Wilco Kelderman had a good test for legs in Canada. The two WorldTour classics showed the Dutch riders what he should work on wit view to the upcoming world cycling championships in Zurich, Switzerland."It was a tough race," he told WielerFlits after the GP Montreal. "UAE Emirates made it very diffi...

INEOS Grenadiers seems to be losing a loyal pawn in Luke Rowe. The 34-year-old Briton will retire as a cyclist at the end of this season following an injury that altered his original plan to hang up the bike together with mate Geraint Thomas only after 2025. Apparently Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale sec...

The route of the 2025 Tour de France will be presented in just over a month on the 29th of October. In most years, most rumours are already known by this time; but there has been more secrecy and privacy when it comes to avoiding information from coming out. Here is what we do however know about nex...

Spain has decided to bring all of its current top stars to compete against Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic and more at the 2024 World Championships in Zurich. They have plenty climbers to fight for the rainbow jersey that is very much a possibility for an in-form team. The selecti...

Tadej Pogacar is without a doubt the strongest rider in the current pro peloton and there's plenty arguments you could use. In less than two weeks he will race for the rainbow jersey in Zurich... The World Championships are one of the few top races he has never won and he has got his best form ahead...

Isaac Del Toro broke through the ranks last year, winning the Tour de l'Avenir in an amazing show of climbing talent that net him a contract with UAE Team Emirates for many years alongside the likes of Tadej Pogacar... This year he has won at World Tour level even, but he will race the World Champio...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike went all-out on the attack at the GP de Québec but finished fourth and fifth; and this Sunday at the GP de Montréal the Dutch team once again missed out on the podium after a tactical finale. Matteo Jorgenson and Tiesj Benoot were active in the end of the race but the latte...

UCI President David Lappartient is aiming high with his ambitions behind the scenes of the sports world and it has now been confirmed that he is applying to presidency of the International Olympic Comittee - which organizes the Olympic Games. Additionally, it is possible that the Olympics and Tour d...

Primoz Roglic came agonizingly close to winning the 2020 Tour de France and every single year he's raced it again since, he's abandoned after crashes. This summer was no exception, falling several times in the second week and pulling out of the race that was his ultimate goal for the year. He admits...

Tadej Pogacar was the ultimate favourite to win GP de Montréal and he did the job in relative comfort. The race for second place was won by Pello Bilbao who put in a brilliant performance to snatch a strong result ahead of the World Championships where he will be an outsider for the medals. “It feel...

Tadej Pogacar is inevitable. Although he was denied in Quebec on Friday, this Sunday at the GP de Montréal there has been no stopping the Slovenian, who heads to the upcoming Zurich World Championship in race winning form.Three riders got themselves up the road early on. With 40 kilometres raced, th...

Joxeán Fernández Matxín has talked about the performance shown by Tadej Pogacar yesterday during the GP de Montréal explaining that his numbers are similar to those he moved during the Giro d'Italia or the Tour de France, so it seems clear that he is ready for the World Championships. Thus, during a...

The 2024 European Championship road race was widely expected pre-race to end in a bunch sprint. Despite Mathieu van der Poel doing his very best to stop that happening, it was, in the end, the result. As a double blow for Van der Poel, his teammate Olav Kooij then narrowly missed out on victory, spr...

Stage at the Giro, runner-up at Clasica San Sebastian and now another WorldTour podium finish at the GP Montreal on Sunday evening. While the shape is still far from ideal, we're finally seeing glimpses of the good old Julian Alaphilippe who was once on top of the feeding chain at the Ardennes class...

Arnaud De Lie in Quebec, Maxim Van Gils in Montreal. The leadership in Canada was split between the two youngsters that way. In the end Van Gils had more luck as he finished fourth in Montreal, just outside the podium."I just miss out on the podium which is a bit unfortunate, but I’m happy with toda...

Matteo Jorgenson's 12th place at the GP Montreal won't turn many heads, but for the American climber who hasn't competed since the Olympic Games in Paris, it's a step in the right direction towards the World Championships. The Visma | Lease a Bike attempted to hang onto the wheel of Tadej Pogacar wh...

Pello Bilbao was the best of the mortals at the GP Montreal, finishing in solo second behind only Tadej Pogacar. The Bahrain - Victorious rider, after a complicated season in which in general he has not done as well as in 2023, has arrived in top form at the end of the campaign and hopes to be able...

Tim Merlier and Olav Kooij on the podium of the European Championships won't surprise anyone, but... who's the third guy? Many commentators were in desbelief, frantically listing through their printed startlists but... Yes! It is the 21-year-old Estonian talent Madis Mihkels. Are you surprised? I do...

Country of the defending European champion Christophe Laporte - France, came into this year's edition in Belgian Limburg in a role of an underdog. With outsider sprinter Arnaud Démare, Laporte tried to create chances for himself and his teammates, causing chaos by jumping along with the move of worl...

Besides double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel, Patrick Lefevere's Soudal - Quick-Step now has also an European champion thanks to Tim Merlier. The Belgian sprinter was by far the strongest in the sprint on his home soil and comfortably added another big trophy into the palmares of his team manager...

Sven Vanthourenhout went all or nothing with the selection for the home European Championships. Belgian fans - still vividly remembering the failed World Championships in Leuven 2021 were afraid the scenario might repeat with too many leaders in the basket. But the Belgian coach's gamble had paid of...

As natural as breathing, Tadej Pogacar won another WorldTour classic with all the competitors destined to only watch the number 1 on his back promptly disappear with finish line still nowhere in the sight. With a massive lead, Pogacar had enough time to greet the Canadian crowds as he rolled towards...

27-year-old Orluis Aular has been a leading light for Caja Rural - Seguros RGA over recent seasons. With his contract up at the end of the year and rumours of a move to the World Tour, the Venezuelan sent a message of thanks to his team following victory on Sunday afternoon at the 2024 Trofeo Matteo...

After bronze at the 2023 European Championship road race, Olav Kooij improved to silver in Limburg in 2024. Gold was what the Dutchman wanted though, and as such, 2nd place is something difficult to get overly excited about. "I'm still coming up well, but that's also sprinting. I wasn't where I shou...

A world champion back in 2019, Mads Pedersen was looking to add a European road race title to his palmares in Limburg on Sunday afternoon. Despite a bright and attacking display however, the Dane eventually had to settle for 6th at the line. "We did everything we could to make the race as hard as po...

For a long time, Jasper Philipsen was expected to lead the charge of the Belgians at the 2024 European Championship. In a somewhat late call though, the decision was made to pivot to a dual leadership strategy alongside Tim Merlier. In the end, that proved a masterstroke as it was Merlier who took t...

Tim Merlier is the new men's elite European road race champion! After a thrilling sprint finale, the Belgian took the win on home soil ahead of the Netherlands' Olav Kooij and Estonia's Madis Mihkels. “Unbelievable!” A delighted Merlier exclaimed in his post-race interview, moments after one of the...

Tim Merlier has been crowned the 2024 men's elite European road race champion. In a frantic finale, Merlier fought off competition from his own teammate Jasper Philipsen and Olav Kooij among others. Five riders attacked early on and got themselves in the early break. With France's Mathis Le Berre re...

Orluis Aular of Caja Rural - Seguros RGA has sprinted to victory at Trofeo Matteotti 2024, following a late attack that split the peloton. Nine riders got themselves up the road and into the day's breakaway. Among them, the likes of Andrii Ponomar (Team Corratec - Vini Fantini), Andrea Pietrobon (Te...

After his stunning victory on Friday at the GP Quebec, you might expect that Michael Matthews would be heading to the GP Montreal full of confidence. As it turns out though, the Aussie is a little unsure of taking a Canadian double. “Unfortunately, it was a different race in Montreal when I won. I t...

Jasper Philipsen has emerged as arguably the most successful sprinter in the entirety of the peloton over the last couple of years. Now, the Belgian star's father has opened up about his son's secrets to success. "I have never thought Jasper was the fastest sprinter. But I do think he is the best at...

Whilst he wasn't able to win on his return to racing in Quebec on Friday, Tadej Pogacar has been pleasantly by the form he showed. With another chance for victory in Montreal this Sunday, the Slovenian looks set to head to the World Championships in Zurich full of confidence. “It’s really good. I wa...

The second round of the Canadian classics on the 15th of September will see the riders head to Montréal, where a circuit around the Mont-Royal will decide the race. We preview the race. A total of 18 laps will be ridden in Montréal, all based around the Mont-Royal park, where the riders will spend t...

Slovenia has won all Grand Tours this season with Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic, and now the duo will team up together for the first time this year at the World Championships where coincidentally the rouite will be suited to the climbers and they will be among the main favourites for the rainbow j...

The GP de Montréal takes place today in Canada and unlike Friday's Québec circuit, this one is more fit for the climbers. UAE Team Emirates pushed the pace hard from early on last year for Adam Yates who then attacked to victory and the country's national champion Michael Woods believes the team wil...

On the 15th of September some of the world's best classics riders and sprinters will be in Belgium to fight for the European Championships. This is one of the most prestigious races of the year and is a race that hands out a special jersey. We preview the race ahead. 1200 meters of climbing only in...

This afternoon in Belgium, the 2024 men's elite European Championship road race takes place. Among the list of star names on the start line, is the current world champion, Mathieu van der Poel. With many expecting a sprint finish to be the decider of the day though, Van der Poel himself admits that...

On the 21st of September, the peloton in Belgium will tackle the Super 8 Classic. This will be a race for the classics specialists and sprinters to aim for a strong win. We take a look at the startlist. The preliminary startlist features riders such as: Iuri Leitão, Matheu Burgaudeau, Jonas Abrahams...

The Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen will take place on the 20th of September and is one of biggest opportunities the sprinters have got to succeed in this last month of the road season. We take a look at the startlist. The preliminary startlist features riders such as: Matteo Trentin, Pascal Ackermann,...

Enric Mas is finally back to his best after a couple of difficult years. His podium in the recent Vuelta a España and his offensive attitude attacking Primoz Roglic on numerous occasions have made him leave the race with a smile on his face, even though his goal was the final victory in Madrid. In 2...

The Netherlands start the European Championships today as big contenders for victory. Mathieu van der Poel will be looking to do damage on the cobbled and hilly section of the race but the team has Olav Kooij in a good position to sprint for a top result and he may have luxury leadout men backing hi...

Whether Biniam Girmay is the most popular rider in the current pro peloton is disputed, but there is no doubt that his fans are the most passionate. Wherever the Intermarché - Wanty rider races there are always groups of fans carrying the Eritrean colors; and he admits that his popularity has become...

Is INEOS Grenadiers close to losing another very bright talent after months of being in the 'pole-position' to sign him? Pablo Castrillo was already a talented rider earlier in the year but his breakthrough Vuelta a España, where he won two stages, sees other teams including Movistar to go all-out i...

Mathieu van der Poel spoke to Sporza ahead of the European Championship in Limburg where he says he will miss Wout van Aert in order to toughen up the race and that he will have no problem putting himself at the service of Olav Kooij to try to help the Netherlands win if he must. He admits that he s...

Matteo Jorgenson's transfer from Movistar to Team Visma | Lease a Bike was without a doubt one of the most successful of the winter. The American has taken a big step up and his performances have been so good that he admits he dreams of fighting for Grand Tour results himself. "I think after the Tou...

The men's elite road race at the European Championships this Sunday promises yet another epic brawl between the best sprinters on the old continent. Dubbed by many as the very best is the Italian Jonathan Milan - winner of 11 races this year and the points classification at the Giro d'Italia. Agains...

Tough times for Patrick Lefevere ahead of the World Championships. The manager of Soudal - Quick-Step grown used to nominating handful Belgians into the National selections year by year, but that's not the case in 2024, when only Remco Evenepoel will wear the colours of Belgium in Zurich."Belgium is...

Despite harsh starts, Visma | Lease a Bike has become one of the world's two strongest cycling teams. The direct successor of famous Rabobank was taken over by two men - Richard Plugge and Merijn Zeeman, who together built an empire can be proud of six Grand Tour titles, among other great successes....

Either an excellent choice or a massive tactical mistake. Belgium's selection for home European Championships was a topic to many decisions, but that changes nothing on the fact that Sven Vanthourenhout selected (at least) two spinter leaders for the race in Limburg. And it's clear that neither Tim...

In the autumn of this season, as well as his stay at UAE Team Emirates, Marc Hirschi has found absolutely phenomenal legs. Since the Olympic Games which took place in early August, the Swiss champion has gone undefeated in five high-level classics in a row. His latest scalp has become the Memorial M...

On the 18th of September the peloton in Belgium will tackle one of it's most iconic classics. It is the day of the GP de Wallonie, the famous one-day races which finishes atop the Citadelle de Namur. We take a look at it's profile. The race will be 202.5 kilometers within the Wallonie region of Belg...

From the 18th to the 22nd of September the peloton will tackle the Tour de Luxembourg. The five-day stage-race in the small central European nation features plenty explosive stages which will serve as perfect preparation for the World Championships. We take a look at it's profiles. The five-day race...

On the 18th of September the peloton in Belgium will tackle one of it's most iconic classics. It is the day of the GP de Wallonie, the famous one-day races which finishes atop the Citadelle de Namur. We take a look at the startlist. The preliminary startlist includes: Iuri Leitão, Matteo Trentin, Jo...

From the 18th to the 22nd of September the peloton will tackle the Tour de Luxembourg. The five-day stage-race in the small central European nation features plenty explosive stages which will serve as perfect preparation for the World Championships. We take a look at the startlist. The preliminary s...

She had done it previously in 2022 and last year was second to compatriot and teammate Mischa Bredewold. Lorena Wiebes has become European Champion once again this afternoon in Hasselt as she gave no chance to her rivals in the final sprint taking place in Hasselt. The race saw some attacks but it w...

There was one big favourite and she did exactly what was expected of her. The women's elite road race at the European Championships ended in a bunch sprint and Lorena Wiebes was completely unmatched in the final meters. The 162-kilometer race was a challenge for the riders' endurance however it wasn...

Marc Hirschi has been racing a minor calendar this year but he is on his very best level and is currently unstoppable! The Swiss rider took his fifth consecutive win this afternoon, winning the sprint at the Memorial Marco Pantani. The Italian race featured a breakaway of 4 riders in Simon Carr, Ivá...

In cycling money isn't everything and behind the scenes there is a disparity of level between World Tour teams. Team Visma | Lease a Bike certainly does a good job and it's main signing for next season Simon Yates admits that he even accepted a pay cut only to be able to join the team and understand...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike were not the all-out favourites to win the GP de Québec but put in a very strong performance that tilted the scale in their favour. The Dutch team attacked several times and still had the cards to put two riders in the Top5. "This was a really strong race from the team. Whe...

On the 14th of September some of the best female riders in the peloton will tackle the European Championships road race in Heusden-Zolder. It will be a course fit for the sprinters and classics riders, with a prestigious jersey to award at the end of the day. We preview the race ahead. The 162-kilom...

On the 15th of September some of the world's best classics riders and sprinters will be in Belgium to fight for the European Championships. This is one of the most prestigious races of the year and is a race that hands out a special jersey. We take a look at it's profile. 1200 meters of climbing onl...

The GP de Québec was highlighted by Tadej Pogacar's attack, Michael Matthews' win and equally as notable was Lotto Dstny's response to Pogacar and immense power in the end. However, the Belgian team struggled in the final kilometer and couldn't fight for the victory in the final sprint. Julian Alaph...

This year's GP de Québec was one of the hardest in recent years but Biniam Girmay proved his current good form by hanging on to the front of the peloton even when the likes of Julian Alaphilippe and Tadej Pogacar launched strong attacks. In the end it was a second place for the Eritrean sensation. “...

As the dust settles on the 2024 Grand Tour season, the cycling world is left reflecting on another summer of thrilling races, intense battles, and standout performances. While the likes of Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, and Primoz Roglic dominated the headlines, there was a quiete...

Tiesj Benoot and Wout van Aert are part of the same block at Team Visma | Lease a Bike but this year they have not been able to race much together. Both have been heavily affected by injuries; Benoot has talked about this teammate and their first words after van Aert's withdrawal from the Vuelta a E...

Tadej Pogacar is in Canada this week for the GP de Québec and GP de Montréal where he is the headliner, but his trip did not come without it's obstacles. He was blocked at the airport in Paris and arrived to Canada without his baggage and late. "Then I should have gone to Disneyland. Disneyland had...

Tadej Pogacar has barely tasted defeat in 2024 and 7th place from today's GP Quebec is by far his worst final result. Yet the Slovenian didn't leave a bad impression and the result was probably more a result of numb racing instincts after nearly two-month break."It was a really good race, the team d...

Remco Evenepoel has a contract running with Soudal - Quick-Step until the end of 2026 but by no means it is certain that it will go all the way. The Belgian has often been cited in the past to lack the support in the mountains when compared to rival teams, and some are interesting in buying out his...

Jan Ullrich has been quite openly speaking out about doping in the 'Armstrong era' recently. Speaking to the German public television WDR, the 1997 Tour winner confrimed that, for a long time, he had deliberately waited to confess to doping until his friend and former rival Lance Armstrong had admit...

Sergio Higuita will leave Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe at the end of the 2024 season for Astana Qazaqstan Team. The Colombian rider thus ends a three-year stint with the German team, which he recently revealed to have been very tough.In a very interesting X thread posted by the account @amatiz12, Hig...

Three victories for Michael Matthews now at the GP de Québec. The Australian is perfectly suited to the hills and the uphill sprint of the Canadian race and has today succeeded once again in what was one of the toughest editions in recent years. Whilst UAE Team Emirates pushed the pace throughout th...

The GP de Québec has been heavily attacked and was without a doubt one of the hardest of recent year. Michael Matthews took the win in the final sprint, his third in the Canadian classic, after Tadej Pogacar's late attack was caught. The Canadian race began with a breakaway of three with Frank van d...

The second round of the Canadian classics on the 15th of September will see the riders head to Montréal, where a circuit around the Mont-Royal will decide the race. We take a look at it's startlist.  The preliminary startlist includes: Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Laurens de Plus, Magnus Sheffield, Pello...

Although it is not unanimous, most fans agree that we have just witnessed a great edition of the Vuelta a España, with plenty battles in the mountains, an open fight for the red jersey with Ben O'Connor surviving almost until the end of the race; and a few great exhibitions from likely and unlikely...

This time last year, Sepp Kuss was on top of the world. The American rider had just achieved the pinnacle of his cycling career by winning the 2023 Vuelta a Espana. It was a historic moment, not only for Kuss but also for his team, Jumbo-Visma. With Kuss's victory, the Dutch squad completed a clean...

The 13th of September will see a long-awaited return of the World Tour peloton and racing to Canada, for what is the first of the two Canadian hilly classics: GP de Québec. This one being more sprinter friendly, it should see more tactical racing in the streets of Québec, with several riders within...

Arnaud De Lie is evolving into an incredibly talented classics rider; a sprinter that climbs short hills equally as well. This versatile skillset saw him take a strong win at the GP de Québec last year and today he will attempt to defend his title but has different challenges to overcome, such as th...

Arguably the top sprinter in the peloton today, the future of Jasper Philipsen has looked uncertain for a little while. With it seeming as if the Belgian will remain with the Alpecin-Deceuninck set up, he has now reflected on the transfer rumours. "I am happy with the proposal that came, and I am ha...

Tuttobiciweb interviewed legendary sprinter Mario Cipollini after the end of the Vuelta a Espana. The Italian was at ease, taking a few jabs at the organizers for what he considered to have been nothing more than a "little lap".The first straw came with the level of participation in the race. The sp...

Tadej Pogacar will soon turn 26. Old - by nowadays standards. Yet there's no doubt the Slovenian who has just won his first Giro d'Italia and third Tour de France this year still has a lot in the tank. And we can only wonder the heights his career can reach.The UAE Team Emirates rider prefers to set...

Giulio Pellizzari carries the hopes of Italian cycling - country that is desperate for a successor to the 2010s Grand Tour winners Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru. In that regard, joining the strong project of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe is certainly a step in the right direction. But it won't be easy...

On the 14th of September some of the best female riders in the peloton will tackle the European Championships road race in Heusden-Zolder. It will be a course fit for the sprinters and classics riders, with a prestigious jersey to award at the end of the day. We take a look at the startlist. The fin...

For some weeks we have been reporting on the future of Pablo Castrillo. His signing with INEOS Grenadiers has been taken for granted on several occasions because he has been in advanced talks with the British team for some time, but the British journalist and market specialist Daniel Benson has rece...

Arnaud De Lie arrives to Canada as a defending champion of the GP Quebec. His victory was the more impressive that the Belgian sprinter to handle the finale mostly on his own. The Lotto Dstny rider believes lack of team support won't be an issue this time around.Last year, De Lie showed in Canada th...

Double Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard and Trine Marie Vingegaard Hansen have become parents to the couple's second child.This is confirmed by Rosa Kildahl, Jonas' mother-in-law, who has now become a grandmother again. "Everyone is doing well, both parents, children and grandparents," says Ro...

With a professional career spanning nearly 20 years, George Hincapie saw the peloton develop a lot during his time as a rider. In order to keep up with the best of his age however, the American admittedly took some short cuts. “I was part of the dark era of cycling,” Hincapie, a former super domesti...

Victor Campenaerts clocked 6th best time among elite category at the European Championships ITT, won by Edoardo Affini. But it was the U23 champion Alec Segaert who clocked the fastest time on the 31.8 kilometer course. The 21-year-old, who would've been among favourites even in the elite category c...

While Tom Pidcock was ruled out of the two races he was looking forward to - the GP Québec and GP Montréal due to a concussion sustained at the Tour of Britain, his coach Kurt Bogaerts is in Canada and downplayed any idea that the Brit has major issues with the team after he publicly criticised perf...

Whilst perhaps not in complete turmoil, things haven't gone completely to plan for the INEOS Grenadiers of late. Some strange transfer business, rumours of inner turmoil and a relative lack of standout wins, one of the team's with the largest budgets in the sport, have been badly underperforming.  T...

There's no hiding the fact that of late, the INEOS Grenadiers haven't been at the level expected. Some questionable transfer business, behind the scenes turmoil and a relative lack of standout results have seen them slip from world's best a few years ago, to also rans in 2024.These concerns haven't...

On the 15th of September some of the world's best classics riders and sprinters will be in Belgium to fight for the European Championships. This is one of the most prestigious races of the year and is a race that hands out a special jersey.The final startlist includes: Mathieu van der Poel, Olav Koo...

Colle delle Finestre stayed in the shadows for a few years only to make a spectacular appearance at the 2024 Tour de l'Avenir. The 18 kilometer climb with unpaved second half was a witness to Pablo Torres' historical raid that was since dubbed the 'best teenage climbing performance'.Considering this...

Those U23 riders who already race in ProTeams or WorldTour teams won't be allowed to race at the U23 Championships (World, European and National alike) anymore next year. The news was brought around by French website DirectVélo.Alec Segaert convincingly rode to his third European time trial title am...

Lotte Kopecky became the European Champion for 2024. The surprising part is that the victory came around in the time trial where, despite being in the mix of favourites, not many really believed that the Belgian all-rounder would win in front of her home crowds.Kopecky was naturally over the moon to...

This Friday, September 13, the GP Quebec takes place with a beastly list of participants with great stars of world cycling such as Tadej Pogacar and Biniam Girmay among the participants.The final startlist includes: Arnaud de Lie, Tadej Pogacar, Juan Ayuso, Matteo Jorgenson, Julian Alaphilippe, Paul...

Mathieu van der Poel is preparing for the last races of his road season in sunny Spain. The 29-year-old Dutchman is in full workload ahead of the two big championships, but still finds time to go viral on social media. There he regularly trains with Freddy Ovett, who shared a delicious video of MVDP...

Jorgen Nordhagen will turn professional next year with Visma | Lease a Bike. The multitalent who was a junior world champion in cross-country skiing last winter has made a full commitment to cycling and it's up to him to prove this was the correct decision.The 19-year-old already looks forward to ra...

Michael Woods only picked up cycling in quite late age and thus his longevity at the age of 37 isn't really surprising. But when things weren't moving in the right direction for a while this spring, even the current Canadian champion had some doubts about returning to the top."I thought I was just g...

On the 13th and 15th of September, Derek Gee will be back on home roads battling it out for a victory on Canadian soil at the GP Quebec and GP Montreal. Given the high quality field however, the 27-year-old is under no illusions about the difficulty of the task ahead.Most notably, the presence of Ta...

With four wins in his last four race days, Marc Hirschi could well be in the form of his life at the moment. With a home World Championships on the horizon in Zurich, the stars might be aligning for the 26-year-old Swiss rider. This Thursday afternoon, Hirschi took the latest of his recent successes...

Edoardo Affini has had a golden few days in Limburg. After securing the European title in the men's individual time trial, the 28-year-old has now doubled up courtesy of victory alongside Mattia Cattaneo, Mirco Maestri, Elena Cecchini, Vittoria Guazzini and Gaia Masetti in the mixed relay team time...

2024 has been the year of Tadej Pogacar. After a break from racing following his Tour de France triumph however, the UAE Team Emirates is a little unsure of his form heading back into the action at GP Quebec on the 13th of September. "Quebec is quite an open race but in the past, the attacks didn’t...

Italy has won the European title in the mixed relay team time trial at the 2024 European Championships in Limburg, giving Edoardo Affini his second gold medal in as many days.One of the more unique disciplines on the European Championship programme, the mixed relay team time-trial sees the times of...

UAE Team Emirates' Marc Hirschi has taken victory at the 2024 Coppa Sabatini this Thursday afternoon, backing up his success at the race from 2023. With it, the Swiss one day specialist now has four wins in his last four races too, ending his time at UAE on a real high.Attacking solo with around 36...

Bursting onto the scene at the 2023 Tour de l'Avenir, 20-year-old Mexican Isaac del Toro was quickly signed to a pro deal with UAE Team Emirates. Ever since, comparisons have come mentioning Del Toro's name in the same breath as Tadej Pogacar. Although UAE Team Emirates are very high on the Mexican...

Ilkhan Dostiyev was one of the season's revelations in the U23 ranks. Before joining Astana Qazaqstan's Development Team, the 22-year-old Kazakh didn't stand out. That changed upon joining the WorldTour academy, finishing 2nd overall at the Tour of Rwanda and Giro Valle d'Aosta. But as it later turn...

11 seasons. 44 victories. 2 rainbow jerseys. It's no overstatement that Julian Alaphilippe left a huge mark in the rich history of Soudal - Quick-Step. And it goes vice verza as the Wolfpack definitely meant a lot to the popular Frenchman. However at the age of 32, it was time to look for a new chal...

The most recent update in the UCI rankings adds up results from the Vuelta a España, BEMER Cyclassics and Tour of Britain. UAE Team Emirates had a bad Vuelta but still managed to increase their lead whilst Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe comes very close to the podium after a great performance in the fi...

In the most recent update in the UCI Rankings we have finally got the points scored during the Vuelta a España (and also the Tour of Britain and BEMER Cyclassics) and this means big changes are seen; mainly due to the victory of Primoz Roglic... We take a look at the new Top100. You can check the pr...

After the 10-year anniversary of the last British Grand Depart of the Tour de France from Yorkshire, British Cycling are ready, keen and willing to do whatever it takes to bring the biggest race on the calendar back across the French Sea to Britannia.“The Tour de France would have a hugely positive...

One of the biggest signings of the transfer season thus far. Oier Lazkano is moving away from Movistar Team and is one of the many quality signings for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe where he will be a leader in the spring classics next year. It is a story that follows two current trends. The first is...

The speculation continues surrounding Remco Evenepoel's future and whether or not the double Olympic champion will leave Soudal - Quick-Step. Currently, the loudest talk is surrounding Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. At the 2024 Tour of Britain, Evenepoel himself was quizzed on the transfer rumours, bu...

Despite being 37 years old, Ellen van Dijk is still one of the best time trialists on the planet. A three-time world champion and winner of the first four editions of the European Championships, the Dutchwoman wanted to add a fifth continental title to her list of honors. However, Lotte Kopecky prov...

Kristian Blummenfelt is one of the big names in triathlon in recent years. He already won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has been WTS world champion in 2021, in Ironman the same year and in half Ironman (70.3) in 2022. He said earlier this year that he aimed to race to win the Tour de Fr...

The last time we had seen Thymen Arensman was suffering in the Vuelta a España. The INEOS Grenadiers rider was unable to take the start of the 11th stage of the race due to Covid-19, after already having crashed previously. The Dutchman was making his comeback at the European Time Trial Championship...

Daan Hoole arrived at the European Time Trial Championships as the Dutch champion of the discipline this year and he did not disappoint. The Lidl-Trek rider proved that he is a true specialist in the fight against the clock and finished fourth, 26 seconds behind winner Edoardo Affini and only 7 seco...

The second round of the Canadian classics on the 15th of September will see the riders head to Montréal, where a circuit around the Mont-Royal will decide the race. We take a look at the profile. A total of 18 laps will be ridden in Montréal, all based around the Mont-Royal park, where the riders wi...

Profile. The 13th of September will see a long-awaited return of the World Tour peloton and racing to Canada, for what is the first of the two Canadian hilly classics: GP de Québec. This one being more sprinter friendly, it should see more tactical racing in the streets of Québec, with several rider...

Edoardo Affini is a tremendously talented time-trialist but recently he has struggled to get the results he desired. This Thursday would mark the 5th year anniversary since his last pro win but the Italian snatched the European Championships title with the time-trial of his life. "It's a great feeli...

On the 11th of September, Wednesday, the European Championships have their first Elite events and it kicks off with the time-trials. Modest fields, but we have two European jerseys to hand out today amongst some of the strongest time-trialists in the world. Read our Live Blog below!

Edoardo Affini is a strong time-trial but in recent months has struggled against the clock. Even as recently at Sunday he had disappointing performances in the time-trials but today he showed his very best level to win at the European Championships ahead of Stefan Küng. After Lotte Kopecky took the...

The European Championships have begun today for the Elites and in the time-trial event, there was a woman above the rest. It was a tricky time-trial in Hasselt with flat roads but a lot of wind and direction changes to handle; and Kopecky had the perfect strategy to take the title and another jersey...

Reigning road race World Champion Lotte Kopecky has become the new European Champion in the time-trial discipline, succeeding after teammate Marlen Reusser got the title last year. The Belgian was the fastest against the clock in the modest field and has put another shirt on her extensive palmarès. ...

The Giro della Toscana is one of the many Italian Autumn classics and today luck smiled to Arkéa - B&B Hotels. Clément Champoussin proved to be amongst the strongest climbers in the race and then managed to take the victory in the final sprinter against Michael Storer. The riders had a mostly flat r...

It's fair to say that not much was expected of Spanish wildcard team Equipo Kern Pharma at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Three stage wins later however, there was no denying they were one of the stories of the race."There is no question about or denying their performance," reflects a very impressed Vuel...

This afternoon, the men's and women's time trials of the 2024 European Championship will be fought for. Among others, Lotte Kopecky is one of the women most favoured. "I'm actually looking forward to it," she previews in conversation with Sporza. "It's still a fairly long time trial of 31 kilometers...

This Wednesday, September 11, takes place the time trial of the European Championships in Limburg (Belgium) with a distance of 31.3 kilometers. We already know the starting order and times. The first will be the Bulgarian Emilov Emil Stoynev who will start at 16:39. The first big name at the start r...

Later this afternoon, we will find out the new European time trial champion. In the absence of the likes of Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert, Victor Campenaerts carries the hopes of the Belgians. "I am convinced that I will ride well," Campenaerts tells HLN, denying the idea of any post-Vuelta a Es...

The future of Kazakhstan's cycling didn't look very bright for a long time. Despite the best efforts to find a successor to the country's long-time flag-bearer Alexey Lutsenko, there wasn't much to be optimistic about until the very recent revelation of Ilkhan Dostiyev.Dostiyev had previously shown...

Both Het Laatste Nieuws and La Gazzetta dello Sport's Ciro Scognamiglio have reported this Tuesday morning, that Jonas Vingegaard is set to try and emulate Tadej Pogacar next season by taking on the daunting task of a Giro d'Italia - Tour de France double. Is this actually the case though? Well acco...

Ben O'Connor was arguably the star of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. He may not have won the race, but a stage win, 13 days in the Red Jersey and finishing 2nd overall guarantee it was three weeks he won't soon forget.“It was pretty nice to have that feeling that you can maybe one day win a Grand Tour,”...

After his dominant and comprehensive triumphs at the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in 2024, some had hoped that Tadej Pogacar would attempt to write a unique piece of cycling history by tripling up at the Vuelta a Espana. Whilst that didn't happen, the UAE Team Emirates leader doesn't complet...

On the 11th of September we have got the time-trial event at the European Championships, in Heusden-Zolder (Belgium). It is one of the most important of the season and we will have some of the biggest specialists in the discipline competing for the European stripes. We preview the men's time-trial e...

This Wednesday, September 11, the two time trials of the European Championships in Limburg (Belgium) will take place. Both over a distance of 31.3 kilometers with the women's race opening the competition. Specifically, the first participant will be the Greek Varvara Fasoi, who will take on the race...

On the 11th of September we have got the time-trial event at the European Championships, in Heusden-Zolder (Belgium). It is one of the most important of the season and we will have some of the biggest specialists in the discipline competing for the European stripes. We preview the women's time-trial...

Last weekend in Madrid, Primoz Roglic bounced back from Tour de France disappointment to secure himself a record-equalling 4th Red Jersey win at the Vuelta a Espana. Given the absence of the likes of Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel, how high actually was the level in Spain though...

Belgian national coach Sven Vanthourenhout confirmed his selection for the World Championships in Zurich. Without Wout van Aert who called it after his crash at Vuelta, it's clear that all the attention will be at the double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel. However the coach doesn't want to put too...

Tadej Pogacar is back! The Giro d'Italia and Tour de France champion is heading to Canada, where he will lead UAE Team Emirates as the Slovenian steps up his preparation for the upcoming World Championships.  “I’ve had a good break from racing and am eager to get back to it now starting in Canada,"...

For Wout van Aert, 2024 has been a year consistently disrupted by crashes and subsequent injuries. After showing signs of returning to his best form at the Vuelta a Espana, this Belgian once again was once again a victim of a crash. "Of course he's disappointed. He'll be satisfied somewhere and if h...

Despite being left out in the initial selection, Edward Theuns will join the Belgian selection for home European Championships on Wednesday, day before the mixed time trials where Theuns surprisingly makes an appearance as well, on top of the road race start."When the selection was announced, there...

Jarno Widar had an exteremely impressive entrance to the world of U23 cycling, picking up handful of victories at one-day classics as well as stage races. Everything seemed to be moving in the right direction for a raid on the GC at Tour de l'Avenir. However Widar couldn't keep up in final stages an...

At the end of the day, Lotte Kopecky proves that she's not a picky eater as she chooses to compete in both the time trial (22/9) and the road race (28/9) at the world cycling championships in Zurich, Switzerland. In addition, the Belgian all-rounder will also take on the gravel world championships s...

With Tour of Britain as a quick warm-up in the legs, Julian Alaphilippe heads overseas for his next adventure. In Canada, he'll take on the two WorldTour classics which he's not completely unfamiliar with, having finished in the top-10 of both races in the past.It's always complicated to try to pred...

Although in recent weeks there had been reports that Joxean Matxin might be set for a departure from his role as head of UAE Team Emirates. In a new update to the saga however, the Spaniard is now set to extend terms. This has been reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Ciro Scognamiglio. Ma...

So often a victim of bad luck or unfortunate circumstances, Primoz Roglic survived three weeks at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana completely incident free. As a result, the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader took home a record-equalling 4th Red Jersey win. "It wasn't surprising that the Vuelta a Espana en...

After two Olympic gold medals in Paris earlier this summer, Remco Evenepoel will now turn his attention to claiming another Rainbow Jersey at the 2024 World Championships in Zurich. The departing Belgian national coach Sven Vanthourenhout had hoped to call upon Team Visma | Lease a Bike superstar Wo...

The summer of 2024 will go down as one of the most memorable in the history of professional cycling. From Tadej Pogačar’s remarkable double at the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, to Remco Evenepoel’s golden sweep at the Olympic Games, and more recently, Primož Roglič’s record-breaking fourth Vuelt...

On the 11th of September we have got the time-trial event at the European Championships. It is one of the most important of the season and we will have some of the biggest specialists in the discipline competing for the European stripes. We take a look at the startlist. The startlist includes: Nils...

Canadian national champion Michael Woods returns home this week, as on the 13th and 15th of September, the peloton heads to North America and to Canada for the 2024 GC Quebec and GP Montreal.After the 37-year-old was forced to abandon the 2024 Vuelta a Espana through fatigue, Woods was facing a race...

After losing their big name rider Peter Sagan at the end of the 2023 season, TotalEnergies have been searching for a new superstar to lead them into the coming years. Having missed out on main target Julian Alaphilippe though, the French team are concerned about their prospects. "We believed in it....

On the 13th and 15th of September, the peloton heads to North America and to Canada for the 2024 GC Quebec and GP Montreal. One of the teams heading with strong hopes of victory, will be Team Visma | Lease a Bike. "We may not have the overwhelming favourite in our team, but we have a very strong squ...

Thomas De Gendt's illustrious road racing career came to an end last weekend as he completed the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. As it turns out though, the Belgian might not yet be completely done with his bike. "I'm most looking forward to doing nothing. I don't have to go anywhere, I can choose everything...

The parcours of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana was an especially brutal one, even in terms of Grand Tour cycling. Was it too tough though? Is that even possible in a sport where riders fight in a survival of the fittest? According to Intermarché - Wanty's Arne Marit, this Vuelta did indeed go too far. “Th...

Primoz Roglic took his fourth overall victory in the Vuelta a Espana in 2024. With this latest triumph in Spain, the Slovenian has tied the record for the cyclist with the most Red Jersey wins in the history of the race alongside Roberto Heras.Speaking to AS colleagues, Vuelta a Espana race director...

On September the 15th, the men's road race at the 2024 European Championship is on the programme for many of the biggest names in the peloton. France have now confirmed their lineup, headlined again by the 2023 European Championship winner, Christophe Laporte. Last year, with just over 12km to go, L...

For the fourth time in his career, Primoz Roglic took home the Red Jersey as winner of the Vuelta a Espana last weekend. In doing so, Roglic completed a year of Slovenian dominance in the Grand Tours. Earlier in 2024, Tadej Pogacar completed destroyed the field at the Giro d'Italia, winning a total...

Mattias Skjelmose rode for general classification for the first time in his career at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana and it's fair to say the Lidl-Trek talent was successful, taking home a top 5 placing and the White Jersey for Best Young Rider. Could things have been even better for the 23-year-old Dane...

In recent years, Slovenia have emerged as one of the powerhouses in world cycling. As of yet however, a road race Rainbow Jersey has remained elusive. According to latest reports, in 2025, Slovenian cycling is set to pull out all the stops to win the World Championship road race in Zurich. According...

Before the end of this year, Primoz Roglic will be turning 35. Already one of the oldest ever Grand Tour winners, is time running out for the Slovenian to realise his dream and capture the Maillot Jaune at the Tour de France?"Primoz is still a very ambitious cyclist and, in terms of his age, he star...

After three weeks of full-gas racing at the Vuelta a Espana, all riders are looking forward to get some rest. But not Luis Ángel Maté who temporarily wore the polka dot jersey at the beginning of the race. As if riding the Grand Tour wasn't enough on its own, the Spanish veteran is "celebrating" his...

First rumoured a few weeks ago, talk of Jonas Vingegaard heading to the Giro d'Italia in 2025 has been gaining momentum in recent days, to the point that it seems that it will be a reality. If that happens, it will the Dane's first time ever competing in the fight for the Maglia Rosa. The Team Visma...

Mark Cavendish successfully completed 'Project 35' at the 2024 Tour de France, breaking Eddy Merckx's long-held Tour de France stage win record and seemingly ending his professional career on the ultimate high. As it turns out though, 'The Manx Missile' might not yet be fully done. A special guest a...

For a record equalling 4th time, Primoz Roglic took home the Red Jersey from the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday evening in Madrid, ensuring Grand Tour success in his debut season with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. "He's a strange character, isn't he? He's been through a lot, but he's a great rider. I saw...

Sepp Kuss' attempt to win back to back Red Jerseys at the Vuelta a Espana didn't go exactly to plan. A notable level below the main GC challengers, the American slumped to a 14th placed finish overall.“He didn’t quite have the level we had hoped for," Team Visma | Lease a Bike sports director Grisch...

It has been a long week for Wout van Aert. Starting the Vuelta a España on Tuesday he was in the lead of the points and KOM classifications; and was in the breakaway seeking to seal them. What followed was a string of days spent in the hospital, which the Belgian only left this Sunday afternoon. Tue...

Talk of Remco Evenepoel being imminently set to depart Soudal - Quick-Step are nothing new. According to the rumour mill, over the last few years the Belgian has been on the verge of signing for the INEOS Grenadiers and Team Visma | Lease a Bike. Now though, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe are reportedl...

Robert Gesink's career came to a wrap at the Vuelta a Espana. Veteran of eighteen seasons in the professional peloton served as a leader for general classifications as well as one-day races for a large part of his career. And even in the later chapters of his cycling story, he was irreplacable for V...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale entered the Vuelta a Espana with all their best climbers, however the goal was not really clear... Perhaps a GC top-5 and some stage win. Nobody could have foreseen that Ben O'Connor nearly accidentally won the Spanish Grand Tour.The Australian climber is no stranger with...

Sven Vanthourenhout won't continue as Belgium's national coach after the World Championships in Zurich. A decision that was made after mutual consultation, Belgian Cycling announced. Will Vanthourenhout join UAE Team Emirates, as rumours suggest? According to HLN, he does not yet have an alternative...

Lotto Dstny had a great start to the Vuelta a Espana with leader Lennert Van Eetvelt nearly taking a stage victory atop Pico de Villuercas. However that was pretty much the last we've seen from the Belgian PRT team as Van Eetvelt alongside Andreas Kron abandon the race early and the rest of the team...

Primoz Roglic did it. He equalled Roberto Heras for a fourth Vuelta a Espana title. As has become the Slovenian's sad custom, it was once again possible only after a failed Tour de France attempt. Roglic's coach Marc Lamberts admits he didn't even really think it was possible for Roglic to win the r...

For Team Jayco AlUla, there was no questioning who the star of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana was. With two stage wins and an 11th placed finish overall, Eddie Dunbar made a big impact at the Spanish Grand Tour. “I’m still feeling really good, I said jokingly that it’s a shame that the race isn’t a week l...

No matter what happens elsewhere in the cycling world, talk of Remco Evenepoel's future and the rumours of an imminent move away from Soudal - Quick-Step continue to create headlines. The latest speculation, puts Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe in pole position for the double Olympic champion. After fin...

Mattias Skjelmose was one of the breakthrough stars of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Attempting to ride for the general classification at a Grand Tour for the first time, the Lidl-Trek rider took home the White Jersey of Best Young Rider and finished 5th overall in an impressive display. One of those im...

After brilliantly defending his gold in the Olympic Games mountain bike in Paris earlier this summer, Tom Pidcock returned to home roads last week at the 2024 Tour of Britain. Sadly for the INEOS Grenadiers star, he crashed out on the final stage. With more information now revealed on Pidcock's cond...

After shocking the world at the 2023 Vuelta a Espana and usurping superstar teammates Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic to win the Red Jersey himself, Sepp Kuss was given unchallenged leadership of Team Visma | Lease a Bike at the 2024 edition of the Spanish Grand Tour. Sadly however, things didn't...

For Stephen Williams, 2024 has been the most successful year of his career to date. Having started with the overall victory at the Tour Down Under in January, Williams then took Classics success at La Fleche Wallonne in the Spring and most recently, bagged two stages and the GC of the Tour of Britai...

In 2024, all of cycling's three Grand Tours went home with Slovenian winners. Both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France were won by Tadej Pogacar, before just last weekend, Primoz sealed the victory at the Vuelta a Espana. Between the superstar duo, a total of nine Grand Tours have now been won...

After Tadej Pogacar's Giro d'Italia and Tour de France triumphs earlier in 2024, UAE Team Emirates were looking to match the feat of Visma in 2023 with a Grand Tour hat-trick at the Vuelta a Espana. Whilst that ultimately didn't transpire, the team remains happy with their efforts in Spain.“All thin...

After starring at the Tour de France earlier this summer in a stage hunting and King of the Mountains role, Richard Carapaz was back competing in a general classification capacity at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Despite a bright and strong performance, the final podium eluded the Ecuadorian as he finis...

Despite emerging from the 2024 Tour of Britain as one of the big sprint stars for the future, Paul Magnier's performance, with 3 wins during the race, has been overshadowed after it was confirmed that the 20-year-old cyclist has suffered a "severe concussion" in a crash on the final stage.On the fin...

One of the big general classification hopefuls of French cycling, David Gaudu has struggled to set the world alight in 2024. After a somewhat disappointing campaign however, the Frenchman was much improved at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, finishing 6th overall. "If I had been told that I would finish si...

On the 14th of September some of the best female riders in the peloton will tackle the European Championships road race in Heusden-Zolder. It will be a course fit for the sprinters and classics riders, with a prestigious jersey to award at the end of the day. We take a look at the race's profile. Th...

The week following the Vuelta a España will be one of the most important for the classics riders, sprinters and time-trial specialists. Both men and women will be in Belgium to tackle the European Championships where there will be plenty jerseys to hand out. We tell you when all the events will take...

On the 11th of September we have got the time-trial event at the European Championships, in Heusden-Zolder (Belgium). It is one of the most important of the season and we will have some of the biggest specialists in the discipline competing for the European stripes. We take a look at the profile of...

On the 11th of September we have got the time-trial event at the European Championships. It is one of the most important of the season and we will have some of the biggest specialists in the discipline competing for the European stripes. We take a look at the startlist. The startlist includes: Mieke...

Alberto Contador made a final analysis of what the Vuelta a España 2024 has given. The Spanish legend talked about the spice that Ben O'Connor's exhibition in Yunquera has given to the race, recalled his last moments as a professional cyclist in the streets of Madrid, left a tip for Primoz Roglic an...

The 2024 edition of the Vuelta a Espana concluded yesterday, marking the end of this year’s Grand Tour season. In a thrilling conclusion, Primoz Roglic claimed his fourth Vuelta title, cementing Slovenia's dominance in the Grand Tours this year after Tadej Pogačar's victories in both the Giro d’Ital...

An era comes to an end as Julian Alaphilippe will, for the first time in his career, race for other team than Soudal - Quick-Step from next season. "It feels a bit strange here because it is one of my last races for the team. But that is exactly why I am very motivated and focused for all the races...

Primoz Roglic was brought into Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe at the turn of the year for one reason: to win Grand Tours for a team not at all used to doing so. Although his main aim of Tour de France glory might not have gone to plan, at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Roglic repaid the faith shown in his t...

INEOS Grenadiers have huge funds but over the past years have lost their dominant position in cycling and are now very far from it. They are trying to get back to signing the brightest Grand Tour talents but without an under-23 team this remains very hard and it is reported that they will not sign P...

Tom Pidcock has over the past few months been under a microscope when it comes to his possible departure from INEOS Grenadiers. At the ongoing Tour of Britain, he was asked about this topic, but gave an expectedly cryptic answer - one however where he admits that there are problems. "As in so many s...

Just week after the Road World Championships in Zurich, Gravel Worlds will arrive, inviting riders to once again venture to Belgium. While Mathieu van der Poel will be in Switzerland to defend his rainbow jersey, he's start on gravel is up in the air, the new Dutch gravel coach Laurens Ten Dam revea...

For almost two decades, Roberto Heras' Vuelta a Espana victories record stood strong. However 2024 is a year when all records fall, and Heras won't spared. Primoz Roglic was only one title away from equaling Heras since his third triumph in 2021, but a crash in 2022 and team tactics in 2023 stood be...

For Kaden Groves, it's already a second Green jersey from Vuelta a Espana in his collection. Yet the disparity between his two triumphs couldn't be more obvious. While last year the Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinter was unrivaled for the Points Classificaiton, this time the victory quite literally fell in...

Jay Vine was already on the way to become the King of Mountains at the Vuelta a Espana 2022, however a disaster struck with just three stages to go and Vine was forced to abandon the race after a crash. This year, his performances weren't as spectacular as two years back, yet that makes road that le...

Mattias Skjelmose wrapped an excellent Vuelta a Espana with an 8th place in the final time trial. The Lidl-Trek rider lost some ground in the standings at the end of the first racing block, but since then he made no little to no mistakes, gradually moving up the standings to ultimately enter the top...

It has not been an easy Vuelta a Espana 2024 for home crowd favourite Mikel Landa. The Basque rider arrived after a spectacular Tour de France and a lot was expected. He was in the fight for the podium or, at least, very well placed to finish in the top five for the majority of the race too. However...

There's something about the Vuelta a Espana that really brings the best out in Primoz Roglic. In 2024, this was again the case as the Slovenian bounced back from crashing out of the Tour de France to sweep up the Red Jersey at La Vuelta for the record-equalling 4th time in his career. “It’s nice [to...

Throughout the Vuelta a España, the race jury attributes fines to some of the riders and sporting directors. Ultimately the fines can come in the form of money, time penalties or even UCI points, depending on the rule breaking. Here we present what has happened during the race. João Almeida (UAE Tea...

Throughout the 2024 Vuelta a España there will be many riders to withdraw from the race, for several different reasons. We make a list of all riders who leave the Spanish Grand Tour as well as list out a few of the main crashes and health issues that take place during the race. Nothing to note. Dyla...

For some, after 13 days in the Red Jersey, finishing second would be something of a disappointment. For Ben O'Connor however, 2nd place is a career-affirming result that means a great deal to the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team leader. After finishing 4th at the Giro d'Italia earlier this year, and...

Enric Mas has arguably had the best legs of his life in the 2024 Vuelta a Espana and has been rewarded with a well-deserved podium after a couple of difficult years. However, the taste is bittersweet. As he mentioned post-stage 21, he came to win and in the end, he had to settle for third.The Movist...

After years of close calls and near misses, Stefan Kung has finally secured himself a Grand Tour stage win, ending the 2024 Vuelta a Espana in perfect fashion with a dominant performance against the clock on stage 21 in Madrid. "I had to win here," admitted the former European time trial champion in...

New year, new team, same Primoz Roglic! The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader has secured a record-equalling 4th Red Jersey win with a sensational GC success at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. There was no procession in Madrid on the final stage however, as instead, the race organisers this time set up a...

For the fourth time in his illustrious career, Primoz Roglic has taken overall victory at the Vuelta a Espana. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader couldn't cap it with another stage win however as Stefan Kung powered to victory on stage 21 in Madrid. First man down the start ramp was Team DSM-Fir...

Stage 21 of the Vuelta a España is the final day of the Spanish Grand Tour. Primoz Roglic is set to win the overall classification; we should see a few battles in the spots behind however and we will also have the fight for the stage win which should include plenty other riders. Follow our Live Blog...

An award more than deserved! Marc Soler will not leave the 2024 Vuelta a Espana empty handed after having been rewarded with the Super-combativity prize for the Spanish Grand Tour. It's no wonder either. The UAE Team Emirates Spaniard has been a protagonist in practically every important breakaway i...

After the Tour Down Under and La Fleche Wallone, Stephen Williams has added another big win in 2024, at his home race no less, taking the general classification of the 2024 Tour of Britain. “It doesn’t get much better than winning your home race. My name will always have this race underneath it," re...

The 2024 Vuelta a Espana comes to an end this Sunday, September 8 and there will be no sign of the usual procession, with a stage 21 individual time trial in Madrid being the finale.Primoz Roglic is set to celebrate his fourth title after winning in 2019, 2020 and 2021, leading by2 minutes from seco...

The Vuelta a España will come to a close this Sunday in Madrid. The riders will tackle the final time trial in Madrid; the overall classification has a known winner unless something shocking happens but the stage is open for many riders. The race ends in Madrid again this year but not with a stage s...

The Vuelta a Espana starts on the 17th of August and finishes on the 8th of September. It is the final Grand Tour of the season and, like every year, it will feature a luxurious startlist packed with climbers, sprinters and classics riders looking for their final opportunity to win big in a Grand To...

A stalwart of the Team Visma | Lease a Bike setup in its various guises over the years, Robert Gesink's Grand Tour career is set to come to an end this Sunday afternoon, marking the conclusion of a near-20-year career amongst the cycling elite. "It's great to finish at this high level and not to con...

The 2024 BEMER Cyclassics brought an all-star list of the biggest names in sprinting to the start line in Hamburg. In the end, it was Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Olav Kooij who proved the quickest of the lot, powering to victory in the final sprint for the line.“I didn’t know how I would feel today...

Olav Kooij has taken the win at the 27th BEMER Cyclassics in Hamburg this Sunday afternoon, fighting off competition for an all-star sprint field in the process.Five riders got themselves up the road and into the breakaway. Michael Morkov (Astana Qazaqstan Team), Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarché - Wa...

Israel - Premier Tech's 'Welsh Wizard' Stephen Williams has capped off a brilliant season for himself with overall victory at the 2024 Tour of Britain. On the final stage in Felixstowe however, it was Matevz Govekar who powered to the victory.With the peloton all over the place heading into the fina...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale have had a tremendous season and are seeing some of their young riders develop very well into climbers. They have in their junior team Paul Seixas, one of the biggest prospects in the current youth ranks, but they might not be able to keep him as the World Tour teams are h...

Chris Froome had hoped to race the Tour de France this year but was not selected. Ever since, he has just been filling in the calendar where the team asks him to; but hopes to return still next year. At the end of the Vuelta a España, he talked with the Spanish media, recalling some of his most memo...

As the 2024 Vuelta a España reaches its climax, the final stage promises to be anything but a procession. Unlike the traditional parade into Madrid, this year’s race will be decided by a 24.6km individual time trial. With the podium positions still in the balance, this stage could deliver a dramatic...

Florian Lipowitz is one of the biggest breakthroughs of this season. Out of nowhere, he rode to third at the Tour de Romandie winning the queen stage and was set to make an impression at the Giro d'Italia before he was forced to abandon in the first week. At this Vuelta a España, he confirmed his fu...

Brandon McNulty has shown himself at a very high level this year against the clock and will be a favourite to win the final time-trial of the Vuelta a España but also the World Championships. This afternoon, he has the chance to finish the Spanish race the same way he started it. The UAE Team Emirat...

Primoz Roglic is just one day away from a potential 4th career Vuelta a Espana win. On stage 20, the Slovenian had more than just his Red Jersey rivals to worry about though as illness struck in the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe camp. In total, three members of Roglic's support squad abandoned on stag...

Enric Mas tried on the slopes Picón Blanco on stage 20 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, but could neither win the stage nor take second place from Ben O'Connor. After the race, resigned, he regretted the final result:"It's what it is, we can't ask for more. The whole stage went very fast, it's true that...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe were uncharacteristically weak on stage 20 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Having done all the hard on the prior stage to get Primoz Roglic back into the Red Jersey, a trio of abandons then threatened to undo all that hard work. With the INEOS Grenadiers setting a fierce pac...

After another gritty and determined performance on the final climb of stage 20 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Ben O'Connor retains his 2nd overall heading into the final stage individual time trial in Madrid. “I’m proud,” a smiling O’Connor reflected in his post-stage interview afterwards with Eurospo...

On the 8th of September, the same day the Vuelta a España finishes; the peloton in Germany will tackle the BEMER Cyclassics. The one-day race provides an opportunity for the sprinters and classics specialists in an explosive race. We preview the race ahead. The route is 198 kilometers long, with the...

Stage 20 of the Vuelta a Espana 2024, in addition to confirming Primoz Roglic's victory in the general classification, saw Jay Vine snatch the King of Mountains jersey from teammate Marc Soler.The UAE Team Emirates rider overtook his Spanish colleague, who was leading a classification ahead of the s...

Sir Bradley Wiggins came to watch the Tour of Britain stage 5 on Saturday to cheer on his son Ben. The relatively easy stage turned out harder than necessary for the 19-year-old who was among the last riders to cross the line, 8 minutes behind stage winner, after having crashed earlier on the day. "...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike was unable to get involved in the battle for the stage win in the final regular stage of the Vuelta a España. Sepp Kuss crossed the line in 25th place which puts him into 13th in the overall standings ahead of the final time trial."We had the plan to go for the stage win,"...

One of the riders who had the hardest time in the queen stage of the Vuelta a Espana 2024 was David Gaudu. At least, so says the Groupama - FDJ rider, because what was seen was a great level of the Frenchman to maintain 5th position in the general classification before the final time trial in Madrid...

The Netherlands have confirmed its selection for the Zurich 2024 World Championships. The goal is clear - to defend the rainbow jersey of Mathieu van der Poel. Many strong Dutch climbers and classics riders will assist the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider in his quest, but not Wout Poels. Despite the climbi...

Quite a common sight throughout this Vuelta a Espana, we have seen Mattias Skjelmose hanging onto the group of favourites by a thread when what was left of the peloton hit the early slopes of Picón Blanco. And while the 23-year-old Dane didn't pull off another pacing masterclass to finish third like...

Pavel Sivakov can be proud about finishing the Vuelta a Espana in the top-10 of the GC, repeating his feat from Giro d'Italia 2019. However experienced climber representing France won't settle for just a "minor GC placing" anymore as he wanted to add a stage victory to his palmares. His attack in th...

The 2024 Vuelta a Espana is not going to end as Mikel Landa would've hoped, far from it. After the Soudal - Quick-Step (T-Rex Quick-Step for this edition of the Spanish Grand Tour) disaster on stage 18, the Basque was left out of the overall, and tried to go for the win on the Picón Blanco queen sta...

From the 3rd to the 8th of September Great Britain's biggest event, the Tour of Britain, will be on the road. We preview stage 6.The race ends in Felixstowe with another flat stage. The sprinters will be getting the final opportunity of the race here with little doubt, concluding another edition of...

Richard Carapaz is sitting fourth overall at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, 49 seconds off the podium with just one stage to go. The Ecuadorian was expected to try a long attack in Picón Blanco, but did not have the strength to do so.Upon arriving at the finish line, he admitted to feeling proud of the s...

On the 8th of September, the same day the Vuelta a España finishes; the peloton in Germany will tackle the BEMER Cyclassics. The one-day race provides an opportunity for the sprinters and classics specialists in an explosive race. We take a look at the startlist. The final startlist includes: Jonath...

Stage 20 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana was the last mountain stage and a big chance for movement up the general classification. In the end though, the fight for the podium looks even tighter than before. Enric Mas almost overtook Ben O'Connor in the fight for second overall behind Primoz Roglic. The S...

After a rough twelve months filled with crashes and disappointment, Eddie Dunbar has soared at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. In one of his best ever displays, the Irishman attacked from the Red Jersey group on the final climb of stage 20, soloing to a stunning, second stage win of the Spanish Grand Tour...

The penultimate stage of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana was a thriller. In the end, Eddie Dunbar took it, his second stage win of this Grand Tour whilst the likes of Enric Mas, Primoz Roglic, Richard Carapaz and Ben O'Connor largely cancelled each other out. With much still to be decided before the Grand...

Stage 20 of the Vuelta a España is the single hardest day of the race. Primoz Roglic has just jumped into the red jersey with a great performance on Moncalvillo but he tackles a very big challenge before getting to Madrid. Follow our Live Blog below!

Primoz Roglic might be back in the Red Jersey for stage 20 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana but it's far from plain sailing for the Slovenian on the penultimate stage of this Grand Tour. With the INEOS Grenadiers setting a fierce pace on the front of the peloton on third categorised climb of the day, Pri...

Paul Magnier has been the dominant sprint force at the 2024 Tour of Britain. On this Saturday afternoon's stage 5, the prodigiously talented French youngster again impressed, taking his 3rd stage win of the race so far. “I enjoyed it a lot!" reflected the 20-year-old with delight in his post-stage i...

Soudal - Quick-Step's Paul Magnier continues to prove himself the quickest sprinter in the 2024Tour of Britain peloton, taking his third stage win of the race on stage 5.In somewhat miserable conditions, three riders got themselves up the road and into the days breakaway. Those on the attack were Co...

For the first time in two weeks, Ben O'Connor will not be in the Red Jersey of race leader on stage 20 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. After a brave fight since taking red on stage 6, the Australian was finally usurped by Primoz Roglic on the final climb of stage 19. “From our side the team did a great...

On the 8th of September, the same day the Vuelta a España finishes; the peloton in Germany will tackle the BEMER Cyclassics. The one-day race provides an opportunity for the sprinters and classics specialists in an explosive race. In this article you can find a wrap-up of all the information needed...

"I am a former breakaway king," Thomas de Gendt said in his final days as a pro rider in a Grand Tour. The Lotto Dstny rider is hanging up the wheels at the end of the season happy with his career, and admires how much the level has grown over the past decade - which has effectively left him in a po...

Primoz Roglic had a difficult ending to his Tour de France, crashing out of the race once again but managing to return to competition at the Vuelta a España. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider is two stages away from winning the race for a fourth time and there were plenty complements regarding h...

On the 8th of September, the same day the Vuelta a España finishes; the peloton in Germany will tackle the BEMER Cyclassics. The one-day race provides an opportunity for the sprinters and classics specialists in an explosive race. This is where and when to watch the race.  Estimated time of departur...

On the 8th of September, the same day the Vuelta a España finishes; the peloton in Germany will tackle the BEMER Cyclassics. The one-day race provides an opportunity for the sprinters and classics specialists in an explosive race. We take a look at the prize money available. The prize money in total...

Alberto Contador has analyzed and given his opinion on what can happen in the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a España 2024. The three-time winner of the Spanish race speaks of a beastly day that has numerous climbs and where strategy will be key. He has no doubt that many things can happen, althoug...

Patrick Levefere, the boss of Soudal Quick-Step, has spoken about what happened in the Vuelta a España with his team on the climb to Puerto Herrera in which Mikel Landa was dropped and Mattia Cattaneo was pulled back from the breakaway in a very controversial decision. In his column in Het Nieuwsbla...

The World Championships will be on the programme for many of the peloton's biggest names on the 29th of September in Zurich. One of those who won't be present however, will be Danish superstar, Jonas Vingegaard. In the absence of the two-time Tour de France winner, the Danes have opted for a team bu...

The 2024 Vuelta a España has undoubtedly been one of the most intriguing and unpredictable Grand Tours in recent memory. In a race often dominated by pre-race favourites, this year has brought a refreshing change of pace, challenging the conventional wisdom of what makes a race truly exciting. The a...

The 2024 Vuelta a Espana seems to be a foregone conclusion, as far as the general classification victory goes after stage 19. Barring disaster, Primoz Roglic will add in Madrid on Sunday his fourth title after those achieved in 2019, 2020 and 2021, thanks in part to his dominant performance on the f...

Slowly but surely chipping away at Ben O'Connor's advantage since stage 6, Primoz Roglic has finally moved back into the overall lead at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana thanks to a scintillating solo stage 19 success atop Alto de Moncalvillo.With Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe controlling the front of the bun...

It feels as if it has been coming for a while now, but Primoz Roglic is back into the overall lead at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana after sensational performance on the final climb of stage 19 saw the Slovenian distance all of his Red Jersey rivals, including Ben O'Connor. With Red Bull - BORA - hansgroh...

Primoz Roglic has taken control of the overall classification of the Vuelta a España. He has finally taken on the red jersey but has a colossal mountain day ahead where the victory is anything but assured. We preview stage 20. The queen stage is the final one in the mountains. Vuelta organizers went...

Before the start of the fourth stage in the Tour of Britain, Ben Wiggins junior came with positive news about his father - Sir Bradley Wiggins. The former Olympic champion and Tour de France winner was recently declared bankrupt and struggled with mental problems."He's doing well. Certainly a lot be...

Luke Rowe connected his whole professional career with the lone British WorldTour team that managed to win 11 Grand Tours between 2011 and 2021. Having spent thirteen seasons in the team that is currently known as INEOS Grenadiers, Rowe has witnessed the ups and downs of his team from a first-row se...

Lotte Kopecky competes in her last race, wearing the rainbow jersey at the Tour de Romandie Féminin. She will soon face a tough course in Zurich where it won't be easy to defend the stripes, although the Belgian all-rounder doesn't give up her hopes."Last month it really hit me that this will be my...

Marc Soler is riding a superb Vuelta a Espana with a stage victory to his name and polka dot jersey on top ahead of the last stage. His UAE Team Emirates bosses are logically pleased with the Spaniards performances. In particular the DS Joxean Matxin."Marc’s versatility is world class. We tell him t...

Ethan Vernon is back from a two-month break and his legs are as fast as ever. The wait for the second victory of 2024 (last triumph was at the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes in February) still continues, but the 24-year-old mustn't be ashamed of two runner-up results at his home Tour of Britain.Today, the...

Eddie Dunbar can already be happy with his Vuelta a Espana thanks to the stage victory on stage 11, but now that he's clearly found a very good shape in the last week of the race, he'd also like to attack a top-10 placing in the GC.On the nineteenth stage, the Irishman from Jayco AlUla put up a brav...

Sepp Kuss had far from ideal year and thus Vuelta a Espana title defense was never really the topic for the American. Despite losing a lot of time throughout the race, the Visma | Lease a Bike rider seems to have finally found good legs in the third week and he'll try to save what's possible on the...

With just two stages to go at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, the fight for the polka-dot jersey and the title of King of the Mountains looks set for a two-horse race between UAE Team Emirates duo Marc Soler and Jay Vine. “We rode easy. In the end, we wanted to put a man in the breakaway just in case ther...

On stage 19 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Primoz Roglic was a clear cut above the rest of the Red Jersey challengers, soloing to a sensational summit victory atop the Alto de Moncalvillo. Somewhat surprisingly, leading the chase behind was Groupama - FDJ's David Gaudu. Gaudu has been quietly impressi...

Primoz Roglic launched what seems like a fatal blow for the Red Jersey fight at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana on stage 19. The fight for the podium behind however, now looks incredibly tight with an exciting finale to the Spanish Grand Tour expected.Looking ahead to Saturday's queen stage, the focus will...

Primoz Roglic and Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe finally executed a flawless tactical masterclass on Stage 19’s brutal ascent of Alto del Moncalvillo. After a series of strategic missteps earlier in La Vuelta a Espana 2024, namely the surprising five-minute loss to Ben O’Connor on Stage 5, the team deliver...

Whilst the Red Jersey at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana might be over after stage 19, where Primoz Roglic soloed to the stage win atop Alto de Moncalvillo, the fight for the White Jersey and the title of Best Young Rider is starting to really heat up. Following his third placed finish on the final climb o...

Primoz Roglic has seemingly all but officially confirmed the 2024 Vuelta a Espana after winning on stage 19's summit finish, gapping all his general classification rivals in the process. Movistar Team's Enric Mas arrived at the finish completely empty. He attacked, was brave and for a while had thre...

Stage 19 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana was the first of the last two mountain stage of the race. After nearly two weeks, Ben O'Connor's time in the Red Jersey was finally brought to an end as Primoz Roglic soloed away to the stage win and a massive time gap.With the arrival at the decisive final climb...

Stage 19 of the Vuelta a España will be another important day for the overall classification. The Brutal race sees another steep summit finish at the Alto de Moncalvillo where the overall classification can be turned on it's head once again. Follow our Live Blog below! 

After a brave battle over the last two weeks, Ben O'Connor has finally lost the Red Jersey at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic soloed to a stunning stage 19 win atop the brutal Alto de Moncalvillo, cracking the Australian in the process.Five riders fought their way into the breakaway early...

From the 3rd to the 8th of September Great Britain's biggest event, the Tour of Britain, will be on the road. We preview stage 5.The fifth day of racing is also one for the sprinters, starting and finishing in Northampton where the fastest finishers will have the spotlight in the finale. Prediction...

The 2024 Vuelta a Espana is nearing a conclusion. Having survived nearly three full weeks of racing, the last thing the riders in the peloton need is an avoidable crash. Thankfully, they were just able to avoid disaster on stage 19. Courtesy of fan footage uploaded to X, a loose dog can be seen runn...

Returning to racing for the first time his historic Olympic double, Remco Evenepoel has mostly been working in the service of Soudal - Quick-Step teammates Paul Magnier and Julian Alaphilippe at the 2024 Tour of Britain. On stage 4, he was again successful as Magnier sprinted to the stage win. "I di...

Taking his second stage win at the 2024 Tour of Britain, Paul Magnier was again aided in his quest for victory by a superstar leadout from Soudal - Quick-Step teammates Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe. "I'm super happy again to take the victory," the 20-year-old French sprinter said delighted...

Mathieu van der Poel finally captured the Rainbow Jersey on the road last year in Glasgow. Can he defend his World Championship title in 2024? Well we now know the support team joining Van der Poel in the Dutch orange in Zurich.Playing a supporting role for Van der Poel in his quest for a second str...

Soudal - Quick-Step youngster Paul Magnier has taken a second stage win at the 2024 Tour of Britain on stage 4, with superstar teammates Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoel again playing a key role in the leadout. Four riders found themselves up the road early on stage 4, but after INEOS Grenadie...

Things seemed to be looking very strong for the Belgians heading into the upcoming European and World Championships. With one nasty crash at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana however, national coach Sven Vanthourenhout's plans have been thrown into disarray. "I cursed really hard," admits Vanthourenhout in c...

On the 8th of September, the same day the Vuelta a España finishes; the peloton in Germany will tackle the BEMER Cyclassics. The one-day race provides an opportunity for the sprinters and classics specialists in an explosive race. We take a look at the profile. The route is 198 kilometers long, with...

Alberto Contador was one more of those who did not understand the tactics of Soudal - Quick-Step during yesterday's stage of the Vuelta a España. The Belgian team had Mikel Landa being dropped in the Puerto Herrera when the GC fight imploded, but apparent communication issues and controversial decis...

The World Championships in Zurich are coming up and several teams are announcing their lineups. The United States of America are now having their riders confirmed for the races and it includes Olympic Champion Kristen Faulkner, Matteo Jorgenson and Brandon McNulty as the most notable figures. On the...

Mikel Landa was the rider who suffered the biggest defeat on stage 18 of the Vuelta a España, but alongside him in the small group was Sepp Kuss. The American was already outside the Top10 but has lost another three minutes in his pursuit for a good GC result. 3:20 minutes lost at the finish line to...

Remco Evenepoel was the big star at the start of the Tour of Britain but in terms of racing, he has been fading throughout the hilly days where he was expected to thrive. It was clear that he did not come with his best form, but the Olympic Champion has been struggling a lot with the cold temperatur...

Over the past decades cycling has evolved in ways that are, literally, unimaginable to some. Thomas de Gendt cannot begin to compare how much different preparation and nutrition is nowadays in the sport and understands why the performances are so much higher than they were when he started out as a p...

From the 3rd to the 8th of September Great Britain's biggest event, the Tour of Britain, will be on the road. We preview stage 4.Stage 4 is the first outright pure opportunity for the pure sprinters. The stage from Derby to Newark-on-Trent is quite short and doesn't include any meaningful obstacle. ...

The Vuelta a España has entered it's final week and has not slowed down in any way. This Thursday's stage was rather wild and stage 19 should see the GC fight explode once again. We preview another difficult day with a summit finish on the Alto de Moncalvillo. The riders head east and stage 19 is an...

Richard Carapaz attacked the GC group hard today and Ben O'Connor was in difficulty; Equipo Kern Pharma took an unbelievable third stage win in the space of a week... But the main story of the day was perhaps Mikel Landa's time loss and the very questionable tactics of Soudal - Quick-Step to call ba...

The UCI Rankings update of this week mostly follows the results of the Renewi Tour, however there have not been any meaningful changes. Tadej Pogacar and the podium of the Tour de France remain in the first three spots of the standings. You can check the previous update. Tadej Pogacar remains in fir...

Richard Carapaz was one of the main protagonists of the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España 2024. EF Education-EasyPost set out to surprise and try to catch other favourites off guard. Whilst he didn't directly succeed, his attacks did distance Mikel Landa definitely out of the fight for the podium. B...

Wout van Aert is one of the most talented and successful pro riders but despite this, he has equally found himself often just missing out on huge results. He was always very consistent but in 2024 it were massive injuries that prevented him from taking big results. After crashing out of the Vuelta a...

Domenico Pozzovivo will leave professional cycling at the end of this season 2024. He will do so wearing the colors of VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè and racing two of the mythical races in his country as the classic Giro dell'Emilia and the monument Il Lombardia. It will be on October 12, a month an...

Michal Kwiatkowski was 23rd in the time trial at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, 2:37 behind gold medalist Remco Evenepoel and 2:12 behind podium finisher and bronze medalist Wout van Aert. The Pole was scheduled to take part in the online race a few days later but eventually did not take the start.Si...

Equipo Kern Pharma's Vuelta a España 2024 is absolutely insane. The wildcard team has three stage wins and several places of honor. 14 times they have finished in the top ten and they don't seem to want to stay there. In the 18th stage, where Urko Berrade won, up to three riders from the team were i...

Equipo Kern Pharma entered the 2024 Vuelta a España as a wildcard team, but they have quickly become one of the most talked-about squads in the race. Their performances have been nothing short of extraordinary, making them certainly one of the most memorable wild card teams in the history of Grand T...

Carlos Rodríguez saved a complicated day in the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España 2024. The INEOS Grenadiers rider crossed the finish line in 26th position, 6:40 behind the day's winner Urko Berrade but in the group of the favorites for the final overall classification. All but one. Mikel Landa suff...

Jarno Widar is one of the biggest talents in the world of cycling. We are talking about an 18-year-old Belgian rider who belongs to the Lotto-Dstny Development Team, with which he has a contract until 2027. However, it seems that his relationship with team owner Stéphane Heulot has deteriorated and...

The UCI Rankings have seen a few changes towards the top of the standings when it comes to the teams. Whilst UAE Team Emirates continue to extend the lead, Soudal - Quick-Step have descended from third to fifth, overtaken by Lidl-Trek and INEOS Grenadiers. You can check the previous update. Tim Well...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale have put on another great stage collectively and individually with Ben O'Connor. On a day where he expected to have an easier ride, the red jersey was taken to the limit but resisted quite well and heads into the final days of the race still in the lead. "I did not expect...

Enric Mas didn't want to test it on stage 18 of the Vuelta a España. There are 2 much harder days of high mountains coming and today the only thing he did was to follow closely the attacks of Richard Carapaz that he believes were aimed at him but ended up hurting Mikel Landa. After reaching the fini...

Stage 18 was not exactly the day in which the biggest differences were expected in the overall classification, but because of EF Education-EasyPost and Richard Carapaz this was not the case. Ben O'Connor and a few others were distanced in the Puerto Herrera but got back; but fifth placed Mikel Landa...

Urko Berrade gave Kern Pharma the third victory of the Vuelta a España 2024. The rider from Navarra, very close to home, was the strongest of a breakaway of 42 riders in which the ProTeam showed once again that this Spanish race is showing an extraordinary level.Berrade was strong on the day's climb...

Stage 18 precedes two mountain days and the final time trial. For many riders in the race this is the final opportunity to win a stage. We can expect all kinds of riders ranging from sprinters to climbers to go after this unique opportunity to raise hands and celebrate a triumph in the Maetzu - Parq...

Equipo Kern Pharma were handed out a wildcard and surpassed everyone's ambitions by a long shot! Urko Berrade has won stage 18 of the Vuelta a España from the breakaway and has collected the third stage win of the race. The GC fight also exploded; whilst Ben O'Connor was able to defend himself again...

Stephen Williams has won stage 3 of the Tour of Britain and consolidated his race lead over Oscar Onley; whilst Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe struggled in the hilliest stage of the race. The final hilly stage of the race, it was likely the final test for Israel - Premier Tech and Stevie Wil...

Stage 17 of the Vuelta a España 2024 has served as a rest day for the men in the general classification, who from Thursday (but especially Friday and Saturday with the two high mountain stages) will begin the final fight for the red jersey.Ben O'Connor is still leading, but with 5 seconds over Primo...

Stage 18 precedes two mountain days and a time-trial. For most riders in the race this is the final opportunity and all kinds of riders - Sprinters, classics riders and rouleurs - should try to make a move to try and win for the final time this race. We preview the stage ahead. A day in the hills bu...

Wout van Aert will not race any more on the road in the 2024 season. His Vuelta a España ended on stage 16 with a double crash. The second of which, in the descent of the Collada Llomena, forced him to abandon the race and now he will only put a bib again in the cyclocross season likely. "Wout van A...

During the opening kilometers of the first stage of important junior race Giro della Lunigiana a serious accident occured. Main victim was the Slovenian Jakob Omrzel. The life of this year's winner of the Paris-Roubaix juniors was in a stake, but latest reports suggest he'll be able to recover from...

Oksana Masters was born in Ukraine and due to the proximity to the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster; she was born with several physical issues in her body. However, the now-American athlete has become one of America's leading figures in sports and has been thriving at the Paralympic Games, taking medals i...

From the 3rd to the 8th of September Great Britain's biggest event, the Tour of Britain, will be on the road. It is perhaps the queen stage with a difficult finale where Stephen Williams will have to defend himself from pretty strong rivals. We preview stage 3.Stage 3 has a hard start in Sheffield w...

Team Cofidis was almost unusually extremely active on this year's transfer market. Nine new faces will wear the iconic red-white jerseys with star signings of Dylan Teuns, Alex Aranburu and Emanuel Buchmann who are to replace departures of Guillaume Martin and Axel Zingle.But you can't have the team...

As the Vuelta a Espana 2024 progresses, the spotlight shines brightly on the Australians, who have taken the cycling world by storm. After 17 brutal stages, Ben O’Connor is holding onto the leader's red jersey with a mere five-second advantage over Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic. The narrow gap suggests t...

National coach Koos Moerenhout can count on Mathieu van der Poel for the upcoming European Championships. The world champion had to give up last Sunday in the Renewi Tour due to a minor knee injury, but can now train again without pain.The 29-year-old classics specialist hit his knee in the time tri...

The cycling market remains as lively as ever with rumors of Remco Evenepoel's possible departure to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe ever strong.Despite numerous claims that the deal is more of a fairy tale, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Belgian could still end up at the German club next season....

Wout Van Aert has, unwillingly, become the sad hero of this Vuelta a Espana. Leading both the points and mountain classifications, he crashed twice during the Tuesday's stage 16 of Vuelta a Espana and, despite not suffering any major injuries, he subsequently abandoned the race with a self-explainin...

Riders are slowly approaching the final time trial in Madrid, yet we're still to solve many storylines of this Vuelta a Espana. Including the main one; Who is going to wear red on the final podium? Against all odds, Ben O'Connor still holds five seconds advantage over Primoz Roglic, who is confident...

With three of the last four Grand Tours having been won by either Tadej Pogacar or Jonas Vingegaard, with the latter also coming second to his own teammate at the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, the superstar rivals have suffocated the top of the GC standings in recent years. At the 2024 Vuelta a Espana howev...

Staff is key in cycling and a few people stand out. Dan Bigham is particularly known for his work in the aerodynamics field and being a key part of INEOS Grenadiers' development over the past few years. However, the two parted ways last month and with immediate effect Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe hav...

Despite the high level of Belgium's time trialing school, the experienced Yves Lampaert will get one more opportunity to prove his worth at the European championships in his home country.However the preparation of Soudal - Quick-Step rider was far from flawless. Due to two crashes in recent weeks, t...

Team dsm-firmenich PostNL is having one of its better periods of the season with their youngsters Max Poole and Oscar Onley finally back on the track for the last push in this season. Poole finished on a Vuelta stage podium three times and his colleague Onley was no further from winning a Tour of Br...

Andrea Piccolo has found his new calling in... OnlyFans. The 23-year-old Italian was fired from EF Education-EasyPost in June with immediate effect amidst suspicion of transporting human growth hormone.OnlyFans is a social media platform where you pay as a 'fan' to see the content of a specific pers...

Ben O'Connor was hit with a fine after a communication mishap at the Vuelta a Espana sent him down the mountain instead of to the podium. After realising the error, O'Connor had to be rushed back up the 15km climb, arriving visibly frustrated to the podium, instead of a warm bath at the hotel."I was...

Mauro Schmid seems to be in the mood at this Vuelta a Espana. The Swiss champion is not afraid to show the beatiful national jersey at the front, even at the expense of vast amounts of energy. He wandered off to another such adventure in the final 1500 meters of the seventeenth stage with flat finis...

The great Vuelta a Espana debut continues for the 21-year-old Pavel Bittner. The dsm-firmenich PostNL sprinter already won a stage earlier in the race and now he added runner-up result in Santander. Besides being a great result, this also confirms his position as the second man in the points classif...

Jay Vine was perhaps the major victim of the infamous Itzulia Basque Country crash that took out many stars of the professional peloton. While some were able to walk away from the carnage on the Basque roads, Vine appeared motionless in the ditch - although he had never lost conciousness. The Austra...

Stage 17 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana was expected to see Team Visma | Lease a Bike front and centre of the drama. After Wout van Aert's sad abandon on stage 16 however, the team were almost invisible throughout the stage. “The rain made the stage tricky,” Team Visma | Lease a Bike sports director Gr...

What a Grand Tour it has been for the Australians at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. With 17 stages down, the Green & Gold now have four stage wins and hold three of the leader's jerseys. “It’s always good to see another fellow Aussie win. That’s four Aussie wins so far…" Red Jersey wearing Ben O'Connor r...

Kaden Groves claimed his third stage victory of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana in a rainy sprint finish in Santander, reaffirming his status as one of the world’s top sprinters. This win not only moved him closer to defending the green jersey he secured at last year’s Vuelta but also highlighted his impre...

Victor Campenaerts continues to search for a Vuelta a Espana stage win that would complete his Grand Tour set. On stage 17 of the 2024 edition of the Spanish Grand Tour, Campenaerts was bright and attacking in the finale but ultimately without reward. “As Arnaud De Lie would say: 'Les jambes en feu'...

After his third stage win of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Kaden Groves now only needs to stay upright and injury free to win the Green Jersey for the second year running at the Spanish Grand Tour. "It was quite a day. The stage started dry, but towards the finish it got wetter and wetter. That made it...

Stage 17 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana was never a day for the general classification riders to make big differences. Given the horrendous weather conditions however, there was a risk that nearly three weeks hard work could have been wiped out. Thankfully however, all the big names survived the slippe...

Back in the Green Jersey and back to stage winning ways. Kaden Groves took the third stage win of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana with a perfectly timed sprint on stage 17. On paper the final opportunity for the sprinters, the lack of potential teams willing to control the peloton meant that a breakaway st...

2024 has been a season that Israel - Premier Tech's Stephen Williams has kicked on. After GC victory at the Tour Down Under and a big Classics win at La Fleche Wallonne, the 'Welsh Wizard' is now a Tour of Britain stage winner. "It feels really good, it’s really special to win in the UK," Williams r...

Returning to racing for the first time since the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Remco Evenepoel offered up a super leadout as teammate Paul Magnier took the win on stage 1 of the Tour of Britain. On stage 2, Evenepoel again was in domestique mode, this time for Julian Alaphilippe. Sadly for the Soudal -...

After a thrilling day of racing on stage 2 at the 2024 Tour of Britain, Stephen Williams not only took the stage win but moved into the overall lead of the race also.Eight riders got themselves in the day's early breakaway on stage 2, including the King of the Mountains leader, Callum Thornley. With...

Stage 17 of the Vuelta a España is the final opportunity for the sprinters in this race. Kaden Groves is the big favourite; however it is quite possible that the breakaway will surprise on the day with a few tough ascents in the route. Follow our Live Blog below! 

Famed for his breakaway moves and relentlessly attacking style, Thomas de Gendt was keen on taking a final Grand Tour stage win before retirement at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Over the first 16 stages however, the Belgian has been relatively anonymous. The reason for this quiet farewell? According to...

Despite having finished 4th at both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in his career, when Ben O'Connor moved into the race lead of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana on stage 6, many assumed it would be a matter of time before he passed it on. Now though, as stage 17 begins, the Aussie is still, just a...

Wout van Aert has been one of the stars of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, winning three stages and looking on course to take home both the Green Jersey and the Polka-dot Jersey. Sadly however, on stage 16, the Belgian crashed out on a slippery descent, ending his race.  "He spent the night in hospital. W...

In a golden bike and with new golden stripes on his jersey, Remco Evenepoel returned to competition at the Tour of Britain. The Belgian contributed to the victory of Paul Magnier whilst accessing his own form in the opening day of the British race. “Difficult, I was not completely at my best either....

With just five stages remaining in the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, the spotlight is fixed on Primož Roglic's pursuit of Ben O’Connor for the coveted red jersey. Yet, the battle for the podium is far from over. Enric Mas, Richard Carapaz, and Mikel Landa are all within striking distance of each other, each...

Ben O'Connor was fined 1000CHF and was stripped of 20 UCI points yesterday. At first it was announced in the race report that he had arrived at the podium celebrations late. Then, it was confirmed that this was his own mistake; and a video shows the moments of him arriving again, clearly angry befor...

A transfer that had been in the making for a few months, now confirmed. Astana Qazaqstan Team continue their run of signings... After the likes of Alberto Bettiol, Diego Ulissi and Wout Poels the team has confirmed the signing of another experienced classics rider - Sergio Higuita. “Sergio is a ride...

The 2024 season has been cursed for Team Visma | Lease a Bike with injuries shadowing their leaders throughout the whole year. Wout van Aert looked to finally reach his best form, take wins and be motivated; but his run of normality came to an end during stage 16 as he crashed twice and was forced t...

Stage 16 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana brought the race to the mythical slopes of Lagos de Covadonga. Although the climb didn't start well for race leader Ben O'Connor, the Australian battled bravely to limit his success and save the Red Jersey by just 5 seconds. In fact, the Decathlon AG2R La Mondial...

After the first two summit finishes of stage 16 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Wout van Aert's hopes of winning both the King of the Mountains and points classifications looked very good. However, after Van Aert crashed out on a slippery descent, Jay Vine now leads the race for polka-dots. "I didn’t q...

Ben O'Connor was able to narrowly hang on to his red jersey on Lagos de Covadonga. Five seconds of advantage over Primoz Roglic isn't something the Australian will jumping from happiness about, but what happened after the stage is probably going to stick in his mind tonight.The Decathlon AG2R La Mon...

Wout van Aert's bright performance at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana met a premature end on stage 16 as the Team Visma | Lease a Bike superstar crashed hard on a slippery descent and was forced to abandon the race. After three stage wins and holding a lead in both the points classification and the King of...

Wout van Aert has been back to his brilliant best at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, winning three stages and amassing a lead in both the points classification and the King of the Mountains. Sadly, on stage 16 of the Spanish Grand Tour, it all came to a crashing halt. Initially, the Belgian crashed early...

Wout van Aert crashed out of the Vuelta a España, however the race goes on. There is a new green jersey now in Kaden Groves who is the man to beat for stage 17. We preview a day that is the final opportunity for the sprinters; but is a very difficult day nonetheless. On paper this is the final oppor...

Although we are still in the middle of the last week of the Vuelta a Espana 2024, the Zurich World Championships is approaching and the teams are announcing their teams to try to win the rainbow jersey. The last country to confirm which riders will represent them in Switzerland has been Colombia, wh...

Mark Cavendish is a professional cyclist for Astana Qazaqstan Team and is one of the most successful sprinters of all time. He is best known for his 34 wins at the Tour de France and his long-standing goal to beat Eddy Merckx' tally, but has also won 16 stages at the Giro d'Italia, become World Cham...

Carlos Rodríguez crossed the finish line in 15th position, sixth among the favorites for the final overall classification, in the 16th stage of the Vuelta a Espana 2024 finishing in the Lagos de Covadonga. The INEOS Grenadiers Spaniard lost just 9 seconds to Enric Mas, Richard Carapaz and Primoz Rog...

João Almeida is a Portuguese professional cyclist and rider for UAE Team Emirates. He is best known as Portugal's current best professional road cyclist, one of the most consistent stage riders and best scorers in the UCI rankings. He has won races such as the Tour of Poland and the Tour of Luxembou...

Still very young Paul Magnier powered to his third professional victory in the opening stage of the Tour of Britain. Soudal - Quick-Step invested everything into that triumph, including their stars Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe who set up the sprint."It feels really great," begins the 20-ye...

Sam Bennett is a professional cyclist who currently races for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team. He is known as one of the best sprinters in the current peloton, having in his palmarès stages on all three Grand Tours, aswell as having won the green jersey at the 2020 Tour de France. It features aswell...

Nairo Quintana is a professional cyclist who was born in Colombia and has been one of the most prominent figures in modern cycling, racing for Movistar Team, where he was one of the most prominent climbers, having most famously won the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana throughout his career. He has...

Mikel Landa took a gamble on Lagos de Covadonga with a long attack to try to test the favourites on stage 16 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. He attacked just before the dreaded Huesera, but could not take more than ten seconds and when Enric Mas attacked behind the group of favourites he was caught.The...

Stage 16 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana again saw Enric Mas at a very high level on the final climb to Lagos de Covadonga. Although he didn't manage to gain time on Primoz Roglic, the Spaniard entered the finish line ahead of Ben O'Connor.The Movistar Team leader is showing very good legs, and he's sti...

After repeated attempts over the last few days at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, the victory has finally arrived for Marc Soler after a great performance in the breakaway during the final climb to Lagos de Covadonga on stage 16.The UAE Team Emirates rider gives Spanish cycling its third victory of the ed...

Stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana 2024 kicked off the third and final week of the race, with the general classification fight igniting on the iconic Lagos de Covadonga.The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team leader, Ben O'Connor started the stage with a lead of just over 1 minute on Primoz Roglic, and eve...

On an incredibly dramatic day at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, there was no shortage of action. The stage win went to UAE Team Emirates' Marc Soler, Wout van Aert dramatically crashed out and the GC fight ignited again!With the peloton having been able to rest and recuperate yesterday, there were plenty...

In an unfortunate turn of events, Wout van Aert has crashed for the second time on Stage 16 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, forcing him to abandon the race. The Belgian star from Team Visma | Lease a Bike had been in phenomenal form, however, his hopes of another stage win came crashing down on a wet a...

From the 3rd to the 8th of September Great Britain's biggest event, the Tour of Britain, will be on the road. We preview stage 2.Stage 2 is another hilly day but this one with certainty more dangerous. From Darlingtson to Redcar there are 152 explosive kilometers with several short and sharp climbs...

The 16th stage of the Vuelta a España will be a mountainous day. The Collada Llomena and summit finish at Lagos de Covadonga will provide enough difficulties for the riders to tackle and Ben O'Connor will once again be put to the test. Follow our Live Blog below!

For the second time of the day, Wout van Aert has hit the deck hard on stage 16 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. After having bounced back up from his first crash to get himself into the day's breakaway, Van Aert took maximum points at each of the first two categorised climbs. On a wet and slippery desc...

Paul Magnier has sprinted to victory on the opening stage of the 2024 Tour of Britain, moving into the early race lead as a result, thanks in part to a brilliant leadout by Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe. Three riders got themselves in the breakaway early on. With 50km to go however, the lea...

For a few years now, every time Eddie Dunbar picks up some momentum, injury, illness or bad luck seems to strike. At the 2024 Vuelta a Espana however, the Irishman was finally rewarded for his efforts, taking the biggest win of his career on stage 11."Since the Vuelta last year, I think I've come of...

The 2024 Vuelta a España is wide open into the final week. Without the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, we have had one of the most open Grand Tours in recent years and entering the final week it is still far from clear who the final winner will be. But we take a look at the contenders. ...

After a rest day, plenty riders will be feeling re-energized at the Vuelta a España but Wout van Aert will certainly not be one of them. Right at the start of stage 16 the Belgian had a rough return to racing as he went down in the opening kilometers of the day. Although it didn't seem to be a crash...

Oscar Onley is another of Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL's many talents, who has emerged this season to truly show his face at the highest level. He won at Willunga Hill back in January, finished eighth at the Tour de Suisse; and although he was largely absent from the action he got new motivation from h...

Week 3 of La Vuelta a Espana 2024 promises drama and spectacular racing as the peloton faces an array of grueling mountain stages and a final-day time trial that could decide the red jersey.As the race enters its final and most difficult week, we are set to witness decisive moments that could reshuf...

Mathieu van der Poel won the World Championships last year in Glasgow and he has been wearing - with plenty success - the rainbow jersey over the past year. This time is coming to an end, and he admits that it will be difficult to win in Zurich but also the upcoming European Championships. “It is al...

Juan Manuel Gárate, EF Education-EasyPost's sport director at the Vuelta a España 2024, talked about Richard Carapaz's goals between now and Sunday's arrival in Madrid. It includes victory and the American team is willing to risk it all for the triumph. He again made it clear in the diario AS, as th...

The Tour of Britain has a few stars in it's field this year and throughout six stages it will be showing none other than the double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel. The Soudal - Quick-Step will be racing in a new jersey with special details concerning his recent victories. Talking to Het Laatse Nie...

Although Ben O'Connor battled hard throughout the second week of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, the Australian now has Primoz Roglic breathing down his neck in the fight for the Red Jersey.“I didn’t expect it [to have the jersey], but the excitement really hasn’t changed since I had the jersey,” O’Connor...

Remco Evenepoel had himself a very successful summer. After podiuming his Tour de France debut, the Belgian starred at the 2024 Paris Olympics, doubling up with gold in both the road race and the individual time trial. After such epic results, the celebrations were equally as epic. "After all the ce...

With one week to go, Primoz Roglic still hasn't regained the red jersey. It was clear from the first moment, but gifting Ben O'Connor 5 minutes in the GC wasn't the best of plans. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has been gradually removing bits of the Australian's lead since then, but at the second...

From the 3rd to the 8th of September Great Britain's biggest event, the Tour of Britain, will be on the road. We preview stage 1.The race starts off with a stage starting and ending in the city of Kelso. It's a day for the sprinters but not with certainty as there will be a 2.7-kilometer long climb...

The match between Tim Wellens and the Benelux Tour (currently called Renewi Tour) must have been made in the heaven. The 33-year-old won the WorldTour stage race for a fourth time last weekend and it was once again a combination of massive efforts in both; the time trial and during the queen stage.T...

Wout van Aert has been well and truly back to his brilliant best at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Three stage wins and, as of the second rest day, both the points classification and King of the Mountains classification lead, the Belgian is positioning himself well to challenge for the Rainbow Jersey in...

Lance Armstrong reviewed the second week of the Vuelta a Espana in his podcast The Move. The American didn't understand the bike change that ended up costing Primoz Roglic a 20-second penalty, not only because of that, but because the effort to get back to the front of the race wasn't worth the chan...

From the 3rd to the 8th of September Great Britain's biggest event, the Tour of Britain, will be on the road. We preview the race ahead. The race this year will only have six stages, but by no means does it mean it will be a less exciting edition. There will be several stars on the startlist and the...

From the 3rd to the 8th of September Great Britain's biggest event, the Tour of Britain, will be on the road. We take a look at the startlist. The startlist includes: Tobias Foss, Ethan Hayter, Tom Pidcock, Julian Alaphilippe, Remco Evenepoel, Paul Magnier, Pello Bilbao, Wout Poels, Oscar Onley, Cas...

Stage 16 of the Vuelta a España will be yet another day in the mountains. In the Asturias, the peloton will tackle another brutal mountain stage, this time with the finale at the famous Lagos de Covadonga. Can Ben O'Connor hold on to the race lead once again? We preview the stage ahead. The third we...

Florian Vermeersch is making the switch for UAE Team Emirates next year. He'll join forces with compatriot Tim Wellens in Tadej Pogacar's team. Rumour has it that Rune Herregodts is another Belgian on the radar of the super team.Where there's smoke, there's fire. Rune Herregodts to UAE Team Emirates...

In the latest episode of Kop over Kop, the guests discuss the developments in the Vuelta. Despite significant time losses, Ben O'Connor still holds more than a minute over Primoz Roglic. In addition, the Slovenian carries extra 20 seconds as a punishment for car drafting in the Sunday's stage. Accor...

The 2024 European Championships follows hot on the heels of the Vuelta a Espana. The event will be held from September 11 to 15 in Limburg, Belgium, with Spain becoming the latest team to announce their roster. On the list, there are 3 riders from Equipo Kern Pharma. The Spanish team is having an ou...

Enric Mas always seems to save his best legs for the Vuelta a Espana and 2024 is no different. At the second and final rest day, the Movistar Team leader sits 3rd overall, 2:23 behind the Red Jersey wearing Ben O'Connor. “For now I am third, very close to second and fourth and, increasingly, closer...

Earlier this year, it looked as if Jay Vine's career might be over following a horrific crash at the Itzulia Basque Country left him in intensive care. Now though, just a few months later, 28-year-old Australian is impressing and right in the fight for the King of the Mountains jersey. "We wanted so...

Mads Pedersen is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl-Trek. He was born on December 18, 1995, in Tølløse, Denmark. Pedersen is a sprinter who has won stages in all three Grand Tours — the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España. He won the men’s...

Jasper Philipsen is a Belgian professional cyclist currently riding for UCI World Tour team Alpecin-Deceuninck. Since the 2023 Tour de France, he has been recognized as one of the fastest sprinters in the world.Name: Jasper PhilipsenBirthday: March 2, 1998Birthplace: Mol, BelgiumTurned pro: 2018Heig...

Sepp Kuss (born September 13, 1994) is an American professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI World Tour Team Visma | Lease a Bike. Kuss is a talented climber who has taken stage victories in the Tour de France and Vuelta a España and is an overall winner in the latter.Name: Sepp KussBirthday:...

With just a week to go at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Groupama - FDJ leader David Gaudu is sitting 7th overall, 4:39 off the Red Jersey, but more importantly, just 2:16 away from a first ever Grand Tour podium finish.The day before the rest day, Gaudu put in another positive showing in the mountains,...

The 2024 Vuelta a Espana has become a real survival of the fittest after a brutal second week. Whilst not showing the form of 2023, that saw him win the Spanish Grand Tour, Sepp Kuss had arguably his most positive showing on stage 15's summit finish.“It has been super hard,” the American Team Visma...

Mattias Skjelmose has been growing into the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, getting stronger and stronger with every mountain test that goes by. As the Grand Tour reaches the second rest day, the Dane currently sits 9th overall, 4:51 down on the Red Jersey wearing Ben O'Connor. The upward progression of Skjel...

Despite garnering a major advantage in the general classification following his breakaway raid on stage 6, many expected Ben O'Connor to be out of the Red Jersey by now. At the second rest day however, the Australian still holds more than a minute of lead at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. "Everyone expec...

The Vuelta a España 2024 has lived this Sunday, September 1, the most important stage for the general classification. In Cuitu Negru, Enric Mas and Primoz Roglic attacked once again and took time on Ben O'Connor but the AUstralian had a strong day and held on to th erace lead. The second week of La...

Visma | Lease a Bike is losing the 22-year-old talent Johannes Staune-Mittet, WielerFlits reports. The Norwegian had a contract with the Dutch WorldTeam until the end of 2026. However, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale has bought out the contract to allow the youngster transfer to the French team from next...

Tom Pidcock came up just short of retaining his Mountain Bike World Championship title last weekend in Andorra, finishing third as South Africa's Alan Hatherly fired to the rainbow jersey win. After his epic performance at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Pidcock entered the World Championship as the p...

On seemingly every summit finish, Ben O'Connor is being put into difficulty by the likes of Primoz Roglic and Enric Mas at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Nevertheless, heading into the final week of racing, the Australian still maintains a lead of over a minute. "Little by little they're nibbling away at...

The 2024 European Championships are quickly approaching. In the time trial, one of the favourites for the win was expected to be the INEOS Grenadiers' Italian powerhouse, Filippo Ganna. Now though, it turns out that will not be the case.As reported by Ciro Scognamiglio of La Gazzetta dello Sport, th...

At the end of this season, the 37-year-old Rein Taaramae will pack his suitcases and move over to Japan.Taaramae thus won't bring the curtain down on his carrer, as he'll continue racing at the continental level for KINAN Racing Team. There he'll reunite with a former teammate from Cofidis, Thomas L...

Despite being only 23 years old, Axel Laurance will already enter a cooperation with third professional team as the French all-rounder with a strong final kick pens a deal that will see him wear the INEOS Grenadiers colours in next two seasons.In 2022, Laurance entered the professional ranks with B&...

The current New Zealand Road Race Champion, Oceania Time Trial Champion and defending World Champion in Points Race on Track, Aaron Gate, has signed a one-year contract with the World Tour team Astana Qazaqstan Team for the 2025 season.The 33-year-old New Zealander comes over after a year in the Bur...

Soren Kragh Andersen will leave Alpecin-Deceuninck at the end of the season to join their new main challenger in the form of powerful Lidl-Trek. The American team already looked very strong at the classics last year and the addition of the 30-year-old Dane will definitely add an extra depth to their...

The only Latin American champion of the Tour de France, Colombian Egan Bernal of INEOS Grenadiers, had to undergo surgery once again to finally get rid of the problem causing his back pain that had been affecting him on the bike for many years now.Through his social networks, Bernal informed about i...

Ben O'Connor has slowly been losing time throughout the past week at the Vuelta a España but the reality is he continues to lead the race into the final week and only sustained minor losses in Cuitu Negru - the race's hardest climb. The red jersey talks through what was one of he hardest days of the...

This Vuelta a España is on fire and the jury has made things even closer. Primoz Roglic gained 38 seconds on Ben O'Connor at the Cuitu Negru climb today; but he has just received a 20-second penalty after spending an excessive amount of time behind the team car after a bike change. This is not a com...

Thomas Gloag's season ended as early as it had begun. The Visma | Lease a Bike rider crashed during a training and suffered fractures to both his elbows. The Brit has undergone a surgery to treat his injuries which won't allow him to compete again this autumn."Unfortunately Thomas Gloag will not be...

Puck Pieterse is the new world champion on the mountain bike. The 22-year-old Dutch woman proved to be by far the strongest in the Olympic Cross country event in Pal Arinsal, Andorra, and soloed to her first rainbow jersey among the pros.The all-rounder from Fenix-Deceuninck became the first Dutch w...

Geraint Howell Thomas,  born 25 May 1986, is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for UCI World Tour team INEOS Grenadiers. He is one of the few riders in the modern era to achieve significant elite success as both a track and road rider, with notable victories in the velodrome, in one-day...

Rui Costa is a Portuguese cyclist who rides for EF Education-EasyPost. He has become one of the most prominent stage racers in modern cycling, most notably becoming world champion in 2013.Name: Rui CostaBirthday: October 5, 1986Birthplace: Póvoa de Varzim, PortugalTurned pro: 2007Height: 1.83mStrava...

Terrible news for Benoît Cosnefroy who suffered a fractured left collarbone after his fall on the fourth stage of the Renewi Tour. The Frenchman will therefore most likely miss out on the World Championships in Zurich, which would've been a great opportunity for the puncheur to show that his nationa...

Alejandro Valverde has ended his professional career as the sixth rider with the most points in UCI history according to procyclingstats.com. The Murcian has completed an impressive career in which he has accumulated no less than 133 professional victories (including a Vuelta a Espana, innumerable c...

Kasper Asgreen is a professional cyclist who currently races for Soudal - Quick-Step and is a cobbled classics expert. The Dane has taken several national titles on both road races and time-trials but has also established himself as one of the best time-trialists in the world. Asgreen is the winner...

Mattias Skjelmose is making his first bid for the Grand Tour overall classification here at the Vuelta a España and he is currently on the up. Out of the many riders aiming for GC success, he certainly seems to be recovering very well and has climbed onto the Top10 in Cuitu Negru after a formidable...

Wout van Aert is on great form at this Vuelta a España and he is showing it by making a double trip to the podium after stage 15. Although he aims for stage wins and the green jersey, the Belgian is actually taking on a side quest as he leads on the KOM classification into the final week of the race...

In the Cuitu Negru ski station there was lots of pain this afternoon. The Vuelta a España just had it's toughest summit finish and Primoz Roglic even asked if he had lost time to Ben O'Connor... The Vuelta a España is wide open as the Slovenian came closer to the race lead but did not make an impact...

A very excited Pablo Castrillo arrived at the finish line completely empty after getting in Cuitu Negru his second stage victory in the Vuelta a España 2024. The new star of Spanish cycling, who competes for the modest Equipo Kern Pharma - whom many questioned their wildcard, raised his arms again b...

Enric Mas has shown today that Puerto de Ancares was an off day and that he is still the strongest in the mountains along with Primoz Roglic in this Vuelta a España. He has put in a strong performance at Cuitu Negru, being the first of the GC riders to cross the line; taking time on Ben O'Connor but...

Ben O'Connor finishes the second week of the Vuelta a España in the red jersey after defending himself well in Cuitu Negru. Enric Mas and Primoz Roglic were strong on the day but the gaps were not huge; as Pablo Castrillo won stage 15 - his second of the week. The stage had a very fast start and it...

Stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana is a day that promises a lot of action! The riders will face the mother of all steep climbs this Sunday. Ben O'Connor's race lead will be put to the test in Cuitu Negru; perhaps the toughest climb of the entire race. Today could be a breakaway day or between favourite...

Arnaud De Lie has just won the queen stage of the Renewi Tour in the Belgian jersey, and in the cobbles of Geraardsbergen. It was the best way that the Lotto Dstny rider could've ended the race, even though the team lost the race lead of Alec Segaert. “Winning here with the Belgian jersey… That’s no...

Tim Wellens has won the overall classification of the Renewi Tour and has defended his title from 2023. The UAE Team Emirates rider put on a brilliant performance on stage 5 of the Belgian race whilst Arnaud De Lie matched him and won in Geraardsbergen. A breakaway of over 20 riders formed in what w...

Puck Pieterse won the women's Mountain Bike World Championships this morning in Pal Arinsal, Andorra; But in the men's side her road counterpart Tom Pidcock was unable to have the same success. Alan Hatherly took a strong victory against the riders who battled for the Olympic Games win. The South Af...

Stage 15 of the Vuelta a España will be the final day of the second week and it will finish atop the Cuitu Negru ski station. It will be an insanely hard climb with ramps that were debuted in 2012 going up to 24% at the end of a long climb. Tour de France and Vuelta a España winner in the 80's Pedro...

Filippo Ganna lined up to the Renewi Tour on Wednesday, but was unable to follow the peloton in the sprinter's stage to Bilzen. The 28-year-old rider crossed the finish line eight minutes after the winner Jonathan Milan. Following this unsatisfying performance, Ganna did not appear on the starting p...

Wout van Aert has already won on three occasions at this Vuelta a España and has climbed to the podium as the leader of both points and KOM classifications. However, it can't be denied that the Belgian will have felt disappointed after not taking the stage win today after Team Visma | Lease a Bike w...

Puck Pieterse absolutely stormed through the course of the XCO World Championships. The Dutch talent left everyone in the dust and arrived to the finish with nearly a minute advantage over compatriot Anne Terpstra. Martina Berta completes the podium. Disappointed pre-race favourite Pauline Ferrand-P...

A disappointment for Alpecin-Deceuninck who placed their GC hopes at the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel. However the world champion will not start today in the final stage of the Renewi Tour. Earlier in the race, Van der Poel narrowly avoided a crash in the individual time trial, but he did hit his k...

Six unique bicycles belonging to the biggest stars of the cycling peloton, including a special one belonging to world champion Mathieu van der Poel, were stolen by a group of experienced thieves from public exposition in Valkenburg during the night from Thursday to Friday. Police is looking for any...

Stage 15 of the Vuelta a España is a day that promises! The riders are in the Asturias and they will face the mother of all steep climbs this Sunday. Ben O'Connor's race lead will be put to the test in Cuitu Negru; perhaps the toughest climb of the entire race. 3800 meters of climbing in 143 kilomet...

Adding to his points clasification lead, Wout Van Aert now also seizes control in the King of Mountains classification after having added 14 points to his tally in the thirteenth stage of Vuelta a Espana on top of finishing 5th on the very steep final climb.The Visma | Lease a Bike didn't really hav...

Visma | Lease a Bike are not having the Vuelta a Espana they had hoped for. Sure, Wout Van Aert has won three stages, but the GC leaders Sepp Kuss and Cian Uijtdebroeks were so far behind expections.The defending champion Kuss is currently 15th overall and even a top-10 will be tough case to crack....

Kasper Asgreen has a rather light-hearted history with Primoz Roglic from the legendary Tour de France 2020. The Slovenian left everyone in the dust on the way up to massive GC gains on the Puerto de Ancares on Friday. Near the finish line, he rode past Asgreen whom he made recall their Tour story. ...

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. In Belgium and The Netherlands the peloton will tackle a five-day stage- race which will feature opportunities for the sprinters, time-trialists and classics specialists. We preview stage 5.Finally, th...

While Mathieu van der Poel is the main star of Alpecin-Deceuninck, much of his success wouldn't have been possible without the selfless work of his loyal teammates. One of the men 'behind the scenes', the former Swiss champion Silvan Dillier talks about racing for the Dutch phenomenon but also about...

In his latest column, Patrick Lefevere takes on the subject of Soudal - Quick-Step transfer period. The traditional World Tour formation seemingly mostly lost this winter, with long-time leaders Julian Alaphilippe and Kasper Asgreen setting off on a new adventure.For example, the Soudal - Quick-Step...

The Vuelta a Espana 2024 is providing plenty of chances for breakaway riders to win, although on stage 14 it didn't quite happen. Seeing that everything was heading for a bunch sprint, Marc Soler decided to take the day easy.The Spanish UAE Team Emirates rider has finished third three times so far....

The Vuelta a Espana 2024 is approaching its decisive week. Sunday's stage 15 with finish on Cuitu Negru might possibly proved us a key on how the general classification will play out. However, Movistar Team will arrive without aspirations of fighting for the final victory with Enric Mas.The Balearic...

Primoz Roglic didn't look sharp into Granada in the high mountains but the downhill finish saved him from the attack of Enric Mas. On the contrary, today it was the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider who went on the attack and dropped the competition at the Puerto de Ancares to move closer to the rac...

Pavel Bittner already did it. He's already won the fifth stage of Vuelta a Espana in his Grand Tour debut. But with food comes hunger and that's not different for the 22-year-old Czech who wanted to grasp the unexpected sprint opportunity on the fourteenth stage of the race. Despite a scary-looking...

From the 3rd to the 8th of September Great Britain's biggest event, the Tour of Britain, will be on the road. We take a look at the stage's profiles. The race this year will only have six stages, but by no means does it mean it will be a less exciting edition. There will be several stars on the star...

Corbin Strong has for the second time in this Vuelta a España ridden to a third place in a bunch sprint. However, he was disappointed after today, as he was not able to contest the victory due to starting his sprint far from the two main favourites on the day: Kaden Groves and Wout van Aert. Strong...

Over the past two seasons Jasper Philipsen has arguably been the most successful sprinter in the peloton but this year he has met his match. Jonathan Milan beat him directly in the first two sprints of the Renewi Tour; but today the Belgian got his revenge after a strong leadout from Mathieu van der...

Fabio Jakobsen is a professional cyclist and one of the best sprinters in the world, who currently rides for Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL. He is best known for his many wins in the Vuelta a España, Tour de France, and many other races aswell as being a former European Champion. Famously, he has also re...

Kaden Groves does not win too much but when he does, it's usually in Spain. He has only two stage wins to his name this season and both have been at the Vuelta a España; today he won stage 14 on a day where the climbers and puncheurs were expected to thrive. The 23-kilometer long Puerto de Letariego...

The overall classification was not expected to change dramatically on stage 14 but the truth is there have not been any changes, ahead of another brutal stage with a summit finish at Cuitu Negru. The GC riders raced conservatively and Primoz Roglic managed to return to the peloton after a late punct...

Stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana takes the riders into the mountains once again but it'll be much easier (at least percentage-wise) than the previous and next day. We should see another fight for the breakaway win on this day but it's also an opportunity for GC riders to further test Ben O'Connor and...

The Vuelta a España keeps delivering surprises. Stage 14 featured a climb of over 20 kilometers right up until the final kilometers but despite the high pace there weren't big gaps and Kaden Groves survived the climb in the peloton; before outsprinting Wout van Aert to his second stage win. This was...

Jonathan Milan won the two bunch sprints of the Renewi Tour until today, but the technical finale launched obstacles that took him out of the fight for victory. Jasper Philipsen seized the opportunity and a great leadout from Mathieu van der Poel to win stage 4. Six riders formed the day's breakaway...

Team Jayco AlUla's 2025 roster begins to shape up for next season as the team announces yet another new addition to the Australian team's roster. Robert Donaldson comes through the popular British U23 academy Trinity Racing where many present-day pros such as Tom Pidcock, Ben Healy, Ben Turner, Thom...

So far Primoz Roglic has been the strongest in the mountains of the Vuelta a Espana except for the day in Granada when Enric Mas was able to challenge him on the Hazallanas climb in a stage that featured 3 consecutive climbs. After that stage the Slovenian admitted that he still had back discomfort...

Simone Roganti, a young Italian cyclist, died suddenly after feeling ill at home on the evening of Friday, August 30. The young athlete who only turned 21 a few days ago was one of the stand out performs at the Italian continental level and seemed to have a bright future ahead.The alarm went off aro...

David Gaudu was one of the revelations of the very steep finish at the Puerto de Ancares. The Groupama - FDJ rider was among the first riders to be dropped from the frantic pace set by Primoz Roglic's teammates, but as it turned out, the 27-year-old Frenchman knew perfectly what he was doing and eve...

The INEOS Grenadiers, once an unshakeable force in professional cycling, are experiencing their most challenging year to date in 2024. A team that once dominated the grand tours with legends like Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, and Egan Bernal, now finds itself struggling to find a home at the front o...

There has been no shortage of fallout from a dramatic stage 11 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana and barbs continue to be traded between Richard Carapaz and EF Education-EasyPost on one side and race leader Ben O'Connor and Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team on the other.It all comes back to when the breakaw...

Stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana takes the riders into the mountains once again but it is much easier than the previous and next day. We should see another fight for the breakaway win on this day but the spectacle is assured whatever happens. Stage 14 is an interesting day in the mountains Certainly...

The season is almost over for Arnaud De Lie who will have a lot to re-evaluate after a season that saw him big as many race as ever, however on the biggest scene, things didn't work out as he would've envisioned. Becoming the Belgian champion after having won the sprint against all the Belgium's top...

The Civiglio climb won't be part of the iconic course of Il Lombardia. The landslide of mid-May made it impossible to use the climb safely. And, above all, the expert reports have not provided any guarantee regarding safety, which will be restored only after the intervention on the slope, planned in...

Stage 11 was not a good day for the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team. After Ben O'Connor suffered some more time loss in the fight for the Red Jersey, cutting his advantage in the general classification, the team were struck with a number of yellow cards from the UCI. It all comes back to when the br...

After last twelve months clothed in stripes and stars that felt more like a struggling to Quinn Simmons, the last year's American road champion seems to be well on his way back to fulfill the promise of a 2019 junior world champion. The 23-year-old had just had just equalled the Strava KoM record of...

The 2005 class seems to be filled with extremely talented climbers and among them the youngest (but perhaps also most talented) is the little guy Jarno Widar.The winner of Giro Next Gen entered the Tour de l'Avenir as an overwhelming favourite for victory, especially since main challenger AJ August...

There was a lot of talk after the eleventh stage of Vuelta a Espana, where the race jury decided to distribute yellow cards to three Decathlon AG2R riders who tried to block the road after a breakaway had pretty much established, but due to their actions, Richard Carapaz who wanted to make a late at...

Stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana 2024 was by far the stage where Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe came out the happiest so far. Primoz Roglic took a tremendous blow to the general classification, while Enric Mas, his main rival, collapsed on the final climb to the Puerto de Ancares.It all worked out well...

Sepp Kuss seemed to have found his best climbing legs again during the thirteenth stage of the Vuelta a Espana, as he briefly attempted to follow the wheel of Enric Mas and Primoz Roglic on the Puerto de Ancares. However it quickly became clear that the American overestimated himself and eventually...

Every week we show you the points that the top riders and teams have scored during the 2024 season, but the main reason why this is important is because of the 2023-2025 cycle. The Top18 scoring teams will be attributed a World Tour license from 2026 onwards and currently, there is still a big battl...

Afonso Eulálio is leaving the Portuguese peloton and his destination is the top echelon of world cycling. The revelation was made by the ABTF Betão - Feirense rider after winning the 5th stage of the Jornal de Notícias Grand Prix. And there are already reports linking him to Bahrain - Victorious.Acc...

Marc Soler has been searching for a stage win all throughout the Vuelta a España, in a UAE Team Emirates that has given a free role to virtually every rider since the start of the race. Today he was again relatively close, but his third spot was nothing but a consolation prize after the team saw it'...

Stage 13 to the Puerto de Ancares at the Vuelta a España proved to be a brutal challenge for the overall classification - the biggest so far. Mikel Landa was second out of all GC contenders and managed to improve his chances of finishing on the podium after a strong performance. The leader of Soudal...

Movistar Team were the squad that took responsibility today in the peloton to make the race hard but in the end it did not pay off. Enric Mas looked strong at the start of Puerto de Ancares but then cracked and lost valuable time to Primoz Roglic who moved closer to the red jersey of Ben O'Connor. O...

Michael Woods won the Canadian national championships this year and that is a career highlight, but besides that result he has not managed to be at the front this year. It comes as a huge relief to finally win again at the highest level, taking the win from the breakaway today in a group that was ve...

Ben O'Connor's time in the red jersey is running out at the Vuelta a España. Tomorrow he should remain safe, but in the Puerto de Ancares today he lost more time and has Primoz Roglic already closeby. The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider struggled in the final climb in what was another difficult day...

The Vuelta a España 2024 faced this Friday, August 30, one of its decisive stages for the general classification. The Puerto de Ancares was going to test Enric Mas, Primoz Roglic, Richard Carapaz, Mikel Landa and Carlos Rodríguez, who were looking to cut time with the red jersey, Ben O'Connor.The De...

Stage 13 of the Vuelta a España was a serious mountain day. Not overly hard until the final climb of the Puerto de Ancares. The victory was for the breakaway and Michael Woods was the strongest on the day, taking his third-ever Vuelta victory. Another day for the breakaway. 23 riders went up the roa...

With 18 kilometers to go on today's stage there was one of the most dramatic crashes of the Vuelta a España. UAE Team Emirates had three riders in the day's breakaway but went down to one as both Jay Vine and Brandon McNulty crashed. The latter went down a ravine. The American crashed in a right-han...

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. In Belgium and The Netherlands the peloton will tackle a five-day stage- race which will feature opportunities for the sprinters, time-trialists and classics specialists. We preview stage 4.The fourth...

The Renewi Tour has seen it's second bunch sprint today and the outcome was the same. Jonathan Milan was the winner of stage 3 after outsprinting Jasper Philipsen once again. An incredibly flat stage, there wasn't ever going to be many opportunities for anyone but the sprinters. In the breakaway of...

Cian Uijtdebroeks is a rider that has promised a lot throughout the past few years but in 2024 he's been having a rough time with Team Visma | Lease a Bike. The young Belgian has had to give up on his GC ambitions at the Vuelta a España and many called for him to be taken out of the race after comme...

Ben O'Connor has without a doubt been one of the main headliners of the Vuelta a España so far and after that being the case on the road, it was also the case on social media. The race leader launched criticism to the race organizers and then deleted his account shortly after. He now explains the si...

We enter the Asturias with a brutal mountain stage. The Vuelta a Espana returns to the Puerto de Ancares, through it's steepest side, and Ben O'Connor will be taken to the limit. Will he able to survive the expected offensive from Primoz Roglic and Enric Mas?Follow all the day's action through our L...

It is difficult to explain in words the day they lived yesterday in the Equipo Kern Pharma team. Starting with the news of the death of a key man in the history of its structure, Manolo Azcona, yet ending with winning a stage of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, as Pablo Castrillo beat men like Marc Soler a...

Although Soudal - Quick-Step have been making a noted effort to target climbers in the transfer market over recent years, the Classics remain a key target for 'The Wolfpack'. As such, the team have moved to bolster their ranks for the upcoming seasons. With the acquisition of former Gent Wevelgem po...

We enter the Asturias with a brutal mountain stage. The Vuelta a España returns to the Puerto de Ancares, through it's steepest side, and Ben O'Connor will be taken to the limit. Will he able to survive the expected offensive from Primoz Roglic and Enric Mas? A brutal day of racing, but only the fir...

In 2023, Team Visma | Lease a Bike were on top of the cycling world. Becoming the first team to win all three Grand Tours in the same season, the likes of Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic, Sepp Kuss, Wout van Aert, Christophe Laporte and more were all in top form. This year however, it's not quite be...

Stage 13 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana brings with it a very tough day in the high mountains, capped off with a brutal summit finish atop Puerto de Ancares. For Ben O'Connor and Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, it's set to be a potentially decisive day in their fight to hold onto the Red Jersey.Ben O'Conno...

Whilst most of the headlines in the cycling world currently are from Spain and the final Grand Tour of 2024, another stage race is taking place is China currently, the Tour of Hainan.Sadly for Alexey Lutsenko however, the race has ended prematurely after the Kazakh leader of the Astana Qazaqstan Tea...

Stage 11 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana saw a major flash point, when Richard Carapaz ended up in a ditch as the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team attempted to barricade the road and stop any more riders going the established breakaway. The fallout from incident is still being felt a few days later. Cara...

With a 2025 move to Soudal - Quick-Step, it's a return to roots for Max Schachmann, who kicked off his professional career in the Belgian formation. At one point it seemed like the German could enter the top echelons of the cycling guild, but multiple years tainted by recurring illnesses put a stop...

Stage 2 of the 2024 Renewi Tour saw the riders take on an individual time trial. An early key stage for those with plans of winning the general classification. One of those riders touted as having potential race winning capabilities is world champion Mathieu van der Poel and whilst the Dutchman's ti...

After his bronze medal at the recent Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the individual time trial, Wout van Aert once again proved his capabilities against the clock. Don't expect to see the Belgian at the upcoming European Championships or World Championships time trial though.“After the Vuelta, my prefer...

Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team will welcome Sjoerd Bax on a two-year deal beginning in 2025. The Dutch all-rounder brings a wealth of experience and a strong track record of results from before joining the UAE super team in 2023. In his new team, he'd like to recall his best results such as the victory at C...

There's not much good in Dylan van Baarle's 2024 campaign. Probably nothing went according to a plan. How could it with so many injuries? The gods of fortune didn't play a fair game with the 32-year-old Dutchman who missed most of spring, then Tour de France to make a solid impression at the Olympic...

The riders conquered the Montaña de Manzaneda on Thursday with Pablo Castrillo securing a rather upset victory. Twelve years ago, the Galician climb wrote maybe an even more important story in the cycling history. It was there were Chris Froome spent his first day in the lead of overall classificati...

Wout Van Aert tried to enter the breakaway on the twelfth stage of Vuelta a Espana, with finish on Manzaneda. However when a group of ten riders rode clear after a hectic start of the stage, the Visma | Lease a Bike rider sat back to save his legs to fight another day.The victory went to Kern Pharma...

The INEOS Grenadiers haven't managed to taste success as of yet at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. On stage 12, both Oscar Rodriguez and Jhonatan Narvaez got themselves in the breakaway, but sadly they couldn't bring home the win as glory went to Equipo Kern Pharma's Pablo Castrillo."I’m happy to see Pabl...

After a 3rd placed finish on stage 11 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL's Max Poole came even closer on stage 12 finishing 2nd. A first Grand Tour stage win still eludes the young Brit though. “I’m disappointed, but we tried again today," Poole reflected in his post-stage interv...

Ben O'Connor is another day closer to winning the Red Jersey at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana following stage 12. On stage 13 however, the Australian will face arguably the biggest challenge yet in the defence of his race lead.“It was a tricky start, it was actually really hard," reflected the Decathlon...

Another close call for Marc Soler has come at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana on stage 12. The UAE Team Emirates rider saw compatriot Pablo Castrillo be the strongest of the breakaway on Thursday afternoon.Soler took third place while Castrillo went for the win with 10 kilometres to go (although his plan w...

Pablo Castrillo has arrived on the biggest stage of Spanish cycling. After a brilliant breakaway performance on stage 12 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, the Equipo Kern Pharma rider took the summit win.Just after finishing, in the microphones for the press, Pablo Castrillo, exhausted, spoke emotionally...

Stage 12 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana was all about the summit finish finale. In the end though, as the breakaway and Equipo Kern Pharma's Pablo Castrillo took the win on the day, the Red Jersey contenders kept their powder dry. As such, Ben O'Connor retains a 3:16 lead over Primoz Roglic, with Enric...

Another day has gone to the breakaway at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana as Pablo Castrillo of Equipo Kern Pharma took a brilliant summit finish win on stage 12, the biggest success of his career to date ahead of Max PooleWith this stage all about the final climb, their was another intense fight to get int...

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. In Belgium and The Netherlands the peloton will tackle a five-day stage- race which will feature opportunities for the sprinters, time-trialists and classics specialists. We preview stage 3.Stage 3 is...

On stage 2 of the 2024 Renewi Tour, a number of top time trialists were present for the race against the clock, even with the sad departure of Filippo Ganna from the race. In the end, Lotto Dstny's Alec Segaert took the win, his first at World Tour level, with a breakthrough performance. "This is re...

Lotto Dstny's Alec Segaert has taken a big win on stage 2 of the 2024 Renewi Tour, winning the individual time trial in Tessenderlo, moving into the overall race lead as a result.After a day for the sprinters yesterday, stage 2 saw the time trial specialists get their chance to shine. Among the quic...

With three Tour de France titles and now a Giro d'Italia victory on his palmares, the question of when Tadej Pogacar will attempt to complete his Grand Tour set at the Vuelta a Espana is a keenly discussed one. Now, courtesy of the Slovenian's agent Alex Carera, we may have our answer. "His dream is...

Stage 12 of the Vuelta a España will be a very short day on the bike but by no means easy. There will be a lot of small climbs and then a summit finish in Manzaneda where the GC action can kick off again and gaps can be created. Follow our Live Blog below!

Stage 2 of the Renewi Tour is a 15-kilometer long time-trial, a day that will be crucial for the overall classification and will see a battle between riders such as Filippo Ganna, Mikkel Bjerg and Jonathan Milan. We take a look at the start times and order. The first rider to start his effort will b...

Stage 12 of the Vuelta a España is a rather hilly day but with a summit finish in Manzaneda. It will be a day where the GC riders will certainly go to the limit once again, but it is not a hard mountain stage in comparison with the ones that are to come later on. We preview an explosive and short st...

Spanish coach Pascual Momparler stopped by the set of Eurosport yesterday to give more details about the team he will take to the road race at the World Championships in Zurich on September 29. It features a lot of climbing talent in a route that suits these men. It is a World Championships that, fo...

Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España was another day for the breakaway, and amongst the many dozens of riders present in the group, George Bennett was the one who benefited the most. He was very grateful to his teammates at the end of the day, but at the same time very disappointed with the lack of other...

It was a relatively calm day at the Vuelta a España when it came to crashes, but that certainly didn't apply to Richard Carapaz. The EF Education-EasyPost rider went down early in the day due to a movement from the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale riders and the team management was quite irritated with th...

We’ve just passed the halfway stage of the 2024 Vuelta a España, and the race has already delivered thrilling moments, unexpected performances, and its fair share of surprises. After 11 stages, the peloton finds itself in a fascinating position, with a surprising rider in the red jersey and some of...

Today the Renewi Tour peloton tackles the race's sole time-trial. The 15 kilometers against the clock will be decisive for the overall classification but even for the Italian who lost time on the opening day, it was an opportunity to get back to his winning ways. But this morning he has pulled out f...

With races like the Bretagne Classic, Deutschland Tour and Druivenkoers-Overijse ending over the past weekend, the elite peloton has seen some changes in the UCI Rankings. Marc Hirschi and Arnaud De Lie climbed up the ranks whilst Tadej Pogacar remains in the lead. You can check the previous update....

Primoz Roglic has appeared better on the short and steep climbs at the Vuelta a España and so yesterday into Padrón it was predicted that the Slovenian would take the opportunity to attack Ben O'Connor. The Australian struggled on the climb and there has been a meaningful gain for the Red Bull - BOR...

Alberto Contador talked about stage 11 of the Vuelta a España that ended in Padrón and Enric Mas' chances of winning the race against a Primoz Roglic whom the Spaniard managed to drop in the stage to Granada with the long and steep ascent. The winner of the 3 Vueltas, now a Eurosport commentator, wa...

The Renewi Tour saw the victory of Jonathan Milan in it's first stage but perhaps most notable was the crash of Tim Merlier and Dylan Groenewegen at the very finish line. Groenewegen sustained a collarbone fracture however he was not the only Dutch sprinter to leave the race. Olav Kooij will not sta...

23-year old Lennert van Eetvelt is having an incredible roller-coaster season in 2024 which continues to this day. The Lotto Dstny rider has abandoned the Vuelta a España this morning after falling ill and struggling with breathing over the previous stage of the race. "Lennert van Eetvelt will not b...

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. In Belgium and The Netherlands the peloton will tackle a five-day stage- race which will feature opportunities for the sprinters, time-trialists and classics specialists. We preview stage 2.Perhaps the...

Ben O'Connor's general classification lead took a blow on stage 11 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana as the Australian lost time on all of his general classification rivals. Despite the disappointment however, O'Connor remains more than three minutes clear of Primoz Roglic in the GC.“Yes, you can say that...

Whilst stage 11 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana didn't have the highest mountains, the racing was relentless and as Eddie Dunbar took the stage win from the breakaway, Primoz Roglic and others were able to gain significant time on a below par Ben O'Connor. After attacking on the final climb, Roglic imme...

Dylan Groenewegen's autumn couldn't have started (and most likely also ended at the same time) worse. The Dutch champion of Jayco AlUla broke his collarbone in a crash at the end of the opening stage of the Renewi Tour."Unfortunately, hospital tests have confirmed that Dylan Groenewegen has broken h...

Three of red jersey Ben O'Connor's Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team mates received a yellow card after Wednesday's stage 11 of Vuelta a Espana. Why? It's not rare to see GC teams 'blocking' the road to prevent more riders from joining breakaways. But when one of Ben O'Connor's teammates caused Richar...

Wout Van Aert showed monstrous performance on Tuesday to with the tenth stage of Vuelta a Espana. With three victories and a comfortable lead in the points classification, the Visma | Lease a Bike rider took a seemingly day off on Wednesday to finish 12 minutes back.However the Belgian assures that...

Israel - Premier Tech continues to make powerful moves at the transfer market. After the confirmation Kazakh all-rounder Alexey Lutsenko, the new signing aims to add even more depth to Israel - Premier Tech's rapidly growing GC contingent.Jan Hirt may not be the safest bet among the GC riders, but w...

Jasper Philipsen was logically disappointed after his second place in the opening stage of the Renewi Tour. The sprinter of Alpecin-Deceuninck had to fight back from a flat tire in the decisive moments of the race and it was only thanks to epic work from his teammates that he was able to have a word...

Once again, Jonathan Milan did what he knows best and launched an extremely long, but any less powerful, sprint to win the opening stage at the Renewi Tour. Looking forward to the coming stages, the bonification seconds will come more than handy in Milan's quest for the overall victory. The next ste...

Stage 11 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana saw the fight for the Red Jersey ignite once again. For Soudal - Quick-Step's Mikel Landa, it ended up being a solid day despite a slight scare on the final climb of the day. “It’s been another hard stage," reflected the Spaniard afterwards in conversation with S...

As the riders came across the line on stage 11 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, riders were strewn all over the road in different groups. In the front group of general classification hopefuls was Carlos Rodriguez, with the INEOS Grenadiers moving up the GC as a result. Now up to 6th overall, Rodriguez h...

The breakaway took the spoils on stage 11 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana as Team Jayco AlUla's Eddie Dunbar fired to victory with a late attack in the finale of the day's racing. Down the road however, attacks were also coming in the group of the general classification riders, with UAE Team Emirates' A...

After a slow start to his 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Eddie Dunbar sparked into life on stage 11, getting himself into the breakaway and then surprising the fast men with a brilliant late attack to take his first ever Grand Tour stage win.  “It’s weird how it goes sometimes… I had a really bad start to th...

Enric Mas was a very happy man at the finish line in Padrón after showing again that he is one of the strongest in the mountains on stage 11 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana 2024. During the climb to Cruxeiras he rode with Primoz Roglic and they ended up taking time off the Red Jersey of Ben O'Connor at...

Ireland's Eddie Dunbar has taken the first Grand Tour stage win of his career on stage 11 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana after a dramatic day that saw GC time gaps after a late attack by Primoz Roglic.After another intense fight for the breakaway to open the stage, a massive group of 39 riders got them...

Ben O'Connor has looked relatively supreme in the Red Jersey over the past few days. On the final climb of stage 11 however, the Australian is in considerable difficulty. After Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe had been working hard, a Primoz Roglic attack seemed inevitable. When it came however, only Enr...

The 2024 Renewi Tour saw a world class sprinter field take to the start line this Wednesday morning for stage 1. As expected, the day finished in a bunch sprint, won by Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan.For many of the fastest men in the bunch however, things did not go as planned. Fabio Jakobsen and Olav...

The Vuelta a Espana starts on the 17th of August and finishes on the 8th of September. It is the final Grand Tour of the season and, like every year, it will feature a luxurious startlist packed with climbers, sprinters and classics riders looking for their final opportunity to win big in a Grand To...

After a bright Giro d'Italia showing was ended early through illness earlier this year, hopes were high for Cian Uijtdebroeks at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, with the Belgian posing as a GC plan-B for the team. Sadly however, things have not gone well so far. With the first week now in the legs, Uijtde...

European Championships in Belgium is a huge motivation for all the big Belgian stars in the peloton, especially for the home crowd favourites Wout Van Aert and Jasper Philipsen. The race is most likely going to come to a sprint. And Belgian coach has plenty options to choose from in such scenario; P...

In a bunch sprint finish on stage 1 of the 2024 Renewi Tour, Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan has powered to the win from a world class field of sprinters in Bilzen. Five riders got themselves in the breakaway of the day on stage 1, with four Belgian and Frenchman up the road. With such a star studded spr...

Cian Uijtdebroeks has been a notable step lower than expected at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Hoped to have been a general classification plan-B / luxury domestique for Team Visma | Lease a Bike and Sepp Kuss, the Belgian has not been able to offer up much help. After suffering big time loss at the end...

The 2024 Vuelta a Espana hasn't gone completely too plan for UAE Team Emirates. It began with João Almeida and Adam Yates as the weapons in the general classification, but from the first mountain stage the impression was given that Pavel Sivakov, Brandon McNulty and Isaac del Toro might also have am...

After shocking his own teammates to take his first individual Grand Tour win at the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, Sepp Kuss returned to the Spain as the outright GC leader of Team Visma | Lease a Bike this time around. Sadly for the American however, things haven't quite gone to plan so far. After 10 stages...

Carlos Verona is one of Mattias Skjelmose's main domestiques at this Vuelta a España and although he knows perfectly the temperatures that can hit the peloton in his home country, he has called for action against racing in conditions such as last weeks'. The former Movistar Team rider spoke to Marca...

Joxean Matxin was asked about Juan Ayuso once again at the Vuelta a España, and it's safe to say that it's case closed for the Spaniard, as the team now move on and focus on his next objectives whilst focusing on Adam Yates in the overall classification. In words to Relevo, He has made it clear that...

As the Vuelta a España continues, the Covid-19 outbreak continues to grow in size. In the space of only a few days, several riders have already left the race with the virus and now Thymen Arensman is also one of them. INEOS Grenadiers are having an unlucky set of days. Whilst Carlos Rodríguez is hav...

The UCI Rankings have had an important update, featuring several changes in the rankings including INEOS Grenadiers and Uno-X Mobility who have moved on very opposite directions; whilst UAE Team Emirates remains in the unchallenged top of the standings. You can check the previous update. UAE Team Em...

Jai Hindley is an Autralian professional cyclist who currently races for BORA - hansgrohe. He is champion of the Giro d'Italia after he dramatically put on the pink jersey in the final days in the mountains of the 2022 edition. Name: Jai HindleyBirthday: 5 May 1996:Birthplace: Perth,AustraliaTurned...

Richard Carapaz is a professional cyclist, currently riding for EF Education-EasyPost. He is the first and only ever Grand Tour winner from Ecuador, having succeeded in the 2019 Giro d'Italia. Carapaz is one of the few riders in the pro peloton to have finished on the podium of all Grand Tours and a...

Peter Sagan is a professional cyclist racing for RRK Group - Pierre Baguette - Benzinol. Sagan, otherwise known as the 'Tourminator', is a 7-time points classification winner at the Tour de France and 3-time consecutive World Championships winner. He has taken other high-level win triumphs such as P...

Alpecin-Deceuninck are playing both their big cards at the Renewi Tour. Jasper Philipsen will aim for wins in the sprints whilst World Champion Mathieu van der Poel will eye the overall classification - but with his mind in the European and World Championshis. "I had hoped for more difficult stages....

Covid-19 is moving through the Vuelta a España peloton, that is a fact. Laurens de Plus, Harold Martín López and most notably João Almeida have withdrew from the race as a result of it and Almeida's teammate Isaac Del Toro is reportedly also ill but remains in competition. This is reported by ESPN,...

Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España doesn't look overly dangerous looking at the profile but the final climb in the day heading to Padrón is very steep and has the potential to see another exciting GC battle where Ben O'Connor will be put to the test. Follow our Live Blog down below! 

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. In Belgium and The Netherlands the peloton will tackle a five-day stage- race which will feature opportunities for the sprinters, time-trialists and classics specialists. We preview stage 1.The race st...

Stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana went to a Wout van Aert who demonstrated his all-round ability. The Belgian won from the breakaway, adding his third victory in this edition after the other two in sprints in the peloton. But what was more interesting was whether the group of favorites could take time...

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. In Belgium and The Netherlands the peloton will tackle a five-day stage- race which will feature opportunities for the sprinters, time-trialists and classics specialists. We preview the race ahead. Fiv...

Just as the breakaway was about to reach the intermediate sprint in the town of A Barroca, Marc Soler went down to his team car to get a water bottle. He grabbed it with his right hand, put it on his bike... and, just a few metres ahead, Wout van Aert used this opportunity to launch an attack, to se...

Lance Armstrong is back with his podcast The Move to analyze the first week of the Vuelta a Espana 2024. Along with his regular contributors, George Hincapie and Johan Bruyneel, they assessed what happened in the first days of competition in the Spanish Grand Tour, highlighting the brutal victory of...

Matteo Jorgenson's move from Movistar Team to Team Visma | Lease a Bike must go down as one of the signings of the season for the 2024. The American has come on leaps and bounds this year and the hype within Team Visma | Lease a Bike for the American is only growing. "The first difference is that he...

Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España will be a treacherous day in Galicia. The stage will be packed with short and steep climbs and the final one will almost reach 20%. Ben O'Connor will certainly be attacked, but will he be distanced on the final day before a set of mountain days? Stage 11 is another hi...

The first names of Denmark's highly anticipated Zurich World Championships lineup have been confirmed, Ekstra Bladet reports information received from the Danish federation.To noone's surprise, the Lidl-Trek duo Mads Pedersen and Mattias Skjelmose will headline the Scandinavian country during the ro...

Julian Alaphilippe is on the starting list of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. The races are scheduled for September 13th and 15th, which collides with the European Road Championships (September 15). Conclusion? The two-time world champion won't attempt to add t...

Carlos Rodriguez didn't encounter Pico Villuercas in his best shape, but luckily, he was able to regain enough time in the general classification since then to climb back into the top 10. With Vuelta a Espana nearing its halfway point, the INEOS Grenadiers rider is optimistic about what's yet to com...

Mattias Skjelmose made clear his main for 2024 was the Vuelta a Espana. 10 stages in however, and things haven't exactly been going to plan for Lidl-Trek's Dane with him 13th in the general classification, over seven minutes down on the Red Jersey wearing Ben O'Connor. A staple of the first week in...

With the second week of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana opening with a brutally fast stage 10, a number of those riders high up the general classification attempted to get themselves into a breakaway to improve themselves. One of those teams working hard to control things however, were Red Bull - BORA - ha...

Having forced his way into the Red Jersey via a long breakaway raid on stage 6 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Ben O'Connor and his Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team were on high alert on stage 10 to defend against similar moves by his rivals. “In the end, it was the perfect scenario. It was a really har...

The breakaway took the spoils on stage 10 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. In the end, it came down to Quentin Pacher and Wout van Aert in a mano a mano battle. Despite Pacher's best efforts, he could not defeat Van Aert in the sprint for the line. “It was a really fast start with that second category c...

Wout van Aert has been back somewhere close to his very best at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. After two sprint wins, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike superstar made it a hat-trick of sprint wins on stage 10 from the breakaway. “It’s not too often that I can win when my family visits me on a race so it make...

Stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana 2024 resumed the race after the first rest day. The possibility that the general classification could be modified on a course like Tuesday's was not the highest, but it was not ruled out either.Ben O'Connor started the second week with the red jersey that he got with...

Stage 10 of the Vuelta a España sees the peloton in a completely different area and with completely different weather. Away from the heat, the riders tackle a mountainous day in Galicia with a finale in Baiona where Ben O'Connor's red jersey may be again put to the test. You can follow our Live Blog...

Wout van Aert has done it again at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, tkaing his third stage win of the Grand Tour stage 10, this time after a brilliant breakaway performance, outsprinting Quentin Pacher for the win. With the peloton's legs rested and their minds refreshed, many riders had big hopes for toda...

Last weekend, Giulio Ciccone was one of the riders caught up in an astonishing deer attack at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. After battling on for a few more days, the Italian has now been forced to abandon the Grand Tour."Sadly, Giulio Ciccone has been forced to abandon #LaVuelta24 after suffering with...

We don't have too long left for the next bit of international cycling. As the Belgian's reveal their lineup for the upcoming 2024 European Championships however, the recently crowned double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel is notably absent. In the time trial world champion's absence, the Belgian's...

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. In Belgium and The Netherlands the peloton will tackle a five-day stage- race which will feature opportunities for the sprinters, time-trialists and classics specialists.In this article you can find a...

This Vuelta a España is being an absolute obstacle course for the peloton. If only the extreme amount of climbing (most of it is yet to come) wasn't enough of a challenge, the riders have been facing extreme heat and now also rising Covid-19 cases. INEOS Grenadiers will start the second week without...

Tom Pidcock is a professional cyclist for INEOS Grenadiers and one of the most versatile riders in the whole sport. Pidcock is a national champion on the Track, World Champion in Cyclocross, Olympic (two-times) and World Champion in Mountain Biking and Tour de France stage winner on the road all by...

Egan Bernal is a professional cyclist for INEOS Grenadiers and is one of the youngest ever winners of the Tour de France. Having won the Tour in 2019 and the Giro d'Italia in 2021, alongside several other important wins such as in Paris-Nice, the Tour de Suisse and the Tour of California, he has cem...

Filippo Ganna is an Italian professional cyclist who races for INEOS Grenadiers. He is the current Hour Record holder with 56.792 ridden, and is a five-time individual pursuit World Champion on the Track, as well as Olympic Champion at Team Pursuit. On the road, he is a two-time World Champion in th...

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. In Belgium and The Netherlands the peloton will tackle a five-day stage- race which will feature opportunities for the sprinters, time-trialists and classics specialists. We preview the race ahead. Fiv...

Wout van Aert is often a rider who is very consistent but somehow lacks the big wins, but that can't be said of his debut at the Vuelta a España. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider has indeed finished second and third on three occasions; but he also took two wins in the first week of the race and n...

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. In Belgium and The Netherlands the peloton will tackle a five-day stage- race which will feature opportunities for the sprinters, time-trialists and classics specialists. Here's where and when to watch...

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. In Belgium and The Netherlands the peloton will tackle a five-day stage- race which will feature opportunities for the sprinters, time-trialists and classics specialists. Here's the prize money availab...

Ben O'Connor is very clear that this is his big chance to win a Grand Tour. He is the leader of the Vuelta a España with a big gap over the rest in the general classification and he is no longer hiding his ambitions to reach Madrid in red. In an interview with Marca, he spoke about his rivals for th...

The first week of the Vuelta a España is concluded and in all honesty it is a very wide open race so far. Ben O'Connor leads the overall classification after a masterful breakaway, Primoz Roglic looked the strongest in the opening days but Enric Mas was the strongest on the first high-mountains day;...

The World Championships take place in the space of a month in Zurich, Switzerland, and all the contenders are busy planning out their training and racing schedules ahead of the race. Mathieu van der Poel for one has confirmed what will be his final race before it: The Tour de Luxembourg. “I am happy...

The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe team continue to make strong moves in the transfer window, strengthening their ranks for the coming years. In the latest deal announced, a twin pair from Team Visma | Lease join on long term deals. The twin brothers of Tim van Dijke and Mick van Dijke will swap Visma...

The Vuelta a España changes face completely on stage 10. The riders fly north to Galicia with much lower temperatures for the first day of racing in the second week. We preview a day where the riders will still climb a lot and the pressure will be on. The first day of the second week sees the riders...

"Water, water please" were the first words Adam Yates said after winning stage 9 of the Vuelta a España. For many, the Spanish race has been one of survival and management in horrific conditions (even when they are winners), and several riders have suffered heat strokes. After 9 days it is time to f...

Cofidis and La Vuelta a Espana will continue their cooperation for another two years, in one of the longest-standing sponsorships in the history of Spanish sports. The agreement was signed on the 25th of August, during the ninth stage of La Vuelta 24, in a meeting between Luc-Bertrand Salus, General...

Florian Kajamini has not deserved the tag of the best conti rider in Italy for nothing. Despite only winning three times in 2024, the 21-year-old Italian has been a consistent top-10 finisher at the highly valued Italian U23 circuit.Interestingly, the big stand out performance from Kajamini came in...

Although Jarno Widar kicked off the Tour de l'Avenir quite well. There were early signs that he's not in his best when he lost the first mountain stage sprint to Joe Blackmore. On the next day Widar managed to consolidate the damage, however the large offensive of his opponents left him helpless, lo...

Renewi Tour is almost a home race for the Belgian WorldTour team Soudal - Quick-Step. Remco Evenepoel has almost single-handedly saved the Wolfpack's season at the Olympic Games, but a handful of victories at the Belgian/Dutch stage race would definitely be welcome.Concerning sprints, Quick-Step has...

The schedule for the remaining part of the season for one of the best sprinters in the peloton has been confirmed. Jasper Philipsen will start at the Renewi Tour from Wednesday and after that is going to focus on one-day races.The big question in Philipsen's planning is surrounding his participation...

There were already big hints that it would be the case but seemingly it has been confirmed today. Jonas Vingegaard has ended his season. After the Tour de France he raced the Clásica San Sebastián and the Tour de Pologne and will not race again in the 2024 season. American news outlet Velo has repor...

Julian Alaphilippe is a professional cyclist who rides for Soudal - Quick-Step. He is a renowned hilly classics specialist, having won the World Championships in both 2020 and 2021, Milano-Sanremo, Strade Bianche, Clasica San Sebastian and Fléche Wallone on 3 different occasions. He has also won 6 s...

Over recent years, Team SD Worx - Protime has been the dominant force in the women's World Tour peloton, taking wins in almost all of the big races, often in a one-two form. As Lidl-Trek continue strengthen their ranks however, their dominance may soon not be unrivalled. The latest big arrival for L...

Primoz Roglic is a professional cyclist from Red Bull - BORA-hansgrohe. A former Ski Jumper, Roglič was a late bloomer into the ranks of pro cycling, but has evolved to be one the best stage-racers in modern cycling having won the Vuelta a España on three consecutive occasions (2019, 2020 and 2021)...

Mathieu van der Poel is a professional cyclist from the Netherlands who has become one of cycling's most exciting and popular figures. He is the leading figure of Alpecin - Deceuninck and is a multiple time World and European Champion in Cyclocross; a former European Champion in Mountain Biking; and...

On the brutally steep finale to stage 4 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Lennert Van Eetvelt was incredibly impressive and looked set for a first ever Grand Tour stage win. As he began to celebrate just before the line however, the cunning Primoz Roglic spurted towards the line and snatched the stage wi...

He might have started somewhat slowly at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, but Richard Carapaz is growing into the final Grand Tour of the year. With the first week done, the Ecuadorian is now up to 3rd overall, just 4:32 off the Red Jersey of Ben O'Connor. “I understand that we have already had the worst d...

The first rest day of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana has arrived and for Spanish GC hopeful Carlos Rodriguez, things have been solid but not spectacular so far at his home Grand Tour. Ninth in the general classification, Rodriguez is exactly 6:00 down on the Red Jersey of Ben O'Connor, but just 2:07 behin...

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. For Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the stage race brings with it plenty of opportunities for success. Leading the charge, will be sprint star Olav Kooij. "I am really looking forward to it. This race is cl...

From the 28th of August to the 1st of September, the Renewi Tour provides extra World Tour action. In Belgium and The Netherlands the peloton will tackle a five-day stage- race which will feature opportunities for the sprinters, time-trialists and classics specialists. We take a look at it's startli...

The first week of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana has reached a conclusion and with 9 stages in the legs, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's Ben O'Connor sits atop the general classification with a nearly four minute advantage. The reason for the Australian's hefty lead in the GC? A breakaway raid on stage...

Whilst the hype surrounding Covid has died down massively over recent years, the concern within the professional cycling peloton surrounding the disease is still very prevalent. At each of the Grand Tours this year, a number of riders have been forced to leave the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France a...

It's fair to say that not too many would have predicted that Ben O'Connor would be wearing the Red Jersey at the first rest day of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, let alone with a lead of nearly four minutes, but here we are. Despite the positive situation for the Australian leader of Decathlon AG2R La Mo...

The 2024 Vuelta a Espana has reached the first rest day, so it's an early chance to take stock and assess the strongest performers so far. One way to do so, is by seeing who has earned the most money over the first 9 stages. With his two stages wins and having most of the opening week in either the...

Much has been made about the heat over the first week at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana as temperatures continue to be around the 40 degrees Celsius mark and a number of riders feeling the effects of heatstroke. According to Adam Hansen however, the chief of the rider's union, the CPA, whilst the blisteri...

It's official. The long rumoured return of Victor Campenaerts to Team Visma | Lease a Bike will take place in 2025 as the Belgian returns to the team he rode for between 2016 and 2017. "We still know Victor well from his previous time with the team and have kept in good contact since then," says tea...

After a frantic stage 9 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, the general classification standings were completely re-written. Among the big movers, was Groupama - FDJ leader, David Gaudu. Getting himself into the day's early breakaway, Gaudu was among the strongest and could for a while at least, dream of a...

The Cycling Market of this season 2024 is being very well exploited by an Astana Qazaqstan Team that does not stop moving. The Kazakh team is in a desperate situation to save itself from relegation, and with the entrance of a new Chinese sponsor, new budget is coming in which is allowing for signifi...

Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL are known to develop great riders but struggle to keep them. They are trying to reverse this trend and have renewed with Pavel Bittner who has arguably delivered the most important victories for the team recently. “Pavel has really impressed us since he joined the team back...

UAE Team Emirates had a roller-coaster of a start at the Vuelta a España. Adam Yates has now won in Granada back into the GC fight on the same day that João Almeida abandoned the race. Behind the scenes there is a full crew of staff supporting them to their best including Joxean Matxin, but this may...

Enric Mas actually lost a spot in the general classification of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana on stage 9, despite a very strong showing that saw the Spaniard summit the day's last climb with more than a minute advantage over Primoz Roglic, Ben O'Connor and company. The reason? On the final descent he had...

Joshua Tarling's first foray into Grand Tour racing has sadly been brought to an end before the first rest day after a crash on stage 9 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. "Sadly we can confirm that Josh Tarling has abandoned #LaVuelta24 following a crash on stage nine," announces the official social media...

Lennert Van Eetvelt has lost his place in the top 10 of the general classification in the Vuelta. In the tough mountain stage to Granada, the leader of Lotto Dstny had to drop out of the favorites group early and eventually crossed the finish line almost four minutes after the large favorites group,...

On a day that started so badly for UAE Team Emirates with the abandonment of Joao Almeida through Covid, Adam Yates returned both the smiles and the hopes of winning the Red Jersey to the team with a stunning stage 9 win at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Having forced himself into the day's breakaway, Ya...

After his brilliant stage win on Saturday afternoon, many expected Primoz Roglic to put in a similar performance on Sunday's stage 9 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. That wasn't quite how things turned out for the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader however. “I clearly didn’t have the legs," admits the S...

We are not encountering the best Mikel Landa in the Vuelta a Espana. Rather with the classic who does not end up giving his best when the Landismo turns on again. Nevertheless, he is holding up well in the early mountain stages and is not ruled out for the overall just yet.Today he got briefly dista...

Mads Pedersen finished the absolute sweep of the recent Deutschland Tour for Lidl-Trek. Their new sponsor Lidl has recently taken up the title sponsor position also at the German 2.Pro stage race and the team lead by the Danish ex-world champion did everything in its might to make the sponsor proud....

Mattias Skjelmose was one of the GC riders who lost some time on Sunday's tough 9th stage of the Vuelta a Espana. The Dane did not feel well in the Spanish heat and thus focused on reducing the losses. The Lidl-Trek rider did relatively well at that, finishing in a small group with defending champio...

Sepp Kuss finished the extremely tough ninth stage at the Vuelta a Espana in fifteenth place. The 29-year-old American had to give in several minutes to the other classification riders at the finish line, arriving next to Mattias Skjelmose and Cristian Rodriguez.In the group of favourites, Kuss had...

Mixed feelings day at Vuelta a Espana for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, however the team's youngest Florian Lipowitz can be more than happy about his own performance that puts him in the lead of Youth classification."The goal was to ride for Primoz today. I think I did a good job. I was pulling on th...

Although three brutal summits highlighted the profile of stage 9, Wout van Aert was on the attack early this Sunday at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Although Green Jersey points were bagged, ultimately nothing much came of the Belgian's breakaway escapade.Given the parcours of the day, any hopes for a s...

The 2024 Vuelta a Espana has reached the first day and it is Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's leader, Ben O'Connor who sits atop the general classification with a commanding lead of 3:53 from nearest rival Primoz Roglic. After a slightly alarming time loss on stage 8, O'Connor was much more assured...

The crazy heat has affected several riders at the Vuelta a España and today it may have caused it's greatest victim. Antonio Tiberi was at the door of the podium and leading the youth classification, but has suffered from heat stroke today and was forced to abandon the race. "Antonio Tiberi felt unw...

Marc Hirschi will be swapping UAE Team Emirates for the Tudor Pro Cycling Team in 2025. Before the former Swiss national champion departs the scene however, he is making sure he leaves on a high. Over the last month, Hirschi has claimed a stage of the Czech Tour plus the general classification win,...

After his impressive final week at the Tour de France earlier this summer, where he won the King of the Mountains, Richard Carapaz hadn't starred as expected in the early stages of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. On stage 9 however, the Ecuadorian was at his brilliant best. Attacking from the peloton very...

After an absolute thriller of a day at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana on stage 9, the general classification has been completely shaken up once again. With all said and done however, Ben O'Connor has actually extended his lead after taking 4 bonus seconds at the line. The star of the stage however was Ada...

An extremely hard stage awaits riders on the ninth day of Vuelta a Espana as riders enter the mountains of Andalucia. The fight for the red jersey will explode on the very steep Alto de Hazallanas which will be climbed twice and Ben O'Connor will have a severe test in what is the final day of the fi...

Not for the first time this Vuelta a Espana, the general classification has been completely overhauled by breakaway riders gaining big time on the group of the Red Jersey. The biggest benefactor this time around, stage winner Adam Yates who is now right back into Red Jersey winning contention as a r...

Enric Mas has been out to silence a lot of his doubters on stage 9 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, being attacking and a protagonist. On the descent towards the finish line however, the Spaniard's hard work may have been undone. Mas had gained a minute on Ben O'Connor, Primoz Roglic and the rest of the...

Mads Pedersen has taken victory on the fourth and final stage of the 2024 Deutschland Tour and with it, the Dane secures the overall victory in the general classification. Five riders got into the day's breakaway. Most notable of the leader's being Max Walscheid and Movistar Team's Javier Romo, with...

After a thrilling and relentlessly attacking race, UAE Team Emirates' has taken victory at the 2024 Bretagne Classic. Somewhat surprisingly, just two riders got themselves up the road in the early break, those being Silvan Dillier and Christopher Juul-Jensen. Although at one point their advantage ov...

Pre-race, everyone was talking about the strength in depth of the UAE Team Emirates lineup at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Now though, after Joao Almeida was forced to abandon ahead of stage 9 due to Covid, the team has been left somewhat rudderless. "That is very sad. We already saw that he had a bad...

The first week of racing hasn't yet concluded but the fight for the Red Jersey has well and truly sparked into life at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Although he may sit 2nd in the general classification, 3:49 down, Primoz Roglic reclaimed the momentum on stage 8 with a brilliant win. "Vintage Roglic, on...

Stage 9 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana has all the potential to be a key day in the fight for the general classification. One of those still dreaming of a place on the final podium, is Soudal - Quick-Step leader, Mikel Landa. After his 3rd placed finish on stage 8, Landa sits strongly in 5th overall in...

Yesterday we lived a surreal episode at the Vuelta a Espana with a pack of deer deciding to greet the cyclists at the Vuelta up close. Sadly, Txomin Juaristi and Giulio Ciccone weren't so happy about this deer meeting as they prefered to bow to the relatives of Santa Claus helper on the ground. In a...

Antonio Tiberi confirmed to be among the main contenders for the Vuelta a Espana podium in the eighth stage of the Spanish Grand Tour. On the steep finish in Cazorla, the Italian surpassed his limits to finish fourth, losing only 17 seconds on the stage winner Primoz Roglic."I suffered a little bit,...

Great Britain will not participate in the European Cycling Championships in Flanders. The British Federation has confirmed this to Sporza. This also means that Joshua Tarling, who became European time trial champion in Emmen last year, will not be able to defend his title.Tarling was also one of the...

The European Championships in Belgium take place already within a month. Mathieu van der Poel will lead the team alongside Olav Kooij; and the national coach of the Netherlands has talked about the team's ambitions there but also the reigning World Champion's chances in Zurich later this season. Mat...

UAE Team Emirates has announced that its leader in the Vuelta a Espana, Portugal's João Almeida, has had to abandon the race.Yesterday we announced that he had tested positive for COVID after entering the finish line far behind winner Primoz Roglic. His team doctor, Adrian Rotunno, confirmed his wit...

Stage 9 of the Vuelta a España is an incredibly hard day in the mountains of Andaluzia. The fight for the red jersey will explode on the very steep Alto de Hazallanas which will be climbed twice and Ben O'Connor will have a very serious test in what is the final day of the first week. We preview the...

Things didn't go as envisioned for Lennert Van Eetvelt in the final kilometers of the stage 8. The young Belgian was held up by a crash as the peloton was approaching the steep final climb in Cazorla. Afterwards, it was a task to limit the damage as much as possible, crossing the line in 9th place."...

Diego Ulissi will leave UAE Team Emirates at the end of this season to ride for Astana Qazaqstan Team starting next year. Joining the other high-profile signings at Astana such as the likes of Alberto Bettiol and Wout Poels, it's clear the Kazakh team meant business when they declared their ambition...

Even as the world has moved back to a state of post-pandemic "normalcy," COVID-19 continues to be a significant issue for professional cycling. The 2024 season has once again seen riders struck down by the virus at critical moments in their racing season, threatening to reshape races and derail pote...

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has achieved everything there was to achieve in the mountain bikes world. But before she swaps the off-road bicycle for road special, there is one more race on her schedule - the World Championships in Andorra."In less than a week I will be competing in my last MTB world champ...

The 2024 European Championships will, for the first in the race's history, take place in Belgium. And the Belgian national coach Sven Vanthourenhout won't have an easy time pointing his finger at just one leader with two top-tier sprinters both eyeing the race. Patrick Lefevere suggests that the eas...

The Tour de l'Avenir 2024 is over, and it was an edition that gives so much hope for the future of Spanish cycling. Pablo Torres, only 18 years old, has absolutely obliterated everyone and everything in the final stage with finish on Colle delle Finestre and even though he doesn't take home the GC w...

The U23 stage race West Bohemia Tour currently holds its innaugural edition, and along playful hilly parcours and nice sceneries of the nearby mountains the organisers prepared for the riders, there was another surprise that almost turned into a horror as the organising party completely failed to cl...

Stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espana 2024 has proved to be a success for the favorites in the general classification who were looking to remove some time off Ben O'Connor's GC lead. Primoz Roglic and Enric Mas are the closest, but Mikel Landa is also close thanks to a great performance on the day.The Soud...

The defending Vuelta a Espana champion Sepp Kuss is so far somewhat behind expectations that he himself, but also his team put at him ahead of the Spanish Grand Tour. Last year Kuss received a head start along with a breakaway victory, but this time, he's only taking blows from the start of the seas...

On the 25th of August we have the return of one-day races in the World Tour calendar. The Bretagne Classic gets tougher and longer by the year and this year is one of the longest races in pro cycling; and will test the classics specialists with a hilly course in Bretagne, FranceIn this article you c...

On the 25th of August we have the return of one-day races in the World Tour calendar. The Bretagne Classic gets tougher and longer by the year and this year is one of the longest races in pro cycling; and will test the classics specialists with a hilly course in Bretagne, France. We preview the race...

On the 25th of August we have the return of one-day races in the World Tour calendar. The Bretagne Classic gets tougher and longer by the year and this year is one of the longest races in pro cycling; and will test the classics specialists with a hilly course in Bretagne, France. We take a look at t...

It's no surprise that the heat has really been affective the Vuelta a España this year and race leader Ben O'Connor believes this has been harming him. After two very strong performances on stages 6 and 7, today he lost almost a minute to Primoz Roglic and this has severely chopped his chances of wi...

A smiling Enric Mas joked after entering the finish line in Cazorla with Primoz Roglic and cutting time in front of the leader Ben O'Connor, proving that today he is, together with the Slovenian, the strongest rider in the Vuelta a España. He was optimistic despite the defeat against the Slovenian o...

João Almeida was one of the big favourites to win the Vuelta a España and after the last few days, seemingly the only leader for UAE Team Emirates. But disaster may have struck the team as Eurosport Portugal has reported that he tested positive for Covid-19; and he lost many minutes that take him ou...

Primoz Roglic is on fire. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider is one of the few riders who seems to be thriving in the heat at this Vuelta as he captured his second stage win, and has made significant improvements when it comes to his chances of winning the race. "It was tough today, but at the en...

Stage 8 of the Vuelta a España didn't seem to be a horrible day for the climbers but it turned out to be the day that, so far, has created the biggest differences for the overall classification. Primoz Roglic hit Ben O'Connor hard and won almost a minute; whilst victory candidate João Almeida lost s...

Stage 8 of the Vuelta a España saw an exciting GC fight for the stage win in the SIerra di Cazorla. Primoz Roglic attacked several times and won the stage against Enric Mas whilst Ben O'Connor cracked in the final kilometers and João Almeida lost minutes on a bad day. A day where many expected to se...

Stage 8 of the Vuelta a España is seeing the race's first summit finish since Pico Villuercas. The hilly and hot stage today will lead into Cazorla where the GC riders will have another battle for important seconds, whilst the stage win can also be up for grabs if a strong breakaway doesn't take it...

Lidl-Trek are dominating the Deutschland Tour and have now won their fourth stage out of four. After the prologue, all three sprints have been won by current race leader Mads Pedersen or, as was the case today, Jonathan Milan who took his third win of the week. The breakaway of the day featured four...

It may have been the most mythical climbing performance of all cycling history by an 18-year old... Pablo Torres of Spain won the queen stage of the Tour de l'Avenir and put 3:43 minutes into his closest competitor Joseph Blackmore at the Colle delle Finestre. But amazingly, the Briton managed to sa...

Alejandro Valverde is spending a few days in the Vuelta a España, as it passes close to home in Murcia, and has been keeping up with the ins and outs of Movistar Team and it's leader Enric Mas who provides a lot of optimism to the former pro that the team can fight for the win in it's home Grand Tou...

Juan Ayuso has had a rather complicated season with UAE Team Emirates due to the internal criticism received within the Emirati squad for his performance and subsequent withdrawal in the last Tour de France. Despite not completing the Grande Boucle, they decided to leave him out of the Vuelta a Espa...

On the 25th of August we have the return of one-day races in the World Tour calendar. The Bretagne Classic gets tougher and longer by the year and this year is one of the longest races in pro cycling; and will test the classics specialists with a hilly course in Bretagne, France. We take a look at i...

Ben O'Connor has taken hold of the red jersey at the Vuelta a España and he has gotten himself, unexpectedly, in a position where the overall victory is actually possible. The Australian has almost five minutes of lead over his most direct rivals and compatriot Jack Haig of Bahrain - Victorious has...

Mathias Vacek is a rider with a strong sprint but he is not a bunch sprinter. After a super and shocking second place in the starting time-trial he rued the lack of attacks and hard pace over the opening sprint stages, but last afternoon in Córdoba he found the perfect stage for his abilities. If it...

Just two men in history have completed cycling's triple crown in the same season. In 1974, the great Eddy Merckx won the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championships, with Ireland's Stephen Roche matching Merckx in 1987. Now, 37 years on, could Tadej Pogacar join this illustrious co...

Few would have expected the kind of chaos that erupted on the roads during stage 7 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana but as Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe really put the pressure on, the race was ripped open, before Wout van Aert sprinted to victory from a reduced bunch. Whilst Van Aert is no general classif...

Enric Mas did not speak after the sixth stage of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, in which he lost his podium position and saw Ben O'Connor launch nearly five minutes into the lead of the race. Speaking after stage 7 however, the Movistar Team leader gave a brutal assessment and admitted that what happened...

So often over the years, Sepp Kuss has unselfishly buried himself in service of his teammates and on stage 7 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana this was the case again although in a somewhat different capacity than normal.Ordinarily using his talents to help teammates succeed in the high mountains, Kuss co...

On the 25th of August we have the return of one-day races in the World Tour calendar. The Bretagne Classic gets tougher and longer by the year and this year is one of the longest races in pro cycling; and will test the classics specialists with a hilly course in Bretagne, France. Here's where and wh...

On the 25th of August we have the return of one-day races in the World Tour calendar. The Bretagne Classic gets tougher and longer by the year and this year is one of the longest races in pro cycling; and will test the classics specialists with a hilly course in Bretagne, France. We take a look at t...

Lidl are sponsoring the Deutschland Tour this year and so there was definitely a preference for the team to send it's leaders to Germany. Jonathan Milan won the first two stages of the race; and at first opportunity Mads Pedersen achieved the same on stage 2 by taking the win on a hilly day. “Today...

Two of the biggest names in the peloton today, Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel are fierce rivals on the bike, but good friends off it. This has been showcased again recently, as the two world champions train together at altitude. Posting on his official Strava account, Evenepoel shares a pi...

Supposed to be Team Visma | Lease a Bike's general classification plan-B at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Cian Uijtdebroeks was one of the surprising GC casualties on stage 7, losing more than 8 minutes, leaving the Belgian incredibly confused afterwards. “I rode as hard as I can, but I still have a num...

Stage 8 is the third consecutive hilly day at the Vuelta a España. In Andaluzia, the riders find a few hills in the day and a tricky explosive summit finish in Cazorla. Ben O'Connor will have his first real test when it comes to the overall classification on this difficult day. Stage 8 sees the ride...

It's the time of year the Ardennes specialists circle in their calendars with a red marker, only a tiny bit less excitedly than the sacred week in April. Yes, we're talking about the Bretagne Classic, GP Québec, GP Montreal trident for puncheurs who excel in small group sprints, yet aren't afraid to...

Italian rider Nicola Conci will join Astana Qazaqstan Team next season. The contract with the rider is set for two years and covers the 2025 and 2026 seasons. The rider who currently races for Alpecin-Deceuninck excels in hilly one-day races and smaller stage races. His new team also hopes the 27-ye...

Soudal - Quick-Step rider James Knox has been given the first yellow card among men after the fifth stage of Vuelta a Espana. He was given the punishment for "improper, indecent or dangerous behavior towards spectators".What exactly happened? A spectator was walking with the British rider for a whil...

Rigoberto Urán had to abandon the race on Thursday during the sixth stage of the Vuelta after a heavy crash. After a medical examination it has now become clear why: Uran suffered a fracture in his left hip in a crash on the descent of Puerto Martinez that saw many other riders (Marco Frigo, Pelayo...

Astana Qazaqstan is in a complicated situation with a margin to retain their WorldTour license so large it's probably impossible to save the situation next year. Although managing to get a hold on the automatic wild cards awarded to the best two PRT teams of 2025 would probably be enough to satisfy...

On another chaotic day at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, we've ended up with an expected winner in Wout van Aert. How we got there was completely unexpected however with GC gaps and surprising names in trouble. After a really brutal day yesterday, how stage 7 would end up wasn't seen as a complete guaran...

The heat has been absolutely blistering at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana over the course of the first 7 stages, with a number of riders beginning to feel the affects. On stage 7, one of those was the INEOS Grenadiers' Thymen Arensman. A former top 5 finisher at the Spanish Grand Tour, Arensman surprising...

Overshadowed by Vuelta a Espana, the French WorldTour one-day Bretagne Classic will take place this Sunday. The 250-kilometer long race is famously known for being completely unpredictable, with different ridertypes winning every edition.When looking for favourites, you need a rider who is strong in...

In the seventh stage of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Daniel Martínez crossed the finish line in 44th position, in a secondary group that came 17 seconds behind the race leader. In the general classification, the Colombian Red Bull - BORA -hansgrohe rider is now 9:44 behind, although he is less than 5 m...

Ben O’Connor’s Grand Tour career has often been a story of what could have been. His moments of brilliance, such as powerful solo attacks, have often been undone by one too many bad days where his legs failed him. Despite his immense potential, O'Connor has had a tendency to fall just short when it...

Wout van Aert took his second win at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana on stage 7 after a chaotic and frantic finale. Cool, calm and collected amongst the chaos however, Sepp Kuss was arguably the key factor in his teammate's victory. "We always had this stage in mind for Wout, but we knew it would be hard,...

After a heroic breakaway effort on stage 6, Ben O'Connor is in a commanding position in the general classification at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. On his first stage in the Red Jersey however, the Australian did suffer a small loss to nearest rival Primoz Roglic.Only six seconds, thanks to the Slovenia...

Stage 7 of the 2024 Vuelta a España finishes in Córdoba with a climb/descent/finale combination that was made iconic during the 2011 race where Liquigas put on a downhill team attack and led Peter Sagan to his first-ever Grand Tour win. Could we see a similar scenario today? A lot can happen. Follow...

Marc Soler was one of the main protagonists of the thrilling finale to the seventh stage of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. The UAE Team Emirates rider attacked on the descent of the Alto del 14%, the only categorized climb of the day, but was caught only 3.5km from the finish line.After crossing the fini...

With stage 7 heading towards a thrilling finale, Kaden Groves had battled hard on the day's only climb to stay in the mix. Having done all the hard work however, the Australian hopes may now have been dashed. Right at the top of the climb, there was still 25km to go on the stage and the race was in...

Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team's Jelte Krijnsen has taken victory at Druivenkoers - Overijse 2024 after a frantic finale in Overijse.Nine riders were clear of the peloton heading into the second half of the race, including some very notable names such as Axel Zingle, Hugo Hofstetter, Jenthe Biermans, Giacom...

Lidl-Trek's domination of the 2024 Deutschland Tour continued on stage 2 as Mads Pedersen gave the team another victory after a frantic stage, moving into the overall race lead as a result. Five riders got themselves up the road and into the breakaway on stage 2 of the 2024 Deutschland Tour. Among t...

The 2024 Tour de l'Avenir has been completely turned on its head again! After a dramatic stage 5, Great Britain's Joseph Blackmore is back in the Maillot Jaune as Florian Samuel Kajamini took the stage win.The penultimate stage of this year's edition of the Tour de l'Avenir had plenty of potential w...

Although the 2024 Paris Olympic Games may now be in the rear-view mirror, some of the peloton's top riders will soon be riding in the colours of their nation once again when a European Championship jersey is on the line in Limburg, Belgium. One of the favoured teams to take the title will no doubt b...

The opening few metres of stage 6 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana will be remebered as some of the more unique in the history of Grand Tour cycling as the peloton travelled through a Carrefour supermarket in Jerez de la Frontera on Thursday.“One of the main motors for the Vuelta and cycling in general i...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's Ben O'Connor turned the general classification on its head at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana on Thursday, winning stage 6 from the breakaway and taking control of the Red Jersey as a result.Now sitting at the top of the general classification standings by nearly five minu...

One of the most anticipated debuts in a grand tour has been that of Isaac del Toro. The Mexican rider of UAE Team Emirates is one of the great jewels of the future of cycling, and his first time in the Vuelta a España 2024 has generated tremendous expectations both in his country and in the world of...

Bahrain - Victorious do not have, safe to say, the best of reputations in the peloton. They have a history of signing riders after some sort of negative situation developed before and that was the case with Robert Stannard, who committed a doping violation in 2018 and 2019. Bahrain - Victorious have...

26-year old Andreas Kron is joining Uno-X Mobility in 2025! The Lotto Dstny rider has suffered a crash on the sixth day of the Vuelta a España and has decided not to start the stage today as a result of a concussion, but in the space of hours his agreement with the Norwegian team has been revealed f...

INEOS Grenadiers are losing British champion Ethan Hayter whilst his brother Leo Hayter is currently taking a break from cycling. It's safe to say British Cycling's situation is not the best, but INEOS have announced the signing one of the country's most talented classics riders in development: Samu...

Stage 7 of the Vuelta a España is another hilly day, but with quite a different profile to today's. Most of the stage is rather flat but there is a complicated climb before the finale in Córdoba, the same finale where in 2011 Peter Sagan won the first time in a Grand Tour. Stage 7 is another tricky...

Ben O'Connor has turned the Vuelta a España on it's head on the sixth stage of the race with a breakaway where everything went to perfection. He was the strongest in the group and managed to win the stage; and took advantage of a perfect set of circumstances that saw a lot of hesitation in the pelot...

In 2023, Mathieu van der Poel and Alpecin-Deceuninck underwent the experiment of using him as a leadout man for Jasper Philipsen. This worked to perfection, and now some even argue that the World Champion should be given the freedom to sprint for his own results at the Grand Tours after proving hims...

A lot of the Vuelta a España peloton and pundits have looked at stage 6 and were left scratching their heads at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's tactics. Whilst there was an initial plan of taking Florian Lipowitz to a strong GC place (which did happen), the German team's lack of strong work allowed Be...

This Vuelta a España has in the space of six days already thrown in several iconic moments. From Quick-Step borrowing Burgos' team bus, to a stage start in a supermarket and Ben O'Connor's massive GC raid in one single day... Today the riders finish in Córdoba where in the exact same finale back in...

Ben O'Connor has hit hard in this Vuelta a España 2024. The Australian has already proven on more than one occasion that he is an elite climber and Grand Tour specialist. His big result was a fourth place in the overall classification of the 2021 Tour de France. In the sixth stage of the Grand Tour...

Stage 6 of the Vuelta a España 2024 caused a 180-degree turn in the established script of the race when Ben O'Connor managed to take the red jersey with a victory from the breakaway that also allowed him to pull almost 5 minutes ahead of Primoz Roglic in the general classification.The gap, if he wer...

Wout van Aert is currently in the lead of the points classification at the Vuelta a España, a slim lead over Kaden Groves. The hilly sixth day of racing was an opportunity to extend it and the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider tried, however it was not possible and ultimately he took the final kilomet...

Ben O'Connor has had some pretty good days throughout his career but without a single doubt, today's victory at the Vuelta a España will come down as one of his best-ever performances. The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider took full advantage of his presence on the breakaway to take the stage win, a...

Stage 6 of the Vuelta a España was a day marked by the strong pace at the start and the impressive triumph of Ben O'Connor which propelled him to the red jersey. However many riders suffered the consequences of the technical route and there have been plenty crashes. Today one less rider takes to the...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are aiming for a top result at the Vuelta a España and today they have gained a big rival. Ben O'Connor looked to be in serious trouble at Pico Villuercas, however during stage 6 he was part of the breakaway and took many minutes on the whole peloton; a gap that Sepp Kuss w...

Lennert van Eetvelt has had a season with injuries but also with an incredible breakthrough. After winning the UAE Tour and finishing third at the Clásica San Sebastián, the Lotto Dstny was close to beating Primoz Roglic on the first mountain stage of the Vuelta a España. However, an early celebrati...

The star of recent months, Thibau Nys has previously declared his no-plan to ride the World Championships in Zurich. According to the national coach Sven Vanthourenhout, such decision is only logical both; because of Nys' personal ambitions (in cyclocross) and the lack of experience in similar races...

Stage 6 of the Vuelta a España will be a day to remember for Ben O'Connor who took the stage win and the race lead. The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider is the new red jersey with a large gap over Primoz Roglic on a day where a few important riders lost important time. O'Connor gained over 6:30 minu...

For the first time since his terrible injuries from early 2022, Egan Bernal can speak of a season where he has been once again competitive at the highest level.No, he didn't win any races in 2024, but that's not even really important. What matters is the journey of the 27-year-old Colombian who went...

Chente García Acosta spoke to Cope after the sixth stage of the Vuelta a Espana in which Movistar Team tried to prevent Ben O'Connor from getting too much advantage at the finish line and regretted that other teams did not want to do the same:"It strikes me that many teams have not put in, at least...

Mikel Landa arrived at the finish line completely smashed. The Soudal - Quick-Step leader commented after the finish that Ben O'Connor had gone very strong and that his team couldn't do anything else even though they didn't have anyone pull at the front of the bunch at any point of the stage.However...

It was a long wait after Ben O'Connor crossed the finish line as the winner of the sixth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. More than four and half minute behind the Australian, it was eventually Israel - Premier Tech's Marco Frigo, who turned up at the finish in Yunquera to grab a second place on the da...

Ben O'Connor took the red jersey in the Vuelta a Espana today with a stunning solo rider from the early breakaway. That breakaway also included Florian Lipowitz, a teammate of the previous red jersey wearer Primoz Roglic. After the stage, the German admitted that he was not intended to be up the roa...

In an unusual cycling market for Movistar Team, where the team, in the absence of major signings, has prioritized the renewal of several of its most outstanding talents for the future, rumors have emerged that, at the very least, are surprising. Michel Hessmann, officially banned until March 2025, m...

On the 23rd of August we have got an explosive hilly classic in the Belgian Ardennes. Druivenkoers-Overijse is one of the many races suited to the classics specialists ahead of the final months of the season and should see an exciting race. We preview the race ahead. The race will be 206 kilometers...

The Vuelta a España 2024 is in its first week, but with the main candidates for the general classification very well defined after the first 5 stages. Primoz Roglic is the big favorite alongside current red jersey Ben O'Connor, followed by Enric Mas, João Almeida, Antonio Tiberi and Mikel Landa, amo...

The Vuelta a España, like every year, is the big event of the season for Movistar Team. In such an open edition, it is impossible not to get excited about a possible victory in the general classification by the hand of Enric Mas. Eusébio Unzué, manager of the Spanish team, responds to the rumours of...

Buckle up because the sixth stage of Vuelta a Espana could become an all-out battle with expected fights to break out for red jersey, stage win and possibly also between GC favourites. Primoz Roglic starts the stage as the overall leader.Follow our Live Blog below:

Ben O'Connor finished fourth at the Giro d'Italia but that was not enough warning for rival teams today at the Vuelta a España. The Australian rider was given freedom to join the breakaway in today's hilly stage and took the stage win as well as the race lead with several minutes over former red jer...

Pablo Torres, 18-year old climbing sensation has won stage 4 of the Tour de l'Avenir and took over the race lead with an impressive performance. Joseph Blackmore, former yellow jersey, couldn't keep up and lost time to several riders. The fourth day of racing in France was an incredibly hard day in...

Watts to use and abuse! Jonathan Milan won the prologue of the Deutschland Tour and despite putting his face to the wind in the finale of stage 1, he still went on to put out a sprint that had absolutely no match to consolidate his race lead. Mauro Brenner, Nick Bangert and Anton Lennemann formed th...

Stage 5 was a calm day in the Vuelta a España until the final kilometers. There, two EF Education-EasyPost riders went down as they led the peloton. Owain Doull crashed hard but continued the race, but the fall of Rui Costa right behind, whilst initially not looking bad, caused him to abandon. The A...

Stage 6 of the Vuelta a España is a very interesting day where the GC is at play in the 3600 climbing meters over Andalucia. Wout van Aert and Lennert van Eetvelt are two of the big favourites for the day and they have given their opinion on the day before the start inside a Carrefour supermarket. W...

This Vuelta a España is giving the crowd plenty of unusual footage. Soudal - Quick-Step were forced to prepare in a local person's house on stage 4 and hired Burgos-BH's bus for stage 5; Stage 6 started inside a supermarket and the brutal heat on the road stimulated the creativity of race staff that...

The first month since cycling market's opening is approaching and Movistar Team has not yet made any signings for the men's team. Nothing surprising, last year they weren't super-active either. But rest assured, the Spanish team is considering several names to add to its squad in the coming days, an...

I still refuse to believe it, but here we go, Vuelta a Espana stage 6 will take off from INSIDE Carrefour shopping center. Lidl-Trek riders enter enemy territory, while Intermarché - Wanty ready for war... Or maybe not and it will be another in long series of experiments from Vuelta organizers, tryi...

Thibau Nys showed that he's to be taken into account in road races with nine victories this year. Normally, his season will come to an end at the Bretagne Classic this Sunday, however the young Belgian doesn't rule out that he could adjust his cyclocross plans to participate at the road World Champi...

UAE Team Emirates entered the Vuelta a Espana with a long list of riders who could potentially take on the leader's role. However the first mountain test at Pico Villuercas didn't find Joxean Matxin's team in ideal shape with only Joao Almeida able to somewhat keep up with the best. However the othe...

Tadej Pogacar has achieved the unthinkable Tour-Giro double and after such an achievement, he surely deserved to take some time off the bike.Along with fiancée Urska Zigart, they travelled the Europe and Tadej only returned to his socials yesterday to assure everyone that he'll be more than ready fo...

It is one of the most interesting and entertaining stories of this Vuelta a España so far. Burgos-BH have not received a wildcard to race their home Grand Tour but their team bus showed up today in Fuente del Maestre for the start of stage 5. Inside, the riders and staff of Soudal - Quick-Step... It...

The Vuelta a Espana starts on the 17th of August and finishes on the 8th of September. It is the final Grand Tour of the season and, like every year, it will feature a luxurious startlist packed with climbers, sprinters and classics riders looking for their final opportunity to win big in a Grand To...

For Wout van Aert it was second place on stage 5 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana as the Team Visma | Lease a Bike superstar was narrowly edged out in a thrilling finale by Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL's Grand Tour debutant, Pavel Bittner.In the fight for the stage win, most had expected it to be another sh...

With enough climbing to make most sprinters pass on this chance, yet without enough difficulties to provoke action between GC favourites, the sixth stage of Vuelta a Espana appears more than suited to be the first breakaway day of this year's race.With a combination of strong time trial performance...

Tim Torn Teutenberg will enter the professional ranks with Lidl-Trek next season. The Teutenberg family is far from new in the cycling echelons with father, uncle, sister, and aunt (currently DS at Lidl-Trek) all known personalities within the peloton. And Tim is on more than a good way to follow in...

The end to an extremely successful career for Edvald Boasson Hagen. After impressive 17 seasons spent racing among pros, the 37-year-old will hang up his racing bike at the end of this season.The best period of Boasson Hagen's career came between the years 2009 and 2012 during which he had won 33 ti...

Pascal Eenkhoorn is the newest 2025 addition to the Soudal - Quick-Step lineup. The former Dutch champion has previously raced for Jumbo-Visma before making a move to his current team Lotto Dstny ahead of 2023 season."I’m really excited to join the squad, one of the most important and successful in...

After more than year, Michel Hessmann's doping case finally comes to a wrap as the German rider reaches an agreement with World anti-doping agency over his positive test from June 2023. Hessmann will receive a ban that runs until March 14 next year. Hessmann tested positive for a plasmid in June 202...

The third sprint day in the opening five stages at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, things were relatively relaxed in the peloton for much of stage 5 this Wednesday. Good news for Antonio Tiberi, who safely navigated his first day in the White Jersey of Best Young Rider. In the end, it was Team DSM-Firmeni...

Away from the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, the Deutschland Tour kicked off this Wednesday afternoon with a short prologue. In a display of dominance by Lidl-Trek, Jonathan Milan narrowly edged teammate Mads Pedersen for the win. “It was really important for us to start well in this race,” admits the two ti...

Although a relatively calm day for the most part, switching off is always a danger to general classification hopefuls in a Grand Tour, something Primoz Roglic knows all too well.On stage 5 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, the Red Jersey wearing Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader was thankfully able to a...

Everything seemed to be set up for a third showdown between Kaden Groves and Wout van Aert on stage 5 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana in Seville. In the end though, neither took the plaudits as Pavel Bittner stunned both to take the biggest win of his budding career. "It's unbelievable. Only a few days...

Stage 5 of the Vuelta a España will be another brutally hot day with some win in the mix; we should have a bunch sprint arrival in Sevilla - the first truly flat finale; Wout van Aert and Kaden Groves are expected to headline the day and have their third face-off. You can follow our live blog below!...

After the 3rd sprinters stage in the first five days at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Primoz Roglic remains in the Red Jersey of race leader, having successfully navigate the stage without incident. As such, the Slovenian leader of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe retains an 8 second lead atop the general cl...

Part III of the Kaden Groves vs Wout van Aert sprint rivalry at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana has gone to Pavel Bittner! After an incredibly tight sprint, the Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL man just edged Van Aert at the line. Already potentially one of the final chances for the sprinters, there was little de...

The Portuguese national champion Rui Costa has sadly abandoned the 2024 Vuelta a Espana after a crash inside the final 10km of stage 5.After a slow and relaxed day, the pace was very high heading into the finale and when Costa's EF Education-EasyPost teammate Owain Doull slid out heading through the...

Big news emerging from France as according to reports by L'Equipe, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale have fired their former team boss and founder Vincent Lavenu.The 68-year-old helped build the team back in 1992, bringing them to the World Tour and navigating his riders to a number of notable wins over th...

Great Britain's Joseph Blackmore has taken a summit victory on stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de l'Avenir, moving into the Maillot Jaune as new race leader as a result. Although only just over 70km long, stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de l'Avenir was packed with mountain tests. On the very first climb of the da...

Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan has taken victory in the opening prologue of the 2024 Deutschland Tour after a short, speedy 2.9 kilometre test in Schweinfurt to open up the race, narrowly defeating his teammate Mads Pedersen.Of the early pace setters, the likes of Alpecin-Deceuninck's Tibor del Grosso a...

Israel - Premier Tech's Matthew Riccitello has been having a real breakthrough in recent months. After starring at the Tour de Suisse earlier this summer, the 22-year-old American matched the likes of Primoz Rogic and Joao Almeida on the first summit finish of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. “I think ever...

Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL headed to the 2024 Vuelta a Espana backing 21-year-old Brit Max Poole to mount a first Grand Tour general classification challenge of his career. Just four stages into the race however, those hopes may already be ended.On the brutal and vicious summit finish on stage 4 atop...

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games certainly created headlines, but the vast majority again put the spotlight on dedicated people of a sporting persuasion and their achievements, and whatever your own favourites might be on a discipline front, there were plenty of moments spread across the games that woul...

Last week, INEOS Grenadiers prodigy Leo Hayter announced he would be taking an indefinite break from his professional cycling career, due to an ongoing battle with depression. Since this news came to light, many have come out to send warm messages to the 23-year-old. "Without going into too much det...

A Grand Tour is never easy, especially the Vuelta a Espana where flat roads are a real rarity. At the 2024 edition of the race however, the difficulty for the riders has been exacerbated by the blistering summer sun and the resultant sweltering heat. "You can tell that everyone is suffering from it,...

The Vuelta a España 2024, after 4 stages, has already started to take shape as far as the fight for the general classification is concerned. Primoz Roglic already has the red jersey after triumphing on the first high mountain day. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider may have put himself as the man...

The brutal heat has marked the first few days of the Vuelta a España and this will continue into stage 5. We preview a day where it is expected that the sprinters will fight for the win once again, and naturally we look towards Wout van Aert and Kaden Groves. A day to resettle and reorganize. From F...

The Deutschland Tour starts today with a prologue in the town of Schweinfurt; it will be a 2.9-kilometer effort that will open up the race and see riders such as Filippo Ganna, Ethan Hayter and Mads Pedersen fighting for the win. We take a look at the start times and order for it. The first rider to...

The 2024 Deutschland Tour takes place between the 21st and 25th of August this year and will provide opportunities for different types of riders in a period of the year where many are preparing for their final goals. The final startlist includes the likes of:  Luke Lamperti, Mads Pedersen, Jonathan...

Juan Ayuso has been one of the riders in the peloton that has been under the most speculation lately. Although the confirmation that he would not be at the Vuelta a España already happened week and a half ago, on the ground his name very frequently is brought up by journalists and important figures...

Stage 4 of this past Tuesday's Vuelta a España 2024 has turned out to be a total success for the race organizers. Without hesitation, it was decided that the first high mountain day of the last grand tour of the year would be very early, and as a result has already cleared many doubts about which ri...

This is a transfer that had already been virtually confirmed for several weeks but it is now announced. After losing Guillaume Martin and Axel Zingle, Cofidis has had some budget to play with for 2025. They are putting it to good use. After the signings of riders such as Emanuel Buchmann and Dylan T...

Jonas Vingegaard may have ended his 2024 season at the recent Tour de Pologne. After focusing fully on the Tour de France since November, overcoming very good and very bad moments, the Danish rider will now travel home to be at the birth of his second child and is unlikely to race again until 2025. ...

In the first high mountain stage of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, we could see the first indications of riders who are in the best shape and those who don't have the best legs. For Richard Carapaz, it was sadly the latter category.The former Olympic champion finished 25th on the day, accompanied by the...

Enric Mas impressively managed to hold the pace of Primoz Roglic on the very hard ascent to the Villuercas pass in the finale of stage 4 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. After finishing fourth, the Mallorcan is now third in the general classification.After the finish, the Movistar Team leader spoke to t...

Lennert van Eetvelt was one of the most impressive performers on stage 4 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Having talked a big game pre-Grand Tour, the Lotto Dstny proved himself a real general classification contender on the brutally steep slopes of the final climb. Sadly for the young Belgian however,...

There is something about the Vuelta a Espana that really seems to bring out the best in Primoz Roglic and this was the case yet again on stage 4 of the 2024 edition of the Spanish Grand Tour as the Slovenian landed the first blow in the GC fight and moved into the Red Jersey. "For the team it is a n...

After two days in the overall lead at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Wout van Aert passed on the Red Jersey to his former teammate Primoz Roglic after the first summit finish of the race on stage 4. "It was especially warm today," reflected the Team Visma | Lease a Bike star in his post-stage interview a...

Defending Vuelta a Espana champion Sepp Kuss was a notable absentee from the lead group in the finale of the first summit finish, on stage 4 at the 2024 edition of the Spanish Grand Tour. In the end, the American crossed the line in 11th, losing 28 seconds to former teammate Primoz Roglic. "It was a...

Things are not completely settled behind the scenes at the INEOS Grenadiers. Seemingly feeling the brunt of the disharmony, sports director Steve Cummings continues to be left out of races. Cummings, a former Tour de France stage winner in his own right, led the team's sports director at the 2023 To...

Primoz Roglic's triumph on Stage 4 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana was a masterclass that reaffirmed his reputation in this race. Roglič, now poised to chase a historic fourth Vuelta title, displayed the same tactical brilliance and sheer power that has marked his previous victories. But what makes the...

Following UCI's spoiler, Bahrain - Victorious had issued an official confirmation of signing of the 25-year-old Robert Stannard. The Australian all-rounder will wear the team's colours until the end of 2025 after having not raced for more than a year following a back-dated four-year doping ban."It’s...

Experienced German rider Jasha Sütterlin will join Team Jayco AlUla in 2025 with a new two-year contract, strengthening the Australian squad’s classics line-up as well as its sprint lead-out train.The only professional victory of the 31-year-old Sütterlin's career is a stage triumph at the 2017 Vuel...

Julian Alaphilippe will leave Soudal - Quick-Step for Tudor Pro Cycling after 11 years with Patrick Lefevere's formation. During that time, he became two-time world champion and accidentally almost won the 2019 Tour de France. In recent years the relationship between the rider and the Belgian manage...

Inspired by his successful Olympic gold defense, Tom Pidcock will also enroll at the World championships in Andorra next week. Last year in Glasgow, Pidcock won cross-country race ahead of Sam Gaze and following the example set at Olympics, he's now also coming for a double at the rainbow race.Takin...

Vuelta a Espana spent three days in Portugal and entered Spanish territory today. The peloton faced the first of the race's many uphill finishes in scorching heat, which in many cases pushed some riders to the limit. João Almeida was always protected by the team throughout the day, but once he reach...

The eighth place on Pico Villuercas sees Antonio Tiberi move up to fourth place overall. On top of that, the young Italian becomes the new leader of Youth classification with three seconds advantage over Lennert van Eetvelt. The Bahrain - Victorious rider declared an attack of final podium in Madrid...

Jonas Vingegaard is Danish pro cyclist who is most known for winning the Tour de France. His famous story, from fish factory worker to Tour de France winner in a few years has been incredibly popular, whilst he led the Team Visma | Lease a Bike team to it's ultimate goal in 2022 and 2023. Name: Jona...

The first summit finish of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana saw a horrifically brutal final climb on stage 4. Although Mikel Landa was distanced initially by the attacks of his rivals, the Basque managed his efforts well to negate any potential disaster. “I didn’t know what to expect this morning because I...

It's fair to say that Felix Gall had a somewhat lacklustre Tour de France earlier this summer, missing out on the top 10. If the first summit finish of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana is anything to go by however, the Austrian could be much more competitive in Spain. "It was an incredibly hot day, and I ha...

Dealing the first general classification blow of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Primoz Roglic put any doubts over his form to bed with a brutal win ahead of Lennert Van Eetvelt on the stage 4 summit finish. As a result, the Slovenian is now in a jersey he is very comfortable wearing, the Red Jersey of ra...

The first summit finish and there were real general classification differences atop Pico Villuercas on stage 4 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. In the end though it was Primoz Roglic who took the victory. Arriving into Spain with a bang, stage 4 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana saw the race head towards the...

Stage 4 of the Vuelta a España is the most crucial day of the race so far. It's the first day in Spain and in the mountains; the peloton will find three long ascents and a summit finish at Pico Villuercas which is extremely steep. This will take all GC riders to the limit. Follow our Live Blog below...

Italy's Ludovico Crescioli stunned the peloton to take victory on stage 2 of the 2024 Tour de l'Avenir this Tuesday afternoon, riding clear after a late attack in the finale. After a strong group went clear early on, the breakaway, whose numbers totalled seven riders, headed towards the final 30km o...

Although the Red Jersey may have eluded Joaquim Rodriguez during his career, nine stage wins ensured 'Purito' wrote his name into Vuelta a Espana folklore and left an indelible mark on Spanish cycling in the process. With the 2024 edition of the Vuelta a Espana taking on the first summit finish test...

The 2024 Vuelta a Espana moves takes on its first day with a potential general classification shake up on stage 4. One of those riders hoping to be on the right side of any potential gaps, is Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team leader, Ben O'Connor."With this heat, it'll have a pretty huge effect, it's...

For the first time in six months, Wout van Aert was able to taste the joy of victory on stage 3 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. Afterwards, with his Team Visma | Lease a Bike teammates, the Belgian cracked open the champagne to celebrate properly."Today was a special day for me," the 29-year-old addres...

Just 24 hours ago, Kaden Groves confirmed the long rumours that he was set to leave Alpecin-Deceuninck and ride in new colours for the 2025 season. Curiously however, ahead of stage 4 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, Alpecin-Decueninck have announced a contract extension for the Australian. Speaking in...

Stage 4 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana sees the Spanish Grand Tour head to the first mountains for the first time. For Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader Primoz Roglic, it's biggest test yet of his recovery from injury. "You can never be certain after such injuries," admits Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe'...

Juan Ayuso did not go to the 2024 Vuelta a Espana and according to Joxean Matxin, UAE Team Emirates' manager, that was because he was not in the right physical shape after the Tour de France. Was this actually the case though?Well according to the Spanish national coach, Pascual Momparler, in conver...

The 2024 Tour de France Femmes came to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday afternoon with a stage for the ages of the Col du Glandon and Alpe d'Huez. FDJ - Suez climber Evita Muzic crossed the line 3rd on the day, but missed out on the final podium, finishing 4th overall. Finishing just over a minute do...

Stage 4 of the Vuelta a España sees the race cross the border into Spain and immediately with an insanely hard day. It's the first day in the mountains and the first of nine summit finishes throughout the 21 days of racing. We preview the day that ends in Pico Villuercas, where the brutal gradients...

Demi Vollering came incredibly close to a second successive Maillot Jaune win at the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday afternoon. After a thrilling conclusion to the 2024 edition however, the Dutchwoman lost out to Katarzyna Niewiadoma by just 4 seconds overall. With such a small margin deciding the r...

João Almeida is a popular rider and has been able to start a Grand Tour in his home country of Portugal where fans swarmed him in all places. Now the race enters it's key phase with a high mountain battle predicted today for Pico Villuercas but the UAE Team Emirates rider did not have the best feeli...

As it has been known since the last Tour de France, where he abandoned by his own decision after contracting COVID, there has seemingly been some tension within UAE Team Emirates and the Spaniard was ultimately not taken to the Vuelta a España. Although unlikely, within the Vuelta bubble the word ha...

On the 23rd of August we have got an explosive hilly classic in the Belgian Ardennes. Druivenkoers-Overijse is one of the many races suited to the classics specialists ahead of the final months of the season and should see an exciting race. We take a look at it's profile. The race will be 206 kilome...

The 2024 Tour de France Femmes came to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday. Despite Demi Vollering's best efforts however, she couldn't quite win the Maillot Jaune for the second straight year. With just 4 seconds all that separated Vollering and the win though, many have levelled criticism at the rest...

There was joy for Team Visma | Lease a Bike on stage 3 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana as Wout van Aert took a powerful sprint win ahead of Kaden Groves. From tomorrow onwards however, the team's focus will shift to defending Sepp Kuss' Vuelta a Espana title. Aside from Dylan van Baarle's sad abandon on...

Harrie Lavryesen's main track rival Matt Richardson will be wearing different colours from now on, but battling the Dutch Olympic champion with even greater passion. British Cycling have confirmed today that Richardson, who previously represented Australia, will be joining the Great Britain Cycling...

It's not really a shock anymore to see Thibau Nys win a stage in World Tour race such as Tour de Pologne. However to score a hat-trick by taking all uphill finishes, that was a rather impressive show of power. And a massive promise towards future."I know it won't last, but at the moment the puzzle f...

The series of bad luck for Dylan van Baarle doesn't seem to have an end. The Dutchman from Visma | Lease a Bike missed a large part of the spring and was kept out of the Tour de France by injuries. In the second stage of the Vuelta a España it happened again: Van Baarle hit the asphalt, tried to con...

Robert Stannard is preparing for his return to competition. The website of the international cycling union UCI indicates that the 25-year-old, who has just served a doping suspension, is registered with Bahrain - Victorious.The reality is that Stannard's case has been plagued by bizarre situations t...