Tom Pidcock heads to the Volta a Catalunya with renewed confidence after coming within a whisker of victory at the recent Milano–Sanremo, where only Tadej Pogacar beat him in a tight finish. The Briton, who delivered a standout performance, has turned the page in record time and tackles this new wee...

Italian rider Linda Laporta has been provisionally suspended from pro cycling following a positive test for the substance Enobosarm. The Vini Fantini-Bepink rider has had the analysis of her sample show traces of the non-steroidal anabolic agent which is not allowed neither in or out of competition,...

Milano-Sanremo showed a Tadej Pogacar that was stronger than ever before in the Italian monument and it is legitimate to question if that will translate into the other monuments. If so, he might be unbeatable at the Tour of Flanders; however in Jan Bakelants' eyes, Sanremo did not change the outlook...

Jonas Vingegaard heads to the Volta a Catalunya on the back of his recent Paris–Nice victory, a performance that has boosted his confidence at the start of the season. The Dane sees clear progress compared to last year and is satisfied with his current condition. “It’s true that overall my shape is...

Many are already calling the 2026 edition of Milano-Sanremo one of the finest classics in years. Pogacar crashed with 30 kilometres to go, Van Aert was left stranded behind, and yet both still ended up on the podium. On their podcast The Move, George Hincapie and Spencer Martin tried to make sense o...

Tadej Pogacar took all the headlines after Saturday's Milano-Sanremo, but further back in the bunch, others had their own stories to tell. For Corbin Strong, fifth place in a Monument was the perfect response to one of the most frustrating starts to a season he could have imagined. Strong has had ve...

Tadej Pogacar's first Milano-Sanremo victory was one for the ages, but the celebrations at UAE Team Emirates - XRG came with a bitter side note. Jan Christen, one of the team's most promising young riders, crashed out of the race and was later confirmed to have suffered a broken collarbone, the late...

Saturday's Milano-Sanremo was not just spectacular from the front. Further back in the bunch, riders were living through their own version of the race: crashes, desperate chases and a Cipressa that blew everyone apart. Mike Teunissen, who finished 14th, shared his thoughts about what he saw up close...

It is no secret that Milano-Sanremo can be one of the most dangerous races on the calendar; not due to the roads themselves being dangerous, but due to the meaning of the race and the importance of a few key points. Crashes can happen at any moment and this year they have affected several of the mai...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours, which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Colombian rider Nairo Quintana has announced his retirement from professional cycling at a press conference ahead of the Volta a Catalunya 2026. The veteran climber will close, at the season's end, a career spanning more than 15 years at the highest level, most of it with Movistar Team, where he est...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours, which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Remco Evenepoel is starting the Volta a Catalunya this Monday, but it was something that was at risk due to the cut of the roads up to the Teide Volcano in the Canary Islands where the Belgian was training at altitude. He has commented on that complicated situation as well as competing with Jonas Vi...

The pre-Cipressa crash was the race-marking moment of Milano-Sanremo this year. It also played a big role in the race of many favourites, something which Sporza commentators José de Cauwer and Karl Vannieuwkerke discussed following the first monument of the season.  "They crashed quite a bit before...

The E3 Saxo Classic is the mini Tour of Flanders, which is both good and bad for the race. Whilst it serves as the most identical preparation towards the Flandrien monument, at the same time it is a brutal race that is hard to recover from. Most likely for that reason, we should not see Wout Van Aer...

Tadej Pogacar's Milano-Sanremo victory this Saturday defied all logic. The World Champion has achieved massive feats of success, however few would've expected him to win, the way he did, after crashing hard mere kilometers away from the bottom of Cipressa. Eddy Merckx, whom Pogacar is often compared...

Dylan Groenewegen of Unibet Rose Rockets has taken yet another victory this season, a very prestigious one at the GP Jean-Pierre Monseré has he battled a World Tour peloton packed with sprinters.  The race was flat and included a circuit with a few cobbled sectors, not too selective but enough to ma...

Tadej Pogacar’s Milano-Sanremo win has already been dissected from every angle, from the crash before the Cipressa to the relentless pace that followed and the sprint on Via Roma. Most readings land in the same place: chaos survived, brilliance delivered. Tom Danielson sees it differently. “The cras...

Milano-Sanremo 2026 was decided by the finest of margins, as Tadej Pogacar edged Tom Pidcock in a dramatic two-up sprint on the Via Roma after a race defined by crashes, chaos and relentless attacking. For more than 200 kilometres, the first Monument of the season followed its familiar rhythm. A siz...

What unfolded on the Cipressa at Milano-Sanremo 2026 was already chaotic on the road. In the aftermath, it has also triggered a far sharper debate about Mathieu van der Poel’s level, with Thijs Zonneveld delivering a stark assessment of what it could mean for the weeks ahead. Speaking on the In de W...

Mads Pedersen’s fourth place at Milano-Sanremo 2026 was one of the standout rides of the race, not just for the result itself but for what it represented. Less than two months on from a heavy crash and only six weeks after surgery, the Dane returned to racing and immediately mixed it with the very b...

Wout van Aert’s podium finish at Milano-Sanremo 2026 came after a race defined by adversity, but the performance has also reignited a broader conversation around criticism and resilience, with those closest to him pointing to the mentality behind the result. After crashing with around 34 kilometres...

Michal Kwiatkowski has provided a reassuring update following his heavy crash at Milano-Sanremo, confirming he avoided serious injury after a high-speed incident on the approach to the Tre Capi. The INEOS Grenadiers rider was one of several caught up in a crash with around 65 kilometres to go, colli...

Tadej Pogacar’s long pursuit of Milano-Sanremo finally ended in victory, but the immediate feeling after the finish was not one of ambition for more. Instead, it was relief. After years of targeting the race, training on its roads, and repeatedly coming close without winning, Pogacar made clear that...

Debora Silvestri is conscious and on her way to the hospital after being involved in the frightening crash on the descent of the Cipressa during Milano-Sanremo Women 2026. The Laboral Kutxa rider was at the centre of the most dramatic moment of the incident, going headfirst over the roadside barrier...

Kasia Niewiadoma has shared a calm and reflective update in the aftermath of the heavy Cipressa crash that disrupted Milano-Sanremo Women 2026, confirming she escaped without serious injury despite the severity of the incident. The Polish rider was one of the key figures caught up in the crash on th...

Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has revealed that he suffered a "minor stroke" last August, adding to a difficult string of recent health issues. The 80-year-old Belgian icon, widely considered the greatest rider in the history of the sport, opened up recently about the scary incident, which was initiall...

Italian rider Sergio Meris finished as the top performer for Unibet Rose Rockets at this year's Milan-San Remo, crossing the line in 50th place. While the team successfully brought all seven of their riders to the finish line on the Via Roma, they missed out on the early breakaway and played a quiet...

After fighting her way into the decisive lead group at the women's Milano-Sanremo Women, Puck Pieterse was left bitterly disappointed to finish just off the podium. The Fenix-Premier Tech rider was visibly frustrated after crossing the line in fourth place. She was outsprinted by winner Lotte Kopeck...

Tadej Pogacar has done the unthinkable, claiming his first-ever Milano-Sanremo victory in spectacular fashion. Despite suffering a heavy crash just 33 kilometers from the finish line, the Slovenian superstar fought his way back to win a thrilling sprint against Tom Pidcock, breaking a 43-year-old cu...

A terrifying high-speed crash on the descent of the Cipressa drastically altered the finale of the Milano-Sanremo Women's race on Saturday. Two of the main contenders, Katarzyna Niewiadoma and Kim Le Court saw their chances evaporate with 19 kilometers to go after going down hard on a blind corner....

Sanremo, Italy - The 2026 editions of Milano-Sanremo delivered two spectacular finales, with Tadej Pogacar claiming the men’s Monument after a dramatic two-up sprint against Tom Pidcock, while Lotte Kopecky timed her move to perfection to win the women’s race from a select front group on the Via Rom...

Tadej Pogacar’s long-awaited Milano-Sanremo triumph was defined not only by his own resilience, but by the collective effort of UAE Team Emirates - XRG, and few riders embodied that more than Brandon McNulty. After a race shaped by crashes, uncertainty and constant pressure, McNulty was one of the k...

The Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monsere 2026 takes place on Sunday 22 March in Belgium, offering one of the final opportunities for sprinters and classics specialists to fine-tune form ahead of the biggest cobbled races. Here is where you can find the final startlist for this year’s edition. The race ha...

The Belgian semi-classic will be held on the 22nd of March and is a day for the sprinters to perform. The GP Jean-Pierre Monseré is held in tribute to one of Belgium's greatest, and we take a look at its profile. The race is expected to start and finish at 11:35 and 15:50CET. The first edition of th...

Mads Pedersen returned to racing in remarkable fashion at Milano-Sanremo 2026, finishing fourth just six weeks after surgery following his early-season crash at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. The Lidl-Trek rider had not raced since that incident, making his performance in cycling’s longest Mon...

Tom Pidcock produced arguably the ride of his career at Milano-Sanremo 2026, but the Brit was left to process the narrowest of defeats after being edged out by Tadej Pogacar in a dramatic two-man sprint on the Via Roma. In a race defined by chaos, crashes and relentless attacking, Pidcock was the on...

Wout van Aert’s Milano-Sanremo ended with a place on the podium, but his race was shaped by the same moment that defined the entire Monument: the high-speed crash on the approach to the Cipressa. The Belgian was among several riders brought down in the incident, alongside eventual winner Tadej Pogac...

Tadej Pogacar’s long pursuit of Milano-Sanremo finally ended in triumph, but not before the race appeared to slip away from him entirely in the most chaotic moment of the day. The world champion, already marked by a torn rainbow jersey and visible cuts after a heavy crash on the approach to the Cipr...

Mathieu van der Poel’s Milano-Sanremo challenge was undone before the race reached its decisive point, with the Dutchman admitting the impact of a crash on the run-in to the Cipressa left him chasing rather than dictating the race. The defending champion had been positioned as one of the key protago...

The wait, the pressure and the repeated near-misses finally gave way on the Via Roma, as Tadej Pogacar secured the Milano-Sanremo victory that had long eluded him. For UAE Team Emirates, this was not just another Monument win. It was the end of a storyline that had been building for years, with Poga...

Milano-Sanremo 2026 has been thrown into chaos just before the Cipressa, with several of the race’s biggest contenders caught up in a crash at the worst possible moment of the day. Tadej Pogacar was the first to go down in the high-speed run-in to the climb, bringing a group of riders with him as th...

Milano-Sanremo 2026 was rocked by a heavy crash involving INEOS Grenadiers inside the final 70 kilometres, with Michal Kwiatkowski among the riders brought down during the fight for position ahead of the Capi. The incident occurred as tension in the peloton sharply increased, with multiple teams for...

Lotte Kopecky celebrated her Milano-Sanremo Women 2026 triumph with a smile, confidence and the satisfaction of a race that had fallen perfectly into place, but the Belgian also made clear after the finish that the scary Cipressa crash had stayed on her mind. “This is just amazing,” Kopecky said aft...

Lotte Kopecky claimed a brilliantly timed victory at Milano-Sanremo Women 2026, winning from a select group after a race shaped by Cipressa chaos and a decisive Poggio selection. The Belgian positioned herself perfectly in the closing kilometres, launching her effort from the front group of five to...

A major crash on the descent of the Cipressa has shaken Milano-Sanremo Women 2026 at a critical moment in the race, with several riders brought down just as the finale was beginning to take shape. The incident occurred shortly after the summit of the Cipressa, where the pace had already intensified,...

Patrick Lefevere is no longer in charge of Soudal - Quick-Step or directly involved in the planning for Milano-Sanremo. However, the Belgian manager has supported many winners and contenders in the past, and has had discussions over decades on how to approach the race correctly. He has shared his in...

Milano-Sanremo is the most unpredictable of the five monuments in cycling, however even still, the former 'sprinters' monument' sees only two riders realistically seen as the potential winners: Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. In a luxury field including Filippo Ganna, Wout Van Aert, Tom Pidc...

Team VIsma | Lease a Bike began Milano-Sanremo with several leaders, however with an important man down as Matthew Brennan fell ill ahead of the race. Whilst Matteo Jorgenson and Christophe Laporte both carry strong form and are good options for a top result, most eyes will ultimately be on Wout Van...

The start of Milano-Sanremo saw plenty of pro cycling stars present and one of them was Mads Pedersen. The Lidl-Trek rider didn't expect to be healthy to make it to the Italian monument, neither was he scheduled to do it when the week started. However, the circumstances in the German team led to the...

Remco Evenepoel’s carefully structured build towards the 2026 Tour de France has hit an unexpected and potentially significant disruption, with the Belgian currently stranded on Mount Teide following heavy snowfall that has cut off access to and from his altitude camp. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgroh...

Today is special for two reasons. First, because the first Monument of the season takes place, Milano–Sanremo, the longest and most iconic Italian one-day race. Second, because the race will also revive memories from another era of cycling history. That memory takes us back in time, deep into the ar...

Tim Merlier’s long rehabilitation is finally nearing its end, with the Soudal - Quick-Step sprinter set to make his season debut this weekend at the GP Jean-Pierre Monseré on Sunday, March 22. The Belgian has yet to pin on a race number in 2026, after months on the sidelines due to a knee problem th...

Team Picnic PostNL left Paris-Nice with more doubts than certainties, and the Dutch WorldTeam now finds itself in an unfamiliar position. After losing several key riders at the end of last season, the squad is still without a victory in 2026 and has become the only WorldTeam yet to win this year. In...

Valerio Piva, sports director at Team Jayco AlUla, believes that the presence of Isaac Del Toro alongside Tadej Pogacar could fundamentally change the tactical balance of Milano-Sanremo, giving UAE Team Emirates - XRG a strategic advantage the Slovenian has not always had in previous editions of La...

The INEOS Grenadiers have announced their lineup for the Volta a Catalunya 2026, presenting a balanced squad of climbers and all-rounders, but without fully clarifying the situation surrounding Egan Bernal,which will not be present in Spain next week. The British team is expected to rely on shared l...

At Milano-Sanremo, everyone knows what is coming. Tadej Pogacar will try to break the race on the Cipressa. Mathieu van der Poel will try to follow. The question is what happens just behind them. Because in a race now decided by seconds rather than gaps, staying close enough can be the difference be...

For Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the defining question ahead of Milano-Sanremo is not how to control the race, but how to be present when it inevitably breaks apart. In a Monument increasingly shaped by early aggression from Tadej Pogacar and the ability of riders like Mathieu van der Poel to absorb i...

The queen of all classics: Milano-Sanremo. The Italian race is the first of the five monuments of the cycling season and is the longest race on the professional road calendar. Every year it delivers a lot of action and is often termed the closest out of all monuments in the calendar. The race is exp...

Jonas Vingegaard’s dominant victory at Paris-Nice may have answered early-season questions, but it has also raised a bigger one heading into the summer: Can the Dane take another step by attempting the Giro d’Italia before the Tour de France? According to Italian coach Paolo Artuso, the answer is cl...

Milano-Sanremo Women 2026 takes place on Saturday, March 21, as the second edition of the revived Monument brings the biggest names in the sport to the Ligurian coast. From Genoa to the iconic Via Roma finish in Sanremo, this is one of the defining one-day races of the season. Below you can find the...

The queen of all classics: Milano-Sanremo. The Italian race is the first of the five monuments of the cycling season and is the longest race on the professional road calendar. Every year, it delivers a lot of action and is often termed the closest out of all the monuments in the calendar. We take a...

Dylan Groenewegen has made clear where his focus lies this season, with the Dutch sprinter outlining his ambitions ahead of Unibet ROSE Rockets’ first-ever Grand Tour appearance at the Giro d’Italia following his victory at the Bredene Koksijde Classic 2026. “I am here with this team to win. We have...

On the 21st of March, the women's peloton will go through the first monument of the season: Milano-Sanremo Women. The race ends in Sanremo with the climbs that make it famous and provide an opportunity for the sprinters in the peloton to win their own big classic. We take a look at its profile.  The...

For all the debate around Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel, and whether their dominance is good or bad for cycling, former Belgian commentator Michel Wuyts has cut through the noise with a different concern ahead of Milano-Sanremo. The problem, Wuyts explained in conversation with Wielerflits,...

Dylan Groenewegen delivered a commanding performance to win the Bredene Koksijde Classic 2026, launching a long-range sprint to secure victory after the final breakaway was reeled in late on the streets of Koksijde. The Dutchman timed his effort perfectly in a fast, flat finale, opening his sprint f...

For INEOS Grenadiers, the question ahead of Milano-Sanremo is no longer whether Tadej Pogacar will try to break the race on the Cipressa, but how to be ready when it happens. That shift in thinking was made explicit by sport director Leonardo Basso, who outlined a plan built around the expectation t...

For all the focus on Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel, the shape of Milano-Sanremo often leaves space for a different kind of contender to emerge. It is a race that rarely rewards the strongest rider outright, and just as often punishes those who cannot convert strength into position at the de...

INEOS Grenadiers already has a substantial core of its roster set for the medium term. Looking ahead to 2027, the British squad has 14 riders under contract beyond the 2026 season, a group that provides the starting point for shaping the team in the coming years. Within this block, three names sta...

The 2026 GP de Denain saw two figures emerge stronger than the rest of the field: Per Strand Hagenes and Alec Segaert. The latter had more in the tank on the final decisive kilometers of the race, however, and perfectly timed the catch and attack against the Visma rider. There was questioning of Hag...

Óscar Freire won Milano-Sanremo on three occasions: 2004, 2007 and 2010. He is now no longer a pro rider and although he is a sprinter, he knows how to win this race in all its scenarios. He as shared his point of view on how UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Tadej Pogacar should attack the race so as to...

At the end of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar was physically and mentally exhausted, and admitted thoughts of retirement from pro cycling existed. However these were never going to be put to action, neither was there a date for that to happen. He confirms this ahead of the 2026 Milano-Sanremo, whe...

Although in recent years race strategy has been shaped by UAE’s brutal pace on the Cipressa and Tadej Pogacar’s repeated digs at Mathieu van der Poel, historically Milano–Sanremo has been the most unpredictable Monument on the calendar, and its finales have evolved clearly from 1982 to today. We rev...

Mathieu van der Poel is the defending champion at Milano-Sanremo and perhaps the main favourite to win it this Saturday; however he is facing a Tadej Pogacar that has his eyes on the Cipressa. There is likely to be no element of surprise, but instead the Dutchman will need his absolute best day to m...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have made a last-minute change to their plans for Milano-Sanremo. Whilst Wout Van Aert remains the team's headliner, its main sprinting option in Matthew Brennan has fallen ill and will skip the first monument of the season.  The 20-year old rider won Kuurne - Bruxelles - K...

Dutch veteran says tougher winter training and team focus give him motivation ahead of another year with Team Visma | Lease a Bike Wilco Kelderman has made peace with his role as one of the most reliable domestiques in the peloton, and the experienced Dutch rider says he is fully motivated to suppor...

Just one day after the arrival of spring, the WorldTour peloton lines up in Pavia for the start of Milano-Sanremo, the first Monument of the cycling season and one of the most unpredictable races on the calendar. Soudal - Quick-Step returns to 'La Primavera' with ambition, aiming to add another vict...

Since Isaac del Toro burst onto the international scene with his overall victory at the 2023 Tour de l’Avenir, cycling interest in Mexico has grown at an unprecedented rate. The country is now looking to build on that momentum with plans to revive the historic Vuelta a México, a stage race that once...

The Milano-Sanremo that takes place this Saturday is the central topic of all cycling conversations. With the relentless search for victory in the first Monument of the season by Tadej Pogacar, which has been denied to him over the years by Matej Mohoric (2022), Mathieu van der Poel (2023, 2025) an...

After seeing victory slip away in the final metres of Nokere Koerse, Alec Segaert joined forces with Per Strand Hagenes of Team Visma | Lease a Bike with 48 kilometres to go, before powering to a convincing win at the 2026 Grand Prix de Denain. In the flash interview after crossing the finish line,...

In 2025 Filippo Ganna was at the absolute top of his game and took on Milano-Sanremo alongside the very best. He joined Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel on the winning attack and rode to second on the day. The leader of INEOS Grenadiers wants to improve on that result but he knows that he face...

The Bredene Koksijde Classic 2026 takes place on Friday, March 20, with the Belgian one-day race once again running between Bredene and Koksijde on the West Flanders coast. Held in the build-up to Milano-Sanremo weekend, the race has become a regular fixture on the ProSeries calendar and often produ...

Taking place on the 20th of March, the Bredene Koksijde Classic is the third of three consercutive semi-classics that are highly prestigious, even if they are not part of the World Tour division. The sprinter's classic has had great quality in its short history, however it delivers exciting action e...

Milano-Sanremo is getting an unexpected headliner this Saturday: Mads Pedersen. In a surprise choice, the Dane is going to return to racing ahead of schedule, as he replaces Jonathan Milan in the Lidl-Trek camp in a highly anticipated return.  “Honestly, the plan was not to race Sanremo, but we have...

The queen of all classics: Milano-Sanremo. The Italian race is the first of the five monuments of the cycling season and is the longest race on the professional road calendar. Every year it delivers a lot of action and is often termed the closest out of all monuments in the calendar. We preview the...

In 2024, a super Jasper Philipsen was able to resist the ascent to the Poggio di Sanremo and then win the final sprint after Mathieu van der Poel closed down late moves. Two years later it's a completely different race in which he believes he stands little chance, but that is certainly not the case...

Primoz Roglic and Giulio Pellizzari are both racing Milano-Sanremo this weekend. Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe did not reveal the lineup yet with two days to go, however, they released a preview from one of the team's leaders, Laurence Pithie, in which the New Zealander has revealed the presence of th...

After losing out on victory in the very final meters of the Nokere Koerse, Alec Segaert set off for the GP de Denain with intentions of attacking. The Bahrain - Victorious rider was the winner, although he was almost caught in the finale exactly the same way he was the day before.  The breakaway of...

Milano-Sanremo is right around the corner, and it is a race where climbing and endurance capacity are just as important as positioning. Hence, even the teams that want to make a difference uphill need a lineup with classics specialists and heavyweight riders. In UAE Team Emirates - XRG's case, Tadej...

The UCI has put a definitive end to the licence controversy with a decision that directly affects cases like, among others, Carlos Verona’s. The international body has made it clear that riders must process their licence in the country where they reside, shutting the door on alternatives such as reg...

For all the attention on Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and the familiar question of how Milano-Sanremo will be won, Mauro Gianetti has put his finger on a less glamorous part of the problem for UAE Team Emirates - XRG. The route has not changed. The tactical dilemma has not changed. Pogacar st...

Jordi Meeus did almost everything right at Nokere Koerse, but still had to settle for second place behind Jasper Philipsen after a chaotic and hard fought finale that only came together in the final metres. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe sprinter was among the strongest throughout the closing phase...

Last week brought Tirreno–Adriatico and Paris–Nice, which naturally cements Isaac del Toro as the year’s top rider in the UCI WorldTour Ranking. After his win in France, Jonas Vingegaard climbs to 13th in 2026. Mauro Schmid and Christian Scaroni remain on the podium after their strong start to 2025....

The reality of retirement is still settling in for Amund Grondahl Jansen, with the former Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider admitting that the way his career ended continues to weigh heavily weeks after stepping away from the sport. Sharing a reflective update on Instagram after competing in ski mount...

Isaac del Toro’s 2026 programme at UAE Team Emirates - XRG may already be evolving, with respected journalist Daniel Benson reporting that the Mexican is set to add the Ardennes Classics to his spring schedule. According to Benson, sources suggest del Toro could be drafted into the Ardennes block, a...

The rapid emergence of Paul Seixas has quickly moved beyond results and into something far bigger. In a matter of weeks, the 19-year-old has gone from one of cycling’s brightest prospects to a rider shaping conversations at the very top of the sport, with questions already being asked about where hi...

Taking place on the 19th of March, the GP de Denain is the second of three consecutive non-World Tour semi-classics which mark the spring calendar. We take a look at its profile, the race expected to start and finish at 11:20 and 15:45CET.  The French race was created in 1959 and has always given sp...

Paul Seixas and the possibility of his participation at the 2026 Tour de France are the hot talk at the moment. The 19-year-old rising star of French cycling made great strides at the start of this season. So great, that his team bosses at Decathlon CMA CGM can't hide that the odds of Seixas' Grande...

This week's update features points scored in two of the most prestigious World Tour stage races: Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico. You can check the previous UCI Rankings update here. There have been substantial changes in the leaderboard, although that was not the case on top. UAE Team Emirates -...

Filippo Baroncini's promising career has been halted by a heavy crash at the Tour de Pologne 2025. The young time trialist subsequently spent some time in an induced coma to allow his body to recover from the worst of injuries. Since waking up, the Italian's progression has been remarkable. In just...

This year's edition of Danilith Nokere Koerse culminated in an expected sprint finish won by Jasper Philipsen. But it didn't need to end that way. At least it seemed so for a long time thanks to Alec Segaert, whose acceleration within the last 15 kilometers nearly caught the entire peloton by surpri...

Ever since the Milano - Torino regained its title as a preparation race and appetizer ahead of the first Monument of the season, the Milano-Sanremo, the Italian one-day race classic has managed to deliver a spectacle year after year. And the 2026 edition has been no different. With a traditional dou...

The first Pogacar-Van der Poel showdown of this season at the Milano-Sanremo is just around the corner, and the greatest mystery before the race start is, can the current world champion dethrone his Dutch rival in his 4th attempt at La Primavera? Tadej Pogacar is rarely defeated, but so far, Mathieu...

Tom Pidcock and Jasper Philipsen delivered two very different, yet equally compelling victories on Wednesday, as Milano-Torino and Nokere Koerse produced contrasting showcases of climbing precision and sprint power in the 2026 season. In Italy, it was a race defined by relentless aggression and timi...

For UAE Team Emirates - XRG, the task at Milano-Sanremo is not simply about how Tadej Pogacar wins, but about overcoming the one rider who has consistently matched him when it matters most. Speaking to TNT Sports, team boss Joxean Matxin made clear that Mathieu van der Poel remains central to that e...

Taking place on the 19th of March, the GP de Denain is the second of three consecutive non-World Tour semi-classics which mark the spring calendar. We take a look at its profile, the race expected to start and finish at 11:20 and 15:45CET.  The French race was created in 1959 and has always given sp...

The future of Nairo Quintana has come sharply into focus once again after Movistar Team confirmed the Colombian will address the media this Sunday, just 24 hours before the start of the Volta a Catalunya. In isolation, a pre-race press conference would not raise eyebrows. But the timing, combined wi...

Lidl-Trek will be without one of their most important weapons at Milano-Sanremo 2026, with Jonathan Milan ruled out of Saturday’s Monument through illness. The team confirmed the late change in schedule, announcing that the Italian sprinter will miss the race as he recovers. The official Milano-Sanr...

Jasper Philipsen’s first win of the 2026 season did not come from control or comfort, but from navigating a race that repeatedly slipped away from him before falling back into place at exactly the right moment at Nokere Koerse. After a disrupted build-up, a mid-race mechanical issue and a finale tha...

Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory at Nokere Koerse 2026, denying a courageous late solo effort from Alec Segaert in a dramatic uphill finish that saw the attacker caught inside the final metres. What had long looked like a controlled build towards a sprint was turned on its head in the closing ph...

Tom Pidcock struck the perfect balance between confidence and caution after his Milano-Torino victory, underlining both his form and the unpredictability that awaits at Milano-Sanremo in the days ahead. Having timed his late move to perfection on the Superga climb, the Brit emerged from a chaotic an...

Cian Uijtdebroeks returned to racing with an aggressive ride at Milano-Torino, placing himself firmly among the key contenders on Superga before ultimately falling just short in the decisive moments. The Movistar rider, coming back after a disrupted start to his 2026 season, was active throughout th...

Tom Pidcock surged clear inside the final kilometre to win Milano-Torino 2026, timing his move to perfection on the steep slopes of Superga after a relentlessly aggressive finale. The Brit attacked with around 600 metres remaining from a reduced lead group, immediately opening a gap that none of his...

Lotte Kopecky’s victory at Nokere Koerse was not about proving her level, but about removing a pressure that had quietly built through the opening weeks of her 2026 season. After a steady rather than spectacular start to the campaign, the Belgian finally turned progression into a result, delivering...

Lotte Kopecky sprinted to an emphatic victory at Danlith Nokere Koerse WE 2026, timing her effort perfectly on the uphill run to the line after a chaotic and tactical finale. The race had looked set for a reduced bunch sprint after a series of late attacks failed to produce a decisive split. Kopecky...

Cycling’s push towards mandatory GPS rider tracking has taken a significant step forward, but the momentum behind it has not emerged in isolation. It has been shaped by a series of incidents that have exposed a persistent vulnerability in the sport. When a rider leaves the road, detection is not alw...

Cian Uijtdebroeks returns to the start line at Milano-Torino after a disrupted opening to his 2026 season, but the Belgian is not measuring his comeback in results. Instead, his focus is on timing, condition, and a deliberate decision not to rush the process after injury. “It’s been a few weeks of r...

Primoz Roglic has moved to clarify his racing plans after recent reports suggested he was set for a prolonged mid-season break, insisting there may have been confusion around his schedule as Milano-Torino 2026 gets underway. The Slovenian, speaking ahead of the midweek Classic in Italy, addressed th...

Urska Zigart has acknowledged that her relationship with Tadej Pogacar has often placed her under a level of scrutiny few riders experience, admitting that the attention surrounding cycling’s most recognisable couple made it difficult at times to establish her own identity in the peloton. Speaking r...

Tom Pidcock arrives at Milano-Torino with a clarity that cuts through the usual pre-race noise. On a day where the oldest race in cycling is once again expected to be decided on the slopes of Superga, the Brit has made his approach unmistakably simple: no excuses, no unknowns, just legs. “Yeah, for...

The first quarter of the 2026 season is not yet complete, but it is already possible to draw some early conclusions about how the year is unfolding. One team attracting particular attention is INEOS Grenadiers, who appear to be showing signs of recovery after a difficult period in recent seasons. Lo...

Romain Bardet believes Jonas Vingegaard’s dominant victory at Paris-Nice should be viewed within the wider hierarchy of modern cycling rather than dismissed because of the field he faced. Speaking in analysis for Eurosport.fr, the former Tour de France podium finisher argued that the Team Visma | Le...

Two key one-day races take place on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, as the peloton splits between Italy and Belgium for Milano-Torino and Nokere Koerse. Milano-Torino, the oldest race in professional cycling, once again finishes on the steep slopes of Superga, while Nokere Koerse delivers a very different...

One of the most anticipated weeks of the cycling season has finally arrived. The days leading up to a Monument are always special. The tension builds among riders and fans alike, and time seems to move slowly until the moment the race finally begins. This Saturday, 21 March, Milano-Sanremo 2026 will...

Taking place on the 18th of March, Milano-Torino is a race that is still adapting to its new spot on the calendar. The Italian classic is one usually fit for the climbers, and that is once again the occasion this year.  Its first edition was in 1876, making it one of the oldest cycling events in the...

For all the talk around Tadej Pogacar and how he might finally win Milano-Sanremo, the race continues to revolve around a more stubborn reality. The Slovenian has already shown he can make the race selective. He has already proven he can arrive at the Poggio with only a handful of riders left. And y...

The 2026 edition of Milano-Torino takes place on 18 March, bringing the peloton back to the oldest race in professional cycling. First held in 1876, the historic Italian one-day race has become a key midweek fixture on the calendar in the days leading into Milano-Sanremo. This article contains the f...

The duel between Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar is once again expected to shape the finale of Milano-Sanremo, but Johan Bruyneel believes the Dutchman currently holds the advantage. Speaking on The Move podcast ahead of the first Monument of the season, the former team manager predicted that...

The Nokere Koerse is one of Belgium's most popular semi-classics and a firm holder of a key position in the spring calendar. Taking place on the 18th of March this year, it provides the classics specialists and sprinters with a golden opportunity to perform in spring classics territory. We take a lo...

Modern cycling is all about the perfectioning of details and few other riders in the peloton are doing it like Victor Campenaerts. Since joining Team Visma | Lease a Bike in 2025 the Belgian has improved significantly and seems to be a perfect fit with the team's strict programs. Even more so, he is...

The decisive move at Milano-Sanremo has increasingly shifted towards the Cipressa, but according to Thijs Zonneveld, that trend may actually favour Mathieu van der Poel more than Tadej Pogacar. Analysing the likely race scenario on the In de Waaier podcast, Zonneveld suggested that Pogacar’s aggress...

The Nokere Koerse is one of Belgium's most popular semi-classics and a firm holder of a key position in the spring calendar. Taking place on the 18th of March this year, it provides the classics specialists and sprinters with a golden opportunity to perform in spring classics territory. We take a lo...

Ludovic Robeet has a contract with Team Cofidis through 2027, yet he's not raced since last August. And no future starts are on his schedule at the moment. And, unfortunately, the 31-year-old Belgian may well never race his bike competitively again. Robeet's story is that of how life can turn upside...

The wispers were right - the renaissance of Indian cycling has indeed arrived. The innaugural edition of Pune Grand Tour in January seemed like a shot in the dark. After all, India has not hosted an international UCI road race for over a decade. And despite the local athletes failing to leave their...

Kern Pharma will end its spell as title sponsor of the cycling team at the close of the current season, drawing a line under seven years of continuous backing for the project. The pharmaceutical company thus closes a cycle defined by the squad’s sporting growth, its commitment to young talent, and t...

The start of Alpecin-Premier Tech's 2026 has so far only seen Mathieu van der Poel take the spotlight with three with three WorldTour victories. The only other winner in Alpecin colours has been Henri Uhlig at Etoile des Besseges. Meanwhile, the Belgian team's key riders Jasper Philipsen, Kaden Grov...

The end to a seemingly eternal wait of French cycling fans might be on the horizon. Four decades passed since Bernard Hinault's fifth Tour de France victory in 1985, but a talent which seems to have the qualities to become Hinault's successor has emerged in Paul Seixas. The 19-year-old demonstarted...

Michael Storer is not trying to rush the process. In a peloton increasingly shaped by riders who reach the very top at a young age, the Tudor Pro Cycling Team climber has taken a more gradual path to the elite level and is comfortable with that trajectory. Speaking recently in conversation with Tutt...

Jonas Vingegaard’s dominant triumph at Paris-Nice has already begun to shape the early narrative ahead of this summer’s Tour de France. For race director Christian Prudhomme, the manner of the Dane’s victory carried a clear meaning within the sport’s biggest rivalry. Speaking to RMC Sport after the...

A court hearing aimed at reaching a settlement in the case surrounding the alleged attempted killing of former world champion Alejandro Valverde has ended without agreement, meaning the case is now likely to move towards a full trial. According to reports from Spanish media following the hearing at...

The rise of Paul Seixas has quickly turned into one of the defining storylines of the early 2026 cycling season. At just 19 years old, the rider from the Decathlon CMA CGM Team has gone from promising talent to one of the most sought-after young riders in the sport, with major teams already circling...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe will arrive at Milano-Torino 2026 with a clear two-pronged threat on the steep slopes of Superga, with both Primoz Roglic and Giulio Pellizzari named in the team’s lineup for the historic Italian one-day race. The pair headline a climbing-focused squad for Wednesday’s rac...

Juan Ayuso is already back on the bike following the crash that forced him to abandon Paris-Nice earlier this month, with the Spanish rider expected to resume racing in the coming weeks. The Lidl-Trek rider went down during stage four of the French stage race and was forced to withdraw from the even...

The story behind Tour de France victory number four for Tadej Pogacar continues to take on new layers months after the race itself. What appeared at the time to be a commanding overall win is now being revisited through fresh revelations about the final week of the 2025 edition. Pogacar ultimately s...

Sam Bennett will return to racing on Wednesday at Nokere Koerse, marking the Irish sprinter’s first appearance in the peloton since undergoing a cardiac procedure late last year. The Belgian semi-classic, therefore, becomes more than a routine early-season race. For the 10-time Grand Tour stage winn...

Tadej Pogacar has made no secret of the race he still wants most on his palmares, and ahead of Milano-Sanremo 2026 the world champion once again admitted the first Monument of the season remains a major ambition. “It’s no secret that Milano-Sanremo is a race I would love to win,” Pogacar said as UAE...

With anticipation building ahead of the 117th edition of Milano-Sanremo, Eddy Merckx believes Tadej Pogacar may finally have the chance to win the Monument that has repeatedly slipped from his grasp. But the seven-time winner of La Classicissima has also issued a clear warning: if Mathieu van der Po...

For more than a decade, Addy Engels was part of the inner machinery that helped transform what was once LottoNL-Jumbo into one of the most dominant teams the modern peloton has seen. But after ten years inside the project, the experienced Dutch sports director felt it was time to step away. Speaking...

Mathieu van der Poel’s final stage blast at Tirreno-Adriatico was one of the most talked-about moments of the week, not because it won him the stage, but because of what it said about his priorities. On a day that had been expected to end in a routine sprint in San Benedetto del Tronto, Van der Poel...

The 2026 Milano-Sanremo once again promises to be one of the most fascinating races of the cycling season, and once again the spotlight falls firmly on Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian is chasing a clear objective: finally adding the Classicissima to his palmares, one of the two Monuments still missing...

As he approaches the final chapter of a career that has spanned nearly two decades in the professional peloton, Damiano Caruso believes the nature of cycling has changed profoundly. The Italian veteran, who will retire at the end of the season, spoke during Paris-Nice about the transformation he has...

The cycling week defined by the simultaneous Tirreno–Adriatico and Paris–Nice left two standout names in journalist Javier Ares’ analysis on his YouTube channel. On one side, the definitive breakthrough of Isaac del Toro as an emerging force in the WorldTour peloton; On the other, Jonas Vingegaard’s...

Back when Remco Evenepoel was announced at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe and Florian Lipowitz took the step of finishing on the Tour de France podium, there were lots of questions on what Primoz Roglic's role and goals would be. The Slovenian has cleared up the situation a little better at Tirreno-Adr...

After twice finishing second at Milano-Sanremo, Filippo Ganna heads into this year’s edition aiming to take the next step and fight for victory against some of the peloton’s big favourites such as Tadej Pogacar or Mathieu van der Poel. His recent form at Tirreno-Adriatico has reinforced the sense th...

The Milano-Sanremo 2026 preview again revolves around the peloton’s marquee favourites, primarily Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar. Yet other big names are poised to seize any opening, among them Wout van Aert. For former sports director Marc Sergeant, the Belgian has a shot, but only if he ra...

Tadej Pogacar’s camp has responded publicly for the first time to criticism surrounding his recent sponsorship agreement with crypto exchange KuCoin, with agent Alex Carera defending the deal and arguing that the public does not always see the full context behind the partnership. Speaking on the Dom...

Remco Evenepoel’s arrival at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has stirred major interest, both for his performances and for how he is settling into the new team. After his first races with the German outfit, sports director Sven Vanthourenhout revealed in Het Laatste Nieuws what daily life with the Belgi...

Lidl-Trek keeps expanding its commitment to developing young riders with the launch of Lidl-Trek Junior Racing, a new project designed to identify and nurture talent from an early age and smooth the pathway to the professional ranks. In recent seasons, cycling has undergone a clear shift: riders are...

During his days, Tom Boonen was an absolute powerhouse when it came it cobbled Classics, Monuments included. Next to the four Paris-Roubaix cobbles, we also find three Tour of Flanders trophies in Boonen's palmares. Despite having retired in 2017, the Belgian continues to follow the Flemish Monument...

Jonas Vingegaard did not just win Paris-Nice on his first outing of the 2026 season. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader took control of one of the calendar’s toughest week-long stage races with the kind of authority that immediately reshaped the narrative of the early spring. That was the central...

Isaac del Toro’s commanding ride to overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico left a strong impression on new teammate Benoit Cosnefroy, who admitted he was struck by the Mexican’s leadership during their first race together for UAE Team Emirates. The young overall winner had already taken control of the...

Jonas Vingegaard has added Paris-Nice to his palmarès for the first time, crushing the competition in a historic display of dominance. However, cycling analyst José De Cauwer argues that the massive winning margins must be viewed in context.  While Vingegaard looked untouchable, the early crash of h...

Lenny Martinez produced a decisive performance on the final day of Paris–Nice, finishing off a two-up sprint to take victory ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and give Bahrain - Victorious a major early-season success. The stage had already been shaped by a hard tempo before the decisive climb, with the pel...

The chaotic finale of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 ended in a frightening crash for two of the race’s fastest finishers, but the first medical updates have brought reassurance for both Jasper Philipsen and Paul Magnier. The pair were among the sprinters preparing for the expected bunch finish in San Bened...

Wout van Aert heads into Milano-Sanremo acknowledging that the balance of power at the top of the sport has shifted. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider accepts that riders like Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel currently occupy the position of standout favourites for cycling’s first Monument o...

Altercations during or right after cycling races are not a thing of the past, and although TV broadcast or spectators didn't capture footage of it, after the the end of stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico it has been reported that Movistar's Javier Romo looked to assault Matteo Jorgenson of Team Visma | Le...

Former American pro rider Chris Horner has talked about the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico on his Youtube channel and has launched very harsh remarks on the racing of Mathieu van der Poel. The Alpecin-Premier Tech rider pushed on the day's final climb and broke the peloton apart, dropping Jasper P...

It's been month and a half since Mads Pedersen suffered a fractured collarbone and wrist in a crash at the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana, and he is not yet back to racing. The hope is that he is able to recover in time for the cobbled classics, both health wise and in terms of being able to have good...

Matteo Jorgenson delivered a brilliant performance at the Tirreno-Adriatico, capping off a stellar week by stealing second place overall on the very last day. After finishing second on the brutal queen stage, the American rider executed a clever tactical move during the final stage's intermediate sp...

The final stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico delivered thrilling action from start to finish. While Jonathan Milan ultimately claimed the sprint victory and Isaac del Toro safely secured the overall title, the day was defined by a massive 30-kilometer offensive from Mathieu van der Poel and a late crash...

South African cyclist Alan Hatherly is proving that his massive career shift from mountain biking to the WorldTour peloton is paying off. Celebrating his 30th birthday over the weekend, the Jayco AlUla rider secured a highly impressive 13th-place overall finish at Tirreno-Adriatico. Now, Jayco AlUla...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe capped off a wildly successful week of racing with Daniel Martinez securing a hard-fought second place overall at Paris-Nice. The Colombian rider had to dig incredibly deep on the final stage after a painful collision with his own teammate threatened to derail his entire...

The final stage of Paris-Nice delivered a thrilling finale as Lenny Martinez managed to outsprint heavy favorite Jonas Vingegaard for the stage victory. Just seven seconds behind the leading duo, INEOS Grenadiers rider Kévin Vauquelin crossed the line to secure an impressive fourth place in both the...

The 2026 Tirreno-Adriatico concluded with a thrilling final day of racing in San Benedetto del Tronto. While Jonathan Milan showcased his raw power to win the bunch sprint and Isaac del Toro safely secured the overall title, late GC drama unfolded as Matteo Jorgenson executed a perfect tactical move...

The final weekend of the early-season stage racing calendar delivered two very different but equally dramatic conclusions, as Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico wrapped up with attacking racing, late tension and dominant overall winners. In France, Lenny Martinez claimed a prestigious stage victory in...

Sam Welsford came within touching distance of victory on the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026, but the Australian sprinter ultimately had to settle for second place behind Jonathan Milan after a chaotic sprint finale in San Benedetto del Tronto. The closing kilometres of the race were thrown in...

Jonas Vingegaard’s commanding overall victory at Paris-Nice left few in the peloton surprised after a week in which the Dane repeatedly proved the strongest rider in the race. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader sealed the Maillot Jaune in Nice after controlling the general classification for much...

Crashes, illness and withdrawals are an unavoidable part of any stage race, and Paris-Nice is no exception. From wind-affected finales and high-speed sprints to decisive time trials and mountain stages, we take a look at the medical reports, as well as looking into the riders who have withdrawn from...

Race officials play a central role in shaping each stage of Paris-Nice, issuing formal decisions that can impact individual results, team strategies, and the overall classification. Here are the Jury  Fines from the race's panel of commissaires.  This rolling jury and fines report documents all offi...

Crashes, illness and withdrawals are an unavoidable part of any stage race, and Tirreno-Adriatico is likely to be no exception. From high-speed sprints to decisive time trials and mountain stages, the "Race of the Two Seas" often places riders under physical stress.   This rolling medical report tra...

Race officials will likely play a central role in shaping each stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026, issuing formal decisions that can impact individual results, team strategies, and the overall classification.  This rolling jury and fines report documents all official rulings released during Tirreno-Adr...

Jonas Vingegaard completed a commanding week at Paris-Nice by sealing overall victory in Nice, finally conquering a race he admitted had long resisted him. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader arrived on the Côte d’Azur with a comfortable advantage after two stage wins earlier in the week and contro...

Lenny Martinez ended the 2026 edition of Paris-Nice with the biggest victory of his season so far, outsprinting overall winner Jonas Vingegaard in a two rider showdown on the streets of Nice. After a brutally selective final stage around the Côte d’Azur, the Bahrain - Victorious climber was the only...

Isaac del Toro secured overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico 2026, yet the Mexican rider insisted afterwards that the performance still fell short of the level he ultimately expects from himself. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider completed a week of consistent racing across multiple terrains to seal...

Lenny Martinez sprinted to victory on the final stage of Paris-Nice 2026 after outsprinting Jonas Vingegaard in a two-rider finish in Nice, while the Danish rider comfortably secured the overall title. The Bahrain Victorious climber was the only rider able to follow Vingegaard when the Team Visma |...

Jonathan Milan’s victory on the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 came after a sprint finale that was suddenly thrown into chaos inside the final kilometre in San Benedetto del Tronto. A crash in one of the final bends eliminated two of the expected contenders from the sprint. Paul Magnier went...

Jonathan Milan powered to victory in the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026, winning the bunch sprint in San Benedetto del Tronto as Isaac del Toro safely sealed the overall title after a controlled final day of racing. The Mexican rider from UAE Team Emirates - XRG finished securely within the p...

The Tour de France hasn't been won by a French rider in 40 years and naturally that leads to all eyes landing on all the riders from the nation who can climb at a top level. At 19 years of age, Paul Seixas has captured the imagination of many, already being one of the riders who comes closest to Tad...

Originally from San Severino Marche, Giulio Pellizzari had the pleasure to race through home roads on stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Despite being second in the overall classification, it was that aspect that kept him in the race as he has been suffering from a tendon injury.  With the Italian slight...

Stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico was won by Isaac del Toro, the race leader and strongest climber in the Italian stage-race. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG played it cold on the final climb to Camerino, but in the ultra-steep ramps of the final climb he closed down both attacks of Giulio Pellizari and then...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. Here is when and where to watch the race live and on TV,...

Stage 7 of Paris-Nice was meant to be a day in the mountains but was cut down to 47 kilometers of flat roads and a freezing peloton. However not everyone was unhappy with the outcome of the day, as INEOS Grenadiers benefited from it and managed to deliver Dorian Godon to his first win in the team's...

Despite his fierce outburst against the current president of the Spanish Cycling Federation, José Vicioso, for allegedly promising him the national coach role and then handing it behind his back to Alejandro Valverde, Óscar Freire does not rule out taking the reins in the future. "You should never...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events; but also provides the classic...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 8, which is estimated to start and fini...

The transfer market is bustling in March and there is an active negotiation war between UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Decathlon CMA CGM Team. Not only is Paul Seixas in discussion with both teams, but so is Pavel Sivakov.  Seixas' brilliancy means that both UAE and INEOS Grenadiers are already display...

At UAE Team Emirates - XRG, few riders know Tadej Pogacar as well as his compatriot Domen Novak. The Slovenian has followed Pogacar into the team back in 2023 and has been a key domestique ever since. He shares insight on the comparisons with Paul Seixas and what differentiates the two.  Seixas is n...

Tirreno-Adriatico is providing the riders with long stages and several days packed with explosive efforts with hilly profiles. That is proving to be the ideal preparation for Milano-Sanremo and many of the favourites are present. Mathieu van der Poel has discussed the Italian monument, Tadej Pogacar...

Matteo Jorgenson delivered a valiant effort during the punishing sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, launching a late attack on the steep final climb. However, the American rider ultimately had to settle for third place behind stage winner and overall race leader Isaac del Toro. On the decisive fi...

Jonas Vingegaard is tearing the Paris-Nice record books to shreds. Looking for redemption after a tough race last year, the Danish star has blown the competition away with two stage wins and a massive overall lead. As the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider cruises toward a historic overall victory, pun...

The seventh stage of Paris-Nice almost did not happen because of terrible winter weather. However, after a lot of debate and some major changes to the route, the riders finally faced the rain and snow. While the peloton managed to finish the day, the dangerous final kilometers still sparked a debate...

The cycling world has always debated what kind of rider Remco Evenepoel truly is. After a blistering start to the season with his new team, Red Bull- BORA - hansgrohe, the young Belgian star is once again at the center of this conversation. While his one-day race results are undeniably historic, his...

Jonas Vingegaard is absolutely crushing the competition in France this week. The 29-year-old Team Visma | Lease a Bike star currently holds a massive three-minute and 22-second lead at Paris-Nice to second place, the Colombian Daniel Felipe Martínez. While this was not his original plan for the spri...

The brutal weather at Paris-Nice" took a heavy toll on the peloton during the seventh stage. With the route changed to suit a fast sprint finish, Biniam Girmay fought through freezing temperatures to secure a podium spot, falling just short of the victory against INEOS Grenadiers rider Dorian Godon....

The cycling transfer market is already heating up around the sport's newest teenage sensation. After a stunning string of victories and podium finishes the early season, 19-year-old Paul Seixas is suddenly one of the most wanted riders in the peloton for obvious reasons. Now, the boss of his current...

Extreme weather and decisive climbing action defined the latest stages of both Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico, with Dorian Godon sprinting to victory in a drastically shortened French stage while Isaac del Toro strengthened his grip on the Italian race with an impressive win on the steep finish to...

Paul Seixas is likely the rider who is the most shining diamond in the cycling transfer market at the moment, although he does still have a contract for next season. Not only UAE Team Emirates - XRG is looking to sign the Frenchman into the 2028 season but it can now also be understood that INEOS Gr...

The queen stage of Tirreno-Adriatico saw Team Visma | Lease a Bike very active, as the only team who really tried to disrupt a battle on the final climb where Isaac del Toro was always going to be difficult to beat. Wout Van Aert describes the team's tactics and his late attack; Whilst Tobias Johann...

INEOS Grenadiers started Paris-Nice with one of the best lineups they could and so at the start of today's stage at Paris-Nice, the team wanted to race and make use of their strong lineup. It was a positive decision for the British team as one of their winter signings, Dorian Godon, stormed to his f...

After six days of racing there has been little to no doubt on who was the dominating figure of Tirreno-Adriatico. Whilst Mathieu van der Poel did win two stages, Isaac del Toro was the strongest figure on all three days that were key to the overall classification. He has virtually sealed his overall...

This year's Paris-Nice is leaving its mark in the professional calendar due to the bad weather conditions. The rain, wind and snow have not only exploded the race beyond expectations on stage 4; but have also forced the organizers to cut stage 7 which headed into the Alps almost fully. Whilst there...

There is a lot of movement this morning in Nice for the start of stage 7 of the French race, but not for the ordinary reasons. Whilst the riders were initially set out to take to the stage early in the morning into Auron; that is no longer the case. The stage has been altered two times in order to s...

Stage 7 of Paris-Nice was originally designed to finish in the Auron ski station, avoiding some of the longer climbs of the Alpes Maritimes but still delivering a summit finish in the region. However this was not enough to prevent the race from being changed due to the weather. For the second time i...

Last week Patrick Lefevere talked about how he wanted to have signed Paul Seixas before he became a big international name. This week he reveals that Soudal - Quick-Step was interested in signing Juan Ayuso at the end of 2024, but the transfer terms were not the same as last year. Furthermore, he cr...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 7, which is estimated to start and fini...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events, but also provides the classic...

Belgian rider Thibau Nys will miss the Ardennes classics (La Flèche Wallonne, Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège) this season. The Lidl-Trek rider underwent surgery on his left knee this week to fix a long‑standing issue that caused recurring discomfort during training. The aim is to have him...

The confirmation that INEOS Grenadiers has secured a major sponsorship for the coming years has drawn positive reactions across the international peloton. Many in cycling believe the deal could return the British team to Grand Tour contention, echoing the era when it dominated as Team Sky. According...

Although the cycling season has only just begun, teams and federations are already mapping out their major goals for the year. In Belgium’s case, national selector Serge Pauwels has held talks with his leading star, Remco Evenepoel, to define the rider’s focus for the key events of 2026. Evenepoel c...

Matteo Jorgenson delivered a standout performance on stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026. The American from Team Visma | Lease a Bike was the only rider able to match Isaac del Toro’s pace on the final climb of the day. Thanks to that effort, he climbed the general classification and now sits in third...

Michael Valgren's victory on stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is far more than a routine stage win. The Dane from EF Education-EasyPost celebrates a major success after a long spell marked by injuries and doubts about his future in the professional peloton. His career was in serious jeopardy afte...

Stage racing in Europe delivered two very different but equally aggressive days of racing, as Harold Tejada powered to victory at Paris-Nice while Michael Valgren took a breakaway success at Tirreno-Adriatico, with the general classification fights intensifying in both WorldTour events. At Paris-Nic...

The penultimate day for the climbers at Tirreno-Adriatico proved to be quite difficult, ridden at pace despite the roller-coaster profile with tons of climbs. Isaac del Toro had UAE Team Emirates - XRG control the stage and prepare his attack, which was done successfully. Nevertheless, the Mexican s...

Jonas Vingegaard won the previous two stages at Paris-Nice and this Friday afternoon he only had to defend it in the hilly arrival into Apt. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader responded to the late attack of Lenny Martínez but otherwise, he remained in the wheels of his teammates throughout the st...

Stage 6 of Paris-Nice was another punchy day and although the sprinters had the opportunity to succeed, it was a late attack from XDS Astana Team rider Harold Tejada which ended up leading to success. The Colombian rider was successful after an opportunistic attack in the final kilometers.  The brea...

Stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico has delivered the biggest gaps of the race so far, and although the day lacked big climbs in its decisive section, the fatigue from a long day with plenty of ascents was enough for Isaac del Toro to make the difference after an attack late in the day. The UAE Team Emirat...

Michael Valgren has won stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico, one of the rare instances this year in which a breakaway has won in a top race. The Danish classics specialist has ridden himself into his first win since 2021. In the peloton it was a conservative race, however Isaac del Toro attacked the final...

In 2024, Niklas Behrens won the under-23 road race World Championships and signed a contract with Team Visma | Lease a Bike. Whilst the future was and potentially still is promising for the 22-year-old German rider, he is having to deal with multiple health issues. After a fractured collarbone, his...

Wout van Aert missed out on the victory on stage 4 of the 2026 Tirreno-Adriatico; the Belgian showed good form. Stage 5 of the race features almost 4000 meters of climbing, and although the course differs from Milano-Sanremo, Van Aert will use it as preparation for the first monument of the season s...

The 2026 season has only gotten underway two months ago, but many teams already have their eyes on the upcoming transfer market. The negotiation game is no longer played within just a few months, especially when it comes to the big stars of the peloton. Arnaud de Lie is going to be one of the bigges...

It would be hard to imagine that any rider at the start of 2026 would be able to share the spotlight with Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel... But that is the case, as Paul Seixas' stratospheric rise through the ranks of the sport has gotten everyone's attention...

Paris-Nice wasn't a race that was on Jonas Vingegaard's initial schedule and is also one that lacks the long mountain stages where the Dane usually thrives in. However, he has been dominating the overall classification now with two consecutive stage wins, which is a very convincing first shot ahead...

The startlist for the 2026 Giro d’Italia is beginning to take shape as teams reveal the riders expected to line up for the first Grand Tour of the season. Among the early names are several of the peloton’s most established stage race contenders, including Jonas Vingegaard, Joao Almeida, Richard Cara...

Taking place on the 15th of March this year, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda is one of Italy's most important races in the women's peloton. Above all, it is a race that has no match in the men's field, and with the addition of Milano-Sanremo to the calendar, it also provides ideal preparation for the first...

Mathieu van der Poel won Stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico after surviving the selection on the steep ramps of Tortoreto and finishing with a powerful sprint in a reduced group of favourites, while Jonas Vingegaard delivered a dominant solo performance to win Stage 5 of Paris–Nice and strengthen his lead...

For Tom Pidcock, the road to Milano-Sanremo is not following the usual script. While many of the riders targeting the season’s first Monument traditionally arrive via Tirreno-Adriatico or Paris-Nice, the British rider has opted for a different build-up this spring. The decision reflects a wider appr...

Wout van Aert is one of the favourites for stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico, an interesting day which consists of many climbs of different lengths. It is certain to be an explosive day where the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider is going to look out for his opportunities.  "I handled yesterday's stage wel...

After an incredible string of early-season results, fans and media are already begging to see 19-year-old Paul Seixas race the Tour de France this summer, a possibility that might be closer than ever. However, cycling legend Sean Kelly is pumping the brakes on this hype train, warning that throwing...

Wout van Aert admitted the sense of a missed opportunity after Mathieu van der Poel edged him in the sprint at the end of a gripping fourth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, but the Belgian was quick to acknowledge that his long-time rival had ultimately been the strongest rider in the decisive finale. Th...

The sport of cycling is becoming increasingly fast-paced in recent years. In practice, that means that power numbers that would've comfortably won you a Grand Tour a decade ago would not suffice even for a top-10 contender in 2026. On one side, that puts great expectations on the young talents comin...

The medical room at UAE Team Emirates - XRG is getting very crowded this spring. While the team is still winning races, several of their riders have suffered crashes and accidents over the past few weeks. However, amidst the bad news from Italy and training camps, there is finally a positive update...

Everything changed overnight for Groupama - FDJ at Paris-Nice. On Wednesday, David Gaudu rode brilliantly on the difficult roads of Uchon to climb to 5th place in the overall standings. However, by Thursday afternoon, the team leader had stepped off his bike and abandoned the race. With his teammate...

The cycling world has been hit with more disciplinary news, as the Colombian Continental squad, Team Medellin - EPM, will be forced to stop racing for a full month. This penalty comes directly from the sport's governing body after two of their athletes had serious issues with their Athlete Biologica...

Soudal - Quick-Step might not have a big overall leader or a top sprinter at Paris-Nice or Tirreno-Adriatico right now. However, they are still building confidence for the upcoming Spring Classics. After Jasper Stuyven took a third place in the second stage of Paris-Nice, 21-year-old talent Paul Mag...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG are refusing to panic after Isaac del Toro surrendered the Tirreno-Adriatico leader’s jersey, with teammate Jan Christen insisting the decisive moments of the race are still to come. The Mexican rider slipped from the top of the standings after the latest stage, handing the r...

Kevin Vauquelin admitted frustration after a key moment slipped away during the latest stage of Paris-Nice, with the French rider revealing that hesitation in the group prevented what could have been a decisive move in the race. The INEOS Grenadiers rider was active during a fast and aggressive stag...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events; but also provides the classic...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 6, which is estimated to start and fini...

Jonas Vingegaard delivered one of the most commanding performances of the 2026 Paris-Nice so far, launching a long-range attack on Stage 5 that left the rest of the general classification contenders scattered across the Ardèche hills. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader attacked with around twenty...

Victor Campenaerts said even inside Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the scale of Jonas Vingegaard’s performance on Stage 5 of Paris-Nice left riders impressed, after the Danish race leader tore the race apart with a devastating long-range attack. Vingegaard accelerated on the steep slopes of the Côte de...

Jonas Vingegaard delivered a devastating long-range attack to win Stage 5 of Paris-Nice, riding clear on the steep slopes of the Côte de Saint-Jean-de-Muzols before extending his advantage across the final climbs to seal a dominant solo victory in the maillot jaune. The Danish rider launched his mov...

Mathieu van der Poel’s second stage victory of the week at Tirreno-Adriatico did not come from a solo attack or a spectacular gravel ambush this time. Instead, the Dutchman won through patience and tactical awareness, reading the finale perfectly before striking in the final metres of Stage 4. The A...

Giulio Pellizzari continued his impressive week at Tirreno-Adriatico by sprinting to second place on Stage 4 behind Mathieu van der Poel, delivering another unexpected result in a reduced-group finish. The Italian rider, who had already finished second earlier in the race after the decisive gravel m...

Mathieu van der Poel powered to victory on Stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico after surviving a brutal selection on the steep slopes of the Tortoreto climb before outsprinting a reduced group of favourites in the final kilometres. The Alpecin-Premier Tech rider delivered a perfectly timed sprint from the...

A frightening incident unfolded during Stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico when Michael Gogl was struck by a television motorbike after crashing during the rain-soaked stage. The Austrian rider went down on a wet section of road as the race intensified in the closing phase of the stage. Moments after hitti...

One of the most dramatic and incredible days of racing of the year, Paris-Nice stage 4, is going down also as the day where performance won by a mile over fashion. Jonas Vingegaard took the stage win whilst wearing a second pair of bibs over his winter jersey; but he and Victor Campenaerts reveal ho...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe is a team of many talents and many leaders. Primoz Roglic is now a veteran and looking to find his position within a team that has several emerging talents including Giulio Pellizzari. At Tirreno-Adriatico, he might just take on a supportive role for the Italian taking in...

Remco Evenepoel has had a roller-coaster of a first part of the season, but it didn't end anywhere near the terms he hoped for at the UAE Tour. In what were his first long climbing efforts of the season in race, he struggled against a world-class field. Belgian national coach Serge Pauwels believes...

Today's stage of Paris-Nice was ravaged by the bad weather. 15 riders abandoned in a day where the rain and the wind hit the peloton hard, and amongst them was the race leader Juan Ayuso. Following his fall there was fear that there could be a fracture for the Spaniard which would end his spring cam...

Stage 4 of Paris-Nice is a day that will stay in the memory of many in pro cycling, fans and riders alike. The brutal weather conditions, the importance of the riders who have crashed, Jonas Vingegaard's clothing... There were dozens of stories to be told from the stage. We take a look at those from...

Paris-Roubaix takes place one month from today, and today Tadej Pogacar is returning home after winning Strade Bianche and conducting a more in-depth recon of Paris-Roubaix. The World Champion has his eyes on the 'Hell of the North' and has spent two days in northern France to remind himself of the...

Under normal circumstances, Wout Van Aert would have to viewed as one of the favourites of the Tirreno-Adriatico stage 2. Of course, he's no longer the king of gravel, but with rather kind slopes of the final sector, he definitely stood a chance against Mathieu van der Poel. Or he would, if he didn'...

This week's update features points scored in just three one-day races: Strade Bianche, Ename Samyn Classic and Trofeo Laigueglia. You can check the previous UCI Rankings update here. It has been a relatively quiet week of racing in terms of number of races, but it brought a few important changes in...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events; but also provides the classic...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 5, which is estimated to start and fini...

Paul Seixas is undeniably a major discussion topic at the moment as a rider who has shown glimpses of brilliance already in his first professional season, and doubled down at the start of 2026 with a runner-up result at Strade Bianche as the only rider capable of countering - even if only briefly -...

This year's edition of Paris-Nice is packed with stages with potential to completely shake up the race, as we've witnessed on Wednesday. But if you asked organizers before the race started, they'd probably pinpoint the penultimate stage with a summit finish to ski station Auron as a key point toward...

Unlike the exciting racing over in France, the Wednesday's stage of Tirreno-Adriatico passed rather quietly with parts of the stage neutralised due to safety concerns on wet descents. At the end of the rainy day, many sprinters have already found their matches soaked through and through, but not Dec...

The fourth stage of Paris-Nice 2026 offered unique spectacle. Echelons, torrential rain, crashes and undulating slopes contributed to the general classification completely blowing up after three relatively calm days. That Jonas Vingegaard slipped into the overall lead does not come as a complete sur...

Weather conditions brought two key factors into the third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico and the fourth stage of Paris–Nice. Forecasts warned of heavy rain and strong crosswinds, putting the pelotons in both races on high alert from the very start. Chaos erupted very early in the French race, where the...