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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 st...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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'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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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-...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

It has been rumoured for a while that Michel Hessman was going to land in Movistar Team and finally it seems that a deal has been agreed. On the UCI website, the German appears as a new signing for the Spanish World Tour outfit, despite the fact that at the moment, the 23-year-old former Team Visma...

This time last year, Cian Uijtdebroeks was one of the most talked about riders in the peloton as his transfer to Team Visma | Lease a Bike and the controversy surrounding it caused headlines. It's fair to say though, the Belgian is now heading into 2025 a little more under the radar.  After an up an...

For teams, the winter off-season can be used for preparing race plans, finalising transfers and other sorts of build up ahead of the coming campaign. This winter though, Soudal - Quick-Step's 2025 preparation has been thrown into disarray on a number of occasions.  Two of the most recognisable faces...

Tadej Pogacar in 2024, was as good as any cyclist in the history of the sport. The Slovenian took two Grand Tour victories along with 12 stage wins, a pair of Monument titles and the World Championship Rainbow Jersey in Zürich. According to UAE Team Emirates - XRG trainer Javier Sola though, there i...

Israel - Premier Tech's Stephen Williams had a starring season in 2024. The Welshman's success last year was kicked off by a brilliant victory at the Tour Down Under and as Williams returns to defend his crown, he's determined to get 2025 off to a similarly winning start.  “I’m very much looking for...

Christophe Laporte has become one of the key figures at Team Visma | Lease a Bike ever since he came from Cofidis. He's become a luxury domestique at the Tour de France, a proven winner in the classics and an Olympic medalist this year. In 2025 he would love to win Paris-Roubaix, something that is n...

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris provided for exciting racing in an urban circuit, and the Tour de France is looking to keep the momentum going on this idea. Before the riders make it to the Champs-Elysées, in 2025 we may see the peloton tackle the cobbled Butte Montmartre in what would be a meaningf...

Alberto Contador was one of the gala guests at the presentation of the Giro d'Italia and, after managing as best he could with Italian on stage, he responded in Spanish to his Eurosport colleagues after the event. He talked about the 2025 route, which features a few mountains that he knows very well...

At Team Visma | Lease a Bike's media day we've learnt a lot about the team's main plans for the season and virtually it's possible to confirm almost the entire Dutch team's lineup for the Tour de France. Tiesj Benoot, an incredibly versatile, experienced and valuable member of the team will be there...

An understandable yet unusual situation seems to be developing in the Giro d'Italia bubble. This Monday evening the route was finally officially revealed, and teams have begun finishing their plans for the race. The race organizers in the meantime have to decide which teams receive the wildcards, bu...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike versus UAE Team Emirates - XRG has been a battle for the ages ever since 2021. In the past four editions Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard have finished first and second at the Tour de France, and today the Dutch team have confirmed to bring all of their absolute best men...

The route of the Giro d'Italia has been revealed. It's very different from the Tour de France and Vuelta a España, it has it's pros and cons but at the end of the day I think the organizers have made a good job creating a route with the chance for surprises - which, alongside a startlist that may no...

There has been much discussion lately about the brutal training methods of the UAE Team Emirates - XRG team. One man who had a rude introduction to the methods of the peloton's leading team in 2024, was talented French climber Pavel Sivakov. “I train harder now, but not in the way of higher intensit...

Matteo Jorgenson moved from Movistar to Team Visma | Lease a Bike in 2024 and according to his own words, it was a year that changed everything. The incredibly versatile and talented American won several high-level races and support the team in others. Besides having some leadership opportunities, h...

Elisa Longo Borghini made her dream come true when she raised the trophy for Giro d'Italia Women champion last year. For the upcoming season, she plans no less than to defend her title and then, if things go well, also fight for top positions at the Tour de France Femmes. However the Lidl-Trek lady...

The upcoming season will be a rough one for for Arkéa - B&B Hotels. The team is facing uncertain future with many of their important riders having jumped the ship this off-season. In 2025, they'll have to rely on two men: Kevin Vauquelin and Arnaud Démare. The team needs to have a big year after its...

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, the reigning Olympic mountain bike champion, is set to return to road cycling in 2025. The 32-year-old French cyclist, who became road world champion in 2014, hopes to relive those glory days in the colours of Visma | Lease a Bike. The goal is no less than a victory at the To...

The route and profiles of the 2025 Giro d'Italia have arrived and the hype is already beginning to rise. Expected to be front and centre of the fight for the Maglia Rosa is Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader Primoz Roglic and according to two-time Giro winner Vincenzo Nibali, the Slovenian only need...

One of the most notable cyclists of the modern era and the most successful sprinter of all time, Mark Cavendish called an end to his professional career at the conclusion of the 2024 season. Sadly though, although his many successes brought him fame and money, 'Cav' also saw the dangers that come wi...

For the first time in his professional career, Julian Alaphilippe moved teams over the recent off-season, swapping Soudal - Quick-Step for the Tudor Pro Cycling Team. Although some believe the best days are gone for the 32-year-old Frenchman, 'LouLou' himself retains unwavering self-belief. As menti...

After global drinks powerhouse Red Bull came into the fold at BORA - hansgrohe midway through the 2024 season, 2025 marks the first full season for the team. The effects are already starting to be felt too, following a busy transfer window that saw 9 incoming transfers, including Jan Tratnik from Te...

Although the road World Tour season is already almost here, the cyclocross campaign still has much left to offer. On the 19th of January, the World Cup Benidorm is on the programme, with Belgium sending a number of stars to the Spanish coast.  Headlining the Belgian contingent selected by national c...

After a very impressive debut last year, winning the White Jersey, Italian Grand Tour prospect Antonio Tiberi is set to return to his home Grand Tour in 2025 and the 23-year-old is dreaming of making an appearance on the Giro d'Italia podium.  “It will certainly be a spectacular Giro from start to f...

One of the G.O.A.T's of women's cycling, Marianne Vos will turn 38 by the end of the 2025 season. That's not to say the Dutch legend is slowing down though. Heading into 2025, Vos is aiming for a season as good as any in her illustrious career.  “I'm delighted with how 2024 turned out,” Vos reflects...

The 2025 World Tour season is almost here and as always, many eyes will be on the yellow-and-black of Team Visma | Lease a Bike. In the coming year, one main goal stands out for Visma: regaining the Maillot Jaune at the Tour de France.  After back to back Tour de France victories over the last two y...

Wout van Aert's will is unbreakable and after a season marked by two horrible crashes, he starts 2025 with big goals once again, hoping to win a monument in the spring and be a key player at the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France.  “It was a season full of ups and downs. Besides some good results and...

Simon Yates was the man Team Visma | Lease a Bike signed with the highest hopes of providing the team with the firepower to match UAE Team Emirates - XRG at the Tour de France. However, the Briton is very much having his own ambitions besides supporting Jonas Vingegaard, as his schedule will feature...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has built up their plans for the 2025 season over the past few months and now in a matter of minutes we learn about the schedule of many of it's leaders. Jonas Vingegaard was confirmed to not race the Giro d'Italia, and immediately we have the confirmation that the Dane wil...

The 2025 Giro d'Italia has been revealed and features a route with plenty tricky stages, including all kinds of mountain stages. We take a look at what are perhaps the five most important climbs in the whole route and why, including some mythical Alpine passes.  This will be a route with two individ...

The Giro d'Italia was presented last evening in Italy and it was the confirmation that Team Visma | Lease a Bike needed. Simon Yates will chase the overall classification, whilst Jonas Vingegaard will keep his powder dry and commit 100% to the goal of beating Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France.  Wo...

The Giro d'Italia was finally presented last night and we've got the first look at what the riders will face throughout three weeks in Italy (plus Albania and Slovenia briefly). Race director Mauro Vegni virtually assured last night that Tadej Pogacar will not return to defend his title, but one rep...

Cycling is a sport that demands not just physical greatness but also immense mental strength, as riders face brutal races, unpredictable crashes, and personal challenges. While setbacks are inevitable, it’s the comebacks that truly define champions. As the 2025 season draws ever closer, many riders...

The 2025 season will not start as Remco Evenepoel would have liked. The Belgian suffered a training accident in early December. After crashing into the open door of a postal van, the Soudal - Quick-Step star suffered a series of injuries that delay his season by several months. Moreover, the latest...

The whereabouts of Caleb Ewan right now is one of the biggest questions in pro cycling. The Australian sprinter, one of the best from the past decade, is seemingly not staying with Team Jayco AlUla but nothing has been announced and at the time he sits without a team. However it is safe to say that...

Tom Pidcock's departure from INEOS Grenadiers made him the highest-tier transfer of the winter and having signed with the modest ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team there was definitely a huge move on the market. It wasn't something that was supposed to have happened however as the Briton still had three...

The profiles for the 2025 Giro d'Italia have been officially revealed! The Corsa Rosa is the first Grand Tour of the season and this year it will include a start in a nation that will for the first time in it's history host a Grand Tour, Albania; and also several mountain stages in it's second half...

Without Mathieu van der Poel at the start of Dutch National Cyclocross Championships, the fans were up for an open race with several candidates for red-white-blue jersey. However at the end of the day, also this jersey goes to Alpecin-Deceuninck thanks to the 21-year-old promise Tibor del Grosso. Th...

UAE Team Emirates have a seemingly bottomless pit of talent in their hands but as it often happens; sometimes less is more. The logical consequence of overload of talented leaders (on long contracts) leads to inevitable and rumours of promising riders looking into ways out of their contract are stac...

It was not always the plan of Marianne Vos to shoot for the cyclocross World Championships this winter but after solid ride at the Dutch Championships, she declares the race in Liévin her next big objective this winter. "I chose a short program, this National Championship fit in nicely," she told Wi...

Vuelta al Táchira is often one of the very first races at the UCI calendar. The Venezuelan eight-day stage race already wrote many stories and in that aspect, the 2025 edition which took off last Sunday is no different. It's not too often we see riders in family relationship at the start of the same...

Mauro Vegni, the director of the Giro d'Italia, was one of the main protagonists of the late presentation of the Corsa Rosa. The 2025 route was the last to be presented but it presented quite a lot of novelty, with a bet on mountain stages that feature it's main climbs far from the finish, together...

Team Jayco AlUla made some big moves at the transfer market this winter, aiming to shine in their brand new purple outfits. One of the headline changes was the swap of leaders with Ben O'Connor coming to replace the departing Simon Yates. In general, the Australian WT formation made several strong s...

Cycling is an incredibly difficult sport phisically speaking, but psychologically it does not get any easier. In modern times, all riders need to have a very high level of professionalism from an early age, and Joe Pidcock - Tom's brother - talks about how the diagnosis and medication for ADHD compl...

The Giro d'Italia Donne will take place from the 6th to the 13th July 2025 and will be one of the key moments in the women's peloton season. The Italian Grand Tour will feature a route from north to south, missing out on the Passo del Mortirolo which was expected, but featuring interesting stages aw...

Toon Aerts had last won a cyclocross race on the 6th February 2022. It took him almost three years, after a two-year suspension, to get back to the top of the podium in his favourite discipline but it has finally happened! The Belgian was the victory of the Otegem Cross this afternoon against tough...

Remco Evenepoel is currently struggling from a serious injury involving a postal van now just over a month ago, but in the midst of his recovery he's been awarded Belgian sportsman of the year. This comes after a brilliant 2024 season where he's conquered a lot, which cannot be forgotten despite his...

INEOS Grenadiers have had a tough few years and this winter certainly wasn't easy on the British team. However, they begin another season at the Tour Down Under and realistically they can aim for their first World Tour victory with a strong lineup focused on the overall classification.  Geraint Thom...

After Sanne Cant won the women's race, the men's Otegem Cross, Toon Aerts has given another one for the veterans. He has taken his first win since his comeback and beat Laurens Sweeck to win the post nationals cross.  The Belgian cross had a modest startlist today but it could still count on a few t...

Tibor Del Grosso has etched his name into Dutch cyclocross history by winning his first national title earlier today. The 21-year-old Alpecin-Deceuninck rider showcased both determination and tactical prowess to secure the victory, marking what could be a pivotal moment in his burgeoning career. Aft...

Gianni Moscon took on a new role this past year with Soudal - Quick-Step and saw his career revitalized after a great experience. He got motivation for the sport once again, did a great job together with Remco Evenepoel and now he can become a luxury domestique for Primoz Roglic.  "After that I will...

Richard Carapaz, the 2019 Giro d’Italia winner, is set to make a long-awaited return to the Italian Grand Tour in 2025. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Ecuadorian star is eager to revisit the race that brought him his first Grand Tour victory. Carapaz’s triumph at the 2019 Giro remains one...

Mikel Landa, one of professional cycling’s most consistent and respected climbers, has revealed an ambitious goal for the remainder of his career. The 35-year-old Spaniard, who will race both the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France in 2025, has expressed his desire to take on the ultimate endurance...

Safety in the peloton is a very hot topic in the world of cycling at the moment. Tejay van Garderen and Brent Bookwalter, who retired around the time that speeds began dramatically increasing, have shared their opinions on the matter.  "I hate to say this, I hate to be the one saying 'the riders mak...

Robby Cobbaert, 34, is a surprising addition to Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s management staff for the 2025 season. Cobbaert, who previously worked for Jurgen Mettepenningen's Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal cyclo-cross team, recently spoke with Wielerflits about his new role and the journey that led him to...

Caleb Ewan might be leaving Team Jayco AlUla, but at the same time he may not. But at this point of the year this is a very unusual question and subject that is not defined by anyone involved. The 'Pocket Rocket' is not named on the team's rider list and at the moment there is total silence on his s...

According to cycling market specialist Renaud Breban, Richard Carapaz has already extended his contract with EF Education-EasyPost until the 2026 season. Thus, the Ecuadorian will remain with the American team after two solid first campaigns, especially in 2024 where the rider bounced back from inju...

Six-time world cyclocross champion Mathieu van der Poel has not competed since the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Besançon on 29th December. The Alpecin-Deceuninck star has been sidelined due to a rib injury sustained during the Azencross Loenhout. Van der Poel is currently in Spain, focusing on his re...

Due to the weather, last weekend's Cyclocross World Cup battle in Dendermonde descending into an absolute mudfest. In the swamp though, Wout van Aert put in a dominant performance to secure his first World Cup winning of the winter.  Van Aert dominated in the Dendermonde mud, taking victory by over...

The last time we had seen Cat Ferguson compete was at the World Cup Hulst, where she suffered a major crash that was to keep her out for some time. Just three weeks later, the future cycling superstar has taken the silver medal at the British national championships in impressive fashion. The Movista...

In a significant announcement, Tom Pidcock has revealed that he will not participate in the 2025 Tour de France. The 25-year-old British rider shared his decision during an interview with BBC Sport, explaining his intention to take a year off from the prestigious race and return stronger in 2026. "W...

As the 2025 cycling season approaches, several ProTeams are lobbying the UCI to revise its regulations for Grand Tours, seeking an increase in the number of teams allowed to participate in these marquee events. Spanish newspaper Marca reports that ProTeams are calling for 23 teams, rather than the c...

After the hectic cyclocross period around the Christmas both the riders and fans got a chance to catch a breath again with only National Championships scheduled for the weekend. And while some riders continued to dominate in their countries, we have also witnessed several shocking results. In this a...

Adding to his European title, Thibau Nys had also become the Belgian champion for next 12 months. The 22-year-old wished for even better season, but his father Sven Nys appears to be already more than hype with the two special jerseys. "Phew, I’m still the record holder in the family," laughs the 48...

Already a fifth runner-up result for Laurens Sweeck at the Belgian Championships. Despite coming close to a victory in Heusden-Zolder, Thibau Nys was outside the 2020 National champion's reach. Still, the 31-year-old speaks of a good race in a season with already five victories to his name. "I tried...

National Cyclocross Championships in Oisterwijk were a big party for Fenix-Deceuninck ladies who, in absence of Fem van Empel and Lucinda Brand - didn't find their equal among the rest of the field. Puck Pieterse will thus get to ride in red-white-blue in the coming period. For her teammate Ceylin d...

For a second year in a row, it's only a second place for Pim Ronhaar at the Dutch National cyclocross Championships. Last winter, he had to bow before his then teammate Joris Nieuwenhuis who had been riding in a stellar form at the time. This Sunday, Ronhaar was able to out-ride Nieuwenhuis who had...

Tim Merlier looks set for a big season in 2025 after Soudal - Quick-Step confirmed the Belgian sprinter is set to share team leadership at the 2025 Tour de France alongside Remco Evenepoel. According to Merlier himself though, a Soudal - Quick-Step wonderkid who's set to make a Grand Tour debut at t...

Thibau Nys delivered an outstanding performance to secure victory at the Belgian Cyclocross Championships, showcasing his determination and skill with a remarkable recovery ride. The European champion stormed to the win, with Laurens Sweeck finishing in second place and a gritty Toon Aerts claiming...

What a performance, and what a win for Thibau Nys, who has won the Belgian cyclocross championships after a brilliant recovery ride. Behind the European champion, Laurens Sweeck came second, and a battling Toon Aerts picked up the final place on the podium. At the start, it was Vandeputte who led th...

Tibor Del Grosso has won the Dutch national cyclocross championship to take advantage of the absence of Mathieu van der Poel who was not present. Del Grosso beat Pim Ronhaar into second place, and Joris Nieuwenhuis came third. At the start, it was Tibor Del Grosso who made the first move and took th...

Puck Pieterse delivered an impressive performance to claim victory at the Dutch Cyclocross Championship. The young star showed her dominance early on, pulling away from the field and never looking back. Behind her, Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado secured the silver medal, while Denise Betsema completed t...

The superb Puck Pieterse has won the Dutch women’s national championship with a brilliant performance where she never showed any signs of weakness, and won by over a minute. Pieterse beat second place rider Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, and Denise Betsema came third. After the first lap, Puck Pieterse...

The Tour Down Under gains more and more form as another team confirm it's lineup. Soudal - Quick-Step is keeping it's stars in Europe, however it will be hunting stages in Australia to start off the season.  “The Tour Down Under has a parcours with a little bit of everything for everyone: sprinters,...

This weekend is special in the cyclocross field as the riders tackle the national championships. This Sunday Belgium will have the men's elite race whilst the Netherlands have both men and women ongoing. Some of the top favourites for all races have spoken ahead of the race and we've got a lot of in...

Tadej Pogacar has dominated the Tour de France last year after two editions beaten by Jonas Vingegaard, and now has three titles. He comes closer and closer to the record of five triumphs, but UAE Team Emirates - XRG are working to keep that pressure off the shoulders of the Slovenian, as said by te...

Team Jayco AlUla have dominated the Australian national championships and today at the road races, they have won both. Lucinda Stewart and Luke Durbridge will be the riders to put on the Australian stripes over the coming 12 months.  In the men's race it was a dominant performance for the Australian...

Filippo Ganna is a rider heading into 2025 with real determination. After a bit of a quieter year by his own high standards in 2024, the Italian powerhouse of the INEOS Grenadiers has announced three main goals for the coming year: Milano-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix and the Tour de France.  "The only thi...

As the performance levels in the peloton get better than ever, questions continue to be asked by some about where these improvements are coming from. Given the murky and clouded past of the sport, it's not a completely unwarranted question, but according to the recently retired Michael Morkov, there...

In one of the biggest transfer stories of the off-season, double Olympic gold medallist Tom Pidcock ended his four-year spell at the INEOS Grenadiers, dropping off the World Tour to join the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. With Pidcock's profile making him arguably the biggest name rider in the second tier...

“Welcome to the Canyon family, friend," wrote Mathieu van der Poel on the announcement of Freddy Ovett as a new ambassador of the bike brand. Van der Poel's most regular training partner is not an Alpecin-Deceuninck rider but can now get to enjoy the same bikes as the World Champion.   Ovett is a ri...

Yves Lampaert, the 33-year-old Belgian and 2022 Tour de France stage winner, is gearing up for his 11th season with Soudal - Quick-Step. Reflecting on his career and the upcoming season, Lampaert shared his thoughts in an interview with Sporza. "I'm feeling good," Lampaert laughed as he looked ahead...

Valentin Madouas, the 28-year-old rider for Groupama -FDJ and 2023 French road race champion, recently shared his aspirations for the 2025 season in an interview with Cyclism Actu. With a revamped team and a packed schedule, Madouas expressed his optimism about the upcoming year. “It is a real team...

Remco Evenepoel’s training injury at the end of 2024 could pave the way for more opportunities for his Soudal–Quick-Step teammate Ilan Van Wilder in the early months of 2025. Speaking to Sporza, Van Wilder shared his thoughts on the season ahead, outlining his ambitions and schedule. "Everything is...

Remi Cavagna, the 29-year-old French cyclist, is set to join Groupama - FDJ in 2025 after his tenure with Movistar Team. A decorated rider, Cavagna claimed the French national road race title in 2021 and secured the national time trial championship in both 2020 and 2023. Speaking with Cyclism Actu,...

Jonas Abrahamsen emerged as one of the standout riders during the 2024 Tour de France, captivating fans with his relentless attacking style. Over the first two weeks of the race, he was a near-constant presence in the breakaways and even claimed the polka-dot jersey for a period, highlighting his ex...

Lennert van Eetvelt is just one of Lotto's many homegrown talents and although he is a different type of rider, he can aim as high as Arnaud De Lie in 2025. After winning two World Tour stage-races in 2025, battled with some of the world's very best climbers and proven his versatility, the Belgian i...

Richie Porte won the 2021 Criterium du Dauphiné however if you go back through the years the memorable moments of that race were those of Mark Padun, the climber who won the final two stages of the race in a very unexpected way and turned the world of cycling on it's head. Recent years have not been...

In Heusden-Zolder, we are having a weekend of cyclocross in the snow! The Belgian national championships have begun and in the women's elite race, after 15 consecutive victories for Sanne Cant, we have a new champion in her teammate Marion Norbert Riberolle.  Cant was absent. as she is hanging up th...

Soudal - Quick-Step have in the past few years become more and more a team focused on it's climbers after the surge of João Almeida but specially Remco Evenepoel. Last year they put in big numbers to sign Mikel Landa and this winter Valentin Paret-Peintre was the most important transfer. However, th...

Start fees in cycling are a bit of a tabu for riders, however from the inside there are people that know the values that circle around. In cyclocross perhaps this is more frequent, although the reports on how much it is wildly vary. An 'insider' talked about how much this amount is currently.  This...

The Frenchman Pavel Sivakov has been one of Tadej Pogacar's key teammates this year, not only at the Tour de France where he won the yellow jersey but even at the World Championships where the two worked together and the Slovenian eventually won the worlds. Being a domestique for the best rider in t...

The kick off for the 2025 World Tour season is almost upon us. Last year, UAE Team Emirates - XRG were far and away the most successful team, and as they look to get this new campaign off to a positive start, Australia's own Jay Vine leads the charge.  “I’m really looking forward to the race," previ...

Remco Evenepoel looked poised for a big season in 2025. After having had his winter preparation plans ruined by a crash with the opening door of a BPost van though, the Olympic champion remains unable to ride outside.  "The first couple of weeks after my injury were difficult, because this happened...

Mikel Landa has been a leading light of Spanish Grand Tour cycling for over a decade now. As the 2025 season nears and rumours grow of his imminent retirement, the Soudal - Quick-Step climber is determined to enjoy himself in the coming year.  One of the main goals of 2025 season for Landa is the Gi...

Excitement and speculation is already building for the 2025 Tour de France. Once again a big head to head battle is expected between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard for the Maillot Jaune later this summer. According to Tour de France legend and Spanish cycling icon Miguel Indurain, Pogacar starts...

Could Jonas Vingegaard be set for a long-awaited World Championship debut later this year in Africa? According to the Danish national coach Michael Morkov, Vingegaard is set for a vaccination conversation ahead of any potential trips to Rwanda.  "I expect to get hold of him here in January, when it...

Ethan Hayter is one of the riders who has left INEOS Grenadiers this winter and is now racing for Soudal - Quick-Step where he is finding new motivation after a rough period. He talks about both teams and his goals for 2025 now that he finds himself in a team with more freedom.  "The last two season...

Mathieu van der Poel is the unquestioned leading light in the men's cyclocross scene. A six-time world champion, Van der Poel has taken victory in all five of his crosses this winter, further establishing himself as a cut above the rest of his rivals.  As it turns out, even within the Alpecin-Deceun...

After his all-conquering dominance in 2024, Tadej Pogacar has made no secret of what one of his biggest goals will be heading into 2025. After close calls the last few years, Pogacar is desperate to get the victory at Milano-Sanremo. One of the keys to a potential Pogacar success at the Italian monu...

Michael Vanthourenhout, the 31-year-old European Champion in 2022 and 2023 and former national champion, is gearing up for this weekend’s Belgian National Cyclocross Championships. Having finished on the podium four times in the past six years, Vanthourenhout is aiming to claim the top step again th...

Demi Vollering, the winner of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes and 2024 Vuelta, has made a high-profile transfer to FDJ - Suez during the off-season. The move comes alongside exciting announcements for the team, including partnerships with Specialized and Nike. FDJ-Suez has highlighted the exclusivity...

The Growler at Levi's GranFondo has cemented its place as the richest road race in the world, boasting a prize purse of $156,000 to be split equally between the top men and women. With prize money for first place at $25,000, second place at $15,000, and awards down to 10th place, the event has seen...

Romain Grégoire, a promising 21-year-old rider for Groupama - FDJ, is gearing up for his third professional season with ambitions to build on his growing reputation. The silver medallist in the 2021 World Junior Road Race had a quieter 2024, securing only one victory—a win on stage 5 of the Tour of...

Peter Sagan, one of the most exciting riders from the 2010s, has embarked on a surprising new adventure following his retirement in 2024. The Slovakian cyclist, celebrated for his 12 Tour de France stage wins and three world road race championships, is swapping the bike for the ballroom as he takes...

2025 was another good year of progress for Team Picnic PostNL's Scottish climber Oscar Onley. With the start of the 2025 campaign looming and a return to the Tour Down Under, where he won a stage last year, Onley has opened up on his goals for the coming year.  "I want to win a stage of the Tour de...

EF Education-EasyPost are traditionally known for one of the most out-standing kits among the professional peloton and it's with great pleasure we inform that 2025 will be no different. Along with their supplier Rapha, the American team took it one step further this year to bring a jersey that can b...

The topic of improving safety in cycling is once again at the forefront of minds in the peloton. Recently, both Chris Froome and Wout van Aert have backed the idea to limit gears in order to potentially increase safety. This idea has not been met with agreement across the cycling world though.  Once...

Max Schachmann was part of Soudal - Quick-Step during the early years of his career but moved on to (the now named) Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe where he's achieved the best successes of his career. However over the past years things turned sour and the German did not like it. He's now back to the Be...

The 2025 season is officially underway with Luke Plapp becoming Australian national time trial champion for the third time this Thursday. This January we'll start to see the first road races with the highlight being the Tour Down Under, the first stage race of the World Tour. But at a time when more...

Paul Lapeira has renewed with Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale until the 2027 season. The talented French puncheur thus secures his future in the French structure after a phenomenal 2024. He will make his debut this season at the Tour Down Under, which will be held from January 21-26 around Adelaide. The...

Remco Evenepoel came into the world of cycling as a brilliant time-trialist, rouleur and classics rider. In 2022 he made the leap to win the Vuelta a España and affirm his status as a Grand Tour rider as well. In 2024 he pulled off an almost perfect Tour de France, and he knows that one he can win i...

The national championships in Australia are kicking off the action for the 2025 season and today gave way to the criterium events. Sam Welsford and Amber Pate, some of the top favourite for both events, have managed to take their first wins of the year in Perth.  The men's event came down to a sprin...

Malaria, hepatitis A and yellow fever are some of the vaccinations required to make the trip to Rwanda this year for the World Championships, which may cause some awkwardness for some pro riders - besides the financial costs away from the elite riders. Remco Evenepoel however, away from training at...

There is hardly any other rider in the cyclocross field who looks as smooth on the bike as Tibor del Grosso. The under-23 World Champion is slightly following the footsteps of his teammate Mathieu van der Poel, but he refuses to make comparisons and doesn't want to put unnecessary pressure on his sh...

In 2025, Romain Bardet embarks on the few months of his professional cycling career. Ahead of his finale at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine though, the Frenchman of Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL has been reflecting on his career in the peloton.  One the great hope of French cycling, Bardet seemed as like...

Demi Vollering, one of the most successful female cyclists of recent years, continues to make headlines both on and off the bike. The 28-year-old Dutch star, who won the Tour de France Femmes in 2023 and followed it up with a Vuelta victory in 2024, has recently come under scrutiny from prominent cy...

Patrick Lefevere founded Quickstep - Davitamon back in 2003 as a successor to iconic Italian formation Mapei. After more than 20 years spent as the head of the team now known as Soudal - Quick-Step, the Belgian stepped down from his position as CEO. Over those years, the Belgian formation reached an...

This transfer season has already been packed with unexpected and huge signings such as those of Tom Pidcock and Maxim van Gils who have broken their contract to join rival teams. Well, one more may be on the way, as Team Jayco AlUla sprinter Caleb Ewan is not listed amongst the team riders on their...

Pascal Eenkhoorn is one of the seven new faces in the Wolfpack jersey in 2025. The 27-year-old is far from a ground-breaking Classics signing Soudal - Quick-Step were hoping to make, but in any case, the Dutchman is optimistic about the role he can for the his employer in upcoming races. "You can se...

Jayco AlUla enters the 2025 season in purple mood, but that doesn't mean the spirits are down! The Australian formation went for courageous looks with their new kits and the result's one of the best-looking kits in the peloton. All of that was also possible thanks to the clothing company MAAP who sp...

Bad news for Decathlon AG2R's star Benoît Cosnefroy who will be sidelined for the early weeks and months of the 2025 season. The 29-year-old aims to score at the Ardennes classics this spring, but this setback may alter his ambitions.  "Benoît has been struggling with knee pain for several weeks, wh...

This weekend will be all about the cyclocross national championships and that will be no different in the home of cyclocross - Belgium. European champion Thibau Nys already wears one highly valued jersey, but adding a Belgian tricolor to his palmares would be a more than welcome bonus. Nys initially...

The French have not won a Tour de France since the 1980's and it has been 30 years since it's last Grand Tour win. For a nation with such cycling culture, tradition, stars (both in the past and present) and the one who hosts the biggest race in the world, this all comes as a big surprise. David Gaud...

Pello Bilbao comes from a complicated year, but faces the upcoming season with enthusiasm and excitement. The Spaniard is one of the important men of Bahrain - Victorious, with whom he has been with since 2020. In a recent interview, he discussed different interesting topics about his present, his...

Sam Bennett, the 34-year-old Irish sprinter born in Belgium, has enjoyed a career filled with remarkable achievements, including stage victories in all three Grand Tours. However, his last Grand Tour stage win came at the Vuelta a España in 2022, with his most recent Tour de France stage win dating...

Julian Alaphilippe, alongside Marc Hirschi, were the star signings of Tudor Pro Cycling Team and this Tuesday they were presented at the Swiss team's media day, talking about many things from transfer motivations to goals, wildcards and more. The former World Champion has been quite honest about his...

Tim Merlier has consistently proven himself as one of the leading sprinters in the entire peloton over the last few seasons. The Belgian's continued success has been rewarded by Soudal - Quick-Step now too, with a long-term contract extension.  As mentioned, Merlier has emerged a true sprinting forc...

After five seasons at Cofidis, Guillaume Martin has switched to Groupama - FDJ for the 2025 season and beyond. According to the man himself, a fresh start and a new challenge could be exactly what was needed for the 31-year-old Frenchman.  "It's a new adventure, and a return to my roots too, because...

Remco Evenepoel is set to continue on in 2025 as Soudal - Quick-Step's leading light. After a horror crash during a training ride in early December though, the double Olympic champion was a notable absentee from the team's official presentation ahead of the 2025 season.  Evenepoel disastrously crash...

Things looked very uncertain a few weeks ago for experienced American Larry Warbasse. After over a decade in the World Tour, the 34-year-old was nearing the 2025 season contractless. Thankfully though, Tudor Pro Cycling Team have come in and given the former American champ a one-year deal.  “I’d bee...

It has been rumoured for a while now, but now we have official confirmation. At the 2025 Tour de France, Soudal - Quick-Step will attempt to combine both general classification and sprint stage winning ambitions through both Remco Evenepoel and Tim Merlier.  Soudal - Quick-Step representatives have...

One of the leading lights in women's cyclocross, Puck Pieterse is determined to end the season with a jersey and a title. Given her strong form already this winter, it's not exactly out of the question either. In seven races this winter, Pieterse only has one victory coming at Duinencross Koksijde....

Matteo Trentin is one of the most experienced riders in the peloton and also one of the most vocal when it comes to rider safety. In a recent interview, he has discussed his current opinion on a few things that could potentially change in order to improve it.  One such proposal is gaining speed, as...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG are the top team in the cycling world at the moment and over the past few years the team's quality and exposure has made it a top tier priority for cycling brands to partner with. The likes of Colnago and MyWoosh already get tremendous benefits out of it, now Fizik has entere...

The road season officially opened up today and as usual it's in Australia that the World Tour riders put on their bib numbers for the first time to compete. At the Australian nationals, Luke Plapp has conquered the time-trial title for the third time in his career.  Winner of this very race back in...

Mathieu van der Poel, the Dutch cycling superstar, is no stranger to world titles. With six cyclocross world championships, one road, and one gravel title to his name, there is only one major prize missing from his illustrious collection: the Mountain Biking World Championship. Van der Poel himself...

Tom Pidcock has made a significant move in his cycling career, leaving INEOS Grenadiers over the winter to join the Swiss-based Q36.5 Pro Cycling team. The 24-year-old will make his debut for his new team at the AlUla Tour, which runs from 28th January to 1st February, according to CyclingWeekly. Th...

The road season has officially started! The Australian national championships every year mark the start of the action at the highest level and today we've seen quite a big battle. Luke Plapp and Brodie Chapman have won the individual time-trial in Perth.  The men's race was a fight between the Team...

This weekend, one of the biggest beach races of the year is on the calendar in Egmond: Egmond-Pier-Egmond. Giant is organizing a reconnaissance with none other than Tom Dumoulin, who is a guest rider for the off-road team of the bicycle brand, prior to the beach race. The former Giro winner has left...

The 2025 cycling season, among several positive things, brings along a bunch of changes to UCI rulebook. Some are welcome with open arms, others sparked heated debates. But one thing they have in common is that UCI verified all of them to apply this season. To start from the most talked point, yello...

Eli Iserbyt will defend his Belgian title in Heusden-Zolder this weekend. That location will always be special to Iserbyt, because the Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines rider became the U23 world champion there in 2016 in a race he likes to recall every now and then.   As the riders were about to f...

This year, Laurens ten Dam is adding an extra dimension to cyclocross with a group app for paying members of the podcast Live Slow Ride Fast. With the presence of top cyclocross riders such as Niels Vandeputte, Ryan Kamp, Pim Ronhaar, Tibor Del Grosso and Mees Hendrikx in the secret group app, Ten D...

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado hopes she'll be back in time to challenge her Fenix-Deceuninck teammate Puck Pieterse for second National title. The 2020 champion dropped out of the World Cup Dendermonde with back pain which provided grounds for question whether she'll be ready to race this weekend. Howe...

Cycling News recently spoke to Ralph Denk, the CEO of Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe, about the team's transformation since Red Bull acquired a 51% stake in its management. Reflecting on the decision, Denk expressed his satisfaction with the partnership and the opportunities it has unlocked. "To be hon...

At 38 years old, Bauke Mollema remains as motivated as ever, setting ambitious goals for the upcoming season. The Lidl-Trek rider, who has previously won stages at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España, recently shared his plans for 2025 in an interview with AD, revealing his excitement for the sea...

Eli Iserbyt, the 27-year-old Belgian cyclocross star and reigning Belgian national champion, is gearing up to defend his title at the Belgian Cyclocross Championships this Sunday, 12th January. With an impressive 17 World Cup wins to his name, Iserbyt has established himself as one of the sport's le...

Tudor Pro Cycling Team, owned by Swiss cycling legend Fabian Cancellara, is set to make waves in 2025 with the high-profile signings of Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi. The team, established by the 43-year-old Cancellara, who won eight Tour de France stages and two Olympic gold medals during his...

Lenny Martínez is only 21 years of age but already has quite a lot of experience to his young career. He turned pro in 2023 with a World Tour team, quickly became one of the leaders, and has now moved from his 'confortable' setting to a foreign team for a new experience. His explains his departure f...

Jay Vine is one of the most talented riders in pro cycling but also one of the unluckiest. His career thus far has been heavily marked by heavy crashes, two of them this season have carried big consequences. But the Australian keeps bouncing back and enters the 2025 as ambitious as he's ever been. ...

The Giro d'Itlalia is slowly taking shape and more Grand Tour contenders confirm their presence in the 2025 race. After the likes of Primoz Roglic, Adam Yates, Juan Ayuso... We've got a new contender for the pink jersey: Mikel Landa!  The Corsa Rosa was very much a possibility for Remco Evenepoel th...

Groupama - FDJ are reunited today in the 'Costa Blanca' to discuss their plans for the 2025 season and after we've learnt about David Gaudu's plans to race the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, we also learn that the team's new signing Guillaume Martin will also be racing two Grand Tours this year. ...

David Gaudu is perhaps France's most important stage-racer at the moment and so it comes as big news that the Groupama - FDJ rider will be splitting it's focus away from the Grand Boucle. For the first time in his career, the 28-year old will be racing the Giro d'Italia and focusing on the overall c...

Wout van Aert is back to good form and is certainly enjoying it. Although he didn't initially have much pressure to perform or win in cyclocross, after this weekend's double win in Gullegem and Dendermonde, some pressure must have come off his shoulders, and he is in good spirits preparing for the f...

Arvid de Kleijn is perhaps one of the, if not the very best sprinter in the current peloton that has never raced at World Tour level. At 30 years of age, the experienced fast man gave a few words to CyclingUpToDate on Tudor Pro Cycling Team's media day, and has shared his point of view on what sprin...

Michael Storer is a rider who's evolved at an interesting pace over the past few years, and after taking a step down to ProTeam level in 2024, he found consistency and his best ever level with Tudor Pro Cycling Team. In words to CyclingUpToDate, the Australian climber answers whether he would prefer...

The 2024 cycling season was a rollercoaster for the peloton, with many riders experiencing a range of triumphs and unexpected setbacks. While some riders reached new heights, others faced challenges that hindered their progress, and with the 2025 season now right around the corner, several of the pe...

Mathieu van der Poel has a palmares most riders could only dream of, taking World Championship titles in multiple disciplines, numerous Monument victories and more. In terms of Grand Tour success though, one stage of the Giro d’Italia and one of the Tour de France is a comparatively small return for...

Remco Evenepoel enjoyed a remarkable 2024 season, solidifying his status as one of the brightest stars in cycling. The 23-year-old Belgian finished third at the Tour de France, on his debut at cycling’s biggest race, and went on to win double gold at the Olympic Games in Paris. However, not everyone...

Tadej Pogacar is arguably the strongest pro cyclist at the moment in the sport and certainly the superior Grand Tour specialist. Almost everything he touched in 2024 turned to gold and in 2025 this could be similar if he maintains his level. Spanish legend Pedro Delgado backs him up to dominate the...

The organization of traditional early-season 2.Pro stage race Tour of Oman and its prologue Muscat Classic (1.1) revealed the 18 teams that will take on the 2025 course. However one clearly stands out among the others - Team Visma | Lease a Bike. Just like last year, a total of 9 WorldTeams will tra...

With a comfortable position in the UCI rankings, Lotto can already peek at a return to cycling's top division in 2026 - in case everything goes according to a plan. However with the Belgian team's promotion one urgent problem arises - can they maintain a competitive level despite the persistent fina...

The news is out! Former professional cyclist and a popular cycling influencer Puck Moonen is engaged to her boyfriend and former racing driver Callan O'Keeffe. The two have been together for two years now.   "I said yes to my best friend forever! We’ve been engaged since New Year’s Eve, exactly two...

Dutch rider Bart Lemmen, 29, has completed his first season at WorldTour level with Team Visma | Lease a Bike. His rise to the sport’s top tier was anything but conventional, and on the De Rode Lantaarn podcast, Lemmen opened up about his journey, his surprise signing, and his dreams for the future....

Wout Poels, the 37-year-old veteran who has achieved prestigious victories at the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2016, is entering a new chapter of his career with the XDS Astana Team. Speaking with WielerFlits, Poels reflected on his motivations, past challenges, and amb...

Alberto Bettiol, the 2019 Tour of Flanders winner and a Giro d’Italia stage winner in 2021, is embarking on an exciting new journey with the XDS Astana Team in 2025. At 31 years old and entering his twelfth season as a professional cyclist, Bettiol brings a wealth of experience to the Kazakh-Chinese...

British kit brand Rapha has been on the cycling market since 2004, building a great reputation mainly thanks to their simple yet ellegant and effective kits, bibs, shorts and many more. The brand's popularity sky-rocketed in 2021 thanks to their collaboration with EF Education-EasyPost to create som...

Jonathan Milan had a brilliant debut season with Lidl-Trek in 2024, capped by winning the Giro d’Italia’s points classification. The young Italian sprinter proved his incredible talent and speed, earning himself a reputation as one of the brightest rising stars in the peloton. As he looks ahead to 2...

Geraint Thomas, the 2018 Tour de France winner, is gearing up for what is likely to be his final year as a professional cyclist in 2025. While the season ahead will undoubtedly be one of reflection, the INEOS Grenadiers has started the year with a unique gesture in his hometown of Cardiff, aimed at...

Tudor Pro Cycling Team have signed two new leaders into the 2025 season: Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi. Two major classics riders that will boost the team's level quite a lot, and they have this Tuesday revealed the races where they will make their debut for the Swiss team.  At a press confere...

Primoz Roglic was the first of the 'big 4' Grand Tour specialists to announce his plans for the 2025 season when it comes to his Grand Tours, and thus far the only one to put both Giro d'Italia and Tour de France on the table. Pedro Delgado, legend of Spanish cycling, understands that the Vuelta a E...

Fabio Jakobsen is a rider that has in the past been considered one of the very best sprinters in cycling. Perhaps that is still the case, but the overall level and pace over the last few years has improved so vastly that the Dutchman often finds himself not even being able to contest the sprints. In...

Thibau Nys is an incredible rider, and perhaps even within the possibility of evolving such as the likes of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert on the road. But surprisingly in cyclocross he is struggling to get the wins, and aims to win the Belgian national championships this weekend after a two...

One of the great promises of Spanish cycling, the very young Héctor Álvarez, who has just turned 18 and is facing his first season with Lidl-Trek Future Racing and who looked like he was going to have races with the World Tour outfit this season, has started 2025 on the wrong foot with a crash that...

The newly-named Team Picnic PostNL has hosted their media day today in Calpe and have officially announced the main goals of it's leaders for the 2025 season. Romain Bardet, Fabio Jakobsen, Oscar Onley, Max Poole... We learn where they will be racing in this year's three-week races.  “At the Giro d’...

Laurent Jalabert is the most recent French Grand Tour winner, already 29 years ago however. The French are going through a drought, much like the Italians and the Spaniards who dominated the Grand Tour scene in the 20th century. Nowadays plenty more nations take control including Slovenia of Tadej P...

For Sylvain Moniquet, 2025 was supposed to be a fresh start, having moved from Lotto Dstny to Cofidis. Sadly for the 26-year-old Belgian though, his preparation for 2025 has been halted after he was knocked down by a car during training.  "I was coming from Namur and I was going towards Dinant," Mon...

Chris Froome is a legend of the sport and in the previous decade he won four editions of the Tour de France, and three other Grand Tours. His climbing performances at the time however would earn him nowhere near the same results nowadays in the modern peloton. He discusses the changes in speed and a...

Paul Seixas is viewed by those in the know as one of the big hopes for the future of French cycling. The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team prodigy is already making waves too, and recently set the fifth fastest time on Coll de Rates, one second quicker than Jonas Vingegaard.  Speaking to Cyclism'Actu,...

It's taken way longer than initially thought, but the time has arrived for Joris Nieuwenhuis to finally make a cyclcross debut this winter. The 28-year-old will return at the National Championships this weekend to try and defend the Dutch tricolor which he didn't get any chances to wear in the 2024/...

Fem van Empel won 9 out of 16 cyclocrosses she has attended so far this winter, yet many experts notice that it looks as if the World champion leaves much to be desired in her performances. Van Empel booked victories in Gavere, Besançon and Baal, but then had to settle for third place in Koksijde an...

Thibau Nys had an excellent start to this cyclocross winter with a victory at the early European Championships. However since then, it seems as though luck left the 22-year-old's side with only two second places (behind the stellar Mathieu van der Poel) and several sub-par results, like in World Cup...

Victor Campenaerts' return to Visma | Lease a Bike colours was one of the more interesting transfers of past winter. The Belgian returns to the Dutch team after seven seasons spent with Lotto and Qhubeka. Campenaerts left with vision as one of the best timetrialists in the world at the time, but now...

Jasper de Buyst is a rider that over the years has proven himself fully on the road and track, but he faces a challenge that is perhaps the biggest in his career. After suffering from Covid-19, the Lotto rider is going through health complications to this day that continue to directly prevent him fr...

Olav Kooij is a brilliant sprinter and this season he really battled to become one of the very best. Victories at the Giro d'Italia, Paris-Nice, UAE Tour and BEMER Cyclassics, alongside a second place at the European Championships are just some of the Dutchman's successes this past year. In 2025, he...

Safety in cycling is a problem, that is almost unanimously agreed at this point. What can or should be done then is something that many people will have varying opinions. In Chris Froome's opinion, one sure decision that should be in place is the restriction of chainring sizes as he sees the peloton...

Fractured sternum, ribs and collarbone. After the massive bad luck of puncturing at the 2023 Paris-Roubaix, in the last race before the 2024 Tour of Flanders Wout van Aert was part of a brutal racing crash. Almost one year has passed by but the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider still feels the effects...

Arnaud De Lie has been having steady evolution as a pro rider and he is currently in a position of a true leader with Lotto and is one of the most talented sprinters and classics riders in the peloton. He will race a lot this upcoming spring and will have his own schedule with several small races bu...

Mathieu van der Poel is one of the most celebrated cyclists of his generation. With 50 career victories, six Monument wins, and a world title on the road, the Dutchman has cemented his status as one of the greatest riders of all time. Yet, his relationship with the Tour de France, cycling’s most ico...

Remco Evenepoel has now spent almost one entire month away from physical activity. In Spain, he's slowly returning to it and for the first time posted something on Strava, only days before learning if he will be able to already get back to the bike or not.  It was not a bike ride this time but a wal...

Mathieu van der Poel, already a six-time cyclocross world champion, has a chance to claim his seventh title this season. In addition to his dominance in cyclocross, Van der Poel has proven his versatility by winning the road world championship and the gravel world championship earlier this year. How...

Fem van Empel is the reigning World and European Champion but even a rider of such caliber can deeply struggle in a cyclocross race. Yesterday in Dendermonde the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider looked to get the win but had to settle in third in the absolute mud-fest that the race became.  Usually,...

Wout van Aert will once again aim to make his debut at the Giro d'Italia in 2025! The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider has experienced a hellish 2024 season with two major crashes completely preventing him from performing at his best, but looks to do a similar calendar this time around - as long as i...

From Verge Sport came a collaboration that has changed the colours of Intermarché - Wanty quite a bit. Biniam Girmay, at the head of the Belgian team, was among the riders presented with the Belgian team's new multi-coloured jersey.  Now in early January, it is one of the latest jerseys to be announ...

Puck Pieterse has been back to cyclocross for three weeks now and her real form is starting to show. A few days ago she took an impressive win in Koksijde beating Lucinda Brand and Fem van Empel. Yesterday at the Dendermonde World Cup she settled for second, but is aiming to win the Dutch national c...

The rivalry between Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel has defined cyclocross and extended far beyond the boundaries of the sport. Two of the greatest talents of their generation, their showdowns always attract immense attention and draw huge crowds. However, when it comes to popularity, is Wout...

Nelson Oliveira is the brand image of the Spanish Movistar Team. He's the oldest member of the team led by Eusebio Unzué and he's like Port wine. "The years go by and the numbers go up," he says in a recent interview discussing his long-standing reign at World Tour level.  "I notice the passage of t...

A lot has been made of the transfer moves made by Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe over this transfer window. The likes of Maxim van Gils, Oier Lazkano and Giulio Pellizzari have arrived among others, but according to sports director Rolf Aldag there's one signing in particular that stands out.  That sig...

Laura Verdonschot, the 28-year-old cyclocross rider from Lommel, Belgium, has received difficult news regarding her health. The rider will soon undergo surgery to address a narrowing in both her groin arteries, a condition that has been causing her significant physical challenges. “We got the bad ne...

The XDS Astana Team begins a new chapter this season, rebranded and determined to salvage their UCI World Tour card after a challenging 2024. While last season offered little to celebrate beyond Mark Cavendish breaking the Tour de France stage win record, the team hopes to turn things around in 2025...

The World Cup Dendermonde was a spectacular day for Crelan – Corendon, with Emiel Verstrynge taking second place and Joran Wyseure claiming third. Despite the mud and challenging conditions, the team delivered an impressive performance behind race winner Wout van Aert. Speaking to Sporza after the r...

The World Cup Dendermonde delivered a dramatic race as Lucinda Brand claimed victory on a rain-soaked and mud-filled course. The challenging conditions tested the best in cyclocross, with Fem van Empel of Team Visma | Lease a Bike managing to secure third place despite battling multiple setbacks. “I...

Emiel Verstrynge couldn't quite crown a first senior World Cup victory in Dendermonde. The 22-year-old Belgian continued his good form of recent weeks to finish best of the rest behind Wout van Aert in second place.  "I had a good start and was able to find my pace after that," the Crelan - Corendon...

Another round of World Cup action is in the books. In an absolute mudfest at World Cup Dendermonde, Lucinda Brand and Wout van Aert emerged victorious in their respective races, so let's take a look at how it has effected the overall World Cup standings.  As mentioned, Lucinda Brand emerged victorio...

There is no doubt about it now, Wout van Aert is back to his brilliant best! Completing a weekend double, the Belgian secured his first World Cup victory of the season in an absolute mudfest at World Cup Dendermonde. Due to the rain, the course had developed into a real swamp in Dendermonde. That di...

Wout van Aert has completed a dream weekend in Belgium, adding a first World Cup victory of the season in dominant style at World Cup Dendermonde, to his Saturday success in Gullegem. As seen in the women's race earlier in the afternoon, the Dendermonde course was an absolute swamp, packed full of g...

The World Cup Dendermonde course was an incredibly gruelling one this Sunday afternoon due to the wet, gloopy mud that swamped the course. One of those who tackled the tough conditions the best, was Puck Pieterse, who finished 2nd to Lucinda Brand.  Early on though, it looked for a long time like Pi...

For the second time in as many days, Lucinda Brand has added another victory to her palmares, triumphing a brutally muddy World Cup Dendermonde to increase her overall World Cup standings lead. After allowing Puck Pieterse to do all the leading early on, Brand caught her younger compatriot on lap 3...

Lucinda Brand has made it a weekend double and has added a win from a proper cyclocross mudfest at World Cup Dendermonde, to her victory on Saturday in Gullegem. The World Cup leader held off the challenge of Puck Pieterse and Fem van Empel to take a very impressive victory. With the rain falling, t...

Mathieu van der Poel enjoyed a very successful season on the road in 2024, adding two more Monument victories to his palmares among other successes. In truth though, the performances of the Alpecin-Deceuninck leader were somewhat overshadowed by the brilliance of Tadej Pogacar when looking at the se...

The move of Maxim van Gils from Lotto to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe emerged as one of the most highly-discussed stories of the transfer window as the Belgian prodigy and his agent forced his contract to be ripped up at Lotto, despite having only signed a new deal in early 2024.  Whilst Van Gils was...

Cyclocross stars really are a different breed and Lars van der Haar is a great example of the sheer brutality and toughness it takes to thrive at the top of the sport. Not for the first time in his career, the Baloise Glowi Lions rider was spotted forcibly popping his shoulder back into joint mid-ra...

After a real breakthrough in the Classics of 2024, Laurence Pithie is set to take a step up in 2025, swapping Groupama - FDJ for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. According to the Kiwi himself, the chance to ride for Red Bull - BORA - hansrohe was simply too good to turn down.  "I think the main reason I...

José Azevedo has been involved in cycling for many years, some of them spent as the right-hand man of one of the most controversial cyclists of all time: Lance Armstrong. In a recent interview he has discussed the doping topic within the US Postal team.  Lance Armstrong admitted to being part of a d...

Wout van Aert secured a thrilling victory at the Superprestige Gullegem Cross on Saturday afternoon, overcoming Belgian national champion Eli Iserbyt in a gripping battle. The win marked a high point in what has been a challenging period for the Belgian superstar, who opened up about his tumultuous...

Cycling analyst Michel Wuyts has used his column for HLN to reflect on the incredible performances of Lucinda Brand this cyclocross season. The Dutch rider has dominated the X2O Trofee and the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, while maintaining a narrow lead in the Superprestige series over Ceylin del Carm...

The tragic death of Norwegian cyclist Andre Drege during Stage 4 of the 2024 Tour of Austria has been attributed to a mechanical issue, according to new findings released by the Klagenfurt Public Prosecutor's Office. Drege, a 25-year-old rider, lost his life while descending during the stage, a loss...

Danish cyclist Jonas Gregaard, 28, is gearing up for a promising season with Lotto in 2025. In a recent interview with Feltet.dk, Gregaard shared his plans for the start of the season and his ambitions to compete in a Grand Tour. Gregaard’s campaign will kick off at the Grand Prix Cycliste la Marsei...

The Belgians really came to the fore at Superprestige Gullegem Cross on Saturday afternoon as Wout van Aert took his first victory of the winter ahead of Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines duo Eli Iserbyt and Michael Vanthourenhout. Van Aert was challenged by Vanthourenhout for the first part of the...

The fight for 2nd behind Lucinda Brand at Superprestige Gullegem Cross on Saturday afternoon went right down to the wire as Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado and Zoe Backstedt battled fiercely in a photo finish sprint that eventually went the way of the Welshwoman. In and amongst the fight for second thoug...

In 2025, Primoz Roglic takes on the task of a Giro d'Italia - Tour de France double for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. According to team sports director Rolf Aldag, the Slovenian is more than capable of emulating his compatriot Tadej Pogacar from 2024 and winning both the Maglia Rosa and Maillot Jaune...

Eli Iserbyt put up a very competitive fight against Wout van Aert at Superprestige Gullegem Cross this Saturday afternoon. In the end though, the Belgian national champion couldn't quite deny his compatriot victory and Iserbyt was forced to settle for second place. “I felt tired beforehand, because...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG were the unquestioned leaders in the peloton across the 2024 season, taking the most victories and among them some of the biggest successes on the calendar. According to team boss Joxean Matxin though, there is still room for improvement.  "We're not changing the sport comple...

Wout van Aert has taken his first victory since the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, emerging on top at Superprestige Gullegem Cross this Saturday afternoon in Belgium. After a thrilling battle with Eli Iserbyt, Van Aert triumphed, giving his son Georges a brilliant 4th birthday present.  After a tightly fough...

Wout van Aert is back! Back to his best and back to winning ways, having taken victory at Superprestige Gullegem Cross this Saturday afternoon following a thrilling battle with Belgian national champion Eli Iserbyt. Although Wout van Aert wasn't on the front row at the start, all eyes were on the Vi...

As Lucinda Brand surged clear towards victory at Superprestige Gullegem cross on Saturday afternoon, behind the Dutch national champion, a thrilling battle for 2nd between Zoe Bäckstedt and Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado was unfolding.  In fact, for much of the race, Bäckstedt and Alvarado were actually...

Wout van Aert takes on just his second cross of the winter this afternoon at Superprestige Gullegem Cross. With Mathieu van der Poel not present though, a significant chance for the Visma star to take victory emerges and falling on the 4th birthday of his son Georges too, there some extra incentive...

Lucinda Brand has shown incredible consistency this winter. In her 23 races to date, the Dutch national champion is yet to finish off the podium. This Saturday afternoon in Gullegem, Brand also secured her 6th victory of the campaign.  Finishing strong as has become her trademark, Brand actually sta...

Lucinda Brand has emerged victorious at Gullegem Cross this Saturday afternoon in Belgium as the Superprestige series continues to rumble on. Completing the podium behind the Dutch national champion, Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado and Zoe Backstedt. Although some of the biggest names (Fem van Empel and...

José Azevedo, Efapel's current sports director, made a name for himself as a cyclist with ONCE, US Postal and Discovery in the 2000's. He was a teammate of Lance Armstrong, whom he claims not seeing conduct illegal performance enhancing methods. In Portugal, Azevedo witnessed closely a case just as...

Patrick Lefevere is turning 70 years old in a matter of days but can be proud of his career as a cycling team manager. He's started out in his 20's back in 1980 and went through many teams before found his own in what is known today as Soudal - Quick-Step back in 2003. Now, he will have to adapt to...

Victor Campenaerts has in the past been part of Team Visma | Lease a Bike, but his 2025 return is unlike any other team transfer he's done in the past. He talks of the big differences over the past few months after moving in with the Dutch team and his role as a domestique for the team.  He actually...

At 22 years of age, Arnaud De Lie is already an experienced and well fixated face in the peloton. Having come up at a very young age, he already developed and won many smaller races in one season, transitioned into World Tour competition in 2023; in 2024 he overcame his first big obstacle in the for...

Lennert van Eetvelt has developed a new generation of young Belgian talents that are nowadays leading it from top to bottom. Besides the likes of De Lie and Segaert, the 2025 season will see it's top climber Lennert van Eetvelt shoot his shot in gravel, cobbled classics, Ardennes, multiple stage-rac...

Tom Pidcock is one of the best descenders in professional cycling. A brilliant mountain biker and cyclocross rider besides a road specialist, his bike handling skills are brilliant and this was shown last year when Youtuber Safa Brian recorded a video going downhill with the Briton that racked up 2....

Throughout the month of December, the 'Costa Blanca' in Spain become the ultimate hotspot for professional cycling, in a way that can hardly be replicated at any other time of the year. Because of this, many amateur riders have encounters as some of the best in the world - Tadej Pogacar's have hit t...

After Tadej Pogacar's victory at the 2024 Tour de France, Team Visma | Lease a Bike's reaction had to come by 2025. The Slovenian's rivalry with Jonas Vingegaard right now is on the side of the UAE star. And the Dutch team knows it. For that reason, Team Visma | Lease a Bike has taken this past off-...

Over recent years, the showdowns between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar have defined the Tour de France every summer. In terms of years they've gone head-to-head, both have taken two victories over the other, but according to Belgian cycling expert Jose de Cauwer, the Visma leader can count hims...

Almost a decade fighting for his dream, but Paul Double has made it. The British cyclist has reached the WorldTour at the age of 28. After several stints with several ProTeam teams (most recently Alberto Contador's Polti Kometa), Double has signed this winter with WorldTour Jayco-AlUla. With a 2-yea...

Shirin van Anrooij rightfully belongs to the "Golden 2002 generation" of Dutch women's cycling (along with Fem van Empel and Puck Pieterse). However, the former U23 Cyclocross World champion was alrady forced to completely scratch this winter from her plans and even her road season is in danger due...

Alan Hatherly's transition from mountain bike to road is one of the most entertaining transfers of this winter. The world champion has sparse experience from racing on road in some smaller competition, but the step up to World Tour will be a step into unknown for the MTB World champion. "According t...

Lotto is one of the teams with tightest budgets at the professional level. The traditional Belgian formation has been struggling to find a stable co-sponsor for few years now and now enters the 2025 season with the lottery company as lone title sponsor. CEO Stephane Heulot knows very well that in or...

Within the ranks of Alpecin-Deceuninck is a young rider who is doing the practically impossible to achieve his cycling dream. At just 23 years old, Siebe Roesems is battling a chronic bowel disease. Despite this, the son of former pro Bert Roesems is not giving up. The youngster who rides for the Al...

After much interest and speculation this transfer window, a big money move has not materialised for Lotto's Belgian prodigy Jarno Widar. As it turns out though, the 19-year-old Baby Giro winner might just be in the perfect place to develop as a rider.  "There may have been talks," Widar admits of ru...

It's fair to say that Davide Formolo didn't have the greatest of debut seasons at Movistar Team after making the switch from UAE Team Emirates. After having had a full year to acclimatise to his new surroundings though, the 32-year-old enters 2025 with an optimistic mindset.  "Usually I'm someone wh...

Another race expecting to count upon the presence of Mathieu van der Poel this winter is set to be disappointed as the cyclocross world champion continues to be plagued by injury issues.  "Mathieu van der Poel forced to skip Dendermonde as well," announces Alpecin-Deceuninck on social media. "Initia...

The 2024 cycling season was one of the most incredible seasons we have ever seen, orchestrated largely by UAE Team Emirates - XRG and the world’s best rider, Tadej Pogacar. Already a team of immense strength, UAE reached new heights in 2024, finishing as the number-one ranked squad in the UCI standi...

Laurens Sweeck emerged the strongest of the bunch on Friday afternoon at the latest round of the X2O Badkammers Trofee at Duinencross Koksijde, staving off the challenge of Alpecin-Deceuninck prodigy Tibor del Grosso.  So often one of the most comfortable riders in the sand, these strengths came to...

Laurens Sweeck has once again proven his prowess in the sand and has taken the win at the latest round of the X2O Badkammers Trofee at Duinencross Koksijde this Friday afternoon ahead of Tibor del Grosso.  With no Van der Poel, Van Aert, Van der Haar or Nys among others, a big opportunity presented...

Fem van Empel was unable to make it back to back victories to start 2025 on Friday afternoon at Duinencross Koksijde. Despite the world champion's best efforts, Van Empel had to settle for 3rd place as Puck Pieterse took victory ahead of Lucinda Brand. “I didn’t feel like there was more in it today,...

For the first time this winter, Puck Pieterse can call herself a race winner. After four podiums in five races since returning to cyclocross, the Dutch star has finally got herself a victory a Duinencross Koksijde.  Having flown out of the blocks, was matched early on by Inge van der Heijden, but af...

A perfect performance from Puck Pieterse has seen the Dutch star take the victory at Duinencross Koksijde this Friday afternoon as part of the X2O Badkammers Trofee, marking her first success since returning to the discipline this winter. Lucinda Brand and Fem van Empel completed the podium in 2nd a...

The 2025 season has officially begun. New jerseys, new sponsor names, riders showing off their new colours... The peloton changes quite a lot and in the space of a few weeks we will have both men's and women's peloton kick off the action in Australia with the national championships and Tour Down Und...

Alpecin-Deceuninck are lining up with several big riders today at the major cross race in Koksijde but without Mathieu van der Poel on the startline as planned. The team will still aim for victories and team manager Christoph Roodhoft is present to provide an update on the World Champion's condition...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG spent the month of December training in the south of Spain, in the well-known city of Benidorm. In there, João Almeida gave an extensive insight into his 2024 season, goals, Juan Ayuso, Tadej Pogacar, the Tour de France debut, his Tour de Suisse's victorious run and more.  Jo...

It is no exaggeration that 'modern cycling' is evolving at an extraordinary speed when it comes to it's use to technology as means of improving the rider's performances, training, nutrition, recovery and as many aspects of being a pro rider as possible. As 2025 begins, we learn that several teams ar...

XDS Astana Team, now under their new name, have completed their squad for the 2025 season. As had been previously reported, the team has signed a Chinese rider after inking a big deal with the new Chinese title sponsor. Haoyu Su marks the return of the Asian nation to World Tour level.  It is a tran...

The Duinencross Koksijde is one of the most iconic races of the cyclocross season but this afternoon it will miss some of the action that was initially expected. After Thibau Nys has been confirmed to miss the race, it is the third big star confirmed to opt out in the space of only 24 hours.  It is...

Jhonatan Narváez has shown clear evolution over the past few years at INEOS Grenadiers and became a quality puncheur - who beat Tadej Pogacar directly at the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia this year. With UAE Team Emirates - XRG now however he hopes to get freedom in the cobbled classics, and ba...

Mathieu van der Poel's cyclocross winter continues to be a disrupted one over recent days. After returning to the discipline in typically dominant style last month, the world champion is now set to miss another race due to injury. "Mathieu van der Poel’s rib problems persist, causing significant dis...

A few weeks ago, on the final day of the UAE Team Emirates - XRG team training camp, Tadej Pogacar had a leadout from several of his teammates and went on to take the Strava KOM on one of the world's most famous climbs. After Quinten Muys, another one of the young riders who followed the Slovenian u...

Training is one of the aspects in pro cycling that has changed the most over the past few years and has led to greater performances. UAE Team Emirates - XRG are at the top of the game and Rune Herregodts, who has now joined the Emirati team, explains how his training sessions have become too hard fo...

Cycling continues to move forward in its quest to leave behind its dark past with doping. Among other decisions to achieve this, a union called "Movement for Credible Cycling" was created. The MPCC has been in the news recently after confirming that the team formed by youtuber Bas Tietema, The Unibe...

The Duinencross Koksijde, a part of the cyclocross series X2O Badkamers Trofee, will take place this Friday. However, the race will not feature the expected star-studded line-up. Following confirmation of Mathieu van der Poel's absence due to a rib injury, Lars van der Haar is skipping the event as...

Movistar Team is another in the line of teams who had from from perfect 2024 season. Enric Mas saved the season with a Vuelta podium, but it's been mostly anonymous year and the struggle is further amplified by departure of one of Movistar's brighest prospects, Oier Lazkano, to Red Bull - BORA - han...

The 2025 season is already a reality. All the teams are ready to give their all in the upcoming ten months of fierce cycling battles. For INEOS Grenadiers in particular, this campaign will have to be a positive one, especially after the disappointing year they had in 2024. To do so, the British team...

Jai Hindley didn't have the best season of his career in 2024. That hasn't dampened the spirit of the Australian, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe climber though and with a new year bringing a fresh start, the former Giro d'Italia winner is determined to get back to competing with the very best in the Gr...

Having been the creator of the team more than two decades ago, Patrick Lefevere stepped back from his duties at Soudal - Quick-Step towards the end of 2024. Never afraid to speak his mind, often controversial but unquestionably successful, Lefevere has cemented his place in cycling history.  Old-sch...

Junior world champion Lorenzo Finn makes a big step in his development in 2025, stepping up a level to the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe Rookies team. The 18-year-old Italian is in no rush to make the jump up to World Tour level just yet though. "I think it's just been a natural step in the developmen...

In one of the more surprising transfer of the window, Lidl-Trek recently announced the arrival of former Moto GP star Aleix Espargaró. Whilst some have dismissed the news as nothing more than a piece of marketing from Lidl-Trek, team boss Luca Guercilena insists that the 35-year-old Spaniard can hav...

One of the superstars of modern cycling, Wout van Aert's career in recent years has been one too often plagued by injuries, crashes and just general bad luck. With a new year comes new optimism though and for Van Aert, there is one big wish for 2025... "That I can just stay on my bike," the Belgian...

In 2025, Michael Morkov switches from his role as one of the star leadout men in the peloton, national coach of the Danish team. On paper, a very attractive role, given the vast number of high-quality riders from Denmark. According to one of the nation's stars Mads Pedersen though, there will also b...

Matteo Jorgenson impressed throughout his debut season at Team Visma | Lease a Bike, picking up notable victories at Dwars door Vlaanderen and Paris-Nice. It's arguably at the Tour de France this summer though, that the American made the most lasting impression. As such, Jorgenson is optimistic abou...

Michael Vanthourenhout has been having a great run in the cyclocross World Cup and so when he fell ill right before new year, the Belgian rider and Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines have decided to let go of the X2O Badkamers Trofee classification as he is now also set to miss the Duinencross Koksi...

Mathieu van der Poel's dominant winter cyclocross campaign, with five victories from five starts, has come to an abrupt pause due to an injury that has forced him to withdraw from the GP Sven Nys Baal. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider sustained the injury during the race in Loenhout, where a flat tyre c...

The year 2024 has come to a close. Tomorrow starts a new season with new jerseys to be revealed, new colours everywhere for riders who have changed teams. We take a look back at some of the most meaningful transfers of the past few months.  As we have been able to see, less and less top riders have...

Isaac del Toro was a brilliant breakthrough at the end of the 2023 season with the unexpected victory at the Tour de l'Avenir and was then signed by UAE Team Emirates - XRG. In 2024 he raced some lower level races with quite a lot of success but struggled in his Grand Tour debut at La Vuelta. Howeve...

Ben Hermans has retired from professional cycling at age 38. It wasn't his preferred option, but the Belgian climber was not renewed by Cofidis this winter and failed to find a top team in which he'd be able to continue his career.  The Belgian himself confirmed this to Het Belang van Limburg, sayin...

Cycling is a sport where the money present is increasing exponentially in recent years, good for the stability of some top teams but it increases the gaps significantly to the rest. Marc Madiot, manager of Groupama - FDJ, fears that this 'money splashing' is reaching an excessive level and worries a...

Wout van Aert has made his debut in the cyclocross season this past week in Loenhout and it marked the return after three months sidelined from competition. A year marked by bad luck, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider ended his season prematurely with a brutal crash at the Vuelta a España. He has...

Patxi Vila, sport director of Red Bull - BORA hansgrohe, has talked about the objectives of the team led by Primoz Roglic for an exciting 2025, and explained that it was the team's decision to not schedule the Slovenian up for the chance of a record-breaking fifth Vuelta this year.  Speaking to Marc...

Isaac del Toro is one of the biggest climbing talents in the professional talent. The charismatic Mexican sky-rocketed after his unexpected 2023 Tour de l'Avenir triumph to then win a Tour Down Under stage in early 2024 and finish 4th overall at Tirreno-Adriatico. Great things were expected from the...

Paris-Nice is traditionally one of the big spring objectives for GC riders as well as their teams. And while that naturally applies to WorldTeams, it is even more important race for the ProTeams for which the French stage race can serve as an early test with view to a Tour de France participation. A...

National coach of Spain Pascual Momparler was removed from his function at the end of 2024. The 42-year-old joined the Spanish National team in 2013, starting with the juniors. He gradually moved up the ranks and spent the past six years as elite men's coach. After some disappointing results, Mompar...

Lucinda Brand almost went two in a row at the X2O Trophy round in Baal. However in the very last meters of the cross, world champion Fem van Empel showed why she wears rainbow and passed Brand on her way to victory. What went wrong according to the Dutch champion? "It’s very simple: I think she can...

Puck Pieterse was one of the main attention drawers both prior and during the GP Sven Nys Baal. The Fenix-Deceuninck rider, who returned to action after few days out of competition due to an illness, rode alone at the front for a while, but eventually had to settle for third place. However, she was...

We have entered the year 2025 and alongside it, lots of visual changes in pro cycling. Although teams have already had training camps in December and some even before, today is the first day that new riders everywhere in the peloton are allowed to wear their new colours publicly.  It is also the day...

Remco Evenepoel has experienced a very bad crash now almost a month ago, where he suffered many fractures after a collision with a vehicle. He is since recovering but describes the recovery process and how affects his ambitions and calendar for the 2025 season.  "In the hospital, they told me that I...

Pim Ronhaar was in the podium of the GP Sven Nys Baal today and was joined by two other riders who have an inconsistent set of results but rode strongly this afternoon. The Dutch rider however was pleased after a good performance that followed a difficult period that was marked by a lot of pain.  “I...

Eli Iserbyt hadn't won since the first World Cup round in the World Cup Antwerpen in late November, and has since struggled with nerve pain on one of his legs. It has been a very difficult period, but luckily for him it evaded the X2O Badkamerts Trofee's races. Today he saw his best level again and...

Remco Evenepoel has in a recent interview talked about his confidence following the Tour de France and how he believed that he would go on to win at the Olympic Games - which he did, on two occasions, the first male rider to ever do so.  "I quickly felt after the Tour: I can create something unique....

Eli Iserbyt has had a very few hard weeks where he's struggled with his nerve injury, but as the riders flip the page into 2025 so did the Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal rider. Iserbyt won the GP Sven Nys Baal with a strong performance that also sees him exponentially increase his lead at the X2O Trofee B...

Fem van Empel is a proven winner, current World and European Champion, but without a doubt today's win at the GP Sven Nys Baal is one of the very best moments of her still short but successful. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rode an entire race chasing Lucinda Brand, and made the catch mid-sprint to...

The first cyclocross race of 2025 was the GP Sven Nys Baal and it delivered! A brilliant race ensured and Fem van Empel took one of her most impressive wins by catching Lucinda Brand at the finish line and winning a very tight sprint.  The weather in Baal was not too bad, but over the winter the gro...

Remco Evenepoel’s extraordinary 2024 has been capped off with another accolade as he is named Belgian of the Year. Already the recipient of the Kristallen Fiets and Flandrien of the Year awards, Evenepoel’s latest honour cements his place as a sporting icon in Belgium. The 24-year-old had a ground b...

There is currently a generation of supertalents in cycling, riders that will make the history books - both in terms of performances, but also the palmarès they have built. John Degenkolb and Tim Wellens were asked about the most impressive rider in the peloton and they have agreed that Mathieu van d...

Mathieu van der Poel’s winter cyclocross campaign has been nothing short of sensational, with the Dutch superstar securing victory in all five of his races this season. However, his streak has hit an unexpected hurdle as his team, Alpecin-Deceuninck, has confirmed that Van der Poel is facing injury...

Tadej Pogacar completed in 2024 what was probably the best season in the history of cycling, surpassing even the greats of Eddy Merckx in the seventies. After winning, among many other things; Giro, Tour, World Cup, Liège and Lombardia, he now faces the 2025 season searching for another historic cam...

Thijs Aerts, younger brother of cyclocross star Toon Aerts, has announced his decision to retire from professional cyclocross at the end of the 2024/2025 season. The 28-year-old will bid farewell to the sport on 23 February at the Sluitingsprijs in Malle, marking the end of a journey that began when...

Cofidis ended the 2024 season - the second out of the three-year cycle - in 18th spot, the first above the red line, around 2500 points in front of Arkéa - B&B Hotels and Uno-X Mobility. To help their efforts in 2025, the French team signed a nutritionist that has formerly worked with McLaren and th...

Michael Vanthourenhout has had a few very strong races this season and is currently in the lead of the World Cup, his new prime goal. The X2O Badkamers Trofee classification will be forgotten as the Belgian will skip the GP Sven Nys Baal after a string of bad luck that has been affecting.  Last week...

The 2024 year is coming to a close, and in the cyclocross season this means that we have just passed the halfway mark on the season. All the cups are ongoing and we've got interesting battles for the several titles. We take a look at all of the current situations.  Michael Vanthourenhout leads the W...

In modern cycling there is more and more climbing in the opening days of Grand Tours. If it's not a time-trial, then certainly we've got hills or even a stage for the climbers right from the start in all Grand Tours. In 2025 that trend is broken at the Tour de France with a day for the sprinters on...

Rigoberto Urán is one of the best riders in the peloton who is hanging up his wheels this year. The 31st December is the final day where he is signed with EF Education-EasyPost, and he has shared a long and emotional message thanking everyone for the support he's had throughout his very successful c...

Koos Moerenhout, national coach for the Netherlands, has just over a year ago guided Mathieu van der Poel to a World title in Glasgow. Recently, he made the trip to Rwanda where the 2025 Worlds will take place and has shared his thoughts on the course, van der Poel's chances and why Tadej Pogacar is...

Greg Lemond is 63 years of age but just as sharp with his words as when he was a Tour de France winner back in the 80's and early 90's. In a recent interview he talks about how he still dreams about racing the Grand Boucle, and tackles the topics of Lance Armstrong, doping and how he thinks he would...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe will have Primoz Roglic do the Giro-Tour double later this year in search of GC success. At the Tour Roglic should have the support of Daniel Martínez, Aleksandr Vlasov, Jan Tratnik, Danny van Poppel... But one of the team's sprinters Jordi Meeus is also looking to get in...

A tragic 24 hours for the cycling world. After the passing of Italian manager Gianni Savio, we have also learn about the passing of Émile Idée, a man who has won a stage at the 1949 Tour de France and lived to tell the story until the end of 2024.  Emile Idée, the oldest stage winner in the Tour de...

Gianni Savio is a named that has marked the cycling world more than most. The Italian manager has passed away this Monday after long-term illness, but his legacy will remain in the sport after he spent decades at the head of one Italian team that remains until this day.  Savio is one of the longest-...

Unusual news roamed around social media this week that Remco Evenepoel and his wife Ouimaima Rayane had split after allegedly cheating, after 'Oumi' deleted all the posts from her Instagram. This turns out not to be the case and the Olympic Champion addressed this topic in a recent interview.  “Goss...

Lance Armstrong is a figure that has marked the history of pro cycling but not for good reasons. A cancer survivor, his story to then became a Tour de France record winner had been a story many admired - until it came crashing down due to the revelation that it was built on a systematic doping progr...

Elia Viviani becomes yet another big departure at INEOS Grenadiers. The future whereabouts of the 35-year-old with Olympic gold from track in his palmares are not clear at the moment. The previous rumours of Italian's move to Q36.5 Pro Cycling seem to have been a false alarm as the Swiss PRT formati...

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are 2-2 against each other in the past four editions of the Tour de France where they were first and second. In 2025 we could see a tie-breaker between them, and within Visma, including Vingegaard's wife Trine Marie Hansen, they know how to turn the tables in favou...

Following the example of XCO Olympic Champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, another top-tier mountain-biker Mona Mitterwallner will transition to road in 2025. Despite being only 22-year-old, Mitterwallner is already a three-time world champion in marathon mountain biking, showcasing her ability to perfor...

It was a close battle between two Dutch cyclocross stars. Lucinda Brand and Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado spent most of the Diegem Cross at the front, trying to find any opening on each other. It was ultimately a battle of wits and the more experienced of the two came on top of the night cross. At the...

The Diegem Cross will leave a sour aftertaste in Thibau Nys' mouth. Everything seemed to be perfectly alligned for the European champion - good legs, fast course, neither of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert at the start... But it still didn't click for the 22-year-old who had to settle for a p...

The most consistent female cyclocrosser of this season, Lucinda Brand finally got to celebrate another triumph in the night Diegem Cross. It's not the 35-year-old's first win of the 2024/25 season, but it's taken almost a full month to raise her hands again since the Dublin World Cup. It's an insane...

In the absence of cyclocross superstars Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, Laurens Sweeck seized the opportunity to shine, claiming victory at the final cyclocross race of 2024, the Superprestige Diegem Cross. Sweeck outpaced Vandeputte, who took second place, while Thibau Nys rounded out the p...

In the absence of the two stars of cyclocross Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, it was Laurens Sweeck who came out on top at the final cyclocross race of 2024, the Superprestige Diegem. Sweeck beat Vandeputte into second place, and Thibau Nys came home in third. It had been over 10 years since...

The Netherlands came out on top of the Turbo Cross as Bas Tietema and Puck Moonen won the event. Behind them, Samuel De Graef and skater Lore Bruggeman battled to secure the 2nd spot on the podium, whilst third place went to the partnership of Josse Wester and Senne Knaven. In the second year of the...

In one of cyclocross fans favourite races of the winter, Lucinda Brand has won the Superprestige Diegem Cross to take her first victory since Dublin at the start of the month. The Dutch rider beat Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado who came second, and Inge van der Heijden in third place.  In front of a hug...

The Superprestige Diegem is set to light up the cyclocross calendar tonight, promising to be one of the most exciting races of the Christmas period. However, this year’s edition will feature a notable absence as neither Mathieu van der Poel nor Wout van Aert will take to the start line. Van der Poel...

Biniam Girmay has been crowned African Cyclist of the Year 2024, capping off a remarkable season that has left an incredible mark on the sport. The Eritrean star's achievements throughout the year have not only been a show of his talent but have also inspired a new generation of cyclists across the...

Mathieu van der Poel has been nothing short of unstoppable in cyclocross over the last two years. His astonishing blend of raw power, technical ability, and tactical intelligence has often placed him on a level far above his competitors. Yet, even the most unstoppable athletes can face setbacks, and...

At just 18 years old, Yorkshire’s Imogen Wolff has already begun making waves in the cycling world. Riding for Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Wolff’s journey to the top has been anything but conventional, and she is clearly one of the most talented up and coming British riders right now. Wolff recently...

Tim Merlier, the 32-year-old sprinter from Soudal Quick-Step and a Tour de France stage winner, continues to set ambitious goals on the road in 2024, whilst competing in cyclocross this winter. Despite a desire to spend more time in the mud, Merlier acknowledges the demands of balancing cyclocross w...

We're on the very last days of 2024 and the transfer season in on the brink of closing. Of course, not literately, as teams are still able to sign riders, but with the market coming to a close there are some interesting statistics that can be looked at.  These were reported by ProCyclingStats, in a...

Nairo Quintana made a comeback to the cycling world in 2024 after a year off due to a Tramadol positive in 2022, and made an impression again with Movistar. He did not take a win, but has taken on a different role with the team, that of a leader and experienced figure to help it's developing riders....

Astana Qazaqstan Team have sent a total of three riders to it's development team. In 2025, the team takes on a strategy fully focused on UCI points but as a result they have sent one of their most promising talents Gleb Syritsa to it's continental structure. The Kazakh team today explains the decisi...

Patrick Lefevere has stepped aside from being the manager of Soudal - Quick-Step after 21 years on the job, now taken by Jurgen Foré. The Belgian will of course continue to be in the sidelines of the team working or being part of the management in some way.  "I had a very warm reaction when I told t...

At 23 years of age Carlos Rodríguez had a superb season as the main GC rider for INEOS Grenadiers. He won the queen stages of Itzulia and the Dauphiné, finishing second and fourth in the GC respectively; and the GC at the Tour de Romandie. At the Grand Tours he did not have as much success, and he l...

The organizers of the Diegem Cross were disappointed to be the only Christmas cross that will not have either Mathieu van der Poel or Wout van Aert at the start line after their season debut. After the two big stars of the men's field, the women's race will have to take place without Puck Pieterse d...

Mathieu van der Poel capped off his 2024 cyclocross season with a dominant performance at the World Cup Besançon. The rainbow jersey wearer showed his class, defeating Toon Aerts, who finished second, and Niels Vandeputte in third. While Van der Poel’s commanding display secured the win, his father,...

Thijs Zonneveld has officially announced his retirement from professional cycling, marking the end of his professional journey on two wheels. This is not the first time Zonneveld has said goodbye to the peloton; the 42-year-old initially retired in 2007 at the age of 27. "But where seventeen years a...

Paul Magnier has completed his first season as a professional cyclist, riding for Soudal - Quick-Step. The 20-year-old French rider, who was born in Texas, made an impressive debut, including a victory on the opening stage of the 2024 Tour of Britain. Speaking on The Wolfpack Howls podcast, Magnier...

Matteo Jorgenson enjoyed a strong debut season with Team Visma | Lease a Bike in 2024, claiming victories at Paris-Nice and Dwars door Vlaanderen. The American also came heartbreakingly close to a Tour de France stage win, only to be denied by Tadej Pogacar. In an interview with the Italian magazine...

Fem van Empel claimed another impressive victory at the cyclocross World Cup Besançon, showing why she’s number one at the moment by finishing ahead of former world champion Lucinda Brand in second place. Kata Blanka Vas completed the podium in third. Lucinda Brand, the 35-year-old 2021 cyclocross w...

Mathieu van der Poel wrapped up his 2024 cyclocross campaign in dominant fashion, winning the World Cup Besançon. The rainbow jersey wearer finished ahead of Toon Aerts, who claimed second place, and Niels Vandeputte, who secured third. After the race, Vandeputte reflected on his performance, sharin...

Mathieu van der Poel wrapped up his 2024 cyclocross season with another commanding performance, taking victory at the World Cup Besançon. The rainbow jersey wearer defeated Toon Aerts, who finished in second place, with Niels Vandeputte completing the podium in third. Reflecting on his race, Aerts d...

Blanka Kata Vas claimed a well-deserved third place at the World Cup Besançon, finishing behind winner Fem van Empel and second-placed Lucinda Brand. The Hungarian rider was thrilled to finally reach the podium this season. "I was close many times this winter, but now I'm finally on the podium. I'm...

Mathieu van der Poel concluded his 2024 cyclocross campaign in style with a commanding win at the World Cup Besançon. The reigning world champion and rainbow jersey wearer showcased his dominance, defeating Toon Aerts, who finished second, and Niels Vandeputte, who completed the podium in third. Ref...

Mathieu van der Poel has won his final cyclocross of 2024 at the World Cup Besancon with yet another commanding display from the rainbow jersey wearer, defeating second place rider Toon Aerts, and Niels Vandeputte in third. At the end of the first lap, Toon Aerts crossed the line first with Mathieu...

Fem van Empel continued her incredible form with a commanding win at the cyclocross World Cup Besançon. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider defeated Lucinda Brand, who finished in second place, while Kata Blanka Vas completed the podium in third. Van Empel, the reigning world champion, reflected on...

Marianne Vos made her return to cyclocross with a strong performance at the World Cup Besançon, finishing fifth in what was her first race since January 2023. The Dutch legend expressed satisfaction with her effort in the demanding conditions. "It was a tough race, but I was happy that I could move...

Fem van Empel has won the cyclocross World Cup Besancon with a dominant ride, defeating rival Lucinda Brand into second place and Kata Blanka Vas came home in third. In the race where Marianne Vos returned to the cyclocross field for the first time since January 2023, it was the 22 year old Van Empe...

It is very unlikely to happen, but there is still an ongoing debate to remove race radios from races. At the Tour de Pologne there was a test to race without radios that quickly fell under criticism. Lidl-Trek DS Steven de Jongh was very vocal on what he thinks of that proposal.  "It's a terrible id...

Thibau Nys is in the middle of his cyclocross season, with a European title already on the palmarès, but his eyes are equally on the road season. The Belgian is incredibly talented and is no short of high ambitions into the 2025 season, which mostly focus on the Ardennes classics and a possible Tour...

The Tour Down Under will be the first men's World Tour event of the season and there is one team that intends on winning it above all others: Team Jayco AlUla. The home team has revealed it's lineup three weeks before the start, before any other, and it's full focus on the GC.  The team does not cou...

Earlier this week it was reported that Mathieu van der Poel would be flying in to the Besançon World Cup by private jet, and the World Champion confirmed it himself this Friday after the Azencross Loenhout. However not all's bright, as the World Champion's flight has been delayed due to weather cond...

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert are headlining the cyclocross over the past few days, and the same was expected of the past spring. However, because of crashes, Wout van Aert was sidelined from the cobbled classics and the World Championships altogether.  The two were the main topic of a rece...

Remco Evenepoel has recently talked about the crash he suffered in December which changes a lot in his 2025 season, and also the consequences it has in terms of schedule. He reveals the race in which he is hopeful to return to racing and also that the possibility of racing the Giro d'Italia is off t...

Round 8 of the 2024-2025 competition is the World Cup Besançon race. In France, the riders tackle an important track which will be the final World Cup race of the year 2024. Mathieu van der Poel and Fem van Empel will headline the races this weekend.  Very cold temperatures in France this weekend, b...

Astana Qazaqstan Team are soon to become XDS Astana Team, as a new Chinese sponsor came along to bring in much needed extra budget. This has led the team to demote three of it's riders to the development team, today this is the case with Russian sprinter Gleb Syritsa.  This comes after Santiago Umba...

Tadej Pogacar's incredibly strong performances throughout the 2024 season were a sight to behold and set a new benchmark for climbers to achieve in the sport, but occasionally it also takes away the tension and spectacle from pro races. Thijs Zonneveld specially recalls this year's Il Lombardia as t...

In 2024, Tadej Pogacar put in one of the greatest individual seasons in cycling history. As such, the Slovenian has been drawing comparisons with the great Eddy Merckx of late. According to Jens Voigt though, not Pogacar but someone else stands out as Merckx heir in the peloton.  "The next person th...

Mathieu van der Poel is once again at it. Four wins in a row served merely as a warm-up for the cyclocross king who was not able to find any resistance from the rest of the field also in Loenhoet. On quick look, his victory by 14 seconds in the Exact Cross doesn't look as dominant, but former top-cy...

Michael Morkov, the 39-year-old Olympic gold medallist from Tokyo, is set to retire this Saturday in a fitting venue, the Ballerup Super Arena, where his cycling journey began as a young aspiring rider. Reflecting on his unique retirement plans, Mørkøv told Ekstra Bladet, "It's a privilege you have...

Speaking on the podcast Café Eddy, Brian Holm shared his perspective on the infamous Festina doping scandal that overshadowed the 1998 Tour de France, the year before Lance Armstrong began his doping campagin. Holm, a former professional cyclist and now a Eurosport commentator, did not shy away from...

Jenno Berckmoes has officially extended his contract with Lotto Dstny, a development that follows the departure of teammate Maxim Van Gils. This extension signals a significant step forward for Berckmoes, who is set to take on a more prominent role within the team. Speaking to Het Nieuwsblad, Berckm...

The Azencross Loenhout is one of the very few races in the Christmas block that isn't part of a cup, however it had a star-studded field in the men's event with Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel having their first battle. The latter won, whilst the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider was victim of...

Remco Evenepoel has looked back on a sensational 2024 season, a year in which the Soudal – Quick-Step rider firmly silenced his doubters and etched his name in the history books. Evenepoel’s achievements were nothing short of extraordinary, from an impressive debut at the Tour de France to an unpara...

Australian sprinter Sam Welsford is aiming to elevate his performances on the road next season, seeking a stronger engine and greater consistency after a year of balancing road racing with his Olympic track commitments. Welsford claimed Olympic Games gold in 2024 as part of Australia's team pursuit...

Fábio Costa, one of the most promising Portuguese riders in the peloton, has spoke exclusively to CiclismoAtual and CyclingUpToDate, and has given interesting insight into his ambitions but also on his 2024 season. The rider from Ermesinde, was one of the highlights of the 2024 season and this earne...

Wout van Aert is focused on the spring classics again this year, and his cyclocross schedule is just preparation for what's to come later in the year. According to Paul Herygers, the defeat at the Azencross Loenhout won't come as much of an issue for the Team Visma | Lease a Bike.  "In my opinion it...

Mathieu van der Poel is no stranger to showing up to cyclocross races in style. Already this week he's arrived at Gavere World Cup in a Lamborghini costing over €500.000; and the World Champion is also flying to the World Cup Besançon this Sunday in a... Private jet.  “Will I travel there with the p...

Wout van Aert has had a year full of adversity, with two major crashes derailing most of his year's plan. In his first cross of the 2024-2025 season he has fallen once again, however he existed the Azencross Loenhout motivated, and talked about his motivation towards the spring classics.  “...It was...

After a blockbuster season in 2024, Tadej Pogacar firmly cemented himself as the star rider in the current peloton, winning a pair of Grand Tours, two Monuments and a first ever Rainbow Jersey among other successes, can the Slovenian leader of UAE Team Emirates still improve further? According to Ir...

Enric Mas faces the 2025 season with great enthusiasm. The Movistar Team leader has been reborn after finishing third in the last Vuelta a España, showing that he has the legs to fight with men like Primoz Roglic. Speaking to Marca, the Mallorcan spoke about his renewal, which he hopes will take pla...

Cycling fans were treated to a spectacular 2024 season, filled with drama, controversy and unforgettable moments. Tadej Pogacar’s historic triple crown (the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and World Championships road race) cemented his status as one of the greatest cyclists of all time. Meanwhile, R...

Mathieu van der Poel is one of the most stylish riders in the peloton today, with almost unmatched bike-handling skills giving the Alpecin-Deceuninck leader World Championship titles in multiple disciplines. As it turns out though, Van der Poel's stylishness continues off the bike. For some time now...

Wout van Aert made his much-anticipated return to cyclocross but faced a challenging outing in his season opener. Despite a strong start, Van Aert ultimately finished off the podium, though he remained optimistic about his performance at the Azencross Loenhout. "That's a shame, because a second or t...

Mathieu van der Poel delivered another commanding performance at the Azencross Loenhout, securing victory while his rival, Wout van Aert, endured a challenging day and finished in fourth place. Van der Poel's form this season has been nothing short of impeccable, with this win marking his fourth cyc...

After missing the last two races due to a nerve injury in his leg, Eli Iserbyt is set to return to cyclocross action in Besançon on Sunday as confirmed by Belgian Cycling's announcement of their travelling squad to the upcoming World Cup round.  Iserbyt, the current Belgian national champion, strugg...

For Jonas Vingegaard, 2024 is likely to remembered for a horrific crash at the Itzulia Basque Country that saw the Dane rushed into the back of an ambulance in an oxygen mask. Although he was ultimately able to make a full recovery and put up career best numbers at the Tour de France, immediately fo...

For 2025, the well-respected Rod Ellingworth is back at Bahrain - Victorious following a three-year spell with the INEOS Grenadiers and the Brit is excited for the future, seeing three young stars in particular stand out.  "Coming here and also leaving was an opportunity of a lifetime. It seems like...

Wout van Aert is officially back. Although a little later than originally planned due to a recent illness, the 30-year-old Belgian made his much anticipated return to cyclocross on Friday in Loenhout, almost cracking the final podium too.  "I thought he would throw himself in there, somewhere for 5t...

The opening few months of Remco Evenepoel's 2025 season are completely unclear at the moment, following the Soudal - Quick-Step leader's hard training crash earlier this December. According to the official website of the Volta ao Algarve though, Evenepoel is set to travel to Portugal to race in Febr...

Tadej Pogacar had one of the greatest individual seasons in cycling history in 2024, taking victory at a pair of Grand Tours, a duo of monuments, the World Championship road race in Zurich and other notable successes. With cycling now as good as completed, could the Slovenian be set for a sporting s...

Jonas Vingegaard vs Tadej Pogacar has been the defining Grand Tour rivalry of the 2020s. In 2025, it is expected that chapter 5 of their epic Tour de France tug of war will take place and after Pogacar reclaimed the Maillot Jaune last time out, Vingegaard admits improvement is needed to close the ga...

A 17-year-old promising Belgian cyclist Quinten Muys has stories to tell to his friends. While riding up the Coll de Rates with few teammates, the rider of Crabbé-Dstny (U19 team linked with Lotto Dstny) suddenly saw a certain Tadej Pogacar whizz past during training in Spain. The cycling phenomenon...

Simon Geschke hung up his bike after the Münsterland Giro this October, but he certainly won't suddenly disappear from sport, even if priorities are elsewhere at the moment. For Geschke it's strange to be home whole winter instead of travelling to training camps in Spain and whatnot. But he instead...

Ever wondered what do the three biggest cycling teams have in common? The 23-year-old Finn Fisher-Black. Despite his young age, the rider from New Zealand will race for already third superteam in his career. From that, it should be clear the young rider must have a fair amount of talent loaded in hi...

Thibau Nys and Laurens Sweeck delivered strong performances at the Azencross Loenhout, securing second and third places respectively behind the dominant Mathieu van der Poel. The duo managed to beat Wout van Aert to complete the podium. European champion Nys earned his second-place finish by outspri...

As 2024 comes to a close, cycling fans are already gearing up for an exciting start to 2025. The action kicks off almost immediately, with a packed calendar of events to look forward to in January and early Februay. From cyclocross World Cups to the opening road race of the World Tour season, there’...

Sanne Cant put in a battling performance at the Azencross Loenhout, finishing second behind Marion Norbert Riberolle despite a hard fall during the race. Reflecting on the incident, Cant shared her experience after the race, “I fell quite hard, so I’m especially happy that I arrived today. It was qu...

Lidl-Trek rider Mattias Skjelmose, at just 24 years old, was named Denmark’s captain for the 2024 World Championships in Zurich. However, the way he found out about his leadership role was far from the conventional team meeting or official announcement, it happened during a brutal Sunday training ri...

Marion Norbert Riberolle claimed victory in the Azencross Loenhout on Friday afternoon, delivering a strong performance to defeat rivals Sanne Cant and Imogen Wolff.  Riberolle reflected on her win, sharing her thoughts with Wielerflits: “I am super happy. I decided in consultation with my coach and...

Mathieu van Der Poel has won the 40th edition of the Azencross Loenhout, beating Thibau Nys and Laurens Sweeck as Wout van Aert could only manage fourth.  In the first meeting of the cyclocross season between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, it was  the Dutchman who came out on top with a str...

Through the mist and the fog, Marion Norbert Riberolle has won the Azencross Loenhour beating Sanne Cannt in muddy conditions with a last lap attack. Riberolle and Cant had been riding together, but Cant had no response to the attack on the last lap. Further back, Imogen Wolff of Team Visma | Lease...

One of the brightest prospects in British cycling, Joseph Blackmore has already been making waves on the road in 2024, winning the Tour de l'Avenir and finishing 5th overall at the Tour of Britain. Although a big future seemingly awaits on the road, the 21-year-old isn't ready to completely focus on...

This afternoon at Azencross Loenhout, Wout van Aert is back in action! After nearly four months away from competition following his crash at the Vuelta a Espana, Van Aert returns to the cyclocross field with an immediate battle against arch-rival Mathieu van der Poel.  Despite the announcement of Va...

One of the highlights of the winter cyclocross season is seeing Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert going head to head in the field, something made even more special by the reduced opportunities to see such battles in recent years. The first of the battles between Van Aert and Van der Poel this w...

Mark Cavendish retires as the most successful sprinter of all time and the man with the most Tour de France stage victories in the long and storied history of cycling's most famous race. Could the 'Manx Missile's career have been even more successful though? On the latest episode of NBC Sports Cycli...

There's little doubt about who the best cyclocross rider on the planet is in 2024. Mathieu van der Poel stands head and shoulders above the rest of the field, it's difficult to even call them rivals. The thing is though, this is by no means a new phenomenon.  "The most important reason is simply tha...

Mathieu van der Poel remains a clear cut above the rest of the world in cyclocross. Keeping up his unstoppable run since making a return to the discipline this winter, the Alpecin-Deceuninck superstar took a dominant solo victory this Boxing Day in Gavere. Waiting just over two laps before making a...

Matej Mohoric is entering another year with Bahrain - Victorious as it's classics leaders. He is brilliant technically, tactically and has very good endurance. But now, the Slovenian has started working with a new coach and is training very intensely throughout the winter so as to improve his explos...

When Cees Bol joined Astana Qazaqstan Team in 2023, many rubbed their heads while the goal was clear; to build the ultimate sprint train for Mark Cavendish. With the mission accomplished, it was unclear what the future will hold as the team was lacking quality to really compete at WorldTour level. B...

Frank van den Broek and Romain Bardet made headlines after the first stage of this year's Tour de France. While the more experienced of the Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL was finally able to wear the sought after yellow jersey for the first time in his career, it was the young Dutch neo-pro who truly imp...

Cycling is far from your usual 9-5 job and that certainly doesn't make things easier when it comes to family time. Christopher Juul-Jensen might be a rare exception of a rare who has found a cheat code and, at the times he's not racing, balance out cycling in a way that allows him to spend maximum t...

Georg Steinhauser was certainly among the pleasant surprises of the 2024 Giro d'Italia. The 23-year-old German was among the strongest in the mountains of third week of the race, which was rewarded with a stage win on stage 17. But there's certainly more to the EF Education-EasyPost rider, who could...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike had a 2024 to forget. With all the bad luck that kept plaguing the Dutch formation, there were not quite as many opportunities to celebrate this year, as compared to the previous one. But even the team's sports director Grischa Niermann recognizes that one moment sent them...

For the third time in three appearances this winter, Mathieu van der Poel took a dominant victory on Boxing Day in Gavere. Behind the world champion though, an intense battle between Michael Vanthourenhout and Thibau Nys took place for the 2nd spot on the podium.  In the end, former European champio...

Fem van Empel soloed to a very impressive victory on Boxing Day at World Cup Gavere. Behind the world champion though, there was an intense battle taking place for 2nd on the podium, between Lucinda Brand and Puck Pieterse.  Pieterse was nearest to Van Empel over the first couple of laps, but as the...

In 2024, Tadej Pogacar was far and away the best of the bunch at the Giro d'Italia, finishing his first trip to the Italian Grand Tour as a dominant winner. Although the UAE Team Emirates leader is yet to officially decide if he'll ride the Giro again in 2025, race director Mauro Vegni isn't hopeful...

After a tight opening couple of laps at World Cup Gavere this Boxing Day, once Mathieu van der Poel attacked, there was no bringing back the world champion. As it turns out though, 2nd placed Michael Vanthourenhout immediately gave up hope of victory once Van der Poel started to accelerate.  "I didn...

After a breakthrough campaign in 2024, Giulio Pellizzari has earned himself a World Tour move for 2025 at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. Following his first training camp at his new team though, the 21-year-old Italian was left pinching himself at his company on the training rides.  "I trained with th...

They say there are no certainties in sport, but Mathieu van der Poel winning cyclocross races is seemingly as close to certain as things can get. Continuing his faultless start to the winter, the world champion has soloed to Boxing Day success in Gavere.  As is often the case when Mathieu van der Po...

For the 7th time this winter, cyclocross world champion Fem van Empel crossed the line with her arms aloft in celebration this Boxing Day, dominating a world class field of starters at the World Cup in Gavere. Although only Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado was absent from the world leaders, the likes of L...

The fabulous Fem van Empel has again proven her superiority over women's cyclocross, taking a dominant solo victory this Boxing Day at World Cup Gavere from Lucinda Brand and Puck Pieterse.  Thanks to the rain, leaving a large section of the Gavere mud unrideable, it was a real test of the rider's r...

Pedro Delgado participated yesterday in his native Segovia in the traditional Carrera del Pavo (Turkey Race) and before that he spoke to the media. In statements collected by EFE, the winner of the 1988 Tour de France gave a review of the situation of Spanish cycling and men like Juan Ayuso or Carlo...

Tim Merlier is a rider who has developed within the cyclocross world, but has in recent years made the switch to full time road racer where he has thrived and is currently the reigning European Champion. Still, every winter, the Soudal - Quick-Step returns to the field for some competition in the wi...

Cycling is once again in mourning, this time due to the death of a classic of the 1990s, the French cyclist Pascal Hervé. The Frechman has passed away at the age of 60. He was a classic of the 1990s and was Richard Virenque's top-notch teammate in the infamous Festina team. He wore the maglia rosa i...

Oier Lazkano is one of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's many signings and he will be quite ambitious into the coming spring. However, the Spaniard knows that even with a strong block it will be very hard to challenge the classics' top rider who simply look a level above the rest.  "Of course I will mis...

Luke Rowe has retired from pro cycling at the end of this season after over a decade at INEOS Grenadiers, and has taken on the new challenge of being a DS for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale. He will be in the car during the classics period with the team and looks to help it overcome giants such as Pogac...

The Christmas block is fully under way and today there is the World Cup Gavere to give the first taste of racing after Christmas. Mathieu van der Poel and Fem van Empel who is coming back from illness headline the men's and women's races.  The men's race will not be able to count on Eli Iserbyt, who...

Cat Ferguson is a massive talent and in the women's field she has very quickly left a mark in the peloton in 2024. She is now the double World Champion having won both junior women's title in Zurich and has won her first pro races with Movistar as an elite at the age of 18.  “To me, I’m just a bike...

If we exclude Hulst, the very first cross race of the Christmas block, only the Diegem Cross on the 30th December - the heart of the period - is missing either Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert. Largely, this could be attributed to it's night schedule, but race organizer says that he is still w...

With 50 days left to new year, we have taken a look at the list of World Tour riders who hadn't yet signed a contract to 2025. At the time the list had 48 names, but 22 have in the meantime found a contract or decided to retire. On Christmas day, 26 are still not signed anywhere for the upcoming sea...

David van der Poel's professional career came to a wrap at the end of last season, but that doesn't mean that Mathieu van der Poel's older brother completely withdrew from the world of cycling. Instead, he fully delved into his new role of a riders' agent as he hopes to change the whole concept of c...

Team dsm-firmenich PostNL had a mediocre year as such, with an iconic Tour de France triumph for Romain Bardet as the only memorable performance. Therefore the ambitions heading into 2025 with a fresh title co-sponsor Picnic are only higher, especially since the team was rather silent on the transfe...

After 6 seasons with Lidl-Trek, Elisa Longo Borghini decided it was time for a change of scenery. The Italian signed in this cycling market for UAE Team ADQ, the women's team led by Tadej Pogacar in the men's team. In 2024, the 33-year-old veteran rider scored seven victories, most notably her win i...

Intermarché - Wanty can look back at a year with three Tour de France stage wins and a green jersey on top. But numbers-wise, the season was still comparable to 2023, as they ranked 15th in the world. For a second year in a row. Despite the numbers, the team manager Aike Visbeek has only words of pr...

Remco Evenepoel had an unforgettable 2024, securing his status as one of the brightest stars in cycling. The 24-year-old Belgian made a stunning debut at the Tour de France, winning a stage, finishing third overall, and claiming the white jersey for the best young rider. Evenepoel’s success didn’t s...

Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, and Primoz Roglic, the biggest names in the peloton in terms of Grand Tour contenders may all race more than one grand tour in 2025. This is great news for cycling news, however, one question has now been answered: Primoz Roglic has officially confir...

Thibau Nys delivered an impressive performance on Sunday, finishing second to Mathieu van der Poel. The Baloise - Trek Lions rider was unable to match Van der Poel’s incredible power and skill but was the best of the rest. Speaking to In de Leiderstrui, Nys provided insight into his current form and...