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Another big blow for Dutch cycling! ZLM Tour 2025 cancelled by lack of available police due to NATO summit
Once again there has been more bad news for Dutch cycling, as the ZLM Tour will not take place in 2025. The stage race will not be run this year due to the lack of police available for the race, in connection with the NATO summit in The Netherlands. "The ZLM Tour cannot escape this either and theref...

"Tim Merlier has shown that he is the fastest sprinter in the peloton" - Remco Evenepoel happy to share Quick-Step leadership at 2025 Tour de France
After a third placed finish on his Tour de France debut in 2024, Remco Evenepoel is widely expected to be among the leading challengers for Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard later this summer. In a slight change to Soudal - Quick-Step plans though, Evenepoel will share the team's leadership with Ti...

"My appeal to the UCI is clear: ban it" - Sep Vanmarcke speaks out against hookless rims
The ever-evolving nature of cycling means teams are constantly looking to develop ways to find an advantage. One of the more recent developments, is the use of hookless rims, although according to ex-pro turned Israel - Premier Tech sports director Sep Vanmarcke, the UCI needs to move quickly to ban...

Mathieu van der Poel not worried by Tadej Pogacar Paris-Roubaix rumours: "I don't lose any sleep over it"
Mathieu van der Poel has been the king of the cobbles at Paris-Roubaix over recent years, taking the Monument win in 2023 and 2024. With Tadej Pogacar posting videos of himself in the Arenberg Forest and reconning the cobbles though, could Van der Poel's crown be under serious threat from the curren...

"I completely exploded in the last kilometre" - David Gaudu dramatically loses Tour of Oman lead on final stage
David Gaudu has shown good signs in his opening stage race of 2025. Ultimately though, the general classification win proved illusive as the French leader of Groupama - FDJ lost the Red Jersey on the final climb of the final stage, to pass on the race lead to Adam Yates. "When you have the leader's...

"I’m not actually in top shape right now" - Adam Yates retains Tour of Oman GC in ominous start to 2025
For the second year in a row, Adam Yates has kick started his campaign with a general classification victory at the Tour of Oman. In doing so, the UAE Team Emirates - XRG star has made an ominous start to 2025, with another impressive season seemingly in the future of Yates. “I think we knew alread...

OFFICIAL: This is Mathieu van der Poel's confirmed road racing programme for 2025
Mathieu van der Poel was dominant over the winter on his return to cyclocross, taking a record equalling 7th Rainbow Jersey win in Lievin. After a short rest and a well deserved skiing, the time for the Alpecin-Deceuninck leader to return to road racing is almost here. As it turns out, Van der Poel...

"It wasn't an easy conversation" - Lidl-Trek DS admits Mads Pedersen was disappointed by Tour de France snub
In 2025, Mads Pedersen is set to miss the Tour de France for the first time since 2019. After being the regular leader of the Lidl-Trek team over the years, the Danish former world champion has been left out of the team's provisional lineup for the French Grand Tour in 2025. In essence, the choice f...

“No rider wants to end up in a ditch with broken bones" - Race organisers need to remember cycling 'is not a video game' according to Red Bull - BORA boss
It hasn't taken long for the topic of rider safety to be thrust into the spotlight once again at the start of the 2025 season. At the recent Etoile de Besseges, a number of teams abandoned the race in protest after cars drove onto the course. One of the riders worst affected by a crash caused by the...

Another yellow card! Ruben Guerreiro is the latest rider to be punished after causing a crash at the Tour of Oman
Ruben Guerreiro has been issued a yellow card for causing a
crash on stage 2 of the Tour of Oman. The Movistar Team rider is now the
eleventh cyclist to receive a yellow card from the UCI since the system was
introduced in 2024. The Portuguese rider was penalised for a "deviation
from the chosen lin...

Colombian rider sadly dies in traffic accident in training
Colombian cyclist Juan David Cárdenas, just 19 years old, tragically lost his life on Monday in a traffic accident while training on a road in the Boyacá region of Colombia. This is yet another tragedy following on from the likes of Sara Piffer and Muriel Furrer over the last months. According to Ca...

UCI Rankings Team Update | Can Astana actually retain World Tour position?
The 2025 season has just begun but in the space of three weeks we're already seeing serious movement on the UCI Rankings, more specifically the teams' standings. It seemed like a lost battle, but XDS Astana Team have opened up the year with an impressive streak of results and they can actually reali...

Valentin Paret-Peintre reacts to superb Tour of Oman stage win: "I wanted to win one race in 2025 in advance and I have already succeeded"
The Tour of Oman concluded today with Valentin Paret-Peintre
winning his first race with Soudal – Quick-Step, as Adam Yates won the overall as
he defeated a disappointed David Gaudu. After the race, Valentin Paret-Peintre spoke to Wielerflits,
saying "I tried to drop Yates, about two kilometers from...

Cian Uijtdebroeks content with fifth place at the Tour of Oman: "“I no longer suffer from the things that I struggled with so much last year"
The Tour of Oman concluded today with Adam Yates snatching
the overall victory from David Gaudu on the final stage, as Valentin
Paret-Peintre claimed the stage win on debut with Soudal – Quick-Step. Cian Uijtdebroeks finished fifth in both the final stage and
the general classification, and appeared...

UCI will thoroughly investigate the events of Etoile de Bessèges with hefty fine, close supervision and more sanctions in the play
The 55th edition of the Etoile de Bessèges witnessed a dominant victory of Kévin Vauquelin but above all, a plenty of incidents that will certainly have some teams contemplating whether to visit the Gard department again for the 2026 edition. And as if the tarnished reputation of the French 2.1 rac...

"It became clear that Jonas lacked the explosiveness to respond to Pogačar" - Visma's head of performance on getting Vingegaard back to his top level
Jonas Vingegaard won the 2022 and 2023 Tour de France editions and as thr 2024 season began, he looked as strong as ever and a Tour de France battle was being highly anticipated. His miraculous return to competition and good form after the Itzulia Basque Country crash was impressive, but Team Visma...

Van der Breggen returns, new chapter for Vollering, Kopecky targets the Tour: When do the stars of the women's peloton start their seasons?
Over the last few weeks, cycling fans have been able to
crawl out of hibernation as the road season gets underway. At long last! It
felt like the winter lasted forever this year, but now we get to enjoy the
world’s best riders once again. Last week, we took a look at when some of the
stars of the me...

Adam Yates takes the overall victory as Valentin Paret-Peintre win the queen stage of the Tour of Oman 2025!
The Tour of Oman 2025 came to a close on the classic Green Mountain, with the stage victory going to Valentin-Paret Peintre and the overall win for Adam Yates. David Gaudu will be bitterly disappointed that he could not hang on for the GC. It was a brilliant race, with a spectacular Valentin Paret-P...

Monument glory? Tom Pidcock confirms ambitious spring campaign including Milano-Sanremo, Strade Bianche and Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Tom Pidcock has made an impressive start to his time at
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, settling in well after leaving the INEOS Grenadiers
over the winter. The British rider opted to skip the cyclocross season this
winter, and so far, that decision appears to be paying off as he gears up for a
demanding sp...

Rosa Klöser on her rise from university commutes to Unbound Gravel winner: "It's mind-blowing and honestly, a dream come true for me"
Rosa Kloser's rise in cycling has been nothing short of
remarkable. The 28-year-old Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto rider etched her name into
the history books last year by winning the Unbound Gravel 200, widely regarded
as the biggest event in gravel racing. Her journey from commuting in Copenhagen
to st...

Marc Brustenga's exploding tyre in Besseges ruled "not the result of a tyre or rim malfunction" according to manufacturer
Equipo Kern Pharma's sprinter Marc Brustenga set off to a seemingly good start of the season at the AlUla Tour and had certainly hoped to add at least one more to his two top-10 results at the Etoile de Besseges. With that goal in mind, the Spaniard began his sprint in the final metres of the second...

Attila Valter admits he was stunned by the "honesty and directness" when he first joined Team Visma | Lease a Bike
When Attila Valter joined Team Visma | Lease a Bike in 2023, his dream was to work his way up the ranks of one of the world's best teams and become a key rider for hilly classics. And while the 26-year-old Hungarian certainly became an important rider for the Dutch team, it might be the uniquely hon...

Studded tires and bathroom training sessions is what it sometimes takes to be a pro: "It’s better to ride in -10°C than in 3°C with rain"
Jonas Abrahamsen was one of the sensational revelations of last season, in particular thanks to his tenacious rides at the Tour de France. In 2025, he aims to leave his mark at the cobbled classics and not even the tough Norwegian winters could stop him from honing his preparation. Obnbviously, that...

"I was able to say goodbye to active cycling in a very nice way" - Chantal van den Broek–Blaak expects her second child
Former world champion Chantal van den Broek–Blaak wanted to give it her best in 2025 - her last season in the professional peloton, but now she has even more exciting plans. The 35-year-old Dutch champion learned that she had been blessed and is awaiting her second child. Thus there's no more motiva...

"It's not weak to put your hand up and ask for help... look where I ended" - Former U23 World champion opens up after drug abuse lead to his imprisonment
Jack Bobridge had a promising career ahead of himself when he was crowned the U23 time trial world champion in 2009, which got him a contract at WT team Garmin for the next season. In 2011, he even finished fifth at the Worlds TT in the elite category, but that result also marks the point Bobridge's...

Profile & Route Clasica Jaen Paraiso Interior 2025
On the 17th of February the riders will tackle one of the most recent and also exciting one-day races of the season. A 'warm-up' to Strade Bianche in a way, the Clásica Jaén Paraiso Interior provides the road peloton with a lot of racing on gravel roads through hilly terrain in Spain. We take a look...

Profiles & Route Vuelta a Andalucia 2025
From the 19th to the 23rd of February we have one of the most important Spanish stage-races of the season. This will be the Vuelta a Andalucia, taking place in a warm part of the country, always with a mix of explosive stages that traditionally attract the climbers and classics riders a lot. We take...

"The race was over for us" - Jan Tratnik describes Red Bull - BORA's reaction and decision after Etoile de Besseges' car incidents
Jan Tratnik moving from Team Visma | Lease a Bike to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe was one of the biggest transfers of the winter and the Slovenian has had an odd start to his 2025 season. Whilst he remains in form and motivated for the upcoming weeks, his debut at the Etoile de Bessèges was cut short...

UAE Team Emirates test Pablo Torres at Vuelta a Andalucia - Wellens, Soler and Sivakov to also fight for GC win
UAE Team Emirates - XRG is using the five-day long Vuelta a Andalucia later this February to give freedom to some of their climbers to chase strong results, wins and even fight for the overall classification. The lineup features no set sole leader, but four riders including Pablo Torres who will be...

Spain's biggest hope? INEOS' Carlos Rodriguez set to battle Pogacar, Vingegaard and Roglic before aiming at Tour de France
Ciclo 21 has given the lowdown on which will be the most important events in which we will see Carlos Rodríguez this season. One thing is for certain, the INEOS Grenadiers rider is not intimidated by the 'big 4', and throughout the spring he will battle against Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Pr...

"Really a dream come true" - Tadej Pogacar's Flandrien trip becomes once-in-a-lifetime ride for two young Belgian fans
Tadej Pogacar is a sensation like no other in the current peloton and everywhere he goes there is a spotlight and fans looking to follow him on the bike. It was no exception when he made the trip to Flanders this past Saturday to recon the Ronde, as a small group of young Belgian riders followed him...

Demi Vollering rejects vengeful feelings towards SD Worx: "It’s not that I want to take revenge on them"
Demi Vollering was the start his morning at a press conference hostel by FDJ - Suez, in which she, some of her teammates and management talked about the upcoming season, ambitions and emotions. A big topic was that of Team SD Worx - ProTIme which the Dutch rider left this winter, but she refuses fee...

Sep Vanmarcke compares Classics superstars: "Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar are naturally much calmer. While Wout van Aert experiences more stress"
Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar and Wout van Aert are three of the biggest superstars in the sport of cycling today. When comparing the palmares of the three riders though, Van Aert has notably had much less success in the monuments, with just 1 victory compared to the 6 of Van der Poel and 7 of...

Can Tadej Pogacar win Paris-Roubaix one day? "My answer is yes. Why wouldn’t he?" says Italian legend
Francesco Moser is, amongst many things, a Grand Tour winner, former World Champion and three-time Paris-Roubaix winner... When questioned if Tadej Pogacar can also win the 'Hell of the North' one day the Italian cycling legend says yes and he believes that it could even be this year. "I know that...

"It is not WorldTour level, but it is nice to get confirmation" - Olav Kooij on smooth set of wins at Tour of Oman
Olav Kooij decided on a different start to the season this year, in the Middle East where he found a modest peloton to compete with in the sprints, and took full advantage of it to leave with two wins in the bag already in early February. He discusses today's triumph at the Tour of Oman on stage 4 w...

UCI Rankings Rider Update | Santiago Buitrago, João Almeida and Kevin Vauquelin score big points in Valenciana and Besseges
Over the past weekend we've had the finale of the Etoile de Bessèges and Volta a Comunitat Valenciana which opened up the European stage-race calendar. We've had a few riders scoring big points that will be important for their teams - we take a look at the latest UCI Rankings. You can check the mos...

PREVIEW | Tour of Oman 2025 stage 5 - Can Adam Yates beat David Gaudu at ultra-steep finale?
From the 8th to 12th of February the peloton takes on another stage-race in the Middle East, the classic Tour of Oman. A race that provides days for the climbers and sprinters above all, it's always a race that attracts big riders early in the year due to the good weather away from Europe. We previe...

Olav Kooij does it again - Second stage win for Visma rider at the Tour of Oman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike brought Olav Kooij to the Tour of Oman this week and it proved to be a good choice. The Dutch sprinter has dominated the competition in both bunch sprints, and comfortably won stage 4 today. The flat stage was a day for the sprinters without a doubt, and without the wind b...

"You have to defend your territory a bit" - Adam Yates on the competitive nature of UAE's climber block and multiple leaders
Tadej Pogacar, João Almeida, Juan Ayuso, Jay Vine, Pavel Sivakov, Brandon McNulty, Marc Soler, Isaac del Toro, Pablo Torres... UAE Team Emirates - XRG is a team full of great climbers who work together throughout the year but also have their own ambitions of leadership. Adam Yates, another rider in...

Merhawi Kudus seriously injured and in intensive care after GP La Marseillaise crash
Merhawi Kudus began his 2025 season, his first in the colors of Burgos Burpellet BH, with a remarkable seventh place in the Classica Camp de Morvedre. Since then, the Eritrean has had a more complicated process. But the most difficult came at the Grand Prix La Marseillaise, when he suffered a hard c...

Just a ride for fun? Pogacar's Paris-Roubaix recon was 165 kilometers long and included all cobbled sectors team DS tells
UAE Team Emirates - XRG will not publicly say that Tadej Pogacar will ride Paris-Roubaix this year but almost all signs point towards it. He recently did a recon ride throughout the north of France and the team DS that rode with him and Tim Wellens reveals that the ride was a full recon of the 2025...

"Paris-Roubaix remains off Tadej Pogacar's race programme for 2025" according to Joxean Matxin, but Vuelta confirmation could be imminent
Tadej Pogacar has made waves in the cycling world this week by taking on reconnaissance of the Paris-Roubaix course, heightening speculation that the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader could be making a debut on the French cobbles in 2025. According to UAE's sports manager Joxean Matxin though, Pogacar...

Busy spring for Egan Bernal? Tour de France winner set to continue red hot form after double national title glory
What a few days it has been for Egan Bernal. After waiting
years for a victory, two have arrived in quick succession, and it’s been an
impressive start to 2025 for the Colombian. Last week, Bernal took his first win since the 2021 Giro
d'Italia, triumphing first in the national time trial, and then...

Tom Pidcock and Julian Alaphilippe listen up! Will the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a Espana have an extra wildcard slot in 2025?
In professional cycling, Grand Tours such as the Giro
d'Italia and the Vuelta a Espana represent the pinnacle of stage racing,
attracting elite teams, riders, and sponsor from around the globe. Traditionally,
the peloton comprises 18 UCI WorldTeams, which are granted automatic entry due
to their top...

140 grams of carbs or more? Has a former INEOS Grenadiers nutritionist found the perfect fuelling strategy for cyclists?
Are the days of 'bonking' over for cyclists? Could this new
approach to fuelling revolutionize the sport? Former INEOS Grenadiers nutritionist Aitor Viribay Morales
recently spoke with Velo about the rapid advancements in sports nutrition, and
had his say on whether the perfect formula for fuelling...

“We proved that we were good enough to be there" - ProTeams voice growing frustration over UCI wildcard allocations
Following reports that the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana
could receive an additional wildcard slot in 2025, frustration continues to
grow among ProTeams regarding the current selection process. Wielerflits
recently spoke with several team managers to understand their expectations,
strategies, an...

Lukas Nerurkar assumes growing up in Ethiopia helped him in becoming cycling pro: "An altitude camp at the age of seven may have benefitted me"
Lukas Nerurkar might still a bit under the radar, but the 21-year-old already showed glimpses of great promise, gradually improving every year. And his story of becoming pro is no less interesting than his rider profile. Nerurkar, son of British Olympic distance runner Richard, grew up in high altit...

"He is back in training" - Mads Pedersen has recovered from his illness and plans to defend his Tour de la Provence title
Mads Pedersen will be back in action this Friday at the Tour de la Provence! The Lidl-Trek rider was clearly out of character at the Etoile de Besseges and subsequently abandoned the stage race. Even before the strike over safety concerns by most foreign teams withdrew half of the startlist in the n...

Important Visma | Lease a Bike staff member leaves the team after 12 years to pursue a career in Formula 1
It was not so long that Team Visma | Lease a Bike restructuralized it's management with the departure of Merijn Zeeman (to football club AZ Alkmaar) in mind and now another key person is leaving with Commercial Director Sander Kruis, who's been with the Dutch formation for more than 12 years. He'll...

Thijs Zonneveld can't understand why French teams didn't pull out of Etoile de Besseges: "The bigger French teams should've certainly taken more responsibility in this"
Last week's Etoile de Besseges was the topic of discussions for all the wrong reasons. Of the 146 men at the start of the race last Wednesday, only 52 finished on Sunday with most abandoning over safety concerns. The third and fourth stages were stopped and shortened several times either for weather...

Quick-Step star pays tribute to Patrick Lefevere: "He's done his best to build a team to support Remco Evenepoel as much as possible"
With James Knox entering his eighth season with the Soudal - Quick-Step team in 2025, the loyal and reliable Brit has seen a lot change over recent seasons, with 'The Wolfpack' evolving from Spring Classics kings to more and more of a GC team supporting Remco Evenepoel. According to Knox though, as...

Discover the preliminary startlist for Tour de la Provence including Mads Pedersen, Matej Mohoric, Fred Wright & Sam Bennett
From the 14th to the 16th of February the racing in France continues with another prestigious stage-race. In the south of the country, the Tour de la Provence will provide good opportunities for the sprinters and classics riders to work on their form and fight for stage wins. Discover who'll be comp...

Find out who's riding the Clasica de Almeria right here: Arnaud De Lie, Arnaud Demare, Orluis Aular, Nairo Quintana & Alberto Dainese among startlist
On the 16th of February, the Spanish peloton will have a different challenge. The climbers and puncheurs often have the opportunity, but this time around the one-day race - the Clasica de Almeria - will be a day designed for the sprinters. See the startlist for the race right here! Among those on th...

See the startlist for the 2025 Vuelta a Murcia right here including Brandon McNulty, Jhonatan Narvaez, Nairo Quintana & Johannes Staune-Mittet
On the 15th of February we have got another high-level one-day race in Spain, this one guided towards the climbers and puncheurs. The Vuelta a Murcia is a race with a lot of history and tradition, and it promises to deliver another exciting edition in 2025. See the startlist down below! Included on...

"Mathieu van der Poel is the perfect classics rider" - Johan Museeuw expects Tour of Flanders record to be broken in 2025
In the long and storied history of professional cycling, no rider has won the Tour of Flanders more than three times. In 2025, Mathieu van der Poel goes for a record-breaking 4th triumph and according to fellow three-time winner Johan Museeuw, the Alpecin-Deceuninck leader is the pre-race favourite....

Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Mathieu van der Poel: When do the peloton's superstars start their road seasons?
The winter break is finally over, and cycling is back. After
months of waiting, the peloton has returned to action, and already the racing
has provided plenty of talking points. It’s great to be back! The 2025 season has begun with a mix of WorldTour and
smaller races, with riders testing their form...

Visma admit they "cannot say that Olav Kooij will definitely stay with our team" as Tour de France dream grows for sprint sensation
Olav Kooij has emerged as one of the peloton's leading sprinters over the last couple of seasons. On his Grand Tour debut at the 2024 Giro d'Italia, the Dutchman immediately added a Grand Tour stage win to his palmares too, proving his pedigree. As the dream of a Tour de France appearance grows thou...

Tadej Pogacar 'looking forward' to 2025 return at UAE Tour: "The important thing is we put a good show"
Tadej Pogacar was recently spotted scouting the Tour of Flanders (which he will race) and Paris-Roubaix (which we don't know if he will race). It is a few last days of European training before he kicks off his 2025 campaign at the UAE Tour (February 17-23). “I’m really excited and motivated to start...

"First test of my season on such steep slopes, and it is conclusive" - David Gaudu filled with confidence after stunning stage 3 win at Tour of Oman 2025
2025 looks set to be a big season in the career of David Gaudu. If the first summit finish test is anything to go by, it looks like it could also be a very good season for the Frenchman, as he stormed to a stunning victory on stage 3 of the 2025 Tour of Oman ahead of Adam Yates, taking the general c...

"One more chance on stage 5 to see if we can win the tour" - Adam Yates just beaten by David Gaudu on stage 3 of Tour of Oman 2025
Defending champion at the Tour of Oman, Adam Yates' hopes of back to back GC victories took a bit of blow on stage 3 as the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader was defeated by David Gaudu on the summit finish of stage 3. Sitting just five seconds off the Frenchman in the general classification though, it...

More bad news for British cycling? Iconic climb Snake Pass in need of £4 million repairs: “I wouldn't ride up there with my kids, not in a million years"
Snake Pass, the famous hill pass in the Peak District, is
one of the most beloved and challenging climbs for cyclists in England. Running
between Glossop and Ladybower Reservoir, the road has long been a favourite
among riders drawn to its stunning scenery and testing gradients. With an average
grad...

OPINION: Joao Almeida must find how to shine alongside Tadej Pogacar at UAE Team Emirates – XRG or consider moving elsewhere
Joao Almeida has built a reputation as one of the most
consistent and reliable stage racers in professional cycling right now. The
26-year-old Portuguese rider has never finished outside the top ten in a Grand
Tour, a remarkable stat that reflects his endurance, climbing ability, and clear
natural t...

“If Tadej starts, it will of course be a different story” - Florian Vermeersch settling into life at UAE Team Emirates - XRG
After leaving Lotto over the winter, Florian Vermeersch has
started a new chapter in his career at UAE Team Emirates - XRG, currently
regarded as the undisputed number one team in professional cycling. The 25-year-old
Belgian is making his season debut at the Tour of Oman and recently spoke to Wiele...

VIDEO | Tadej Pogacar confirmed to have explored Paris-Roubaix course and Trouée d'Arenberg
Tadej Pogacar took this February Sunday to explore the route of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. The World Champion shared himself on the course of the Belgian monument, but it was to the surprise of many that he was spotted at the Trouée d'Arenberg later in the afternoon by amateur riders -...

Cian Uijtdebroeks finding his rhythm after sixth place at Tour of Oman stage 3: “I feel that the engine still needs to warm up a bit”
David Gaudu claimed victory on Stage 3 of the Tour of Oman,
beating Adam Yates in a strong uphill finish. Meanwhile, Cian Uijtdebroeks of Team
Visma | Lease a Bike crossed the line in sixth place, continuing his
early-season form. After the race, Uijtdebroeks reflected on his performance,
acknowledg...

PREVIEW | Tour of Oman 2025 stage 4 - 2 for 2 in bunch sprints for Olav Kooij?
From the 8th to 12th of February the peloton takes on another stage-race in the Middle East, the classic Tour of Oman. A race that provides days for the climbers and sprinters above all, it's always a race that attracts big riders early in the year due to the good weather away from Europe. We previe...

“It is about fun and passing on that message” – Tom Dumoulin shares new approach to cycling
Over the last few years, it has become a growing trend for
former road riders to turn to gravel racing after retiring from the WorldTour.
Now, Romain Bardet is set to follow suit in summer 2025, and Tom Dumoulin, the 2017
Giro d’Italia winner, will also take part in gravel races this year. Dumoulin...

David Gaudu takes down Adam Yates on stage 3 of the Tour of Oman!
David Gaudu has won the third stage of the Tour of Oman as the strongest rider on the brutal final climb of the day. He escaped in the last meters and, although he tried, pre-race favourite Adam Yates could not beat him. Gaudu, of Groupama, is now the race leader ahead of the UAE Briton (6 seconds)....

"Don't stress too much" - Isaac del Toro reveals simple advice Tadej Pogacar gave him
Isaac del Toro is one of the most exciting young talents in the UAE Team Emirates - XRG squad. The Mexican, after a more than outstanding first year as a professional, is looking forward to the 2025 campaign. In an interview with Marca, the winner of the Tour del Porvenir 2023 talked about the advic...

TV Guide - Where and When to Watch the 2025 Tour of Oman
From the 8th to 12th of February the peloton takes on another stage race in the Middle East, the classic Tour of Oman. It is a race that provides days for the climbers and sprinters above all, it's always a race that attracts big riders early in the year due to the good weather away from Europe. Her...

BREAKING: Did Tadej Pogacar recon Paris-Roubaix in secret? World Champion reportedly spotted at Trouée d'Arenberg
Tadej Pogacar and Paris-Roubaix, a mix that cycling fans have been waiting for for years. The World Champion is a rider that thrives on all terrains, but is yet to make his debut in the 'Hell of the North'. However, this may not be in the distant future, as the UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider has repo...

100 kilometers on the bike - Remco Evenepoel quickly begins to build training towards 2025 season
Remco Evenepoel sustained massive injuries on his fall back in December and there were big worries of the timing for his schedule for the preparation towards the spring. However as he returns to training on the road he provides good reassurances, as on day 2 he already went over 100 kilometers on th...

Tadej Pogacar in Flanders to recon one of 2025's biggest goals
Tadej Pogacar's season will begin soon at the UAE Tour but before the World Champion makes his debut with the new UAE Team Emirates - XRG gear in competition, he is still doing some training and exploring of some of the races he will tackle this spring. This weekend he is in Flanders to remind himse...

"Thanks for all the beautiful moments" - Three time World Champion Sanne Cant bows out with tributes from Mathieu van der Poel and Marianne Vos
Sanne Cant brought the curtain down on her incredible
cyclocross career with a fourth-place finish at Krawatencross Lille on Sunday.
The 34-year-old Belgian bids farewell to the sport after a glittering career
that saw her claim three world championship titles, winning the rainbow jersey
in 2017, 20...

"Anyone who claims that he can appoint me the new Remco Evenepoel in ten years is completely crazy" - Have Team Visma | Lease a Bike figured out the best approach to scouting talent?
The competition to sign the most promising young riders has
never been fiercer, with teams across the professional cycling landscape
searching for the next breakthrough star. Team Visma | Lease a Bike is one of
the many WorldTour squads investing heavily in scouting and development, adding
four new...

"Starting the season with such a result is incredible" - Santiago Buitrago and Bahrain Victorious put UAE Team Emirates – XRG to the sword
Santiago Buitrago secured the biggest stage race victory of his career, winning the general classification at the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana. The Colombian’s triumph in the five-day race was largely built on his impressive stage 4 win, where he outpaced Joao Almeida in a decisive battle for victor...

Elisa Longo Borghini unbeatable in the UAE Tour Women: “It is the demonstration of our level and how strong we have been in these four days”
The 2025 UAE Tour Women came to a close on Sunday, ending in
a familiar fashion as Lorena Wiebes claimed victory once again. The Team SD
Worx - ProTime sprinter, who also won the opening stage, dominated the final
sprint after navigating the chaos to seal her second win of the race. While Wiebes too...

“I had a little revenge to take here” - Kevin Vauquelin impresses at Etoile de Bessèges
Kevin Vauquelin delivered an impressive performance on
Saturday to win the overall title at the Etoile de Bessèges. The Frenchman
capped off his victory with wins on the final two stages, including a decisive
10km time trial in Alès. Speaking after his triumph, Vauquelin expressed his
satisfaction w...

Laurens Sweeck reacts to victory at Krawatencross Lille: "Seven victories in a season is certainly not bad"
On Sunday, Krawatencross Lille played host to Round 7 of the
X20 Badkamers Trofee, delivering an exciting day of racing with Laurens Sweeck
emerging as the winner in the men’s event. The fast-paced circuit made it extremely difficult to create
gaps early on, leading to a tight and tactical race. Bot...

Profiles & Route Tour de la Provence 2025
From the 14th of the 16th of February the racing in France continues with another prestigious stage-race. In the south of the country, the Tour de la Provence will provide good opportunities for the sprinters and classics riders to work on their form and fight for stage wins. We take a look at it's...

Profile & Route Figueira Champions Classic 2025
On the 16th of February the international peloton arrives in Portugal. This will be the day of the Figueira Champions Classic, one of the most recent additions to the UCI calendar which has seen a notable winner in Remco Evenepoel back in 2024. We take a look at the profile of the 2025 race. The ra...

Victory for Egan Bernal and INEOS Grenadiers! Colombian becomes road national champion
Egan Bernal is on a roll! The Colombian rider hadn't won since the 2021 Giro d'Italia until this week, for the first time since his life-threatening crash, he took a win at the Colombian time-trial national championships. Perhaps more importantly, the INEOS Grenadiers now also won the road race and...

Profile & Route Clasica de Almeria 2025
On the 16th of February, the Spanish peloton will have a different challenge. The climbers and puncheurs often have the opportunity, but this time around the one-day race - the Clasica de Almeria - will be a day designed for the sprinters. We take a look at it's profile. Early on in the race there...

TV Guide - Where and When to Watch the 2025 UAE Tour
From February 17th to 23rd, the UAE Tour 2025 will take place. It is the second World Tour stage-race of the year and will feature plenty of stars in the field of the sprinters and also climbers - headlined by Tadej Pogacar. Here's where and when to watch it. The race will be broadcast in the tradi...

2025 UAE Tour Prize Money Distribution - €300.000 in total for star-studded race
From February 17th to 23rd, the UAE Tour 2025 will take place. It is the second World Tour stage-race of the year and will feature plenty of stars in the field of the sprinters and also climbers - headlined by Tadej Pogacar. We take a look at how the race's prize money is organized. The race has a...

João Almeida reflects on mixed week in Valencia: "Sometimes you're the hammer sometimes you're the nail"
João Almeida will race over 80 days this year, virtually all in stage-races. The Portuguese rider is looking to bring in as many good results as possible and the year almost started with a win at the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana. He finishes the week with a second place behind Santiago Buitrago, but...

"It was our goal to win the final stage" - Jonathan Milan and Lidl-Trek have perfect start and finish to week in Valencia
Lidl-Trek selected a lineup packed with sprinters, rouleurs and classics riders to the very hilly Volta a Comunitat Valenciana. As it turns out, it would be a great choice, as the American team leaves the race with two stage wins and a few days in the lead. Jonathan Milan sealed the deal on stage 5...

Volta a Comunitat Valenciana | Jonathan Milan wins stage 5 as Santiago Buitrago seals maiden overall win
After winning two stages, Santiago Buitrago has confirmed his first-ever stage-race victory at the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana. Stage 5, a day for the sprinters, was won by Jonathan Milan. Just over 100 kilometers on the menu, into the city of Valencia where just a few months ago severe floods cau...

Laurens Sweeck outsprints Aerts and Iserbyt to thirlling Krawatencross Lille finale - Lucinda Brand wins women's X2O Badkamers Trofee race
The Krawatencross Lille was round number 7 of the X2O Badkamers Trofee and here Lucinda Brand came to take another win in the women's race despite having the classification already won. In the men's race there was another exciting and tight battle, ending with a victory of Laurens Sweeck. The very f...

Utter domination! Kevin Vauquelin wins time-trial and GC at Etoile de Besseges
Arkéa - B&B Hotels need every help they can get to try and save their World Tour license and in all honesty, the team's very future. It is then a very important week for the team as Kévin Vauquelin wins the final stage of the Etoile de Bessèges in another dominant display of power and also seals the...

1st pro win at age 31 - Louis Vervaeke over the moon with emotional victory in Oman
Louis Vervaeke is a selfless domestique with Soudal - Quick-Step and over the years has supported the team's climbers to success - most recently being a right-hand man for Remco Evenepoel. Today he got his opportunity and he grabbed it with both hands, to win for the first time as a professional rid...

Lorena Wiebes wins again - UAE Tour ends with easy sprint win; Elisa Longo Borghini conquers overall classification
The women's UAE Tour ended the same way it started - with a victory for Lorena Wiebes. The Team SD Worx - ProTime sprinter won with several bike lengths in the final stage, beating Sara Fiorin in yet another mass sprint marked by a mass crash. The final day of the race saw no big splits of threats...

Marc Madiot refuses to attack Etoile de Besseges organizers for car controversy - "The car that was incriminated on Thursday had been stopped twice by the police. It nevertheless took off"
The Etoile de Besèges is currently a race at risk, with it's reputation severely damaged after it's 2025 edition where half the peloton left the race in protest of the safety conditions. It is undeniable that the shocking incidents with cars on the race course deserve criticism, but veteran DS Marc...

PREVIEW | Tour of Oman 2025 stage 3 - Adam Yates big favourite for first summit finish?
From the 8th to 12th of February the peloton takes on another stage-race in the Middle East, the classic Tour of Oman. A race that provides days for the climbers and sprinters above all, it's always a race that attracts big riders early in the year due to the good weather away from Europe. We previe...

"It’s only her first race" - Visma on Pauline Ferrand-Prevot's difficulties at Jebel Hafeet
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is returning to the road full time, but it is clear that the road to her high ambitions will be a long and difficult one. In the queen stage of the women's UAE Tour the French legend struggled, and finished only 18th, 3:39 minutes from stage winner Elisa Longo Borghini. "Of c...

By a mere second! Louis Vervaeke wins 2nd Tour of Oman stage by a thread after successful breakaway
The Tour of Oman delivered an incredibly dramatic finale to stage 2, as Louis Vervaeke survived the incoming peloton to take a superb win. The Belgian rider took full advantage of the opportunity, and managed to take the win despite having the peloton in his heels in the final sprint. The second da...

At age 35, Diego Ulissi continues pro career to keep making history - "Cycling has changed a lot in these 16 years"
Diego Ulissi holds a rarely mentioned but incredibly impressive record. Ever since the year he turned pro, 2010, he has won a pro race every single year without exception. The Italian rider, classics specialist by nature, wants to take a win in his 16th consecutive season and is motivated to perform...

PREVIEW | Tour of Oman 2025 stage 2 - Sprint or solo win atop race's first hilly finish?
From the 8th to 12th of February the peloton takes on another stage-race in the Middle East, the classic Tour of Oman. A race that provides days for the climbers and sprinters above all, it's always a race that attracts big riders early in the year due to the good weather away from Europe. We previe...

PREVIEW | Etoile de Besseges 2025 stage 5 - Kévin Vauquelin could win once again and seal GC win
From the 5th of February to the 9th, the peloton is in France and will race the Etoile de Bessèges. It is the opening stage-race of the French calendar in 2025. We preview stage 5. The race ends, as always, with a time-trial. It is one of the most unique of the year, as the first 8 kilometers are fl...

PREVIEW | Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025 stage 5 - Can Jonathan Milan finally take his sprint win?
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025 will take place from the 5th to the 9th of February and will be one of the absolute highlights of the early-season calendar, as many stars take the opportunity to race in the region they have spent weeks training in this winter. We preview stage 5. The final...

UCI Rankings Riders Update | Pidcock, Schmid, Morgado and Romo soar up the charts... Pogacar remains number 1
The 2025 season has begun and at this point, three weeks in, we've got two World Tour events concluded and plenty other races - mainly in Spain - giving away points to riders. We take a look at the first big update of the year in the UCI Rankings, including already a few moves. At the top of the ch...

"We are short 37,000 euros" - Disaster as lack of funding leads to cancellation of Bretagne Ladies Tour
The Bretagne Ladies Tour, a women's stage race held in
Brittany, north-west France, has sadly been cancelled for 2025 due to financial
difficulties. The race, won in both 2023 and 2024 by Olympic and world
time trial champion Grace Brown, was not included from the 2025 UCI Road
Calendar when it was...

Noordzeecross Middelkerke winner Inge van der Heijden reacts to victory over Lucinda Brand: "I had to fight hard for this"
It was a remarkable day for the 25-year-old Dutch rider Inge
van der Heijden as she triumphed in the final race of the Superprestige season,
the Noordzeecross Middelkerke. She secured victory ahead of former world
champion Lucinda Brand, who suffered a fall on the first lap and came agonisingly
clos...

"A few months ago, I would never have dared to dream of a victory" - Joris Nieuwenhuis wins Noordzeecross Middelkerke to achieve high point of difficult winter
On Saturday, the Superprestige season concluded with the
Noordzeecross Middelkerke. A week after the World Championships in France,
Lucinda Brand and Niels Vandeputte secured the overall titles in cyclocross’s
oldest classification races. Joris Nieuwenhuis, a 28-year-old rider and national champion...

"We want to provide the same quality as the men's racing" - UAE Tour Women continues to grow in popularity
The UAE Tour Women currently stands as the only Women's
WorldTour race held in the Middle East. Having a women's race in this region
carries significant importance, as it helps promote gender equality in sports
and provides a platform for female cyclists in an area where such opportunities
have trad...

ANALYSIS: Belgian cyclocross could be in crisis, and it is not Mathieu van der Poel’s fault
Another cyclocross winter is drawing to a close, and yet
again it’s been a brilliantly show of predominantly Dutch and Belgian magic
throughout. In Flanders, cyclocross races are major events, drawing thousands
of passionate spectators and commanding prime-time television coverage. The
atmosphere is...

Santiago Buitrago turns Valenciana on it's head with surprise win and GC lead over João Almeida - "Tomorrow will be a difficult day"
A sensational performance in the final competitive stage of the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana propelled Santiago Buitrago to the race lead. The Colombian kept his powder dry throughout the day, but in the final uphill rise to the line he attacked to a solo win. When it looked like Movistar Team coul...

Sprinter turned climber? Jonathan Milan comes alive on final climb at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: "I always rode at the limit today"
Renowned as one of the top sprinters in the world, Jonathan
Milan took on an unexpected role as a climber today! During the fourth stage of
the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025, Santiago Buitrago of Bahrain
Victorious claimed victory, seizing the overall lead from Joao Almeida in a
surprising resul...

Joao Almeida all but loses GC! Santiago Buitrago wins again and becomes the overall leader of the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana
The Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025 is turning in to a thrilling edition of the race After the epic victory of Iván Romeo in stage 3, the fourth day offered a superb spectacle. The route offered many scenarios for victory, and that's why Pablo Castrillo attacked 60 km from the finish. Although the...

Glory for Lucinda Brand and Niels Vandeputte! Superprestige season comes to a close at Noordzeecross Middelkerke
Today marks the end of the Superprestige season at the Noordzeecross
Middelkerke. A week on from the World Championships in France, and it was Inge van der Heijden and Joris Nieuwenhuis who won the elite women's and elite men's races on the day, whilst Lucinda Brand and Niels Vandeputte secured the...

Kevin Vauquelin fights through the controversy and rain to win Etoile de Besseges Stage 4!
Through the mist and the rain Kevin Vauquelin has won stage four of the Etoile de Besseges! Behind him, Thomas Champion came second, and Nicolas Breuillard came third to secure an all French podium. It's been a dramatic few days for the Etoile de Besseges, as a number of teams (including the INEOS G...

"Safety must be without compromise" - Visma boss Richard Plugge believes cycling must stop cutting corners on safety
The issue of safety in cycling has once again become a major
topic of discussion in 2025. Recent months have seen multiple tragic incidents
in the sport. British junior cyclist Aiden Worden, aged eighteen, lost his life
following a training crash earlier this month. Similarly, nineteen-year-old
Ital...

Elisa Longo Borghini wins UAE Women's Tour queen stage at Jebel Hafeet
The women's UAE Tour seemed to have been decided on Friday as Elisa Longo Borghini and UAE Team ADQ thrived in the crosswinds and created a colossal gap to the competition. Today on stage 3, the Italian virtually sealed the triumph as she comfortably won atop Jebel Hafeet with her teammate taking se...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike win Tour of Oman opening stage as Olav Kooij sprints to easy win
Olav Kooij is Team Visma | Lease a Bike's main sprinter and he started off his season in Oman. At the Tour of Oman, stage 1 was guided towards the sprinters, and the Dutchman did not disappoint. The first stage of the Omani race started immediately with a climb but it wasn't to be attacked. A break...

Etoile de Besseges update | Stage 4 cut due to snow; 1 more team abandons; More criticism of organizers from riders
Surreal days this week in France as the Etoile de Bessèges sees stage 4 start with a peloton half the size of what it began with, with the second consecutive stage cut (now due to bad weather reasons), and with a lot negative commentary over what's happened in recent days. Entering the queen stage,...

2 months later, Remco Evenepoel returns to training on the road - And has ridden through his crash location
Remco Evenepoel crashed in early December and suffered very heavy injuries including bruised lungs, fractured ribs, scapula and hand; and more... One month later he was given the green light to get back to training indoors, and on the 7th of February the Soudal - Quick-Step has finally returned to t...

Would 2025 nutrition save Simon Yates' 2018 Giro? "You never see anyone completely collapse anymore"
Over the past few years there has been a complete revolution when it comes to nutrition in pro cycling and it feels like the key words are 120 grams of carbs per hour during racing. The experimenting and successful implementation of a different kind of feeding allowed riders to put out stronger perf...

PREVIEW | Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025 stage 4 - Can João Almeida save GC in a crazy roller-coaster day?
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025 will take place from the 5th to the 9th of February and will be one of the absolute highlights of the early-season calendar, as many stars take the opportunity to race in the region they have spent weeks training in this winter. We preview stage 4. Stage 4 i...

INEOS DS laments downfall of Etoile de Besseges: "We wanted to race here, but apparently that's not possible"
The Etoile de Bessèges controversy is one that took the cycling world by storm this week and within the peloton, there were many displeased voices. Seven teams fully abandoned the race, a very unusual situation - specially as the race continued despite all the adversity. Some of the team DS' who mad...

Etoile de Besseges owner: "If the riders do not let the gendarmes' motorcycles pass during a race, the gendarmes cannot secure the race"
Organizing and managing a cycling race is a daunting task, and when this is with events of a lower category with tighter budgets and voluntary personnel, it can become hellish. That seems to be what happened with the Etoile de Bessèges, where the race owner stands up for it's team amidst a very cont...

PREVIEW | Tour of Oman 2025 stage 1 - Visma sprinter Olav Kooij ultimate favourite for bunch sprint
From the 8th to 12th of February the peloton takes on another stage-race in the Middle East, the classic Tour of Oman. A race that provides days for the climbers and sprinters above all, it's always a race that attracts big riders early in the year due to the good weather away from Europe. We previe...

PREVIEW | Tour of Oman 2025 - Can Adam Yates bring in another GC win for UAE?
From the 8th to 12th of February the peloton takes on another stage-race in the Middle East, the classic Tour of Oman. A race that provides days for the climbers and sprinters above all, it's always a race that attracts big riders early in the year due to the good weather away from Europe. We previe...

UCI issues a statement regarding Etoile de Besseges traffic violations
The Etoile de Bessèges is a race that has unfortunately had negative incidents in the past and in 2025 it's reputation has only gone down. In the space of less than 24 hours, two moving vehicles got in the way of the peloton and created situations of serious risk. The race continues, albeit with it'...

"If you’re always going to ride against Pogacar, it’s not going to work" - Cian Uijtdebroeks focuses on smaller races and getting the winning feel in 2025
Cian Uijtdebroeks was one of the biggest Grand Tour prospects in the peloton and at the end of the 2023 season he was in the spotlight of a shocking transfer between the BORA team and Team Visma | Lease a Bike, with a contract breaking involved. However his first season was cursed with an injury, an...

GALLERY: Etoile de Besseges neutralization in pictures
Stage 3 of the Etoile de Bessèges has become one of the most memorable days in modern cycling but not for the best reasons. We share a few pictures from the extended neutralization early in the day, in which several teams decided to leave the race in protest of the lack of safety conditions. During...

1354 days later: Egan Bernal’s journey back to the top of a podium
On 24 May 2021, Egan Bernal crossed the finish line first on
Stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, securing his second Grand
Tour stage victory and extending his lead in the general classification. That
day, he rode through rain and bitter cold, dropping his rivals in the Dolomites
an...

PREVIEW | Etoile de Besseges 2025 stage 4 - Half the peloton battle for queen stage at Mont Bouquet
From the 5th of February to the 9th, the peloton is in France and will race the Etoile de Bessèges. It is the opening stage-race of the French calendar in 2025. We preview stage 4. The queen stage of the race, it sees the peloton return to Le Mont Bouquet. Most of the stage is flat and we shouldn't...

Another run at the Tour, MTB World Championships and debut at Ardennes - busy year ahead for Puck Pieterse
While in 2023, Puck Pieterse added only two road starts to her records (one which was impressive 5th place at Strade Bianche Donne), she already got a taste of the fully-fledged road campaign last year. Well, the latter might be still a bit of an overstatement as the Fenix-Deceuninck rider only comp...

"This was the hardest women's race I saw" - Patrick Lefevere figuratively blown away by the spectacular echelon show at UAE Tour Women
The second stage of UAE Tour Women had an expected winner in Lorena Wiebes, but the road to this result was far from foreseeable. A stage blown open in echelons and the home riders of UAE Team ADQ took matters into their own hands with three women in the leading group of five. For Patrick Lefevere,...

"There was no place for me" - Olav Kooij dreams of Tour de France start, but will he ever get that opportunity with Visma | Lease a Bike?
Olav Kooij might be in his last year with Team Visma | Lease a Bike. Of course it's not more than a speculation, but it's becoming increasingly obvious that the talented Dutch sprinter is becoming worthy of a dedicated sprint train at the races like Tour de France - and it's something he may never r...

"I had a lot of pain, but wanted to continue and battle for the jersey" - despite a gutsy ride, Mathias Vacek completely falls through the GC of Valenciana
Mathias Vacek entered today's stage of Volta a Comunitat Valenciana with confidence that he can somehow manage to hang on to his leader's jersey in another difficult stage. However the Lidl-Trek rider was immediately struck with a setback early into the stage when he crashed hard after just a few ki...

"I couldn't push any further" - Arnaud Démare defeated in head-to-head battle against Arnaud de Lie in chaotic Besseges stage
Close but no cigar for Arnaud Démare who had to settle for yet another second place at Etoile de Besseges. It's not a failure to be defeated by strong rider like Arnaud De Lie, but it's not the results that will be remembered from this stage... The French sprinter however never considered abandoning...

Profile & Route Vuelta a Murcia 2025
On the 15th of February we have got another high-level one-day race in Spain, this one guided towards the climbers and puncheurs. The Vuelta a Murcia is a race with a lot of history and tradition, and it promises to deliver another exciting edition in 2025. We take a look at it's profile. The consi...

With only 1 teammate next to him, Arnaud De Lie wins chaotic Etoile de Besseges day: "Without races, we can't do our job"
The Etoile de Bessèges peloton was in for the ride of their life today. The race was neutralized after only a few kilometers as for the second consecutive day, a moving car was moving towards the peloton. Almost half of the entire peloton decided to abandon the race, and in the chaos this included m...

"I think we were perfect today" - João Almeida and UAE Team Emirates take on Valenciana race lead
Mathias Vacek started the day in the lead of the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana but a crash early in the day made it impossible for the Lidl-Trek rider to defend himself. In the second mountain stage of the race, João Almeida found himself in the virtual lead and in a defensive mindset against Santiag...

Ivan Romeo puts Valenciana climbers to shame with terrific solo victory: "This is what I've been looking for a long time"
On Friday, February 7, 2025, Iván Romeo will remember it all his life. The 21-year-old Spaniard has achieved his first victory as a professional in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. The Movistar rider has also achieved it in an epic way: with a solo attack 17 km from the finish line. When the sit...

Movistar outsmart UAE and INEOS! Iván Romeo wins stage 3 at Valenciana as João Almeida becomes new race leader
Iván Romeo has won stage 3 of the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana with a strong solo attack in the final kilometers of the stage. The Movistar Team benefited from his power and from the tough ascent that dropped former race leader Mathias Vacek. Although it was not as chaotic as in France, the start o...

Etoile de Besseges - Arnaud De Lie wins stage 3 but 55 riders abandon the race in protest
Stage 3 of the Etoile de Bessèges is a day that will stay in the history books for a long time but for the wrong reasons. After another moving car was tracked on course, the peloton neutralized the stage, and 55 riders (of seven teams) abandoned the race in protest. Amidst all the chaos, Arnaud De L...

"Monkeys in a circus" - Mass exodus from Etoile de Besseges as protest for lack of safety; INEOS, Red Bull, Quick-Step and more leave French race
Every single day so far at the Etoile de Bessèges there have been issues with traffic on course, but on stage 2 a moving car actually caused a crash. This morning at the start of stage 3 another moving car incident happened, and there has been a mass exodus from the race in protest. It was another...

Freire family laments news of Oscar's disappearance: "It is a strictly personal and intimate matter"
The cycling world had one of it's biggest scares in recent days as it was reported in local news that former Spanish rider and three-time World Champion Óscar Freire had left his home without giving information, without wallet and keys and had been gone for two days. His family informed the police w...

UPDATE 2 | INEOS, Lidl-Trek and EF Education reportedly leave Etoile de Besseges after car controversy
The Etoile de Bessèges is a race that has in the past not received the highest reputation over the safety towards the riders, and this may be on the verge of causing a massive problem for itself. On stage 2 a car was on route and although a major accident was avoided, it caused a fall. At the start...

Lorena Wiebes wins UAE Tour echelon-fest as Elisa Longo Borghini virtually cements GC win
The women's UAE Tour today delivered a stage like we rarely see. The extremely strong winds have caused absolute chaos in the race, and Elisa Longo Borghini has taken an immense amount of time on her rivals which brings her to a very good position to win the race overall. However, despite the chaos,...

Pro racing near an active war zone? World Tour teams may pull out of Tour du Rwanda amidst serious safety concerns
The World Championships will take place in Rwanda this year, and so more than ever the Tour du Rwanda's notoriety and importance grows. However facing big questions and concerns over an armed conflict where the African nation is involved, a few of the top teams may decide last-minute to forfeit the...

Coll de Rates KOM 'could've been much faster' according to Tadej Pogacar, who admits hiding many Strava sessions
In the depths of winter there is no racing on the road, and so the spotlight often falls on unexpected topics. During the month of December, with most World Tour teams training in the 'Costa Blanca', Tadej Pogacar took the spotlight by taking the KOM in the area's most famous ascent the Coll de Rate...

Another one for Tudor! Muscat Classic sees dramatic finale and sprint win for Rick Pluimers
The Muscat Classic gave continuation to the racing calendar in the Middle East and this Friday it was Tudor Pro Cycling Team coming out with another victory, as Rick Pluimers sprinted to victory after a very attacked finale with several groups threatening the victory. The 'desert classic' featured...

Discover the final startlist of the Tour of Oman & Muscat Classic 2025 - Adam Yates, Jay Vine, Ethan Hayter, David Gaudu and Olav Kooij present
On the 7th of February the peloton tackles the Muscat Classic; and from the 8th to 12th of February the peloton takes on another stage-race in the Middle East, the classic Tour of Oman. A race that provides days for the climbers and sprinters above all, it's always a race that attracts big riders ea...

Mads Pedersen forced to abandon Etoile de Besseges as stomach issues fail to improve
Mads Pedersen starts his racing season every year in France close to home and usually at the Etoile de Bessèges. Being a frequent winner in this race, and with stages very well suited to him, he oped to start his 2025 racing calendar this week but is leaving the race after struggling with stomach is...

PREVIEW | Etoile de Besseges 2025 stage 3 - Magnier, Meeus and Waerensksjold headline another likely sprint
From the 5th of February to the 9th, the peloton is in France and will race the Etoile de Bessèges. It is the opening stage-race of the French calendar in 2025. We preview stage 3. Stage 3 starts and finishes in the town that gives the race it's name: Bessèges. It's a hilly day, where at times break...

Red Bull - BORA fume as Maxim van Gils hospitalised after car drives onto course at Etoile de Besseges: “In this race, there are cars everywhere... It’s dangerous"
Maxim van Gils move from Lotto to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe was one of the most highly discussed and controversial of the recent off-season as the Belgian broke his contract to sign with the all-star Red Bull side. Van Gils hasn't enjoyed the best of starts to life in his new team either, abandoni...

PREVIEW | Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025 stage 3 - Can Mathias Vacek survive Bahrain and UAE's expected raid?
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025 will take place from the 5th to the 9th of February and will be one of the absolute highlights of the early-season calendar, as many stars take the opportunity to race in the region they have spent weeks training in this winter. We preview stage 3. Stage 3 f...

Egan Bernal victorious for the first time since Giro d'Italia 2021: "For us it is like our little Tour de France"
Egan Bernal opened the 2025 season in style with a national title! For the 28-year-old rider, this is the first victory since his overal triumph at the 2021 Giro d'Italia. The INEOS Grenadiers rider beat three-time winner Walter Vargas by 7 seconds and teammate Brandon Rivera by 29 seconds. The new...

Key Classics domestique for Tadej Pogacar extends UAE Team Emirates - XRG contract until 2027
UAE Team Emirates - XRG arguably have the most star power of any team in the peloton today. One of their superstar domestiques is sticking around too as Tim Wellens has reportedly extended his contract with the team of Tadej Pogacar, securing his future until 2027. The report comes from Het Laatste...

ASO organiser about the future of team time trials at the Tour de France: "We particularly like the new Paris-Nice format"
The team time trials have seemingly disappeared from the Tour de France itinerary, with last sighting dating back to 2019 when the yellow Jumbo-Visma train blitzed through the streets of Brussel. "It’s been quite a few years since we’ve done it," Gouvenou told Velo. "The organization of a team time...

"I felt like I had lost it all" - Robert Stannard about the misery and bouncing back from four-year suspension for supposed doping
2024 was a tough year for Robert Stannard, who was issued back-dated ban for 2018-2022 period after irregularities in his biological pass were found. While the UCI Anti-doping tribunal found Stannard guilty, what they haven't found was any evidence of Stannard's actual misconduct, which makes it a b...

Santiago Buitrago confides to mixed emotions after beating teammate Pello Bilbao: "It always leaves a slightly bitter taste in the mouth when you pass a teammate"
Santiago Buitrago has entered the fight for the final overall classification of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana after his victory in the second stage. The Colombian rider of Bahrain - Victorious is now placed third, only 5 seconds behind leader Mathias Vacek and 3 seconds behind Joao Almeida. Cl...

João Almeida comes short of both GC lead and stage victory: "I was strong today and we're motivated for the next stages"
Despite an all-out action on the slopes of Font de Partegat, Mathias Vacek remains in the overall lead of Volta a Comunitat Valenciana. The last climbs of the second stage saw UAE Team Emirates - XRG on the attack and eager to make differences. However in the end, they were beaten to it by Bahrain-V...

"I was confident before the stage" - Mathias Vacek hangs on to Valenciana leader's jersey despite fireworks during the queen stage
Two stages into this year's Volta a Comunitat Valenciana and we still have a rather surprising overall leader with Lidl-Trek's Mathias Vacek. Thanks to a spectacular team performance in the opening team time trial, the Czech rider had so comfortable position coming into today's queen stage that not...

“It feels really good to still be the best sprinter" - Lorena Wiebes immediately asserts dominance on first raceday of 2025
Lorena Wiebes was the all-conquering and unquestioned sprint leader in 2024. With just one raceday done of her 2025 season, the Team SD Worx - Protime star has already re-asserted her dominance with a thunderous stage 1 win at the UAE Tour. Despite the all-star field of fastwomen in the United Arab...

"That was the best Mathieu I've ever seen in cross" - Richard Groenendaal's big praise for Van der Poel after 7th World Championship win
There is now no one in the history of cyclocross with more Rainbow Jerseys that Mathieu van der Poel. Last weekend in Lievin, the Dutchman powered to a dominant win at the 2025 World Championships and according to Dutch cyclocross legend Richard Groenendaal, his compatriot may currently be at his ve...

Pello Bilbao beams despite missing out on victory at Volta a Comunitat Valenciana: "When a teammate wins, second place is good"
The second stage of the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana was a real exhibition of Bahrain - Victorious. In the first test for the men of the final general classification, Colombian Santiago Buitrago was the strongest, taking 9 seconds from his teammate Pello Bilbao at the finish line. Both were ahead of...

VIDEO: Disaster narrowly avoided as car drives into oncoming peloton at Etoile de Besseges 2025
Stage 2 of the 2025 Etoile de Besseges played out earlier this afternoon in France. In the end, victory went to Uno-X Mobility's Soren Waerenskjold in a bunch sprint. At just inside 17km to go though, a potentially disastrous incident was only just avoided. As the peloton came firing down a narrow c...

PREVIEW | Muscat Classic 2025 - Can British champion Ethan Hayter win once again after leaving INEOS?
On the 7th of February racing resumes in the Middle East and this time around we've got the recently created Muscat Classic. Ahead of the Tour of Oman, this one-day race provides an opportunity for different types of riders to take a strong win. We preview the race ahead. The race will be 169 kilom...

Brilliant Santiago Buitrago leads home Pello Bilbao in Bahrain - Victorious one-two on brutal stage 2 of the 2025 Volta a Comunitat Valenciana
On a brutally steep final climb, Santiago Buitrago has survived to take victory on stage 2 of the 2025 Volta a Comunitat Valenciana ahead of his Bahrain - Victorious teammate Pello Bilbao and Joao Almeida. With a day highlighted by increasingly challenging climbs in the final 50km, just five riders...

Soren Waerenskjold gives Uno-X Mobility first win of the season on stage 2 of 2025 Etoile de Bessèges
Soren Waerenskjold has taken Uno-X Mobility's first win of the season in a frantic sprint on stage 2 of the 2025 Etoile de Bessèges in Marguerittes. Five riders went clear in the early breakaway of the day. Included in the group was the King of the Mountains classification leader, Axandre Van Petege...

Challenge Mallorca firmly defends itself amidst recent criticism: "We were not given the option of plan B nor do we owe money to anyone"
The 2025 edition of the Challenge Mallorca series is already part of the history books. Unfortunately though, this one did not go the way everyone would have liked. After some spectacular races, the Trofeo Andratx was suspended at the decision of the riders, which ended with a series of accusations...

"I've always thought that Wout van Aert's perfect race is the Tour of Flanders" - Filippo Pozzato believes Visma star can compete against Van der Poel & Pogacar
A big year awaits Wout van Aert in 2025. After an injury-hit 2024 saw his momentum consistently scuppered, the Belgian star of Team Visma | Lease a Bike will be determined to prove he still has what it takes to beat the very best in the peloton. Former star of Italian cycling Filippo Pozzato has be...

Lorena Wiebes wins emphatically to start 2025 season in style on stage 1 of UAE Tour
European champion Lorena Wiebes has kicked off the 2025 UAE Tour in style, sprinting to a dominant win ahead of rival Charlotte Kool in a bunch sprint finale to stage 1. In the process, the Team SD Worx - Protime star takes early control of the leader's jersey. Just three riders got themselves into...
More details come to light following the short-lived disappearance of three-time world champion Óscar Freire
On Wednesday, the news broke of the concerning disappearance of Óscar Freire, shocking the entire cycling world. The three-time world champion had been missing since Monday. For this reason, his family reported him missing to the Guardia Civil, only to find out 17 hours later that Freire was fine. F...

"All the arrows point in the direction that Jonas wants to ride the World Championship" - Danish coach Michael Morkov expect Vingegaard in Rwanda
Having focused heavily on stage races during his career so far, Jonas Vingegaard is yet to make an appearance racing in the colours of the Danish national team at a World Championships, a European Championships or an Olympic Games. According to the new national coach Michael Morkov though, that coul...

Ben O'Connor wants Tour de France podium in 2025: "That would be the dream"
After the best year of his career to date in 2024, Ben O'Connor is making a fresh start in 2025 having swapped the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team for Team Jayco AlUla. One thing that hasn't changed though, the Aussie's ambition to be amongst the very best in the peloton. In 2024, O'Connor certainl...

"I can still gain something in all areas" - Florian Vermeersch looking to show progress on UAE Team Emirates debut in Oman
After seven seasons with Lotto, Florian Vermeersch begins the 2025 season in new colours with a new team. The 25-year-old Belgian has signed for UAE Team Emirates - XRG on a two-year deal over the recent off-season, and after spending the winter training with his new teammates, Vermeersch is already...

"If I win Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders? Then I'll take the rest of the year off" - Wout van Aert plots route to successful 2025
Wout van Aert came up short in his quest to win the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships last weekend in Lievin, finishing a distant 2nd to long-time rival Mathieu van der Poel. Now, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike star turns his attention to the upcoming road season. "It's a shame that I wasn't near...

"I'm having a great time. Things are professional" - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot enjoying life after swapping INEOS for Visma
The 2025 women's UAE Tour gets underway today, and for Team Visma | Lease a Bike's former world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, it marks a return to regular road racing for the first time since the 2018 season. As such, the French, multi-discipline star is understandably keen to make a strong start...

"I might also do the World Championship time trial this year" - Is Tadej Pogacar targeting Rainbow Jersey double in Rwanda?
After a record breaking and all-conquering 2024, there's not much missing from the palmares of Tadej Pogacar. In 2025 though, the Slovenian is keen to tick off a few of those notable wins he's yet to claim, such as Milano-Sanremo, the Vuelta a Espana and even the World Championship time trial? In Zu...

ANALYSIS | What have we learned from the 2024/2025 cyclocross season: Is Mathieu van der Poel the GOAT, and is Belgian cyclocross in trouble?
As the dust settles on the 2025 Cyclocross World
Championships in Liévin, the defining narratives of this season have taken
shape. While a few races remain in February, the major battles have been
fought, and the standout stories are clear. From the continued dominance of Mathieu van der Poel and F...

Primoz Roglic "can be a role model for everyone who doesn't have everything going the way they imagine in life" according to former Slovenian national champion
Whilst Primoz Roglic has undoubtedly had an incredibly successful career in the peloton, it's also been a career with numerous setbacks and pieces of bad luck. As such, the fact that he has been so successful in spite of these setbacks, means the Slovenian can be a role model to all for his determin...

"If someone is satisfied with a 17th place, I think that he does not really have his place in this race" - French champion heavily critical of his own performance at World championships
The cyclocross world witnessed another brilliant performance by Mathieu van der Poel last Sunday, who became the world champion for a record-equalling seventh time. Far off the interest of cameras, the best French riders competed to retain at least a bit of their pride in front of the home crowds, d...

Former world champion on UCI punishing Wout Van Aert with a super-low starting position in Liévin: "National coaches should decide who they put in which row"
Even though he never came close to threatening Mathieu van der Poel's seventh world title last Sunday, Wout Van Aert still rode impressive World Championships, after all he was the only one able to keep up with MVDP from the distance. Had he started from the front row, could he have won in Liévin? W...

Slovenian ex-pro raves about Tadej Pogacar but warns "His downfall will come at some point. All cyclists start to lose form sooner or later"
Tadej Pogacar's 2024 season will go down in history as one of the greatest individual campaigns in cycling history. The Slovenian leader of UAE Team Emirates - XRG was all-conquering taking Grand Tours, Monuments and the first Rainbow Jersey of his career. For just how long can Pogacar continue bein...

Laurens ten Dam calms the panic of possible Rwanda Worlds cancellation after visiting the country: "I didn’t notice any unrest"
Laurens ten Dam took part in the Race Around Rwanda earlier this week, but was unable to reach the finish due to a crash. A disaster? Not entirely because Ten Dam was in Rwanda on a double-mission to also reckon the region as the national coach of Dutch women. The tense situation in near Congo raise...

"Valentino Rossi taught me that the only way to keep with innovations in sport is to adapt" - Sep Vanmarcke shares what used to be his insipiration to keep pushing himself beyond limits
Sep Vanmarcke's career came to an abrupt end in mid-2023, when the Belgian specialist on cobbled classics was diagnosed with a heart problem that was not compatible the career of a professional cyclist. Overnight, he had to switch gears and go from competing himself to the role of a sports director....

Lorena Wiebes looks forward to see how she compares against other sprinters at season debut: "It is always exciting to discover what steps the competition has taken"
Lorena Wiebes is arguably the most feared sprinter in the women's peloton. Just last year, she secured more than 20 victories and is very likely to break the barrier of 100 professional triumphs (currently at 93) at some point this season. The European champion will have the opportunity to make the...

"I don't want to look back with any regrets" - Lizzie Deignan will be "racing every weekend" to fully savor her final season as a pro
In her final season as a professional cyclist, the former World Champion and silver Olympic medallist Elizabeth Deignan won't aim for the most prestigious trophies and big victories anymore. Deignan will compete in the biggest races such as Milano-Sanremo, Vuelta a Espana or the Tour de France, but...

PREVIEW | Etoile de Besseges 2025 stage 2 - Can Magnier once again defeat the likes of Meeus, Pedersen and De Lie?
From the 5th of February to the 9th, the peloton is in France and will race the Etoile de Bessèges. It is the opening stage-race of the French calendar in 2025. We preview stage 2. Stage 2 is the day perhaps best suit to the fast men. Although it's not completely flat, the finale in Marguerittes wil...

OPINION: Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe are the real deal, and it’s only a matter of time before they are cycling’s next super team
When Red Bull was announced as a major sponsor of BORA –
hansgrohe, the cycling world took notice. A brand known for turning sporting
projects into supreme winning machines was now investing in professional
cycling at the highest level, but what did this mean for competitors? With the
signing of Pri...

PREVIEW | Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025 stage 2 - Brutal summit finish to test Almeida, Rodríguez, O'Connor, Vlasov and a dozen other brilliant climbers
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025 will take place from the 5th to the 9th of February and will be one of the absolute highlights of the early-season calendar, as many stars take the opportunity to race in the region they have spent weeks training in this winter. We preview stage 2. Stage 2 w...

Profiles & Route Tour of Oman 2025
From the 8th to 12th of February the peloton takes on another stage-race in the Middle East, the classic Tour of Oman. A race that provides days for the climbers and sprinters above all, it's always a race that attracts big riders early in the year due to the good weather away from Europe. We take a...

"Jonas shared everything and really wanted to pass it on to me" - Visma's supertalent Jorgen Nordhagen will show what has he learnt from the Tour de France champion in Oman this week
Team Visma | Lease a Bike have been off the radar so far in 2025, having only competed at the obligatory Tour Down Under in January. But the big races are slowly approaching and so it's time to get racing also for one of the strongest teams in the world. A young team, which includes the extremely pr...

Profile & Route Muscat Classic 2025
On the 7th of February racing resumes in the Middle East and this time around we've got the recently created Muscat Classic. Ahead of the Tour of Oman, this one-day race provides an opportunity for different types of riders to take a strong win. We take a look at it's profile. The race will be 169...

'1000 watt man' Paul Magnier takes Besseges triumph - "It’s important for me that I won my first race of the year"
Paul Magnier is a huge talent, and he did not wait to remind the peloton of it. Before the start of the Etoile de Bessèges he talked about how when he's fresh he can put out 1000 watts for a whole minute, and this afternoon he put out similar numbers to take an impressive win in a star-studded field...

Tom Pidcock and Julian Alaphilippe at the Tour of Flanders? Belgian monument invites teams of big contenders
The Tour of Flanders organizers have revealed their wildcards for the 2025 race and amongst these are teams that host some of the big favourites for the race. We learn that the likes of Tom Pidcock and Julian Alaphilippe will certainly be present after their teams were confirmed. With automatic wil...

Visma debut young supertalents Behrens and Nordhagen at Tour of Oman; Olav Kooij aims for sprint wins
Team Visma | Lease a Bike is a team of many leaders but also many young talents. At the Tour of Oman, where the racing is usually calmer, they are providing some of their young riders such as Niklas Behrens and Jorgen Nordhagen with some experience and chances to fight for their own results without...

INEOS Grenadiers could be close to signing French Tour de France stage winner
INEOS Grenadiers is looking to change the momentum with the team's ongoing bad situation and this year could be one of change. Into the upcoming transfer season, the team will have to make big moves in the market and it starts early, as it's said that one of France's upcoming talents is in sights of...

UPDATE: Oscar Freire found after disappearing scare
The cycling world has been shaken by shocking news. The Spanish legend, Oscar Freire, is unaccounted for. At the time being the whereabouts of the Spaniard are unknown and this is raising serious concerns over his current status. His family has reported his disappearance to the Guardia Civil on Wed...

Surprise at the Valenciana! Lidl-Trek dominates TTT as UAE Team Emirates loses 50 seconds
Stage 1 of the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana was a huge team time-trial of 34 kilometers and as it turns out, a few teams couldn't manage this effort well. Lidl-Trek, a team without GC aspirations at this race, put their lineup to it's best use to take a surprising and dominant victory against the cl...

Without van der Poel and Van Aert, Laurens Sweeck beats Eli Iserbyt in thrilling Parkcross Maldegem
With Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert ending their seasons, the tight battles for victories have returned. It was very hard earned, but at the Parkcross Maldegem it was Laurens Sweeck who took the victory on a very fast circuit and a thrilling final lap against Eli Iserrbyt. The very fast rac...

The new Quick-Step star? Paul Magnier delivers brutal sprint victory at Etoile de Beseges' opening stage
Paul Magnier talked about his muscle gain and capacity to hold long sprints. This afternoon at the Etoile de Bessèges he put this power to it's best use, winning stage 1 ahead of Jordi Meeus in a brutal uphill sprint. Almost completely flat, but the first day of the Etoile de Bessèges was no short...

"I didn't recognize myself anymore" - Remi Cavagna details brutal breakup with Movistar
Rémi Cavagna was a surprise transfer in the winter of 2023, as he joined Movistar in search of more freedom to chase his results. A transfer that worked for others, but not for the Frenchman, who goes as far as saying he's regressed in his career. It is rare to have a pro rider be so open about the...

VIDEO: Marie Schreiber wins Parkcross Maldegem in race marked by altercation from two riders
The Parkcross Maldegem is taking place this Wednesday and provides a late-season opportunity for some riders to succeed, in an unusual mid-week spot. The first post-World Championships race was won by Marie Schreiber in the women's side, but the race was marked by an altercation. Schreiber was the...

Despite apparent success, Arenberg 'chicane' removed from 2025 Paris-Roubaix
Paris-Roubaix, the 'Hell of the North', is one of the most complex and exciting races of the year and perhaps it's most notable feature is the cobbled road of the Trouée d'Arenberg. The sectors is important and every year riders used to enter it at extremely high speeds, leading to fear of massive c...

"World championship for sprinters" - Jonathan Milan eager for Tour de France debut and battles with Philipsen, Merlier, Girmay
At the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana there will be three mountainous days, a team time-trial and only one stage for the sprinters on the final day. Hence, it is a surprise that Lidl-Trek have shown up at the start line with Jonathan Milan, his full leadout and no options for the overall classificatio...

"When I feel fresh, I get over 1,000 watts in 1 minute" - Paul Magnier ready to challenge the best sprinters in the world
This morning, Paul Magnier starts his 2025 season at the Etoile de Besssèges with the number 51, leading a Soudal - Quick-Step that will be supporting the Frenchman in hopes of a stage win against the likes of Mads Pedersen and Arnaud De Lie. However, not only does he not fear such powerful riders,...

Arnaud De Lie starts season in Bessèges and explains racing delay - "My body wasn’t ready"
Arnaud De Lie had hoped to start his season at the early-season Spanish one-day races to begin bringing in wins for Lotto, but his plans were sidetracked by a minor knee injury. It was an unexpected setback but one that was not too dramatic, and now the Belgian sprinter looks to kick off his season...

Former pro accuses Challenge Mallorca organizers of not paying prize money, after huge race cancellation controversy
This beginning of the 2025 season has been very turbulent, at least in the Challenge Mallorca. The Balearic classics were going well until the Trofeo Andratx The 4th race was suspended due to the dangerous conditions the peloton claimed to be in. This couldn't have been worse for the race organizati...

Adam Yates and Jay Vine lead UAE Team Emirates - XRG at Tour of Oman
UAE Team Emirates - XRG have been piling up the wins and UCI points in recent weeks at the start of the 2025 season, and this is likely to continue this week in the Middle East. At the Tour of Oman, this will be the team to beat, as Adam Yates and Jay Vine form a formidable duo that will be aiming f...

After 7th CX world title, Mathieu van der Poel dreaming of 4th Tour of Flanders win in 2025: "But this year a certain Tadej Pogacar is participating"
Fresh off the back of an incredible 7th Cyclocross World Championship win in Lievin on Sunday, Mathieu van der Poel already has one eye firmly focused on the upcoming Spring Classics and the Dutchman has one race in particular in his sights for 2025: the Tour of Flanders. "I fell in love with that r...

PREVIEW | Etoile de Besseges 2025 stage 1 - 10% sprint for Pedersen, De Lie, Cort Nielsen, Laurance and Magnier
From the 5th of February to the 9th, the peloton is in France and will race the Etoile de Bessèges. It is the opening stage-race of the French calendar in 2025. We preview stage 1. Stage 1 of the race is a traditional one and perhaps one of the most unusual of the year. It is a pan-flat day starting...

PREVIEW | Etoile de Besseges 2025 - Can Carapaz or Tratnik win the GC? Or will sprinters like Pedersen and De Lie surprise?
From the 5th of February to the 9th, the peloton is in France and will race the Etoile de Bessèges. It is the opening stage-race of the French calendar in 2025. We preview the race ahead. Stage 1 of the race is a traditional one and perhaps one of the most unusual of the year. It is a pan-flat day...

PREVIEW | Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025 stage 1 - Will UAE Team Emirates - XRG win 34-kilometer long TTT?
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025 will take place from the 5th to the 9th of February and will be one of the absolute highlights of the early-season calendar, as many stars take the opportunity to race in the region they have spent weeks training in this winter. We preview stage 1. The start...

PREVIEW | Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025 - Dozens of great climbers battle for prestigious early season win!
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025 will take place from the 5th to the 9th of February and will be one of the absolute highlights of the early-season calendar, as many stars take the opportunity to race in the region they have spent weeks training in this winter. We preview the race ahead. T...

Find out what will the 2025/26 World Cup calendar look like: Two new rounds, another chance for Sardegna and... no Dublin?
The 2024/2025 cyclocross season was first with the "new" format that saw riders compete over 12 rounds for the overall trophy as well as highly-valued starting positions at the Cyclocross World Championships. Clearly, UCI was content with how the season unfolded and, despite some changes, will appro...

French ex-pro impressed by Wout Van Aert's composed ride in Liévin: "We should be showing our youngsters the exemplary behaviour of WVA"
While the overlord in Liévin was above sky clear, another rider presented arguably even more commendable performance. Wout Van Aert, despite being out of contention for rainbow stripes pretty much from the start, never gave up and managed to complete most of the course in the same pace as winner Mat...

Magnus Cort has recovered from knee injury and ready to tackle Besseges: "I'm just getting started, so I don't expect a top result on the first stage"
Magnus Cort Nielsen is one of the most enigmatic riders within the Uno-X Mobility ranks. And one of the Scandinavian team's leaders too. But the winter preparation was hampered by knee problem which temporarily derailed his run-up to the 2025 season. The Danish rider did not have an ideal off-season...

"I’ve got great memories after what we did last year" - Adam Yates gets 2025 season underway at the Tour of Oman
With every passing race, more and more riders are returning to competitive action. At the upcoming Tour of Oman (February 8-12), UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Adam Yates will get his own 2025 campaign underway, returning to defend the title he won in 2024. Last year, Yates took GC victory in Oman, finis...

Discover the final startlist of the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025 - João Almeida, Ben O'Connor, Brandon McNulty, Carlos Rodríguez, Jonathan Milan and more!
From the 5th of February until the 9th, Spain hosts another high-level race. Throughout these five days, the peloton will tackle the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025. Find out the startlist right here! Among the final startlist are the likes of: Brandon McNulty, João Almeida, Pavel Sivakov, Santiag...

Profiles & Route Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025 will take place from the 5th to the 9th of February and will be one of the absolute highlights of the early-season calendar, as many stars take the opportunity to race in the region they have spent weeks training in this winter. We take a look at it's profil...

Profiles & Route Etoile de Besseges 2025
From the 5th of February to the 9th, the peloton is in France and will race the Etoile de Bessèges. It is the opening stage-race of the French calendar in 2025. We take a look at it's profiles. The five-day race follows a traditional route, with stages fitting the sprinters, classics riders, climbe...

See the final startlist for Etoile de Bessèges 2025 including Mads Pedersen, Filippo Ganna, Sam Bennett, Arnaud De Lie and Maxim van Gils
From the 5th of February to the 9th, the peloton is in France and will race the Etoile de Bessèges. It is the opening stage-race of the French calendar in 2025 and you can see the startlist right here! On the final startlist are notable names such as: Sam Bennett, Filippo Ganna, Axel Laurance, Joshu...

Pim Ronhaar set for ultrasound after CX World Championship crash leaves Dutch star on crutches: "Hopefully nothing comes of the scan"
Mathieu van der Poel brought joy to the Dutch at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships in Lievin last Sunday, equalling the legendary Eric De Vlaeminck's long-standing record by winning his 7th Rainbow Jersey. A little further behind on the course though, Van der Poel's compatriot Pim Ronhaar was...

"What a stain on Danish cycling" - Mathias Norsgaard fumes at his nation over scandalous handling of national ITT controversy
There was massive controversy in Danish cycling earlier last month when it was announced that, eight months after being initially disqualified, Johan Price-Pejtersen would finally be given the Danish National Championship win in the individual time trial. Within the Danish cycling fraternity though,...

"I’m just keeping the door open" - Chris Froome insists his retirement is not 100% certain in 2025
The legendary Chris Froome has a palmares most riders can only ever dream of. Although he has four Tour de France wins, two Vuelta a Espana victories, a Giro d'Italia and numerous other successes in his illustrious career, the truth is that Froome hasn't been competitive for the last few years. Neve...

"Our ambitions are high" - Strong Bahrain - Victorious head to the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana with Pello Bilbao, Santiago Buitago, Lenny Martinez & Jack Haig
The upcoming Volta a Comunitat Valenciana will see a number of notable names kicking off their 2025 campaign. For Bahrain - Victorious, the Spanish stage race seems a real early season target as they send a climbing block with considerable strength in depth. “I believe the General Classification co...

"I imagine I'd go there and support Ben O’Connor" - Eddie Dunbar set for super-domestique role on Tour de France debut?
Irish climber Eddie Dunbar was one of the stars of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, winning a pair of stages. Another one of the stars of that race, Ben O’Connor is one of Dunbar's newest teammates at Team Jayco AlUla for 2025. "I noticed in the 2024 Vuelta he's very good at positioning himself on the clim...

"The rising number of deaths will kill the sport in the long run" - Adam Hansen livid after Trofeo Andratx controversy
One of the races of the Challenge Mallorca this past week, the Trofeo Andratx, did not go all the way as the riders decided to stop amidst safety concerns. Dozens of riders fell in the first kilometers due to the wet conditions and slippery roads, and the chaos that ensured led riders to implement t...

Filippo Ganna the climber? Italian rider takes KOM from Remco Evenepoel at the Coll de Rates
Filippo Ganna is a huge rider both figuratively and literally. One of the best in the planet, but his physique means he is well suited to the time-trials, classics and even sprints. Recently, he 'stole' a KOM from Remco Evenepoel at the very famous Coll de Rates. This is the side of the Spanish cli...

UAE boss reveals that team was close to signing Albert Philipsen but "Lidl-Trek was an ideal choice for what he was looking for"
In 2025 bigger and bigger difference between team's budgets continue to emerge in the sport of cycling. Sponsors' investments are immediately noticeable (Red Bull with Roglic, Q36.5 with Pidock or Tudor with Hirschi and Alaphilippe, as examples). Another big change was the entrance of Lidl as the ti...

Matxin highlights UAE's work beyond Tadej Pogacar's dominance: "We are not the PSG of cycling, who simply signs the best players"
UAE Team Emirates XRG is accused of being a team that simply signs the best cyclists in the world on a shoestring and then accumulates talent to win as many races as possible. However that is not the only factor taken into consideration to their success, as argued by Joxean Matxin who talks a bit ab...

Romain Bardet proposes radical change to improve pro cycling: "A draft system with a salary cap"
With 2025 marking the start of Romain Bardet's final season as a pro bike rider, the 34-year-old Frenchman has more than a decade's worth of experiences to reflect on from his career. Much has changed since Bardet's first World Tour season back in 2012, but the Team Picnic PostNL has now come up wit...

Wout van Aert reveals he lost his Garmin during the cyclocross World Championships: "“It was only when I wanted to press the finish that I noticed it was gone"
Wout van Aert secured second place behind his arch-rival
Mathieu van der Poel at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships in Liévin. The
Belgian was unable to claim his fourth world title and his first since 2018,
meaning his wait for another rainbow jersey continues. Despite falling short of victory...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG has scored the most UCI points thus far in 2025 - Movistar in 3rd and Astana scoring massive points
The 2025 season has started and in the matter of a few weeks a few teams have already scored over 1000 points. UAE Team Emirates - XRG, unsurprisingly, already lead the charts with the victory at the Tour Down Under and a few of the Challenge Mallorca races. But in the top positions are a few other...

Greg van Avermaet advises against van der Poel and Nys' extreme sports activities: "To the riders who have never done that, I would say: please wait, because it can end badly"
Over time, top riders' hobbies and activities when taking time off the sport vary quite a lot and in modern cycling this may be more complex than ever. Riders race less race days and prioritize training to prepare for big races, which leaves big empty gaps without racing their bike but also extremel...

6 hours on the bike after World Championships - Wout van Aert's road season not compromised by cyclocross schedule
Wout van Aert was not initially schedule to race the cyclocross World Championships however the weekend before, the decision was made. Together with Team Visma | Lease a Bike and his coach Mathieu Heijboer, a plan was designed for the Belgian to spend another week in the field, but without it compro...

Ryan Kamp admits trying to irritate Wout van Aert in early laps of CX World Championships: "Getting in the way is saying a lot, but still"
Mathieu van der Poel sailed with relative ease to a record-equalling 7th Cyclocross World Championships win on Sunday in Lievin, as a much-anticipated dual with rival Wout van Aert never truly materialised. As it turns out, the may be thanks in part, to a small but potentially key role played by Van...

ANALYSIS: Take a look at these transfer hits and misses from recent years including Wout van Aert and Chris Froome
Tom Pidcock’s move over the winter from the INEOS Grenadiers
to Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team has been one of the most talked-about aspects of the
off-season. And for good reason, considering the multi-talented British
superstar was supposedly the man to take over INEOS for the next decade, but
that relati...

Johan Bruyneel analyzes the greatest young prospects and explains whom he sees as "the biggest talent" among the rising stars
Never before have been scouts, coaches and managers looking for young talents as frantically as nowadays. We could account this phenomenon to the superstars Tadej Pogacar (youngest Tour de France winner since 1904), Remco Evenepoel (Won San Sebastian in his first year out of juniors) or Joshua Tarli...

Ever wondered how expensive it is to be a pro? Frank van den Broek reveals all: "I took out the maximum loan I could, and it paid for my time trial bike"
Frank van den Broek is preparing for the 2025 season,
reflecting on his journey to the top after a breakthrough year in 2024. The 24-year-old,
who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Picnic PostNL, claimed victory at the Tour of
Turkey last season and made his Grand Tour debut at the Tour de France, where...

Belgian national coach "begs" Remco Evenepoel to participate at 2025 European Championships
The 2025 season is far from even starting for Remco Evenepoel. The Soudal - Quick-Step superstar is still recovering from the accident when he collided with postal van during a training in December. His return is scheduled for mid-April at the moment. Evenepoel faces a key year for the development o...

"Caleb can secure some crucial wins for the team" - INEOS Grenadiers teammate believes Caleb Ewan can bounce back in new environment
Ben Swift has entered his 14th season with INEOS Grenadiers this year, yet he can only hardly recognize the changes the team once dubbed as 'The Imperium' (referring to the evil force from Star Wars series) has undergone in this past years. From a team whose sole purpose was to win Tour de France, t...

Nils Eekhoff concerned over the rest of his season after AlUla crash: "My jaw is dislocated which means I cannot close my jaws"
Nils Eekhoff didn't have particularly high goals coming into the AlUla Tour last week, but the heavy crash in the final of third stage will now take a toll on the rest of Eekhoff's season. According to Eekhoff, the pain is bearable. "It feels like my teeth have just been pulled. I returned to the Ne...

"We lack that top striker in some categories, in particular in female categories" - Belgium needs to recover from unsettling CX World Championships without a gold medal
The Cyclocross World Championships came to a successful wrap with Mathieu van der Poel's record-equalling seventh world title. Behind, Wout Van Aert rode just as impressive of a race, however the 40-second jet lag from the start didn't allow him to ever come close to winning. How did the Belgian cyc...

"My goal is to get the first big result of the season" - Ben O'Connor makes Team Jayco AlUla debut at Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025
One of the big signings of the recent off-season, much is expected of Ben O'Connor for Team Jayco AlUla in 2025. After making a real breakthrough in 2024, finishing runner-up at the Vuelta a Espana and the World Championship road race, the Aussie is set to kick off his new season at the Volta a Comu...

"There is only one word for Mathieu: phenomenal" - Former CX world champion showers praise onto Mathieu van der Poel
Despite the late addition of Wout van Aert to the mix, there was no drama at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships as Mathieu van der Poel stormed to a record equalling 7th Rainbow Jersey win on Sunday afternoon in Lievin. Understandably, former world champion Bart Wellens has been left incredibly...

"Very excited to start the season... I hope to aim for a big result" - João Almeida leads UAE Team Emirates - XRG at Volta a Comunitat Valenciana 2025
The 2025 road season is underway across the world and with every race that passes, another big-name rider gets their campaign underway. Leading UAE Team Emirates - XRG at the upcoming Volta a Comunitat Valenciana (5-9 February), is the Portuguese GC hopeful, João Almeida. “I’m very excited to start...

"A rising tide lifts all boats" - Tom Pidcock 'excited for what's to come' after perfect start to life at Q36.5 in Saudi Arabia
Tim Pidcock could hardly have dreamed of a better start to life at the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team than the one he has just had at the 2025 AlUla Tour in Saudi Arabia. Winning two stages and the overall general classification, Pidcock even found time to turn provider on the final stage, helping teammate...

"For him, it's just sh*t that in his generation he's come up against someone like Mathieu" - Bart Wellens shows empathy for Wout van Aert after another 2nd place
Although Wout van Aert was clearly better than all but one of the rest of the pack on Sunday afternoon in Lievin at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships, his old rival Mathieu van der Poel again proved just too strong. As such, the Belgian had to settle for another 2nd place behind his Dutch riva...

VIDEO: Was this the moment Wout van Aert lost the CX World Championships?
Wout van Aert was unable to truly test Mathieu van der Poel in Lievin at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships, finishing a somewhat distant 2nd behind his arch nemesis. In this newly revealed video though, the reason why Van Aert was so far back early on comes to light. Having started in the 4th...

"They all require a lot of concentration and preparation" - Matteo Jorgenson ready to attack spring classics in 2025
Wielerflits recently spoke with Matteo Jorgenson ahead of
his second season with Team Visma | Lease a Bike in 2025. The American rider is
looking forward to the spring classics, where he already made an impact last
year by winning Dwars Door Vlaanderen. While his team has set its sights on the
Tour...

18 year old British junior champion dies after training collision
Heartbreaking news has emerged from Britain this morning as
Aiden Worden, a promising young cyclist, has tragically passed away at the age
of 18. The talented rider was involved in a training accident on Saturday
morning in Darwen, Lancashire, when he collided with a car at approximately
10:30 am UK...

ANALYSIS | Cyclocross, gravel and the road: Which of Mathieu van der Poel’s nine world titles was the best?
Over the weekend, Mathieu van der Poel once again etched his
name into the history books. The Dutch superstar secured his record-equalling
seventh cyclocross world title, overpowering his long-time rival Wout van Aert
by an emphatic 45 seconds. Van der Poel’s 2024 cyclocross season was nothing
short...

Proud Dad Sven Nys reacts to Thibau's World Championship bronze: " Next to those two men, that's a dream"
Mathieu van der Poel secured his record-equalling seventh
cyclocross world title yesterday, defeating Wout van Aert by a significant
margin. The third place on the podium was claimed by Thibau Nys, who
capped off a brilliant season in which he won both the European and Belgian
titles, now adding his...

History in Lievin! Mathieu van der Poel obliterates the field to take record-equalling 7th CX World Championship title - Wout van Aert a distant 2nd
Cyclocross history has been made in Lievin! Mathieu van der Poel has taken the win at the 2025 World Championships, absolutely dominating the field from the first lap to secure a record-equalling 7th Rainbow Jersey victory. The much-anticipated dual between Van der Poel and Wout van Aert never reall...

“That was for Mathieu van der Poel" - Joris Nieuwenhuis crosses the line applauding, despite missing out on CX World Championship podium
Joris Nieuwenhuis has not had the best winter of his career. After missing much of the season though, the Dutchman came good when it mattered at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships, taking a very impressive 4th in Lievin. Despite missing out on the podium in the end though, Nieuwenhuis crossed...

"I also think I wasn't much slower than him" - Wout van Aert rues nightmare start after losing out to Mathieu van der Poel at CX World Championships
Wout van Aert has been rewarded for his last minute targeting of the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships with a silver medal. Not the Rainbow Jersey he had dreamed off perhaps, but nevertheless plenty of reason to be positive. Arguably the deciding factor of the race was the start. Whilst eventual...

"I was just a bit further behind everyone else than I expected" - Geraint Thomas needs to enter "full regime" in order to catch up after disappointing Australian campaign
Geraint Thomas did not become famous for riding strongly from the early months and, in what could be his last professional season, he remains true to his training approach. That is to say we have barely heard of the 38-year-old during the eight race days in Australia and he didn't even finish the fi...

"You know that Van Aert comes to win, that only improves his focus" - Adrie van der Poel reacts to Mathieu's historic cyclocross world championship win
Yesterday Cyclocross history was made in Liévin as Mathieu
van der Poel secured his seventh Cyclocross World Championship title in fantastic
fashion. From the very first lap, the Dutchman stamped his authority on the
race, distancing the competition and equalling the all-time record for most
rainbow...

"I rode next to him and I saw how he tackled the climbs, the type of gears he pushed" - Does Domenico Pozzovivo know the next great Italian climber?
Bici.PRO spoke with Domenico
Pozzovivo recently to discuss who could be the next exciting Italian climber. The Giro
d’Italia stage winner from 2012 retired at the end of 2024 but remains deeply
involved in cycling, offering insight into the future of Italian climbing
talent. "Being just a little bit...

Should a young rider be working this hard? Lidl-Trek come under fire for the training of Albert Philipsen
Albert Philipsen has found
himself at the centre of controversy after training an additional 100
kilometres following a race, drawing heavy criticism for the decision. The
Danish rider, who hails from Holte, is widely regarded as one of the biggest
cycling talents of the moment. The 2023 world junio...

The wait for cyclocross gold goes on for Belgium: "Mathieu was in control"
Belgium secured two medals in the
men’s elite race at the cyclocross world championships, but neither was the right
colour. Mathieu van der Poel dominated the race to claim a record-equalling
seventh title, with Wout van Aert finishing second and Thibau Nys taking third.
Belgium’s wait for an elite...

The most in form rider? Sam Welsford reacts to brilliant start to 2025: "I think we learned a lot from last year"
Sam Welsford has started the 2025
season in brilliant fashion, securing three stage victories at the Tour Down
Under before playing a key role in helping his Red Bull – BORA - hansgrohe
teammate Laurence Pithie to third place at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road
Race on Sunday. Welsford acknowledged...

"You hang your head for a few seconds, but I fought for an hour" - Battling Toon Aerts rues bad luck at cyclocross World Championships
Mathieu van der Poel won a
record-equalling seventh cyclocross world championship this weekend with
another dominant display, with Wout van Aert finishing second and Thibau Nys
taking third place. So the Dutchman finishes the cyclocross season unbeaten,
and this was perhaps the most complete and inv...

Iuri Leitão overjoyed with spectacular win at Trofeo Palma: "I thought it was a good opportunity to try and sometimes you have to take risks"
Iuri Leitão took a tremendous victory at Trofeo Palma 2025, the last race of the Challenge Mallorca series, this year reduced to four days because the Trofeo Andratx was cancelled due to dangerous conditions. The Portuguese rider from Caja Rural - Seguros RGA took off on a flyer inside the final kil...

Director of the Challenge Mallorca lashes out again, this time at José Joaquín Rojas: "Thank goodness he was a better rider than director, he is shameless"
Since the suspension of the Trofeo Andratx on Saturday, the tension in the Challenge Mallorca has not stopped growing. Firstly the race director criticized the riders for taking action amidst the unsafe conditions and now, Manuel Hernandez has lashed out again. After those initial words, José Joaqu...

Despite "a little bit of panic" Zoe Bäckstedt secures back-to-back U23 CX World Championships titles: "I slipped on one of the corners and wiped out"
For the second year running, Zoe Bäckstedt has crowned herself the best of the women's under-23 field at the Cyclocross World Championships. In Lievin in 2025 though, the Welsh star didn't have things all her own way. “It hasn’t been the smoothest of seasons, but the last few races boosted my confi...

"I wanted to hold Mathieu back a bit at the beginning" - Michael Vanthourenhout tried in vain to slow up Van der Poel at CX World Championships
Two-time European champion Michael Vanthourenhout wasn't able to make the Cyclocross World Championships podium for the third time in his career in 2025. The Belgian eventually finished in 7th, but early on in the race, tried his best to help team leader Wout van Aert by doing what he could to slow...

“It’s really nice to end the season like this" - Thibau Nys best of the rest behind Van der Poel & Van Aert at CX World Championships
Thibau Nys has had himself a real breakthrough winter. After taking the title at both the European Championships and the Belgian National Championships, the son of the legendary Sven Nys has now made onto the podium of an elite World Championship for the first time in his career. “It’s really nice...

Valentin Ferron takes thrilling Grand Prix La Marseillaise win in photo finish finale
The victory at GP La Marseillaise 2025 has gone to Cofidis' Valentin Ferron following a thrilling and dramatic finale in Marseille. Heading into the final 30km, four riders were dangling out ahead of the peloton by around 55 seconds. Once they were caught, a counter move went clear from the peloton...

“The record had been standing for a long time... That is very special" - Mathieu van der Poel takes historic 7th Cyclocross World Championship win
He's done it again! For a record-equalling 7th time in his career, Mathieu van der Poel has won at the Cyclocross World Championships, putting in a typically dominant performance in Lievin to secure the Rainbow Jersey in style. Moving to the front in the early stages of the first lap, Van der Poel...

QUOTES: Wout van Aert & Mathieu van der Poel's pre-race thoughts ahead of 2025 Cyclocross World Championships
The day has finally arrived. This afternoon in Lievin, France, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert are set to go head to head for the Rainbow Jersey at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships. See the pre-race thoughts of both riders down below! "I'm really looking forward to it. It's a really tr...

"We were shoulder to shoulder, but I don't think I did anything wrong"- Fem van Empel responds to Lucinda Brand controversy at CX World Championships
For the third year running, Fem van Empel has claimed the win at the women's Cyclocross World Championships. In a thrilling head-to-head battle on Saturday afternoon in Lievin, Van Empel denied compatriot Lucinda Brand at the line. On the especially exciting final lap, there was one point where Van...

Drama at Trofeo Palma! Iuri Leitao denies the sprinters with incredible late attack
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA's Iuri Leitao has taken victory in the final race of the 2025 Challenge Mallorca series, denying the sprinters with a incredible late attack at Trofeo Palma. With a pan-flat finale, heading into the final 30 kilometres, only one rider was attempting to take it to the sprint...

Roger Adrià on the greatness of Primoz Roglic: "He is a very good teammate who appreciates the work we do for him"
Roger Adrià is one of the most exciting Spanish cyclists for the 2025 season. His great season with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe last year confirms him as a cyclist capable of shining in classics and short races and of being a luxury support rider for riders like Primoz Roglic in Grand Tours. "The pr...

Riding around in style! Mathieu van der Poel signs deal to race in €300,000 watch
Mathieu van der Poel is on the brink of history as he chases a record-equalling seventh cyclocross world title tomorrow. Already a six-time world champion in the discipline, his star power continues to rise, having also claimed world titles on gravel and the road. Off the bike, Van der Poel has secu...

Director of Challenge Mallorca fumes after Trofeo Andratx cancellation: "It was the riders who decided to stop... It seems to us a lack of respect"
The Challenge Mallorca has suffered today the unexpected cancellation of its penultimate race. The Trofeo Andratx was brought to a premature finish, just 25 km after starting due to dangerous conditions for the riders. The mess has now exploded into controversy though, after the post-race statement...

PREVIEW | 2025 Cyclocross World Championships Men & Women - Favourites, Track, TV Guide & Poll
On Saturday February 1st and Sunday February 2nd, the elite women's and men's Rainbow Jerseys will be handed out at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships in Lievin, France. Here, we preview the two elite races. There are plenty of stories to follow this weekend in both races. For the women's, que...

Mauro Schmid solos to stunning Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race win
A fantastic Mauro Schmid of Team Jayco AlUla has won the 2025 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race after a phenomenal attack that left the top favourites helpless. He resisted in the final meters and soloed into the finish over a small group. Behind Schmid, the podium was completed by New Zealanders Aa...

Eli Iserbyt struggles to find ways Wout Van Aert can threaten MVDP's seventh title: "Every year you think: Mathieu won’t get any better... but then he arrives and he's just phenomenal"
Being a full-time cyclocrosser in the era of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert is not easy. Eli Iserbyt would know a thing or two about that. Despite his undisputable quality and talent, he can only aim as high as for bronze medal in Liévin today because in most scenarios, the two men will be m...

Remco Evenepoel hits the roads for the first time in two months: "I'm getting there very slowly, but surely"
Remco Evenepoel's winter preparation was nothing like what he had imagined. First collision with a postal truck which resulted in a broken collarbone, and later robbed of considerable amount of money by another postal service officer. But two months have passed since the accident and things now seem...

Find out who will take on the 2025 GP La Marseillaise: Kévin Vauquelin, Kévin Geniets, Axel Laurance or Pierre Latour
Racing in France opens thi Sunday with traditional Grand Prix La Marseillaise. This 1.1 race offers a bit for every rider, from climbers to sprinters. And this unpredictability is one of the things that makes it an exciting watch year after year. Who'll be in the contention for victory in 2025? Find...

"The entire team should be proud of this achievement" - Aaron Gate secures a surprising second place for XDS Astana in the last race on Australian soil
XDS Astana Team continues to perform strongly from the start of this season and today they have scored perhaps their best result yet. After not so good showing at Tour Down Under, they weren't in a position of favourites for the last race in Australia, but Aaron Gate turned predictions upside down t...

Discover the final startlist of Trofeo Palma, the ultimate race of 2025 Challenge Mallorca with Fernando Gaviria, Biniam Girmay, Arnaud Démare or Soren Waerenskjold
This Sunday the final race of the Challenge Mallorca 2025, the Trofeo Palma, will take place. Nothing else than a sprint finish is to be expected in the streets of the Balearic Islands capital. The list of participants in the race has a fair share of strong sprinters who will be all hoping to add an...

"I did a similar attack in this race before and got caught with 300 metres to go" - Second time the charm for Mauro Schmid who won his first WT one-day race in Australia
The Australian campaign came to a wrap with Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in the early morning hours today. After a day full of attacks, it was eventually the Swiss champion Mauro Schmid who was able to ride away from what was left of the peloton and take his first victory of 2025. "This is my f...

Britain's cyclocross champion talks up his chances against Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert: "This Worlds is a very open race"
Cameron Mason is heading into the Cyclocross World Championships in top form after securing his third consecutive British Cyclocross title earlier this month. With an already impressive cyclocross résumé, he is preparing to go up against Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert in the battle for the w...

Is this the reason for the rise of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale in 2024? "If I compare the team of today with the team of five years ago, everything is different"
Oliver Naesen has seen Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale undergo a
significant transformation in recent years. The team enjoyed its best season
yet in 2024, securing 30 victories, and is continuing to evolve as it builds
towards future success. As one of the team's most experienced riders, Naesen spoke
to...

"It's not something I've thought about that much“ - Will this be the year of firsts for Jonas Gregaard?
Jonas Gregaard has spent years competing at the highest level of professional cycling, but one thing continues to elude him: a victory. In an interview with B.T., Gregaard shared his thoughts on his preparation for the new season. "I feel really sharp, and I have generally worked a lot on being shar...

2 second places, but no third time lucky for Dylan Groenewegen at the AlUla Tour: "We came for the victory, but it is what it is"
The AlUla Tour came to a close yesterday, with Tom Pidcock
securing the overall victory, but for Team Jayco AlUla, it was a race filled
with near misses and moments of what could have been. On the final stage, Dylan Groenewegen came agonisingly close
to victory once again, finishing in second place....

Tom Pidcock secures first GC of career at AlUla Tour 2025 as Q36.5 teammate Matteo Moschetti powers to victory on final stage
For the first time in his career, Tom Pidcock has one the general classification of professional bike race. The Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team star kept himself out of trouble as teammate Matteo Moschetti sprinted to victory on the final stage in Saudi Arabia, to secure his overall win. After echelons had...

"I got the most out of it" - Puck Pieterse sees the positives in World Championship bronze
Puck Pieterse's wait for a senior world title goes on. At the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships in Lievin, the 22-year-old Dutch star took her third worlds podium in a row, behind Fem van Empel and Lucinda Brand. For much of the race, Pieterse was right in the mix with Brand and Van Empel, howeve...

Eli Iserbyt vows "to offer as much support as possible" to Wout van Aert at 2025 Cyclocross World Championships
There are plenty of questions heading into the men's elite race at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships in Lievin this Sunday. Arguably the biggest question is whether or not Wout van Aert can challenge Mathieu van der Poel's dominance. One thing for certain, is that Van Aert can count on the sup...

PREVIEW | Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2025 - Sprinters and puncheurs could all fancy chances on intriguing parcours
Giving continuation to the Australian summer racing, the men's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is one of the most recent additions to the World Tour calendar. Taking place on the 2nd of February, it provides opportunities for both sprinters, puncheurs and classics riders to take an early big win....

Discover the startlist of the 2025 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Geraint Thomas, Sam Welsford, Stephen Williams, Bryan Coquard and more!
Giving continuation to the Australian summer racing, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is one of the most recent additions to the World Tour calendar. Taking place on the 2nd of February, it provides opportunities for both sprinters, puncheurs and classics riders to take an early big win. We tak...

OFFICIAL: UCI bans controversial carbon monoxide rebreathing "to protect the health of riders"
It is official, the UCI have banned the controversial carbon monoxide rebreathing in the peloton after much discussion and speculation over the last few months. The ban is set to come fully into effect on the 10th of February. "To protect the health of riders, the UCI Management Committee approved ...

"Honestly: I didn't think this was acceptable" - Lucinda Brand hits out at Fem van Empel after losing dramatic battle for CX World Championship title
Lucinda Brand gave a very strong effort on Saturday afternoon at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships. Ultimately though, a second Rainbow Jersey wasn't quite on the cards as the 35-year-old ended up narrowly beaten by Fem van Empel after a thrilling battle. Post-race though, Brand was left fumi...

"Just as good as the first world title" - Tibor del Grosso goes back-to-back with second U23 World Championship win
For the second year running, Tibor del Grosso has proved strongest of the bunch in the men's under 23 race at the Cyclocross World Championships. In truth, the Dutch star took a dominant victory on Saturday afternoon in Lievin ahead of Kay De Bruyckere and Jente Michels. "It feels really good, just...

"I had to go really deep" - Fem van Empel pushed all the way, but victorious again at 2025 Cyclocross World Championships
Fem van Empel has proven herself once again as the leading light in women's cyclocross. At the 2025 World Championships, the Dutchwoman survived a thrilling battle with Lucinda Brand to the her third successive Rainbow Jersey win. “Wow, it was a tough fight. It was also mentally tough after last we...

Rainbow Jersey hat-trick! Fem van Empel overcomes Lucinda Brand in Cyclocross World Championship thriller in Lievin
Fem van Empel has done it again! For the third straight year, the Dutchwoman has claimed the Rainbow Jersey at the Cyclocross World Championships, but in 2025 in Lievin, she was properly made to work for it by runner-up Lucinda Brand. Fastest out of the blocks was French star Amandine Fouquenet, muc...

"A big step in my career" - Emotional Tom Pidcock reacts to 'fairytale' win at AlUla Tour 2025
For the first time in his career, Tom Pidcock has won the general classification of a stage race, making a statement in his first race since leaving the INEOS Grenadiers at the 2025 AlUla Tour. After winning stages 2 and 4, Pidcock survived a dramatic day on echelons of the 5th and final stage, sec...

"What a week!" - Q36.5 bring home a third AlUla Tour stage win through Matteo Moschetti as Tom Pidcock takes overall
When signing Tom Pidcock, the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team spoke of how they hoped he could lead the way for the team to compete at a higher level than ever before. If the Brit's first race in his new colours is anything to go by, they might have struck the jackpot. After taking two stage wins himself, Pi...

Trofeo Andratx 2025 cancelled due to "dangerous conditions"
This Saturday, February 1 the Trofeo Andratx was supposed to be the fourth independent race of the Challenge Mallorca 2025 series. Due to dangerous conditions though, the race has now been cancelled. Details surrounding the cancellation as not totally clear as of yet, but on social media reports ha...

"It's a course that suits me" - Toon Aerts targeting podium on World Championship return
For the first time since Fayetteville in 2022, Toon Aerts is set to compete the men's elite Rainbow Jersey at the Cyclocross World Championships this Sunday in Lievin. After a solid first full season back in competition following his doping ban, the Belgian is also confident of a good result. "It's...

Wout van Aert intends to 'make it difficult' for Mathieu van der Poel at CX World Championships: "Here I am with no pressure. A blissful feeling"
A mouth-watering prospect awaits cycling fans this Sunday in Lievin as Wout van Aert challenges Mathieu van der Poel for the Rainbow Jersey at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships. Given his decision to start was a last minute one though, Van Aert himself insists there is no pressure on his shoul...

"Can I do something for him and do I want to do something for him?" - Thibau Nys speaks out on Wout van Aert's CX World Championship presence
This weekend, Lievin, France holds the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships. In the men's race, much of the hype is surrounding Mathieu van der Poel's dual with Wout van Aert, but the latter isn't the only potential contender in the Belgian squad. After shaking off a recent illness, Thibau Nys is rea...

"My brother won those World Championships with many more opponents" - Roger De Vlaeminck doesn't believe Van der Poel's CX triumphs compare to his legendary brother Erik's
This Sunday in Lievin, Mathieu van der Poel will be looking to make some sporting history. If victorious at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships, the Dutchman will claim a record equalling 7th Rainbow Jersey in the discipline. Comparing Van der Poel to the legendary Erik De Vlaeminck isn't quite...

“The project really makes sense” - Kevin Geniets backs David Gaudu to challenge for Maglia Rosa at 2025 Giro d'Italia
For the first time in his career, David Gaudu targets the Giro d'Italia in 2025. With a pair of top-10 finishes at the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana already to his name, can the Frenchman secure a first Grand Tour podium in Italy? One man with confidence is his long-time domestique, Kevin G...

PREVIEW | Trofeo Andratx 2025 - More early season success for UAE Team Emirates - XRG?
On Saturday February 1 will take place theTrofeo Andratx as the fourth independent race of the Challenge Mallorca 2025. This is a race that will feature some serious climbing and is perhaps the most climber-oriented out of them all. We preview the race ahead. Thus, the cyclists will have to cover 1...

Final startlist - Trofeo Andratx including Antonio Morgado, Marc Hirschi, Florian Lipowitz, Giulio Pellizzari & Nairo Quintana
On Saturday February 1 will take place the Trofeo Andratx as the fourth independent race of the Challenge Mallorca 2025. This is a race that will feature some serious climbing and is perhaps the most climber-oriented out of them all. See the final startlist below! Included on the startlist are notab...

Watch out for Egan Bernal in 2025! The INEOS rider breaks the record of a mythical Colombian peak on Strava
It's now or never for Egan Bernal in 2025 and he is aware of it. The INEOS Grandiers talent, more than two years after the crash that almost cost him his life, is facing the campaign where we will probably see his real level for the rest of his career. At this point to think that he can win a grand...

Wout Van Aert tries to follow Pogacar's example and secretely tests out new bike setup in attempt to imitate the Slovenian phenomenon
Tadej Pogacar has been riding it for a year and with a notable success. Now Wout Van Aert will see if it brings him any luck too. What is the "it" in question? Is it some sort of innovative doping method? Of course not (hopefully). It's shortened cranks (the rod that connects front chain ring to ped...

"I was pretty down, so I was like, just take another punch" - everything falling apart for cycling legend and ITV commentator David Millar
Former excellent Scottish timetrialist David Millar has been through some rough times recently. After being forced to shut down his clothing brand CHPT3, he was dealt a perhaps even heavier blow when it was announced that his saga Tour de France commentator at the British ITV would come to an end in...

"Purely to destabilize Wout and his team" - After €662,000 payment from Van Aert, his former team now wants compensation from Team Visma | Lease a Bike
Recently it was confirmed by the Antwerp Court of Cassation that Wout van Aert did indeed illegally break his contract with the Sniper Cycling BVBA team in order to join Jumbo-Visma back in 2018. The court ordered the payment of €662,000 to team boss Nick Nuyens, but it seems that might not be the e...

Is Tom Dumoulin considering a return? The former Giro winner reveals he misses the pain of the peloton: "That was the ultimate"
Tom Dumoulin has been retired from professional cycling
since 2022, but the 34-year-old still finds himself drawn to the deep physical
and mental state that elite sport provided him. Speaking on the Der Cor Podcast, the former Giro d'Italia
winner reflected on his continued love for pushing his limi...

A better year on the horizon for the INEOS Grenadiers in 2025? British side announce new partnership as new season begins
INEOS Grenadiers endured their most challenging season in
2024 and will need a strong comeback in 2025. The team also suffered a
significant loss over the winter with the departure of Tom Pidcock, further
adding to their struggles. In an effort to rebuild and strengthen their talent
pipeline, INEOS...

Is Wout van Aert ready? Find out how the Belgian is training to defeat Mathieu van der Poel at cyclocross World Championships
The unexpected announcement last weekend confirmed that Wout
van Aert will compete at the Cyclocross World Championships this weekend,
chasing his first rainbow jersey since 2018. At 30 years old, the Belgian is
set to renew his fierce rivalry with Mathieu van der Poel, setting up a
showdown that ha...

Bad news for Luke Plapp: surgery set to sideline Australian rider
Team Jayco AlUla’s Luke Plapp, a three-time national road
race and national time trial champion, has been forced to alter his
early-season plans due to an ongoing wrist issue. The 24-year-old Australian
rider will undergo surgery to address the lingering injury he sustained in 2024,
ruling him out o...

"It's more likely that it will be the last season" - Time running out for Alexander Kristoff to take landmark 100th pro win
Nearing two decades in the professional peloton, Alexander Kristoff has had an illustrious career including four Tour de France stage wins, a pair of monument victories and much more. Now aged 37 though, the Norwegian is well aware that he doesn't have too long left. "I can't say for sure yet, but...

Niels Albert insists Wout van Aert wouldn't have started CX World Championship if he didn't believe he could win: "I am convinced of that"
Wout van Aert has certainly shaken up the cyclocross world following the announcement earlier this week, that the Team Visma | Lease a Bike star is set to travel to France for the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships. According to double Rainbow Jersey winner Niels Albert, Van Aert wouldn't have made...

PREVIEW | AlUla Tour 2025 stage 5 - Another sprint win for Tim Merlier or will the bunch be denied on camel track finale?
The AlUla Tour will be the second stage-race of the season, and the first outside of Australia for the men's peloton. Saudi Arabia's most important race in the calendar attracts a few good names every year, with an interesting route that will be raced from the 28th January to the 1st of Feburary. We...

"Maybe he's the first ever, winner of a stage in the Tour de France for Uno-X Mobility" - Thor Hushovd has big hopes for one winter signing in particular
Uno-X Mobility were active over the recent off-season, bringing in four new riders in an attempt to bolster their ranks ahead of a potential World Tour promotion by the end of the 2025 season. For General Manager Thor Hushovd, the excitement levels have been raised by one winter signing in particula...

ANALYSIS: Move aside Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard! Will 2025 be the year of the sprinters?
In recent years, the cycling world has been captivated by
the intense battles and storylines that have focussed on the general
classification stars like Tadej Pogadar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Remco Evenepoel.
Their duels at the Tour de France and other Grand Tours have dominated
headlines, but 2025 is...

"It's a bit like Federer versus Nadal" - Mathieu van der Poel vs Wout van Aert among the great sporting rivalries according to Thijs Zonneveld
This Sunday, one of the great cyclocross rivalries will be renewed as Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert do battle in Lievin at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships. In the opinion of ex-pro turned analyst Thijs Zonneveld, the meeting marks a must watch occasion for cycling fans. "That is al...

Florian Stork flies to first pro win at Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2025
The Tudor Pro Cycling Team's Florian Stork has taken the win at Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2025 as the Challenge Mallorca series continues to deliver exciting racing ahead of Martin Marcellusi and Markus Hoelgaard. Despite the mid-stage Coll de Puig Major providing a real opportunity to make a diff...

UPDATE: UCI denies plans to move Rwanda World Championships amidst armed tensions in East Congo
The 2025 season began this January with high expectations for the World Cycling Championships. For the first time in history, it will be held in Africa. Specifically, the venue will be Rwanda, with a brutal route that will favour the best climbers in the world. However, armed tensions in eastern Con...

"Offence is the best form of defence" - Tom Pidcock continues AlUla Tour domination with second stage win in three days
Tom Pidcock is really settling into life at the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. For the second time in three days, the Brit proved strongest of the pack in the Saudi hills to take another stage win and increase his lead in the general classification. With the stage coming down to one explosive climb in the...

No stopping Tom Pidcock! Brit stars again on AlUla Tour queen stage to likely secure GC victory
Tom Pidcock has taken the victory on the queen stage of the 2025 AlUla Tour, more than likely securing the overall GC triumph in the process. It is a second stage win in four days for the former INEOS Grenadiers star, starting life at the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team in style. With the stage and more tha...

ANALYSIS: British fans set to be charged £31 a month to watch cycling as downward spiral continues with Eurosport and ITV losing Tour de France rights
In the last few days, British cycling fans have been dealt yet
another major blow. Following the news last year that ITV will lose the rights
to broadcast the Tour de France after 2025, it has now been confirmed that
Eurosport will also be dropping coverage. This means that, for the first time
in de...

"He’s an exceptional talent, and he can perform even at 85 percent" - Remco Evenepoel can win 2025 Tour de France despite nightmare winter preparation insist Quick-Step
Remco Evenepoel had a very impressive Tour de France debut last summer, taking home a stage win and best of the rest behind Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in the general classification. Following his training disaster crash in December though, much is still uncertain in regards to Evenepoel's ro...

Dutch experts believe Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe were merely "laying foundation for the arrival of Remco Evenepoel" with their transfers this winter
At this point we have grown accustomed to rumours of teams supposedly looking to sign the double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel. The most likely option however seems to be a potential move to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. The only German team at WT-level was very active on the transfer market this...

Tom Pidcock could be the spark of change to launch Q36.5 Pro Cycling into the top echelons of cycling world: "Tom has really raised the demands on the other riders"
Tom Pidcock's move from INEOS Grenadiers to Q36.5 Pro Cycling was perhaps the most debated of the past winter, but for the Swiss PRT team, the investment in the 25-year-old Brit quickly paid first dividends with a dominant victory in the second stage of AlUla Tour. "We have only one goal here, winni...

"To say that Wout van Aert will beat Van der Poel would be a bit ridiculous... but it's not impossible" - Belgian ex-pro expects fantastic spectacle in Liévin
The cyclocross World Championships are just around the corner and the main debate topic is whether Mathieu van der Poel will fulfill predictions and obliterate the competition on the course in Liévin. Fortunately, a contender with capital "c" emerged at the last moment possible, raising everyone's h...

Medical Update: Broken jaw and tooth for Nils Eekhoff after a high-speed AlUla Tour crash
The third stage of AlUla Tour was a full-pledged chaos thanks to echelons that broke up the race in the final phases. Some riders lost their GC positions, others were blown of the asphalt and even more men punctured... but it was ultimately Nils Eekhoff who suffered the biggest hardship. With just...

"It's up to us to figure out a way to beat Pogacar again" - Visma | Lease a Bike hope Jonas Vingegaard will retake the Tour de France throne in 2025
2024 was a Tadej Pogacar year and not even Visma | Lease a Bike could do anything about that. Despite the heroic effort to prepare Jonas Vingegaard for Tour de France after serious injuries, he had to settle wit title of 'the best of the rest'. But this year can be different. "Our biggest goal is to...

Discover the final startlist of the 2025 Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana - Marc Hirschi, Jan Christen, António Morgado, Christian Scaroni, Biniam Girmay and more!
This Friday, January 31, the third race of the Challenge Mallorca 2025 will take place, the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana, which will have a course with a bit of everything including several long climbs but also a steep finish for puncheurs. The final list of participants includes the likes of Marijn v...

Ben Wiggins is preparing to be ready "to move to WorldTour next year" if everything goes well
The 19-year-old Ben Wiggins is yet to fully show himself on the road but despite that, he doesn't aim any lower than to turn professional with Jayco AlUla already in 2026. The young Briton comes from a renowned family - after all his father Bradley Wiggins has won Tour de France and is also Olympic...

PREVIEW | Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2025
The climber's race at the Challenge Mallorca. In the Spanish island there is a large flat area but also a mountain range which features some very popular ascents. The Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana every year goes through some of them, in a test for the climbers to test their form out of the off-season....

"I have my whole career to race elite" - Zoe Bäckstedt defends her decision to race in the U23 category at cyclocross World Championships
The twenty-year old Zoe Bäckstedt is already one of the best cyclocrossers in the world, yet the talented Brit chooses to defend her under-23 title rather than competing in the elite category in Liévin. Many will shake their heads over her decision, but Bäckstedt won't back down, noting that she'll...

Unbelievable... More delays for 2025 Giro d'Italia: Wild cards announcement postponed until next week
This year's Giro d'Italia is marked by delays and waiting - and that is not different for the pending question of which teams will be awarded the wild cards for the Corsa Rosa. We were originally supposed to learn the selected trio this weekend, but we will probably have to wait a few more days. "T...

"In my eyes, this is not sportswashing" - 2025 World Championships organiser under fire of criticism for "sponsoring" war in Congo
The 2025 World Championships in Rwanda are supposed to be a great celebration of the growth of African cycling as the biggest cycling event is to visit the continent for the first time in history. However a heavy cloud is hanging over the country at the moment as civil conflict escalates in Congo -...

"First race, first win" - Marijn van den Berg kicks off 2025 season in style at Trofeo Ses Salines
For the second time in his career, EF Education-EasyPost's Marijn van den Berg has triumphed at Trofeo Ses Salines. On Thursday afternoon in Mallorca, the Dutch sprinter powered to victory ahead of Anthony Turgis in a frantic finale. "It was a bit of a different situation with the rain two years ag...

“The yellow jersey is up for grabs" - Fabio Jakobsen sets sights on opening stage of 2025 Tour de France
Fabio Jakobsen has had a rough time of it over the last couple of years. Nevertheless, the Dutch sprint powerhouse remains defiantly confident in his own abilities. Despite having only one win in the last year and a half, Jakobsen has his sights set on the opening stage of the 2025 Tour de France. ...

"The only problem was with the front tyre" - Dylan Groenewegen left rueing a flat after being beaten by Tim Merlier in AlUla Tour sprint
Stage 3 of the 2025 AlUla Tour went down to a thrilling sprint finish to decide the day. In the end, it was Soudal - Quick-Step's Tim Merlier who took the win, edging Team Jayco AlUla's Dylan Groenewegen at the line. As it turns out though, there might be good reasoning behind the fact Groenewegen...

"She is no longer her dominant self" - Paul Herygers foresees the end of Fem van Empel's Cyclocross World Championship reign in Lievin
This coming weekend, Rainbow Jerseys will be handed out in Lievin at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships. Although understandably, much of the pre-meet hype has been around the men's elite race and the showdown between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, it's the women's elite race that coul...

PREVIEW | AlUla Tour 2025 stage 4 - Can Tom Pidcock do it again on explosive finale?
The AlUla Tour will be the second stage-race of the season, and the first outside of Australia for the men's peloton. Saudi Arabia's most important race in the calendar attracts a few good names every year, with an interesting route that will be raced from the 28th January to the 1st of Feburary. We...

Marijn van den Berg storms to Trofeo Ses Salines victory for the second time in his career
Marijn van den Berg has stormed to victory at Trofeo Ses Salines 2025, timing his final sprint to perfection in the race to the line. Heading into the final 35 kilometres, the peloton had caught all but one of the riders from the day's early breakaway. George Radcliffe was proving a difficult man to...

Exclusive Interview - Alberto Dainese on ambitions for 2025, a new training approach and superstar teammates Alaphilippe & Hirschi
Alberto Dainese starts his second season with the Tudor Pro Cycling Team at the Challenge de Mallorca. At 26, he has already won stages of the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a Espana and this season he's looking to turn the regularity of recent years into victories, in an important year for the team,...

Team Picnic PostNL's Nils Eekhoff hospitalised after nasty AlUla Tour crash
Just before Tim Merlier sprinted to the victory on stage 3 of the 2025 AlUla Tour, there was a very nasty crash in the peloton. The worst hurt of those was a Team Picnic PostNL rider, although it was unclear initially who. That has now been confirmed to be Nils Eekhoff. "After a hard crash in the f...

"In the final it was a bit hectic" - Tim Merlier emerges victorious from crash-affected sprint on stage 3 of AlUla Tour 2025
For the second time in three days, Tim Merlier has proven himself the quickest sprinter in the field at the 2025 AlUla Tour. On Thursday, Soudal - Quick-Step's European champion emerged victorious in a crash-affected sprint on stage 3. “The legs were good today,” Merlier reflected when speaking to t...

More sprint success for Tim Merlier on frantic stage 3 of the AlUla Tour; Tom Pidcock retains race lead
Tom Pidcock remains in the overall race lead at the 2025 AlUla Tour after Soudal - Quick-Step's Tim Merlier has sprinted to victory on windy, echelon-effected stage 3 ahead of Dylan Groenewegen. Seven riders got themselves into the day's breakaway, including Jens Reynders, who had also spent much of...

Joris Nieuwenhuis heads to Cyclocross World Championship without pressure: "The highest achievable is the podium"
Joris Nieuwenhuis suffered for months with shingles. Partly because of this, he was only able to ride four crosses this winter. The Dutchman can therefore travel to Liévin for the Cyclocross World Championship without pressure. In the four crosses in which Nieuwenhuis participated, he finished third...

"He's a man with heart and a great champion" - Christian Prudhomme full of praise for retiring Romain Bardet
After the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine, Romain Bardet will hang up his cycling shoes for the final time, bringing an end to a very successful career. Speaking at the race presentation on Wednesday, race director and Christian Prudhomme made sure to pay a special tribute to Bardet. "It's rare for a cy...

See the preliminary startlist of Grand Prix La Marseillaise 2025 right here!
The French racing calendar starts off on the 2nd of February, a day packed with cycling. The Grand Prix La Marseillaise is a race with a familiar profile, a race that suits the classics riders well, but every year opens up opportunities for some sprinters and climbers alike. See the startlist right...

"The sport going behind such a large paywall is a huge problem" - Tao Geoghegan Hart & Dan Martin among stars to hit out at controversial changes to UK cycling coverage
Cycling's TV coverage in the UK is changing and by all accounts, not for the better. Although fans are quite rightfully frustrated at the imminent end of free-to-air racing following the announcement of Eurosport's closure and ITV's loss of Tour de France coverage, even riders themselves are now spe...

ANALYSIS: Take a look at how the last cyclocross world titles have been won as Mathieu van der Poel and Fem van Empel look to make history this weekend
This weekend, the world's best cyclocross riders will
descend on Liévin, northern France, for the 2025 Cyclocross World
Championships. The men’s race headlines a showdown for the ages as Mathieu van
der Poel chases a record-equalling seventh world title, while Wout van Aert
returns to challenge his...

"Wout van Aert can come closest to Mathieu van der Poel" - Belgian coach defiantly backing Visma star ahead of CX World Championships
This weekend, the 2025 Cyclocross World Championship are a mouth-watering prospect for cycling fans. Mathieu van der Poel starts as favourite, but after the announcement earlier this week that Wout van Aert will also now take part, the Dutchman isn't likely to have things all his own way in Lievin. ...

"Now those critics have been silenced a bit" - Strong reaction to Tom Pidcock's AlUla Tour stage win
Tom Pidcock is back in the headlines and this time, it's for racing reasons. The double Olympic gold medallist triumphed on the summit finish of stage 2 at the 2025 AlUla Tour on Wednesday, taking his first victory since leaving the INEOS Grenadiers for the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. Following his vic...

"I’m so happy to pay back the trust" - Tobias Lund Andresen gives Team Picnic PostNL first win of 2025 at Surf Coast Classic
Team Picnic PostNL have their first victory of the 2025 season. Danish sprinter Tobias Lund Andresen proved quickest of the bunch at the Surf Coast Classic, kicking off the campaign in earnest. “Today was a lovely day for us. We’ve been working very hard here the whole time Down Under and the days...

See the final startlist of Trofeo Ses Salines right here! Including Biniam Girmay, Nairo Quintana, Fernando Gaviria, Antonio Morgado & Vincenzo Albanese
The second race of the Challenge Mallorca is one where the sprinters will have a full opportunity to capitalize. The Trofeo Ses Salines is every year a good indicator for the fast men's form. The final startlist is now available. Notable names on the start line include the likes of: Nairo Quintana,...

"Lance Armstrong didn't invent doping. He just played the game like everyone else did" - Levi Leipheimer insists doping in pro cycling 'is not black and white'
The topic of doping within professional cycling cannot be brought up without the mention of Lance Armstrong, who has become the sport's persona-non-grata since his admission of doping back in 2013. One of those who saw the scandal up close and personal was the American's former teammate Levi Leiphei...

"A little guy suddenly came back on my wheel, that was Alaphilippe" - Lars van der Haar recalls annecdote from his last race on the World Championships course
Lars van der Haar has fond memories of Liévin. He'll be one of the very few at the start of World Championships this weekend who'll be able to make a good use of past experience from the course, even if those memories come from 13 years ago. In 2008, the now 33-year-old Van der Haar came second in t...

Tobias Lund Andresen edges Sam Welsford for victory at Surf Coast Classic 2025
Team Picnic PostNL's Tobias Lund Andresen has taken his first victory of the 2025 season in a tight finale to the 2025 Surf Coast Classic in Australia, edging out home sprint hero Sam Welsford. A large group threatened to have ending the bunch's hopes early, getting around a minute's advantage. When...

Another lackluster sprint from Fabio Jakobsen has experts in disbelief: "If Jakobsen has another year like that, he'll lose his position in team hierarchy"
Fabio Jakobsen started his 2025 season on Tuesday at the AlUla Tour. Despite a good position heading into the final meters, he was merely able to get up to speed briefly before sitting done with a hopeless expression in his face. He finished eleventh, suggesting that a miraculous resurrection after...

January star Christian Scaroni leads XDS Astana on quest to save their WT license: "We’ll keep pushing"
With new sponsor, Team entered the 2025 season in a strong fashion, racking up 435 UCI points over the recent three one day races in Spain. Much of the credit goes to Christian Scaroni who has taken up a role of leader for the early-season races and scored over half of these points himself. But des...

Tim Wellens enjoys supporting Tadej Pogacar but also needs to ride for himself occasionally: "Otherwise I don't think I would be able to push myself to the limit in training"
2024 was a good year for Tim Wellens who was in the thick of action during all the cobbled classics, became Belgian time trial champion and later went on to assist Tadej Pogacar in completing the Giro-Tour double. So pretty much everything went according to plan. Therefore the ambitions of the UAE T...

PREVIEW | Surf Coast Classic 2025 - Sam Welsford could continue Tour Down Under domination
The Surf Coast Classic, formerly known as Race Torquay, was created in recent years to fill the gap between the Tour Down Under and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. The race is designed for the sprinters to have another opportunity to chase a win. We preview the race ahead. The race features...

PREVIEW | Trofeo Ses Salines 2025 - Biniam Girmay the star of sprinters' race
The second race of the Challenge Mallorca is one where the sprinters will have a full opportunity to capitalize on. The Trofeo Ses Salines is every year a good indicator for the fast men's form. We preview the race ahead. The race will be 185 kilometers in length and will consist of two loops of a...

PREVIEW | AlUla Tour 2025 stage 3 - Tim Merlier big favourite for another bunch sprint
The AlUla Tour will be the second stage-race of the season, and the first outside of Australia for the men's peloton. Saudi Arabia's most important race in the calendar attracts a few good names every year, with an interesting route that will be raced from the 28th January to the 1st of Feburary. We...

"Not in any way appropriate... Johan uses language not in anyone's interest" - Danish cycling hit back after criticism over handling of 7 month long national ITT controversy
Earlier this week, Johan Price-Pejtersen was finally awarded the Danish national time trial title, seven months after being disqualified from the initial race against the clock and the jersey being handed to Mattias Skjelmose. With this decision though, the fires of controversy have been spoked. Fi...

Determined Lucinda Brand heads to CX World Championships as "a more complete cyclocross rider" than ever before
35-year-old Lucinda Brand has been consistently proving age is just a number this winter, taking on and beating her much younger cyclocross rivals Puck Pieterse and Fem van Empel among others. As such, the Baloise Glowi Lions star heads to the upcoming World Championships one of the favourites for t...

"I tried to take over Juan Ayuso's contract... We were also interested in Aleksandr Vlasov" - Vinokourov reveals transfer frustration for Astana over off-season
For Alexander Vinokourov it has been a busy winter off-season. The Kazakh team boss oversaw new sponsorship as his team changed from the Astana Qazaqstan Team to XDS Astana Team. Despite his best efforts though, the team couldn't quite signify their new intentions with a box office signing. "If I d...

Egan Bernal to open his 2025 European season at Vuelta a Andalucía
In 2025, Egan Bernal faces a crucial season with the INEOS Grenadiers. The British team has had a winter of upheaval over the recent off-season, losing notable riders such as Tom Pidcock and Jhonatan Narvaez. As such, the Colombian and teammate Carlos Rodriguez will be the team's two main leaders fo...

See the final startlist of the 2025 Surf Coast Classic right here! Sam Welsford, Geraint Thomas, Luke Plapp, Alberto Bettiol, Bryan Coquard...
The Surf Coast Classic, formerly known as Race Torquay, was created in recent years to fill the gap between the Tour Down Under and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. The race is designed for the sprinters to have another opportunity to chase a win and the final startlist has now arrived. Inclu...

Tactical planning not necessary for Mathieu van der Poel ahead of CX World Championship according to Dutch coach: "When he is good, he just steps on the gas"
Mathieu van der Poel is undoubtedly the dominant force in cyclocross. In fact, Van der Poel has only failed to win one of his last 24 cyclocross races dating back to the 2022/2023 season. As such the Dutchman will start as favourite to win the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships next weekend. Accord...

"I tried to save as much energy as possible until the end" - Patience pays off for Jan Christen at Trofeo Calvia to continue UAE's early season success
After taking by far the most amount of wins in 2024, UAE Team Emirates - XRG are already making moves in 2025. The latest victory came this Wednesday afternoon at Trofeo Calvia as talented Swiss prospect Jan Christen emerged victorious following a late attack. "I'm super happy, I have super conditi...

"The GC is still tight, so I’m looking forward to the battle" - MTB Bike champ Alan Hatherly proves himself a force on the road with 3rd on AlUla Tour summit finish
Just behind the victorious Tom Pidcock on stage 2 of the AlUla Tour 2025, another mountain bike star was making a big impression. In his first real road racing test for Team Jayco AlUla, South African mountain bike world champion Alan Hatherly came home in 3rd. "It was a strange finish today, I thi...

More UAE joy as Jan Christen takes victory at Trofeo Calvia 2025 with Antonio Morgado also on podium
After a frantic day in Mallorca, UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Jan Christen has taken victory at Trofeo Calvia 2025 ahead of Astana's Christian Scaroni and another UAE man Antonio Morgado. Despite some very attacking and aggressive racing over the course of the day, as the race entered the final 50km,...

Panic over! Amstel Gold Race allowed to take place in 2025 after safety concerns
Amstel Gold Race is one of the leading Dutch one day races, with recent illustrious winners such as Tom Pidcock, Tadej Pogacar and Wout van Aert among others. For a long while though, the short-term future of the race has looked very much in doubt over recently though, due to a shortage of police av...

"I'm in a really, really good place" - 'Highly motivated' Tom Pidcock sends out statement with vicious uphill victory on stage 2 of AlUla Tour 2025
Tom Pidcock has officially announced himself as a Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team rider. The 25-year-old has stormed to a stunning victory in just his second race day for team following a vicious attack on the final climb of stage 2 at the 2025 AlUla Tour in Saudi Arabia. On a confusing day that saw the sta...

Perfect from Pidcock! Q36.5 star takes first victory since INEOS departure with vicious attack on stage 2 of AlUla Tour 2025
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team's Tom Pidcock has taken his first victory since leaving INEOS on stage 2 of the 2025 AlUla Tour after a confusing finale that saw the race neutralised and the course cut by around 30km. Five riders got themselves into the day's early breakaway, most notable being former Israel...

Confusion at the AlUla Tour as stage 2 is neutralised and cut by around 30km
The finale of stage 2 at the 2025 AlUla Tour has descended into confusion and chaos with the race neutralised momentarily and around 30km of the course cut from the run to the line. Heading into the final 20km, just Jens Reynders and Simone Raccani remained in the break, but the peloton was bearing...

"I’d rather be out of the spotlight" - Sepp Kuss officially ends 'GCKuss' dream
For so long one of the leading super-domestiques in the peloton, Sepp Kuss finally got his own chance to shine at the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, winning the Red Jersey ahead of teammates Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic. Despite this realisation of the 'GCKuss' dream though, the American insists he doe...

Soren Waerenskjold refuses to race AlUla Tour 'because of human rights': "Gay rights, women's rights... there are many issues"
The 2025 road cycling season is up and running and this week, a lot of the peloton are in Saudi Arabia for the AlUla Tour. Among the teams competing are Uno-X Mobility, but one man absent from the Scandinavian team's lineup is Soren Waerenskjold, who refuses to make the trip to Saudi Arabia for 'mor...

"Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel for the world title, the rest for the third podium place" - Sven Nys previews CX World Championships
This weekend's Cyclocross World Championships have been given a boost of intrigue by the last minute announcement of Wout van Aert's involvement. According to cyclocross legend Sven Nys, the mere presence of the Belgian ensures a much more exciting Rainbow Jersey race. "The cross fan in me can only...

PREVIEW | AlUla Tour 2025 stage 2 - Tom Pidcock main favourite to win atop brutal 15% climb
The AlUla Tour will be the second stage-race of the season, and the first outside of Australia for the men's peloton. Saudi Arabia's most important race in the calendar attracts a few good names every year, with an interesting route that will be raced from the 28th January to the 1st of Feburary. We...

Simon Yates already learning much from Jonas Vingegaard: "Quite motivating and inspiring to be with him day to day"
One of the biggest transfers of the recent off-season was Simon Yates' switch from Team Jayco AlUla to Team Visma | Lease a Bike. Already, the former Vuelta a Espana winning Brit is learning a lot with his new team and new teammates, most notably from his new team leader, Jonas Vingegaard. A back t...

“I enjoy the sport a lot more now” - Simon Yates reveals how change in diet reinvigorated his cycling career
Simon Yates starts the 2025 season as one of the riders to look out for. After a decade at Team Jayco AlUla under the team's various guises, Yates has moved to Team Visma | Lease a Bike for the new campaign, and starts this new challenge with much excitement. Aged 32 now, the former Vuelta a Espana...

"This is unacceptable and we therefore expect compensation" - Johan Price-Pejtersen fumes after finally being awarded Danish ITT title, 7 months after being unjustly DQ'd
Seven months after he first thought he had claimed the Danish national championship individual time trial title, Johan Price-Pejtersen has finally been awarded the jersey. Given the saga it took before their eventual U-turn, the 25-year-old of Alpecin-Deceuninck has been left furious at Danish Cycli...

"He was looking for a team that shared his values” - Why Tom Pidcock swapped INEOS for Q36.5
After being one of the most talked about riders during the recent off-season, Tom Pidcock starts 2025 reinvigorated and ready to face a new campaign at a new team. When it was announced the double Olympic champion would be leaving the INEOS Grenadiers, there was much reported interest from across th...

Final startlist for Trofeo Calvia 2025 with Marc Hirschi, Nairo Quintana, Giulio Pellizzari, Antonio Morgado & Alex Aranburu
The 2025 season continues to take its first steps. After the first Spanish one-day races, the awaited Challenge Mallorca arrives. The first part of the series comes at Trofeo Calvia on the 29th of January. The final startlist includes riders such as: Christian Scaroni, Diego Ulissi, Simone Velasco,...

"All Jonas thinks about is the Tour de France... It's the race that defines your career" - Nathan van Hooydonck explains Vingegaard's lack of Rainbow Jersey ambition
Jonas Vingegaard has undoubtedly proven himself as one of the leading Grand Tour riders of his generation over the last few years. Given his hyper-focus on the three-week races, and especially the Tour de France though, the Dane is yet to don the colours of his national team at a World Championships...

"It came as a complete surprise... A bit sour" - Jens Adams criticises Belgian Cycling after last minute Wout van Aert CX World Championship call-up
On Sunday evening, the news was announced that Wout van Aert would be making a last minute U-turn and appearing at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championship after all. For Jens Adams though, that sadly means no trip to Lievin and the Belgian has been left far from impressed by his national team's handl...

Wild cards for Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes distributed: Big debut awaits Tietema Rockets and Tudor!
There's something unique about how the atmosphere fluctuates whenever the topic comes to Paris-Roubaix. Is it the brutal course, the heroic tales of legends of the mythical Trouée d'Arrenberg or perhaps the iconic velodrome that draws the attentions of millions of cycling enthusiasts every April? It...

ANALYSIS: Wout van Aert will have dig deep in Liévin to make up for a terrible starting position
As per verdict of the UCI, who wishes to promote it's premiere cyclocross league - the World Cup, the starting positions for the upcoming cyclocross World Cup Championships in Liévin will be largely determined by riders' performances during the past 12 (11 without cancelled round in Cabras, Sardinia...

"Isn't going fast also a part of cycling?" - Taco van der Hoorn questions UCI's plans to restrict gears to improve riders' safety
It's not so long ago when Taco van der Hoorn made a successful comeback from a hard concussion suffered at Tour of Flanders 2023. And despite the adversity he had to overcome to make a full recovery, he doesn't find UCI's regulation of chain ring set-ups to be a fortunate solution. "Personally, I do...

"It was perhaps a small mental tap" - Pim Ronhaar suggests Wout van Aert's late nomination was an attempt to shake up Mathieu van der Poel's confidence
Pim Ronhaar will probably want to forget this cyclocross season. Despite some good days (for example his 2nd places at the National Championships, GP Sven Nys Baal, or in Herentals Cross), most of the year he's beyond (his own) expectations due to a setback illness in summer. Now coming into the Wor...

PREVIEW | Trofeo Calvia 2025 - UAE, Astana and Marc Hirschi big favourites for the start of Challenge Mallorca
On the 29th of January we've got the first of the Mallorca classics. The Trofeo Calvia, every year the first of the 'trophies', is a race designed for the classics riders and is always very open for surprise results. We preview the race ahead. The first of the races on the Spanish island is one wit...

"Hopefully it’s nothing too serious" - Mixed day on stage 1 of AlUla Tour 2025 for UAE as Rafal Majka crashes hard and Juan Sebastian Molano misses out on victory
Tim Merlier emerged victorious in a frantic bunch sprint finale on stage 1 of the 2025 AlUla Tour on Tuesday afternoon. For UAE Team Emirates - XRG though, it was a bit more of a mixed day as Juan Sebastian Molano finished 2nd, whilst GC hopeful Rafal Majka crashed hard in the finale. In fact, Majk...

"I give Wout a 10% chance and Mathieu still a 90% chance" - Visma coach Mathieu Heijboer tempers CX World Championship expectations for Van Aert
Wout van Aert has been confirmed for the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships and by most accounts, immediately settles into the position of Mathieu van der Poel's most likely challenger for the Rainbow Jersey in Lievin. According to Team Visma | Lease a Bike coach Mathieu Heijboer though, the fact...

"I want the Maglia Rosa back" - Fighting talk from Richard Carapaz ahead of Giro d'Italia return in 2025
In 2025, Richard Carapaz heads towards an early major goal, the Giro d'Italia. A winner of the Italian Grand Tour back in 2019, the Ecuadorian leader of EF Education-EasyPost is determined in his aim of reclaiming the Maglia Rosa. "I really like the Giro route, especially the third week," previews...

"Since the announcement on Sunday evening we have sold 2,500 more tickets” - Wout van Aert already having massive impact on CX World Championship interest
One of the most loved stars in modern cycling, the recently announced presence of Wout van Aert at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships in Lievin next weekend is already having a massive impact on the interest from fans in the fight for the Rainbow Jersey according to organizer Nicolas André. “Ye...

“It was my decision not to ride the Grand Tours" - Marc Hirschi honest about highs and lows of UAE Team Emirates career
Marc Hirschi has already started 2025 off in winning style, emerging victorious at Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana last weekend. Following his winter transfer from UAE Team Emirates to the Tudor Pro Cycling Team, the Swiss star now looks poised to be one of the stars of the coming campaign. Over the...

"Wout is more ready than ever to take on Mathieu" - Niels Albert expects Van Aert to offer serious challenge to Van der Poel at CX World Championships
The announcement of Wout van Aert's participation at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships in Lievin has lighted a fire in the sport. Far from the expected Mathieu van der Poel dominance, there is a real prospect of a Rainbow Jersey battle and two-time former cyclocross world champion Niels Albert...

"We were Tadej Pogacar's first ever WorldTour race, and Alberto Contador's rebirth" - Stuart O'Grady hypes up Tour Down Under's importance on World Tour calendar
The 2025 World Tour season was kicked off recently in Australia at the Tour Down Under. Race director and Aussie cycling icon Stuart O'Grady has been left delighted by another impressive edition of the race, one that showcased some of the sports biggest stars and given opportunities to a number of p...

Lotte Kopecky all in to battle Demi Vollering for Maillot Jaune at Tour de France Femmes 2025: "I've already finished 2nd at the Tour"
Lotte Kopecky is widely regarded as one of the most well-rounded riders in the entirety of the women's peloton. Bunch sprints, individual time trials, mountain top finishes, she can and has won them all. In 2025 though, the back to back world road race champion is set to embark on perhaps her bigges...

ANALYSIS: Can Wout van Aert beat Mathieu van der Poel at Cyclocross World Championships?
The cyclocross world will have its
eyes fixed on Liévin, France, from 31 January to 2 February, as the sport’s two
biggest stars, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, go head-to-head at the
Cyclocross World Championships. Van der Poel enters the event as the heavy
favourite, aiming to equal the r...

No 9th cyclocross World Championship for Marianne Vos - Visma legend ruled out of Rainbow Jersey fight in Lievin through injury
Marianne Vos made a much anticipated return to the cyclocross world this winter and had hoped to be in the mix for what would have been her 9th Cyclocross World Championship win. Sadly though, due to injury the legendary figure will be absent from the Rainbow Jersey fight in Lievin. “Marianne has a...

"It's always nice to start the new season with a win" - Tim Merlier sends message on 2025 opener with dominant sprint win
Tim Merlier finished 2024 as the sprinter with the most wins in the entire peloton. The Belgian hasn't taken long to prove his dominance is still there in 2025 either, taking a dominant sprint win on the opening stage of the AlUla Tour, Tuesday afternoon. In a frantic and somewhat messy finale, Mer...

Tim Merlier makes winning start to 2025 with victory on stage 1 of AlUla Tour
Soudal - Quick-Step's European champion Tim Merlier has the sprint win on the opening stage of the 2024 AlUla Tour in a bunch finale at the Al Manshiyah Train Station, opening his 2025 season in style. Heading into the final 30km, just four men remained from the day's break. The most notable of the...

"I forced my Tour selection with my performances" - Tim Merlier on sharing leadership duties with Remco Evenepoel at the Tour de France
Tim Merlier starts his 2025 season today at the AlUla Tour with serious chances of taking his first win in Saudi Arabia, but this time around he can already think long-term towards the Tour de France. The Belgian spoke and believes that he earned his participation after a brilliant 2024 season. "I...

The 2025 season has started - How is the promotion/relegation standings in the decisive season?
The 2023-2025 UCI rankings cycle is going to end this year and it is very likely that we will see some teams return to World Tour level whilst others descend to ProTeam level. All of this will depend on the UCI points scored throughout these three years, and on the third a few teams already start on...

Profile & Route Grand Prix La Marseillaise 2025
The French racing calendar starts off on the 2nd of February, a day packed with cycling. The Grand Prix La Marseillais is a race with a familiar profile, a race that suits the classics riders well, but every year opens up opportunities for some sprinters and climbers alike. The French race has it's...

2025 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race Center - News, Schedule, Startlist, Profile, Prize Money and Preview
Giving continuation to the Australian summer racing, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is one of the most recent additions to the World Tour calendar. Taking place on the 2nd of February, it provides opportunities for both sprinters, puncheurs and classics riders to take an early big win In this...

Profile & Route men's Trofeo Palma 2025
On Sunday, February 2, the Challenge Mallorca 2025 will close with the traditional Trofeo Palma which, as always, will have the island's capital as the protagonist at the start and finish. It will consist of a total of 149.9 kilometers with a leg-breaking route in its first part and almost completel...

Profile & Route Trofeo Andratx 2025
On Saturday February 1 will take place theTrofeo Andratx as the fourth independent race of the Challenge Mallorca 2025. This is a race that will feature some serious climbing and is perhaps the most climber-oriented out of them all. We take a look at it's profile. Thus, the cyclists will have to co...

PREVIEW | AlUla Tour 2025 stage 1 - Merlier, Groenewegen, De Kleijn, Kristoff, Molano, Jakobsen... Who will win star-studded first sprint?
The AlUla Tour will be the second stage-race of the season, and the first outside of Australia for the men's peloton. Saudi Arabia's most important race in the calendar attracts a few good names every year, with an interesting route that will be raced from the 28th January to the 1st of Feburary. We...

PREVIEW | AlUla Tour 2025 - Can Tom Pidcock win his first race of the year?
The AlUla Tour will be the second stage-race of the season, and the first outside of Australia for the men's peloton. Saudi Arabia's most important race in the calendar attracts a few good names every year, with an interesting route that will be raced from the 28th January to the 1st of Feburary. We...

TV Guide - Where and When to Watch the 2025 AlUla Tour
The AlUla Tour will be the second stage-race of the season, and the first outside of Australia for the men's peloton. Saudi Arabia's most important race in the calendar attracts a few good names every year, with an interesting route that will be raced from the 28th January to the 1st of Feburary. He...

"During the race, I hit a breaking point" - Demi Vollering opens up about chaotic days at 2024 Tour de France Femmes
Demi Vollering's 2024 Tour de France Femmes is a story that will last for the ages, and the truth is that although there were no personal attacks, there were several revelations since the end of the race. The now FDJ - Suez rider has opened up about her psychological difficulties in the final days o...

After Tour Down Under disappointment, INEOS Grenadiers confirm '7' for Surf Coast Classic in search of first 2025 win
INEOS Grenadiers are a team that has changed a lot over the past year, and amongst those changes were the loss of more leaders such as Tom Pidcock and Ethan Hayter; as well as several important staff members. The team was even described by Hayter to be 'run like a business', and 2025 is an opportuni...

Mailman steals Remco Evenepoel's Credit Card and withdraws 9,000 euros
Remco Evenepoel has had a major hit to his 2025 season when in early December a postal van driver opened the vehicle door and he collided with it, suffering several fractures and losing months of training. As it turns out it was not the only occasion the Olympic Champion has had issues with mail-rel...

"Honestly, I’ve not missed cyclocross at all" - Tom Pidcock opens up on turbulent winter
Tom Pidcock has been the talk of the cycling off-season so
far, particularly due to his move to Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team for 2025. The 2022
world cyclocross champion has opted not to compete on his cross bike at all
this winter, instead choosing a different path to prepare for the upcoming road
season...

Wout van Aert sentenced to pay €662,000 to former team for wrongful termination of his contract
Wout van Aert is set to have a hefty bill heading his way. After a lengthy and drawn out court battle with former team Sniper Cycling BVBA, the Antwerp Court of Cassation has ordered the Team Visma | Lease a Bike star to pay €662,000 in compensation. Van Aert broke his contract with the Sniper Cycl...

Former rival of Lance Armstrong reveals story of insults and blackmail before 2002 Tour de France: "They are people who manipulate reality to win, to take over everything"
Many cyclists over the years have criticized Lance Armstrong's 'bossy' practices during his time of dominating the peloton. The last one to remember the Texan's arrogance has been Igor González de Galdeano. Many believe that Armstrong's cheating was focused on doping, but it went far beyond that. He...

Will we see Elia Viviani return in 2025? Italian legend still hasn't found a pro contract in 2025
Elia Viviani’s future in professional cycling remains
uncertain after it was confirmed that he has not re-signed with INEOS
Grenadiers for the 2025 season. The Italian sprinter and track cyclist, who
joined INEOS Grenadiers in 2022, now faces a critical juncture in his career,
with retirement being...

“It happens with every marriage that ends in divorce!” – FDJ - Suez boss reveals all on Demi Vollering exit from SD Worx-Protime
FDJ - Suez has firmly established itself as one of the
dominant forces in the women’s peloton, and their latest move in 2025
underscores their ambitions. The team has secured the signature of Demi
Vollering, the 2023 Tour de France Femmes winner, from rivals SD Worx - Protime.
But despite her star p...

" Now I am in a team that ensures that the conditions are right to perform" - Dutch rider Arvid de Kleijn reveals his journey to the front of the peloton
Tudor Pro Cycling Team rider Arvid de Kleijn has taken an
unconventional route to professional cycling, a journey shaped by consistent perseverance.
Speaking to In de Leiderstrui, the Dutch sprinter reflected on his
career, his challenges, and the progress he’s made within his team. “There is now a...

Can't keep me down! Dylan van Baarle back on the bike just a week after Tour Down Under crash
Dylan van Baarle, the 32-year-old classics specialist and
current rider for Team Visma | Lease a Bike, has faced an unfortunate start to
his 2025 season. A crash during the opening stage of the Tour Down Under
resulted in a broken collarbone, forcing him to abandon the race early. Yet, in
a remarkab...

Prize Money Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2025 with €43.000 available
Giving continuation to the Australian summer racing, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is one of the most recent additions to the World Tour calendar. Taking place on the 2nd of February, it provides opportunities for both sprinters, puncheurs and classics riders to take an early big win. We tak...

Serious training accident in Mallorca - Six riders from the German national track cycling team hit by car
What began as a training ride on the idyllic vacation island of Mallorca turned into a real nightmare for six riders of the German national track cycling team on Monday morning. According to an FAZ report, the endurance athletes were hit by the car of an 89-year-old man and some were seriously injur...

TV Guide - Where and When to watch Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2025
Giving continuation to the Australian summer racing, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is one of the most recent additions to the World Tour calendar. Taking place on the 2nd of February, it provides opportunities for both sprinters, puncheurs and classics riders to take an early big win. Here's...

"Crazy no? I'm really getting old" - Primoz Roglic heads into 10th season as a professional cyclist keen to still improve
Primoz Roglic has become one of the senior figures in the peloton. After starting his professional sport career on skis, the Slovenian is heading into his 10th season as a professional cyclist in 2025, determined to prove he is still very much at the top of his game. "Wow. Crazy no? I'm really gett...

"From not being able to walk to learning how to win a pro bike race" - Thomas Gloag reflects on difficult few years after securing Tour Down Under top-10
Thomas Gloag has long been viewed of as a rider with a high ceiling. Sadly for the Brit though, over the last few years, his momentum has consistently been thwarted by injuries and bad luck. At the 2025 Tour Down Under, Gloag opened the new season solidly, taking a top-10 in the general classificati...

Discover the final startlist of the 2025 AlUla Tour - Tom Pidcock, Tim Merlier, Dylan Groenewegen, Alexander Kristoff and more!
The AlUla Tour will be the second stage-race of the season, and the first outside of Australia for the men's peloton. Saudi Arabia's most important race in the calendar attracts a few good names every year, with an interesting route that will be raced from the 28th January to the 1st of Feburary. We...

"Wout is someone he will have to take into account" - Mathieu van der Poel should be wary after Van Aert's CX World Championship announcement says Bart Wellens
Mathieu van der Poel looked almost guaranteed to romp to a record equalling 7th Cyclocross World Championship win in Lievin next weekend. After the announcement made by Team Visma | Lease a Bike that Wout van Aert is set to also compete for the Rainbow Jersey though, could we now have a fight on our...

“I trained well this winter but the first race is always special" - Marc Hirschi arrives at Tudor in style with stunning one-day win
Marc Hirschi has officially arrived at the Tudor Pro Cycling Team! In his very first race for his new team, the Swiss one-day specialist stormed to a stunning victory at the 2025 Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana on Sunday afternoon in Spain. “I felt good all day: the plan was to go solo on the final c...

"Whenever you have good races, people just seem to expect more" - Biniam Girmay on learning to handle the pressures of expectation
Few riders in the entire peloton are under as much pressure to perform as Intermarché - Wanty's Biniam Girmay. Wherever the Eritrean icon goes, a loyal legion of his fans follow and whilst their support is greatly appreciated, it can also bring much weight of expectation for the 24-year-old. After b...

Profile & Route Surf Coast Classic 2025
The Surf Coast Classic, formerly known as Race Torquay, was created in recent years to fill the gap between the Tour Down Under and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. The race is designed for the sprinters to have another opportunity to chase a win. We take a look at it's profile. The race feat...

Profile & Route Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2025
Giving continuation to the Australian summer racing, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is one of the most recent additions to the World Tour calendar. Taking place on the 2nd of February, it provides opportunities for both sprinters, puncheurs and classics riders to take an early big win. We tak...

Profile & Route Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2025
The climber's race at the Challenge Mallorca. In the Spanish island there is a large flat area but also a mountain range which features some very popular ascents. The Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana every year goes through some of them, in a test for the climbers to test their form out of the off-season....

Profile & Route Trofeo Ses Salines 2025
The second race of the Challenge Mallorca is one where the sprinters will have a full opportunity to capitalize on. The Trofeo Ses Salines is every year a good indicator for the fast men's form. We take a look at it's profile. The race will be 185 kilometers in length and will consist of two loops...

Not just Nys, but World Championships at risk for Eli Iserbyt too: "The body does not yet have the strength I want to give on those pure power sections"
The Belgian men's elite team for the Cyclocross World Championships is highly disputed with so many talented riders, and in this environment the smallest of issues can result in a switch. Thibau Nys' illness puts him at risk of missing the race, but Eli Iserbyt's leg injury poses a similar risk. In...

Profile & Route Trofeo Calvia 2025
On the 29th of January we've got the first of the Mallorca classics. The Trofeo Calvia, every year the first of the 'trophies', is a race designed for the classics riders and is always very open for surprise results. We take a look at it's profile. The first of the races on the Spanish island is on...

Mathieu van der Poel on Wout van Aert's Cyclocross World Championships participation: "Nothing really changes for me"
The Belgian national team had announced eight riders for the men's Elite Cyclocross World Championships last week, leaving one spot open. Although Wout van Aert had said always that he would not participate in the event, this Sunday afternoon Team Visma | Lease a Bike announced the opposite. Mathie...

"I still felt it, but maybe that was good, so that I didn't think too much about my legs" - Not even a broken rib can stop Mathieu van der Poel at World Cup Maasmechelen
Mathieu van der Poel made an incredible return to cyclocross
at the World Cup Maasmechelen, overcoming the pain of a broken rib to dominate
the field. The six-time world champion defeated his long-time rival Wout van
Aert by a staggering 1 minute and 14 seconds. After his remarkable victory, Van der...

“When you get these signals of an emerging disease, you know it’s going to be tough” - Thibau Nys' World Championship hopes in doubt after Hoogerheide abandon?
Thibau Nys has already been crowned European champion and Belgian champion this winter. The hopes of adding a World Championship title to the palmares next weekend have been handed a blow though, after the Baloise Glowi Lions star abandoned the final World Cup race of the season in Hoogerheide. Rat...

BREAKING: Wout van Aert confirmed for Cyclocross World Championships! - "I’ll give it my best!”
After staunchly denying the rumours all winter, it has now been officially confirmed that Wout van Aert will indeed compete at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships in Lievin next weekend! A three-time cyclocross world champion in (2016, 2017 and 2018), Van Aert had initially been planned to end h...

"I would not hire Caleb Ewan" - Johan Bruyneel believes INEOS Grenadiers is taking big risk in signing the 'Pocket Rocket'
Caleb Ewan had a contract with Team Jayco AlUla until 2025 but just like it had happened previously with Lotto, the 'Pocket Rocket' terminated his contract prematurely. He signed with INEOS Grenadiers who were in need of a sprinter, but Johan Bruyneel believes this is a risky move. "I don't know mu...

Is this what Tadej Pogacar improved the most in 2024: "When I am fatigued, I don’t lose so much of my explosiveness anymore"
Tadej Pogacar is a rider that already before 2024 had an incredible amount of success, but there was a true transformation this year where he managed to eliminate his existing flaws. He discusses his changes in training, Giro-Tour combination and more. "We did a lot of VO2 max this year and also a...

Team Jayco AlUla announce line up led by Eddie Dunbar and Dylan Groenewegen for AlUla Tour
Team Jayco AlUla has revealed its line-up for the upcoming
AlUla Tour, headlined by Eddie Dunbar and Dylan Groenewegen. Dunbar, fresh off
winning two stages at last year’s Vuelta a Espana, will lead the team’s general
classification (GC) efforts, while Groenewegen, a six-time Tour de France stage
wi...

""I'm extremely proud of the team" - Team Visma | Lease a Bike find reason to smile despite more crashes at Tour Down Under
The 2025 Tour Down Under concluded earlier today, with Sam
Welsford sprinting to victory in the sixth and final stage, while Jhonatan
Narvaez secured the overall classification, marking a strong start to the
cycling season. For Team Visma | Lease a Bike, their first outing of the
season brought mixe...

Patrick Lefevere takes time to reflect on 20 years leading Soudal - Quick-Step: "My adventure started in 1992 and didn't stop until last year"
In early December, Patrick Lefevere officially stepped down
from his role after more than two decades at the helm of the Soudal -
Quick-Step team. Lefevere’s leadership, spanning over 20 years, shaped the team
into one of cycling’s most iconic outfits. As the 2025 season begins without Lefevere in c...

Move aside Jonas Vingegaard and Mads Pedersen, is this the next great Danish talent?
18-year-old Albert Philipsen made a strong impression
at the 2025 Tour Down Under by winning the youth classification. The Danish
rider, who rides for Lidl-Trek and was born in 2006, finished 17th overall in
the general classification. This marks a significant achievement in his young
career, having...

Finn Fisher-Black delighted with first race for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe: "It’s a great feeling and a solid step forward
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe showed their strength and depth
at the 2025 Tour Down Under, with Finn Fisher-Black delivering an impressive
performance in his debut race for the team. The 23-year-old, who joined from
UAE Team Emirates at the end of 2024, secured third place in the general classificatio...

"He called me last night to ask if he could start" - Belgian national coach reveals inside story on Wout van Aert's last minute CX World Championship call up
Wout van Aert's cyclocross season isn't over yet. The Belgian has ended much speculation to finally confirm his appearance at next weekend's Cyclocross World Championships in Lievin. Can he take a 4th Rainbow Jersey? As mentioned, there has much background speculation about Van Aert taking on the Wo...

Final Standings: UCI Cyclocross World Cup 2024/25 - Lucinda Brand & Michael Vanthourenhout secure World Cup overalls
Another UCI Cyclocross World Cup campaign is in the books and after a thrilling final weekend double-header in Maasmechelen and Hoogerheide, Lucinda Brand and Michael Vanthourenhout have secured themselves the elite, overall World Cup victories. Closing her season in the ultimate style, Brand compl...

"It is important to find your fun again" - Wout van Aert back enjoying his cycling after difficult year according to Visma's Maarten Wynants
2024 won't be remembered as the greatest year of Wout van Aert's career. Despite some success, most notably at the Vuelta a Espana, the Belgian superstar consistently saw his momentum scuppered by crashes over the course of the year. According to Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Maarten Wynants though, V...

Fem van Empel "very confident heading into next week’s World Championships" despite disappointing weekend
Fem van Empel has been the leading light in women's cyclocross over recent years. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike star has been notably less dominant this winter though, as evidenced this weekend at World Cup Maasmechelen and World Cup Hoogerheide. After taking 6th in Maasmechelen on Saturday, Van Emp...

"The goal is a place in the top three" - World Cup winner Michael Vanthourenhout admits CX World Championship might be out of reach
Although Michael Vanthourenhout couldn't secure himself victory on the day at World Cup Hoogerheide on Sunday afternoon, finishing 2nd to Mathieu van der Poel, the Belgian's second place did do enough to secure him a first ever overall World Cup victory. “I dotted the i’s today and completely pulle...

Marc Hirschi makes winning start to life at Tudor with victory at Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana
Marc Hirschi has taken the win at Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 2025, emerging victorious ahead of Christian Scaroni in a sprint to the line and securing his first victory for the Tudor Pro Cycling Team. After the trio of Baptiste Veistroffer, Martin Pedersen and Xavier Cañellas had spent much of th...

"I hope to ride my best cross of the season next week" - Mathieu van der Poel heads to World Championship with 7 wins from 7 races this winter
Mathieu van der Poel continues to make the sport of cyclocross look totally easy this winter. The Dutchman emerged a dominant winner on Sunday afternoon at World Cup Hoogerheide and as such, heads to the upcoming World Championships with seven wins from his seven races over this season. Attacking on...

Magnificent Mathieu van der Poel eases to World Cup Hoogerheide win; Michael Vanthourenhout secures overall World Cup victory
Mathieu van der Poel has yet again proven unmatched, dominating on his father's course at World Cup Hoogerheide. Overall though, Michael Vanthourenhout is the rider with arguably the most to celebrate securing a first World Cup standings win in his career. All eyes were on Van der Poel at the startl...

"It's a success to start the season like this" - Marlen Reusser takes first victory in Movistar colours at Trofeo Palma 2025 ahead of Mavi García
In women's cycling, Movistar Team made a stellar signing this winter and the arrival of Marlen Reusser is already paying off, and the 2025 season has just begun. The Swiss has taken the victory in the Trofeo Palma Femina. The Movistar Team superstar has taken the victory from Mavi García at the spr...

"I’m definitely going to the World Championship with confidence" - Is Lucinda Brand destined for a 2nd Rainbow Jersey?
Lucinda Brand had already guaranteed herself the overall World Cup victory heading into the season's final round in Hoogerheide. But in front of her Dutch compatriots, the Baloise Glowi Lions leader confirmed herself as the best of the field, taking a dominant victory ahead of Blanka Kata Vas and Pu...

Taking the title in style! Lucinda Brand caps off overall World Cup win with dominant victory in Hoogerheide
Baloise Glowi Lions' Lucinda Brand has taken victory at the final round of the 2024/25 Women's UCI World Cup in Hoogerheide, ending a special season in style and confirming her overall World Cup win in the process. All eyes now turn to the Cyclocross World Championships next weekend! With all the ta...

Mathieu van der Poel's 30 years of age a major benefit for current cyclocross domination: "If I trained at 23 what I trained this week, I probably wouldn't have been as good"
Mathieu van der Poel has turned 30 years old this week, but there is no slowing down the World Champion who only seems to get stronger by the year. After beating Wout van Aert in what was their second and final battle of the cyclocross season, the Alpecin-Deceuninck opened up about what has changed...

"I made the best of it and then had a great race" - Wout van Aert settles for second behind Mathieu van der Poel at World Cup Maasmechelen
Wout van Aert had to settle for second place at the World Cup Maasmechelen as Mathieu van der Poel made a stunning return to cyclocross, overcoming a broken rib to claim an emphatic victory. Van der Poel crossed the line 1 minute and 14 seconds ahead of his long-time rival. After the race, Van Aert...

"He's no Jan Ullrich who gained 20 kilos" - Remco Evenepoel debate raises questions about how he can raise his game in 2025
In the latest episode of the Eurosport podcast Kop over Kop,
commentators Jeroen Vanbelleghem, Jan Hermsen, and Bobbie Traksel shared their
thoughts on Remco Evenepoel. The double Olympic champion is currently
recovering from a crash involving a van in late 2024, raising questions about
his physical...

"I’m beyond stoked with what we’ve achieved together" - Sam Welsford starts off season with three World Tour wins
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe had a pretty good week at the Tour Down Under to open up the season. New signing Finn Fisher-Black rode himself to the podium, but like last year, Sam Welsford stormed to take three stage wins. After succeeding earlier in the race, and recovering from two minor falls, th...

Tour Down Under 2025 Final Classifications - Jhonatan Narváez wins debut race with UAE Team Emirates - XRG
The Tour Down Under has been finished. The season's first World Tour race in Australia has come to a closing this Sunday, crowing Jhonatan Narváez as the race winner after his win at Old Willunga Hill, and a week where he managed to grab bonus seconds in several sprints throughout the week. A displ...

Jury & Fines Tour Down Under 2025 | Update stage 6 - Juan Pedro Lopez expelled from the race after grabbing on to neutral service bike
Throughout the 2025 Tour Down under, 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 decisions have been taking by the race commiss...

Medical Report and withdrawals Tour Down Under 2025 - Update stage 6 - Another mass crash in the race's very final kilometer
Throughout the 2025 Tour Down Under, there will be many riders to withdraw from the race, for several different reasons. We make a list of all riders who leave the race, as well as list out a few of the main crashes that take place during the race. To start off, two riders were already unable to sta...

VIDEO: Juan Pedro López disqualified from Tour Down Under after outrageous 'Sticky Bottle'
Juan Pedro López did not start the last stage of the Tour Down Under 2025 won by Sam Welsford and has seen how it has crowned Jhonatan Narvaez winner of the race. He was disqualified from the race, however this happened the day after he - on front of the TV camera - held on to a neutral service bike...

“I will never forget her, she was the only sister I had “ - Brother of Sara Piffer emotionally calls for increased safety for cyclists
The cycling world has been left in mourning following the
tragic death of 19-year-old Italian cyclist Sara Piffer, who lost her life
after a collision with a car on Friday morning. According to Tuttobiciweb, Piffer was cycling with
her brother Christian, an amateur cyclist, when the pair were struck...

Joris Nieuwenhuis happy with third place behind Mathieu van der Poel destruction: “I knew that I had to ride at my own pace”
Mathieu van der Poel delivered a commanding performance at
the World Cup Maasmechelen, finishing over a minute ahead of his closest rival,
Wout van Aert. The third and final spot on the podium was secured by Joris
Nieuwenhuis, who battled his way to an impressive result. The 28-year-old Dutchman, wh...

Tour Down Under | Win number 3 for Sam Welsford in Adelaide; Jhonatan Narvaez wins overall classification
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have won their third stage win of the week. On stage 6, we've had another bunch sprint taking place, with Sam Welsford sprinting to victory in another crash-marred finale - where Jhonatan Narváez was crowned race winner. With only around 90 kilometers of racing, in a tec...

“What are your goals, what do you want to achieve” – Milan Vader hungry in new challenge alongside Tom Pidcock at Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Milan Vader has left Team Visma | Lease a Bike to join the
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, where he will now be teammates with Tom Pidcock.
Reflecting on the move, Vader shared his enthusiasm and positive impressions of
his new team. "It's super exciting. I feel really positive. Of course
you try to do as m...

PREVIEW | Tour Down Under 2025 stage 6 - Can Sam Welsford complete the hattrick in Adelaide's fast circuit finish?
The Tour Down Under will conclude this Sunday. We preview stage 6, a day where the sprinters should be fighting for the stage win in a criterium-like stage in Adelaide where Sam Welsford will be the ultimate favourite. The race finishes with the traditional criterium in Adelaide, where the sprinter...

Discover the final startlist of the Classica Comunitat Valenciana 2025 with Marc Hirschi, Matej Mohoric, Lenny Martínez, Santiago Buitrago and more!
On the 26th of January we've got what is only the second race in the European calendar: The Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana. It is a race that will suit the puncheurs and climbers well, and be a good test for that early-season form for many, The final startlist includes riders such as: Marc Hirschi,...

“Anyone who hesitates now will pass later” - Wuyts voices concerns ahead of Rwanda World Championships
Michel Wuyts, a prominent cycling commentator, shared his
thoughts with Het Laatste Nieuws about the challenging World
Championship course set to take place in Rwanda later this year. The brutal
route, featuring 5,500 metres of climbing at an altitude of 1,500 metres, has
already raised doubts among...

Treat it like doping? David Millar voices how he thinks cycling can maximise safety
Former British professional cyclist David Millar has shared
his thoughts on how cycling can enhance safety, suggesting a cultural approach similar to the fight against doping during the latter half of his career. Speaking
to Cyclingnews, Millar emphasised the importance of fostering respect,
self-po...

PREVIEW | Classica Comunitat Valenciana 2025 - UAE and Buitrago & Martinez the main favourites for hilly classic that goes over Coll de Rates
On the 26th January we've got the Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana on the road, a race that will suit the climbers and classics specialist, and goes through some of the most iconic climbs of the 'Costa Blanca' where most teams train every winter. We preview the race ahead. The 185.5-kilometer long rou...

Marianne Vos remains focussed on World Championships despite difficult World Cup Maasmechelen: “Falling twice wasn’t really helpful”
Marianne Vos finished 13th at the World Cup Maasmechelen,
but the Dutch rider remains optimistic as she looks ahead to the World
Championships in Lievin next weekend. “I didn’t have the best start,” Vos told Wielerflits about
her race in Maasmechelen. “In the first two rounds I was able to move up q...

ANALYSIS: Can Wout van Aert finally win a second monument this season?
Wout van Aert is one of cycling's most talented and popular
riders, and we have seen time and time again how he is capable of excelling
across a wide range of disciplines and terrains. His palmarès is already
incredible, and includes four cyclocross world championships, nine Tour de
France stage win...

Thibau Nys set to return to action at World Cup Hoogerheide: "He is already feeling better and will definitely start tomorrow"
European and Belgian cyclocross champion Thibau Nys was
absent from the World Cup Maasmechelen, where Mathieu van der Poel claimed a
dominant victory. However, according to his team manager Eric Braes, Nys is
expected to return to action tomorrow at the World Cup Hoogerheide. "Thibau had a good trai...

Antonio Morgado wins Gran Premio Castellon with a brilliant performance by Portuguese UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider
The Gran Premio Castellón arrived as the second Spanish classic of 2025. A day after the Camp de Morvedre, which was won by Urko Berrade, a peloton with more prominent names was looking for the victory. The challenge was not expected to be too demanding. The race organizer himself, in statements to...

Unstoppable! Mathieu van der Poel destroys Wout van Aert at World Cup Maasmechelen
Broken rib? Who cares? Not Mathieu van der Poel, as he produced one of those special MvdP days to decimate the field and win the World Cup Maasmechelen. Behind the world champion, Wout van Aert had to settle for second and Joris Nieuwenhuis came third. It was a crazy start to the race, and Wout van...

“After three years I am back at the top” – Delighted Blanka Kata Vas reacts to World Cup Maasmechelen win
In the penultimate race of the women’s cyclocross World Cup
season, Blanka Kata Vas secured a stunning victory at the World Cup
Maasmechelen. Vas clinched the win on the final lap, edging out Zoe Backstedt
and Lucinda Brand. Speaking to Wielerflits after her triumph, Vas expressed her
joy. “After th...

Blanka Kata Vas wins the World Cup Maasmechelen as Lucinda Brand secures overall victory!
In the second to last race of the women's cyclocross World Cup season, Blanka Kata Vas has taken victory at the World Cup Maasmechelen. Vas took the win on the last lap ahead of Zoe Backstedt and Lucinda Brand, who sealed the overall win of the World Cup. From the very outset, the World Champion Fem...

Mathieu van der Poel reveals broken rib ahead of World Cup Maasmechelen return: “It is still not going so well”
Six-time world cyclocross champion Mathieu van der Poel is
back in action today at the World Cup Maasmechelen. The Dutchman has been
absent from several World Cup races due to a crash at Azencross Loenhout, a race
he still managed to win. However, it has now been revealed that his absence
over the p...

Profiles & Route Classica Comunitat Valenciana 2025
On the 26th January we've got the Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana on the road, a race that will suit the climbers and classics specialist, and goes through some of the most iconic climbs of the 'Costa Blanca' where most teams train every winter. We take a look at it's profile. The 185.5-kilometer lon...

Profiles & Route AlUla Tour 2025
The AlUla Tour will be the second stage-race of the season, and the first outside of Australia for the men's peloton. Saudi Arabia's most important race in the calendar attracts a few good names every year, with an interesting route that will be raced from the 28th January to the 1st of Feburary. We...

"I thought that was absolute suicide" - Luke Plapp on Javier Romo's attack, aggressive tactics and disappointment atop Old Willunga Hill
Usually the Old Willunga Hill stage at the Tour Down Under is a conservative one with everyone saving themselves for the final ascent. This wasn't the case this time around, a lot of it due to Team Jayco AlUla's aggressive approach to the day. Team leader Luke Plapp talks through a complex finale, w...

Winning Cyclocross World Championships "takes a lot more energy and stress than many people think" - Dutch national coach and Adrie van der Poel on reigning champion Mathieu
Only one week left towards the Lièvin Cyclocross World Championships, and this weekend all riders will race for the final time before the big day in France. At this point, Mathieu van der Poel has been out of action for three weeks, and his form is the subject of talks including his father Adrie and...

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert face off today! 'Big 2' have their second and final Cyclocross battle of the winter
Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel were expected to have three battles this cyclocross season. Wout van Aert's season was delayed due to illness, and later van der Poel missed out on a few races due to an injury. Hence the two will only have two battles, the second one being this Saturday aftern...

QUOTES | Jhonatan Narvaez, Javier Romo, Oscar Onley and Finn Fisher-Black discuss Willunga Hill showdown
Stage 5 of the Tour Down Under saw the riders climb up the Old Willunga Hill, the race's most iconic ascent which ultimately decides the overall classification once again. We take a look at what Jhonatan Narváez said after his maiden stage win with UAE Team Emirates - XRG, but also his main rivals o...

Tour Down Under 2025 stage 5 GC Update - Jhonatan Narvaez takes the lead after Willunga Hill win and heads to GC win in his debut as a UAE rider
Stage 5 of the Tour Down Under was always expected to be crucial in the big picture of the race, and it certainly didn't disappoint. An explosive finale saw Jhonatan Narváez take the stage win and take hold of the overall classification, with only one (flat) stage left to race this week in Australia...

INTERVIEW | Italian legend Claudio Chiappucci on his rivalry with Induráin and that of Pogacar and Vingegaard: "Theirs is much weaker"
Claudio Chiappucci, Italian and world cycling legend, has kindly agreed to chat for a while with CiclismoAlDia about his career and his vision of cycling today. The transalpine, great rival of Miguel Induráin in the early 90's in Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, is very present in the Italian media...

"It's rare for a great rider of his level to speak out and take a stand" - Marc Madiot praises Jonas Vingegaard after calls for Carbon Monoxide ban
The topic of Carbon Monoxide and its potential misuse in the peloton continues to cause discussion. One of the most outspoken opponents of the controversial method has long been Groupama - FDJ boss Marc Madiot and the Frenchman has been left delighted by Jonas Vingegaard's recent comments calling fo...

"The beginning of the end of my career" - Johnny Hoogerland recounts a training accident that changed his life
Johnny Hoogerland had a brief period of glory in 2009, but his promising professional career was promptly interrrupted by two heavy crashes. After the latter, the charismatic Dutchman never really a made a full recovery. It's a story that may have never happened though if Hoogerland didn't get picke...

Jhonatan Narváez wins Tour Down Unders' queen stage and takes over race lead into final day
As many predicted, Jhonatan Narváez has won stage 5 of the Tour Down Under at the Old Willunga Hill and with it came the ochre jersey, a big reward for UAE Team Emirates - XRG who will probably open up the season with a GC win. The breakaway of the day was formed by five riders featuring Juan Pedro...

"It's very easy to dope" - Suspended prison sentence awaits doping female ex-cyclist from France
Six years after testing positive for EPO, former French cyclist Marion Sicot has been given a 10-month suspended prison sentence in court for the import and possession of doping products. The 32-year-old, who competed most notably for Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport before her ban, admitted to repeateed u...

"It’s crazy how much money is nowadays paid to youngsters" - Picnic PostNL manager on fighting for riders against teams "with no financial ceiling"
That the financial demands in the sport of cycling are growing is no secret. In fact, many team managers, analysts and other sport figures are calling for salary caps, in hopes of equalling the opportunities. One of the managers who are struggling against the crushing pressure of money flowing from...

Thijs Zonneveld becomes "the Merijn Zeeman of BEAT Cycling" and shoots for Grand Tour participation in foreseeable future
BEAT Cycling is a name that resonates in Dutch community. However the continental team has gradually fallen into mediocrity and so the goal for the new sports manager Thijs Zonneveld is clear - to put the Dutch team at the top of the continental feeding chain. And who knows, maybe more? "I was a cyc...

Dutch teams are furious as KNWU entirely abandons the under-23 category! "We were not asked whether we could or wanted to do something"
The Dutch cycling federation (KNWU) announced earlier this week that they will entirely abandon the under-23 category, shifting more focus towards juniors and elite category. This means no European and World Championships, no Tour de l'Avenir, nothing. Expectedly, the Dutch continental teams are fum...

"It's cycling history, but it doesn't feel like it" - XDS Astana Team rider explains what it meant to be Mark Cavendish's teammate
Cees Bol, a 29-year-old rider for the XDS Astana Team, is preparing for his third season with the team. Bol, who recently became a father, played a pivotal role in the 2023 Tour de France, supporting Mark Cavendish as he broke the record for the most Tour stage wins. Speaking to In de Leiderstrui, B...

ANALYSIS: Look away Tadej Pogacar! Merckx and Roche’s seasons following their triple crown wins suggests the Slovenian’s dominance is under threat
In 2024, Tadej Pogacar assembled perhaps the most
extraordinary cycling season ever witnessed. Winning 25 races out of just 58
racing days, Pogacar became the first man in 25 years to achieve the Giro-Tour
double after Pantani in 1998. Along the way, he claimed 12 Grand Tour stages,
two monuments, L...

Discover the final startlist of the 2025 Gran Premio Castellõn - Matej Mohoric, Michael Matthews, Antonio Morgado, Alec Segaert and more
This coming Saturday, January 25, 2025, the Gran Premio Castellón will be held. It will be the second race of the season in Spain, and the first in category 1.1. It is a classic in which there will be a WorldTour presence, and we take a look at it's startlist. The final startlist includes: Michael...

Former World Champion Rohan Dennis could face up to 7 years in prison following death of his wife Melissa Hoskins
Rohan Dennis, the 34-year-old Australian cyclist and
two-time world time trial champion, was involved in a now well documented incident
on 31 December 2023. The incident occurred outside his home in Adelaide, where
a vehicle he was driving struck and killed his wife, Olympian Melissa Hoskins. Follo...

"That's going to be quite a challenge for Anna" - Are Team SD Worx - Protime ready to handle both Lotte Kopecky and Anna van der Breggen in the same team?
With Demi Vollering leaving the team for the 2025 season, Lotte Kopecky, a two-time world champion and Team SD Worx - Protime rider, is shifting her focus to climbing races such as Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour de France Femmes. This transition signifies a busy season ahead for sports manager Da...

PREVIEW | Gran Premio Castellon 2025 - UAE, Michael Matthews and Matej Mohoric the main favourites
On the 25th of January we've got the second European road race of the season on the road. In Spain, more particularly the Valencia region, we're going to have the Gran Premio Castellón where many sprinters and classics riders can fight for the victory. We preview the race ahead. The race will be 17...

Profile & Route Gran Premio Castellon 2025
On the 25th of January we've got the second European road race of the season on the road. In Spain, more particularly the Valencia region, we're going to have the Gran Premio Castellón where many sprinters and classics riders can fight for the victory. We take a look at it's profile. The race will...

PREVIEW | Tour Down Under 2025 stage 5 - Old Willunga Hill to decide race victory featuring Romo, Vine, Plapp, Narvaez and more!
The Tour Down Under has thus far delivered solid action but this Friday we should have the climax of the week. We preview stage 5, where the riders will be climbing Old Willunga Hill two times and this is certainly going to be a decisive moment in the race. The most famous climb in Australia is bac...

ANALYSIS: Racing out of his father’s shadows, how good can Thibau Nys be?
This cyclocross season has been a breakout year for Thibau
Nys, who is emerging as one of the sport's brightest talents. The 22-year-old
Belgian has captured the attention of cycling fans with a string of remarkable
performances, including victories at the Belgian National Championships, the
Europea...

Alejandro Valverde unveils Juan Ayuso as Spain's leader for the 2025 World Championships in Rwanda
Yesterday it was confirmed what was an open secret, that Alejandro Valverde will be the next Spanish cycling coach. First it was the president of Murcia, Fernando López Miras, who confirmed it, and later he himself explained that it had taken so long to announce the agreement "because of frictions"...

Thibau Nys falls ill ahead of World Cup Maasmechelen: Are his World Championships in danger?
Thibau Nys will not take part in the World Cup Maasmechelen
this Saturday. According to Sporza, the Belgian and European champion is
unwell and has decided not to take any risks ahead of next week’s Cyclocross
World Championships. Nys is coming off a remarkable performance at the World Cup Benidorm,...

Belgium select debutant alongside Thibau Nys for cyclocross World Championships: "You used to look up to those men"
Emiel Verstrynge has been selected by the Belgian national
coach to compete in the upcoming Cyclocross World Championships. This marks
Verstrynge’s debut at the event, where he will race alongside team leader and
European and Belgian Champion, Thibau Nys. Speaking to Wielerflits, Verstrynge reflecte...

Vuelta a Espana stage winner Urko Berrade takes 20km solo victory at Classica Camp de Morvedre
Urko Berrade has won the Classica Camp de Morvedre, to pick up a win in the very early stages of the season. Berrade held off a late surge from Nicolas Breuillard and Sergio Chumil to take the win. In the UCI 1.2 race, there was a group including Alexys Brunel (Total Energies), Morne Van Nierkerk, J...

19 year old Italian rider Sara Piffer dies after training accident
Tuttobiciweb has reported the tragic death of 19-year-old
Italian cyclist Sara Piffer, who passed away after a collision with a car on
Friday morning. Piffer was cycling with her brother Christian, an amateur
cyclist, when the two were struck by a car overtaking another vehicle. While
Christian suff...

British Cycling explain controversial decision to select no elite women for the cyclocross World Championships
With the Cyclocross World Championships fast approaching in
early February, British Cycling has raised eyebrows with their decision not to
send any elite women or a men’s under-23 team to the competition. This means that notable riders such as Alderney Baker, Anna
Kay, and the newly crowned British...

"The planets aligned because Ineos didn’t have a sprinter" - Caleb Ewan's agent explains how surprising transfer came to be
Caleb Ewan's agent Jason Bakker has explained why the 'Pocket Rocket' joined INEOS Grenadiers, a miracle transfer that came as a result of several coincidences, and played a huge role in preventing the Australian sprinter from retiring at the end of 2024. “The opportunity arose for him to seek a ne...

TV Guide - Where and when to watch Tour Down Under 2025
From the 21st to the 26th of January we have got the first men's World Tour event of the year. In Australia, the Tour Down Under is every single season the first big race of the year and we take a look at where and when you can watch it. The race will be broadcast in by the traditional channels and...

Prize Money Tour Down Under 2025 with €100.000 available
From the 21st to the 26th of January we have got the first men's World Tour event of the year. In Australia, the Tour Down Under is every single season the first big race of the year and we take a look at the prize money available. The total prize money for the race is of €100.000 which comes toget...

Profiles & Route Tour Down Under 2025 - Old Willunga Hill and explosive hilly stages to define GC
From the 21st to the 26th of January we have got the first men's World Tour event of the year. In Australia, the Tour Down Under is every single season the first big race of the year and we take a look at it's profiles. The route consists of six stages as usual, short and without many technical roa...

QUOTES | Bryan Coquard, Phil Bauhaus, Javier Romo and Jhonatan Naváez on Tour Down Under stage 4
Stage 4 of the Tour Down Under had a bit of room for everything. There was a crash involving GC favourite Jay Vine, an interesting breakaway including GC riders, some late attacks and a reduced bunch sprint won by Bryan Coquard. We take a look at the words of some of the day's protagonists. Coquard...

Ethan Hayter on INEOS Grenadiers' problem: "If you run a cycling team like a company, the riders and staff lose their passion"
INEOS Grenadiers saw a lot of important riders and staff depart in 2024 and it's evident that there were internal issues within the team. Ethan Hayter, who had already previously hinted at his unsatisfaction with the departure from the British team, has expanded on his explanation of what went wrong...

Jonas Vingegaard explains tough decision to skip the Giro d'Italia in 2025: "Two years ago, I really liked it when I did the Tour and the Vuelta in the same year"
Despite much speculation over the past few months, Jonas Vingegaard will not be making a Giro d'Italia debut in 2025. Instead, the Danish leader of Team Visma | Lease a Bike is set to replicate his calendar of 2023 and combine general classification challenges at both the Tour de France and the Vuel...

"I didn't enjoy cycling at all, but the mindset has changed" - Anna van der Breggen ready to return to her winning ways after 4-year pause from cycling
Anna van der Breggen has already done it all and retired from cycling at the end of the 2021 season to focus on other projects. But then she returned as a sports director for SD Worx - Protime and some years later, she'll now re-enter the professional peloton to see if the former world champion stil...

"I want to be the last survivor there one day" - Paul Magnier fascinated about the prospect of one day winning the Tour of Flanders
Paul Magnier had a stellar professional debut over the past twelve months, consolidating himself as one of the most promising young sprinters in the peloton with eight victories in 2024. Partly because of the lessons he learned from Julian Alaphilippe in his first pro year. "Julian is really a mento...

Bryan Coquard takes win for Cofidis at Tour Down Under! Frenchman wins reduced sprint in Victor Harbor
Bryan Coquard is a rider with many pro wins, but his first World Tour triumph only came in 2023 at the Tour Down Under. Today, on stage 4 of the Australian race, the Cofidis rider has won once again after an explosive finale. The uphill start to the stage saw an interesting group getting formed inc...

Francisco Mancebo makes cycling history! He surpasses Oscar Sevilla and becomes the oldest international UCI race winner
Francisco Mancebo became on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the oldest winner of a UCI race. The record was held until now by another Spaniard, Oscar Sevilla, who is still active and could theoretically re-take the crown later this season. Mancebo, who spent last seven years in Japan, won the first sta...

PREVIEW | Tour Down Under 2025 stage 4 - Sprint or explosive GC day into Victor Harbor?
The battle for the overall classification has officially opened up today, but on stage 4 we should see the sprinters in action again. However, it's a tricky finale into Victor Harbor, and we preview what can be another important day for the outcome of the race. Stage 4 is another explosive day that...

Lidl-Trek in search of a top-tier leader: "It's not easy to compete with the big teams and riders like Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel"
Lidl-Trek belongs among the teams who don't have deep into their pockets, but it didn't really reflect in their transfer market activity with only four new recruits into 2025. The team of manager Luca Guercilena seems to by quite content with its current lineup, although there's always room for impr...

Rafal Majka and Juan Sebastián Molano spearhead UAE Team Emirates - XRG's lineup for AlUla Tour
UAE Team Emirates - XRG will be almost on their home soil during the AlUla Tour. The Saudi race traditionally attracts a stacked startlist at the start of the year and 2025 is no different in that aspect with the likes of Tom Pidcock, Tim Merlier or Fabio Jakobsen expected to start in the Middle Eas...

"I hope I can be closer to Jonas and Tadej" - Mattias Skjelmose looking to prove his progress after enforced Tour de France selection
The Tour de France wasn't initially very high on Mattias Skjelmose's list of targets for the 2025 season. After Lidl-Trek overruled the Dane and named him as part of their provisional lineup for the Grand Tour, Skjelmose is now tasked with leading the team's GC charge against the likes of Jonas Ving...

"I strongly expect that I will be chasing stages in Grand Tours" - Lennard Kämna optimistic ahead of imminent return after 10 months out following training horror crash
A stage winner at all three of the sports Grand Tours, Lennard Kämna has consistently proven himself as one of the peloton's leading stage hunters over the course of his career. In early 2024 though, the German's career came to a potentially career-threatening halt when he was hit by a car in traini...

"Between me and Jay Vine, we have two strong guys to play in the race" - Jhonatan Narváez up to 2nd overall at Tour Down Under 2025
After the first real GC test of the 2025 Tour Down Under, Movistar Team's Javier Romo is in the race lead. Behind the Spaniard though, UAE Team Emirates - XRG leaders Jay Vine and Jhonatan Narváez are lurking dangerously. Finishing 2nd on stage 3, crossing the line just 5 seconds down on Romo, Narva...

"The intensity was high, and there was no moment to relax" - Finn Fisher-Black shows positive signs in Red Bull - BORA debut with podium on stage 3 at Tour Down Under 2025
One of the new faces at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe in 2025, former UAE Team Emirates rider Finn Fisher-Black is making a positive start to life in his new colours. After three stages, the Kiwi is leading his team's general classification challenge at the Tour Down Under. Getting his first podium un...

"We can be proud of how we rode as a team this stage" - Visma's young guns continue to impress at Tour Down Under 2025
Team Visma | Lease a Bike took to the 2025 season-opener at the Tour Down Under with a notable focus on youth, something that was thrust even more into focus by the experienced Dylan van Baarle abandoning on stage 1. After impressive performances by Matthew Brennan over the first 2 stages, on stage...

"Now it’s a showdown on Willunga" - Luke Plapp & Team Jayco AlUla still in the Tour Down Under 2025 mix at halfway mark
We have reached the halfway mark at the 2025 Tour Down Under. With three stages down and three to go, Team Jayco AlUla and their home race hopefuls Luke Plapp and Chris Harper, are still very much in the mix for the Ochre Jersey. Neither Plapp nor Harper could take victory on stage 3, as Movistar T...

"I just didn’t have the minerals" - Stephen Williams sees hopes of back-to-back Tour Down Under victories slip away on stage 3
The defending Tour Down Under champion, all eyes were on Israel - Premier Tech's Stephen Williams ahead of the first GC test on stage 3 of the 2025 edition. Sadly for the Welshman though, things didn't go exactly to plan. Crossing the line 25 seconds down on stage winner Javier Romo, Williams finis...

"Imagine if he won Amstel Gold this year for Q36.5, how big that would be for the organization" - Tom Pidcock could be a game-changer according to Damien Howson
One of the biggest stories of the winter was the Tom Pidcock transfer saga and his eventual departure from the INEOS Grenadiers to the Swiss Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. One of those most excited by the British star's arrival at Q36.5, is the experienced Aussie pro Damien Howson. Howson is entering his t...

Big budget teams like UAE "kill the competitiveness of the smaller teams" according to Lotto boss
There's no doubt that the amount of money in the sport of cycling is growing. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for the competitiveness of the sport though, remains a hotly-contested debate. According to Lotto team boss Nikolas Maes, we might be approaching the time a salary cap is needed....

No Alaphilippe, Hirschi, Pidcock, Johannessen... 4 Spanish teams receive the wildcards for Volta a Catalunya in anticipation of Vingegaard-Roglic battle
The organization of the Volta a Catalunya 2025, to be held between March 24 and 30, has announced the 24 teams participating in the race. In 2024 Tadej Pogacar put on a show, and in a couple of months we should see a battle including the likes of Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic. Taking into acco...

OFFICIAL: INEOS Grenadiers sign Caleb Ewan after fall-out with Jayco AlUla
Caleb Ewan will ride for INEOS Grandiers in the 2025 season. The transfer season usually would've already finished, but early in the year we still have one more major move, which terminates a very unusual situation where Ewan's contract was broken but not made public. The Tour, Giro and Vuelta stag...

Tour Down Under 2025 stage 3 GC Update - Javier Romo in the lead; disaster for Israel - Premier Tech; Bettiol, Pithie and Soler lose minutes
Javier Romo is the new leader of the Tour Down Under 2025 after winning the third stage of the Australian race. Thus, the Movistar Team rider ousted from the first place of the race to Sam Welsford, who logically in the first hard stage has cracked. Thus, the rider from Villafranca de los Caballero...

Javier Romo and a victory for Movistar that did not come by chance: "I have worked hard in winter thinking about the Tour Down Under"
Javier Romo has achieved his first victory as a professional in the third stage of the Tour Down Under after an attack on the final descent that left the other favorites like Jhonatan Narváez or Lucas Plapp with no options. The Movistar Team rider acknowledged at the finish line that he has worked h...

"No guarantee that Tadej Pogacar will be as strong this year" - Matteo Jorgenson sees opportunity for Jonas Vingegaard at 2025 Tour de France
Despite Tadej Pogacar's brilliance in 2024, within Team Visma | Lease a Bike there remains, somewhat unsurprisingly, a staunch belief that Jonas Vingegaard can get himself back into the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de France. Matteo Jorgenson is one Visma rider, who sees opportunity for his team l...

"He can stand up to him" - Roberto Heras believes in Jonas Vingegaard's chances against Tadej Pogacar in the Tour de France 2025
In an interview with the Marca newspaper, four-time Vuelta a España winner Roberto Heras talked about the record that Primoz Roglic could beat if the Slovenian wins one more, as well as Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard's expected Tour de France battle. "In principle he is not coming. But then he...

Mattias Skjelmose heading to Tour de France against his wishes: "It was a bit of a strange conversation... the team insisted that I ride the Tour"
With more and more of the peloton's teams unveiling their provisional plans for the 2025 season, the expected field of GC competitors at each of the Grand Tours is beginning to fill up. At the Tour de France, Lidl-Trek's general classification will be led by Mattias Skjelmose. The curious thing is t...

Matteo Jorgenson reveals he turned down offer of Visma's Giro d'Italia 2025 leadership: "I didn't feel ready for that yet"
Matteo Jorgenson proved himself one of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's brightest stars in 2024. In his debut campaign with the team, the American took overall victory Paris-Nice, finished 2nd at the Criterium du Dauphine and secured a top-10 at the Tour de France. As such, big things are expected of Jor...

Israel - Premier Tech ready to rebuild the team for WorldTour comeback: "The first part of the season will show us more about the direction we need to take"
At the moment, there are 16 riders with terminating contracts in Israel - Premier Tech. With Chris Froome and Jakob Fuglsang likely retiring at the end of the season, the situation around contracts gives team management the freedom to adapt the 2026 roster accordingly as the team seems almost certai...

Arkéa - B&B Hotels face disbandment at the end of the year: "We'll know in April whether we get to continue or stop"
Team Arkéa - B&B Hotels is in quite a predicament this year. The traditional French formation which dates back to 1990s is in immediate danger of disbanding at the end of 2025 if they are unable to secure sufficient funds. It's yet another blow for the team that was already in a seemingly lost situa...

Tour Down Under | Javier Romo takes stunning solo win on stage 3; Williams loses time
Movistar have taken an important win to open up the year. Stage 3 of the Tour Down Under has seen Javier Romo take a solo victory that propels him into the race lead, after an all-out battle on the climb led to a downhill attack deciding the outcome of the day. KOM classification leader Fergus Brow...

Thibau Nys hopes for a Grand Tour debut, but it might not fit his team's plans: "Tour de France would suit me best"
The European cyclocross champion Thibau Nys already established himself nicely in the road peloton last season and so it's the ideal time to think about riding a Grand Tour in 2025. But here comes the catch. Due to Nys' cyclocross goals only Tour de France actually fits his agenda. But is Lidl-Trek...

Arnaud De Lie postpones season start due to a knee pain
The Belgian champion Arnaud De Lie was due to open his season this week in Spain, however a lingering injury from recent training crash momentarily prevents the 22-year-old from attending the upcoming races with further programme in danger. "Unfortunately, Arnaud De Lie will not be starting in GP Ca...

PREVIEW | Tour Down Under 2025 stage 3 - GC can explode on hilly finale to Uraidla
Sam Welsford has thus far won both bunch sprints at the Tour Down Under, but stage 3 will be a completely different day. We preview the first important day for the overall classification, where we can see serious action. Perhaps the trickiest stage of the race. Being the one with the toughest start...

"When they are there, you know there aren't any opportunities for yourself" - Soudal - Quick-Step signing on racing next to Remco Evenepoel and Tim Merlier
Pascal Eenkhoorn is one of the seven new faces in Soudal - Quick-Step jersey in 2025. The former Dutch champion is far from a high-profile signing, but has proven in the past that he can win in important races, given the chance. However over the past two seasons with Lotto, Eenkhoorn walked away wit...

"It will mean an insane amount to us as a team" - Nerves rising for Uno-X as wait for Tour de France wildcards continue
After being one of the wildcards for the last two editions of the Tour de France, Uno-X Mobility are still yet to receive any inclination as to whether or not they will be invited again in 2025. As such, the nerves are rising within the Norwegian team. "It will mean an insane amount to us as a team...

“Tim is a guarantee of victories" - Philippe Gilbert delighted to see Merlier finally earn Tour de France selection at Quick-Step
For the first time since signing for Soudal - Quick-Step at the start of the 2023 season, Tim Merlier is set to represent 'The Wolfpack' at the Tour de France in 2025. A decision backed by Belgian cycling legend Philippe Gilbert. “Tim is a guarantee of victories,” the 42-year-old Belgian says of co...

INEOS Grenadiers chasing Grand Tour podium with Egan Bernal & Carlos Rodriguez in 2025: "We also have young talents in the waiting room who may surprise us"
There's no doubt that the INEOS Grenadiers are not the force they once were in the peloton. Despite expectations lessening in recent years though, the team remains intent on competing at the pointy end of the sport's biggest races, most notable among them, the three Grand Tours. "Although that is n...

Tadej Pogacar will bet on new Colnago model - the pinnacle of Italian engineering - in chase for Milano-Sanremo title
Tadej Pogacar had one of the best seasons in the cycling history last year. And in 2025, he'll start even better geared up thanks to a pinnacle of Italian engineering - the brand new Colnago Y1Rs model. While the public will only get their hands on it in May, the Slovenian rider will already hope th...

"That is b*llshit" - Former Belgian national coach quashes theory Remco Evenepoel's crash-enforced rest could benefit Tour de France chances
Remco Evenepoel's plans for 2025 were thrown into disarray last month as the Belgian got caught up in a disastrous training crash. The comments from the Soudal - Quick-Step camp to date have remained relatively positive, although former Belgian national coach Sven Vanthourenhout, who knows Evenepoel...

"Always me or Mads" - Jonathan Milan admits shared Tour de France ambitions with Pedersen was never realistic
At the 2025 Tour de France, Lidl-Trek are fully backing Jonathan Milan as their sprinter, leaving out the more experienced Mads Pedersen from their lineup. Despite the potential pressures of having team leadership at the most watched race on the planet, the 24-year-old Italian is incredibly excited...

ANALYSIS: Should the INEOS Grenadiers sign Caleb Ewan for 2025?
There’s no doubt about it, the INEOS Grenadiers have reached
a pivotal moment in their history. Following a dismal 2024 season that saw them
endure arguably their worst campaign ever, the departure of key rider Tom
Pidcock has left a significant void in their roster. Meanwhile, Caleb Ewan, once a p...

The source of Tadej Pogacar's success? UAE renews with an essential team sponsor
There is no doubt that Tadej Pogacar is the best cyclist in the world today. His success over the past 12 months has been unrivalled. However, it should also be added that the Slovenian is in the best possible place to exploit this gift he possesses. At UAE Team Emirates - XRG, the world champion ha...

Wout van Aert confirmed for Maasmechelen World Cup - Visma rider takes on his final cyclocross race of the season
The Maasmechelen World Cup will be the final round of the competition in Belgium. The competition ends this weekend with this and the Hoogerheide events, but the previous will be Wout van Aert's final race of the cyclocross season. Initially he planned on racing six, but it turned out to be only fi...

OFFICIAL: Cameron Mason and Zoe Bäckstedt lead Great Britain's ambitions at cyclocross World Championships
The Cyclocross World Championships will take place in Lièvin and it is only two weekends away at this time. A few teams have begun confirming their plans for what is perhaps the most important weekend of the cyclocross season, and Great Britain are one of the first to make it public, headlined by Ca...

VIDEO | Sam Welsford's leadout man takes yellow card after blocking rivals in stage 2 sprint
Down Under Classic, Tour Down Under stage 1, and now stage 2... Danny van Poppel is one of the absolute best leadout men in the peloton and has delivered Sam Welsford to three victories in as many race days. It is the best possible outcome, but today it came with a yellow card as the Dutch rider did...

"I was really at my limit" - Sam Welsford overcomes hard day and crash to win back-to-back sprints at Tour Down Under
Sam Welsford had a cracking day at the Tour Down Under, but in the end all turned alright. He crashed right at the start of the stage suffering a lot of road rash, and was also dropped on the final ascent. Still, he overcame those obstacles and sprinted to victory in the ochre jersey. "I was alread...

Miguel Induráin warns Tadej Pogacar into 2025: "When a season starts, what you won the previous year is worthless"
The 2024 season was practically perfect for Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian won the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and World Championships, as well as two monuments. But in a sport as competitive as cycling, all that doesn't count from the moment you start the next year according to Tour legend Miguel I...

Jonas Vingegaard's Carbon Monoxide 'accusation' may have been misunderstanding - "Confusion between languages" Visma says
This past week Jonas Vingegaard called for the ban of Carbon Monoxide rebreathers in the peloton. However, he did not accuse other teams of potentially abusing the device, Team Visma | Lease a Bike states that this was a misinterpretation and now what the Dane actually said. This came to light afte...

Only elite category at the World Championships for the Netherlands, the entire under-23 programme is put "on hold until further notice"
The Netherlands won't send riders to participate in neither junior nor under-23 categories at the World Championships in Rwanda for the time being. Instead, they'll focus on European competitions in an attempt to please a tight budget. The KNWU talent program will focus entirely on the junior catego...

USA's top race introduces innaugural women's edition in 2025: "Our goal is to attract a highly competitive field with some of the best women in the world"
The organisers of the Maryland Cycling Classic have introduced a new women's 1.1 race that will take place alongside the already existing men's 1.Pro race. Both races will be held on the Saturday of September 6, 2025. "It’s exciting to see world-class women’s professional cycling return to the Unit...

Tour Down Under | Sam Welsford crashes and gets dropped, but saves the day and wins stage 2 into Tanunda
Sam Welsford had everything happen to him today. The race leader crashed, got dropped, but in the end he resisted the adversities and sprinted to victory at stage 2 of the Tour Down Under. Early in the day the ochre jersey had some action, but one he surely hoped not to have as he hit the deck and...

Movistar talent hopes to follow in footsteps of Isaac del Toro at the Tour Down Under: "I'm delighted to be making my WorldTour debut in the same race as him"
Diego Pescador's debut in the WorldTour has not been long in coming. The 20-year-old Colombian signed with Movistar Team in the last cycling market as one of the great promises of cycling. The Spanish team has taken him immediately to the first big race of 2025 - the Australian Tour Down Under. The...

"We always had this feeling that Biniam Girmay can win a Monument. And we hope to achieve that in 2025" - Intermarché - Wanty sim to score big at the classics
Biniam Girmay finally let himself be heard again during the 2024 Tour de France, winning three sprint stages and the Green jersey. For his team Intermarché - Wanty this was already a historical success but with food comes taste and for 2025, the Belgian WorldTour team would love to win a monument. I...

Miguel Indurain praises the 'resurrection' of Movistar Team: "They haven't done it on the basis of money, unlike other teams"
For the first time in a long time, Movistar Team faces a season without worrying about relegation. The Spanish team heads into 2025, the last year of the three-year UCI World Tour period, seemingly safe from danger. Two years ago that was practically unthinkable. But after a 2024 in which their hard...

"Hopefully I win a few stages in the Giro d'Italia" - Can Sam Bennett make a mark in 2025's opening Grand Tour?
Once the most feared sprinting force in the entire peloton, Sam Bennett has seen his powers wane slightly over the last few years. Now aged 34, and coming up to three years since his last Grand Tour stage win, can the Irishman still make his mark in the biggest races on the calendar? If it comes dow...

"Changing teams has given me a lot of motivation" - EF's Kasper Asgreen goes 'back to basics' in quest to get back to his best
After seven years loyal service at Soudal - Quick-Step, Kasper Asgreen begins a new era of his career in 2025 at EF Education-EasyPost. A former Monument winner and Tour de France stage winner, can the change of scenery fire the Dane back to his best after a quiet 2024? Sadly, given all his success...

"He is our most important rider" - Grischa Niermann reiterates Visma's full faith in Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France chances
Jonas Vingegaard heads into 2025 with a point to prove. After two years where he reigned supreme at the Tour de France, the Danish leader of Team Visma | Lease a Bike was overthrown by an unstoppable Tadej Pogacar in 2024. The question now is: Can Vingegaard close to gap to his great rival and recla...

Johan Bruyneel sees 'serious issues' with Visma's 2025 Tour de France plans: "I’m not a fan of this approach"
Team Visma | Lease a Bike's quest to reclaim the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de France is one of the most interesting stories to follow this season. Just how do Jonas Vingegaard and co go about defeating Tadej Pogacar later this summer? Some of Visma's plans are already raising questions in the o...

PREVIEW | Tour Down Under 2025 stage 2 - Can Sam Welsford take 2 for 2 on hilly day?
Stage 2 of the Tour Down Under will be an interesting one, a slightly harder stage than the opening day but one where the sprinters are still expected to succeed. We preview the second day of the race, can Sam Welsford defend his race lead? Stage 2 starts and finishes in Tanunda and it will include...

"They broke in through a bedroom window" - Patrick Lefevere victim of home burglary over Christmas
The retired life of former Soudal - Quick-Step team boss Patrick Lefevere has not got off to the best of starts. The 70-year-old Belgian recently revealed he was the victim of a home burglary. Lefevere and his wife had planned to spend Christmas abroad, kicking off his retirement in style. Almost im...

"I immediately thought of Michael Vanthourenhout, for whom this is tailor-made" - Belgium confident of 'making life difficult' Van der Poel at CX World Championships
There is no doubt about who will start at the man to beat at the 2025 Cyclocross World Championships in Lievin. Mathieu van der Poel has taken victory at all five of his races so far this winter and looks destined for a 7th Rainbow Jersey, but if anyone can stop the Alpecin-Deceuninck star, it's the...

Experienced trainer backs Wout van Aert for Maglia Rosa challenge: "He should be capable of a top five at the Giro d'Italia"
We now know that Wout van Aert is heading for a Giro d'Italia debut in 2025. The goals with which the Belgian star of Team Visma | Lease a Bike are still slightly unclear though. According to experienced trainer Jim van den Berg, this could be the perfect chance for Van Aert to test his Grand Tour G...

VIDEO: How long can YouTuber last alongside Mathieu van der Poel in training?
One of the modern peloton's leading stars, Mathieu van der Poel is a former world champion, six-time Monument winner and a two-time Grand Tour stage winner. Just how much faster is he compared to an average YouTuber though? Artem Shcherbyna recently put this to the test. Shcherbyna, who has previous...

Tao Geoghegan Hart reveals the race where he will start the 2025 season - "One month to go"
Tao Geoghegan Hart is looking to return to the top of world cycling after a serious injury in 2023, following a crash in the Giro d'Italia, and a very lackluster 2024, with only a top 10 overall finish in the Tour of Romandy. This season, the 2020 Giro champion will start at the Volta ao Algarve, bu...

Visma's Matthew Brennan becomes youngest rider to ever finish on the podium of a World Tour race
Team Visma | Lease a Bike have a good eye for young talents but this does not only apply to climbers and classics riders. They seemed to have signed a golden sprinter in Matthew Brennan who, in his first ever World Tour race, became the youngest rider to ever finish on the podium of a race at the hi...

"His character has remained the same as before, down to earth" - Tadej Pogacar unchanged by fame & success according to long-time UAE DS
There has arguably been no bigger star in the sport of cycling during the 2020s than UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian spearhead, Tadej Pogacar. Despite all the fame and notoriety brought by three Tour de France victories, a Giro d'Italia and numerous other successes, including a World Championshi...

"Wout is not really a cyclo-crosser anymore" - Sven Nys comments on Van Aert's hit-and-miss CX winter
In his four cyclocross appearances so far this winter, Wout van Aert has two victories and two finishes off the podium. At the most recent outing of the Team Visma | Lease a Bike at World Cup Benidorm last weekend, the Belgian's compatriot, Thibau Nys was the man to emerge victorious. According to...

"Obviously we lack a sprinter" - Geraint Thomas urges INEOS Grenadiers to sign 11-time Grand Tour stage winner
The start of the 2025 World Tour season is less than a day away at time of writing, but that does not mean the peloton is done with their transfer business just yet. According to Geraint Thomas, the INEOS Grenadiers should be looking at signing one rider in particular. The experienced Welshman leads...

"My legs were already completely on fire" - Sam Welsford suffers but gets his win at the Tour Down Under
Sam Welsford did not have an easy 2024 season, but one thing that did go well was the Tour Down Under where he dominated the sprints. We could be seeing the very same situation developing 12 months later as the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe sprinter once again won the first stage of the World Tour cal...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike get injured leader on day 1 of the 2025 season - "But we know Dylan is a fighter"
In 2022 Dylan van Baarle won Paris-Roubaix and finished second at the Tour of Flanders. He was signed by Team Visma | Lease a Bike to be a new leader but has since been affected by countless injuries. On stage 1 of the Tour Down Under, the Dutchman crashed once again and is out of the race with a fr...

Marianne Vos appears ready to put up a fight at the Cyclocross World Championships: "I am fourth now, but that does not say everything"
Many would know Marianne Vos as a road peloton legend, but it should not be forgotten that the 37-year-old Dutchwoman is also an eight-time cyclocross world champion. Vos took the last of her titles in 2022 and afterwards gradually disappeared from the cross scene to focus more on the rapidly growin...

Deja Vu - Sam Welsford and perfect leadout deliver first Tour Down Under win on 2025 season opener
The World Tour season has officially begun for the men's peloton and we have got a non-surprising winner on the first day of the Tour Down Under. Like last year, Sam Welsford opened up his winning tab on the first bunch sprint of the race. The breakaway of the day consisted only of two riders from...

"There is still enough interest. She should find a good team" - Shari Bossuyt's career may resume in June as her suspension period is coming to an end
What do have Shari Bossuyt and Toon Aerts in common? A doping two-year ban after a "contamination" of their samples in the 2022/23 period. The whole process is still shrouded in controversies as both riders were left in despair due to poor communication of official parties. In any case the latter of...

Belgium announces selection for Cyclocross World Championships; The battle for final spot to be decided in Hoogerheide
Belgian Cycling has revealed the selection for the Cyclocross World Championships in Liévin next weekend. In the men's category, national coach Angelo De Clercq already his most of the lineup figured out, but he still leaves one spot open for whoever shows up in great form at the last two World Cup...

Thieves raid Juan Sebastián Molano's home in Colombia, stealing bikes and other valuable items
Thieves targetted Juan Sebastián Molano's home back in Colombian while the UAE Team Emirates - XRG sprinter was preparing for new season in Dubai. Along with his brother Julián, they lost several bikes and other items with value that goes into thousands of euros. According to the Colombian newspaper...

Discover the final startlist of the 2025 Tour Down Under - Geraint Thomas, Stephen Williams, Jhonatan Narváez, Jay Vine and Sergio Higuita
From the 21st to the 26th of January we have got the first men's World Tour event of the year. In Australia, the Tour Down Under is every single season the first big race of the year and we take a look at it's startlist. The preliminary startlist includes riders such as: Dylan van Baarle, Laurence...

Bart Wellens accepts that MVDP and WVA don't prioritize cyclocross: "They don't give a sh*t about what anyone thinks"
Mathieu van der Poel skipped several recent crosses due to alleged back pain, while Wout Van Aert is already about to wind up his cross season without World Championships in his plans. For their opponents it's an opportunity, but it takes away a bit from the attractiveness of the sport. The most rec...

“I'm less than 12 months out from a life-changing crash, so I'm just taking every race in my stride" - Jay Vine leads dual-pronged UAE at Tour Down Under 2025
It's fair to say, 2024 won't go down in the history books as the most successful of Jay Vine's career. Despite adding a 6th career victory to his palmares at the Vuelta a Burgos, the Aussie's year will mostly be remembered for his involvement in the horrific crash at the Itzulia Basque Country. The...

“It is exciting to come here with my new team" - Jhonatan Narváez set for first race in UAE colours at Tour Down Under 2025
Jhonatan Narváez starred at the Tour Down Under last year, finishing 2nd overall behind Stephen Williams. As he returns to the Australian, season opening stage race in 2025 though, the Ecuadorian does so in the colours of a new team, UAE Team Emirates - XRG. “It is exciting to come here with my ne...

New season, new team, new goals! Tom Pidcock to lead Q36.5 at 100th edition of Vuelta a Andalucia
In 2025, the Vuelta a Andalucía will celebrate a very special edition. The Spanish race reaches its centenary. In addition to a brutal route, several stars of the peloton will be part of its line-up of participants. One of them will be Tom Pidcock, making his race debut. The Brit has been a name on...

“I wasn’t the talent that everyone thought I was" - Finn Fisher-Black excited for fresh start at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
Finn Fisher-Black has long been seen as rider with massive potential. Despite having spells with both Jumbo-Visma and UAE Team Emirates in his career so far though, the 23-year-old Kiwi is yet to fully click. Could his latest transfer, a move to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, be what finally unlocks F...

"They had Chris Froome and Egan Bernal" - Jhonatan Narváez on how learning from the best at INEOS has set him up for UAE success
After being one of the standout riders for the INEOS Grenadiers in 2024, Jhonatan Narváez starts 2025 with a new challenge and a new team as part of UAE Team Emirates - XRG. Having been with INEOS since 2019 though, it's clear the Ecuadorian learned a lot during his time there. “I think it was part...

This is what the first 3 stages of the 2026 Tour de France will look like: Grand Depart & Stage 1 ITT in Barcelona!
The most prestigious race in the world is the Tour de France. The impact that the Grande Boucle generates is unparalleled. For that reason, rumours about future routes are always circulating and creating interest. Although there is still half a year to go before the 2025 edition, part of the route o...

"The winter went well. The form is good" - Mads Pedersen heads into contract year at Lidl-Trek determined to prove his worth
For Mads Pedersen, 2025 marks a potentially big year in the Dane's career. In his contract year at Lidl-Trek and after missing out on the team's early projection for their Tour de France lineup, Pedersen is determined to prove his worth. "The winter went well. The form is good. It's going as planne...

New super team on the block? INEOS Grenadiers reported to be close to finding an extra title sponsor
Long gone are the days of the mythical Team Sky, and those where INEOS Grenadiers won Grand Tours and monuments. The British team has not been able to improve alongside cycling's top teams and is now on the backfoot. However, it is looking to return to the top, and it is reported that the team is cl...

Tom Pidcock on a key factor that led to fallout with INEOS Grenadiers: "I signed my contract with other people than those who are currently leading the team"
Tom Pidcock's departure from INEOS Grenadiers was one of the stories of the winter and one that has not yet been left behind. Three years of a millionaire contract remained, terminated with a mutual agreement between both sides for the Olympic champion to join a modest second division team. He furth...

"I have never liked riders who discard 80% of the calendar to concentrate on something. Cycling is not the Tour de France" - Former World Champion launches criticism
Paolo Bettini was a World Champion in 2006 and 2007, seasons where he raced 75 and 82 days respectively. At the time, the Italian already had a preference for large schedules, and he comes out now with sharp words over some of the world's best who put in a lot of focus on the Tour de France specific...

OFFICIAL: La Vuelta Femenina 2025 starts from Barcelona
The Vuelta Femenina 2025 will take place between May 4 and 10 and it has now been officially confirmed that the upcoming edition of the Spanish Grand Tour is set to start from Barcelona. Thus, for the third consecutive year, since Unipublic and ASO took over the race, the race will start from the Me...

"I'd love it for it to be this year" - Luke Plapp dreams of emulating Richie Porte with Tour Down Under success
The 2025 World Tour season gets kicked off in Australia on the 21st of January. One of the leading home hopes comes in the form of three-time Australian road racing champion and Team Jayco AlUla leader, Luke Plapp. "It's definitely a race that, by the end of my career, I want to have on my palmares...

Belgian coach on how Van Aert, Evenepoel and co can make things difficult for Pogacar in Rwanda: "That is something that everyone has to think about"
Ahead of the 2025 Cycling World Championships in Rwanda, there seems to be one outstanding contender for the Rainbow Jersey, Tadej Pogacar. Of all the teams capable of challenging the Slovenian though, it's arguably Belgium who are best placed. "Today you still have one other factor: Pogacar. How ca...

"Even Van Aert paid for that..." - Felipe Orts sees key reason for missing podium at World Cup Benidorm
Felipe Orts was looking for the podium at the World Cup in Benidorm but had to settle for sixth place. The Spaniard, who had just won his seventh national title, was unable to beat his rivals despite having "the best race possible". In statements to the EFE agency he commented that a clash with Eli...

"It's always been the least of my worries, coming here" - Geraint Thomas plays down safety concerns at Tour Down Under after mass crash injures spectator
At the Down Under Classic last week, a mass crash saw a spectator left with a serious injury. Despite the concerns raised by the incident, INEOS Grenadiers star Geraint Thomas, insists there will be no major safety issues at the Tour Down Under. The final corner was only a few hundred meters away fr...

1 spectator hospitalized with 'multiple serious injuries' after high-speed Down Under Classic crash
The Down Under Classic was the first race of the season for the international World Tour peloton but unfortunately it was not only a short and joyful first day for the 2025 year. There was a massive crash in the final corner of the race and not only riders were injured, but a spectator also had to b...

Disappointed Wout van Aert reacts to World Cup Benidorm defeat: "I didn't feel very fresh"
The World Cup Benidorm delivered a thrilling race, but it
was Thibau Nys who stole the show with a remarkable victory that silenced his
critics. Meanwhile, Wout van Aert struggled to find his rhythm and had to
settle for fourth place. Van Aert spoke candidly to Wielerflits after the
race, reflecting...

PREVIEW | Tour Down Under 2025 stage 1 - Welsford, Bauhaus and Lund Andresen headline first World Tour sprint of the year
From the 21st to the 26th of January we have got the first men's World Tour event of the year. In Australia, the Tour Down Under is every single season the first big race of the year and we preview stage 1. The race starts off with a slightly hilly day from Prospect to Gumeracha, but it should be th...

PREVIEW | Tour Down Under 2025 - Cycling is back! Climbers, sprinters and classics specialists fight for first World Tour wins of the season
From the 21st to the 26th of January we have got the first men's World Tour event of the year. In Australia, the Tour Down Under is every single season the first big race of the year and we preview the race ahead. The route consists of six stages as usual, short and without many technical roads whic...

Mixed reactions as new UCI rule gains first victim: "Working with a yellow card is much more stressful"
The 2025 cycling season has officially begun with the Tour
Down Under, and with the new year comes the implementation of new rules,
including the much-discussed yellow card system. After a trial period that
started in mid-2024 and concluded at the end of last season, the UCI has
decided to make this...

Patrick Lefevere explains decision for new Soudal - Quick-Step coach: "Broché is a trainer, Vanthourenhout is a type of team leader"
Patrick Lefevere, a towering figure in professional cycling,
is no longer at the helm of Soudal – Quick-Step. In the wake of his departure,
the team’s decision to appoint Frederik Broché over Sven Vanthourenhout as a
coach has sparked discussion. Lefevere shared his perspective on the matter in
an i...

"Our goal is always to win" - Nairo Quintana hungry to deliver more success for Movistar Team
Nairo Quintana, the experienced climber for Movistar Team, is gearing up for the 2025 season with ambitious plans to tackle the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España. At 34 years old, the Colombian veteran, who boasts three Tour de France stage victories as well as overall wins at the 2014 Giro and the...

Lars van der Haar reveals how he helped defeat Wout van Aert at World Cup Benidorm: "I did not expect to ride on the podium on such a fast circuit"
Lars van der Haar claimed a hard-fought podium finish at the
World Cup Benidorm, securing third place by beating Wout van Aert in the final
stretch. The result marked a return to form for the Baloise Trek Lions rider,
who had not reached a podium since November. The race was won by his teammate
Thib...

“Cycling was the most important thing in the world for Tadej" - Tadej Pogacar's parents reveal what made him the world's best rider
Cycling Weekly recently spoke with Mirko and Marjeta
Pogacar, the proud parents of Tadej Pogacar, widely regarded as the world’s
best cyclist. Their anecdotes reveal a fascinating glimpse into the childhood
of the Slovenian sensation, from unicycle adventures to an unexpected first
encounter with th...

New Belgium national coach has his say on whether Remco Evenepoel or Wout van Aert should lead: "That is something that everyone has to think about"
Belgium’s national cycling team faces a unique challenge
that many teams would envy: having two world-class riders, Wout van Aert and
Remco Evenepoel, both vying for leadership. With the arrival of new national
coach Serge Pauwels, managing these ambitions and ensuring team cohesion has
become a cri...

ANALYSIS | Mathieu van der Poel turns 30: What are five of his best moments so far?
As Mathieu van der Poel celebrates his 30th birthday today,
the cycling world reflects on an extraordinary career that already places the
Dutchman among the greatest riders of all time. With a remarkable versatility
that has seen him conquer multiple disciplines, Van der Poel has built a legacy
that...

ANALYSIS: What can Tom Pidcock learn from Mathieu van der Poel ahead of his debut for Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Tom Pidcock’s move from INEOS Grenadiers to the Q36.5 Pro
Cycling Team has sparked widespread debate in the cycling community, and has
been the main talking point of the winter so far. Pidcock’s immense talent has
been undeniable, yet his tenure at INEOS was fraught with challenges that
seemed to hi...

"If I’m in the right place, on a course like this, I can finish it" - Thibau Nys reacts to brilliant World Cup Benidorm win
Thibau Nys claimed an impressive victory at the World Cup
Benidorm, beating Eli Iserbyt, who finished second, and Lars van der Haar, who
completed the podium in third place. Meanwhile, Wout van Aert, who struggled to
recover from a poor start, finished in fourth. Nys, already the Belgian and Europea...

Thibau Nys proves his worth and beats Wout van Aert at World Cup Benidorm
Thibau Nys has won in the sunshine at the World Cup Benidorm! Nys beat Eli Iserbyt into second, and Lars van der Haar came third, whilst Wout van Aert could only manage fourth. At the start, it was Niels Vandeputte who made a strong getaway, whilst Wout van Aert made a slow start, having already sta...

Fem van Empel reacts to brilliant victory at World Cup Benidorm: "That shows my fighting spirit"
Fem van Empel delivered a stunning performance to secure
victory at the World Cup Benidorm, narrowly defeating rival Lucinda Brand in
what was undoubtedly one of the best races of the season. The win marks Van
Empel's third consecutive triumph at the Benidorm event, cementing her
dominance on this c...

Hat trick! Fem van Empel wins World Cup Benidorm after epic battle with Lucinda Brand
Fem van Empel has won the cyclcross World Cup Benidorm after a magnificent ride, where she beat Lucinda Brand for her third win in Benidorm. Marie Schreiber came third, just behind the top two. At the start, it was Fem van Empel and Marie Schreiber who had the best starts, whilst Lucinda Brand lost...

Wout van Aert ready for anything ahead of World Cup Benidorm: "I expect an intense battle"
Wout van Aert, the star rider for Team Visma | Lease a Bike,
is set to compete in the World Cup Benidorm later today. Speaking to Wielerflits
ahead of the race, Van Aert shared his thoughts on the course and the race's
significance. "It is a fast lap, and it is worth riding around again.
It is a con...

Van Aert has said no, but a compatriot believes he has the legs to fight for Giro d'Italia GC - "The riders do not come up against a super steep climb anywhere"
Wout van Aert will race the Giro d'Italia, this has been known for quite a while. Having shown himself in the past occasionally as a very strong climber, many hope to one day see what he would be capable of if he decided to race for the GC in a Grand Tour. An interesting challenge, but one that will...

Profiles & O Gran Camiño 2025 - 1 extra day, 1 time-trial, gravel and 3 thrilling days in the hills
One of Spain's most recently created races, O Gran Camiño, has had very reputable winners in recent years and the 2025 throws up some surprises. The Galician race will start in Portugal, and take place from the 25th February to the 2nd of March. Last year, Jonas Vingegaard won the race with an over...

2025 starts off with a bang for Tour Down Under stage winner Chloe Dygert - "Last year, nothing really went according to plan"
Chloe Dygert opted with a different type of start to her 2025 season, travelling to Australia and racing the Tour Down Under. Her performances were a reflection of 2024 where she achieved good results but not quite the ideal goal, but she was happy nevertheless to win the final stage with an impress...

"Some teams divert its use" - Jonas Vingegaard calls for ban on Carbon Monoxide inhalation over fears of rivals using it for performance enhancing
Ever since June, the topic of Carbon Monoxide inhalation has revolved around the top cycling teams as a dark shadow of doubt. It's possible use for performance enhancing worries the sport's fans and authorities, as some teams such as Team Visma | Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates - XRG have confirm...

Tao Geoghegan Hart recalls 2023 Giro disaster: "The day I broke my leg, I was 100% sure I was going to fight for the GC"
Lidl-Trek have announced Mads Pedersen's Giro-Vuelta goals for 2025 and simultaneously we learn that Jonathan Milan is a certainty for the Tour de France. The team's climbers are yet to reveal their plans, and Tao Geoghegan Hart prefers to stay away from that spotlight for the time being, focusing o...

"I have one year to prove myself” – Tadej Pogacar’s surprising new teammate at UAE Team Emirates – XRG ready for challenge
UAE Team Emirates - XRG has made a surprising addition to
its 2025 roster with the signing of Julius Johansen, a former junior world
champion. The 25-year-old Dane, who has been on a winding journey through the
cycling world, will join the team as he seeks to rekindle the form that once
marked him a...

Noemi Rüegg wins 2025 Women's Tour Down Under as Chloe Dygert sprints to victory in Stirling
Spectacular end of the Women's Tour Down Under 2025 with the victory of the American Chloe Dygert in Stirling, the American rider was the strongest in the final sprint, whilst Noemi Rüegg secured the overall title. On the final day, the American Dygert (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto) imposed her power o...

Group rides or solo? Former coach of Mathieu van der Poel gives tips on how to get the most out of your training
Kristof de Kegel, sports scientist and coach at
Alpecin-Deceuninck and former trainer of Mathieu van der Poel, has shared
valuable insights on effective training strategies for cyclists. Speaking to Het
Nieuwsblad, de Kegel emphasised the importance of balancing group rides
with solo training to max...

"The question of whether he will threaten Sven's nine after his first title is worryingly ridiculous" - Thibau Nys comes under fire in Belgian press
Belgian cyclocross sensation Thibau Nys has found himself
under scrutiny in the Belgian media, despite a stellar winter season that has
seen him clinch both the Belgian and European cyclocross titles. At just 22
years old, Nys has already made significant strides in his career, but
comparisons to hi...

Jonathan Milan confirmed for Tour de France debut: Can he defeat Jasper Philipsen and Biniam Girmay?
Lidl–Trek has confirmed that Jonathan Milan will make his
highly anticipated debut at the Tour de France in 2025. The 24-year-old Italian
sprinter from Tolmezzo has established himself as one of the fastest men in the
world and will now showcase his talents on the sport’s grandest stage. Milan’s ris...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike set to phase out use of controversial control room that was banned at Tour de France
Team Visma | Lease a Bike has announced they will no longer rely on their control room setup during races. Originally, the team intended to use the control room during last year’s Tour de France to analyze the race in real-time and make strategic decisions based on the data. The control room allowed...

2025 Tour Down Under Race Center - News, Schedules, Startlist, Profiles, Prize Money and Previews
From the 21st to the 26th of January we have got the first men's World Tour event of the year. In Australia, the Tour Down Under is every single season the first big race of the year. We gather all the necessary information here ahead of the race. In this article you can find a wrap-up of all the...

Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert set to race Rwanda World Championships? "No-one has said no" according to Belgian national coach
The World Championships in Rwanda this year are certain to be one of the highlights of the year, being the first time in the African continent and with a route that promises a lot of spectacle. Simultaneously, due to the high costs, vaccination requirements, toughness of the route and high altitude,...

Absence of Pogacar and Vingegaard affected Giro d'Italia route? Pundit argues "the Giro has tried to make the route attractive to a large group of riders" instead
Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel are not going to take part in the 2025 Giro d'Italia, as was the case with the 2024 Vuelta a España - with Primoz Roglic racing both, looking to take advantage of this situation to boost his palmarès. Although most of the Giro's route had been deci...

"It is not good for African cycling that such a course has been laid out" - Biniam Girmay to skip Rwanda World Championships?
In 2025, the road cycling World Championships are heading to Africa as Rwanda hosts the annual battles for the Rainbow Jersey. Given the climber-friendly course on offer though, the biggest star in African cycling Biniam Girmay may not compete in this landmark sporting event for the continent. "The...

"I will now continue the spring until and including Liège" - Puck Pieterse wants to win in cyclocross, cobblestones and Ardennes as well
Puck Pieterse is one of the absolute biggest talents in pro cycling, and in the women's field she is a top level winner in mountain biking, cyclocross and on the road. In 2024 she broke through the road scene, and a Tour de France Femmes victory against Demi Vollering and Katarzyna Niewiadoma was a...

Visma boss wants more Van der Poel - Van Aert; Pogacar - Vingegaard battles to increase sport's atractivity - "In order to compete with those other sports, we need to"
Richard Plugge is the main man behind 'One Cycling', a format to organize cycling in a completely different way with the goal of making the sport more attractive and create more opportunities for everyone involved. In recent words, he explained one of the most important factors behind the project wh...

"It was 150 kilometers total" - Johan Bruyneel on modern Grand Tours' tiny time-trial distances in comparison to 30 years ago
The trend of time-trials growing smaller and smaller in Grand Tours is continuous and reflects a massive change from Grand Tour racing in modern cycling when comparing to a few decades ago. Johan Bruyneel experienced the old way of designing them, both as a rider and DS, and has shared his opinion o...

After promising years, Biniam Girmay confirms big target for Milano-Sanremo - "I rode my best wattages on the Poggio"
Biniam Girmay is the star at the Intermarché - Wanty camp, and one of cycling's most popular figures is going to once again aim high in 2025. A possible yellow jersey at the Tour de France, the cobbled classics... But also Milano-Sanremo becomes a huge goal for the Eritrean sprinter this spring. "T...

OFFICIAL: Giro GC and Tour de France stage hunting for Richard Carapaz in 2025
Richard Carapaz has been near the top of the cycling world for many years now and his aggressive style of racing continues to make him one of the most popular riders in the peloton. He has revealed his main races for the first two thirds of the 2025 season, which include a GC run at the Giro d'Itali...

VIDEO | Sam Welsford wins Down Under Classic following high-speed crash on the final corner
Sam Welsford opened up his season by winning the Australian criterium national championships and continues his good run of form with another victory. Before the start of the Tour Down Under, the riders tackled another criterium with the Down Under Classic, and the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider s...

Swiss winter the key for Noemi Rüegg's victory at the Tour Down Under? "I never thought it would turn out like this"
EF Education - Oatly are entering the season with a bang and most likely they will take the victory at the women's Tour Down Under after Swiss rider Noemi Rüegg put in a stellar performance today at the Old Willunga Hill. The new ochre jersey expressed her happiness after taking the win on the mythi...

"At that age, Mathieu had already become world champion twice" - Dutch coach calms expectations for 'new Van der Poel' Tibor del Grosso
Mathieu van der Poel's stranglehold over the sport of cyclocross doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon, but the clamour for the next generation of stars is already growing. One of those with the biggest expectations is Van der Poel's own Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate, Tibor del Grosso. "Let me guess:...

Visma | Lease a Bike lose clothing sponsor, swap saddles with UAE Team Emirates and disappear from Zwift in 2025
Visma | Lease a Bike and clothing company AGU part ways after a long contract. The Dutch superteam therefore enters new season in the same jerseys as last year and without a clothing sponsor. The cyclists of Visma | Lease a Bike and its predecessors were dressed for years - at least on their bikes -...

Triathlon star Kristian Blummenfelt insists Tour de France dream "could have been possible" despite failing to secure contract for 2025 season
Triathlon star Kristian Blummenfelt made waves in the cycling world last year, setting out his plan to switch sports and targeting a Maillot Jaune victory at the Tour de France within the next few years. As the 2025 World Tour season nears a start at the upcoming Tour Down Under though, the 30-year-...

"Is it because you don't believe you can win?" - Bjarne Riis questions Jonas Vingegaard's reluctance to confirm Rwanda World Championship participation
In 2025, the World Championship road race seems to be the most climber friendly in a long time. As such, the calls for Team Visma | Lease a Bike superstar Jonas Vingegaard to make a first appearance in Danish colours are growing. Despite the recent announcement of his plans for 2025 though, the Dane...

Noemi Rüegg excels on Willunga Hill and takes Tour Down Under lead with stage win
Noemi Rüegg has won the queen stage of the women's 2025 Tour Down Under on Willunga Hill. The Swiss rider of EF Education-Oatly demonstrated on the toughest ramps of the Australian climb to finish 10 seconds ahead of Dutch rider Silke Smulders (Liv AlUla Jayco). Behind the two strongest riders came...

Simon Carr sheds light on his decision to join Cofidis: "It was the desire to start at the Tour de France"
Despite having a British passport, Simon Carr will feel at home in his new team Cofidis. Having grown up as a cyclist in France, there's one burning desire on his mind - to participate at the Tour de France in his career. The 26-year-old realized that dream was not going to be fulfilled with EF Educ...

"What people say about me doesn't really matter to me" - Fem van Empel cannot be bothered by petty critique of her cyclocross performances
Fem van Empel is having a more than solid cyclocross winter, yet despite her European title and World Cup victories, some still feel that she's less dominant than last winter. The Visma | Lease a Bike rider, however, isn't bothered by the critics and calmly continues her preparation towards World Ch...

"They were really stringing me along and my entire autumn was ruined by it" - Q36.5 rescued Harm Vanhoucke after Lotto left him hanging
Harm Vanhoucke has gained plenty experience riding for the Belgian Lotto but after years with the team of Stéphane Heulot, the time to change outifts (again) arrived. It was not quite to Vanhoucke's liking, but the financial complications of his employer eventually lead the 27-year-old to find a dea...

"It will soon be very difficult for the Dutch to support Visma" - Dutch ex-pro dissatisified as the top team gradually abandons its Dutch roots
Team Visma | Lease a Bike recently unveiled its Tour de France pre-selection centered around the only man who can challenge Tadej Pogacar - Jonas Vingegaard. But what's more striking for home fans of the Dutch team is that not a single Dutch rider made the preliminary nomination. "At Rabobank, the w...

"To beat Pogacar, everything has to be right" - Thijs Zonneveld comments on lack of Dutch riders in Visma's planned 2025 Tour de France lineup
The 2025 Tour de France looks set to be one of the most highly anticipated and hyped editions of the Grand Tour spectacle in many years. Can Tadej Pogacar continue his dominance or will Jonas Vingegaard be able to reclaim the Maillot Jaune? Since their recent press day, Team Visma | Lease a Bike's p...

Gal Glivar: the promising Slovenian who had no room at UAE Team Emirates and is looking to make a name for himself at Alpecin-Deceuninck
Gal Glivar was seen as one of the main promises of the UAE Team Emirates roster back in 2023. The Slovenian won several races on the under-23 circuit and ended the season as a trainee in the UAE's senior team. In 2024, at UAE Team Emirates Gen Z, he managed 4 wins and also stood out with a 3rd place...

"The whole Tom Pidcock topic might be one for a book in 10 years' time" - INEOS Grenadiers CEO speaks out on star rider's departure
Tom Pidcock looked poised to lead INEOS Grenadiers into the next seasons, but after a falling out following the Brit's controversial Il Lombardia deselection at the end of the 2024 season, Pidcock heads to 2025 with the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. Despite the headline making manner of Pidcock's exit th...

António Morgado talks about 2025, looking back on his debut season on the World Tour: "The doctors told me I was blown up. I was really dead"
António Morgado is going into his second year with UAE Team Emirates - XRG, after a impressive start to his World Tour career in 2024. Ahead of his 2025 campaign getting underway in Spain later this month, the Portuguese has reflected on his development. One of the highlights of his season came in t...

"INEOS don't want to spend more money... But they very clearly do want us to be a super team" - CEO John Allert on future of the INEOS Grenadiers
The INEOS Grenadiers have had a winter of change. From the departures of star riders such as Tom Pidcock, Jhonatan Narvaez and Ethan Hayter among others and the exit of key staff such as Steve Cummings and Dan Bigham, the team heads into 2025 with a fresh face. Could there soon be a new title sponso...

No Tour de France for Mads Pedersen in 2025! Lidl-Trek fully backing Jonathan Milan for sprint success
Although it's the biggest and most watched race on the calendar, not every rider has the Tour de France in their firing line. For Lidl-Trek star and two-time Tour de France stage winner Mads Pedersen, 2025 will see the Dane absent from the French Grand Tour for the first time since back in 2019. As...

"There are opportunities for our young guys, because there is no absolute leader like Wout or Jonas" - Thomas Gloag leads youthful Visma at Tour Down Under 2025
The kick off of the 2025 World Tour season is almost upon us with the Tour Down Under. For Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the trip to Australia sees a concerted effort to look to the future as a young team, led by the ambitious Brit Thomas Gloag, takes on the Aussie stage race. Gloag has had an injury...

See the final startlist for the 2025 Down Under Classic including Jay Vine, Stephen Williams, Geraint Thomas, Laurence Pithie & Dylan van Baarle
On the 18th of January, the 2025 men's road racing season gets underway in Australia with one-day race the Down Under Classic. The final startlist has now been officially confirmed. Among the notable names in action are the likes of: Stephen Williams, Corbin Strong, Michael Woods, Luke Durbridge, C...

Zweeler Fantasy Cycling 2025 - Statistics, best riders to choose and the top steals!
On the 21st of January the 2025 season begins on the men's peloton with the Tour Down Under and with it also starts the season-long Zweeler Fantasy Games. You have the choice of selecting three different games that will keep you entertained throughout the year, test your knowledge of cycling and may...

"I lost some confidence over the last two years and I was finally racing like I was 18 again" - Daniek Hengeveld solos to stunning stage success at the Tour Down Under
Most expected a bunch finish for the finale on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour Down Under. That was not the case though, as Daniek Hengeveld sensationally held off the peloton solo to take a very impressive stage victory. “I was not even thinking [when I attacked]. This is a new team, we wanted to be aggre...

"I always feel fully in control of the bike thanks to these tires" - Mathieu van der Poel will rely on tires from popular F1 brand in 2025
Formula 1 is becoming more and more present in the world of cycling. Starting with the stars like Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen promoting the sport on two wheels and ending with shared aerodynamics and safety know-how. From 2025 onwards, Mathieu van der Poel and whole Alpecin-Deceuninck will ge...

ANALYSIS | UAE Team Emirates - XRG vs Team Visma | Lease a Bike: Who has the better team in 2025?
The 2025 cycling season is shaping up to be one of the most
anticipated in recent years, with two of the sport's superpowers, UAE Team
Emirates - XRG and Team Visma | Lease a Bike, preparing for another chapter in
their intense rivalry. Both teams have bolstered their rosters with key
signings and s...

"It will be the race that will offer the most spectacle" - Nairo Quintana looking to take advantage of Tadej Pogacar's absence at the Giro d'Italia
Taking on a dual-Grand Tour attack in 2025, Nairo Quintana is targeting both the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a Espana. After seeing his hopes of success at the Giro last year consistently denied by Tadej Pogacar, the Slovenian's absence in Italy this year gives the Colombian climber reason to be op...

"Who doesn't want Tadej Pogacar, Vingegaard, Van Aert, Van der Poel on the start line?" - Tour Down Under missing a star attraction according to race director
The 2025 World Tour season is almost the the male peloton, with the Tour Down Under getting underway on the 21st of January. Despite an impressive list of starters though, the race lacks that big star attraction according to race director Stuart O'Grady. "Who doesn't want Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingeg...

"It's a role I like, a role that's a lot easier than being a leader" - Sepp Kuss set to return to super-domestique roots in 2025
For many years now, Sepp Kuss has been widely regarded as one of the best climbers in the entire peloton. More often than not though, the American has put his skills to use working in service of others and in 2025, the former Vuelta a Espana winner is again set to support Jonas Vingegaard at the Tou...

Arnaud De Lie, Tom Pidcock, Julian Alaphilippe, Marc Hirschi... Omloop Het Nieuwsblad's wildcards give chance to many stars
The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025 has announced the teams that will participate in the race. In addition to the 18 WorldTour level squads, which have a non-binding automatic invitation to the race that opens the Belgian calendar on March 1st. This includes some very interesting names. 7 ProTeams have...

Simon Yates reveals Adam Yates role in his transfer to Team Visma | Lease a Bike: "I got advice from him, yes"
Simon Yates is embarking on a new chapter in his cycling
career, joining Team Visma | Lease a Bike for the 2025 season. After over a
decade with Jayco-AlUla, the move marks a significant change for the British
rider, who reflected on the challenges of leaving the team he called home for
so long. "Th...

The youngest rider in the WWT peloton is British and talks about debut with Movistar: "It’s a little bit nerve-racking"
You wouldn't find a younger professional than Carys Lloyd. The neo-pro for Movistar Team celebrated her 18th birthday on the last day of 2024 and the next day, she turned professional. "It’s a little bit nerve-racking," the 18-year-old told Cycling Weekly. Luckily for Lloyd, the other junior who tur...

Daniek Hengeveld holds off peloton to take solo breakaway success on stage 1 of 2025 Tour Down Under
CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling Team's Daniek Hengeveld has sensationally opened the 2025 women's World Tour season with a stunning, solo breakaway stage win. With a tough, challenging parcour taking the riders from Brighton to Snapper Point, Hengveld spent 50km on the attack, having a near three minute l...

Dutch coach immediately puts Joris Nieuwenhuis as front runner for a spot in World Championships nomination: "After that performance, he is beyond dispute"
Up to seven men will represent the Netherlands at the Cyclocross World Championships in Liévin this winter. Mathieu van der Poel's start is obviously merely a matter of being healthy, but some of the other six spots might still be up for grabs. National coach Gerben De Knegt has tightened the select...

British cycling fans might have to settle for free-to-air highlights from Tour de France after 2025
British cycling was dealt a heavy blow with the free-to-air Tour de France broadcast on ITV no longer possible from 2026 onwards. An exclusive deal that runs until 2030 between Tour de France organiser ASO and two streaming platforms Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Eurosport means that the world's...

"I still don't feel like I've hit my full potential" - Chloé Dygert senses 2025 can a great year after perfect winter preparation
Chloé Dygert completed her Olympic medal collection in Paris last year but she's still somewhat sour about how the season went. 2025 needs to be different, she feels. Especially since Dygert, for the first time in a while, got through winter preparation without the slightest of issues. "This is the...

Ruben Guerreiro enters the last year of hia contract with Movistar Team: "I want to win again in the most important races in the world"
Ruben Guerreiro faces his final year of his contract with Movistar Team in 2025. The Portuguese has not been able to perform at his best with the Spanish team, but hopes to return to the world's most important races this season. The 30-year-old cyclist, who won a stage and the mountains jersey at th...

Tour de France stage winner Rigoberto Urán could end up playing professional football for Egan Bernal's hometown team
One of the cyclists who has called time on his career as we head in to is Rigoberto Urán. The Colombian legend has hung up his bicycle after 17 years of spectacular career, and at the age of 37, he is taking a new step in his life, unexpected by many. Urán has confirmed that his goal is to become a...

ANALYSIS: Are time trials in danger of extinction? Find out how much time trials in grand tours have changed in the last 30 years
To this day, time trials are still important when it comes to deciding the overall classification in grand tours. It doesn't take much thought to come up with examples. For example, Jonas Vingegaard in the 2023 Tour de France, or Primoz Roglic on Monte Lussari in the Giro of the same year. However,...

Amy Pieters and Team SD Worx - Protime reach settlement in contract dispute
Amy Pieters and SD Worx - Protime have resolved their legal
dispute over the terms of her contract following the devastating training crash
in December 2021 that left Pieters with a brain injury. Pieters is still in
recovery from the injuries sustained in the incident. Pieters' employment contract w...

“I was amazed at how strong he is” – Remco Evenepoel’s Soudal – Quick-Step teammate marvels at his team leader’s ability
At just 22 years old, Pepijn Reinderink has completed a
promising debut season with Soudal – Quick-Step. Reflecting on his 2024
campaign, the Dutch cyclist shared insights into his adjustment to professional
cycling and his ambitions for the future. In an interview with Wieler Revue, Reinderink spok...

OPINION: Has Tadej Pogacar saved the Giro d’Italia?
The Giro d’Italia, also known as the Corsa Rosa, is one of
the most historic and visually stunning races in professional cycling. Its
routes showcase Italy's breathtaking landscapes, from the towering Dolomites to
the rolling hills of Tuscany, while challenging riders with some of the sport's
most d...

Bahrain - Victorious confirms line up for Tour Down Under including Phil Bauhaus and Nikias Arndt
The 2025 World Tour calendar is about to start and the peloton is preparing to face the scorching heat typical of the Australian summer. Another edition of the Tour Down Under kicks off on January 21. Bahrain - Victorious will be in Adelaide with the aim of winning stages and will be bringing their...

What’s it like to ride with Tadej Pogacar? Pavel Sivakov reveals all: “I pushed myself so hard that I eventually burned out”
Pavel Sivakov, UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider, recently joined
Jack Haig's Rest Day podcast to discuss his experiences riding alongside
Tadej Pogacar and the challenges of competing at the highest level of
professional cycling. Reflecting on last year’s Tour de France, Sivakov shared the
intensity of...

Jan Tratnik reveals history of anorexia and bulimia: "It was a circle I couldn’t escape from"
Jan Tratnik is one of the top riders in the peloton currently, a great domestique but also very successful rider with his own results. This is the result of a very long career however and he admits that in his first years he suffered from eating disorders and was close to leaving the sport. It was...

"Inspiring and quite motivating" - Simon Yates looks to follow on the footsteps of Jonas Vingegaard and his coach
Simon Yates raced with his twin brother Adam for many years at the Jayco team but both have now departed. In 2025, they find themselves in the top rival teams of Team Visma | Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates - XRG, both leading their teams at the Giro d'Italia and then supporting their leaders at...

Wout van Aert refuses any idea of Giro d'Italia GC run: "It's never been a project under discussion and I don't like it at all"
Wout van Aert will race the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France this year, and after the Giro's route reveal it was argued on social media that he could aim for the GC at the Giro, even if just as a test. The question was thrown to the classics specialist at the media day but got a very clear answer. ...

"It was an unintentional violation" - Movistar explain signing of Michel Hessmann despite turbulent past
Movistar Team has announced that it has signed German cyclist Michel Hessmann for the next two seasons. He won't be able to compete with the team until March 15, once his doping sanction is over. He had belonged to Visma during his 3 seasons as a pro, although he has not raced since he was sanctione...

"The best decision I’ve ever made" - Lance Armstrong celebrates 1 year of sobriety from alcohol
Lance Armstrong occasionally appears in 'The Move' podcast where he continues to be a voice in cycling, but overall he lives most of his life off screen in recent years. However, he shares that he had been having alcohol problems, but has now been sober for one year. "That was then. This is now. Th...

"I still believe I can beat him, yes" - Jonas Vingegaard will not let Tadej Pogacar relax into 2025 Tour de France
Team Visma | Lease a Bike wants to win the Tour de France after getting wrestled out of it in 2024 and they are bringing the heat to UAE Team Emirates - XRG. On their media day, it was possible to already learn about their '8' for the Grand Boucle, an incredibly strong lineup, but Jonas Vingegaard h...

Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic could have Tour de France start in Slovenia in the coming years
The Tour de France is the most important cycling race in the world and nothing is left to chance. At the time being we already know where the race will start in 2026 (Barcelona and Catalunya), 2027 (Rotterdam and The Hague)... One of the next Grand Departs may be in Slovenia! “Yes, we are working o...

The Spanish cafeteria that Mathieu van der Poel has turned into one of his favorite spots
One of the great stars of cycling, Mathieu van der Poel, is in love with Spain and its Mediterranean coast. In fact, it's in Alicante where you'd find one of the Dutchman's most favorite places. More specifically, this place is a cafeteria in Jalón, Alicante. The place is called "Velosol", and it be...

Despite the success of Biniam Girmay, Q36.5 owner blames "lack of quality" as a reason to feature 0 African riders in its lineup
Development of African cycling seems to be stuck on a dead-end trajectory. At the very least according to managers of Q36.5 Pro Cycling. And that's where there won't be a single African cyclist in the structure of the team whose purpose used to lie in promotion of the continent's cycling. Despite th...

Alberto Contador warns Tadej Pogacar into 2025 Tour de France: "Jonas Vingegaard will be super motivated"
If all goes well, this year will see the fifth episode of the exciting fight between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard at the 2025 Tour de Frnace. The two have shared the one-two last four editions, finishing second in the years they have not won. If we go back even further, the Slovenian conquered...

Brodie Chapman wants to succeed Grace Brown as world's best timetrialist: "It is a privilege"
With Olympic and World time trial champion Grace Brown having retired at the end of last season, the women's time trial crown is up for grabs. Among the contenders to carry on Brown's legacy is also her compatriot Brodie Chapman who, had it not been for mechanical problems, could've tainted Brown's...

Benidorm is big candidate to host the 2029 Cyclocross World Championship - first ever in Spain!
A few years ago, Benidorm got Spain its first race in a Cyclocross World Cup. It is a race that hosts the best in the discipline and that has seen Mathieu van der Poel or Wout van Aert win in the men's category, and Fem van Empel in the women's category. The 2025 edition will be the third in the his...

"The supposed deal with Astana and Vinokourov fell apart and now he has nothing" - Johan Bruyneel on Caleb Ewan's mystery status with Jayco AlUla
Caleb Ewan's future in pro cycling is still uncertain. The latest report has it that he will not retire according to his own agent, but it can be given as close to certain that he is no longer with Team Jayco AlUla despite his supposed contract until 2025. What has happened exactly is still not full...

Portuguese doping soap opera is back: 3 more top domestic riders suspended for biological passport anomalies
Doping is, unfortunately, a poison that will always accompany cycling. Despite having left behind the darkest era, there are cyclists who continue to cheat and tarnish the image of the sport. According to the Lusa news agency, cyclists Luis Mendonça, Luis Fernandes and Venceslau Fernandes have been...

Young Kazakh talent Ilkhan Dostiyev issued a four-year ban for use of CERA
The hammer of justice caught up to Ilkhan Dostiyev who will serve a four-year ban for doping. The 22-year-old Kazakh tested positive for use of CERA twice within three weeks both in and out of competitions. Dostiyev had been one of the revelations of 2024 with 2nd overall at Tour of Rwanda (2.1), st...

VIDEO: Jay Vine narrowly avoids disaster whilst pitch side at Australian cricket match
Jay Vine is back home in Australia currently, getting ready for the opening of his 2025 season at the Tour Down Under, starting on January 21st. Whilst enjoying himself pitch side at an Aussie cricket match though, Vine narrowly avoided what could have been a real disaster. Taking in a T20 Big Bash...

"I want to learn as much as I can" - Visma prospect Jorgen Nordhagen taken under Jonas Vingegaard's wing in 2025
Team Visma | Lease a Bike have made a concerted effort to prepare for the future ahead of 2025. One of the young talents expected to have big things coming is way, is 20-year-old Jorgen Nordhagen and in roommate Jonas Vingegaard, the Norwegian has the perfect role model to learn from. “It’s wonderfu...
