Jonathan Milan was one of the men who were not happy after the opening stage of Tour de France. The reason is simple: the whole Lidl-Trek missed the decisive split in crosswinds and therefore the Italian sprinter could only show off his power in a battle for 39th place - not quite what he came for....

The opening stage of Tour de France had an unusually sizeable breakaway which included Benjamin Thomas. The all-rounder of Cofidis had his eyes set on the polka dot jersey and, despite some complications along the way, eventually secured his spot on podium in Lille. "I'm really happy, because that's...

2025 is a season marked by second places for Biniam Girmay - and the opening stage of Tour de France didn't dispel his curse. In a stage that turned out much more exciting than anyone expected, the defending winner of Points Classification lost to his predecessor Jasper Philipsen. "I'm sort of happy...

Tadej Pogacar is the main favourite to triumph at the Tour de France according to, well, pretty much anyone you ask. The one rider that can upset the World champion is Jonas Vingegaard, winner of the 2022 and 2023 editions. Vincenzo Nibali, winner from 2014, would know a thing or two about upsetting...

Alpecin-Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen has stormed to the first Maillot Jaune of the 2025 Tour de France, taking a dominant win from a reduced bunch sprint at the end of an incredibly dramatic stage 1 on Saturday afternoon.  In a dramatic finale, only around 35 riders were in the lead group to contes...

Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France delivered high drama from the start, with Jasper Philipsen powering to victory in a reduced bunch sprint and claiming the first Maillot Jaune. Biniam Girmay finished second, while general classification contenders Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic lost significant...

Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France had everything. Crashes, echelons and time gaps between the GC contenders in the end. As you might expect however, Tadej Pogacar was imperious in his riding, safely navigating the first stage, and always keeping himself at the front of the bunch.  "Oh yeah, it was...

The 2025 Tour de France might only be one day old, but already Soudal - Quick-Step leader Remco Evenepoel is on the back foot against his Maillot Jaune rivals. In a shock opening stage disappointment, Evenepoel found himself missing from the lead group, ceding 39 seconds to Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Ving...

Throughout the 2025 Tour de France, the race jury attributes fines to some of the riders and sporting directors. Ultimately the fines can come in the form of money, time penalties or even UCI points, depending on the rule breaking. Here we present what has happened during the race. Team Jayco AlUla...

Iván Romeo may not have made it into the lead group on Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, but it hardly mattered. Movistar Team executed their plan to perfection, with Iván García Cortina helping to position Enric Mas in the front group alongside Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. The result: Mas...

At the start of the Tour de France there were massive crowds in Lille, and between the riders and fans are many events and special figures present - specially in a city so close to the border with Belgium and Great Britain. Daniel Martin, a former contender for the Tour's top positions, has shared w...

Simon Yates has achieved the climax of his career by winning the Giro d'Italia last May, and this afternoon he was at Team Visma | Lease a Bike's team presentation at the Tour de France. The Briton comes in with a very distinct goal however, as he tells CyclingUpToDate.  The Briton took a surprise a...

As is usual in a Grand Tour, the 2025 Tour de France will not be without its share of forced retirements, many of them the result of crashes and racing incidents. Here we've compiled a list of the withdrawals and the main crashes that will mark the course of the race. Filippo Ganna of the INEOS Gren...

He might not have won the stage and secured the Maillot Jaune himself on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, but Mathieu van der Poel was as happy as anyone after crossing the line, having helped Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Jasper Philipsen not only win the stage, but also take control of the Maillo...

Geraint Thomas couldn't have dreamed of a more dramatic start to the final Tour de France of his career. On a drama filled stage 1, there were crashes galore and time loss disappointment for a number of the big GC contenders.  "Yeah it was stressful and chaotic," Thomas admitted to Eurosport post-st...

Stage 2 of the Tour will finish in Boulogne-sur-Mer and will have both hills and wind coming into action. We preview a day where Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel are the main favourites; But we should also expect action from Evenepoel, Roglic, Vingegaard and Van Aert! The second stage of the...

As he'd threatened at the start of the day, Jonas Vingegaard was active with Team Visma | Lease a Bike at the front of the peloton on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, causing splits in the peloton and ultimately gaining time on two of his main GC rivals - Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic.  "We h...

For the first time in his career, Jasper Philipsen has managed to work his way into the Yellow Jersey at the Tour de France. After a perfectly executed leadout from Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates Mathieu van der Poel and Kaden Groves, the Belgian powered to a dominant stage 1 win on Saturday afternoon...

INEOS Grenadiers' Samuel Watson is having a hell of a week. After claiming the British national road title last week, the Brit was a surprise call-up to the 2025 Tour de France, and in his first ever Grand Tour stage, Watson has picked up a very creditable top-10 finish.  At the line, the newly-crow...

After one of the most dramatic opening stages of the Tour de France in recent memory, Jasper Philipsen has fired to the bunch sprint win ahead of Biniam Girmay, taking the Maillot Jaune. Meanwhile, both Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic have lost considerable time already! As soon as the flag was dr...

The opening stage of the 2025 Tour de France is already taking victims from the peloton. After the early abandon of INEOS Grenadiers' Filippo Ganna on stage 1, fellow time trial specialist Stefan Bissegger has now also been forced to prematurely depart the race.  Like Ganna, Bissegger was caught up...

Stage 1 of the Tour de France is always a nervy and tense affair in the peloton. As is often the case when the nerves are high, it hasn't taken long for a crash to rock the bunch. The first riders to hit the deck at the 2025 Tour de France? Filippo Ganna and Sean Flynn.  Building up to the first rea...

There might still be around 80km to go on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, but there has already been plenty of drama today. The latest, was something all of the riders own making as Benjamin Thomas and Matteo Vercher crashed into each other over 1 King of the Mountains point.  At the top of the...

Kasper Asgreen is a specialist when it comes to chasing stages and is used to the pressure of the biggest races in the world. CyclingUpToDate has talked to the EF Education-EasyPost rider ahead of the Tour de France where he will be one of the American team's weapons to chase victories throughout th...

Ahead of the 2025 Tour de France, all eyes are once again on the all-conquering Rainbow Jersey of UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian is the favourite to the claim the Maillot Jaune this year, and according to Pogacar's great friend Michael Matthews, the rest of the peloton s...

Cycling is becoming faster and faster, and at the same time more dangerous. This is the feeling that fans, sports directors and riders share. CyclingUpToDate talked to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Mick van Dijke who has shared his thoughts regarding this rising threat in the peloton.  At the team's...

In the opinion of many in the cycling world, the fight for the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de France is something of a two-horse race between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, with Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic the most likely outsiders. That's not to say the rest of the GC hopefuls are ent...

Arguably the greatest Grand Tour rider of the modern era to not win the Tour de France, Primoz Roglic starts another quest for the Maillot Jaune this Saturday afternoon. Whether or not the Slovenian is successful in winning the Tour however, he has still had a legendary career regardless.  "I’m happ...

For the fifth time in his career, Jonas Vingegaard starts the Tour de France this afternoon in Lille. In all of his previous appearance at the French Grand Tour, the Dane has never finished below 2nd in the general classification. This year though, it's all about winning and regaining control of the...

Veteran Portuguese rider Nelson Oliveira is set to line up at the 2025 Tour de France, marking the 22nd Grand Tour of his illustrious career. Representing Movistar Team, the 35-year-old spoke to CiclismoAtual ahead of the Grand Départ in Lille. For Oliveira, who hails from the Bairrada region of Por...

If the last few years of the Tour de France are anything to go by, Alpecin-Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen will be the man to beat on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France. Helped by a superstar leadout in Mathieu van der Poel, could a first ever spell in the Maillot Jaune be on its way to the Belgian? “...

For the first time in a few years, there is a Maillot Jaune up for grabs in an expected bunch sprint on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France. Among the contenders expected to be in the mix for the win is Team Visma | Lease a Bike star Wout van Aert. Speaking pre-stage however, the Belgian didn't seem...

Ahead of the 2025 Tour de France, Remco Evenepoel has revealed his ambition to take on one of cycling’s most storied challenges: the world hour record. Evenepoel is of course a two time world time trial champion, and also the Olympic Games time trial champion, and is currently targeting the podium a...

Ahead of Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, Jake Stewart spoke with CyclingUpToDate about his form, team plans, and what to expect in the sprint finale. The 25-year-old from Israel – Premier Tech is returning for his second Tour appearance after first lining up on the start line last year. “I imagi...

Thibau Nys is set to line up for his first Tour de France today, but his place on the start list was far from guaranteed. His father, cyclocross legend Sven Nys, revealed that illness nearly derailed the Lidl-Trek rider’s selection. “He came back from altitude training with a second place in Gipping...

Just before the start of Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, Lotto rider Jarrad Drizners spoke with CyclingUpToDate, offering insights into his mindset and the team’s strategy. The 26-year-old Australian is racing the Tour for the second time, following his debut in 2024. “It’s my 2nd Tour de France...

As the Tour de France gets underway, teams have begun unveiling new equipment designed to squeeze out every possible advantage. Among the latest tech on display is a prototype Factor bike being used by Israel – Premier Tech. At the start line of the race today, CyclingUpToDate captured images of the...

The Tour de France is back, and so is The Move, the segment of Lance Armstrong’s WEDU podcast where he’s joined by Johan Bruyneel, George Hincapie, and this time, Bradley Wiggins, to dissect the season’s major races. With the 2025 edition of the Tour underway, the group sat down for a dedicated prev...

The 2025 Tour de France begins today in Lille under unprecedented security, with 28,000 police officers deployed for the Grand Départ. The visible presence reflects the heightened alert status surrounding the opening stages of the race, where there will be tension both within the bunch and in the cr...

Kevin Vauquelin begins the 2025 Tour de France with the hope of repeating his stage-winning success from last year, when he won on stage 2 in Italy. The Arkea – B&B Hotels rider enters the race in standout form, having recently placed second overall at the Tour de Suisse, his only defeat there comin...

Jonathan Milan makes his Tour de France debut today and has a real opportunity to make an immediate impact. Stage 1 finishes in Lille, offering a sprint finish where Milan could potentially win and pull on the yellow jersey, an outcome he’s thought about more than once. "I am focusing on the first d...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season, taking place between July 5th and 27th. This is the sport's climax of the season, and every year it delivers memorable action. The final startlist features riders such as: Felix Gall, Neilson Powless, Ben Healy, Lenny...

As the Tour de France kicks off today, Adrie van der Poel doesn’t expect his son, Mathieu van der Poel, to chase the green jersey this year, despite what many fans and experts believe. "The green jersey is not an option at the moment. You get into it, only after three, four or five days you know ho...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season and will be taking place between the 5th and 27th of July. This is the sport's climax of the season and every year it delivers memorable action. We take a look at how all the prize money will be distributed.  The total...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season and will take place between the 5th and 27th of July. This is the sport's climax of the season, and every year it delivers memorable action. Here's when and how to watch it on TV.  The race will be broadcast on the tra...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season and will be taking place between the 5th and 27th of July. This is the sport's climax of the season and every year it delivers memorable action. We preview stage 1. The race starts off with a flat stage in Lille where...

We preview the 2025 Tour de France, the fifth consecutive edition of the race in which we should see a battle between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard for the yellow jersey - in what has become one of modern cycling's most iconic rivalries. The likes of Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic will aim f...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are widely expected to be the team most likely to challenge Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates - XRG at the 2025 Tour de France. Whether or not they'll be able to secure the Maillot Jaune for Jonas Vingegaard however, Philippa York isn't so sure. "In the last four editions...

Tadej Pogacar has proven an incredibly tough man to beat over the last couple of seasons. Alongside his overall Grand Tour wins at the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France last year, the Slovenian also picked up 12 stages en route. Could Pogacar's dominance now be set to step up even further and threate...

Remco Evenepoel is in an unenviable position when it comes to his ambition to win the Tour de France. In the era of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, even such talented athlete that the 25-year-old Belgian is, he may only hope to win in the absence of the two. And the vast difference in team stren...

Louis Barré brought about most of the bright moments in 2025 for Intermarché - Wanty. The Belgian team is nevertheless ambitious to succeed at the Tour de France with defending Maillot Vert winner Biniam Girmay in sprints and Barré will get his chance in pretty much all the remaining stages. Speakin...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG have once again fielded a monster team for Tour de France - just like their main challengers Visma | Lease a Bike. But the selection around Tadej Pogacar still seems to leave something left to be desired, especially with the chaotic first week up ahead. "I might not be object...

Fabian Cancellara was last at the Tour de France as a rider back in 2016. Nine years later he returns, but as the owner of Tudor Pro Cycling Team which is making it's debut at the Grand Boucle. CyclingUpToDate was present at the team's press conference to hear what the veteran had to say about the t...

It's only his first year as a part of the INEOS Grenadiers, but Axel Laurance immediately found his way into a Tour de France selection. His second. Yet the thing he looks forward to the most is the iconic Champs-Élysées as it wasn't a part of the route last year. "I'm confident and relaxed at the s...

Dylan Groenewegen remains one of the world's fastest sprinters, however from 2026 onwards, we will have to speak his name in a different context. That is because after four seasons with Jayco AlUla, the Dutchman will not renew at the Australian team, sources confim to CyclingUpToDate. It's somewhat...

Lennard Kämna has not raced for a full year after a training accident last March. But in the new colours of Lidl-Trek, he has fought back to reach a level that is no longer too far from his best version. According to Jan Ullrich, the German may have been even ready for this Tour de France, but his t...

On September 25, David Lappartient will be re-elected as president of the UCI until 2029. At the congress to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, the current 'boss' of the sport will remain in office, and for a rather surprising reason in particular. Lappartient will not need to compete to remain president of...

Groupama - FDJ showed up at the 2025 Tour de France's team presentation carrying a new jersey. The French leader comes without David Gaudu and Stefan Küng as planned, and so Guillaume Martin will have big shoes to fill in his first Tour away from Cofidis. CyclingUpToDate has talked to the Frenchman...

Wout van Aert is set to once again play a very important role for Team Visma | Lease a Bike at the Tour de France in 2025, as he aims to help Jonas Vingegaard reclaim the Maillot Jaune.  On Thursday in Lille, the team presentation for the 2025 Tour de France took place and for Van Aert, there was ne...

Finally, we are one day away from the start of the 2025 Tour de France. A year on from last year’s start in Florence, the riders are all now in Lille for the start of the 2025 edition tomorrow. We simply cannot wait for the action to get started. In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we revis...

Team Jayco AlUla are coming to the Tour de France supporting Ben O'Connor's GC ambitions and Dylan Groenewegen's sprinting goals. Stage wins, however, should be the priority - and with a rider like Giro stage winner Luke Plapp on board, they very well might. CyclingUpToDate has caught up with the 24...

Jhonatan Narváez signed with UAE Team Emirates - XRG this winter after being one of the few riders who was able to beat Tadej Pogacar directly in 2024; but this year his task is fully of supporting the World Champion. The Ecuadorian talked to CyclingUpToDate at the team presentation event in Lille a...

Jonathan Vaughters has never been one to keep his thoughts to himself when it comes to the important matters of the sport. And ahead of the 2025 Tour de France, the American boss of the EF Education-EasyPost team has blasted the UCI over his it's handling of rider safety.  The safety of the riders i...

Team Jayco AlUla hosted the media this Friday afternoon in Lille where the team's main figures shared their thoughts ahead of the 2025 Tour de France. CyclingUpToDate has talked to Luka Mezgec, the leadout man of Dylan Groenewegen who is set to leave the team, on the art of being a leadout man and h...

Florian Lipowitz was arguably the rider to come away from the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné with the most momentum. Whilst most expected Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel to lock out the podium, the 24-year-old German starred to finish 3rd overall. Despite however, Red Bull - BORA - h...

In 2025, Geraint Thomas will be embarking on the very last Tour de France of his career. The highlight of the Welshman's time in the peloton undoubtedly came back at the 2018 edition of the French Grand Tour, when he won the Maillot Jaune. How does the Team Sky of that era compare with the strongest...

Winning a stage of the Tour de France can often be seen as the pinnacle of a rider's career when they hang up their bike. In recent years, thanks in part to the all-conquering dominance of Tadej Pogacar, winning stages has seemingly become an even tougher task, something EF Education - EasyPost's Ne...

After two years of absence with UAE, Marc Hirschi is back to the race where he broke through in the international scene: The Tour de France. CyclingUpToDate was on site to listen to what one of Tudor Pro Cycling Team's leaders had to say ahead of the race.  The Swiss rider will be one of the many ca...

Measuring what is a successful 2025 Tour de France for those secondary and tertiary GC contenders is a bit difficult. The Maillot Jaune seems to be for either Tadej Pogacar or Jonas Vingegaard, with the remaining podium place for the likes of Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic and Joao Almeida. As such,...

Julian Alaphilippe is a rider that in the past has experienced a lot of success and victories at the Tour de France. In 2025 this is more difficult, but the leader of Tudor Pro Cycling Team has shared with CyclingUpToDate and other media in Lens what his feelings are ahead of his return to the Frenc...

For the last five years in succession, either Tadej Pogacar or Jonas Vingegaard has ended the Tour de France on the top step of the podium, wearing the iconic Maillot Jaune. With both superstars expected to once again lead the fight for yellow in 2025, how much longer will their dominance last? Well...

Ben O'Connor is leading Team Jayco AlUla at the Tour de France and this year will mark his return after an incredibly successful 2024. Now with an Australian team, he reports an environment that is quite enjoyable, and despite not having the hoped results throughout the spring, his aim is fully on f...

Tadej Pogacar has been made the overwhelming favourite to win the 2025 Tour de France by bookmakers around the world. When it comes to looking for potential challengers to the Slovenian however, it's widely thought that Jonas Vingegaard is the rider most likely to upset the odds.  Vingegaard, a two-...

João Almeida is starting another Tour de France and after having won three of the main seven stage-races of the World Tour, it is impossible to say expectations aren't high. CyclingUpToDate was present at the UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider's press conference to hear his thoughts ahead of a very impor...

An icon of the modern peloton, former Maillot Jaune winner Geraint Thomas embarks on the final Tour de France of his career this weekend. Understandably, the emotions were high for the INEOS Grenadiers star at the team presentation on Thursday.  In conversation with TNT Sports in Lille, the 39-year-...

As the wait for a new French winner of the Tour de France goes on, Guillaume Martin is urging his nation's media to stop putting so much pressure on the young, Maillot Jaune hopefuls in the peloton.  Not since the legendary Bernard Hinault back in 1985 has a Frenchman stood atop the final podium at...

Iván Romeo is the brightest young hope in Spanish cycling heading into the 2025 season. The Movistar Team prospect arrives at the Tour de France fresh from winning a stage at the Critérium du Dauphiné and claiming the Spanish national road race title. Now, he faces the biggest challenge of his caree...

For the 5th time in his career, Michael Woods is set to start the Tour de France in 2025. A stage winner back in 2023, the Canadian has experienced all the highs and lows of cycling's biggest spectacle over the years. "The Tour transcends the sport of cycling, and it’s why I love doing the race. It’...

Wout van Aert is one of the most versatile riders on the planet and so heading to the Tour de France, he will have several role within Team Visma | Lease a Bike. In a press conference attended by CyclingUpToDate this Friday, the Belgian has talked about the key topics ahead of his seventh Grand Bouc...

Matteo Jorgenson was one of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's top signings of the past few years. In 2024 he won cobbled classics, high-level stage-races and supported Jonas Vingegaard at the Tour de France. In 2025 he returns to the Grand Boucle with the same goal, but a higher level, as told to CyclingU...

Jonas Vingegaard is a headliner for this Tour de France and realistically the only rider who can battle with Tadej Pogacar in the mountains. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider responded to the media's questions during the team's press conference and CyclingUpToDate has learned about his answers.  T...

Two of the biggest stars in the modern peloton, Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel have been incredibly successful over the last few years. According to Belgian cycling expert Michel Wuyts, the pair could be set to work together in the opening week of the 2025 Tour de France, to their mutual ben...

Enric Mas heads into the 2025 Tour de France full of excitement and, at least on paper, more ambitious than ever. Speaking at the pre-race press conference, attended by CiclismoAlDia, the Movistar Team leader made it clear he’s prepared to give his all in pursuit of a strong result in the general cl...

On the eve of his return to the Tour de France, Mathieu van der Poel has been forced to come out and defend himself after criticism from his own supporters over a new sponsorship agreement.  Posting on his official Instagram account, Van der Poel shared the announcement of his and Flying Group's new...

Eusebio Unzué, the experienced team manager of Movistar Team, arrives at the 2025 Tour de France brimming with hope. Once again, Enric Mas will lead an ambitious squad eager to place the Mallorcan as high as possible in the general classification — and, ideally, snag a stage victory along the way. ...

Already in 2025, Wout van Aert has managed to play a decisive factor in his teammate's Grand Tour win, helping to pull Simon Yates to a Giro d'Italia victory back in June. How the Belgian will take on the 2025 Tour de France however, remains a little bit of a question.  In the past, Van Aert has man...

At the 2025 Tour de France, chapter five of the historic and storied Maillot Jaune rivalry between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar is set to take place. Whilst there is genuine rivalry on the road, away from the fire of competition, there is also a lot of mutual respect between the two Grand Tour...

One of the biggest superstars in the entire cycling world, Mathieu van der Poel is heading to the Tour de France for the 5th time in his career in 2025. Ahead of Saturday's Grand Depart, the Dutchman took part in a pre-race press conference on Thursday, where CyclingUpToDate was part of the assemble...

If anyone has the capability of challenging the Tadej Pogacar - Jonas Vingegaard dominance over the Tour de France in the 2020s, Remco Evenepoel is arguably the rider best placed. There is still plenty of work to do to for the Belgian to close the gap to the two, multiple-time Maillot Jaune winners...

We are now just a matter of days away from the biggest race on the cycling calendar in 2025, the Tour de France. Once again, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are widely viewed as the two main contenders for the Maillot Jaune, but according to recently retired Romain Bardet, the key to the duel thi...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG have a stacked lineup at the start of the Tour de France and one of Tadej Pogacar's most important domestiques will be Pavel Sivakov. To CyclingUpToDate, the Frenchman has talked about his current form, motivation and how he has improved since the Criterium du Dauphiné.  UAE...

INEOS Grenadiers were the last team to reveal their lineup, and alongside it came a new sponsor in TotalEnergies - and also the return of Dave Brailsford to the team's top ranks. It is a Tour de France that can bring a lot of new things for the British team; and road captain Connor Swift anticipates...

Remco Evenepoel spoke yesterday and has done so again today at the official press conference before the start of the 2025 Tour de France. The leader of Soudal - Quick-Step arrives ambitious, eager, aware of how difficult it will be to compete against two rivals of the caliber of Tadej Pogacar and Jo...

Primoz Roglic is coming off a highly disappointing Giro d’Italia. The Slovenian entered the Corsa Rosa as the top favorite, but a crash on the gravel-filled Stage 9 ultimately forced him to abandon the race. Now, he turns his focus to what has always been the main goal of the season for both him and...

Tadej Pogacar is the big favorite to win the 2025 Tour de France. He is aiming for his fourth title, with Jonas Vingegaard once again as his main rival. The Slovenian from UAE Team Emirates - XRG spoke at the pre-race press conference, and CyclingUptoDate was there in Lille to listen to what he said...

We've grown used to seeing the Yates twins at the Tour de France over the last decade, but in 2025 they'll be joined by another identical climbers. Whereas Tobias Johannessen has been a recognized force in the peloton since his overall victory at the 2021 Tour de l'Avenir, his twin Anders took a bit...

For a second year in a row, Remco Evenepoel enters the Tour de France as an underdog, a challenger who should stand up to the reign of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. But unlike those two, he cannot count on a super team of domestiques. Even more so now, since it became clear that Mikel Landa wo...

Enric Mas clearly intends to break his jinx and get a good result in the Tour de France 2025. Usually well placed at the Vuelta a España (four times on the podium), the Movistar Team leader has only once finished in the top 10 of the French round. The Spanish rider hopes that will change in this edi...

Even in absence of David Gaudu, Groupama - FDJ can aim high at the 2025 Tour de France. And with Romain Grégoire as leader for the explosive stages in first week, the French team may even dare to dream of yellow. Although Grégoire himself is a bit more hesitant speaking about his odds. "I was not ab...

This year's Tour de France is quite unique compared to past editions thanks to its course design. Across the whole first week, riders will not see any high mountains as they cruise through the north and west of France. Instead, sprinters and explosive men will find themselves in their territory with...

Just ahead of the 2025 Tour de France, the UCI managed to get on the nerve of riders, teams and cycling journalists alike. In a press statement where the cycling's governing body attempts to highlight the positive influence of their safety measurements, there is a clear lack of self-reflection which...

Belgium is undeniably one of the biggest cycling powerhouses, with riders able to score at a wide range of stages. With Grand Départ so close to French-Belgian borders, it almost feels like the race takes off on home roads with the amount of black-white-red themed crowds at the side of the road. And...

One of the most successful Frenchman in the modern era of the Tour de France, Julian Alaphilippe returns to his home Grand Tour in 2025, and this time, in the colours of a team other than Soudal - Quick-Step, having the left 'The Wolfpack' for the Tudor Pro Cycling Team.  Six stage wins, a polka-dot...

2 days. That’s all we have to wait until the 2025 Tour de France gets underway. Finally the moment we’ve all been waiting for is nearly here, In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we turn the clock back over 75 years to revisit one of cycling’s most legendary rivalries: the epic duel between...

Whilst the physical strength and endurance of a rider is undoubtedly a key factor in deciding the winner of a race like the Tour de France, mental strength and the ability to deal with such intense scrutiny for three weeks are also major points to note. According to the recently retired Romain Barde...

Jonas Vingegaard starts the 2025 Tour de France as the rider most likely to threaten Tadej Pogacar's dominance. Whilst the Dane is the undisputed leader of Team Visma | Lease a Bike however, could a multiple leader strategy spring a surprise in the fight for the Maillot Jaune? One man who knows bett...

Picking Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Remco Evenepoel is the easy part of filling out your Tour de France fantasy team. But who are the lesser-known gems that could make the difference over the next three weeks? Here are seven golden tips to help you complete your team for the free Tour de Fr...

For someone with the kind of talent that Mathieu van der Poel boasts, just the one Tour de France stage win on his palmares is a relatively meagre return. With a very Van der Poel friendly parcours on offer in 2025 however, the Dutch superstar has now been backed by the boss of the Tour de France -...

Probably the most successful Tour de France sprinter of the 2020s, Jasper Philipsen is back once again in 2025 to lead the stage hunting charge of the Alpecin-Deceuninck team. With Mathieu van der Poel alongside, Philipsen was part of the team's pre-race press conference, where CyclingUpToDate were...

Biniam Girmay was one of the stars of the 2024 Tour de France, winning three stages and the Green Jersey. Ahead of the 2025 edition, the Eritrean has spoke on his ambitions for the Grand Tour at a pre-race press conference, where CyclingUpToDate were present among the assembled media.  As mentioned,...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are very clear in their goals for the 2025 Tour de France - reclaim the Maillot Jaune. Jonas Vingegaard undoubtedly starts as the team leader and main Yellow Jersey challenger, but the truth is, the team have multiple GC contenders in their ranks at this Grand Tour.  Vingeg...

For the first time in six years, there is expected to be a bunch sprint for the Maillot Jaune to kick off the Tour de France in 2025. With nine stage wins from the last three years, Jasper Philipsen will be among those hoping to don cycling's most iconic jersey after stage 1, but the Belgian has war...

The build up to the Tour de France is always an exciting time for cycling fans. Alongside the previews and predictions of what is to come however, it's always a chance for fans to see new jerseys as sponsors change and newly crowned national champion's ride for the first time in the colours of their...

Lidl-Trek are coming into the Tour de France with an incredibly strong team, and taking into consideration the riders present, the main option for a result is Jonathan Milan. The Italian sprinter is aiming for stage wins and potentially a yellow jersey on the first day of the race, and CyclingUpToDa...

The Tour de France is starting this Saturday and on the list of debutants will be Thibau Nys. The Belgian supertalent, a cyclocross specialist by nature but brilliant puncheur on the road, is gearing up for his first Grand Tour and talks about his expectations and goals in a press conference attente...

Toms Skujins is a man in form, having won both time-trial and road race national championships in Latvia over the weekend. Lidl-Trek come in with three potential leaders into the Tour de France, and so Skujin shared with CyclingUpToDate what his role will be throughout the three weeks.  This Thursda...

Quinn Simmons comes into the 2025 Tour de France motivated and wearing the stars and stripes jersey after winning the United States' national championships. Talking to CyclingUpToDate, the American rider has talked about his ambitions in the race and embracing his new role as a domestique for his th...

One of an elite list of former Maillot Jaune winners on the startlist of the 2025 Tour de France, Geraint Thomas has different goals to the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard this time around. Rather than mixing it up at the top of the GC, the 39-year-old Welshman is hunting for one last st...

For the second time in his career, Mattias Skjelmose is set to head to the Tour de France in 2025. As part of his media duties, the Dane was present at Lidl-Trek's pre-race press conference, where CyclingUpToDate were on hand to pick up on the 24-year-old's ambitions for the coming Grand Tour.  A st...

There is a genuine sense of optimism within the INEOS Grenadiers ahead of the 2025 Tour de France. One of the big reasons for this, is the return of Sir Dave Brailsford, who previously spearheaded their Grand Tour dominance in the 2010s, after a spell working for Manchester United.  INEOS became the...

For many of the newly crowned national champions, the upcoming Tour de France will be the first time they are seen in the colours of their nation. One such rider is the newly crowned German national champion Georg Zimmerman. It's fair to say his new look Intermarché - Wanty jersey hasn't gone down w...

Steff Cras is a stage-racer by excellence and will start his third Tour de France. Ahead of the race he has confirmed to CyclingUpToDate his departure from TotalEnergies, the weird situation in which the team sponsor has partnered with INEOS Grenadiers; Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard's rivalry i...

Lotte Kopecky defended her Belgian time trial title last week, but was overwhelmed in the road race and finished only 17th. But for the world champion, it was nevertheless a sign of greater days to come as her lingering injury now seems to have finally faded away. "I'm really looking forward to rac...

Dylan Groenewegen was slightly bitter after the Dutch Championships where he arrived third behind Olav Kooij and winner Danny van Poppel. Thus no back-to-back title for the 32-year-old. Does that influence his ambitions for Tour de France? Not at all. "The big goal for me is to strike right away in...

Julian Alaphilippe is one of the most iconic riders of the ten most recent editions of Tour de France. In 6 participations, he took 6 stages, finished 5th place overall, and won the mountains classification. The Frenchman also spent 18 days wearing the yellow jersey on his heroic quest in 2019. It m...

Alpecin-Deceuninck goes all-in for the Tour de France with all of their biggest stars heading to Lille. And next to the likes of Mathieu van der Poel, Jasper Philipsen and Kaden Groves, one rider will make a debut at any Grand Tour - Emiel Verstrynge. Verstrynge is a name most recognize from cycloc...

Tadej Pogacar is the overwhelming favourite at the start of the 2025 Tour de France. But with a different course design compared to past years, the Tour organizer Christian Prudhomme hopes that the likes of Jonas Vingegaard will rise to the challenge and put up a great fight against the Slovenian. "...

Remco Evenepoel was unable to secure the Belgian road title at the recent National Championships in Binche. Still, the winner Tim Wellens had only words of praise, acknowledging his compatriot's qualities. Just like the men who raced against the Olympic champion, also former National team coach Sven...

At the eve of Tour de France start, the UCI had announced their programme to fight (motor-)doping at the Grande Boucle with even more thorough tests to be carried out across the next three weeks. That means pre-stage bus inspections, X-ray scanning and constant in-race monitoring by UCI Video Commis...

In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we relive one of the most exhilarating and emotional editions in recent memory: Julian Alaphilippe’s sensational 2019 Tour de France. That summer, Alaphilippe, a punchy one-day specialist not known for three-week exploits, lit up the race and carried the...

One of the big hopes for the future of French cycling, 21-year-old Lenny Martinez is already set to start his second Tour de France later this week. Despite some seeing him as the man likely to end the wait for home winner of the Maillot Jaune however, Martinez enters without any GC ambitions in 202...

Remco Evenepoel will not have the same support as Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in the mountains of the Tour de France, but that's a luxury that no other team can afford. The Olympic Champion may have a brilliant weapon in Valentin Paret-Peintre as a right-hand man in the Pyrenees and Alps, and...

Remco Evenepoel is the reigning Olympic Champion in both disciplines and World Champion in the time-trial. He is one of the most successful riders in the peloton and one of the riders who gets to race in the most personalized equipment. Ahead of the Tour de France, his Specialized Tarmac SL8 was on...

For the final time in his illustrious career, Geraint Thomas will start the Tour de France in 2025. Although long expected that the Welshman would make one last swansong in the French Grand Tour this year, official confirmation has now arrived at last.  As part of a strong and versatile INEOS Grenad...

Tim Merlier is one of the strongest sprinters in the peloton and will be one of the key figures into the opening stage of this year's Tour de France. However his leadout is very modest when comparing to those of Lidl-Trek and Alpecin-Deceuninck. Will that come in the way of the European champion?  A...

The 2025 Tour de France will take place from the 5th to 27th of July and this year will be special. Not only will we have a mythical GC battle between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard once again alongside their mega-teams, but we will also have a start-studded sprinter field with a yellow jersey o...

Once the most dominant force heading into the Tour de France, the INEOS Grenadiers aren't quite the powerhouse they once were, but in a strong and versatile lineup for the 2025 edition of the Grand Boucle however, the British-based outfit have plenty of opportunity for success.  The final team to an...

Soudal - Quick-Step were the first major team to host their press conference ahead of the 2025 Tour de France and it was an event packed with big figures. Not only Remco Evenepoel and Tim Merlier talked to the audience, but the presence of Tom Boonen was also a topic of conversation. CyclingUpToDate...

Tadej Pogacar enters the 2025 Tour de France as the defending champion, the Rainbow Jersey and the bookies' pre-race favourite. Despite the Slovenian being widely considered the man to beat however, UAE Team Emirates - XRG boss Joxean Matxin insists the team won't be getting complacent.  Key to any...

All across the cycling world, the excitement levels are building, with the Grand Depart of the 2025 Tour de France now just a matter of days away. Before the riders get underway in Lille however, there are plenty of experts giving predictions, including Danish cycling icon Brian Holm.  As always, th...

Earlier this year we reported that Mads Pedersen had signed a lifetime contract extension with Lidl-Trek. Now, per Ciro Scognamiglio of La Gazzetta dello Sport, the team has secured two more long-term commitments: Jonathan Milan and Giulio Ciccone, both of whom are now tied to the team until at leas...

For years, the Giro d’Italia Women has overlapped with the men’s Tour de France, a scheduling conflict that will continue in 2025, with the women’s race set for July 6–13 and the men’s Tour beginning July 5. This overlap has long been criticized for limiting the visibility of the women’s event. With...

With just three days remaining until the 2025 Tour de France begins, INEOS Grenadiers remain the only team yet to officially announce their lineup. However, Geraint Thomas appears to have quietly confirmed his selection via social media. In an Instagram post showing his wife Sara preparing to cut hi...

Tobias Johannessen is leaving no stone unturned as he prepares for the 2025 Tour de France with Uno-X Mobility. The Norwegian climber has been putting himself through some extreme heat training in the final days before the race begins, and his latest session has certainly raised some eyebrows from e...

Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe have revealed a striking new kit that they will debut at the 2025 Tour de France, which begins on Saturday. The design pays tribute to the Tricolore and the iconic jerseys of the World Cup, a clear celebration of cycling’s biggest race and the nation itself. In a press re...

Patrick Lefevere believes the 2025 Tour de France, which begins in just three days, could prove pivotal for Remco Evenepoel’s future, both with Soudal – Quick-Step and more broadly in his career. Evenepoel has always maintained he is happy with the team, but this Tour carries particular weight. Ques...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season and will be taking place between the 5th and 27th of July. It is the sport's most important event and every year it delivers memorable moments. We take a look at it's profiles.  The 21 stages were revealed on the 29th...

Frans Maassen, now a respected sports director at Team Visma | Lease a Bike, has opened up about the personal toll of professional cycling’s EPO era in the 1990s, a period that drove him out of the sport at just 30 years old. Maassen, who won the Amstel Gold Race in 1991 and was tipped for a glitter...

Jonas Vingegaard has given an interview to RTVE before the Tour de France in which he makes it very clear who is the rival to beat after losing the 2024 edition to him: "To win the Tour you have to be at the same level as Pogacar. I think Pogacar will arrive at the Tour in better shape than in previ...

Bradley Wiggins’ 2012 Tour de France victory remains one of the most iconic achievements in British cycling history. But more than a decade later, Wiggins has opened up about the turmoil behind the scenes, particularly the moment his teammate Chris Froome attacked him on Stage 11 to La Toussuire. Th...

With just three days to go until the start of the 2025 Tour de France, Jan Bakelants has cast a sceptical eye over Remco Evenepoel’s chances, pointing in particular to the strength, or lack of it, within his Soudal – Quick-Step team. Speaking to HLN, Bakelants made it clear he has reservations about...

Dutch commentator Mart Smeets appears notably unenthusiastic about the 2025 Tour de France. On the cycling podcast De Kopgroep, Smeets didn’t hold back, delivering a particularly blunt assessment of Jonas Vingegaard. "It's boring anyway if you field a Dane who rarely says anything nice in his life,"...

This year, the Tour de France will celebrate half a century of iconic finishes on the Champs-Élysées. In 2024, the race famously skipped Paris for its traditional final stage due to preparations for the Olympic Games. But in 2025, the Tour is set to return to the French capital, with stage 21 once a...

Last weekend, Millie Couzens claimed the British national road race title, securing the prestigious jersey for the first time in her career. Her win capped off a remarkable week in which she also won the under-23 women’s time trial. "I wasn't really expecting it," she explained to Cycling Weekly yes...

In an interview with HLN, Jan Bakelants offered an in-depth look at how this year’s Tour de France could unfold, and whether Team Visma | Lease a Bike stand any real chance of preventing Tadej Pogacar from claiming a fourth yellow jersey. “On paper, Pogacar’s and Vingegaard’s teams are evenly matche...

As reported yesterday, Lotto Cycling Team have unveiled their lineup for the 2025 Tour de France, which begins on July 5, now just days away. The squad includes Arnaud De Lie, Brent Van Moer, Jarrad Drizners, Eduardo Sepúlveda, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Jenno Berckmoes, Jasper De Buyst, and Sébastien Gri...

Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team have confirmed that Frederik Frison has signed a new contract, keeping him with the squad until at least the end of 2026. It’s a strong vote of confidence in the 32-year-old Belgian, whose time with the team so far has been anything but straightforward. Frison’s debut season i...

Wout van Aert is back in the saddle just days before the start of the Tour de France. Towards the end of last week, it emerged that the Belgian star had been forced to skip his national championships due to illness, raising concerns about his readiness for cycling’s biggest race, which kicks off in...

In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we turn back the clock over a century to witness the birth of the race’s most iconic symbol: the yellow jersey. It’s hard to imagine the Tour without the flash of bright yellow at the head of the peloton, marking the overall leader. Yet for the first dec...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale are bracing for a dramatic transformation in 2026. According to multiple reports from the likes of Wielerflits, the team is expected to part ways with no fewer than ten riders at the end of this season, a shake-up that includes key figures such as Sam Bennett, Dorian Godon...

With the 2025 Tour de France just four days away, speculation is growing over whether Mathieu van der Poel could mount a serious challenge for the green jersey. The Dutchman’s prospects look brighter than ever thanks to a route seemingly tailor-made for his explosive talents. “At the ASO they rolled...

For the first time in his career, Ben O’Connor will lead an Australian team at the Tour de France. It’s a full-circle moment for the 29-year-old, who joined Team Jayco AlUla in 2025 after several seasons as one of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale’s most reliable Grand Tour climbers. Now, he gets the GC ro...

Bradley Wiggins has backed Remco Evenepoel to challenge for the yellow jersey in future editions of the Tour de France, but only if he starts to think bigger about his long-term team options. The 2012 Tour winner praised Evenepoel’s trajectory, highlighting his white jersey win and stage victory on...

EF Education-EasyPost have confirmed their eight man lineup for the 2025 Tour de France, with stage hunting the clear objective and no Richard Carapaz due to illness. In his absence, the team is built around aggressive, opportunistic riders capable of lighting up breakaways. The selected eight are:...

From the 6th to the 13th July 2025, we have the Giro d’Italia Women. This will be the 36th edition of the women’s race, and will feature 8 stages and over 900km of racing. Defending champion Elisa Longo Borghini will be back to defend her crown, but so will former winner Anna van der Breggen. We tak...

Stephen Roche joined Sir Brad’s Café with Bradley Wiggins and Grahahm Willgoss for a deep dive into his legendary 1987 season, a year in which he won the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and World Championships. It was a year of glory, controversy, and unimaginable physical toll. Wiggins opened the co...

The Lotto Cycling Team is the third-to-last team to announce it's Tour de France lineup, and in it's '8' are the expected the riders. The Belgian team will be looking to net stage wins, mostly through their two homegrown talents Arnaud de Lie and Lennert van Eetvelt.  The lineup features van Eetvelt...

It's been 40 years since France has won a Tour de France and the last winner, Bernard Hinault, has launched quite harsh words towards his compatriots. Alongside that he's discussed Tadej Pogacar's record building and the obstacles he may face as well.  It had already been the case recently, but 'the...

Alpecin-Deceuninck have shared their Tour de France lineup and it could've hardly been any stronger. The Belgian team has decided to take all it's leaders to France this summer and will be going to fight for stage wins in the sprints and hills with Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen among oth...

It comes as little surprise that Team Visma | Lease a Bike and Matteo Jorgenson have extended their cooperation, and this Tuesday morning the Dutch team announced a contract extension valid all the way up to 2029 with the American all-rounder.  “Even though he was still under contract, it was our pr...

Soudal-Quick-Step have announced their Tour de France lineup this morning and although Remco Evenepoel won't have the same resources at hand as Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, it is not a modest team by any means. The Olympic Champion has shared a statement ahead of his second Grand Boucle.  “It...

Soudal - Quick-Step is one of the teams that's heading to the Tour de France with high ambitions and they are spearheaded by two great leaders: Remco Evenepoel and Tim Merlier, who each have got a few support men heading into the Grand Boucle.  “The race can be divided in two parts. A hectic first h...

The XDS Astana Team is the first to announce it's Tour de France lineup this Tuesday and the Kazakh team are going to France with a lot of firepower to hunt for stage wins in all terrains.  The team will have Harold Tejada present perhaps not only as a stage hunter but also with the goal of particip...

Tijmen Graat may not be part of Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s Tour de France squad, but the 22-year-old has been given a glimpse of what it takes to prepare for cycling’s biggest race. Graat joined the Dutch team’s Tour core at a recent altitude training camp in Sierra Nevada, gaining behind-the-scene...

Johan Museeuw is one of the best classics riders of his time and history of cycling. He has, ahead of the Tour de France, talked about Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel - as well as throwing in a comparison with Tadej Pogacar that was possible to see in the classics.  "If someone gives me a pil...

Something remarkable happened at the Italian National Championships this weekend: a rider without a professional contract beat the country’s biggest stars. Filippo Conca, once a WorldTour pro and now a club level racer, defied all expectations to take the tricolore jersey, completing one of the most...

Remco Evenepoel was racing and quite emotionally this Sunday at the national championships, showing very strong legs but lacking the difficulties in the course to make the difference. Whilst eventually he did manage to do so in a very tactical race, it happened after the leading group let Tim Wellen...

A day after Letizia Paternoster claimed she was struck by a race jury car during the Italian Women’s National Championships, officials have responded forcefully, denying the events as described and offering their own version of what unfolded on the descent. “What the Fiamme Azzurre athlete reported...

Just as he did before the Giro d’Italia in May, Wout van Aert has fallen ill in the final days before a Grand Tour. The Belgian star was absent from the national championships over the weekend due to a stomach flu, with concerns briefly surfacing over his availability for the Tour de France, which b...

Mark Cavendish may have retired, but his legend lives on in France, quite literally. The town of Châteauroux, where the Manxman secured three of his record breaking 35 Tour de France stage wins, will officially be renamed “Cavendish City” for a day when the race returns on July 13th. "Châteauroux ma...

With the Tour de France now just days away, one of the most unexpected stories heading into the Grand Départ in Lille comes from Uno-X Mobility's Jonas Abrahamsen, who will line up on July 5th despite fracturing his collarbone less than two weeks ago. For all the fanfare surrounding the race favouri...

With just five days until the Grand Départ in Lille, Remco Evenepoel is preparing to line up at the Tour de France for only the second time in his career. But already, expectations are sky high. The Belgian made an impressive debut in 2024, winning a stage, taking home the white jersey, and finishin...

In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we celebrate one of the most popular victories in recent editions of the Tour de France. Of course, we are talking about Mark Cavendish’s historic stage victory at the 2024 Tour de France, a triumph that crowned him the most prolific stage winner in the r...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have brought their absolute A-game to the Tour de France to have at least a shot at beating Tadej Pogacar. That does not only mean having a peak-form Jonas Vingegaard, but also an '8' stacked with elite riders for all kinds of terrains and where everyone has an important ro...

Victor Campenaerts signed with Team Visma | Lease a Bike with the role of being a top-tier domestique and with a position at the Tour de France almost assured. The Belgian, now days away from the Grand Boucle, is very motivated and carrying great form in an attempt to dethrone Tadej Pogacar from the...

Tudor Pro Cycling Team are making their Tour de France debut this summer and they are bringing a full World-Tour level lineup in pursuit of stage wins. The Swiss team, managed by Fabian Cancellara, has not held back when it comes to assembling a quality team and it has several riders capable of succ...

Cofidis is a team with a lot of history at the Tour de France and although currently it does not have the same status it's had in the past, it will be aiming to add more stage wins. In 2023 they won several stages and after a year of drought, they can achieve it once again in 2025.  Bryan Coquard wi...

Groupama - FDJ starts the Tour de France without two of it's initially scheduled leaders. David Gaudu did not get good form ahead of the race and Stefan Küng was injured from a crash pre-national championships... The team has called in a British substitude and will be chasing stage wins with their F...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale have announced their team for the Tour de France. Felix Gall leads the hunt for the overall classification after a very strong Tour de Suisse, whilst the rest of the team will most certainly have as a priority fighting for a stage win throughout the three weeks.  The Austr...

Team Picnic PostNL have had Romain Bardet retire from the pro peloton a few weeks ago and Fabio Jakobsen out of competition due to health issues. The team's new generation now has the full responsibility to fight for results and the Dutch team have announced the eight riders that will take part in t...

Lidl-Trek come into the Tour de France with one of the strongest and unique lineups in the whole race. There are two leaders aiming for the overall and points classification, and the rest of the team is built by quality domestiques and experienced stage hunters who will look to give continuation to...

TotalEnergies will be starting the Tour de France potentially with the most modest team of all however they will be aiming as high as many others. In the past, including last year, they have succeeded in winning a stage and they start the 2025 race with the same plans.  Anthony Turgis is the team's...

Arkéa - B&B Hotels is a team under serious risk of ending this season and all it's riders have been given the green light to pursue contracts elsewhere. However, with the Tour de France - the team's biggest goal of the season - now starting, there is a final effort to potentially save the team and i...

Tim Wellens showed incredible form at the Criterium du Dauphiné where he helped Tadej Pogacar to overall victory and at the national championships he put this form into good use to conquer the title ahead of Remco Evenepoel. The Belgian explained his approach to the race, his best form ever and how...

Movistar are heading for their 43rd Tour de France and are heading towards it with mixed ambitions in the overall classification and also when it comes to chasing stage wins. The lineup does not include Fernando Gaviria and no true option for the sprints, and so everything will be about the mountain...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have at hand the monumental task of trying to win the Tour de France this year but to do that they have to go through Tadej Pogacar. Realistically, the Dutch team is the only one that can do it, and for that they have had Jonas Vingegaard undergo virtually the perfect prepa...

Team Jayco AlUla have been the first of many teams to announce their Tour de France lineup this Monday and they come with high ambitions and a priority in the stage wins. The Australian team has plenty cards to play and its expected leaders at the start.  “We’re really looking forward to getting on...

The Tour de France is drawing near and with this, cycling's appeal in the overall picture of sports is growing and preparing itself for the highlight of the year. More and more in recent years the sport has been connecting itself with some of the very biggest brands including clothing... And only da...

Ethan Hayter is a rider that in recent years has somewhat struggled with positioning when it comes to his sprinting ability and often he is now seen at the back of the peloton. Whilst not necessarily something bad in several occasions, it is not something that former Soudal - Quick-Step manager Patr...

Three of cycling's main nations have had their men's national championships road race finish almost at the same time. Italy, Belgium and France all have new national champions in circumstances that were rather unexpected - and amongst them, a new win for UAE Team Emirates - XRG.  In Belgium it was T...

Paul Seixas will lead France at the 2025 Tour de l’Avenir after being officially selected for the prestigious U23 stage race, despite initial hesitation from the national coaching staff. The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider had been in limbo due to a French Federation rule intended to keep the selec...

Letizia Paternoster narrowly avoided a crash after being struck by a race jury car during the Italian National Championships. The 25-year-old rider for Team Liv AlUla Jayco reported the incident on social media, revealing that she was hit from behind while descending. “Today at the Italian champions...

As Tour fever sweeps the Netherlands ahead of the Grand Départ on 5 July, Laurens ten Dam has weighed in with his ultimate fantasy team for the 2025 Tour de France, blending informed picks with personal favourites. Now 44 and long retired from WorldTour racing, the former climber remains a popular v...

Dorian Godon claimed the 2025 French National Road Race Championship in a tight finish against Kevin Vauquelin and Romain Grégoire, securing the tricolour jersey after a dramatic and emotional day in Normandy. The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team rider produced a measured performance on the final cli...

Tim Wellens is the new Belgian national champion after a gritty solo victory in the 2025 Belgian National Championships Road Race. The UAE Team Emirates – XRG rider surprised even himself with the result, capping what he described as the most beautiful victory of his career. The UAE rider crossed th...

Remco Evenepoel had to settle for silver at the Belgian National Championships Road Race on Sunday, just two days after winning the time trial title. The Olympic time trial and road race champion crossed the line behind Tim Wellens, who took a solo victory. Jasper Philipsen completed the podium in t...

In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we revisit one of the most dramatic finishes the sport has ever seen: Greg LeMond’s astonishing 8 second victory at the 1989 Tour de France. As we count down to the 2025 Tour, let’s look back at LeMond’s remarkable comeback and that heart stopping victory...

The Tour de France is almost here. The most important race in the World Tour calendar approaches, and the question on everyone’s mind is clear: how can Team Visma | Lease a Bike beat Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France? After his dominant performance in last year’s edition, the Slovenian is the undi...

The main block of the national championships takes place this week. Right before the Tour de France, most of the world's top countries will host their own events to decide on who will wear their country's colours for the next 12 months. We keep you updated on the winners from all the main countries...

Iván Romeo has won the Spanish road race national championships ahead of the Tour de France and in Great Britain it was Samuel Watson to conquer the title for INEOS Grenadiers in what were the last two main races of this 'Super Sunday'.  In Great Britain Samuel Watson managed to take advantage of a...

Rory Townsend won the Irish national championships; Toms Skujins won in Latvia; Madis Mihkels won in Estonia... But we bring a new update featuring the winners of five big countries: Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and Germany.  In Norway it didn't come as a surprise, but the Uno-X Mobility r...

The national championships have it's climax this Sunday and in a short space of time we have got plenty new champions to celebrate. This includes both men and women, both expected and some surprise victories...  On the men's side we've got Mathias Vacek now conquering the road race title to add to h...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have shared their lineup for the Tour de France, only with three climbers. Primoz Roglic is aiming for a strong result and is coming into the race under the radar, but the German team has a very strong lineup to support him on all terrains and be in the fight for the fina...

Soudal - Quick-Step have a very strong team at the Belgian national championships this weekend but they will have to work hard to get the title back in their hands. They have two big cards to play, one of them being Tim Merlier for a sprint; but also Remco Evenepoel who will have freedom to pursue v...

Bernard Hinault was the last French winner of the Tour de France, and this season it's been 40 years already. The veteran still shares his opinions on the French hopes, what he would change to improve safety in cycling currently and how Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are compared ahead of the Gr...

Earlier this week, George Hincapie announced the launch of a new cycling team: Modern Adventure Pro Cycling. The project aims to support the sport’s growth in the United States and beyond. But the announcement quickly took a controversial turn when it was revealed that The Move, the podcast co-owned...

Mathieu van der Poel is heading to the 2025 Tour de France in flying form, but his recent return to mountain biking has drawn criticism from one of cycling;s legends. Annemiek van Vleuten, the now-retired multiple-time world champion, has voiced her doubts about Van der Poel’s approach to his mounta...

Elisa Longo Borghini took the victory in the hilly Italian national championships but the race saw a few other dramatic moments. One of them was the fall of Vittoria Guazzini, one that has sparked a strong reaction in spectators - but one that ultimately may have saved her from much bigger consequen...

Wout van Aert reached tremendous form during the spring classics but his momentum was completely interrupted by an illness he has in late April ahead of the Giro d'Italia which hampered his preparation quite a lot. Now, similar is happening before the Tour de France.  The Belgian rider began the Gir...

The 2025 Dutch Championships were designed to please the fast men of peloton with a flat 160-kilometer course in Ede. No force was able to prevent the expected bunch sprint and there we found a surprising winner with Danny van Poppel sprinting past both big favourites Olav Kooij and Dylan Groenewege...

EF Education-EasyPost have shared bad news regarding their upcoming Tour de France as team leader and Giro d'Italia podium finisher Richard Carapaz has been forced to forfeit from the race. The former Olympic Champion has been suffering from gastrointestinal problems and fever which has forced him i...

Tim van Dijke's season so far has not been entirely according to his vision and the 6th place at Time Trial Championships is not the kind of result the 25-year-old came for either. But according to his own words, it's a performance that gives him a lot of hope for the summer which should hopefully c...

Giacomo Nizzolo (36) will conclude his professional career at the end of this season. The former European champion (2020) and two-time winner of the Giro d'Italia Points Classification (2015 and 2016) announced so on the eve of Italian Championships, a race he has won twice (2016 and 2020). Nizzolo...

It was more of a "let's give it a try" participation from Demi Vollering at the completely flat Dutch Championships which took place this Saturday. But the race nearly ended in a disaster for the FDJ - Suez star when she got herself involved a crash. Luckily, it appears no major damage was done and...

Soudal - Quick-Step made it clear with their signings in past years that Remco Evenepoel's bid for Tour de France title is their main objective, providing an explanation as to why did the mythical Wolfpack withdrew from their territory - the Classics. To allign with those ambitions, we would expect...

With two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard among their ranks, Visma | Lease a Bike are the prime favourites to challenge Tadej Pogacar for his Tour de France throne. With a strong mountain team only UAE can match, the Dutch team will hold the thrumps. And their ace in the sleeve is undeniably Wout Van...

With one week remaining until the Tour de France, we continue our countdown by looking at two of cycling's most beloved stars: Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel. The arch rivals, whose stories began on the cyclocross field, have experienced very different journeys at the Tour. One has amassed...

The Tour de France series 'Unchained' will have it's third and final season premier this 2nd of July and as has been the case in the past, Jasper Philipsen will be one of the headliners in the series. The Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinter doesn't however enjoy the fact that on the series' trailer he is po...

After Lorena Wiebes conquered the women's title in the morning, the Dutch men's road race national championships took place this Saturday afternoon and we have got a surprise as Danny van Poppel overpowered some strong sprinters to take the Dutch jersey on his shoulders into the Tour de France.  The...

Ben Wiggins secured second place in the U23 men’s time trial at the British National Championships on Thursday, continuing to demonstrate his strength in the discipline, something that clearly runs in the family. His father, Bradley Wiggins, famously won both the Tour de France and Olympic gold in 2...

Mads Pedersen is a strong time-trialist but his victory at the time-trial national championships in Denmark came as a surprise. Perhaps more surprisingly is that he did this whilst in the middle of the race colliding with a 13-year old spectator at high-speed and avoiding a crash.  However the situa...

The Tour de France 2025 is almost upon us, and anticipation couldn’t be higher. With the Grand Départ in Lille just a week away, a star-studded line-up is ready to contest what promises to be one of the most competitive editions in recent memory. But while the depth of talent is undeniable, there’s...

Lorena Wiebes claimed the 2025 Dutch national road race title with a commanding sprint victory, capitalising on a late crash that eliminated two of her main rivals, Marianne Vos and Demi Vollering, from contention. The incident occurred just 7km from the finish, with both Vos and Vollering caught in...

For most riders, a first Tour de France start is the culmination of a dream. For 25-year-old Mick van Dijke, it’s also a confirmation, of progress, trust, and belonging. The Dutchman, who will make his Grand Tour debut next week in Lille, spoke to Wielerflits about his path to the start line and wha...

With just seven days until the 2025 Tour de France gets underway, the tension is already building, especially within the Team Visma | Lease a Bike camp. Belgian domestique Tiesj Benoot, who will be a key lieutenant for Jonas Vingegaard in his bid to reclaim the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar, has...

In 2025, Mads Pedersen hasn’t just levelled up, he’s broken through the ceiling. Already one of the most complete riders in the peloton, this season the Dane has left no doubt: he now belongs among the elite. And not just among them, within them. The Big Six of men’s cycling must now include Mads P...

With just one week to go until the 2025 Tour de France, Remco Evenepoel appears to be hitting form at the perfect time. The Soudal – Quick-Step rider claimed his second career victory in the Belgian National Time Trial Championships yesterday, using the race not only as a final tune-up but as a crit...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates - XRG are amongst the teams that have already confirmed their lineup for the Tour de France, but the reality is that a few teams, with just over a week left to the Grand Depart, do not yet have their plan fully agreed on. INEOS Grenadiers is actually o...

Jonas Vingegaard is almost a one-of-a-kind rider in the modern peloton and is currently a two-time Tour de France winner. This comes as a result of many factors, one of them being his willingness to follow to the absolute best of his abilities the training prescribed by his coach Tim Heemskerk, who...

There was a time not long ago when Primoz Roglic looked destined to win the Tour de France. In 2020, he led the race for almost two weeks, only to lose yellow on the final time trial to a young Tadej Pogacar. That defeat was dramatic and cruel, but it did not spell the end of Roglic’s ambitions. Fiv...

To the outside world, professional cycling is a sport defined by drama, battles and most importantly: passion. But behind the spectacle is a harsh financial reality, as Lotto CEO Stephane Heulot has revealed in a remarkably frank interview with Wielerflits. The team is fighting for both results and...

Israel – Premier Tech have unveiled their eight-man lineup for the 2025 Tour de France, with team leadership focused squarely on stage victories rather than general classification ambitions. Notably absent is four-time Tour winner Chris Froome, who at this point looks as if he will never ride a Tour...

As the Tour de France 2025 draws closer, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team sports director Luke Rowe has spoken about the unique pressure and dangers that come with the world’s biggest bike race. Rowe, now in his first season as a directeur sportif after retiring from racing with INEOS Grenadiers at t...

Frank van den Broek, who rides for Team Picnic PostNL, is preparing for the upcoming Tour de France with confidence, having spent time at altitude and refining his form ahead of the July 5th start. The Dutch rider played a key support role for Romain Bardet during last year’s opening stage win at th...

Remco Evenepoel claimed victory in the Belgian National Time Trial Championships on Friday, adding the national title to his Olympic and world champion honors. With the Tour de France just a week away, the Belgian star appears to be in a more confident place after expressing disappointment with his...

In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we revisit the extraordinary rivalry between two Slovenian stars, Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic, and their unforgettable duel at the 2020 Tour de France. The 2020 edition produced one of the most dramatic turnarounds in Tour history, as a young debutan...

With a few more countries having their time-trial national championships completed, this Friday afternoon has become quite eventful. Amongst the new national champions is Mads Pedersen who will be wearing the colours of Denmark... In the time-trials.  Pedersen was the fastest out of all the men that...

Bahrain - Victorious have revealed their Tour de France lineup. With a block completely separate from it's Giro d'Italia, the team comes in with a team capable of fighting for stages in all terrains and also the overall classification.  The team will be led by Santiago Buitrago, 10th last year at th...

Alejandro Valverde was present at an event of the Spanish cycling federation yesterday and, as the national team coach, was asked about the upcoming World Championships in Kigali and what role Juan Ayuso may have in it.  The Spaniard, in words to Marca, made it clear that the moment of truth arrives...

David Gaudu has been struggling to achieve good form and after a very disappointing Giro d'Italia, he's also not been able to improve to the level he hoped for. Hence he opted out of the Tour de France, a decision understood by Groupama-FDJ manager Marc Madiot.  "He's been constantly stuck in pitfal...

Remco Evenepoel is not the reigning European time-trial champion because he did not participate last year, but otherwise, he is the current champion of everything else he could in the time-trial discipline. Adding to his current Olympic and World titles, he is now also the Belgian ITT champion after...

The 2025 national championships see their first major controversy pop up as in Spain, Abel Balderstone shocked to become time-trial champion in the climb to Sierra Nevada. However the biggest reason why this comes as a shock is because it is being heavily hinted that the organizers had an error with...

Arnaud De Lie was a very talented young rider when he turned pro, but the pressure coming from Belgian media and being the leader of a Belgian team has led to a lot of issues. Now at age 23 he talks through how he's overcome some of his non-cycling challenges.  "I have tried to accept those low poin...

Some national champions have a first taste of glory but others are quite experienced in it and are adding to their palmarès. Amongst those reinforcing their place in the peloton with their country's colours are Lotte Kopecky, Bob Jungels and Ryan Mullen.  Each of them have in the past won this event...

At age 26 Ethan Hayter is finding himself in the peloton once again, much due to his improvement against the clock. After beating Filippo Ganna at the Baloise Belgium Tour, the Soudal - Quick-Step rider has won the British national championships and describes a meaningful triumph to him.  “It was de...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe are going all-in in pursuit of success at the Tour de France. Primoz Roglic will return to racing following his initial schedule after being forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia and will be joined by Florian Lipowitz in pursuit of a potential podium place in Paris.  “We’re...

Israel - Premier Tech have announced their '8' for the Tour de France, with no overall classification ambitions and fully focused on stage hunting. The Israeli team presents options for all kinds of terrain and features a set of both young and experienced riders capable of surprising in this Grand B...

Tadej Pogacar has raced and dominated the Criterium du Dauphiné and that was enough, after a spring without almost a single stage-race, to confirm that he was in the right form to fight for the Tour de France. Today UAE Team Emirates - XRG confirmed their lineup and this is what he had to say.  “I’m...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG is one of the teams that had it's Tour de France lineup planned already since the very start of the year, and they will arrive in July without injuries messing up their plans. This Friday morning they have confirmed the lineup that will be riding in support of Tadej Pogacar a...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG are returning to the Tour de France this year with winning ambitions but Tadej Pogacar will have to face the high mountains and a brutal route in the second half. Amongst the summit finishes is the Col de la Loze where two years ago he lost the race to Jonas Vingegaard.  "It...

Stefan Küng's reputation of the unlucky man of the peloton was once underlined earlier this week. While the Swissman was preparing to defend his time trial title on a 19-kilometer course in Steinmaur, Küng crashed and the consequences of his fall make it impossible for the Groupama - FDJ star to att...

Tadej Pogacar remains at the top of the UCI rankings as he continues to dominate the World Tour calendar. He is followed by Remco Evenepoel and Mads Pedersen on the podium, whilst Jonas Vingegaard into the Tour de France.  You can check the previous update. The Top10 is absolutely stacked as Mads Pe...

Only a selected group of riders in the professional peloton can refer to themselves as Tour de France stage winners - and just a handful had the privilege of wearing yellow jersey at the Grande Boucle. Mike Teunissen is not winning race after race, but everything seems to have clicked at the Belgian...

We know Puck Pieterse as one of the three best cyclocrossers, we also know her as a dominant force on mountain bike. And gradually, it's becoming clear that the 23-year-old has a bright future ahead also on road. Her qualities in one-day races have been known for a long time, but Pieterse wants to w...

INEOS Granadiers has made official today the signing of one of the most exciting Spanish cyclists of the moment: Benjamín Noval. The young Asturian rider, just 16 years old, has secured his future and will race with the British team from 2027 onward.   In 2025 he is coming out with overall wins in t...

Around this time last year, Tibor del Grosso was mainly viewed as a future cyclocross star doing dibs here and there with Alpecin-Deceuninck's road team. But there was no more escaping his destiny after he had won the under-23 Dutch Championships. A year later, the 21-year-old is already viewed amon...

João Almeida is enjoying the best season of his career. In just 39 days of competition, the Portuguese rider from UAE Team Emirates- XRG has already achieved nine victories, far surpassing his previous best record of six wins in 2021. This sees him go into the Tour de France in an extraordinary and...

Alex Baudin has spent time in the lead of the Tour de Romandie this year and came close to winning at the Criterium du Dauphiné - where he saw head-on what Tadej Pogacar's climbing prowess looked like. Now at the Tour de France he will aim for stage wins and has described what might be the toughest...

Christos Volikákis (37) has represented Greece at four Olympic Games between 2008-2021. The representant in Keirin and Sprint disciplines was issued a three-year ban following an adverse finding in his sample from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. The sample was found to contain selective andro...

The Belgian title is one of the most prestigious a rider can aim for. One of the main cycling countries will have a star-filled startlist peloton lining up with their bid for victory in Binche this Sunday. And Visma | Lease a Bike bring perhaps the biggest favourite of all - Wout Van Aert. "It is a...

In today’s Tour de France article, we’re looking at the legendary Tour career of Chris Froome, one of the defining riders of the Tour de France in the past decade. Whilst the rider we have seen in recent years is a shell of his former self, at his best, Froome was one of the greats. The Kenyan-born...

The Tour de France starts off with plenty flat and hilly stages this year that won't create big gaps and so for the space of around 10 days there will be a frenzy for positioning and likely several crashes. Danny van Poppel, who will be in the middle of it both for Primoz Roglic and sprinter Jordi M...

For the third time in his career, Ethan Hayter has won the British time-trial national championships. After Zoe Bäckstedt conquered the women's title earlier in the day, the Soudal - Quick-Step rider managed to give continuation to his Baloise Belgium Tour win.  Hayter is carrying tremendous form an...

INEOS Grenadiers was at the top of the cycling world in the 2010's when it came to Grand Tour racing but in recent years it has lost it's position. In an attempt to resume it's charge back towards the top the team is looking for new sponsors and budget and as soon as next week we could see TotalEner...

Intermarché - Wanty has performed very well at the 2024 Tour de France, punching way above it's weight with Biniam Girmay winning three sprint stages and the green jersey in Nice. Now, the Belgian team aims to surprise once again with a team focused on the flat and hilly days.  "To build on our succ...

The national championships continue to give way to new champions this Thursday and in the time-trials we've got a few surprising results. In Norway for example Tobias Foss took on Uno-X Mobility and has taken a victory ahead of three of the Norwegian team's members.  Foss was 19 seconds faster than...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike signed some big figures last winter such as Giro d'Italia winner Simon Yates, but ultimately that comes at a cost. The amount of leaders and lack of an UAE-sized budget means that several of it's strong riders will be joining other teams. After Olav Kooij and Tiesj Benoot,...

Neilson Powless is a prme stage hunter but has not yet won at the Tour de France yet. Over the coming month the EF Education-EasyPost rider will be going all-out to tick this box off an incredible career which does already feature two triumphs this year.  "My victory in Gippingen gave me the necessa...

There were concerns that Filippo Ganna would come in to the Tour de France with low form. After a brilliant spring, the INEOS Grenadiers rider returned to racing at the Baloise Belgium Tour but didn't show his best form and was beaten by Ethan Hayter in the time-trial; however today some worries hav...

Tao Geoghegan Hart was set to race the Tour de France and throughout the year was built up to be an important domestique for Mattias Skjelmose. However, the Briton has suffered with illness during the Tour de Suisse which hasn't improved, and he will then be sidelined in order to make room for someo...

Joxean Fernández Matxín, manager of UAE Team Emirates - XRG, talked about Tadej Pogacar and his chances of winning the 2025 Tour de France as well as the difficult route that lies ahead and the rivalry with Jonas Vingegaard which will once again spark.  "You can't compare races or states of form. Th...

The 2025 Tour de France is almost here. Few men in history know the biggest cycling race on the planet better than 17-time competitor Jens Voigt, and the German recently gave his thoughts ahead of the current edition.  The first place to start, is the teams. And in this regard, Team Visma | Lease a...

David Gaudu is a rider that not often finds his best form and that was certainly going to be the case if he were to start the Tour de France next week in Lille. Hence, the Groupama - FDJ leader made the decision to not be part of the race and seek results later in the season.  "Given my current leve...

The streak of bad luck is seemingly never ending for Cian Uijtdebroeks. After multiple injuries and illnesses that prevent the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider from returning to his best level, upon another attempt at a comeback he has now been hit by a car and is having to delay his return to the sp...

The Tour de France is right around the corner and at this point in time, little else will be in the mind of the World Tour peloton. Marc Madiot, manager of Groupama - FDJ, has shared his thoughts regarding Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard after the Criterium du Dauphiné.  "We can see that Pogacar...

The National time trial championships were a first big race on Bauke Mollema's schedule in more than a month. But it's fair to say that a 17th place was way beyond the former (2022) Dutch champion's expectations. "After ten or fifteen kilometres I already felt that I didn't have the legs today," Mol...

Arkéa - B&B Hotels will most likely come to an end at the end of the 2025 season, and it comes at a bad timing as the team had it's highlight of the season with Kévin Vauquelin almost winning the Tour de Suisse. The team has recovered ground on rival teams but the battle for relegation continues to...

No, it's not a great year for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, especially viewed through the metric of their ultra-successful 2024. Part of that is due to luck that hasn't been on the side of French team with two of their Classics stars - Victor Lafay and Benoit Cosnefroy injured more often than would be...

Lewis Askey turned professional with Groupama - FDJ in 2022, but had to wait three full seasons for his first professional victory. And as the old saying suggests; good things come in pair - the 24-year-old Brit backed up his Boucles de l'Aulne victory at 4 Jours de Dunkerque. And the young rider wa...

For most of the peloton, Criterium du Dauphiné and Tour de Suisse served as final tests before the Tour de France. Groupama - FDJ certainly put their name out there, especially thanks to Romain Grégoire who won a stage and briefly led the GC in Switzerland. "Romain rode a good Tour de Suisse. He ach...

Nowadays you find so many various cycling podcasts that it seems as if almost everyone could run one. And that may not be untrue. Inspired by his former teammate Geraint Thomas, among many, 2012 Tour de France champion Sir Bradley Wiggins launches his own 'Café Aficionado'. In a preview announcement...

At the recent 2025 Tour de Suisse, Portuguese cycling fans witnessed a special moment: two riders from the same generation, the same region and the same team joining forces in one of the most prestigious stage races on the international calendar. João Almeida and António Morgado, both from UAE Team...

INEOS Grenadiers signed Axel Laurance this season and has had him as a leader on several races hunting for stage wins in both sprints and hilly races. The British team is on the hunt for new riders into the 2026 season and one could be Laurance's compatriot Dorian Godon - a rider of a very similar s...

Showing his incredible longevity, Diego Ulissi marked his 16th consecutive season with a pro win on Tuesday afternoon at Giro dell'Appennino 2025. Now, the 35-year-old is switching targets towards the Italian National Championships - a title that has so far proven elusive in his career.  "We had a p...

It has long been known that the future of the Arkéa - B&B Hotels team has looked precarious. But now, the French team may have been dealt a fatal blow, after both title sponsors have announced their intention to withdraw their backing at the end of the season.  In a story broken by British cycling j...

Between the 6th and the 13th of July, the Tour de France won't be the only Grand Tour going on, as the women's World Tour heads to Italy for the 2025 Giro d'Italia Women. Team SD Worx - Protime will, as always, be one of the leading teams, and they have now unveiled their lineup for the race.  Leadi...

With the 2025 Tour de France looming, Alberto Contador has offered an ominous preview of what could be the race’s most decisive moment: the Col de la Loze. Speaking to Eurosport during a reconnaissance ride, the two-time Tour winner described the legendary Hors Catégorie ascent as “absolutely bruta...

A two-time world champion, Julian Alaphilippe has never managed to bag himself the tricolor of French national champion. Sadly for the 33-year-old, that wait won't be ending in 2025 either, as the Tudor Pro Cycling Team leader has been forced to miss the National Championships for the first time sin...

The 2025 is now just around the corner, 10 days away to be precise. And now we can’t help but getting carried away, as we could have an all time great Tour de France ahead. Will Jonas Vingegaard or Remco Evenepoel be able to do anything about Tadej Pogacar? Who will be the king of the sprinters? And...

Daan Hoole proved himself once again the best Dutch time trialist on Tuesday evening, taking the National Championships win against the clock for the second year running. Despite this however, the 26-year-old looks set to miss both the upcoming Tour de France and the 2025 World Championships.  “This...

Can Jonas Vingegaard reclaim the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de France? If he does, it's likely the strength of the Team Visma | Lease a Bike support squad will play a key role and the lineup of the Visma team has now been officially confirmed.  With no surprises from the widely rumoured lineup,...

At the 2025 Tour de France, the latest chapter in the epic rivalry between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard is set to be written. More broadly however, it continues the rivalry between UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Team Visma | Lease a Bike for the right to be called the best team in the peloton.  "...

For the second time in his career, Remco Evenepoel heads to the Tour de France in 2025. After a very impressive podium finish on debut last year, the Soudal - Quick-Step leader is arguably the best place rider to challenge the Tadej Pogacar - Jonas Vingegaard duopoly that has controlled the Grand To...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has a new global powerhouse to call as a sponsor, with the arrival of sports clothing megabrand Nike. Just in time for the 2025 Tour de France too, where Jonas Vingegaard will hope to 'Just do it!' and reclaim the Maillot Jaune.  Although not officially official just yet, t...

Jonas Vingegaard has something of a point to prove at the 2025 Tour de France. After back to back Maillot Jaune wins in 2022 and 2023, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader is widely seen as the most likely rival of Tadej Pogacar for the overall victory this year.  Whilst his loss last year can be ca...

2025 may not be the perfect year for financially struggling Lotto, but the Tour de France is a big goal for the whole team with no less than three leaders lining up for Grande Boucle. Arnaud de Lie for sprints, Jenno Berckmoes to hunt for stages and Lennert Van Eetvelt - that's the masterplan of the...

A former winner on the Champs Elysees, Jordi Meeus knows exactly what it takes to have a successful Tour de France. Despite taking two World Tour wins in the last week however, the 26-year-old Belgian is looking likely to be left out of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's lineup for the 2025 edition of th...

In 2024, Cian Uijtdebroeks signed for Visma from BORA - hansgrohe, where he grew into one of the most promising GC contenders. However, expectations got the better of the Belgian, who was (and still is) also affected by strange health problems. The season ended for the Visma | Lease a Bike rider bec...

Next month, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are set to renew their rivalry and write the latest chapter in their historic rivalry at the 2025 Tour de France. For the first time ever though, could we also see the pair compete at the the Vuelta a Espana later this year? Vuelta a Espana race directo...

Julian Alaphilippe produced his most impressive performance of the season at the Tour de Suisse, and arguably his best display since his memorable triumph at the 2024 Giro d’Italia. The Frenchman’s form has provided a timely injection of confidence ahead of his biggest target of the year: the Tour d...

With the 2025 Tour de France now just weeks away, experts and analysts are looking into every detail of the recent performances of Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar in order to try and predict what will come next. According to former Vuelta a Espana winner Chris Horner, the Criterium du Dauphiné sh...

Alpecin-Deceuninck star Oscar Riesebeek wrote himself a piece of unwanted cycling history at the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour earlier this, as he became the first rider to fall foul of the UCI's new yellow card system. Following his second yellow card, the 32-year-old Dutchman will now be forced to mis...

Tadej Pogacar will enter the 2025 Tour de France as the man to beat. A three-time Maillot Jaune winner and the reigning world champion, the Slovenian has been incredibly hard to stop over the last couple of years, much to the growing frustration of rival teams.  There's a well-known saying in boxing...

Not a rider, but his name will be still mentioned more than often in coming months - that's rider super-agent Alex Carera of the A&J All Sports agency. Involved with world's best riders including Tadej Pogacar, this Italian knows the ins and outs of transfer market better than anyone else. With the...

The transfer of Demi Vollering from world's best team SD Worx - Protime to FDJ - Suez was a big topic in, not only, the women's cycling peloton. The new distribution of power suddenly brings more open races with the Dutchwoman often clashing with her former teammates. The complicated tactics were cl...

Remco Evenepoel is one of the three main favourites to win the Tour de France this summer, but also the one who has drawn the shortest straw. Even if the Olympic champion reaches a level where he can compete with Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in the high mountains, the winners of past five edit...

Kevin Vauquelin seems to be the only bright point in Arkéa - B&B Hotels' final WorldTour season. The Frenchman outscores his best teammates by multiple times in the UCI ranking. And with his contract running out at the end of this season, the 24-year-old has the privilege of choice from the world's...

Mathieu van der Poel's summer didn't start well in his comeback to mountain bikes. In Nove Mesto World Cup, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider crashed twice and suffered a fracture in his hand. But without panicking, the Dutchman got back to work (training) soon afterwards and two weeks ago rode a more th...

Following his retirement from MotoGP in 2024, Aleix Espargaró is set to embark on a remarkable second career — this time on two wheels of a very different kind. The Spanish rider, long known for his passion for cycling, has signed with UCI World Tour outfit Lidl-Trek, and is now preparing to make hi...

Mischa Bredewold and Daan Hole have emerged victorious against the clock this Tuesday afternoon, claiming the tricolor jersey of Dutch national time trial champion.  For Bredewold (Team SD Worx-Protime), it was something of a surprise that she produced a breakout performance to win the Dutch Nationa...

Although Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard have taken the majority of headlines heading into the 2025 Tour de France, neither of the superstar duo will be the rider with the most Grand Tour wins on the start line. That honour is likely to fall on the shoulders of Primoz Roglic and the experienced S...

João Almeida's victory in the Tour de Suisse last Sunday was more than just another win — it marked a defining moment in his career. The Portuguese rider claimed his ninth victory of the season, a personal record that far surpasses the six wins he achieved in 2021, previously his most successful yea...

Diego Ulissi has rolled back the years to take a stunning solo win at Giro dell'Appennino 2025. In the process, the XDS Astana Team star has ensured he continues an incredible run of 16 straight seasons in which he has taken a victory.  Heading into the final 50km of the day, five riders were out ah...

Given how all-conquering Tadej Pogacar has been over the past couple of seasons, for some, the question isn't whether or not the Slovenian will secure a 4th Maillot Jaune of his career next month, but rather by how much Pogacar will win? According to former British national champion Fred Wright howe...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG are the outstanding peloton leaders in 2025, as shown by their strong points lead over the rest of the World Tour. Whilst the likes of Tadej Pogacar, Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida take most of the headlines however, even down to 'lesser' names in the team, they're all winners....

So dominant has Tadej Pogacar been over the last couple of seasons, that in races where the Slovenian appears, the rest of the team are often left fighting for scraps. At the 2025 Tour de France, Groupama - FDJ will be one of these teams looking to shine up against the world champion, and team boss...

Last weekend, the first ever edition of the Copenhagen Sprint took place, a new World Tour race. Lidl-Trek had high hopes for Danish hero Mads Pedersen, but ultimately it was Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Jordi Meeus that emerged victorious. One of the teams that were left disappointed was Uno-X Mob...

In the final season of his professional career, the last thing Geraint Thomas needed was any crashes or injuries. Although his form hasn't been at the level expected, for the first half of 2025 he was at least safe. Sadly though, on stage 3 of the Tour de Suisse, the former Tour de France winner cra...

Soudal - Quick-Step continue to strengthen their roster ahead of the 2026 season. Following the rumoured arrivals of Steff Cras, Jasper Stuyven and Edward Planckaert, 'The Wolfpack' are reportedly set to go back to Alpecin-Deceuninck for another swoop. According to a report by Het Laatste Nieuws, So...

Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel will be taking the spotlight at this year's Tour de France overall classification battle, but it would be naive to think that no-one else has a chance to finish on the final podium, and this includes domestiques of the leaders. João Almeida comes i...

Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France preparations are well underway at altitude, as the Dane searches for improvements ahead of his quest to reclaim the Maillot Jaune next month. Vingegaard's young teammate Tijmen Graat recently joined the two-time Tour winner at altitude and it's fair to say that the...

One of the biggest questions heading into the 2025 Tour de France, is who will be better supported of the two main Maillot Jaune challengers. Both Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar can rely on super teams alongside them at Team Visma | Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates - XRG respectively, but acco...

More than a decade after the Lance Armstrong scandal threatened to destroy the credibility of professional cycling, the sport finds itself once again under scrutiny. A new documentary by German broadcaster ARD, Geheimsache Doping: Im Windschatten (Secret Case Doping: In the Slipstream), suggests tha...

Among all the Tour de France debutants this year, Thibau Nys clearly stands out. The 22-year-old European cyclocross champion has already shown us times over that he has a knack for winning races and in the 2025 Grande Boucle, he'll find so many opportunities that it is hard to imagine the Lidl-Trek...

While National Championships have been already in full swing since the last week in smaller cycling nations and/or for youth categories, the big guns will get to action this week. And that doesn't exclude the winner of 2025 Giro Points classification - Mads Pedersen, who will take on also the indivi...

For the first time since turning pro, Arnaud De Lie had to go three months in a row without a podium result in 2025. Obviously this was not without a reason - but the legs were seemingly finally responding to the 23-year-old Belgian at the Tour de Suisse, even if it didn't immediately show in the re...

The first edition of Copenhagen Sprint didn't go without its share of controversies and only a select few will remember the Danish race fondly. Soren Waerenskjold won't be one of such people as the big man of Uno-X Mobility burned through his matches too early in the race and only finished 10th in t...

The famous former cyclist George Hincapie has recently revealed that he has created a new professional team: the Modern Adventure Pro Cycling. The squad will be from the United States, directed by himself, and with the goal of returning the North American country to the top of the WorldTour. Hincapi...

Recently, the UCI announced a raft of changes aimed at improving the safety of the sport and the riders in the peloton. One change in particular however, has come under fire, with a number of the leading stars in the women's peloton calling out cycling's governing body.  The change in question saw t...

Remco Evenepoel is perhaps the rider most likely to challenge the dominance of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard at the 2025 Tour de France. The Belgian leader of Soudal - Quick-Step will be doing so in a new piece of kit too, after launching his own cycling shoe with Specialized.  “Only with Speci...

The Tour de France is the biggest event in the cycling world and all riders who go in with high ambitions have alongside him a high degree of attention. However some have more than others, and Mattias Skjelmose is definitely on the lower side of the list - but this can definitely come as a benefit t...

Oscar Onley has been having a formidable 2025 season, highlighted now by his podium at the Tour de Suisse. After the final mountain time-trial, the Briton has talked about his effort and his thoughts ahead of the Tour de France where he confirms that he will be going to be chasing stage wins.  “I th...

The Tour de Suisse has finished this Sunday and Felix Gall rode to a fourth place in the overall classification - missing out on the podium due to the raid on stage 1. However, the Austrian showed his best climbing legs once again, right in time for the Tour de France where he will once again aim hi...

The yellow card system came into full use this year in professional cycling but the reality is it hasn't had much effect at all in the peloton. This Sunday at the Baloise Belgium Tour, on paper, for the first time a rider would be removed from the race because of the accumulation of yellow cards. On...

Cycling is a sport where any indication of doping is closely followed and at times seemingly, riders get suspended over legitimate mistakes on their part. This appears to be the case with 21-year old Danish rider Christian Kornum who has been suspended after testing positive to a substance present i...

On the 24th of June we have one of the last races before the Tour de France, as in Italy the peloton tackles the Giro dell'Appennino. The Italian classic provides another opportunity for the classics riders to show their worth. We take a look at it's startlist.  The provisional startlist features ri...

On the 5th of June, 2025, the latest instalment of the historic Maillot Jaune rivalry between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard is set to begin at the Tour de France. With so much hype surrounding the dual, even the rest of the pro peloton are starting to get excited.  In conversation with TV2.de, ...

With less than two weeks until the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar is finding time for fun, and a bit of light teasing. The Slovenian has launched the “Pogi Challenge,” an event that will take place later this year, after the serious racing has concluded. In a video promoting the event, Pogacar offers...

João Almeida has completed an incredible comeback at the 2025 Tour de Suisse. From losing more than three minutes on stage 1, a dominant final stage time trial has seen the Portuguese UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader seal the general classification victory.   With the time trial being split into diffe...

Tadej Pogacar is the cycling's global superstar in all and every sense of the word. Then you can only imagine how popular are the world champion and his fiancée Urska Zigart in their homeland - Slovenia. To illustrate that, would you imagine the couple as heroes of a fairy tale? Author Uroš Grilc ce...

Richard Carapaz has spent several years at Movistar Team and he does not rule out moving back in 2026. This year's Tour de France can have a big influence over his decision and the former Olympic Champion is now ready to aim for stage wins and potentially a KOM jersey as was the case last year.  "Th...

Well, well, well. here’s a sentence you probably never expected: cyclocross at La Planche des Belles Filles. But if the 2030 Winter Olympic Games organising committee in France has its way, that could soon become reality. According to L’Équipe, a formal bid has been submitted to include cyclocross a...

Tim Merlier might just be the fastest sprinter in the world right now. The Soudal – Quick-Step rider powered to victory on the final stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour, overcoming late drama in the sprint and confirming his form just in time for the Tour de France. “It was not an easy victory,” Merli...

Kevin Vauquelin came within touching distance of a landmark victory at the 2025 Tour de Suisse, but in the end, it was Joao Almeida who ripped the yellow jersey from his shoulders in a dramatic final stage. The Frenchman had worn the leader’s jersey since Stage 4 and went into the concluding time tr...

With under two weeks to go until the Tour de France, Remco Evenepoel is training with renewed intensity after finishing fourth at the Critérium du Dauphiné. While the result was far from disastrous, the Belgian remains some way off the level of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, and the pressure is...

Slovenian cycling may have found its next big talent. Jakob Omrzel has become only the second Slovenian rider to win the Giro d'Italia Under 23, completing an impressive comeback on the final stage to take overall victory. Riding for the Bahrain-Victorious Development Team, Omrzel sealed the title i...

The last stage of the Tour de Suisse featured a brutal uphill time-trial. It was 10 kilometres long, 9 of which averaged 9%. This stage was considered by many as the queen stage, as significant differences were expected among the main GC contenders, and the stage didn’t disappoint. Harry Sweeny was...

Before this week, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Jordi Meeus had just the one World Tour win in his entire career. After arguably the best few days of his career however, the Belgian sprinter has now tripled his tally thanks to victories at the Tour de Suisse and the inaugural edition of the Copenhag...

Remco Evenepoel’s performance at the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné has raised alarm bells inside and outside his camp. Despite a brilliant time trial, he finished fourth place, over four minutes down on Tadej Pogacar, and beaten to the podium by young German Lipowitz, was not what the Belgian or his te...

Immediately following his 2nd placed finish at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, Jonas Vingegaard and the core of his Tour de France support squad headed off to altitude to prepare for the Grand Tour to come. This was already widely known, but now, some slightly curious new details have come to light....

Throughout the 2025 Tour de Suisse there will likely be many riders forced to withdraw from the race, for various different reasons. We make a list of all riders who leave the race, as well as list out a few of the main crashes that take place during the race. Benoît Cosnefroy, Élie Gesbert and Joha...

It was disappointment for Kevin Vauquelin and Julian Alaphilippe in the final stage time trial at the 2025 Tour de Suisse on Sunday afternoon. For Vauquelin, the Yellow Jersey was lost to Joao Almeida, whilst Alaphilippe was forced to relinquish his position on the final podium. Afterwards though, a...

João Almeida is having a hell of a season in 2025, with an incredible comeback win at the Tour de Suisse marking a third successive GC win for the Portuguese star this campaign. As such, Almeida now heads to the Tour de France - where he will support Tadej Pogacar - full of confidence.  After a disa...

The 2025 Tour de Suisse reached a dramatic conclusion on Sunday afternoon as João Almeida completed an incredible turnaround to seal the Maillot Jaune in style with a dominant stage 8 victory in the final time trial.  After losing more than three minutes on the opening stage, Almeida has been steadi...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Filippo Baroncini has won the GC at the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour, after Tim Merlier powered to a confidence boosting sprint win on the final stage.  Six riders went clear of the peloton early on to form the breakaway of the day. Best placed on GC of the attackers was Dutch...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Jordi Meeus has stormed to the victory at the first ever edition of the men's Copenhagen Sprint, denying Mads Pedersen a fairy-tale victory in his homeland.  Heading into the final 90km of the day, five riders were out ahead of the peloton, with two of the Danish nation...

After nearly two months out of the peloton, Mattias Skjelmose made a triumphant return to racing on Sunday afternoon, winning the first ever edition of the new climbing challenge, the Andorra MoraBanc Clàssica.  "I was sick for a long time and missed the Dauphiné and Suisse, luckily I could do this...

Lidl-Trek's Mattias Skjelmose has won the inaugural Andorra MoraBanc Clàssica atop a rainy summit finish at Coll de la Botella, returning to racing strongly ahead of the upcoming Tour de France. Nine riders got themselves up the road early and into the day's breakaway. Most notable of the attackers...

The last WorldTour race on the calendar before the Tour de France will be contested this Sunday, June 22. In Denmark, a new race will test many of the world's fastest men in the streets of Denmark's capital during the Copenhagen Sprint. Here's when and where to follow the race on TV and online. The...

Florian Vermeersch played a crucial role in Tadej Pogacar's successful spring, being a part of the lineup at UAE Tour and then tagging along with the Slovenian through most of the Classics. Naturally, the 26-year-old would then hope to make the UAE Team Emirates - XRG selection for the Tour de Fran...

Two weeks to go until the Grand Depart of the Tour de France, between today and that day the national championships will take over the racing calendar but on the 22nd of June there will be five races including many of the world's very best over a multitude of terrains, and you can watch them all sep...

Julian Alaphilippe is now riding in a peloton that is much superior to that where he has won two World titles in 2020 and 2021, but he is currently racing at an extremely high level at the Tour de Suisse. Today he can go on to finish on the final podium and show the best possible signs into the Tour...

The Giro d'Italia's final competitive stage was a memorable day for several reasons and amongst them was the unusual work that Dries de Bondt did for Richard Carapaz halfway through the Colle delle Finestre. The situation continues to evolve and Sep Vanmarcke, brother of a big figure involved, has s...

The Tour de France 2025 is on everyone's lips, and it hasn't even started. But that's normal, given the incredible turnout that awaits the Grande Boucle. With Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic, Enric Mas, Carlos Rodriguez and many more, the fight for the yellow jersey i...

On the 22nd of June we will have the newest addition to the World Tour calendar: The Copenhagen Sprint. The race, taking place in Denmark, provides the sprinters with one of the few opportunities to conquer a one-day race at the highest level in the sport. We preview the race ahead.  The race will b...

Tadej Pogacar is quite unique in many ways. One of them is his out-going attitude and warm approach to fans that makes him even more popular than his impressive victories.   Tom Danielson notices that some critique points out that the world champion makes winning look too easy sometimes. "I find it...

The Tour de France begins in two weeks and this week in the world of cycling there has been racing all over Europe, and many riders have taken different paths to prepare for the Grand Boucle. Some of them have chosen the Andorra MoraBanc Classic, where Tom Pidcock makes his return to racing after th...

Stage 8 of this year's Tour de Suisse is a mountain time-trial and it will close off the action in the week. We take a look at it's start times and order, in the same way that the overall classification is currently shaped.  Olivier Le Gac will be the first rider to start his effort early in the mor...

The Andorra Morabanc Clàssica has it's first edition this Sunday afternoon but, despite being placed in the middle of summer by it's organizers, the race is still being significantly cut due to the bad weather emerging in the Pyrenees.  The distance of the race will be reduced from 145 km to 114.7 k...

As the Tour de France approaches, every detail in a contender’s preparation is scrutinised. So when a fan, Josep Termens, spotted Jonas Vingegaard training in 30-degree heat, fully kitted out in long sleeves and tights, it sparked curiosity. “It was 30 degrees, and he was wearing long sleeves and ti...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage 8, what might be the decisive day of the race, with the hardest in the entire route coming...

While the rest of Team Visma | Lease a Bike are gathered at their high-altitude training camp in Tignes, one key Tour de France selection is notably absent: Tiesj Benoot. The 31-year-old Belgian is taking a different approach in 2025, racing the Tour de Suisse and skipping the Tignes camp for now. I...

In just over two weeks, the 2025 Tour de France will depart from Lille with a narrative that writes itself: can Jonas Vingegaard wrestle back the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar? After being dethroned in 2024, the Dane returns as the figurehead of a stacked Team Visma | Lease a Bike squad. But with...

Luke Rowe had a long and successful career as a professional cyclist, spanning over 13 seasons with Team Sky, later INEOS Grenadiers. When his career came to a wrap last year, the  Welshman immediately knew he wanted to share his experience with riders as a sports director. About his career, role, a...

The reputation of Paul Seixas as the rising French GC star was underlined by the 18-year-old's debut WorldTour GC attempt. At the highly contested Criterium du Dauphiné with the biggest stars of today at the start, Seixas fought commendably to finish 8th overall. And if it weren't for a crash on Mon...

No upsets in the opening edition of Copenhagen Sprint as the world's fastest woman Lorena Wiebes successfully confirmed her status in the streets of Denmark's capital. "It feels fantastic to win this first edition," she said afterwards. "The spectators in Denmark were incredible. In every town there...

Tour de Suisse 2025 is a big race for Oscar Onley. The 22-year-old Brit is still only discovering his limits but he's already up there, fighting for stages and overall victory against the likes of Joao Almeida. The seventh stage brought a second place for the Picnic PostNL leader. "We went hard on t...

The penultimate stage of the Tour de Suisse didn’t have a difficult start, but the hardest part of the day was mostly concentrated in the final kilometres. A high quality breakaway was established, in line with the previous stages. Super combative and former winner Quinn Simmons, Aleksandr Vlasov an...

With one day left to go to the end of the Tour de Suisse, Arkéa - B&B Hotels are on the brink of turning around a very difficult season. Kévin Vauquelin has both pulled off seven days of flawless racing physically and tactically, and tomorrow he may be able to win a World Tour race for the French te...

João Almeida seems to be the strongest climber this week at the Tour de Suisse and today he made it count with a second stage win. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider has managed to cut off another 6 seconds from Kévin Vauquelin's lead, but still has to take back quite some time on tomorrow's queen st...

The newest addition to the women's World Tour calendar, the Copenhagen Sprint, has made it's debut this Saturday. In the women's field most of the world's very best sprinters have battled in the streets of Denmark and Lorena Wiebes confirmed her status of main favourite.  The trip to Scandinavia was...

Lotto has taken the victory today at the Baloise Belgium Tour as Jenno Berckmoes was the strongest on stage 4. The young Belgian rider took advantage of the explosive terrain and hilltop finish to make the difference.  The stage was not hard but with a lot of short climbs it was raced like a classic...

Stage 7 of the Tour de Suisse delivered more GC action and the climbs came to the front again early on and creating big differences between groups. Kévin Vauquelin defended himself very however has lost 6 seconds in bonifications to João Almeida who is slowly creeping into the yellow jersey ahead of...

As the Tour de Suisse progresses, João Almeida gets himself closer and closer to the lead of the race. Whilst he has not been able to distance his rivals on the final climb of the day, he has won stage 7 and has taken off a few more seconds of his main rivals.  The seventh stage of the race did not...

Nicolas Prodhomme has won the queen stage of La Route d'Occitanie and today he has confirmed the overall win with a confident ride. Stage 4 of the race was won by Thibaud Gruel of Groupama - FDJ in a reduced bunch sprint.  The final stage of the race in the Pyrenees featured three difficult climbs a...

After three seasons Dylan Groenewegen and Team Jayco AlUla will part ways. However until the end of the season the Dutch sprinter will still have opportunities; with Michael Matthews out of the race for health reasons and Ben O'Connor's lack of form, Groenewegen may still be the Australian team's to...

The 2025 Tour de Suisse is entering its decisive weekend. Saturday brings the final mountain stage, but the general classification is expected to be settled on Sunday’s closing uphill time trial, rather than in the high mountains. Joao Almeida, currently 39 seconds behind race leader Kevin Vauquelin...

Jasper Philipsen returned to winning ways with a hard-fought sprint victory on Stage 2 of the Baloise Belgium Tour, just his second win of the 2025 season. As the countdown to the Tour de France enters its final fortnight, the Alpecin–Deceuninck sprinter is hoping that a weekend of racing in the Ard...

Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin, in their latest episode of The Move, offered sharp analysis of the 2025 Tour de Suisse’s GC battle and the latest regulatory controversies surrounding the UCI. Their discussion centred on Joao Almeida’s stage racing credibility, Kevin Vauquelin’s emergence, and wha...

From the 15th to the 22nd of June, we have one of the year's most special and most difficult stage races. The final World Tour race before the Tour de France is the Tour de Suisse. Here's where and how to watch it.  The race will be broadcast on the traditional channels, most notably Discovery, MAX,...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage 7. Another difficult day marked by the steep climbs and where most of the action should wai...

We don't have long to wait now before the 2025 Tour de France and as such, plenty of notable names from yesteryear are being called to give their opinions and previews ahead of the Maillot Jaune battle. According to former Giro d'Italia winner Stefano Garzelli, it's Team Visma | Lease a Bike who hav...

The 2025 Tour de France is getting closer and closer, and no one can avoid talking about it. Everyone already wants to see Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel fight for the yellow jersey in 3 very tough weeks. Who will take the glory of the Grande Boucle? For Velo expert and former c...

The premiere edition of the Copenhagen Sprint is on the menu for men this Sunday and as the name would suggest, it has attracted some of the world's best sprinters to the startline. Olav Kooij will not want to miss this opportunity and arrives to Denmark with ambition to be the first champion of thi...

The safety in cycling peloton has once again become a frequent topic following the UCI board meeting last week. Among some other discutable decisions, what catches attention is the proposed gear restriction that should be tested this year at Tour of Guangxi. In certain scenarios, definitely a step i...

Tom Pidcock went viral earlier this week after he and sponsor Red Bull took part in a downhill speed test, in which the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team star was tied with a bungee rope the back of a motor bike on a descent, hitting speeds as fast as 115km/h. Now though, one of Pidcock's fellow pro riders has...

The Tour de France 2025 is practically just around the corner. The main stars who will star in the Grande Boucle have already begun their final preparations for the three-week long race. Among them of course one of the main adepts to wear yellow in first week - Mathieu van der Poel. The Alpecin-Dece...

The sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse was the only opportunity for the pure sprinters to shine this edition, and they didn’t want to throw it away. Just four riders formed the break of the day, with the name of Romain Grégoire standing out. The French had lost the yellow jersey yesterday at the quee...

Ethan Hayter has had to wait for success since swapping the INEOS Grenadiers for Soudal - Quick-Step, but on the stage 3 individual time trial of the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour, the Brit finally secured a win for his new team, edging out former teammate Filippo Ganna in the process too.  “It feels gr...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG boss Mauro Gianetti has opened up about the early days of Tadej Pogacar’s career in a candid interview with Dutch outlet RIDE Magazine. Speaking with the insight of someone who witnessed the Slovenian’s rise from the very beginning, Gianetti reflects on the moment they first...

It's not been the easiest season so far for Jordi Meeus in 2025, but on stage 6 of the Tour de Suisse on Friday afternoon, there was finally joy for the 26-year-old Belgian as he powered to a dominant sprint win. "It was definitely a hard week for me so far, not really my most favourite terrain with...

Ethan Hayter has stunned his former INEOS Grenadiers teammate Filippo Ganna to secure a very impressive individual time trial win on stage 3 of the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour. Soudal - Quick-Step's British star Ethan Hayter had the fastest of the early times, 19 seconds quicker than his compatriot Co...

Jordi Meeus has proven his continued sprint credentials, powering to the stage 6 win at the 2025 Tour de Suisse in a frantic bunch finish. Four riders were up the road heading into the final 70km on stage 6. Most notable among the attacking quartet was Romain Gregoire, who had spent the prior four d...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's Nicolas Prodhomme has stormed to a stunning solo summit success on stage 3 of the 2025 La Route d'Occitanie, taking over the race lead in the process. With the stage all about summits of the Col du Tourmalet and the Luz Ardiden in the final 50km, the main GC contend...

The 2025 Tour de France is almost upon us and there seems to be little doubt over who is the man to beat. That honour has been widely bestowed upon the reigning champion Tadej Pogacar.  Pogacar has been all-conquering in his dominance over the last couple of seasons, most recently dominating a Crite...

Dries De Bondt may have well and truly dropped himself into it with the UCI. After admitting to helping a rider from a rival team at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, the former Belgian national champion has now referred to an Ethics Commission by the sport's governing body.  For a few fleeting minutes, as Si...

Tim Merlier has made a habit of defying expectations. On Wednesday, the 32-year-old Belgian won the opening stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour, and now heads to the Tour de France next month with Soudal – Quick-Step, where he’ll co-lead alongside Remco Evenepoel and fight for sprint glory. It’s a bel...

Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin rolled out for Stage 6 of the Tour de Suisse 2025 wearing the yellow jersey for the first time in his career, and the pride was clear as he spoke to Cycling Pro Net moments before the start. “Well, it's a feeling of this great satisfaction,” Vauquelin said when asked how it...

Fifteen days. That’s how long Remco Evenepoel and Soudal – Quick-Step have to prepare for the biggest challenge of their season: taking on Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard at the 2025 Tour de France. After a mixed showing at the Critérium du Dauphiné, they’ll need every single one of those days. E...

When Rigoberto Urán was racing, he wasn’t just known for his attacking flair and podium finishes, he was a social media phenomenon. The Colombian amassed a following that dwarfed even the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. His charisma, humour, and warmth towards fans made him one of t...

The Tour de Suisse 2025 is nearing its end. However, after Thursday's queen stage, the sixth day of the race will offer a short break for the overall favorites, and finally a chance again for some of the bigger men. In yesterday’s stage, Joao Almeida came very close to the yellow jersey, which now b...

Jonas Vingegaard may be a two-time Tour de France winner and the man who dethroned Tadej Pogacar in 2022 and 2023, but heading into the 2025 edition, one former pro believes the Slovenian has already won the psychological war. In his latest column for Het Laatste Nieuws, Jan Bakelants, who recently...

The fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse was arguably the queen stage of this edition, and it lived up to expectations, creating major chaos that turned the GC upside down. Another strong breakaway was established, with the likes of Neilson Powless, Pello Bilbao or Aleksandr Vlasov as the main climbers...

Just days after a crash in the opening stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour left Jonas Abrahamsen with a broken collarbone and serious doubts over his Tour de France participation, there is now renewed hope for the Uno-X Mobility rider. In an update that will boost morale within the team, Uno-X reveale...

Julian Alaphilippe is riding with a freedom and flair that fans have longed to see. After several seasons where crashes, illness and inconsistency muted his trademark aggression, the Tudor Pro Cycling Team rider is delivering his most convincing performance of 2025 so far at the Tour de Suisse. On a...

This week marked two years since the tragic death of Gino Mäder at the 2023 Tour de Suisse, a sombre reminder that no matter how far the sport advances, road cycling remains unforgiving. His crash, which occurred on a high speed descent  of the Albula Pass during Stage 5, brought renewed attention t...

Intermarché - Wanty are not having an ideal year. So much so that the Belgian has to look around their shoulder as the relegation is slowly catching up. But none of what was said applies to Louis Barré who has made an impressive leap in 2025 to become one of the best Classics men in the peloton. Suc...

The innaugural editions of Copenhagen Sprint - a brand new Danish WorldTour classic are going to get underway this Saturday with women's race. However the main dish for home crowds will be the men's race on Sunday with their idol Mads Pedersen leading the charge of Lidl-Trek. "I’m really looking for...

While Julian Alaphilippe and Kevin Vauquelin flied towards GC podium at the Tour de Suisse, their compatriot, current leader of the GC, Romain Grégoire was suffering further behind. Ultimately, the leader of Groupama - FDJ had to wave goodbye to the yellow jersey as he lost nearly 7 minutes and drop...

After four stages in the yellow jersey, the provisonal leader of Tour de Suisse Romain Grégoire succumbed to a pressure from his opponents and dropped out of the general classification. But French fans don't need to shed tears because Kevin Vauquelin takes over from his younger compatriot after a st...

Jasper Philipsen finally did it and won the second stage of Baloise Belgium Tour. For the star sprinter, it's only his second triumph of this season, first since over three months ago at the Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne. "It's been a while, huh," he winked after the finish. "So I'm really happy with...

Among multiple other changes agreed upon by the UCI at the recent meeting, we may also note that the union indeed plans to proceed with its gear restriction programme. For all the teams using SRAM gearsets these are bad news as they don't match the proposed 54x11 (or equal) setups. "The decision to...

Queen stage of this year's Tour de Suisse awaited riders on Thursday with Passo del San Bernardino on the route. Oscar Onley won the stage, but the whole day was dedicated to Gino Mäder who tragically passed away two years ago, on June 16. Had the tragic accident on Albulapass not happened, the popu...

Jan Ullrich has heaped praise on Tadej Pogacar after the Slovenian’s latest show of dominance at the Critérium du Dauphiné, describing his sprint win and all around capabilities as “fascinating” and emblematic of how much professional cycling has changed since his own era. Speaking on his Ulle & Ric...

It's fair to say, that after a dominant performance at the recent Criterium du Dauphiné, defending Maillot Jaune Tadej Pogacar heads to the Tour de France in 2025 as the man to beat once again in the eyes of most fans and experts. For French former Giro d'Italia stage winner Jerome Pineau, however,...

Over the course of his career, Eddy Merckx set out his goals far and wide in the sport of cycling, living up to his nickname of 'The Cannibal'. One of the more standout targets he achieved away from the road, was when in October 1972, the Belgian set the Hour Record at 49.431 kilometres. Now, the le...

He might not be in the Yellow Jersey of race leader, but there is no doubting who the strongest climber of the race is at the 2025 Tour de Suisse. On stage 5, for the third successive day, Joao Almeida went on the attack, this time having to settle for 2nd place behind Oscar Onley.  After a disastro...

After four days in the Maillot Jaune, Romain Gregoire has finally been forced to relinquish the race lead at the 2025 Tour de Suisse on stage 5 after a thrilling mountain stage turned the race on its head. The new race leader, is former Tour de France stage winner Kevin Vauquelin. The Arkea - B&B Ho...

Oscar Onley has emerged as one of the leading lights of the new generation of British cycling stars over the last couple of seasons. On stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de Suisse, the 'Kelso Comet' took probably the biggest win of his career to date, denying UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader Joao Almeida in a...

Alpecin-Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen has bounced back from stage 1 disappointment to take a storming stage 2 win at the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour, boosting his confidence ahead of the upcoming Tour de France.  Six riders got up the road and gave the peloton something to chase as part of the breakaw...

Joao Almeida has destroyed the 2025 Tour de Suisse once again on stage 5. This time around though, the Portuguese couldn't take the stage win, being out-kicked at the line by Oscar Onley. In the GC meanwhile, Kevin Vauquelin takes the Maillot Jaune.  An elite five-rider group formed the breakaway on...

EF Education - EasyPost's Marijn van den Berg has taken victory on stage 2 of the 2025 La Route d'Occitanie, emerging quickest of the peloton in a bunch sprint.  A five man breakaway split from the peloton early on, but as the race entered the final 60km, they had already been cut to just four. With...

João Almeida is showing some strong legs this week at the 2025 Tour de Suisse. Although a disastrous opening stage sees the Portuguese star somewhat off the pace in terms of the general classification at the halfway mark, a stunning stage 4 solo victory has proven there is plenty in the tank for the...

Michael Woods has had a difficult season so far in 2025. With the Tour de France on the horizon, the 38-year-old Canadian national champion has now suffered another setback, abandoning the Tour de Suisse on stage 4. "Unfortunately Mike Woods has abandoned the Tour de Suisse during today’s fourth sta...

Tadej Pogacar dominated last week’s Critérium du Dauphiné, storming to three stage wins and the overall title in emphatic and ominous style. But amid the fireworks and effortless win, the Slovenian still found time to make a young fan’s day. In a moment captured on video, Pogacar handed his sunglass...

Thibau Nys is not where he hoped to be heading into the summer. With Lidl-Trek yet to confirm its squad for the 2025 Tour de France, which begins on 5 July, the Belgian’s place is far from guaranteed. A crash at the end of May, during a descent at Lidl-Trek’s altitude camp in Sierra Nevada, disrupte...

Valentin Madouas surprised the world at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games when he finished second and took the silver medal for France. He was the last to stay on Remco Evenepoel's wheel and shone in his home race. Currently racing the Tour de Suisse, he spoke out in a recent talk about the excessive cri...

The main Tour de France protagonists engaged in a pre-Grand Tour sparring at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné earlier this month. Despite Remco Evenepoel spending time in the Maillot Jaune and Jonas Vingegaard showing positive signs on his return to racing, Tadej Pogacar was once again a dominant winn...

Johan Bruyneel and George Hincapie discussed on 'The Move' podcast what happened in the past Criterium du Dauphiné and how it will relate to the upcoming Tour de France; and how the key to the Tour de France decision is in Tadej Pogacar's ability to remain consistent.  The French race looked more ti...

Roger De Vlaeminck and Eddy Merckx are two of the most successful cyclists of all time. Sharing many battles during the course of their careers, the two Belgian's were rivals but also had great respect for each other, as shown by the fact De Vlaeminck named his son Eddy.  To celebrate Merckx's 80th...

Tadej Pogacar stormed to another dominant win last week at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, excelling in the high mountains and sending a real message to his rivals ahead of the upcoming Tour de France. Whilst the Slovenian does look almost unbeatable though, is there cause for concern in Pogacar's t...

Philipa York has long been one of British cycling’s most influential figures, known first for what she achieved on the road, and now increasingly for the story behind it. At 66, York is reflecting on both in The Escape, a new book written with journalist David Walsh. Walsh, best known in the cycling...

After winning Stage 4 of the Tour de Suisse, João Almeida lined up for the queen stage on Thursday with cautious optimism, but also clear signs of fatigue after a huge solo effort yesterday. Speaking to Cycling Pro Net before the start, the Portuguese climber admitted the effort had taken its toll....

Jasper Philipsen came dangerously close to crashing on the opening day of the Baloise Belgium Tour, salvaging his ride with quick reflexes after clipping the rear wheel of Jason Tesson in the final sprint. While Tim Merlier powered to an emphatic victory and underlined his form just weeks before the...

The top 10 of the 2025 Tour de Suisse was dramatically reshaped today. After a tough opening stage earlier this week, the general classification was turned on its head as the favourites came to the fore. João Almeida launched an attack 44.8 kilometres from the finish and claimed a solo victory, rais...

The battle over the future of professional cycling escalated recently as One Cycling, the Saudi-backed project seeking to revolutionise the sport, responded defiantly to the UCI’s decision to block their proposed races from entering the 2026 WorldTour calendar. Backed by a €250 million investment fr...

Just days after becoming the first team to announce their full lineup for the 2025 Tour de France, Uno-X Mobility have been dealt an immediate and painful setback. Jonas Abrahamsen, one of the squad’s key breakaway specialists, has suffered a broken collarbone in a crash during the opening stage of...

Arvid de Kleijn could make a surprise return to racing sooner than expected, after a lengthy layoff from a complex collarbone fracture sustained during the UAE Tour in February. The Tudor Pro Cycling Team sprinter had initially been targeting August for his comeback, but is now hopeful of lining up...

Juan Ayuso had built his entire season around the Giro d'Italia. He was extremely successful early on, winning Tirreno-Adriatico and performing greatly; and then riding strongly at the start of the Corsa Rosa. But a couple of crashes derailed his season which now stays very open.  The Spaniard, acco...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage 5. Stage 5 will take place almost fully close to the border with Italy and finishing on the...

Jake Stewart will continue his career at Israel – Premier Tech through to at least the end of the 2028 season, following a new three-year contract extension announced by the team this week. The deal comes just days after the Briton claimed his first WorldTour victory on stage 5 of the Critérium du D...

Soudal – Quick-Step’s Tour de France preparations received a much-needed boost this week as Louis Vervaeke, Remco Evenepoel’s trusted domestique, confirmed he’s back on the indoor trainer following his heavy crash at the Critérium du Dauphiné last week. Despite initial fears he would miss the Tour e...

Now 35 and riding with Tudor Pro Cycling Team, Matteo Trentin has seen the sport change around him, but his respect for the Tour de France remains as strong as ever. Speaking to Bici.Pro, the Italian veteran opened up about the scale of the race, the memories that have stuck with him, and his role i...

Tom Pidcock has reminded the cycling world of his fearless bike handling with the release of a stunning new video, showcasing his descent of the Rossfeld Panoramastrasse in Germany, at speeds over 100 kilometres per hour. The Olympic mountain bike champion and Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team rider clocked a...

Tadej Pogacar delivered a performance of frightening dominance at the Critérium du Dauphiné, winning three stages and the general classification with apparent ease, all while rarely rising from the saddle. The UAE Team Emirates – XRG leader didn’t just win, he made his rivals look ordinary, includin...

The fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse was a day in which significant differences among the GC men were expected. A fearsome climb in the second half of the stage, Splügenpass, was the ideal terrain to test the legs of the riders. Eight men flew away from peloton soon after the start, including the...

For a long time on stage 4 of the 2025 Tour de Suisse, it looked incredibly likely that Arkéa - B&B Hotels leader Kevin Vauquelin would end the day as the race leader and in the Maillot Jaune. After a big fightback from Romain Gregoire in the finale however, Vauqeulin remains 2nd overall, 25 seconds...

Romain Grégoire did enough to secure at least another day in the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de Suisse. Although the Frenchman lost time to João Almeida, Oscar Onley and Ben O'Connor, he has reached the halfway mark of the race with a 25 second lead over Kevin Vauquelin in the general classificat...

Tim Merlier has powered to the stage 1 win at the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour, taking the race lead in the process, and confirming his strong pre-Tour de France form.  Six riders formed the day's early breakaway, with three local Belgian's being joined by a pair of Dutchmen and a Frenchman. With 35km...

After a disastrous opening day at the 2025 Tour de Suisse saw him lose more than three minutes, Joao Almeida looked completely out of the fight for the general classification. Although still just over two minutes back after a solo win on stage 4, the momentum is suddenly back on the side of the Port...

Raúl García Pierna of Arkéa - B&B Hotels has time trialled his way into the race lead at the 2025 La Route d'Occitanie, winning the opening stage time trial by 4 seconds from teammate Cristian Rodriguez in a dramatic finale to the day. German talent Anton Schiffer had spent much of the first half of...

João Almeida has bounced back from the disappointment of a big-time loss on stage 1 with a stunning solo win on stage 4 of the 2025 Tour de Suisse, getting himself right back into GC contention in the process. A strong eight rider group got up the road and into the early breakaway. The attackers bei...

On the 22nd of June we will have the newest addition to the World Tour calendar: The Copenhagen Sprint. The race, taking place in Denmark, provides the sprinters with one of the few opportunities to conquer a one-day race at the highest level in the sport.  The race will be 235 kilometers long and w...

Tim Merlier raced the Tour de France only once, back in 2021, and this year he returns as one of Soudal - Quick-Step's leaders. The Belgian is aiming to win stages but most importantly the opening day of the race in Lille where a yellow jersey will also be on the line.  “It’s been a while, but I’m l...

Stephen Williams is one of the best classics riders in the peloton and one who would love the many steep hilltop finishes at this year's Tour de France, but the Welshman will not be present. Williams has been suffering lingering health issues that ultimately take him out of the competition.  "Hi eve...

The Baloise Belgium Tour often has many of the world's best sprinters at the start line looking to prepare the Tour de France but this time around it won't be just the fast men. Filippo Ganna has chosen the Belgian race as the final step in the preparation ahead of the Grand Depart in Lille.  In the...

Wout van Aert's former training partner Jan Bakelants quite often talks about the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider and after the stupendous Giro d'Italia in which he was key to the team, he believes the Belgian is heading for success at the Tour de France as well.  "Wout may not agree with me. But th...

INEOS Grenadiers have confirmed that Geraint Thomas will not take the start on stage four of the Tour de Suisse following a crash during Tuesday’s stage three. It is a big hit going into the Tour de France.  The team announced on social media that the decision was made purely as a precaution, with T...

The 77th edition of Criterium du Dauphiné was also the last one in the race's history. Don't worry, the traditional Tour de France test is not going anywhere though. From 2026, all the cycling stars will be circling the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in their calendars.  Thus, Tadej Pogacar's first victo...

In the final season of his professional career, Geraint Thomas' main target in 2025 is one last Tour de France appearance for the former Maillot Jaune winner, with a smooth preparation ideal for a successful final Grand Tour. Sadly for the Welshman however, he has suffered a hard crash on stage 3 of...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage 4. You could almost call it a transition day, as the opening kilometers of stage 4 are pan-...

Lidl-Trek's Quinn Simmons has soloed to the a stunning stage 3 win at the 2025 Tour de Suisse from the breakaway. For the 24-year-old, it marks a first win since reclaiming the US national late last month.  Six riders forced their way up the road to form a strong breakaway in the early part of the s...

Geraint Thomas is back in action this week at the Tour de Suisse as he ramps up his preparation ahead of his final Tour de France appearance next month. Speaking to Cycling Pro Net before Stage 2, the Welshman reflected on how he's feeling after a recent training block and the unexpected drama that...

Magnus Cort Nielsen is definitely going to be one of the leading men of Uno-X Mobility in their third consecutive Tour de France participation. The experienced Dane was at the recent Criterium du Dauphiné to fine-tune his shape with view of the Grande Boucle. However the preparation race didn't seem...

Stephen Williams made a huge impression in 2024, winning the Tour Down Under, La Fleche Wallonne and the Tour of Britain. But since the home race triumph, things went a bit sideways for the Israel - Premier Tech revelation and across the 16 race days in 2025, Williams has not even entered a top-20....

Nacer Bouhanni had to call time on his career as a professional cyclist after the 2023 season, at just 33 years of age. He scored 70 victories in total, but 65 of them came between 2012 and 2018, when he was one of the best sprinters in the world. The most important of all came in the Giro d'Italia...

Romain Grégoire successfully defended his provisional lead at the Tour de Suisse, but there's still a bit of regret for the Frenchman as the peloton let one man ride away with a stage victory. "It was a difficult day all the same. We really tried to control it with the team, to aim for the stage. I'...

The rivalry of Jasper Philipsen and Tim Merlier will be the main crowd-drawer of the upcoming Baloise Belgium Tour with no less than two, but most likely three bunch sprints ahead. Alpecin-Deceuninck don't expect miracles in terms of GC, but they hope that Philipsen will give himself a nice confiden...

Mathieu van der Poel can certainly target to have an episode in the leader's yellow jersey at the upcoming Tour de France with Grande Boucle taking off with a couple easier stages in the Northern France. But his eyes might be set on the Green jersey for the best rider in Points Classification - if o...

The third stage of the Tour de Suisse was another day with a hilltop finish in which puncheurs and GC riders were expected to fight for the victory. Similarly to stage 2, the first half of the day was essentially flat, with all the categorized climbs gathered in the second half. Six riders went up t...

For many riders, their calendars are designed around peaking at one race in particular every season. For others, they target 2 or 3 peaks within a season. Tadej Pogacar however, has shown over recent years that he can hold a peak throughout the entire campaign. Nevertheless, the Slovenian's main Mai...

With the 2025 Tour de Suisse marking the two-year anniversary of the tragic death of Bahrain - Victorious rider Gino Mäder, there has been plenty of emotion in the air in Switzerland this week. On stage 3, Quinn Simmons took a brilliant solo win, and afterwards dedicated his triumph to the much miss...

After a disastrous opening stage, UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader Joao Almeida needs something big to get back into general classification contention at the 2025 Tour de Suisse. Although the 6 seconds gained on stage 3 won't make a massive difference, it's a start at least.  "It was super fast today....

Times change quickly. When Julius Johansen won the 2017 junior World Championships in Bergen, it went nearly unnoticed. Nowadays, he would have secured a long-time WorldTour contract with his dominant junior season, but for Johansen the path to being professional cyclist for UAE Team Emirates - XRG...

There has been much discussion about the future of Juan Ayuso following his withdrawal from the recent Giro d’Italia. The young Spaniard has been at the heart of media speculation since last year’s Tour de France, with many claiming he's on his way out of UAE Team Emirates. After the Giro, some outl...

Remco Evenepoel's time at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine proved to be a mixed one. A time trial stage win and time spent in the Maillot Jaune of race leader were undoubted positives, however, ending the race 4th on GC more than four minutes down on Tadej Pogacar means there is plenty of room for imp...

Pablo Castrillo has emerged as one of the surprise names near the top of the general classification at the 2025 Tour de Suisse, after infiltrating the decisive breakaway on the opening stage. The Movistar Team rider has gained significant time over the likes of João Almeida and other key contenders,...

Pello Bilbao is rediscovering his form at the Tour de Suisse following a frustrating Giro d’Italia where physical problems limited his impact. Despite arriving in Switzerland still feeling the effects of fatigue, the Basque rider has found renewed legs and now has a clear goal in mind: win a stage....

From Wednesday, the 18th June to Sunday, 22nd June, we have the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour. This is the 94th edition of the race, which Soren Waerenskjold won last year. This year, the preliminary startlist includes: Jasper Philipsen, Jonas Abrahamsen, Alexander Kristoff, Tim Declercq, Thibau Nys, Fi...

Eddy Merckx turns 80 this week, a milestone for a man widely regarded as the greatest road cyclist of all time. Known as “The Cannibal” for his incredible appetite for victory, the Belgian dominated professional cycling in the 1960s and 1970s like no one before. His career tally of 525 wins include...

Remco Evenepoel’s fourth-place finish at the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné came with mixed reviews. While the Soudal – Quick-Step leader once again demonstrated his world-class time trial abilities with a stage win, he finished well adrift of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in the mountains, and not...

Eddy Merckx, the most decorated cyclist in history and a figure synonymous with the sport, turns 80 today. The Belgian legend marked the milestone quietly, telling VTM Nieuws on Monday evening that he planned to take it easy following a difficult winter in which he fractured his hip in a fall while...

Stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de Suisse delivered more than just racing drama, it exposed internal tensions within UAE Team Emirates - XRG after Jan Christen launched an unexpected attack just 2.7 kilometres from the finish. While the move was exciting for viewers, it did not lead to victory, and has ins...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage 3. Another typical Swiss day, with the hilltop finish in Heiden providing opportunity for t...

If there was any doubt heading into the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, there is little left after it. Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat at the 2025 Tour de France next month. Although Jonas Vingegaard looked strong on his return to racing, the Dane was still notably a level below his long time riva...

Just a day after Tadej Pogacar claimed his first Critérium du Dauphiné title in commanding fashion, former world champion Philippe Gilbert offered an unexpected and rather pointed criticism of the Slovenian. Writing on his personal 'X' account, Gilbert accused Pogacar of showing a “lack of humility...

Tadej Pogacar made quick work of his opponents at Criterium du Dauphiné. Despite a lesser timetrial, the Slovenian left no doubts that he dominates in the mountains. And he did so with utter ease, reacting to most attacks while comfortably seated on his bike and pedalling his usual high cadence. "He...

After two testing days at the 2025 Tour de Suisse, Groupama – FDJ’s Romain Grégoire holds the yellow jersey. The Frenchman won Stage 1 in commanding fashion and successfully defended his lead on Stage 2, thanks in part to a valuable bonus second gained at an intermediate sprint. The 22-year-old admi...

It's rare that Demi Vollering runs out of breath in a race, but that's precisely what happened at the Tour de Suisse. During the last decisive stage, the Dutch superstar was topped by her former teammate Marlene Reusser. It raises a question of whether Vollering, who was doing her fourth stage race...

Mason Hollyman (24) spent two seasons at the highest level of cycling with Israel - Premier Tech, but was unable to find his place at the professional level due to severe allergies. Ultimately, the health complications became too much to handle along with having a professional career for the Brit. "...

That Turin is a city of sport, and especially cycling, is no secret. With all three Grand Tours set to take off from the region before the end of this year (the Grande Partenza of the 2025 Vuelta a Espana is scheduled to start in Torino), the city hungers for even more. In particular the sight is s...

It was difficult to predict the outcome of the second stage of Tour de Suisse, but ultimately the day came down to a sprint between versatile sprinters. A kind of rider the Team Visma | Lease a Bike have not quite brought to Switzerland this year which meant more of a defensive role with Bart Lemmen...

Jesse M. (27) was one of the rising names at the Dutch junior scene a decade ago, until he was handed a four-year doping ban at the age of 17. On top of that, his father, himself a former cyclist, was given a lifelong cycling ban for administering Nandrolone to his son. Jesse never returned to cycli...

The second stage of the Tour de Suisse featured another hilly finale suiting the puncheurs once again, and the ending proved to be as chaotic as expected. Right after the start was given, three riders (Mauro Schmid, Jonas Rutsch and Silvan Dillier) attacked and formed the breakaway of the day with...

There will be no Tour de France farewell in the final season of four time former stage winner Alexander Kristoff. This was confirmed on Monday afternoon as the 37-year-old Norwegian was notably missing from Uno-X Mobility's squad for the French Grand Tour.  As mentioned, Kristoff has plenty of pedig...

Tadej Pogacar really laid down a Tour de France message at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, taking home a dominant Maillot Jaune win ahead of Jonas Vingegaard, despite insisting he wouldn't go too deep over the course of his week in France.  One of the leading cycling journalists on the scene at the ...

In a chaotic finale to stage 2 at the 2025 Tour de Suisse, EF Education-EasyPost's Vincenzo Albanese powered to the victory, securing his first win at World Tour level and the first success since signing for EF at the start of 2025. "Yeah, for me it's very, very important victory," reflected a beami...

With races like the Giro d'Italia and the Criterium du Dauphine in the history books for 2025, it's time to start getting excited for the upcoming Tour de France. Proving just how close the biggest race on the calendar is approaching, Uno-X Mobility have today become the first team to officially ann...

There has been joy for EF Education EasyPost on stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de Suisse with Vincenzo Albanese powering to the stage win in a chaotic finale.  A strong trio broke free to form the breakaway on stage 2, with Silvan Dillier (Alpecin - Deceuninck), Jonas Rutsch (Intermarché - Wanty) and Maur...

The first major clash of the 2025 season between cycling’s two titans — Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar — has come and gone. The battleground was the Critérium du Dauphiné, and while Pogacar emerged victorious, the duel offered a wealth of insight ahead of this summer’s Tour de France. From the o...

Although he may have taken a backseat in some people's Tour de France thoughts after Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard's performances at the Criterium du Dauphiné last week, Primoz Roglic is another name with firm Maillot Jaune ambitions for the French Grand Tour in 2025.  Roglic had initially hope...

Jonas Vingegaard was unable to cap off a strong return to racing with a Maillot Jaune win at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné. Nevertheless, Team Visma | Lease a Bike sports director Grischa Niermann can see plenty of reason for the Dane to be positive heading into the Tour de France.  “I saw a strong...

It is now known that Primoz Roglic will not race the Tour de Suisse 2025. After a disappointing withdrawal from the Giro d'Italia, his initial plan has remained the same, and he will be following a training-based preparation towards the Tour de France.  The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader will go...

Stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse Women had several highlights, with a breakaway victory from Amber Kraak; the raid of Katarzyna Niewiadoma and Elise Chabbey; but perhaps most notably the lack of collaboration between Marlen Reusser and Demi Vollering, which has resulted in very high tension.  The race...

The final stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné was a mountain stage for the third consecutive day, in which Tadej Pogacar had the opportunity to secure the 100th win of his professional career. A breakaway with very strong riders was established, including Mathieu van der Poel, Enric Mas or Lenny Mar...

Tadej Pogacar has completed eight almost perfect days at the Criterium du Dauphiné 2025 and will go home to rest before the Tour de France with a very good feeling after 3 stage wins and showing superiority over Jonas Vingegaard in the high mountains. After crossing the finish line with his 99th car...

On Tuesday, Eddy Merckx turns 80, a milestone birthday for the man many still regard as the greatest cyclist of all time. A five-time Tour de France champion, winner of 34 Tour stages (a record that stood until Mark Cavendish surpassed it in 2024), Merckx also claimed five Giro d’Italia, the Vuelta...

Richard Carapaz looked like the strongest man in the final week of the Giro d'Italia 2025. However, his lack of understanding with Isaac del Toro meant that he finished third in the final overall classification. Simon Yates took advantage of the shenanigans of the two Latin Americans and stole the m...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage . The second day of racing in Switzerland is one open to many riders in the finale. We shou...

Today marks two years since the tragic death of Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder, who lost his life following a high-speed crash on Stage 5 of the 2023 Tour of Switzerland. He was just 26 years old. As the Tour de Suisse continues this week, Bahrain - Victorious took a moment to honour their former rider, s...

After a dramatic opening stage of the Tour de Suisse that turned the race on its head, Joao Almeida, one of the pre-race favourites, spoke to Cycling Pro Net about how things unravelled, and where that leaves his chances in the general classification. “It was a super chaotic day,” he admitted. “Jan...

The final stage of the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné marked the end of a race, but also the end of an era. As the peloton lined up for the last time in this year’s edition, they also gathered to honour Romain Bardet, one of France’s most cherished riders, who called time on his professional road racing...

Carlos Rodríguez’s 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné ended quietly, capping off what has so far been a subdued season for the INEOS Grenadiers rider. The form and spark he showed at the 2023 Tour de France, as well as in the early part of 2024 at races like Itzulia and Romandie, now feel distant. In recent...

The 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné has wrapped up, and with just 19 days to go until the Tour de France, the biggest names in cycling have now shown their cards. Tadej Pogacar won the race in dominant fashion, Lenny Martinez snatched the final stage, and several Grand Tour contenders left the French Alp...

Demi Vollering’s second place finish at the Tour de Suisse Women might look like a solid result on paper, but the Dutch rider left Switzerland with more questions than satisfaction. For someone who has dominated much of the 2025 season so far, including a commanding win at the Vuelta Femenina, her p...

After a Criterium du Dauphiné spent on the offensive, Mathieu van der Poel heads into the 2025 Tour de France in arguably better shape than ever before. The Dutchman may have missed out on a stage win and the green jersey, but both the way he rode and the way he reflected on the race offer a clear i...

The UCI committee met past week to discuss changes, proposals and new rules for the 2026 season. While some positive news like promotion of the Women's version of Dwars door Vlaanderen to WorldTour (previously 1.Pro) and increase of funds were confirmed, one new rule has caused quite a commotion in...

Roger De Vlaeminck and Eddy Merckx were the overlords of late 1960s and 1970s, winning 400+ races among the two. Those feets put them on top of the all-time ranking of cycling legends. Mads Pedersen left a strong impression at the recent Giro d'Italia after an already strong spring, but how do the...

Tobias Johannnessen was one of the many positive revelations of this year's Criterium du Dauphiné. The winner of 2021 Tour de l'Avenir has been more of a stage hunter in recent years, but 2025 seems to be the year the Norwegian climber finally steps up to become a GC leader for his team at the bigge...

Enric Mas was ultimately awoken in the last stage of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné. His brave and attacking ride was however not rewarded with a stage victory as Lenny Martinez found even better legs than the Movistar Team rider. The Spaniard tried to escape alone, showing that he was one of the b...

Bahrain - Victorious have net a big stage win to finish off the Criterium du Dauphiné. Lenny Martínez has won stage 8 from the breakaway, finishing off the race with a bang as in the battle for the yellow jersey, Tadej Pogacar withstood the attack of Jonas Vingegaard to conquer the overall classific...

In the Criterium du Dauphiné, the superiority of Tadej Pogacar over Jonas Vingegaard is being tremendous. The Slovenian has defeated his Danish counterpart in two summit finishes in a row and, with one stage to go, is more than 1 minute ahead of him in the general classification. For Vingegaard and...

Tadej Pogacar put in a masterful performance to win stage 6 of the Criterium du Dauphiné and his winning ways did not go unnoticed. Johan Bruyneel was particularly interested in the Slovenian's attacking style, on the saddle and without the familiar explosiveness.  The Slovenian, after losing time t...

Paul Seixas had a difficult task in front of himself coming into the final stage of Criterium du Dauphiné 2025. Sitting sixth overall, he had to defend his spot in the GC against a pack of riders ready to exploit any sign of weakness. And unfortunately for the Frenchman, such moment came at a crucia...

Lenny Martínez had been disappointed not be able to contest the overall classification properly at the Criterium du Dauphiné but today the Frenchman showed once again that when it comes to the mountainous terrain, he is one of the best in the world and was the only one to be able to hold off Tadej P...

As the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné enters its most demanding stages, the strain on riders is becoming increasingly visible. This article provides a concise medical update detailing the latest injuries, illnesses, and withdrawals from the race. From minor setbacks to more serious issues. With every ri...

Jonas Vingegaard finished second in the Criterium du Dauphiné behind an unstoppable Tadej Pogacar. There was little to add from the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider after three days of the same performances in the mountains against his rivals, but he is now fully focused on the Tour de France.  "We h...

The final stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné was raced at full speed from start finish but the terrain simply wasn't hard enough to create serious differences. In the top positions of the overall classification things remained rather similar with Tadej Pogacar taking a convincing victory.  Tadej Pog...

The final stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné delivered some action and Remco Evenepoel, unlike the past days, has gone on the attack. He wasn't able to create the desired differences, but the Belgian is happy with the upwards trajectory and the form into the Tour de France.  “I had a better feeling...

Stage 1 of the Tour de Suisse has been won by Romain Grégoire. The Frenchman has taken advantage of massive and dangerous breakaway that went up the road early on to bring Groupama - FDJ another stage win and the first yellow jersey of the race. The first stage of the race was heavily marked by the...

It was a magical weekend for Paul Magnier who, after winning Dwars door het Hageland, has now won in a pure bunch sprint the Elfstedenronde Brugge by beating none other than Jasper Philipsen on the eve of the Tour de France.  It was a brilliant set of races for the Soudal - Quick-Step rider who cont...

Marlen Reusser has put in a massive week of racing in Switzerland, as she conquered the overall classification of the Tour de Suisse Women ahead of none other than riders such as Demi Vollering and Katarzyna Niewiadoma. Now, she aims for a Grand Tour win after the climbing performances she just put...

Today's Criterium du Dauphiné has marked the final chapter in the career of Romain Bardet. The Team Picnic PostNL ends his career as a professional career this Sunday and received a massive tribute at the start of the stage from the entire peloton.  The popular Frenchman not only has plenty friends...

Remco Evenepoel is one of the top figures at the Criterium du Dauphiné and he is prepared to finish amongst the best in the overall classification. A fourth place seems quite sure, but the Belgian may still try to jump into the podium - although allergies have been hampering him.  “I am recovering w...

Jonas Vingegaard is at an exceptionally high level and is seemingly in the perfect phase in his preparation for the Tour de France, but with the level of Tadej Pogacar, the Dane will have the challenge of a lifetime if he wants to win his third Tour.  Today on the final day of the Criterium du Dauph...

The final stage of the Tour de Suisse Women was won by Marlen Reusser. The home rider has won the overall classification of the race with a climbing masterpiece on the final day which allowed her to take a solo victory.  The Movistar team rider is on the form of her life and after winning stage 1 wh...

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

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview the race ahead.  The race starts off with a hilly day starting and finishing in Küssnach, featuri...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage 1. The first stage of the race will be a very short one, rather quick, but with quite some...

At only age 18, the average junior or first year under-23 rider's age, Paul Seixas is currently climbing up mountains with Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale is not just a diamond in the rough anymore, he is already the real deal and a leader in the making. However, h...

The Criterium du Dauphiné is usually the best gauge ahead of the Tour de France every year and in 2025 it is perhaps the most accurate in years, taking into consideration we have Tadej Pogacar, Joans Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel all at the start in seemingly the same form, but showing different le...

Remco Evenepoel has so far ridden a consistent and strong Criterium du Dauphiné, but it's undeniable that uphill, he is not at the level of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. However, the team reassures that this is not a concern at the time being.  Despite his great time trial on stage 4, with whi...

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

Stage 7 of the Criterium du Dauphiné delivered more thrilling action, although the main favourite was the dominator of the stage. Team Visma | Lease a Bike used Matteo Jorgenson to try and raid the GC but were unsuccessful; whilst in the end Tadej Pogacar grew his gap to Jonas Vingegaard in the fina...

The penultimate day of the Criterium du Dauphiné was a brutal one and Team Visma | Lease a Bike brought the race to Tadej Pogacar. However the Slovenian was able to resist every test and in the end, Jonas Vingegaard had to settle with a second place once again.  Visma had Matteo Jorgenson on the att...

The penultimate stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné was the queen stage with no doubt, featuring three infernal HC climbs that were expected to create big gaps and push every rider to the limit. The beginning of the stage was the Col de la Madeleine, a mythical climb and a 1-hour long effort. So many...

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

In 2024, Biniam Girmay was the best sprinter at the Grande Boucle, taking the Green Jersey in the points classification. After a mix of bad luck and one relegation, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider was unable to defend the title from 2023, but this year he is fully focused on regaining the throne. To th...

It has been reported this morning by journalist Daniel Benson that INEOS Grenadiers have not succeeded in their attempts to sign Steff Cras into the World Tour, but that instead the Belgian climber is heading to Soudal - Quick-Step where he could be a new star domestique for Remco Evenepoel.  The tr...

Tadej Pogacar has now, in classic fashion, won two stages in a row and has moved in deeper into the yellow jersey and a likely overall win. However it certainly wasn't an easy day for him, and before the TV broadcast, he had to respond to Team Visma | Lease a Bike's attacks quite a few times.  "Toda...

Visma | Lease a Bike rode a good stage at the Criterium du Dauphiné, but it was only as good in the face of flying Tadej Pogacar who put a minute into Jonas Vingegaard in Combloux. One of the Dane's key domestiques Sepp Kuss was absent on the slopes of the final ascent. And his help would've been ce...

A bit overshadowed by the star-filled Criterium du Dauphiné, the Tour de Suisse will take off this Sunday with one big favourite to dominate on the Swiss roads. Joao Almeida will finalize his preparation for the 2025 Tour de France while looking for his third consecutive WorldTour GC victory. Right...

The rise of Paul Magnier has been one of the biggest positive news for Soudal - Quick-Step in recent times. The Belgian team has one of the sprint stars of the present (Tim Merlier) and now it seems like their long-term future is secured too with the 21-year-old Frenchman. Just a week after winning...

Tadej Pogacar was again in the spotlight on the seventh stage of Criterium du Dauphiné, but his successor may have finished not too far behind the Slovenian. Through impressive consistency across the whole week, the 18-year-old Paul Seixas has already moved up to 6th overall after yet another great...

Florian Lipowitz's explosion at the Criterium du Dauphiné 2025 was incredible. Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe truly have a gem in their hands. The German who could take over the baton from Primoz Roglic, is one stage away from concluding on the podium against the cycling's biggest stars. In fact, Lipow...

Remco Evenepoel is at the top of the sport but with such toughness that has been delivered in this Criterium du Dauphiné, he has been struggling in the final climbs. The Belgian put on a strong performance on today's queen stage, but like everyone, he had to go to the absolute limit.  “When you have...

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

Another day, another victory. Tadej Pogacar has won stage 7 of the Criterium du Dauphiné after a solo attack on the climb to Valmeinier 1800. The World Champion was not as dominant as the previous day, but still managed to take a relatively comfortable victory after another long-range attack.  The s...

Stage 3 of the Tour de Suisse finished in Küssnacht where the final day of racing will also end tomorrow, but this time around it was a day for the sprinters to fight it out for victory. Within context, it was the strongest in the race - Elisa Balsamo - who was the fasted in the approach to the line...

Patrick Lefevere, in his weekly Het Nieuwsblad column, has talked about the direct events of the previous day. On stage 6 of the Criterium du Dauphiné, Remco Evenepoel was in the yellow jersey but completely isolated in the key moments of the race against Visma and UAE.  “I partly expected that Remc...

Remco Evenepoel showed up at the Criterium du Dauphiné with brilliant form and in the first days of the race he managed to jump into the race lead. However, the Belgian crashed on stage 5 and was left not knowing if he could've performed better now that the race is into the mountains.  “In cycling y...

Jonas Vingegaard started this decisive weekend at the Criterium du Dauphiné in good spirits, having a gap of less than a minute to Tadej Pogacar which can in theory still be closed. It will always be a diffificult task if the World Champion maintains his level, but the Dane will not stop trying.  “I...

The Criterium du Dauphiné may have been decided this Friday with Tadej Pogacar's attack on the Côte de Domancy, but this weekend he will have to defend his yellow jersey in stages that feature long climbs and also altitude. The Slovenian is ready to fulfill this goal however.  “It’s always nice to w...

Criterium du Dauphiné is only Jonas Vingegaard's third appointment of 2025 and first start since the Paris-Nice back in March. His departure from the French stage race was wrapped in a mystery and misguiding information from his team Visma | Lease a Bike. Vingegaard withdrew from Paris-Nice after cr...

The Criterium du Dauphiné completely exploded this Friday afternoon with the ascent to Combloux where Tadaj Pogacar left his rivals in his wake. The World Champion has put on the yellow jersey and there are questions over whether he has already virtually sealed it.  “With him, you always expect some...

In 2023, Jonas Vingegaard put in an historic time-trial into Combloux to gain massive amounts of time on Tadej Pogacar on what would be the beginning of the end for the Slovenian's chances of winning that race. Two years later, the Slovenian has got his revenge in one of the climbs that had taken a...

If anyone thought that Tadej Pogacar showed cracks in his armor in the time trial two days earlier, the Slovenian had a clear response to doubters on Friday. Not even Jonas Vingegaard came close to the world champion as the Visma | Lease a Bike rider lost a full minute on the same climb where he dea...

Tadej Pogacar has showed one of his greatest performances of the year this afternoon by beating Jonas Vingegaard by a full minute in Combloux - the climb where the Dane virtually sealed his 2023 Tour de France victory over the Slovenia. With this, he is now in control of the Criterium du Duaphiné. ...

So far, the professional carer of Benoît Cosnefroy has been tied to French team that currently goes under the name Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale. But after a decade in the team, Cosnefroy's contract will be running out at the end of this season and whether he'll continue to race for the same team is fa...

The UCI has rejected the proposal of OneCycling during its meeting in Arzon, France, on June 12. However they also made it clear that they're not opposed to the idea if it's reworked into a shape and form that would allign better with the current UCI system. The Management Committee made a strong st...

It's becoming increasingly difficult to really call Florian Lipowitz's great performances surprising. On the sixth stage of Criterium du Dauphiné, the 24-year-old once again impressed with an offensive approach to racing. First by attacking the group of favourites on the penultimate climb, and later...

On the day where Tadej Pogacar shut all the critics who came for blood after his time trial fiasco, another strong performance was overshadowed by the Slovenian. We're talking about breakaway hero of Criterium du Dauphiné stage 6 - Alex Baudin, who arrived 6th after a gutsy ride on the final ascent...

Criterium du Dauphiné stage 6 was a day where we've learnt a lot about the current distribution of power among the Tour de France favourites, but it was also a great day for French cycling fans. A home rider didn't win on Friday, but when was the last time there were three men from France in a top-1...

Stage 6 of the Criterium du Dauphiné featured the first mountain test for the riders, marking the beginning of the super weekend that is ahead of us. Eight riders went clear, including Mathieu van der Poel, who doesn’t waste any opportunity to be protagonist. However, the break never had chances to...

Remco Evenepoel put in a solid ride today at the Criterium du Dauphiné this afternoon but it was not enough to hold the yellow jersey. Even if it weren't for Tadej Pogacar's nuclear attack, the Olympic Champion is still a little below the level he showed at the Tour de France, Soudal - Quick-Step's...

Remco Evenepoel began the sixth day of the Criterium du Dauphiné in the race lead and with a brilliant race form wise. He suffered a crash 24 hours before, but still showed good legs on the climb to Combloux. Only, this was not enough to hold on to the yellow jersey or the podium, against the strong...

Stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse Women delivered quite a lot of action, with a hilly course that made differences in the overall classification. From the breakaway, Amber Kraak took the victory whilst Demi Vollering and Marlen Reusser shed time to their rivals.  The two main riders in the overall class...

Neilson Powless is a rider that usually thrives at the right times and today he has hit hard once again. Ahead of the Tour de Suisse, the EF Education-EasyPost outsmarted and outpowered the competition at the GP des Kantons Aargau to take his second victory of the season.  The Swiss race was suited...

Tadej Pogacar didn't have the best of days at the Criterium du Dauphiné's time-trial but little did that matter after one mountain stage. In the first climbing duel in 11 months, the Slovenian put in a masterful performance to decimate the competition in Combloux and take over the race lead.  Pogaca...

From the 8th to the 15th of June the riders take on the Criterium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. We preview stage 7. The queen stage of the race, wi...

To the surprise of few, Tadej Pogacar has shown once again why he is currently the best professional cyclist in the world. The World Champion has soared to victory on stage 6 of the Criterium du Dauphiné, dropping Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel, winning in style and taking over the yellow jers...

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard have faced off for the first time since the 2024 Tour de France at this Criterium du Dauphiné. Whilst Jonas Vingegaard gave a better impression in the opening days of the race, in the first mountain battle, the World Champion has exploded all of his rivals on the C...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We take a look at it's profiles.   The eight-day race consists of one (hilly) sprint stage, four days that s...

For Tadej Pogacar, there is work to do on the final weekend of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné. Sitting 7th overall, 38 seconds down on the race leader Remco Evenepoel, the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader is widely expected to attack in the mountains.  The first of three opportunities to do so this we...

Heading into the final weekend of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, one of the big questions is the form of world champion Tadej Pogacar. After a somewhat sluggish time trial by his own high standards, the Slovenian arrives in the mountains trailing both Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard.  This Fri...

The final weekend of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné starts this afternoon. With less than a minute separating the main GC favourites and three stages of mountainous parcours to come, it's still all to play for in the fight for the Maillot Jaune.  Team Visma | Lease a Bike starts Friday's stage 6 in...

INEOS Grenadiers have notably operated with different strategies and tactics so far in 2025. One thing that is staying constant, however, is the presence of former world champion Michal Kwiatkowski in the team. According to a report by the respected British cycling journalist Daniel Benson, the exp...

Stage 6 of the Criterium du Dauphiné will have a summit finish in Combloux, the climb in which Jonas Vingegaard won a lot of time on Tadej Pogacar back in the 2023 Tour de France's time-trial. Can he do the same? Will Pogacar take revenge? Will Remco Evenepoel hold on to the yellow jersey? We previe...

Whilst Tadej Pogacar steps up his Tour de France preparation at the Criterium du Dauphine, one of the Slovenian's key super domestiques Joao Almeida, has been announced as the leader of the UAE Team Emirates - XRG team for the upcoming 2025 Tour de Suisse.  “It’s been a pretty good season for me so...

Remco Evenepoel suffered a moment of stress in the final kilometres of stage 5 at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné on Thursday as he crashed, leaving the Maillot Jaune with some visible cuts and abrasions.  Thankfully, as the incident came within the GC safety of the final 5km, the Soudal - Quick-Step...

Jonas Vingegaard has shown plenty of good signs so far at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine, boosting the belief that the Dane can challenge Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France later this summer. In the opinion of one former Tour de France winner, however, the team around Vingegaard currently leaves a...

The INEOS Grenadiers made the call earlier this year to bring in Aussie sprinter Caleb Ewan. Despite a bright start to the campaign, Ewan announced a shock, immediate retirement in May. Now though, could INEOS be close to signing a like for like replacement in the form of another Australian? Well, a...

There will be no Tour de France appearance for Michael Matthews in 2025. In fact, there will be no racing at all for the Australian until further notice.  This concerning news comes from an official press release by Matthews' Team Jayco AlUla. "During a recent altitude training camp, GreenEDGE Cycli...

Starting this Friday, the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine heads into the high mountains. For the current Maillot Jaune Remco Evenepoel, it's the perfect chance to send a message to his rivals ahead of the upcoming Tour de France.  Starting Friday's stage with 16 seconds advantage over Jonas Vingegaard an...

Jonas Vingegaard put down a real mark of intent on the stage 4 individual time trial at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné on Wednesday afternoon, gaining time on all rivals other than the Olympic and World TT champion Remco Evenepoel.  Finishing 2nd on the stage, Vingegaard only lost 20 seconds to the...

Mads Pedersen is currently resting after the successful Giro d'Italia campaign. That means he had enough time to watch his compatriot Jonas Vingegaard fly on the opening stage of Criterium du Dauphiné. Even though the brave attack wasn't rewarded with a sweer victory, the Lidl-Trek star was pleasant...

Tadej Pogacar looked a notable step behind both Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard in the stage 4 individual time trial at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine on Wednesday afternoon. Whilst the Slovenian and the UAE camp have been keen to play down any fears ahead of the Tour de France, Dutch ex-pro tu...

Tadej Pogacar suffered a rare day of disappointment on Wednesday as he lost time to both Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard in the stage 4 individual time trial at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné. Could there be more to this story than meets the eye though? According to one American ex-pro, it coul...

Lotto will not change its name for the time being. L'Équipe previously informed that the team name would be updated for the Tour de France this summer, but according to their latest information, that change will not be happening. While Lotto struggles on its task to find a title co-sponsor that woul...

Eros Poli had a successful professional career in 1990s as a lead-out man for one of the fastest man of that era - Mario Cipollini. And just as he was famous, the Italian was also controversial which eventually led to his fall out with Poli in 1997. To this day, the relationship between the two is b...

Eddy Merckx was once again in his life granted the privilege of visiting the Belgian Royal Palace - something most mortals can only dream of. A week before Merckx's 80th anniversary, the man once referred to as 'the Cannibal' was welcomed by King Filip and even received a special birthday present. "...

Remco Evenepoel was the main victim to a crash inside the last kilometer of Criterium du Dauphiné stage 5, but the Belgian seems to have escaped without too much damage. However the same cannot be said about his teammate Louis Vervaeke who abandoned earlier on the day after a nasty crash. "Following...

Visma | Lease a Bike development team continues to recruit international talent for its future generation of stars. The project that served as a foothold for the supertalents Matthew Brennan and Jorgen Nordhagen has announced a new talent coming in for 2026 season. Previously, we have learnt that th...

Despite the presence of sprinter big guns (quite literally) such as Jonathan Milan and Soren Waerenskjold, the fifth stage of Criterium du Dauphiné came to a surprising conclusion with Jake Stewart (Israel - Premier Tech) as a winner. And right behind him, an INEOS Grenadiers jersey of Axel Laurance...

The fifth stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné featured a hilly stage with four climbs which, even if not the hardest, provided a great opportunity for the break to succeed and stop the sprinters' hegemony. Five riders went clear, while Lidl-Trek and Israel tried to control the race behind. During the...

Ahead of the final weekend at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, Remco Evenepoel is sitting pretty in the Maillot Jaune, 4 second clear of second placed Florian Lipowitz, but perhaps more importantly, 16 seconds up on Jonas Vingegaard and 38 seconds ahead of Tadej Pogacar.  Having the race lead before...

There was no calm entry to the 2025 Tour de Suisse Women for the GC contenders, as on the very first stage of the race, former teammates turned rivals Marlen Reusser and Demi Vollering exploded things with a long-range assault.  In the end, the pair gained 1:42 on nearest chaser Katarzyna Niewiadoma...

Stage 5 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné looked to be heading towards a relatively calm finale for the GC contenders. Inside the final couple of kilometres however, none other than the Maillot Jaune himself Remco Evenepoel got caught up in a crash.  Whilst he did hit the tarmac and was left with vi...

On stage 6, the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine finally heads into the mountains, with the first part of a three-stage blow out to determine the general classification. Given what has transpired over the first 5 days, it's arguably Jonas Vingegaard who enters the final weekend as favourite to claim a pre...

Jake Stewart has already shown strong for at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine, leading home the bunch on stage 1 for a 5th placed finish behind Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel. That performance was no fluke either, as the Brit has proven just a few days later....

Mathieu van der Poel has made a strong return to racing at the Criterium du Dauphiné, despite coming in under less-than-ideal circumstances. His recent crash in a mountain bike World Cup event left him with a small wrist fracture, casting doubt over whether he’d even make the start line in France. B...

Israel - Premier Tech's Jake Stewart has sprinted to the victory on stage 5 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné in Mâcon, denying Lidl-Trek powerhouse Jonathan Milan.  A five man group went clear to form the initial breakaway of the day on stage 5, with the attackers being: Jordan Labrosse (Decathlon...

The fight for the general classification at the 2025 Tour de Suisse Women has already exploded into life on the opening stage! Marlen Reusser won the stage ahead of Demi Vollering in a two-up sprint, whilst the rest of the race finished minutes down. Former Team SD Worx-Protime teammates, Demi Volle...

Mathieu van der Poel has been consistently impressive over the first four stages of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné. Although he leads the points classification however, the Dutchman is yet to be rewarded for his efforts with a stage win.  With an intriguing stage 5 parcours that allows for a tussle...

Tadej Pogacar has admitted he was “a bit disappointed” with his performance in Stage 4’s time trial at the Critérium du Dauphiné, where he conceded significant time to Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard. But the Slovenian remains calm and focused, insisting there's no cause for concern ahead of th...

Thanks to a stunning performance in the stage 4 individual time trial, Remco Evenepoel begins stage 5 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné in the Maillot Jaune of race leader. Although there are still four days to go, the goal for the Soudal - Quick-Step leader is now simple - keep hold of the Yellow J...

In what could be a massive boost for Jonas Vingegaard's hopes to reclaim the Maillot Jaune at the Tour de France later this year, a 'transformational' new breathing sensor used by Team Visma | Lease a Bike has been given the green light by the UCI following a review. The team of superstar riders suc...

Remco Evenepoel's stage 4 time trial win at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine on Wednesday marked a landmark moment in the history of the Soudal - Quick-Step team. Although it's been widely contested online, 'The Wolfpack' have proclaimed Evenepoel's success at the 1,000th in team history.  “I don’t ge...

Could George Hincapie be set to make a return to European cycling? Well, according to the latest reports, the 51-year-old American is in the process of forming a UCI ProTeam for the 2026 season.  A key domestique for Lance Armstrong, Hincapie rode 17 Tours de France in his career. Much like his comp...

From the 8th to the 15th of June the riders take on the Criterium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. We preview stage 5. Another tricky day in the Dauph...

Mattias Skjelmose's build up to the 2025 Tour de France is not going to plan at all. From the initial disappointment of having to withdraw from Lidl-Trek's Criterium du Dauphiné lineup, the Dane has now also been forced to pull out of his back-up preparation race, the Tour de Suisse.  "Sadly, I won’...

Tom Dumoulin, winner of the 2017 Giro d’Italia and former teammate of Jonas Vingegaard at Jumbo-Visma, has weighed in on the form and prospects of Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, and Tadej Pogacar as the Criterium du Dauphiné enters its decisive mountain stages. Speaking to Wielerflits, the retired Dut...

Tadej Pogacar's bid for overall victory at the Criterium du Dauphiné took a hit on Wednesday after a lacklustre performance in the individual time trial. The Slovenian star lost 49 seconds to Remco Evenepoel and 28 to Jonas Vingegaard — his two key rivals, not just this week, but for July’s Tour de...

The fourth stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné was an individual time trial, which always creates interesting gaps among the GC contenders, and this time was not an exception. Featuring 17.4 kilometers with a short but hard climb in the middle of the route, the stage was propitious for Remco Evenepoe...

Mathieu van der Poel isn't exactly renowned for his abilities on a time trial bike, but on stage 4 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, the Dutchman showed some very impressive form to keep himself striking distance of the Maillot Jaune at the end of the day.  Clocking the 6th fastest time on the stag...

Jonas Vingegaard continued to look in fine form at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine on stage 4. In fact, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider was the best of the rest against the clock, only being beaten by the Olympic and World time trial champion Remco Evenepoel. "I think to be honest, I can be prett...

Tadej Pogacar was left tasting a rare disappointment on stage 4 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine as the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader lost time to both his main general classification rivals Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard. Perhaps looking for an answer for the time loss, Pogacar took to insp...

The 2025 Tour de Suisse is around the corner and from a glance at its parcours, it is evident that multiple riders can aim for a result in the general classification. Compared to previous mountainous editions, this year's Suisse will be an opportunity for various rider types with only the final uphi...

June has arrived and so the 2025 season is entering it's second half. However there a few men at the professional level who are yet to appear at the start. Among them Lotto's new recruit Robin Orins. The Belgian under-23 time trial champion impressed with his consistency last year, but after his fi...

Classic Brugge-De Panne becomes Ronde van Brugge from next year. The WorldTour classic that is part of the Belgian spring campaign will therefore run from and to the city of Brugge with sprinters still in the spotlight. The change applies to both; male and female version of the race. The race will b...

While all eyes were on Remco Evenepoel, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard during the Criterium du Dauphiné stage 4 time trial, another rider put in a strong performance. Behind the super-human trio (and Matteo Jorgenson), Florian Lipowitz rode excellent chrono to arrive 5th on the day. The former b...

French sponsor AG2R La Mondiale is reportedly due to end its partenrship with Decathlon as co-sponsor of the French WorldTour team, departing from the sport after 25 years. French newspaper Le Télégramme breaks the news. AG2R have been a moving force behind the French team since the ancient cycling...

There is a reason Remco Evenepoel is widely regarded as the best time trialist on the planet and on stage 4 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, the Olympic and World TT champ proved why yet again with an astonishing stage win, gaining big on both Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar in the process.  Am...

Tom Pidcock seems to be crossing out a lot of 'firsts' on his bucket list in 2025. First professional season outside the British structure INEOS Grenadiers, first start at Giro d'Italia and now he seems to be heading to Gravel Worlds in October. Oh, and in the meantime the 25-year-old Brit also foun...

For Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the stage 4 individual time trial at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné was a very strong day all around. Team leader Jonas Vingegaard gained time on all his rivals other than Remco Evenepoel, with the team's other GC option Matteo Jorgenson also securing a podium finish a...

The 11th of June, 2025 will go down in history as a landmark day in the story of Soudal - Quick-Step. Star rider Remco Evenepoel took a dominant winner in the stage 4 individual time trial at the Criterium du Dauphine, a result that according to Quick-Step themselves at least, was the 1,000th in the...

Iván Romeo surrendered the overall lead at the Criterium du Dauphiné on a tough day against the clock, following his stunning solo victory just 24 hours earlier. The 21-year-old Spaniard, riding for Movistar Team, admitted the previous day’s heroics had left him drained, ultimately costing him nine...

Remco Evenepoel quite simply proved a cut above the rest of the peloton on the stage 4 individual time trial at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné on Wednesday afternoon. As a result, the Belgian also finishes the day in the Maillot Jaune of race leader. “It was a tough time trial — it reminded me of th...

Remco Evenepoel is celebrating a double success following stage 4 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné. The Soudal - Quick-Step leader not only powered to a dominant stage win in the individual time trial, the Belgian also made enough gains to secure the Maillot Jaune as the new race leader! Winning th...

This afternoon on stage 4 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, arguably the three leading contenders for the Maillot Jaune at the Tour de France this summer do battle against the clock in what is a perfect, pre-Grand Tour measurement of where they stand in regards to their rivals. But who will come ou...

After a quiet day for the main general classification favourites on stage 3 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, the fight to win the Maillot Jaune is set to spark into life on stage 4 as the likes of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel do battle against the clock. For the latter, ther...

Jonas Vingegaard has made a very positive start to the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, earning a lot of plaudits from experts and fans along the way. Ahead of a potentially decisive stage 4 individual time trial however, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader isn't getting too excited.  "I always seem to...

XDS Astana Team are on a mission this year and that is to score enough UCI points to retain their World Tour license. Against all odds, they have already provisionally climbed onto that position into June, but continue to push forward to assure that happens at the end of the year. Harold Tejada is d...

Remco Evenepoel is the reigning Olympic and World time-trial champion but that does not mean he has an easy challenge or is even the man to beat in today's time-trial at the Criterium du Dauphiné. It will be a hilly one and it will see him go head-to-head with both Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard...

Primoz Roglic abandoned the Giro d'Italia as a result of several crashes, most notably that suffered on the 'sterrato' stage. However, Alberto Contador has found it very unusual that although Juan Ayuso abandoned in almost the exact same circumstances, his are almost ignored by the cycling world.  “...

Nearly 12 months ago, Johan Price-Pejtersen has won the Denmark's National timetrial Championships. Or has he? Has he not? Actually, nobody knows. The Bahrain - Victorious rider was initially disqualified after the race by on-site jury for use of a cycling path parallel with the race course, but th...

Tom Pidcock has been having a very strong season on the road this year, albeit slightly stained by a modest Giro d'Italia. However his achievements in Mountain Biking, specially the Olympic Games, have turned him into one of Great Britain's most prestigious and awarded riders of all time. This week...

Soudal - Quick-Step is a strong team but it can't be argued at this point that it can be a match to Team Visma | Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates - XRG (specially with their Tour de France blocks here present at the Criterium du Dauphiné). Thijs Zonneveld argues that this difference in team power...

Stage 3 of the Criterium du Dauphiné was a brutal one, with over 45Km/h of average speed over the 3000 meters of climbing and quite a lot of heat. In the green jersey, Mathieu van der Poel joined the breakaway and pushed through in hopes of obtaining the yellow jersey and/or a stage win at the end o...

Alberto Contador is one of Spain's biggest figures in the sport of cycling not only in the past but still in the present, where he continues to be very vocal about the country's leaders and emerging talents. One very notable one is Iván Romeo, the new leader of the Criterium du Dauphiné.  “This Tues...

Expect the first big shake up of the Maillot Jaune favourites at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné on stage 4 as the likes of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel go head-to-head in an individual time trial. Find the start times and order right here! First down the start ramp is Pogacar'...

From the 8th to the 15th of June the riders take on the Criterium du Dauphiné. Not only is this race usually the biggest preview ahead of the Tour de France, but it will also have the presence of Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. We preview stage 4. 17 kilometers of time-trialing...

The first road cycling World Championships in Africa will be a big even for the whole continent, however the cycling federations of some European countries have their hands tied by budget costs related to the journey to Rwanda. We already know that for example Denmark and Netherlands will be represe...

The whole Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe is under the weather this year, despite their ambitious recruitment which included a heated transfer of Maxim Van Gils last winter. Through a range of sicknesses and allergies, the podium finisher from 2024 Strade Bianche and La Fleche Wallonne has been nowhere...

That Lotto has not been financially well off lately is no secret. Even though the Belgian team is basically guaranteed to return to WorldTour for the next three-year cycle, there's also plenty reason for concern. Without a strong co-title sponsor, it's becoming increasingly difficult for team manage...

Tiesj Benoot belongs among the more experienced men in the peloton. Over those 10 years as a pro he has met various riders. Among all the personalities he had the opportunity to work with, who stood out to him as the smartest?   "There are definitely two that stand out: Michael Storer, my ex-teammat...

Criterium du Dauphiné stage 3 was a hard one to read with profile probably a bit too difficult for pure sprinters, yet not hard enough to have GC favourites involved in the action. In such conditions, it commonly means a breakaway day - and on Tuesday we had just that with Ivan Romeo taking his firs...

Mathieu van der Poel arrived at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné with a clear goal: to fine-tune his form ahead of the Tour de France and claim a stage victory. While the Dutch superstar has consistently been in the mix — fighting with the best and finishing each of the first three stages inside the t...

Stage 3 of the Criterium du Dauphiné, as usual this edition, was a tricky and hilly one. A difficult and mountainous first part of the stage was the perfect terrain for many riders to fight for the break, knowing that it would be a tough task to control the race back in peloton. 14 riders went clear...

Movistar Team's Ivan Romeo secured a stunning solo win on stage 3 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, moving into the race lead as a result. Although it was the breakaway that took the spoils, things were by no means calm for those in the peloton behind - as Tadej Pogacar explained afterwards.  "It w...

Iván Romeo delivered the ride of his young career on Stage 3 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, seizing a dramatic solo victory and moving into the overall race lead. The 21-year-old Movistar Team rider attacked from the breakaway and held off the chasers to cross the line 14 seconds clear — his big...

Coming into the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné as the big GC hope of the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe team, Florian Lipowitz has made a move on stage 3, gaining time on the main Maillot Jaune contenders with a strong performance in the breakaway.  "It was a risk," admits Lipowitz in his post-stage interv...

Stage 3 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné has seen big changes in the general classification and yet another rider take hold of the Yellow Jersey following Tadej Pogacar and Jonathan Milan.  Milan had started stage 3 in the Maillot Jaune, but as the Italian powerhouse struggled on the climbs he was...

The breakaway has prevailed on stage 3 of the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, with Movistar Team's Ivan Romeo soloing to the victory and into the Maillot Jaune of race leader in the process. With the racing starting early on stage 3, a big group of 14 riders got up the road to form the breakaway. Best p...

Sepp Kuss and Jonas Vingegaard are a pairing that have brought Team Visma | Lease a Bike a considerable amount of success over the years. Currently, both riders are preparing for the 2025 Tour de France at the Criterium du Dauphiné.  "I'm doing well. I feel good, and I'm ready to enjoy the race," fo...

There was disappointment on Monday for Soudal - Quick-Step at the 2025 Antwerp Port Epic. With Tim Merlier forced to settle for 3rd place behind Timo Kielich and Rasmus Wallin, one of the European champion's loyal domestiques was forced to abandon the race after a nasty crash. 22-year-old prospect G...

In a dramatic conclusion to the 2025 Giro d'Italia earlier this month, Wout van Aert played a key role in deciding the winner of the Maglia Rosa. The Belgian buried himself on the penultimate stage to help teammate Simon Yates complete a Visma tactical masterclass and secure the second Grand Tour wi...

Jonas Vingegaard has had a very interesting few days on his return to racing at the 2025 Crtierium du Dauphiné. After nearly three months out after abandoning Paris-Nice with a concussion, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader looks refreshed and raring to go ahead of the Tour de France later this su...

From the 15th to the 22nd of June we have one of the year's most special and most difficult stage-races. The final World Tour race before the Tour de France, it is the Tour de Suisse. We take a look at how the prize money will be distributed throughout the race.  The total prize money for the race i...

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

Mathieu van der Poel is entering stage 3 of the Criterium du Dauphiné with good form and a third place in the overall classification. Remco Evenepoel hinted at the Dutchman potentially jumping into the race lead today, but van der Poel himself may not only be thinking of following wheels in today's...

This year's Criterium du Dauphiné has only seen two stages thus far but the action it's delivering is quite a lot. At the start of stage 3, all of the superstars are thinking of each other and seemingly all in good spirits. Remco Evenepoel believes that this Tuesday we may see Mathieu van der Poel i...

Arnaud de Lie is one of the most talented riders in the pro peloton but also one who has suffered a lot from physical issues in the last year - and as a result, psychological issues adding to that. Lotto DS Nikolas Maes has talked extensively about his comeback and the team's hopes that he shows his...

The finale of the second stage at the Criterium du Dauphiné was very chaotic. Whilst Lidl-Trek managed to deliver Jonathan Milan to victory spotlessly, no other team had a leadout that could contest which meant every sprinter was trying to get the wheel of the Italian. This led to the relegation of...

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

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

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

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

Finn Fisher-Black's the only rider who can say that he raced for UAE Team Emirates, Visma | Lease a Bike and now also Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe which aspires to become the third "superteam". And that the rider from New Zealand stopped by at all these prominent addresses despite young age of 23 is...

2025 will be a big year for the African cycling with first-ever road cycling World Championships to be held on the continent this September. A brutal course with over 5.000 meters of climbing across 267.5 kilometers is sure to attract the brightest stars of cycling to compete for the rainbow stripes...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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